Overclockwise story
"Overclockwise" is the twenty-fifth episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom Futurama, and originally aired September 1, 2011 on Comedy Central. The episode was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Raymie Muzquiz. In the episode, Bender is overclocked by Cubert Farnsworth, gradually becoming more powerful in computing ability, until eventually becoming omniscient and able to foresee future events. Meanwhile, Cubert and Professor Farnsworth are tried in court by Mom for violating Bender's license agreement, and Fry's relationship with Leela takes a turn for the worse. Directed by: Raymie Muzquiz. Story by: Ken Keeler.
14 total · 6 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Fry and Leela flipped back and forth as usual. |
| coping with getting dumped | major | Fry was dumped by Leela and spent most of the story moping about it. |
| humanoid robot | major | Bender was modified by Cubert to have more powerful computing ability. |
| onerous user agreements | major | Mom prosecuted the Professor for violating Bender's licensing agreement. |
| romantic love | major | Fry and Leela talked about bringing some permanence to their on-again off-again relationship. |
| super intelligence | major | Bender became super smart after Cubert upgraded him to have more computing power. |
| father and son | minor | Professor Farnsworth and Cubert ended up together in the slammer for having violated a Mom Corp license agreement. |
| legal occupation | minor | The Hyper-Chicken represented Professor Farnsworth and Cubert when they were put on trial for having violated Bender's licensing agreement. |
| MMORPGs in society | minor | People met and got angry at each other in an MMORPG. |
| mother and son | minor | Mom and her three idiot sons. |