Naturama story
"Naturama" is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on August 29, 2012. Directed by: Crystal Chesney-Thompson. Story by: Eric Rogers Michael Saikin Neil Mukhopadhyay.
9 total · 4 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| animal behavior | major | All three stories described animal behavior in parody of a nature documentary. |
| is there a purpose to life | major | This question was answered negatively. |
| nihilism | major | Two of the stories were explicitly concluded with the message that nature is without purpose or meaning. |
| romantic love | major | The Fry salmon and the Leela salmon. The Kif elephant seal and the Amy elephant seal. |
| endangered species | minor | The Hubert tortoise species was endangered. |
| loneliness | minor | The Hubert tortoise was lonely, being the last of its species. |
| love triangle | minor | Fry, Leela, Zap salmons. Various seals. |
| mating behavior | minor | We saw a parody on how nature shows will explain salmon mating practices. |
| the theory of evolution | minor | Evolution on the Galapagos Islands was featured. |