A Fishful of Dollars story
"A Fishful of Dollars" is episode six in the first season of Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 27, 1999. The episode was written by Patric Verrone and directed by Ron Hughart and Gregg Vanzo. Pamela Anderson guest stars as her own preserved head in a jar. This episode marks the first appearance of the character Mom, the series' recurring antagonist. The title of the episode is a play on name of the film A Fistful of Dollars. Directed by: Ron Hughart & Gregg Vanzo. Story by: Patric M. Verrone.
13 total · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| endangered species | major | The anchovies had been fished to extinction. |
| friendship | major | Fry ditched his friends then wooed them back with anchovies. |
| mass consumerism | major | The whole story seemed to be an indictment of contemporary consumerism, commercialism, industrialism. |
| nostalgia | major | Fry was nostalgic for the 20th century. |
| what if I came into a lot of money | major | Fry became a billionaire. |
| advertising in society | minor | People had adds projected into their dreams. |
| brother and brother | minor | Mom's three idiot sons. |
| compound interest | minor | Fry was a billionaire thanks to compound interest on the 93 cents he had in his bank account 1,000 years ago. |
| crustacean-like being | minor | Dr. Zoidberg apologies for his people having fished the Earth clear of anchovies. |
| disembodied head | minor | Pamela Anderson's head in a jar. |