Episode
Futurama: The Day the Earth Stood Stupid
Overview
Earth is invaded by super-intelligent flying brains, who sap the Earth's populace of their intelligence. Leela is taken to Nibbler's home planet Eternia, where the Nibblonians explain that only one human is immune to the brains' powers - Fry.
Details
- Series
- Futurama
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 2001-02-18
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Day the Earth Stood Stupid is Episode 7 in Season 3 of Futurama. It aired on 2001-02-18. The runtime is 22 min.
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Bender's urge to bend prompts Professor Farnsworth to send him on a rehabilitation visit to a steel factory, where he falls in love with a shapely fem-bot named Angleyne. But Bender's old rival Flexo and the intrusion of the Robot Mafia threaten to throw a wrench into the proceedings.
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