Zapp Brannigan loses interest in Leela and instead turns his attentions towards her mother, Turanga Munda.
WAR
46.8
Wins Above Replacement
“Zapp Dingbat” ranks #74 of 170 Futurama episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 78.8 — Elite. The episode packs 50 scored jokes at 2.7 per minute, averaging 7.0 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Morris landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
Morris: If heaven's above us, then the whole universe is just God's glorious sewer.
Morris Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Zapp: I'd like to spank your sister with a slice of bologna.
Zapp Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Munda: I come from the sewer, but that is low.
Munda Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Munda: He showed me the commemorative painting.
Munda Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Morris Misdirection Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch All Jokes — 50 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Morris: It's great to see so many happy smiles, most of them on mouth mutant.
Morris Observational Character Comedy Morris: Even that year my side mutated into some kind of venomous radish.
Morris Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Leela: Well, not that much, actually, since mutants weren't allowed to leave the sewers until last year.
Leela Misdirection Observational Crowd member: Like anyone wants to leave the sewer. Am I right?
Morris: I still have no idea.
Morris Callback Character Comedy Callback Morris: Oh, sugar lump, I hear you when you actually say something important.
Morris Cringe/Discomfort Irony/Sarcasm Munda · Morris: the lucrative pot-roast-making field. / Pot-roast-burning.
Morris: I was going to surf the world's sewers, but I happily gave it up for you. Happily!
Morris Escalation Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Morris Misdirection Deadpan/Understatement ★ Rewatch Morris: You know, the rents are a lot more reasonable in Peru.
Unknown gambler: I don't really have any use for these, but you can't have them back.
Munda: meeting a man made entirely of detergent.
Leela: Hey, I have an idea. Let's look in a different direction at something else.
Leela Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Kif: That's a napkin dispenser, sir.
Kif Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Kif: Last time you tried that, the Mexican restaurant declared war on us.
Kif Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Zapp: I'd like to spank your sister with a slice of bologna.
Zapp Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Zapp: It's the battle of Paco's tacos all over again.
Zapp Callback Escalation ★ Rewatch Callback Munda: just that Captain Brannigan confused the word for 'congratulations' with the word for 'spank your sister with bologna.'
Munda Callback Deadpan/Understatement Callback Zapp: So, uh, yesterday, huh? That business happened, right? Somebody?
Zapp Cringe/Discomfort Character Comedy Fry: I don't know where most of her is, but her tongue's in Zapp's mouth.
Fry Setup/Punchline Visual Gag Leela: Show me where he touched you on this dried-apple doll.
Munda: Did you know he wears a velour man-skirt?
Munda Character Comedy Visual Gag Munda: He showed me the commemorative painting.
Munda Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort ★ Rewatch Munda: Although he did say I'm a better kisser.
Munda Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Morris: You know, without your mother, the sewer's a dank and dismal place.
Morris Irony/Sarcasm Deadpan/Understatement Morris: I ought to punch him right in his big mouth. And then in all his smaller mouths!
Leela: You can teach them how to surf, and they can make sure you don't... (cork pop, gulping, blubbering, gunshot)
Leela Dark/Subversive Physical/Slapstick Leela: I have to keep an eye on mom to make sure she and Zapp don't... (air raid siren, train chugging)
Leela Physical/Slapstick Absurdist Leela: You're too old to be happy.
Leela Cringe/Discomfort Dark/Subversive ★ Rewatch Leela: Sex with Zapp! Ew! Sex with Zapp! Aah! Sex with Zapp! No, no!
Leela Escalation Cringe/Discomfort Fry: This one is for the E. Coli... And this one's for the leprechaunorrhea.
Fry Wordplay/Pun Absurdist ★ Rewatch Morris: I don't want to put a rat in your face-cage, or whatever you kids say nowadays
Morris: Right on, brah! I feel free as a bum.
Morris Character Comedy Wordplay/Pun Zapp: Leela, does your mother know you're using her pole?
Zapp: She is one juicy calamari.
Zapp Absurdist Cringe/Discomfort Zapp Misdirection Character Comedy Zapp: Just call me... 'Daddy.'
Zapp Cringe/Discomfort Escalation Leela: Probably, it'll be a filthy nurse.
Leela Dark/Subversive Escalation Morris: He seems like a nice kahuna.
Morris Character Comedy Absurdist Amy: There'll be 'chicken or fish, circle one.'
Amy Observational Character Comedy Morris: I was riding the el torito dinner backwash, and I thought I'd pop in.
Morris Absurdist Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Zapp: So I will now join myself in holy macaroni.
Zapp Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Zapp: Zapp, you magnificent bastard, do you take Munda to be your lawful...
Zapp Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Nixon · Agnew: Oh, Mr. Agnew? (Monster-like grunting)
Munda: I come from the sewer, but that is low.
Munda Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Munda: Zapp... lying sack of...
Munda Character Comedy Visual Gag Kif: and you can't return ice cream cakes!
Morris: But then I conquered my inner peace.
Morris Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Morris: Hold on to your coconuts. We're going for the ride of a lifetime!
Morris: If heaven's above us, then the whole universe is just God's glorious sewer.
Morris Character Comedy ★ Rewatch