| "My Three Suns" | |
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Leela fighting the Trisolians |
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| Episode no. | Season one Episode 7 |
| Directed by | Jeffrey Lynch Kevin O'Brien |
| Written by | J. Stewart Burns |
| Production code | 1ACV07 |
| Original air date | May 4, 1999 |
| Opening caption | "Presented In Double Vision (Where Drunk)" |
| Opening cartoon | Grampy in Fleischer Studio's The Impractical Joker from 1937 |
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| List of all Futurama episodes | |
"My Three Suns" is episode seven in season one of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on May 4, 1999. This episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Jeffrey Lynch and Kevin O'Brien. The plot focuses on Fry as he becomes emperor of an alien world only to find himself in need of rescue when it is discovered that the previous emperor is not really dead.
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Hermes threatens to cut Bender's salary since Bender has no official duties at Planet Express. Inspired by the Neptunian TV chef Elzar, Bender decides to become the ship's cook. Professor Farnsworth then sends the crew, accompanied by Amy and Dr. Zoidberg, on a delivery to the planet Trisol.
After the ship lands, Fry is assigned the task of making the delivery across the desert under the heat of the planet's three suns. When he arrives at the Trisolian palace, he finds it empty. After eating a slug and drinking salt water provided by Bender, he becomes thirsty and drinks from a bottle containing a clear liquid that is sitting on the throne. Armed Trisolians, who are revealed to be liquid-based organisms, storm the throne room, revealing that the bottle Fry drank actually contained their emperor. Rather than being punished, Fry is declared the new emperor.
The high priest informs Fry that as part of the coronation, Fry will have to recite the royal oath. The oath must be recited from memory, with the threat of death if a mistake is made. During the pre-coronation party, Leela informs Fry that the average reign of a Trisolian emperor is only one week. When Fry refuses to listen to her warning, Leela returns to the ship, vowing not to help Fry again. A Trisolian then attempts to "drink" Fry, but is unsuccessful, as Fry is solid.
At the coronation, Fry recites the oath properly, due to having written it on his arm, and is sworn in as Fry the Solid. As the suns set, the Trisolians begin to glow — including the previous emperor, who is still alive inside Fry's stomach. He demands that Fry be cut open and drained. Fry, Bender, Amy, and Dr. Zoidberg take refuge from the Trisolians in the throne room while they try to find way to extract the emperor without killing Fry. They decide that crying is the preferable method, but soon realize that Fry is too "macho" to cry properly. Needing help, Bender calls Leela on Fry's behalf, but gets an inconclusive response. Leela ultimately decides to help Fry in spite of her vow, and fights her way past Trisolian forces in order to reach the palace. Bender notices what is happening and lies to Fry by telling him that Leela is dead. This saddens Fry, and he begins crying. When Leela arrives, she begins beating Fry, causing him to weep in pain, gradually extracting the emperor. Fry takes this as a sign that Leela still cares for him, and thanks her. The crew members take turns beating Fry until the emperor is out, who beats Fry as well while thanking him. With the emperor safely outside Fry's body, the crew is allowed to leave, while the emperor beats Fry with a chair.
This episode was rated TV-14 (with no sub-rating letters) on Adult Swim airings and is currently rated TV-14 on Comedy Central airings. On FOX, the rating was TV-PG for violence (V).
In its initial airing, the episode received a Nielsen rating of 5.8/10, placing it 72nd among primetime shows for the week of May 3-9, 1999.[1]