Near-Death Wish story
"Near-Death Wish" is the tenth episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on August 15, 2012. Directed by: Lance Kramer. Story by: Eric Horsted.
12 total · 9 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| dark family secret | major | The Professor's parents had kept secret from him that he had had a crazy older brother. But it turned out that The Professor was the crazy old brother. |
| father and son | major | The Professor and his parents worked out some longstanding issues. |
| grandfather and grandson | major | Fry and The Professor's father. |
| grandmother and grandson | major | Fry and The Professor's mother. |
| human childhood | major | The Professor reflected on his childhood a lot. Fry tried to live his childhood again with The Professor's parents. |
| mother and son | major | The Professor and his parents worked out some longstanding issues. |
| reconciliation | major | The Professor reconciled with his parents at the story's conclusion. |
| reunion with a long lost child | major | The Professor was reunited with his parents. |
| the role of the elderly in society | major | We saw a parody retirement home and we saw how old people can still be (sort of) useful. |
| institutionalizing a loved one | minor | The Professor was institutionalized by his loving parents when he was a young man. |