The Day the Earth Stood Stupid story
"The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" is the seventh episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 18, 2001. The title of this episode is a play on the title of the 1951 science fiction film, The Day the Earth Stood Still. Directed by: Mark Ervin. Story by: Jeff Westbrook and David X. Cohen Teleplay by .
10 total · 5 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attack from outer space by a genocidal enemy | major | A race of flying brains invaded the Earth and made everyone stupid. |
| brain-shaped being | major | A race of flying brains invaded the Earth and made everyone stupid. |
| loser character | major | Fry's loser attributes ended up saving the world from the flying brains. |
| master and pet | major | Leela and Nibbler. |
| what if everyone suddenly turned stupid | major | A race of flying brains invaded the Earth and made everyone stupid. |
| disembodied head | minor | Fry showed the disembodied heads of various US presidents to the Planet Express team. |
| greed for riches | minor | Bender and Zoidberg colluded to win money (and a year's supply of dog food). |
| interstellar space travel | minor | Nibbler and Leela flew to Nibbler's homeworld. |
| mind control ability | minor | The hypnotoad was hypnotizing people at the pet contest. |
| what if I was trapped in a work of fiction | minor | The giant brain trapped Fry and Leela in various classic novels. |