The Lesser of Two Evils story
"The Lesser of Two Evils" is the sixth episode in the second production season of Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on February 20, 2000, as the 11th episode of the second broadcast season. Directed by: Chris Sauve. Story by: Eric Horsted.
11 total · 3 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| humanoid robot | major | The story centered around Bender and a robot that looked just like him, except for a goatee, called Flexo. |
| jealousy | major | Fry was accused of being jealous of Flexo over the robot's friendship with Bender. |
| what if I met my double | major | Bender met Flexo, a bending robot that looks just like him, except he had a goatee. |
| disembodied head | minor | Bob Barker's disembodied head hosted the Miss Universe Pageant. |
| future point of view | minor | The Planet Express team visited the historical amusement park Past-o-Rama. |
| insectoid being | minor | A TV show featured an insectoid alien getting arrested. |
| interstellar space travel | minor | The Planet Express team delivered a atom of jumbonium to a planet on which the Miss Universe Pageant was being held. |
| jet pack | minor | Some stock brokers used jet packs as park of a performance the historical amusement park Past-o-Rama. |
| lookism in society | minor | There was a beauty pageant. |
| microbe-like being | minor | An amoeba-like alien from Vega IV won the Miss Universe Pageant. |