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Futurama TV series - season 3 - The Day the Earth Stood Stupid
- Production code: 3ACV07
- First aired: 2001-02-18
- Story by: Jeff Westbrook and David X. Cohen
- Teleplay by: Jeff Westbrook
- Directed by: Mark Ervin
- Opening subtitle: 80% ENTERTAINMENT BY VOLUME
Title from classic Sci-Fi movie The Day the Earth Stood Still
Futurama TV series - season 3 - Summary
After the Planet Express staff discovers an ominous trend of destroyed planets leading toward Earth, Nibbler begins gibbering excitedly and runs away. Tracking Nibbler to an alley, Leela is attacked by giant floating brains. Leela is rescued by Nibbler, who has donned a uniform and is piloting a tiny flying saucer. Nibbler and Leela leave New New York and fly away from Earth.
The next day, Fry discovers that all the citizens of New New York have been rendered stupid, except himself. Meanwhile, Nibbler begins communicating to Leela telepathically, and they travel to planet Eternium, at the exact center of the universe. There, the Nibblonian council tells Leela of the threat of the Brainspawn, the giant brains that have invaded Earth and are attempting to wipe out all thought in the universe. Furthermore, Fry is the only being in the universe immune to the Brainspawn's mental attack, and is the only one capable of combatting them.
Leela arrives on Earth to tell Fry of his mission, and retains just enough intelligence to remember what it is. In a successful leap of logic, Fry seeks the leader of the brains at the New New York Public Library. There Fry discovers that thinking hurts the brains, but the brain leader traps Fry and Leela in a mental realm based on Moby-Dick. Fry and Leela pursue the giant brain through The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and into Pride and Prejudice. Fry breaks free of the illusion, and attempts to attack the giant brain. We see Fry's effort result in him being crushed by a bookcase, but then we discover that this is an illusion based on a story Fry had quickly written. In accordance with the story, the giant brain left Earth, and the people of Earth regained their intelligence. Unfortunately for Fry, no one remembered the events of the brain invasion. Nibbler returned to his undercover position observing Earth.
Futurama TV series - season 3 - Quotes
Fry: People said I was dumb, but I proved them
Nibblonian: Welcome back Lord Nibbler, ambassador to Earth, home of the pizza bagel.
Fry (narrating): Leela cried for her lost love as Fry lay dead under the heavy bookcase. The big brain laughed in triumph. "Hahaha." Then, for no reason, he left Earth forever. The End.
Fry: There. Now he's trapped in a book I wrote, a crummy world of plotholes and spelling errors.
The Big Brain: The Big Brain am winning again. I am the greetest. Muhahaha. Now I am leaving Earth for no raisin.
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