The Duh-Vinci Code story

futurama6x05 · 2010-07-15

"The Duh-Vinci Code" is the fifth episode of Futurama's sixth season. It originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on July 15, 2010. In the episode, Fry finds a drawing of a lost Leonardo da Vinci invention which leads him and Professor Farnsworth to planet Vinci. Directed by: Raymie Muzquiz. Story by: Maiya Williams.

9 total · 4 major · 5 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
historical figure major This historical figured turned out to be an alien. [Leonardo da Vinci]
loser character major Fry and Leonardo found that they were both losers, and then the Professor got a taste of this as well.
the greatest among us is the smallest in another world major Leonardo da Vinci is giant here but we learn that he is in fact a looser on his own world.
the historical figure was really an alien major It turned out that great polymath Leonardo da Vinci was really an alien.
alien living secretly among us minor We learned that Leonardo da Vinci was really an alien.
anti-intellectualism in society minor The Professor and Leonardo felt inferior and therefore decided to get back at all snooty intellectuals by a doomsday machine.
humanoid robot minor Saint James turned to to be a robot.
speculative spaceship minor Fry and The Professor flew to planet Vinci in a wooden spaceship.
the desire for vengeance minor Leonardo da Vinci built a doomsday machine to get back at the nerds who had been mocking him for centuries.