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I could be wrong, but I think that a rocket that Fry and such shoot at Roswell has the words "Roswell That Ends Well" on it, but seeing as I don't have the DVD or TiVo, I can't see if this is true. So, if this could be proven, and added to the Trivia, thank you. JeramiahWindsor
if fry didn't disappear when killed his grandpa doesn't that mean that he was supposed to become his own grandfather
I played the episode on a dvd and the subtitles revealed that Fry's "Grandfather's" name is spelt "Enus," not "Enos." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.84.59.36 ( talk) 16:14, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
I recently checked it, too -- because I was wondering if the name was actually "Ennis" (when you see the episode you'll understand why), but the captioning clearly says "Enos". And we hear the characters pronouncing it that way.
WilliamSommerwerck ( talk) 00:33, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
The pronunciation doesnt zell ist, how ist ITS written, since he is pronounced "Ee-nis" ( Like penis e.g.). Could be both, but Enos seems wrong to me, Enus looks more probable. KhlavKhalash ( talk) 13:48, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
The line *If he really did impregnate his grandmother, it would stand to reason that his father has 50% his genes.Thus, he is 25% his own genes, an impossibility since he should have 100% his own genes. was deleted for not making any sense, however it does make sense (at least as much as a paradox can.)
Obviously someone cannot have 25% of their own genes, so their is a paradox
I think the following is a "correct" explanation of how Fry can be (genetically) his own grandfather. Assume the half of the genes he contributes to the baby (his father-to-be) is A, and the half contributed by his grandmother is B. Now assume that, by sheer chance, Fry's father contributes exactly that same A set to his son (Fry). The odds are small -- about 1 in 8 million -- but (as Douglas Adams would say) not zero. Fry gets the B set from his mother, but they have no bearing on anything, because he didn't contribute them to his father -- his grandmother did. QED.
WilliamSommerwerck ( talk) 00:41, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
I am proposing the possibility that Fry is his own mother's father rather than his father's father. I know that in the commentary on the DVD for this episode they say he is his father's father "just to make it interesting." It seem to make more since that he is his mother's father because they all(Fry, his mom and Enus) have red hair that points up in the front.
Also as far as his DNA being passed to himself goes: As long as his parent/offspring passes on the same 25% that Enus would have passed on, everything should be fine.
I have removed the comment about Bender's possible inspiration as this is already discussed in his article and it has no particular ties to this specific episode. -- Will Mak 050389 01:14, 5 July 2006 (UTC)
The crew go to Roswell - Area 51 - in this episode. Look at the Episode number: 51! A-Ha! I see what they did there!
Roswell is not the same as Area 51
I edited out the "In this episode" prelude, since none of the other plot synopses start that way. I also edited some of it to sound less ackward and to add more detail. I don't want to be called on vandalism, so that is why I'm saying it here, since I just watched the episode. -- chewbacca1010
Fry's parent (what ever one it was) inwhich fry himself fathered, would be engaging in incest of his own when concieving Philip and Yancy with their spouse who is also their own grandparent.
Ergo: if one of fry's parents has 50% of their son's genetic makeup they also have 25% of their own genetic makeup and 25% of their own spouses.-- Greasysteve13 04:27, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
Just a quick clarification: The episode "Fry and the Slurm Factory" implies that the F-ray sterilized Fry. But later in "Roswell That Ends Well" Fry father's his father. Did he get his Fry's Potentcy back somehow? Or is it imposible that he is his own grandpa? 68.48.174.136 15:04, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Ahem? Shenme 04:33, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
Maybe he meant "windows"? I'll check when I have the episode handy.
