Proposition Infinity story
"Proposition Infinity" is the fourth episode of the sixth season of the American animated television sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on July 8, 2010. In the episode, Amy Wong and Bender fall in love and begin a culturally taboo "robosexual" relationship. After facing anti-robosexual sentiments from society, they elect to get married and advocate to legalize robosexual marriage through "Proposition Infinity". Directed by: Crystal Chesney-Thompson. Story by: Michael Rowe.
13 total · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Amy and Kif, then Amy and Bender. |
| forbidden love | major | Amy and Bender's love was condemned because she was a human and he a robot. |
| human AI relationship | major | Amy and Bender were dating. |
| marriage equality | major | Robosexual marriage was a metaphor for gay marriage. |
| sexual norms in society | major | Conservative characters were upset that Amy had an affair with a robot. Various other sexual deviations (cow and ghost) were mentioned as acceptable. |
| disapproving parent | minor | Amy's parents disapproved of her life in general and her dating a robot in particular. |
| disembodied head | minor | George Takei's head hosted a debate on a proposition to legalize robosexual marriage. |
| disintegrating romantic relationship | minor | Amy's relationship with Kif disintegrated gradually in the beginning. |
| female attraction to bad men | minor | Amy lost Kif because she kept flirting with rebels and lowlifes. |
| humanoid robot | minor | Amy was dating a mechanical man (i.e. Bender). |