Futurama (1999–2013): Season 4, Episode 5 - Leela's Homeworld - full transcript

The Planet Express crew must suffer the wrath of the mutants who live under the city after disposing too much toxic waste into the sewers.

Futurama [5x04] - A Taste Of Freedom - CiWaN

Freedom, freedom, freedom, oy!
Freedom, freedom, freedom, oy!

There's no denying it.
The future's crazy.

Oh, well, don't want to stand out.

Freedom, freedom, freedom, oy!
Freedom, freedom, freedom, oy!

There's nothing crazy about it.
It's just Freedom Day!

So, what is Freedom Day?
Sounds like a feminine hygiene product.

No, it's a fabulous, crab-Ulous day!

If you want to do something, you do it,
and just spleck with the consequences.

You know, like how I live every day.

Happy Freedom Day!
Oh, I think my wrist is broken.



Of course, it wouldn't be Freedom Day
without the traditional Freedom Tub!

Ooh.

Mm. That'll feel nice
on my shattered bones.

Wow, nude hot-Tubbing?

That's all I need to
hear about Freedom Day.

Then consider the
following lecture a bonus.

On Earth, freedom is a given. But on
my planet, we have to suffer for it.

Sure, you can be a comedian
instead of a doctor...

If you want your parents to
roll over in their graves!

Sure, you can vote for Skanadel,
if you want there should be a recession!

Sure, you can go to medical school...

If you've given up on your
dream of being a comedian!

That's why I love Earth.

You can do what you want,
and no one makes you feel guilty...



Because no one cares.

We're not listening!
That's what I'm talking about!

Freedom, freedom, freedom, oy!
Freedom, freedom, freedom, oy!

Excuse me, coming through. Freedom
train arriving on track one. Ooh, ooh!

Ow! You broke my foot!
Freedom.

What's this next float, Linda?

Representing our men, women
and children in uniform...

It's Earth's greatest
space hero, Zapp Brannigan.

Happy Freedom Day, ladies!

Come on, let loose
and show me something.

Anything.

Seriously, I'd take an armpit.

Oh, yeah, thank you, Linda!

You're welcome!
Okay, Morbo, now it's your turn.

If that is your Freedom Day wish .

Thank you, secretary of transportation.

My fellow Earthicans, we enjoy so
much freedom, it's almost sickening.

We're free to choose which hand our
sex-Monitoring chip is implanted in.

If we don't want to pay our taxes...

Why, we're free to spend a
weekend with the Pain Monster.

See you April 15, folks!

Cue the fireworks guy!

Incidentally, tonight's Freedom Day
celebration is brought to you by:

Shankman's Rubbing Compound.

When something needs rubbing,
think Shankman.

Yay, Shankman!

It costs more, but it's worth it.

Our planet has been through
so much this past year.

Wars, droughts, impeachments.

But we've never lost our sense
of what's truly important:

The great taste of Charleston Chew.

And now, let us salute that
beloved symbol of freedom...

Our flag, Ol' Freebie.

I'm swelling with patriotic mucus.

In our darkest hour, we can stand
erect with proud, up-Thrust bosoms.

Anyone who laughs is a Communist.

Knowing that, with a
shifty glance skyward...

We will see by the rocket's red glare,
that our flag is still there.

It's gone!

Yes, fellow patriots! I ate your flag!

And I did it with pride.

For to express oneself by doing a thing,
is the very essence of Freedom Day!

Bless this planet and
all its wonderful people!

Kill him! Kill the traitor!

Hey! It's the guy that
desecrated our flag!

Stop that red menace!

I'm all scuttled out! What?

My planet's embassy?

They're paid to not kill me!
Alley-Oop!

I thought I understood this world.
I thought I was fitting in.

But I guess I don't belong here any
more than I do on our crappy home planet.

Sorry.
What sorry?

Our planet stinks. We all know it.

Enough with the persecution, I'm saying.

Zoidberg, as ambassador, I promise
you the full support of our government.

Poor boy. You want
maybe a nice mug cocoa?

Ambassador Mervin,
you and your staff are so kind.

I'm truly humbled.

What, no marshmallows?

Well, let's storm the place!
Without my prior knowledge.

Coming through!
Freedom Train! Step aside.

You, too, fatso. Freedom!

Cool your jowls, Nixon.

You may not like it that
Dr. Zoidberg desecrated a flag.

