dedicated to the memory of Oliver Miles Cross, writers Lizzie and Wendy Molyneux's nephew. Cross died in 2013 from leukemia at the age of 5. Wendy went on to channel a fundraiser to raise funds for CureSearch in his honor. Cultural references Louise's segment, "Why I Love Wagstaff," is a science fiction story that bases major elements of its plot, including the arrival of a robot from the future, on the Terminator film series—in particular the second installment, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991). A scene in the segment where the central characters take refuge in a kitchen references a similar scene from the 1993 film Jurassic Park. Gene's segment, "Fart School for the Gifted," spoofs the 1979 musical comedy film Rock 'n' Roll High School and plays on the "adults v. kids theme of '80s films." Also Mr. Frond's appearance is based on Principal Togar, also from Rock and Roll High School. Tina's segment, "A Tale of Horror," is a homage to the 1968 zombie horror film Night of the Living Dead, and as such is animated in black-and-white. Reception "The Frond Files" first aired in the United States on March 9, 2014 on Fox, as a part of the Animation Domination programming block. It marked the series' return after a two-month hiatus, along with its debut at new earlier 7:00 time slot to make way for airings of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. The episode was watched by 2.21 million viewers and received a 0.9/3 Nielsen rating in the 18–49 demographic, becoming the fourth most-watched program of the Animation Domination block for the night. Pilot Viruet of The A.V. Club gave "The Frond Files" a grade of B+, writing that the episode was "incredibly funny and reminded [her] of why the Belchers are [her] favorite family currently on television." However, she felt that the episode "didn't quickly become a favorite the way that many Bob's Burgers episodes do" and was unsure of whether she "dug the vignette format," adding: "Much of it, as funny as it was, seemed like a retreading of things that we already knew." Nonetheless, Viruet was positive towards its "one-liners and quick jokes" and stated that "every character—and every voice actor—was on point." Giving the episode an 8.9 out of 10, Robert Ham of Paste cited "The Frond Files" as "one of the finest and funniest [episodes] of an already great fourth season." Ham wrote: "The