TIL the original idea for the episode, Jurassic Bark, was to have Fry's mother fossilized instead of Seymour, but this idea was scrapped after it was thought to be too upsetting to the audience.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic_Bark#Production



Submitted February 26, 2015 at 08:26PM by ArbainHestia http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2x8jcx/til_the_original_idea_for_the_episode_jurassic/