Game of Tones story
"Game of Tones" is the twenty-third episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on August 14, 2013. The episode was written by Michael Rowe and directed by Edmund Fong. The Planet Express crew enter Fry's dreams and find themselves back in the year 1999 in search of a mysterious alien song. Directed by: Edmund Fong. Story by: Michael Rowe.
12 total · 6 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| accidental alien destruction of planetary civilization | major | A UFO was sending out a sequence of tones that was destroying any planets it passed by. It was en route to Earth. |
| incompatible modes of communication | major | A UFO was apparently attempting to make contact with Earth using a sequence of musical tones. |
| mother and son | major | Fry was able to say goodbye to his mother from inside her dream. |
| remembering bygone days | major | Fry wanted to say goodbye to his family. |
| reunion with a loved one | major | Fry was reunited with his Mother. |
| speculative technology | major | The Professor had a machine that allowed Fry to enter into his own dream. Later other people were able to enter into his dream, too. |
| brother and brother | minor | Fry met his brother Yansi in his dream. |
| disembodied head | minor | Richard Nixon's head entered into Fry's dream. |
| dream recorder | minor | The Professor had a way to record and play Fry's dreams. |
| father and son | minor | Fry met his Y2K fearing father in his dream. |