You may even find the image of it
festering in his bowels offensive.

But the right to freedom of expression
is guaranteed by the Earth Constitution.

Argh-Ooh. Maybe so.

But I know a place where the
Constitution doesn't mean squat!

The Supreme Court hereby accepts
the case of Earth v. Zoidberg.

Sock it to him!

Two, four, six, eight.
Eating the flag is bad!

Now, your noose knot
has exactly seven twists.

You can eat my dog...
You can eat my truck...

But you eat my flag...
And you're out of luck...

She's waving proud around the world...
From Dallas to Fort Worth...

Let me say it again...
Don't mess with Earth...

They sure hate Dr. Zoidberg.
Posers!

I was hating Zoidberg
before it was cool.

Where are we gonna find
a lawyer to take his case?

I'll ask the head of the ACLU.
Once he's done singing.

Don 't mess with Earth...

Kill Zoidberg! Good night!

Howdy, there.

I'm a lawyer, and I'd like to help
your friend out of this pickle.

Who are you, old man?
Name's Old Man Waterfall...

But most folks just call me Old Man.

I'll never remember that.

I'm a veteran of three dozen wars.

Name a body part and a planet,
and I've taken a bullet in it, on it.

All to keep our flag flying free.

And you want to defend Zoidberg?

Are you familiar with the old
robot saying, "Does not compute"?

Son, to me a robot's just a garbage
can with sparks coming out it.

The sparks keep me warm.

I don't condone what Dr. Zoidberg did...

But I'll fight tooth and
nail for his freedom to do it.

Or I would, if I hadn't lost my teeth and
nails on Mars and Saturn, respectively.

Wait, you're a lawyer? You're hired!

You okay there in the embassy, Zoidberg?

No! There's no cocoa marshmallows!

And every night, the rats
eat a little more of my foot.

Oyez, oyez, oyez!

All rise for the Honorable Chief Justice
Myrtle Foo and the associate justices!

Counsel, you may address the
court on behalf of Earth, if ready.

I was hatched ready.

Honorable judge heads,
yonder crawdad done ate up our flag.

I was doing freedom of speech,
Earth's most sacred right.

Your Honor, freedom of speech applies
to what comes out of a mouth...

Not what goes in.

Can counsel cite precedent?
Yes, darling, I can.

In State of Alabama vs.
Giant Space lguana...

Chewing the corners
off the Constitution...

Was deemed nonprotected speech.

He shut you up, O'Connor.

Mr. Waterfall, you may present
arguments on behalf of Dr. Zoidberg.

Oh, God, I'm nervous.

Two of my three hearts
are having attacks.

Court's kind of fun when
it's not my ass on the line.

Nachos?

Oh, land-O-Goshen.

Your Honors, I'm not some slick
big-City lawyer like my opponent here.

But I am a veteran who
has fought for his planet.

You see this hand of mine?
Yes, I do.

No, you don't!

Because I lost my real hand planting the
flag when we took back Halley's comet.

Yet it was worth it.
So much do I love that flag.

I love it even more than
I love my seven wives.

That's right, I'm a polygamist.

Boo!

Yet I would gladly eat a flag myself...

Had I not used my intestine as a rope
to hoist a flag made of my own skin...

If it would protect the freedoms of
the proud people who salute that flag.

Freedom such as polygamy.

Boo!
I rest my case.

Whoa, jeez.

The justices and I will now confer,
using high-Speed telepathy.

By a vote of six to three...

We find that flag-Eating is not
protected by the Constitution.

Six to three? I beat the spread!

The court orders an
immediate public apology.

Apology accepted.
Just don't let it happen again.

She means you, you turkey of the sea.
Me, apologize? Never!

I came to this planet to
learn the meaning of freedom!

But I say it's you who
should get a nice lesson.

So do your worst...

Because no punishment could be
bigger than denying me my freedom!

You are hereby sentenced to death.

Wait, let me finish.

Also, in a rare double-Whammy decision,
the court finds polygamy constitutional.

Boo!

I can't wait to tell my husband!

Boo!

Remember, men, take him alive so
there's something left to kill.

Stay back!

This embassy is sovereign mud
of the mud planet Decapodian!

Invading these mud
premises is an act of war!

Yeah? Well, what are you
gonna do about it, shrimpy?

You wanna see, Mr. Bigshot?

Attack Earth!

Yes, I know it's a schlep. Just do it!

