The Inhuman Torch story
"The Inhuman Torch" is the eighteenth episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on July 10, 2013. The episode was written by Dan Vebber and directed by Frank Marino. In the episode, Bender becomes a firefighter, and ends up housing a solar flare who wants to blow up the Earth from the inside. Directed by: Frank Marino. Story by: Dan Vebber.
10 total · 6 major · 4 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| arson | major | Bender was framed for arson. |
| fire-based being | major | A flame monster from the sun was starting fires on Earth. |
| friendship | major | The story surrounded Fry and Bender's friendship. |
| heroism | major | Bender was awarded a medal for his heroic rescue of 14 helium miners. He subsequently saved the world from a flame monster, but was prevented from getting the credit he deserved for doing so. |
| the desire for fame | major | Bender was accused of seeking fame and glory by setting fires and putting them out himself. |
| the desire for glory | major | Bender was accused of seeking fame and glory by setting fires and putting them out himself. |
| colonization of the Sun | minor | The sun was being mined for helium. |
| imperviousness to physical damage | minor | The protagonists walked through flames and hot plasma. |
| vampire | minor | A vampire delivered a letter to Fry in the middle of the night. |
| what if I told the truth and nobody would believe me | minor | Bender told about fire being and Fry wouldn't believe and it was implied no one else would believe. |