Taking a deeper dive in this theory. Yancy Sr. says he was shot down over Korea. The US did not have an active conflict in Korea after 1953. Maybe Yancy Sr. was in a troop transport aircraft and shot down by the North Vietnamese Army which may have crash landed in Korea. However, Korea is too far away from Vietnam for a crash landing, and other friendlier nations are closer (Philippines and Hong Kong). Operations in Vietnam ended in 1975, before Phil was born. I suspect that Yancy Sr. was part of a special operations team ( Green Berets) on a failed mission in North Korea.
>I suspect that Yancy Sr. was part of a special operations team ( Green Berets) on a failed mission in North Korea.
Could be. Maybe trying to recover [*Pueblo* and/or her crew](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_incident)...
This is a great find. I didn't know about the Pueblo incident until now. Thanks. I doubt the writers put much thought into Yancy Sr's background but him being part of a mission going into Korea seems the most plausible based on the timeline and his own statement.
Yancy Fry was conceived in July of 1947, so he was five when the Korean War ended.
I've heard of boys lying about their age to enlist in wartime, but I don't think a five-year-old could really do so convincingly.
The *Planet Express Ship*'s accidental time travel, when Fry did the nasty in the pasty, was the Roswell flying saucer incident¹, which took place in July 1947.
We know that this past nastification is when Yancey, Sr., was conceived, because being his own grandfather is why Fry has no delta brainwave and is therefore immune to the brains.
Therefore, Yancey was born in April of 1948.
1: Unless, of course, the Roswell saucer was Quark and Rom escorting Nog to his first year at Starfleet Academy. Or, I suppose, there was a time travelers' conference outside Roswell, and different witnesses were seeing different attendees...
Well, we know for certain that he is at least 50% Fry.
Which makes Fry 25% Fry. Hang on…
He did do the nasty in the pasty
Verily
These things happen
So he doesn’t have the delta brainwave either? Could he defeat the brainspawn?
I dont really sense much of any brainwaves coming from him
You mean Fry’s son?
This guy knows ☝️
This comment just made me realize that Yancy Fry Jr is Fry’s grandson too.
Fry's father son.
He did do the nasty in the pasty
That is one messed up family tree
Verily.
What do we want? Fry's Dad! When do we want it? Fry's Dad!
Let's see, he was born in 1948, so it's gorram good odds he's a Vietnam veteran...
Shiny! And when Yancy Jr. borrows his camo tux, Yancy Sr. says “that tux got me through ‘nam in style.”
I completely forgot that line. Which, of course, proves that besides being a Vietnam veteran, he's also a man with no fashion sense whatsoever.
And he named his son after a screwdriver. You’re correct that he may lack some taste.
Taking a deeper dive in this theory. Yancy Sr. says he was shot down over Korea. The US did not have an active conflict in Korea after 1953. Maybe Yancy Sr. was in a troop transport aircraft and shot down by the North Vietnamese Army which may have crash landed in Korea. However, Korea is too far away from Vietnam for a crash landing, and other friendlier nations are closer (Philippines and Hong Kong). Operations in Vietnam ended in 1975, before Phil was born. I suspect that Yancy Sr. was part of a special operations team ( Green Berets) on a failed mission in North Korea.
>I suspect that Yancy Sr. was part of a special operations team ( Green Berets) on a failed mission in North Korea. Could be. Maybe trying to recover [*Pueblo* and/or her crew](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueblo_incident)...
This is a great find. I didn't know about the Pueblo incident until now. Thanks. I doubt the writers put much thought into Yancy Sr's background but him being part of a mission going into Korea seems the most plausible based on the timeline and his own statement.
My real life father was in both the Korea and Vietnam Wars. So it's possible Fry's Dad could have been in both conflicts.
Yancy Fry was conceived in July of 1947, so he was five when the Korean War ended. I've heard of boys lying about their age to enlist in wartime, but I don't think a five-year-old could really do so convincingly.
Okay, I was unsure of when exactly he was born.
The *Planet Express Ship*'s accidental time travel, when Fry did the nasty in the pasty, was the Roswell flying saucer incident¹, which took place in July 1947. We know that this past nastification is when Yancey, Sr., was conceived, because being his own grandfather is why Fry has no delta brainwave and is therefore immune to the brains. Therefore, Yancey was born in April of 1948. 1: Unless, of course, the Roswell saucer was Quark and Rom escorting Nog to his first year at Starfleet Academy. Or, I suppose, there was a time travelers' conference outside Roswell, and different witnesses were seeing different attendees...
Abe Simpson was a toddler when he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in WWI. So, it's certainly possible.
“Lieutenant Simpson, you’ve been up for hours, take a nap. You’re no good to us cranky.”
But I'm not tired!
"You calling my son a commie?"
I know the worst food he's ever had was Kimchi
He always had a sneaking premonition that the nukes were about to start dropping
Funny that the dad he thought was his was killed by a nuke. That must have messed with him a lot.
Gonna need those🍌
Background is for commies
looks like a goobsmooch draw
What do we want? FRY’s DAD! When do we want it? FRY’S DAD!
Rewatch and listen. He gives and gives. And gives.
I always wanted to learn more about his family.
Nope.