Aha! Now the rubber
band's on the other claw!

Ready? Retreat!

Deny my freedom, will you?

Well, we'll do to you what we did to
the Squash men of the Squash planet:

Squished them!

Charleston Chew?
You bet!

All right, Kif.
Let's show these freaks...

What a bloated,
runaway military budget can do.

Bring me the codes for
our global-Defense network.

Aye, aye, sir.

Commence lip identification scan.

No tongue.

We can't be too careful
with these codes.

Rumor has it a double agent
may be aboard this very ship.

I'm watching you.

You, ensign, what's your name?
Hugh Man, sir!

Hugh Man.
Now, that's a name I can trust.

Run down to the central battle
computer and enter these codes.

Sir, there's something
about that ensign that's--

You're damn right there is.
That young lad's gunning for your job.

And he just might get it.

The enemy approacheth.

Lieutenant, fire missile one and
recommend me for another medal.

Make it gaudy. I'm going clubbing later.

Ticktock.

Sir, all planetary
defenses have been disabled.

Perhaps the Decapodians acquired
our secret codes somehow.

Well, Kif, stand by to take the blame.

Steady, steady .

Now!

Dr. Zoidberg, how can you claim to love
freedom, and then enslave all of Earth?

Your planet doesn't deserve freedom...

Until it learns what it is to not
have freedom. It's a lesson, I say!

Ow!

What the hell is this
dirt pile we're building?

None of your beeswax, slave.
You'll find out soon enough.

Just focus on globbing that mud.

Glob!

I'm no good at being a slave.

I'm thinking about graduate
school to become a barber.

This can't go on.
Today is the day we fight back!

It's already 10:00.
Oh, you're right.

Tomorrow is the day we fight back.

Yeah, well, good luck, sister.

All our modern technology is useless.

I know I am.

Hey, wait.
I'm having one of those things.

You know, a headache with pictures.
An idea?

Mm. Mm-Mm-Mm.

Back in my day, we didn't have
your fancy all-Digital weapons.

We still managed to kill
each other just fine.

The crossbow.
A pitiless, elegant killing machine.

The Bender of the 15th century!

Not big enough. We need something
that can take out an entire army.

Something you could
commit a war crime with--

Wow!

Ow.

Earth slaves,
behold the fruit of your labors:

The mobile oppression palace!

Neat!

I don't need to tell you that
occupation forces are expensive.

But with the mobile oppression palace...

A few dignitaries can oppress your
entire planet for pennies a day!

Warships, dismissed!

Do your worst, you sea devils!

I'll make my stand with Ol' Freebie!

You can crush me,
but you can't crush my spirit!

Oh, my spirit!

Great-Grandpa, no!

Another victim of the
mano-Centric male-Ocracy.

Ambassador Mervin, you killed my lawyer!

You're welcome.

He defended my freedom
when no one else would.

He was a good and honorable man.
I request a satanic funeral.

Boo!

Is it possible that all this
slavery and oppression...

Is schmutzing up our freedom lesson?
Take a pill, Zoidberg.

Begin again with the crushing!

You haven't won yet, Mervin!

You didn't expect us to
even go to a museum...

Much less steal this
ancient heat-Seeking missile!

I don't even know you.

Oh, it's gonna make such a mess!

This is your secret plan?

Heat-Seeking missiles are useless
against a mobile oppression palace.

All Decapodian technology
is cold-Blooded, like us!

All eyes on Zoidberg!

Ew.

Hey, I need that to smoke!

Zoidberg, how could you?
I used to think you were cool.

Wait, people of Earth, listen!

Yes, I'm desecrating a flag, but to
preserve the freedom it represents.

Zoidberg, you set us free!

I feel like I could stand to hug you!

I can't, but you know
what I'm trying to say.

Zoidberg! Zoidberg! Zoidberg!

If only they appreciated freedom
this much on my home planet.

Wait a second. They do!

Because this is my home planet!

And now, to raise this
beautiful new flag...

A red lobster that won't ruin
your dinner, Dr. John Zoidberg!

You're a nice man, Nixon.

How's about you take a bite of
the flag for tomorrow's papers?

Oh, I couldn't.
No, no, go ahead. You've earned it.

Well, maybe just a taste.

Now, that's a grand old flag!

All right, Zoidberg!

I wonder what the Shroud
of Turin tastes like.

All right!

Freedom!