A Clone of My Own story
"A Clone of My Own" is the tenth episode in the second season of the American animated television series Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 9, 2000. It marks the first appearance of the recurring character Cubert Farnsworth. Directed by: Rich Moore. Story by: Patric M. Verrone.
17 total · 6 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| a person and their clone | major | Professor Farnsworth and Cubert. |
| coping with aging | major | Professor Farnsworth lamented his old age. |
| father and son | major | Professor Farnsworth and Cubert. |
| handing over the mantle before retirement | major | Professor Farnsworth created a clone, Cubert, to take over for him after he passed on. |
| society with a maximum age limit | major | People were hauled off by robots to a retirement world upon reaching the age of 160. |
| thinking about one's accomplishments in life | major | Professor Farnsworth introspected about his life and accomplishments. |
| artificial planet | minor | The robots took old people to an artificial planet called the Near-Death Star. |
| colonization of Mars | minor | The Planet Express team flew to Mars for Professor Farnsworth's 150th birthday party. |
| flying car | minor | Robots came to pick up Professor Farnsworth in a flying hearse. |
| humanoid robot | minor | Professor Farnsworth was credited as being the inventor of the first robot capable of qualifying for a boat loan. |