Mother's Day story
"Mother's Day" is fourteenth episode in the second broadcast season of the American animated television series Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 14, 2000. Directed by: Brian Sheesley. Story by: Lewis Morton.
14 total · 9 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| AI risk to civilization | major | Mom ordered the robots of Earth to refuse to do any work until she was made the planet’s ruler. |
| commercialism in society | major | Mother's Day lampooned for the Hallmark holiday that it is. |
| hell hath no fury like a woman scorned | major | This was explicitly said in regard to Mom over Professor Farnsworth. |
| humanoid robot | major | Robots the world over celebrated Mother's Day by giving gifts to the CEO of Mom's Friendly Robot Company. |
| maker and machine | major | Mom was considered by all the robots to be their mother. |
| old flames | major | Professor Farnsworth and Mom. |
| reunion with a loved one | major | Professor Farnsworth was reunited with Mom after 70 years. |
| the desire for vengeance | major | Mom wanted vengeance on society and the Professor. |
| the lust for power | major | Mom ordered the robots of Earth to refuse to do any work until she was made ruler of Earth. |
| brother and brother | minor | Mom's three idiot sons. |