Law and Oracle story
"Law and Oracle" is the sixteenth episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom, Futurama, originally broadcast on July 22, 2011, on Comedy Central. In the episode, Fry leaves his job as a delivery boy at Planet Express and applies for a new job as a police officer. He is eventually promoted to the Future Crimes division, where he is foretold of a crime committed by his best friend Bender that places him in a dilemma that puts his friends' lives in danger. Directed by: Stephen Sandoval. Story by: Josh Weinstein.
9 total · 5 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| choosing who dies and who lives | major | Fry struggled about what to do with his knowledge of Bender's predicted theft of the Maltese Liquor. |
| ignorance is bliss | major | The large brained cyborg conveyed this message at the story's conclusion. |
| law enforcement | major | Fry joined the New New York police force. |
| pre-crime responsibility | major | The police were arresting people who were predicted of committing crimes in the future. |
| the desire for professional success | major | Fry left his go-nowhere job as a delivery boy for a promising career in law enforcement |
| cyborg | minor | There was a large brained cyborg that was used to predict future crimes. |
| gender bending | minor | The female police chief acted like a stereotypical police force man. |
| interstellar space travel | minor | Leela and Bender made a delivery to the 3D planet Pandora. |
| police brutality | minor | Zoidberg complained about police brutality. |