I loved the Inserection refrence with Bender saying his ass can serve as a flotation device.

Also what is a dewgong? (what the kernel mentioned at the end) (besides a pokemon)

When being dragged down why didn't they just power up the engines and get out of there?

A dugong is a manitee - a sea cow.

If the deep sea vent was 4000° wouldn't Fry & Umbriel be cooked?

A dugong is a manitee - a sea cow.

Really? Then it's a great inside joke as it's believed that people first began believing in Mermaids after seeing manitee's . I'm not sure how they made the mix up though as a manitee looks nothing like a mermaid.

If they got the pokemon name from that then why in the game does it say dewgong is a sea lion?

A dugong is a herbivorous marine mammal, Dugong dugon, of tropical coastal waters of the Old World, having flipperlike forelimbs and a deeply notched tail fin.

A sea lion is any of several seals of the family otariidae, having small but distinct external ears, esp. Zalophus californianus, of the Northern Pacific.

A sea cow is any of several marine mammals of the order Sirenia, such as a manatee or dugong.

Incredible as it may seem, Pokemon cards are not a good source of zoological information. ;-)

You mean there are no electric mice, phycic cats , giant rats or talking cats?

Speaking of Sea Lions, would they really swim down that deep? The mermaids only seemed to stay at the bottom so I dought they would go to the surface.

Also there is no way fry or anyone from the surface would survive down there with all of the water presure.

Just how did the people down there survive before 'evolving' into mermaids? If caffiene can speed up the evolution process then that explains why Janeway evolved so fast in threshold.

I find it hard to believe that Leela someone who loves animals would use a harpoon to fish. She seems to be more of the catch it then let it go type.

The reason all the surface dwellers could survive the pressure was because the professor invented an anti-pressure pill.

You forgot a reference....Dr. Zoidberg was really in high form with his "Curly" imitations....he really got to ham it up, this time. I about spewed pepsi out my nose when the old fart sprayed fish pheromone on his head and Zoidberg slobbered all over his head!!!! this was one of the funniest eps ever.

You also forgot the inserection refrence when Bender says "my ass can serve as a flotation device"

I thought Umbriel was a variation of The Little Mermaid's Ariel.

The Ted Turner statue was put on a SeaNN sign.

Racism reference as Fry couldn't visit Zoidberg's place because he was trying to get into the country club.

Who or what was The Magician refering to?

As for sailors confusing Sea Cows for mermaids, well:
1. They probably didn't get that close to them & thought they saw something that appeared half-person/half-fish;
2. When they told people about these things they saw the stories were probably exagerated and the artists who drew these things were probably landlubbers;
3. They were lonely, horny & desperate. (The Sea Cows all get prettier at closing time. ;-)

>I find it hard to believe that Leela someone who loves animals would use a harpoon to fish. She seems to be more of the catch it then let it go type.>

My grandparents loved animals a lot and also fish occasionally. They are definately not the catch it and let it go type. (Granted, they don't use harpoons, but my point remains the same.)

Could the Magician be a reference to the old TV show starring Bill Bixby? Did it take place in Atlanta perhaps? (Seems unlikely, but I'd still like to know the story behind the joke.)

I thought of that show, but the figure didn't look like Bill Bixby.

Acording to the Futurama newsgroupthe Antlanta thing was a parody of an introdction to a song about Antlanta from the 60's sung by Donovan, here is the last verse...

Knowing her fate, Atlantis sent out ships to all corners of the Earth. On board were the Twelve: The poet, the physician, the farmer, the scientist, The magician and the other so-called Gods of our legends. Though Gods they were - And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind Let us rejoice and let us sing and dance and ring in the new Hail Atlantis!

Acording to the Futurama newsgroupthe Antlanta thing was a parody of an introdction to a song about Antlantis from the 60's sung by Donovan, here is the last verse...

Knowing her fate, Atlantis sent out ships to all corners of the Earth. On board were the Twelve: The poet, the physician, the farmer, the scientist, The magician and the other so-called Gods of our legends. Though Gods they were - And as the elders of our time choose to remain blind Let us rejoice and let us sing and dance and ring in the new Hail Atlantis!

I thought the Magician reference was from that really short lived cartoon on FOX, "The Magician". Wasn't it set in Atlanta?

Did anyone feel the underwater city might also have been a slight nod to Gunga City in The Phantom Menace? The device Fry is given to breathe underwater was also reminiscent of similar apparatus used by Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan when they dive down to the city with Jar Jar Binks.

I thought that as well Chris and I never posted it. Too late now.:(

I think the chase sequence when Fry was hanging onto the 'hook' behind the Planet Express ship was a nod to the underwater chase sequence in Phantom Menace as well.

Another refernce: Curly Howard...The Three Stooges.
Zoidberg going "Whoop whoop whoop!" just like Curly.

BEST LINE: "Problems in bed" Amy whispering to Leela when Fry announces that he broke up with the mermaid.

The old cartoon on the big screen was a WWII Daffy Duck cartoon

BEST LINE (Runner up) Umbriel: "Oh! You speak fish? Bblblblblbllb!"