Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love? story
"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?" is the fifth episode in the second production season of Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States as the ninth episode of the second broadcast season on February 6, 2000. The episode is a parody of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Amok Time" and, in part, Cyrano de Bergerac. Directed by: Brian Sheesley. Story by: Eric Kaplan.
12 total · 4 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| crustacean-like being | major | Zoidberg and his home world was at the center of the story. |
| looking for a lover | major | Fry mentored Zoidberg in how to court a female for mating purposes. Edna was looking for a romantic relationship. |
| love triangle | major | Fry and Zoidberg fought to the death over Edna. |
| romantic courtship | major | Zoidberg went back to his planet to find a mate and engaged in a variety of courtship rituals. |
| artificial gravity technology | minor | Fry was working on the bench press under reduced gravity. |
| interstellar space travel | minor | The Planet Express team transported Zoidberg back to his ancient home world so he could join in the mating frenzy. |
| laziness | minor | Leela and Amy took lazy slobs Fry and Bender to the gym. |
| lethal mating practice being | minor | Members of Zoidberg's species died after mating. |
| male posturing | minor | Zoidberg competed with other males of his species to woo females on the beach. |
| unrequited love | minor | Lobster creature Edna became enamored with Fry. |