Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV story
"Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV" is the sixth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on August 3, 2003. The episode's plot revolves around Bender's outlandish behavior on the television program All My Circuits; after he lands a spot on the show, he is quickly ridiculed by members of the public for setting a poor example for children. Bender eventually sees the critics' point of view after he realizes children imitated his behavior and stole his belongings, and sets out to put a stop to his own behavior. Directed by: Ron Hughart. Story by: Lewis Morton.
11 total · 8 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| father and son | major | Professor Farnsworth and Cubert. Hermes and Dwight. |
| human parenting | major | Professor Farnsworth and Hermes started FART: Fathers Against Rude Television. |
| humanoid robot | major | Bender became an actor on the robot soap opera All My Circuits. |
| parental controls in society | major | Professor Farnsworth and Hermes started FART: Fathers Against Rude Television. |
| role models | major | Cubert and Dwight took TV actors as role models, including Bender. |
| soap opera | major | The "All My Circuits" robot soap opera was amply featured. |
| the desire for fame | major | Bender found an outlet to satiate his desire fame and adulation by acting in a soap opera. |
| the entertainment industry | major | The story parodied dumb actors and even dumber network executives etc. |
| disembodied head | minor | Bender appeared to have held Jay Leno's head captive in his compartment. |
| human cloning | minor | The cloning of Qubert from a growth on the Professor's back was mentioned. |