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My Three Suns
"My Three Suns"
Suns" himself in need of rescue when it is discovered that the
previous emperor is not really dead.
Futurama episode
Plot
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 mak-
ing 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
Leela fighting the Trisolians
salt water provided by Bender, he becomes thirsty and
Episode no. Season one drinks from a bottle containing a clear liquid that is sit-
Episode 7 ting on the throne. Armed Trisolians, who are revealed
Directed by Jeffrey Lynch to be liquid-based organisms, storm the throne room, re-
Kevin O’Brien vealing that the bottle Fry drank actually contained their
emperor. Rather than being punished, Fry is declared the
Written by J. Stewart Burns
new emperor.
Production code 1ACV07 The high priest informs Fry that as part of the coro-
Original air date May 4, 1999 nation, Fry will have to recite the royal oath. The oath
must be recited from memory, with the threat of death if
Opening caption "Presented In Double Vision (Where a mistake is made. During the pre-coronation party, Leela
Drunk)"
informs Fry that the average reign of a Trisolian emper-
Opening cartoon Grampy in Fleischer Studio’s The or is only one week. When Fry refuses to listen to her
Impractical Joker from 1937 warning, Leela returns to the ship, vowing not to help Fry
Season one episodes again. A Trisolian then attempts to "drink" Fry, but is un-
successful, as Fry is solid.
March 1999 – June 1999 At the coronation, Fry recites the oath properly, due
1. "Space Pilot 3000"
to having written it on his arm, and is sworn in as Fry
2. "The Series Has Landed"
3. "I, Roommate" the Solid. As the suns set, the Trisolians begin to glow —
4. "Love’s Labours Lost in Space" including the previous emperor, who is still alive inside
5. "Fear of a Bot Planet" Fry’s stomach. He demands that Fry be cut open and
6. "A Fishful of Dollars" drained. Fry, Bender, Amy, and Dr. Zoidberg take refuge
7. My Suns"
"My Three Suns
from the Trisolians in the throne room while they try to
8. "A Big Piece of Garbage"
9. "Hell Is Other Robots" find way to extract the emperor without killing Fry. They
10. "A Flight to Remember" decide that crying is the preferable method, but soon re-
11. "Mars University" alize that Fry is too "macho" to cry properly. Needing
12. "When Aliens Attack" help, Bender calls Leela on Fry’s behalf, but gets an in-
13. "Fry and the Slurm Factory"
conclusive response. Leela ultimately decides to help Fry
List of all Futurama episodes in spite of her vow, and fights her way past Trisolian
forces in order to reach the palace. Bender notices what
My Suns"
"My Three Suns is episode seven in season one of Futu- is happening and lies to Fry by telling him that Leela is
rama. It originally aired in North America on May 4, 1999. dead. This saddens Fry, and he begins crying. When Leela
This episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and directed arrives, she begins beating Fry, causing him to weep in
by Jeffrey Lynch and Kevin O’Brien. The plot focuses on pain, gradually extracting the emperor. Fry takes this as
Fry as he becomes emperor of an alien world only to find a sign that Leela still cares for him, and thanks her. The
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crew members take turns beating Fry until the emperor
is out, who beats Fry as well while thanking him. With the
References
emperor safely outside Fry’s body, the crew is allowed to [1] "PEOPLES CHOICE.(Illustration)". Broadcasting &
leave, while the emperor beats Fry with a chair. Cable (Reed Business Information). 1999-05-17.
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/
1G1-54672979.html. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
Broadcast and reception
This episode was rated TV-14 (with no sub-rating letters)
on Adult Swim airings and is currently rated TV-14 on
External links
Comedy Central airings. On FOX, the rating was TV-PG • "My Three Suns" at the Internet Movie Database
for violence (V). • "My Three Suns" at TV.com
In its initial airing, the episode received a Nielsen rat- • My Three Suns at The Infosphere.
ing of 5.8/10, placing it 72nd among primetime shows for
the week of May 3-9, 1999.[1]
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