Mars University story
"Mars University" is episode eleven of the first production season of Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 3, 1999 as the second episode in the second broadcast season of Futurama. This episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Bret Haaland. Directed by: Bret Haaland. Story by: J. Stewart Burns.
14 total · 6 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| belonging | major | Gunther had trouble fitting in because of his super intelligence. |
| ignorance is bliss | major | Farnsworth felt that Gunther was better off as a genius, but in the end Gunther felt happy living a life with average intelligence. |
| intelligence augmentation technology | major | The monkey Gunther's electronium hat made him intelligent. |
| loser character | major | Fry was a college drop out in the 20th century and became one again in the 31st century. |
| parody on life in academia | major | There was a parody university on Mars with stereotypical professors and frat houses. |
| what it is like in university | major | Fry enrolled at Mars University. |
| colonization of Mars | minor | Mars had been colonized and a university founded. |
| father and daughter | minor | Amy visited her parents on Mars. Gunther was humiliated by his monkey parents running amok at parents night. |
| getting along in spite of disagreement | minor | Fry and Gunther didn't like each other but were forced to be roommates. |
| humanoid robot | minor | The robots of Robot House. |