Until recently, it was thought that Matt Groening had completely recovered from whatever was making him act so strangely during the Dead Bart incident and that it had affected his normal life afterward. Recent claims from the employee who found the Dead Bart video, however, indicate that Matt Groening went through another, similar, incident ten years ago. It was the summer of 1999 and Futurama had recently premiered. Fry mumbled, "It's what I deserve," and climbed out of the freezing device. She checked her watch and said, "Looks like we need to leave for our next delivery."