I Second That Emotion story
"I Second That Emotion" is the first episode in season two of Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on November 21, 1999. The episode was written by Patric Verrone and directed by Mark Ervin. The episode introduces the recurring sewer mutants, a society of humans who have been mutated by years of exposure to pollution and radioactive waste poured into the sewers from New New York. Directed by: Mark Ervin. Story by: Patric M. Verrone.
11 total · 5 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| becoming a nicer person | major | Bender went from being a jerk to being an empathetic person after being installed with an emotion chip. |
| humanoid mutant | major | There was a society of humans who had been mutated by years of exposure to pollution and radioactive waste poured into the sewers from New New York. |
| humanoid robot | major | Bender was installed with an empathy chip. |
| master and pet | major | Leela went looking for Nibbler in the sewers after Bender flushed him down the toilet. |
| mind linking technology | major | Leela and Bender were somehow mentally linked albeit one-way and he was a robot. |
| cooking | minor | Bender demonstrated his culinary abilities by baking a three tier birthday cake. |
| cryptid | minor | The Planet Express team encountered the supposed urban legendary beast El Chupanibre. |
| jealousy | minor | Bender was annoyed that Nibbler was getting more attention than him from the Planet Express team. |
| psychopathy | minor | The Professor installed Bender with an empathy chip when it became apparent he was a jackass. |
| rivalry | minor | Bender was annoyed that Nibbler was getting more attention than him from the Planet Express team. |