The Tip of the Zoidberg story
"The Tip of the Zoidberg" is the eighteenth episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 18, 2011. A pivotal episode, it reveals Dr. Zoidberg's backstory. This episode was nominated for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Directed by: Raymie Muzquiz. Story by: Ken Keeler.
7 total · 4 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with an incompetent coworker | major | The rest of the team finally had enough of Zoidberg. |
| doctor assisted suicide | major | Zoidberg had promised to help the Professor commit suicide once symptoms of tritonian hyper-malaria manifested themselves in him. |
| friendship | major | Zoidberg proved to be a loyal friend to the Professor. |
| having a skeleton in the closet | major | The Professor hid from the Planet Express people that he had hypermalaria all these years and that this was the reason he had kept Zoidberg around. |
| biological weapons | minor | Mom was engaged in covert biological weapons research. |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | minor | The Professor transformed into a yeti. |
| Yeti | minor | There was a flashback story about the Professor and Zoidberg hunting a yeti. Then the professor turned into a yeti. |