Yep, it's the windows on the opposite wall: Pintows Redterror117 ( talk) 04:51, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
Directly after they crash, Leela's line, "Zoidberg, pick up the pieces. Everyone else, take five," has always struck me as a possible reference to the two songs, though I'm guessing I just made the connection myself. Thoughts? Marimvibe 02:52, 8 May 2007 (UTC)
"Take Five" is not a song (any more than Beethoven's Fifth is a song), it's a jazz composition (as self-contradictory as that sounds). The name comes from the expression "Take five" -- take a break for five minutes. 131.107.0.73 ( talk) 12:12, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
Does anyone know what the reference is for Truman smashing himself out of the box labeled "canned eggs"? Jeff Carr 01:29, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
I was reading here that this episode has an audio commentary track specifically devoted to the animation of the episode. This could be the key to a nice production section for this article and an out-of-universe perspective. Anybody have the DVD and want to tackle a nice well referenced production section for this episode? I wish I could but I don't have this season (yet). Star dust 8212 23:17, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
I am moving the unreferenced portions of the "cultural references" section to the talk page as discussed at the Futurama Wikiproject. If these can sourced to reliable secondary sources then please re-add them to the article. Star dust 8212 00:47, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
This one added back in today, I've removed it again for the same reason:
Star dust 8212 01:50, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
Enos was a chimpanzee launched on a Mercury Program test flight. Eregli bob ( talk) 14:27, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
I hate to sound like a crank complaining about homophobia, but... The plot summary doesn't mention that Enos isn't sure of his sexuality -- "Didja ever think we date women just because we're s'posed ta? -- which sends Fry into a tizzy, and partially explains why he's willing to have sex with his grandmother (despite his justification that she really isn't). The scene of Enos flipping the calendar pages shortly before his death is one of the funniest moments in the series.
WilliamSommerwerck ( talk) 00:46, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
In the Continuity section, the article cites another wiki that incorrectly states that Fry's father's father was named Yancy. The actual line is along the lines of (spoken by Fry's father): "me, my grandfather, and so on, all the way back to minuteman Yancy who blasted Commies in the American Revolution." There is no mention of Fry's grandather (his father's father) as being a Yancy. Anyway, the cited source is incorrect, but I'm not sure how to cite an episode, so maybe somebody can add that it. The episode is "Luck of the Fryrish". (Updated: After editing, it looks like there's nowhere to logically cite the episode in question) —Preceding
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Actually, the line was "Me, My Father, His Father and so on", so therefore, Continuity is still being broken. Wild ste ( talk) 14:54, 8 September 2009 (UTC)
In the Fry family calling elder son Yansy is a tradition. But like Phillip, grandpa Enus could be younger son, whos elder brother's name is Yansy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.211.219.67 ( talk) 17:04, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Since Enus ist red-haired, he might actually be Fry's mothers father. KhlavKhalash ( talk) 17:40, 22 January 2023 (UTC)
About halfway through the episode, just after Fry's grandfather is killed in the nuclear blast and he returns to the malt shop to tell the news to Leela and the Professor, there is a scene where Mildred is given the news over the phone. Above the phone is a picture, which as a close glance resembles Bender: Bender's Photo
Should this be added in as an Easter Egg? After all, Bender was broken apart shortly after the crash, so logically there would be no photo of him assembled as he should be. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.237.81.67 ( talk) 04:42, 11 July 2010 (UTC)
It's a building, maybe the Empire State. It's certainly not worth mentioning in the article. 86.21.49.244 ( talk) 21:36, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
"Near-accidents cause Fry to become obsessed with protecting Enos from possible harm as the grandfather paradox means that Fry will cease to exist if Enos is killed."
This line in the plot section does not sound right. Ceasing to exist if your grandfather is killed before conceiving your father is basic causality, not the Grandfather Paradox. The Grandfather Paradox only deals with the paradox of being able to do things in the past that then result in the inability to do those things in the first place.
I will change the line to simply "Near-accidents cause Fry to become obsessed with protecting Enos from possible harm after the Professor tells him he will cease to exist if Enos is killed." unless anyone has any objections. -- Kboyun ( talk) 09:22, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
"Roswell that ends well" is also a level in the computer game Carmageddon. Not sure if it's worth mentioning though. 94.214.185.213 ( talk) 17:39, 8 July 2015 (UTC)
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