It originally aired on Comedy Central on June 20, 2012, along with "A Farewell to Arms" as part of an hour long season premiere.
Fry becomes addicted to the "Slurm Loco" drink she offers, and begins to glow bright green as a side effect.
After the "relationship" scene with Bev and Bender, the impression left in the wall is a reference to the freezing of Han Solo in carbonite in The Empire Strikes Back.
Club gave the episode a "B+" grade, stating, "It's mean-spirited—and, worse, lazy—to make Bev into the easiest stereotype of a crappy mom, and most of the jokes that come out of that characterization aren't great.
It's a little sweeter than usual, and somehow, the attempts to undercut that sweetness just make the relationship even more adorable; a montage of father and son spending time together includes petty theft and bank robbery, and yet seems about as wholesome as the show ever gets.
While Ben would obviously disrupt the balance of the main ensemble, it was a fitting introduction for what could be a recurring character on the show (similar to Cubert or Dwight).
"[3] The writer of the episode, Eric Horsted, was nominated for Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production, at the 40th Annie Awards, though he did not win.