The Silence of the Clamps story
"The Silence of the Clamps" is the fourteenth episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom Futurama, and originally aired July 14, 2011 on Comedy Central. The episode was written by Eric Rogers and directed by Frank Marino. In the episode, Bender witnesses a brutal "clamping" committed by the Robot Mafia and is forced into witness protection after his identity is accidentally revealed. Meanwhile, Clamps, a member of the Robot Mafia, takes Bender's old job at Planet Express in an attempt to get information as to Bender's whereabouts. Directed by: Frank Marino. Story by: Eric Rogers.
12 total · 4 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| humanoid robot | major | The story surrounded the robot mafia. |
| organized crime | major | The story parodied how the mafia is portrayed in the movies. |
| promiscuity | major | Bender was this walking stereotype as usual. |
| what if a killer was after me | major | Bender was placed in the witness protection program after it became apparent the mafia was out to get him for having testified against the don bot in court. |
| colonization of the Moon | minor | Bender was sent to live on the Moon as part of the witness protection program. |
| coping with the death of a friend | minor | The Planet Express team, especially Fry, grieved over Bender after they thought he was shot and killed. |
| interplanetary space travel | minor | The Planet Express crew delivered rope to the Moon. |
| legal occupation | minor | Bender took the stand at the Donbot's trial. |
| marriage ceremony | minor | Bender crashed a robot mafia wedding party. |
| rivalry | minor | There was some rivalry going on between Zoidberg and Clamps over who would get do the snipping and cutting. |