Cold Warriors story
"Cold Warriors" is the twenty-fourth episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom, Futurama, and originally aired on August 25, 2011 on Comedy Central. American actor Tom Kenny guest stars in the episode, voicing recurring character Yancy Fry, Jr., as well as astronaut Buzz Aldrin, voicing himself. Directed by: Crystal Chesney-Thompson. Story by: Dan Vebber.
13 total · 3 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with being ill and indisposed | major | The Planet Express people were nursing colds. |
| cure for the common cold | major | Humanity had lost all its resistance to the common cold, because it was eradicated 500 years ago, but Fry brought the contagion with him from the past. |
| father and son | major | Young Fry went on an ice fishing trip and bonded with his father. |
| brother and brother | minor | Fry and his brother. |
| disembodied head | minor | Richard Nixon's head made an appearance. |
| human vs. environment | minor | There were several instances of people freezing their butts off in a frozen wasteland. [frozen wasteland] |
| interplanetary space travel | minor | The Planet Express people went to the ice moon Enceladus. |
| kids' science project | minor | Fry entered a science fair. |
| loser character | minor | Young Fry was a born loser and his dad kept reminding him of it. |
| mother and son | minor | Fry mother was neglecting him while he was ill with a cold. |