Free Will Hunting story
"Free Will Hunting" is the ninth episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on August 8, 2012. Directed by: Raymie Muzquiz. Story by: David X. Cohen.
11 total · 3 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| free will | major | Did Bender have free will or was he merely an automaton? |
| humanoid robot | major | It was argued that Bender was not responsible for his actions because he was a simple automaton without free will. |
| the need for a purpose in life | major | Bender went on a soul searching journey after he came to accept that he didn't have free will. |
| AI risk to civilization | minor | Mom explained that robots would decide to rise up and exterminate humanity, if their were given free will. |
| finding religion | minor | Bender briefly joined a robot monastery. |
| hatred between nations | minor | The robot planet society hated human society. |
| interstellar space travel | minor | The Planet Express crew made a delivery to the robot homeworld. |
| legal occupation | minor | There were two parodies on courtroom proceedings. |
| robotic civilization | minor | Bender visited the robot homeworld. |
| what it is like in a legal proceeding | minor | There were two parodies on courtroom proceedings. |