Roswell That Ends Well story
"Roswell That Ends Well" is the 19th episode in the third season of the American animated television series Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 9, 2001. The plot centers on an accidental time travel event that results in the main characters participating in the Roswell UFO Incident in 1947. Directed by: Rich Moore. Story by: J. Stewart Burns.
16 total · 5 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| flying saucer theory of UFOs | major | We learn that the Planet Express team was responsible for the Roswell UFO incident. |
| future point of view | major | We saw the 1940s from a far future perspective. |
| grandfather paradox | major | Fry killed his own grandpa and then became his own grandpa. |
| Roswell UFO incident | major | We learn that the Planet Express team was responsible for the Roswell UFO incident. |
| time travel | major | The Planet Express team traveled back in time to the year 1947. |
| coming to terms with one's own sexuality | minor | Enos Fry questioned his sexuality. |
| crustacean-like being | minor | The Roswell people examined Zoidberg's crustacean anatomy. |
| engaged couple | minor | Enos Fry was engaged to Mildred. |
| grandfather and grandson | minor | Fry accidentally got his grandfather Enos Fry vaporized in an atom bomb test. |
| humanoid robot | minor | Bender was there. |