A Leela of Her Own
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| Futurama episode | |
| "A Leela of Her Own" | |
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| Episode no. | 48 |
| Prod. code | 3ACV16 |
| Airdate | April 7, 2002 |
| Where |  United States |
| Writer(s) | Patric M. Verrone |
| Director | Swinton Scott |
| Opening subtitle | SCRATCH HERE TO REVEAL PRIZE |
| Opening cartoon | Coach blowing up from smoking. |
| Guest star(s) | Hank Aaron Bob Uecker |
| Season 3 January 2001 – December 2002 |
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"A Leela Of Her Own" is an episode of the animated series Futurama.
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[edit] Plot
A new pizza restaurant run by Cygnoids has moved in across the street from the Planet Express building. While playing blernsball with aliens, Leela's lack of depth perception causes her to injure opposing players by beaning them in the head. Gaining notice from the Blernsball league, she becomes the first female player to play professional blernsball. Leela sees herself as a pioneer for women in sports however other female players see her as an embarrassment and a joke. Leela is on the fast track to becoming the worst blernsball player ever and seeks help from Hank Aaron XXIV, a distant relative of Hank Aaron, who is the current worst blernsball player of all time.
Leela, not wanting to be the worst blernsball player of all time is delighted when she throws a strike to Hank Aaron. Later, at another blernsball game, the Cygnoids' franchise is bought by Fishy Joe. Near the end of the game, Leela pleads to have the chance to prove she is not the worst blernsball player ever, explaining that she has been training with Hank Aaron. The skipper gives in and Leela is found facing the second woman to play in major league blernsball, Jackie Anderson. Leela throws two strikes but Jackie hits a grand slam blern and wins the match.
Leela walks away, unhappy until Jackie tells her that Leela was a role model, she encouraged women to be better than her. Meanwhile, at the blernsball museum, Hank Aaron XXIV leaves his post as the worst blernsball player ever, recounting that he is fortunate to still be the worst football player ever..
[edit] Trivia
- The rules of Blernsball are far more simple than they were when first seen in Fear of a Bot Planet.
- The shots of Boston's Fenway Park include the famous Citgo sign in the background, which is a major local landmark and also commonly seen on televised Boston Red Sox games.
- Hank Aaron XXIV is also the worst football player all time.
- Hank Aaron XXIV's Atlanta shirt has the characteristic Braves tomahawk replaced by similarly faux-Native American trident. This is a reference to the episode The Deep South featuring The Lost City of Atlanta.
- A sign at Fenway Park says home of the Green Monster, They show a literal green monster. The real green monster is a high wall famous for stopping home runs.
[edit] References
- The title is a reference to the 1992 film A League of Their Own.
- Jackie Anderson, the first good female blernsball player, may be loosely based on Jackie Robinson, the first (male) African-American professional baseball player.
- The hyperbolic size of Mark McGwire's bicep is a reference to his suspected illegal steriod usage.
- Leela throwing Jackie her towel, is a parody off a "Mean" Joe Greene Coca-Cola commercial.
[edit] Goofs
- During the last scene, where Leela throws her towel at Jackie, Leela's face paint disappears and reappears several times.
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| Preceded by: " I Dated a Robot " |
Futurama episodes | Followed by: " A Pharaoh to Remember" |
