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The final lyrics recorded backwards, at the end of the song. Tiger Army "Towards Destiny" "Tiger Army never die, Tiger Army never die, Tiger Army never die. As the last tiger dies, the Ghost Tigers rise. Heed the call of the werecat Transylvania. We fight on the side of fate. Toward destiny, we ascend to it forever. Hail Satan." [83]
As the song ends, Fry and Leela arrive and try to reason with the Robot Devil on Bender's behalf. The Robot Devil tells them that the only way to win back Bender's soul is to beat him in a fiddle-playing contest, as required under the "Fairness in Hell Act of 2275". The Robot Devil goes first, playing Antonio Bazzini's "La Ronde des Lutins ...
In "Ghost in the Machines", Bender's ghost is sent to an equivalent robot Heaven monitored by a Robot God whose streamlined design is reminiscent of EVE in the Pixar animated film WALL-E. This God appears to be distinct from the more ambiguous, universal 'God' character that appeared in " Godfellas " and " Bender's Big Score ", who may or may ...
The episode's title is a play on words, referring to the British sitcom Absolutely Fabulous (and the related song of the same name). [2] The robot Sinclair 2K was based on the Timex Sinclair 1000, the American version of the ZX81 microcomputer. [1] His design was based on Robbie the Robot from Forbidden Planet. [3]
In 2013, it was ranked number 7 "as voted on by fans" for Comedy Central's Futurama Fanarama marathon. [11] In its initial airing, the episode received a Nielsen rating of 2.6/4, placing it 97th among primetime shows for the week of March 11–17, 2002. [12] "God" later reappears introducing the season 6 episode "Reincarnation".
The Futurama theme was created by Christopher Tyng. The theme is played on the tubular bells but is occasionally remixed for use in specific episodes, including a version by the Beastie Boys used for the episode "Hell Is Other Robots", in which they guest starred as their own heads for both a concert and as part of the Robot Devil's song. [54]
Writer Ken Keeler was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2004 for "Outstanding Music and Lyrics" for the song "I Want My Hands Back" and for an Annie Award for "Music in an Animated Television Production". [4] [7] The episode was ranked number 16 on IGN's list of the top 25 Futurama episodes in 2006. [8]
From May 15 to May 19, as part of its "Countdown to Futurama" event, Comedy Central Insider, Comedy Central's news outlet, released various preview materials for the episode. "Ghost in the Machines" received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who praised the episode's jokes, but felt that the resolution of the episode was predictable.