Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles story
"Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles" is the ninth episode in the fourth production season of the American animated television series Futurama. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on March 30, 2003. The episode was directed by Bret Haaland and written by Jeff Westbrook. In the episode, the Planet Express crew take Professor Farnsworth to a clinic to make him younger though the use of tar. A freak accident occurs and the entire crew are covered in the tar, thus reverting them to their younger selves. They seek to reverse the effect and return to their proper ages. Directed by: Bret Haaland. Story by: Jeff Westbrook.
13 total · 4 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| anti-aging technology | major | There were anti-aging treatments and then youthenization tar. |
| coping with aging | major | Professor Farnsworth was coping well with his old age as it let him rent ultra-porn. |
| parent and child | major | Leela with her parents. Amy with her parents. |
| what if I could be young again | major | The Planet Express people were youthenized. Leela in particular enjoyed her second childhood. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | minor | FFry and Leela did some stereotypical teen dating. |
| coping with a grumpy old coot | minor | Everyone was fed up with the Professor's grumpiness. |
| crustacean-like being | minor | Zoidberg reverted through his various larval forms. |
| humanoid mutant | minor | Leela went to the sewers to live with her mutant parents. |
| husband and wife | minor | Turanga Morris and Turanga Munda. |
| rapid aging effect | minor | Professor Farnsworth used a sort of fountain of aging to revert everyone to their normal ages. |