A Big Piece of Garbage

8th episode of the first season of Futurama
TVEpisode television_series_episode Q2442634
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Summary

A Big Piece of Garbage is a television series episode[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Big Piece of Garbage's instance of is recorded as television series episode[3].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage was directed by Susie Dietter[4].
  • Lewis Morton wrote the screenplay for A Big Piece of Garbage[5].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage followed My Three Suns[6].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage was followed by Hell Is Other Robots[7].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's part of the series is recorded as Futurama[8].
  • The original language of A Big Piece of Garbage was English[9].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage was released on May 11, 1999[11].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's characters is recorded as Philip J. Fry[12].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's characters is recorded as Leela[13].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's main subject is pollution[14].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's takes place in fictional universe is recorded as Futuramaverse[15].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's title is recorded as A Big Piece of Garbage[16].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's duration is recorded as {'amount': '+21'}[17].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's production code is recorded as 1ACV08[18].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's season is recorded as Futurama, season 1[19].
  • A Big Piece of Garbage's media franchise is recorded as Futurama[20].

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Authorship and Creation

A Big Piece of Garbage was directed by Susie Dietter[4]. Lewis Morton wrote the screenplay for it[5].

Publication

A Big Piece of Garbage was released on May 11, 1999[11]. The original language of it was English[9]. Its part of the series is recorded as Futurama[8].

Subject and Themes

A Big Piece of Garbage's main subject is pollution[14]. Its part of the series is recorded as Futurama[8].

Adaptations and Inspiration

A Big Piece of Garbage followed My Three Suns[6]. It was followed by Hell Is Other Robots[7].

Why It Matters

A Big Piece of Garbage ranks in the top 6% of television_series_episode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tv maze episode id → 49295
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Tv maze episode id: 49295, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270928|batch #270928]]"
  2. 14w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Instance of → television series episode
    Characters → Philip J. Fry, Leela
    Part of the series → Futurama
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Genre: science fiction television program"
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