Bender decides to cook brunch for the crew, and they are suitably horrified. When he hears them talking about his food, he is devaststed and runs away. Meanwhile, the professor shows the crew his new ship in a bottle, which Zoidberg later plays with and breaks. Trying to fix it, he covers himself in glue and breaks many other things. After failing to get Elzar to teach him how to cook, Bender rides a train with some hobos to a hobo camp, where he meets an old chef called Helmut Spargel. Helmut teaches him how to cook, saying his lack of taste will allow him to touch the zen of true flavour. He gives him a special bottle of true flavour. Bender cooks a meal for him, and he pronnounces it acceptable before his stomach explodes. To avenge his death, Bender challenges Elzar to a cooking competition, as Elzar and Helmut were old enemies. Zoidberg frames Fry for the bottle incident by leaving a confession note and writing 'I hate bottles' on his shirt. Farnsworth calls an exposition and charges Fry $10. Zoidberg is very guilty. At the Iron Chef contest, Elzar cooks an amazing meal and Bender adds some 'true flavour'. Bender wins. Later, the professor reveals that the 'true flavour' was nothing but water, laced with a little LSD. Bender cooks everyone another meal.
Quotes:
Morbo: Welcome back. Our next guest has been teaching the world to cook for over twenty years, but apparently my wife hasn't been listening.
(Linda and Morbo laugh lightheartedly) Morbo: I WILL DESTROY HER!!
Professor: Yes, it's a perfect scale model of the universe's largest bottle. I put a tiny spaceship inside to keep it from being boring.
Bender: Today, I've personalised each of your meals. For example, Amy, you're cute, so I baked you a pony.
Bender: So it's settled! Elzar will teach me to cook. Elzar: Absolutely not. Bender: Aw, come on, I watch your show. You owe me! Elzar: I owe you nothing. For starters your antenna's in my crotch, also I hate you, and finally, you can't cook for squat. Bender: (he cries) What was the first one again? Elzar: I hate you. Bender: I thought that was the number two. Elzar: I knocked it up a notch! Bam!
Commentator: Aki, what's Elzar making? Aki: Well, Heroki-San, when he asked me, he asked what business it was of mine, and conjectured that my mother was a prostitiute. Martha Stewart: In the English countryside, many prostitutes decorate their rooms with festive gourds.
Seen Around the Future
Some alien writing on a sign says 'USED HUMAN PROBES'
Bender's selection of notepaper:
'A note from Bender'
'A Ransom Note From Bender'
'A Plea for attention from Bender', which has options for 'I am commiting suicide', 'I am getting a tattoo', 'I am running away' and 'And this time I mean it'
The Train Carriages:
Baltimore & Orion
Starlight Express
Wrath of Conrail
The 'confession note' reads 'Fry Confesses - From the desk of John Zoidberg, M.D'
At the iron chef competition the crew hold pennants saying 'Go Carrots', 'Fish Sauce' and 'Daikon Radish #1'.
Bender decides to cook brunch for the crew, and they are suitably horrified. When he hears them talking about his food, he is devaststed and runs away. Meanwhile, the professor shows the crew his new ship in a bottle, which Zoidberg later plays with and breaks. Trying to fix it, he covers himself in glue and breaks many other things. After failing to get Elzar to teach him how to cook, Bender rides a train with some hobos to a hobo camp, where he meets an old chef called Helmut Spargel. Helmut teaches him how to cook, saying his lack of taste will allow him to touch the zen of true flavour. He gives him a special bottle of true flavour. Bender cooks a meal for him, and he pronnounces it acceptable before his stomach explodes. To avenge his death, Bender challenges Elzar to a cooking competition, as Elzar and Helmut were old enemies. Zoidberg frames Fry for the bottle incident by leaving a confession note and writing 'I hate bottles' on his shirt. Farnsworth calls an exposition and charges Fry $10. Zoidberg is very guilty. At the Iron Chef contest, Elzar cooks an amazing meal and Bender adds some 'true flavour'. Bender wins. Later, the professor reveals that the 'true flavour' was nothing but water, laced with a little LSD. Bender cooks everyone another meal.