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Attack of the Killer App

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said the episode was "as good as anything the show produced in its prime" particularly commenting on the speed of the episode and the precision of its satire. He also noted that the episode benefited from good timing, coming right on the heels of recent iPad and iPhone releases which kept the episode
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reveals to her sons that the eyePhones allow her to direct market to the users, based on what they post on Twitcher. She also reveals her evil plan whereby the "twit worm" will be transmitted as soon as someone has one million followers. The twit worm will work as a virus infecting the human brain
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Leela discovers that her humiliation is old news and that a new video has everyone’s attention. She forgives Fry and he reveals to her that he posted a video of himself completing the loser’s side of the bet in order to make up for the humiliation he caused her. Meanwhile, Mom's virus activates,
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reviewer Zack Helden gave the episode a B, saying: "This was funny, generally, and I'm glad the series hasn't lost its teeth. It's just, I miss the writers' habit of biting off just a little more than they could chew." He also found the Susan Boyle jokes to be "mean-spirited" but clever and so
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rated the episode 8.5 out of 10, calling it "great" and stating that ""Attack of the Killer App" had more than enough great laughs to outweigh this weak bit", in reference to the Susan Boyle joke. He also praised the references to iPhone and Twitter jokes.
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system. After dropping them off, they decide it would be better to keep using their old electronics. This changes when they see a commercial for MomCorp’s new eyePhone. The crew all buy eyePhones, which feature a wide variety of applications, including the
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rated the episode a 7.1. While he found the eyePhone jokes to be clever, he refers to the Boil plotline as "a horrifically stupid joke that dominates and largely ruins the second part of the episode".
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get into a competition to get the most followers, wagering a dollar and stating that the loser must jump into a tub of two-headed alien goat vomit and diarrhea.
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In the original American broadcast, "Attack of the Killer App" was viewed by an estimated 2.159 million households receiving a 1.3 rating/2% share in the
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turning Fry and Bender's followers to zombies who get in line to buy the eyePhone 2.0 while Mom looks on satisfied.
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in the United States on July 1, 2010. The episode focuses on the release of the new eyePhone, resulting in
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project and software on the newsgroup alt.hypertext. A video clip shot by Fry reveals that Leela has a
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Fry decides he needs to have more interesting twits in order to beat Bender. He soon discovers that
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The episode opens with the Planet Express crew recycling their old electronics.
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and making people into mindless zombies that follow her every whim.
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The episode is the origin of the "shut up and take my money"
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announces that they will be delivering all the Earth’s
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Index

Futurama
Patric M. Verrone
Craig Ferguson
Opening caption
In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela
Proposition Infinity
Futurama season 6
List of episodes
sixth
season
Futurama
Comedy Central
Fry
viral video
Leela
Craig Ferguson
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
boil
Hubert J. Farnsworth
e-waste
Antares
Twitcher
Bender
Fry
Mom
Leela
a boil, named Susan
Hermes Conrad
Amy Wong
Flexo

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