Viva Mars Vegas story
"Viva Mars Vegas" is the twelfth episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on August 22, 2012. Directed by: Frank Marino. Story by: Josh Weinstein.
11 total · 3 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| organized crime | major | The robot mafia bullied the Wong family out of their casino and mansion. |
| rise to prominence from humble beginnings | major | Zoidberg went from having only a mere jar of pennies to his name to having a giant sack full of money. He promptly blew it Mars Vegas. |
| what if I came into a lot of money | major | Zoidberg went from having only a mere jar of pennies to his name to having a giant sack full of money. He promptly blew it Mars Vegas. |
| colonization of Mars | minor | The Planet Express people went on a weekend trip to Mars Vegas. |
| invisibility ability | minor | An ink covered Zoidberg became invisible after getting shot with a special beam that made ink pigments invisible. |
| lesson in humility | minor | Amy looked down on Zoidberg for being poor, but then came to empathize with him after her family fortune was lost. |
| social inequality | minor | There were various rich characters exploiting various poor characters' stupidity. |
| the importance of being frugal | minor | Zoidberg found a bag of money and immediately blew it all at the casino. |
| the Native American stereotype | minor | Native Martians spoke with a stereotypical Native American accent and worked in a casino. |
| what if criminals were after me | minor | The robot mafia came looking for Zoidberg after he mistakenly ended up with their bag of money. |