| "Saturday Morning Fun Pit" | |||
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| Episodeno. | Season 7 Episode 19 | ||
| Directed by | Crystal Chesney-Thompson | ||
| Written by | Patric M. Verrone | ||
| Production code | 7ACV19 | ||
| Original air date | July 17, 2013 (2013-07-17) | ||
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| Opening caption | Brought To You By Regretto Permanent Clown Makeup | ||
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"Saturday Morning Fun Pit" is the nineteenth episode in theseventhseason of the American animated television seriesFuturama, and the 133rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired onComedy Central on July 17, 2013. The episode was written by Patric M. Verrone and directed by Crystal Chesney-Thompson.
Amid angry protests from anti-television groups on theWhite House lawn, the head ofRichard Nixon and the headless clone ofSpiro Agnew try to watch aSaturday morning cartoon block, which features some of the series' characters in parodies of some well-known Saturday morning favorites:
Dennis Perkins atThe A.V. Club gave this episode a D,[1] while Max Nicholson ofIGN gave the episode a 7.7/10 "Good" rating, saying "This week'sFuturama featured an overall enjoyable lampooning of Saturday morning cartoons, with no exceptional dud."[2]
Patric M. Verrone was nominated for aWriters Guild of America Award for Outstanding Writing in Animation at the66th Writers Guild of America Awards for his script to this episode.[3]