| "A Big Piece of Garbage" | |
|---|---|
| Futurama episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 8 |
| Directed by | Susie Dietter |
| Written by | Lewis Morton |
| Production code | 1ACV08 |
| Original air date | May 11, 1999 |
| Guest appearances | |
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| Episode features | |
| Opening caption | Mr. Bender's Wardrobe by ROBOTANY 500 |
| Opening cartoon | Elmer Fudd in "A Corny Concerto" (1943) |
"A Big Piece of Garbage" is the eighth episode in the first season of the American animated television series Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on 11 May 1999. The episode was written by Lewis Morton and directed by Susie Dietter. Ron Popeil guest stars in this episode as himself. Nancy Cartwright also has a brief cameo as a Bart Simpson doll. Much of the episode is a spoof of the 1998 film Armageddon; however, instead of Earth being threatened by an asteroid, it is threatened by a giant ball of garbage.[1]