The Farnsworth Parabox story
"The Farnsworth Parabox" is the fifteenth 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 June 8, 2003. The episode was written by Bill Odenkirk and directed by Ron Hughart. The plot of this episode revolves around the Planet Express crew's adventures in parallel universes. Directed by: Ron Hughart. Story by: Bill Odenkirk.
10 total · 5 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| curiosity killed the cat | major | The Planet Express crew members could not resist from peeking in paper packages they oughtn't have peeked in. |
| nested universe | major | Professor Farnsworth invented a universe in a small box. |
| parallel universe | major | Parallel universes were created and discovered within shoebox sized boxes. |
| unrequited love | major | Fry was pursuing Leela for most of the story. |
| what if I met my double | major | Everyone met their parallel counterparts, evil or otherwise. |
| husband and wife | minor | Parallel Fry and Parallel Leela were married. |
| loser character | minor | Fry begged Leela for a date. The Zoidbergs lived in dumpsters. |
| matrimonial love | minor | Parallel Fry and Parallel Leela rubbed noses disgustingly affectionately. |
| resisting a temptation | minor | Leela struggled to stop herself from peeking inside the box she was ordered not to peek inside. |
| rivalry | minor | Various people compared themselves against their parallel counterparts. |