Xmas Story story
"Xmas Story" is the fourth episode in the second production season of Futurama. It originally aired as the eighth episode in the second broadcast season on the Fox network in the United States on December 19, 1999. The episode was written by David X. Cohen and directed by Peter Avanzino. John Goodman guest stars in this episode as Robot Santa. The plot of the episode focuses on the first Xmas that Fry spends in the future. Directed by: Peter Avanzino. Story by: David X. Cohen.
11 total · 6 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas traditions | major | The Planet Express team celebrated Christmas in the 30th century style. |
| friendship | major | Fry and Leela shard their loneliness together over Xmas. |
| future point of view | major | Present day customs, such as clothes wearing, pine trees, and Santa Claus were parodied. |
| humanoid robot | major | Robot Santa terrorized New New York. Bender went to a robot liquor kitchen on Xmas to get charity liquor. |
| loneliness | major | Fry and Leela felt lonely on Xmas. |
| Santa Claus | major | Robot Santa terrorized New New York. |
| crustacean-like being | minor | Zoidberg got a crab-centric Xmas card from a family member, and he explained how he was cold blooded while skiing with Hermes. |
| disembodied head | minor | Conan O'Brien's head did a stand up comedy routine. |
| nostalgia | minor | Fry was feeling nostalgic for 20th century Christmases. |
| poverty in society | minor | Bender volunteered at a homeless robot shelter. |