Anthology of Interest I story
"Anthology of Interest I" is episode sixteen in season two of Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 21, 2000. This episode, as well as the later "Anthology of Interest II", serves to showcase three "imaginary" stories, in a manner similar to the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes of Matt Groening's other animated series The Simpsons. Directed by: Chris Louden & Rich Moore. Story by: Eric Rogers, Ken Keeler and David X. Cohen.
11 total · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| descent into crime | minor | A slightly more impulsive Leela murdered the Professor which led her to kill a number of other people to cover up her crime. |
| disembodied head | minor | The Hanson disembodied heads gave a concert in the park. |
| friendship | minor | Giant Bender befriended Fry. |
| kill all humans utopia | minor | Giant Bender came to Earth to live out his dream of killing all humans. |
| killing for personal advantage | minor | A newly impulsive Leela killing Professor Farnsworth to inherit his vast fortune. |
| resisting a temptation | minor | A newly impulsive Leela killing Professor Farnsworth to inherit his vast fortune. |
| rivalry | minor | Giant Bender versus Zoidberg over control of the city-playground. |
| time travel | minor | One of Al Gore's duties was to protect the timeline. |
| what if an aspect of my personality was slightly different | minor | Leela experienced a what-if scenario where she was slightly more impulsive. |
| what if I found myself in a void of nothingness | minor | Fry, Al Gore, Matt Groening, a mainframe computer, Nichelle Nichols, and Stephen Hawking were consigned to a white void of nothingness outside the universe after they failed to prevent a rift in space-time. They promptly started a game of Dungeons & Dragons. |