Mother's Day

Season 2, Episode 19, Aired
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The Professor is the key to stopping a robot-and-machine revolt against humans, as ordered by robot-creator Mom, who seeks to be declared Supreme Overlord of Earth.
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  • So many wrinkles!!!!

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    By that70sguy92, Jun 15, 2009 Report Abuse
    Oh god... Mom and Professor Farnsworth were soooo wrinkly, it was totally disgusting, I puked. It's not the reason I gave the episode a 9.0, I just think the episode was worthy of a 9.0 scoring, nothing lower, and nothing higher. It wasn't perfect, but it was really great. I like holiday episodes of TV shows, and this was a really enjoyable holiday episode. It was a great sitdown with Futurama.

    On Mother's Day, Mom orders the robots of Earth to rebel until she is made Supreme Overlord. The only way to stop the chaos is for Professor Farnsworth to seduce Mom, his old flame!moreless

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  • funny episode

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    By Blind_Legend, Jun 22, 2008 Report Abuse
    On Mothers Day, the day that robots traditionally give presents to their creator; 'Mom' she sets them loose so that they can install her as the Supreme Leader of Earth.

    All the robots are unable to resists the commands Mom has given them causing the inhabitants of New New York to barricade their doors to protect themselves from the hoards of rampaging robots. The citizens of New New York become desperate and are unable to survive without the aid of the robots to which they have become accustomed to. It is revealed that the Professor has a history with Mom and it is only he that can persuade her to call off the attack.moreless

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  • We found out that Professor Farnsworth and Mom were once lovers.

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    By stitch069917, Jun 19, 2008 Report Abuse
    There is a special day of the year for all robots to show how much they care for Mom, since she was responsible for most all of them being built. Mom uses this day to have a program that had been installed on every robot to activate. The robots then turn on all living creatures to help Mom take over the world. She keeps a device in her bra to stop the robots and turn them back to normal. Her sons go to Planet Express and tell everyone that they only have one chance of stopping Mom's plan and that is for the Professor to....moreless

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  • The professor and MOM bump uglies. And all that that implies.

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    By imallsticky, Apr 22, 2008 Report Abuse
    "Dust cakes", "elephant-skinned rugs" - I laughed hard at this episode. I can't remember a time when I've heard so many hilarious euphamisms for "old". MOM is so deliciously evil: "I'll jam a squirrel in him." What a lovely sentiment. It was also a little touching, in a creepy sort of way. I also love MOM's sons. I wonder if the professor is their father. I also cracked up when her son picked up her underwear. His reaction to handling them was absolutely priceless. This is one of my favorite episodes. I wish I had a Q.T. McWhiskers doll. I don't care if it IS 8 feet tall.moreless

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  • Great Episode to say the absolute least.

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    By Iverson82094, Feb 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    Every Mother's Day, robots made in Mom's Friendly Robot Company factories around the world give gifts, money and cards to the owner of the corporation, Mom. However, this year, Mom, bitter about a romantic affair that had ended 70 years prior, orders the entire robot population of Earth to rebel and overthrow humanity through a control that transmits to every robot's antenna. This doomed romance had been with a younger Professor Hubert Farnsworth, then an employee of Mom's Friendly Robot Company. When Mom insisted that the Professor's latest design, a children's toy named Q.T. McWhiskers, be changed to an eight-foot-tall death machine to be sold on the intergalactic arms market, the Professor, enraged, stormed out of the room, and they hadn't seen each other since.

    Wishing to end the robot rebellion and save humanity, Mom's three sons, Walt, Larry, and Ignar, cooperate with the Planet Express crew to obtain the robot control Mom keeps in her bra. Their plan is to bring Mom to her rustic cabin in the Bronx, have the Professor seduce her, remove her bra, and use the control to end the rebellion. They give the crew a valuable non-computer-drawn map to their destination. Because of the distance, Fry builds a wagon (with oval wheels) to carry the Professor, but is then forced to pull it to the cabin.

    When the Professor and Mom do meet, however, their love is rekindled, and they erupt into sex. Amidst this, everyone else comes in to escape the robots, who have made their way to the Bronx. Mom decides to call off the rebellion, but her bra is nowhere to be found. After searching, it is found to be hanging on a robotic fan which refuses to return it. Fortunately, Bender arrives and Mom asks him to recover her bra. While he initially refuses, when his card states that in the post-rebellion "robot worker's paradise" there will be no liquor, Bender angrily destroys the card and fetches the bra from the fan.

    Mom uses the remote control to stop the rebellion, but dumps the Professor after learning of their plot. Life is then returned to normal. In order for the Professor to remember Mom, he sends out his albino shouting gorillas to yell her name.moreless

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    • Among the robots looting under Mom's control are Chain Smoker, Clear Cutter, Crushinator, Destructor, Fatbot, Fender, Gearshift, and a Repobot. Edit
    • Among the robots at the Mother's Day celebration are Clear Cutter, Crushinator, Fatbot, Gearshift, Officer URL, Oily, the Repobot, Reverend Lionel Preacherbot, and Tinny Tim. Edit
    • Linda and Morbo are seen in New New york, next door to Planet Express at the beginning of the third act, but don't they reside in L.A? And the funniest thing is, it was only a short while until their news show was done in act 2. Edit

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    • This episode originally aired as part of a Fox promotion called "The Mother of all Sundays", featuring episodes about mothers. The Line-up consisted of Futurama "Mother's Day" - A story about Mom, the creator of all robots. King of the Hill "Transnational Amusments Presents: Peggy's Magic Sex Feet"- A sleezy man puts Peggy's feet on the internet. Simpsons "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Marge" - Marge thinks Otto's ex-girlfriend is trying to take her place in the family. Malcolm in the Middle "Smunday" - A high fever makes Lois think Monday is actually Sunday Edit

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    • Slurm Machine: I've got a big, big thirst for human blood! Edit
    • Mom: Everyone, help mom find her bra. Edit
    • Mom: Move your freaking hoof, you goat! Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Quantum Leap, Campbell's Soup:
      Fry tries to open a soup can with his swiss army knife - the can's design is identical to Campbell's brand and the name of the soup, 'Quantum Leek' is a pun referring to the TV show Quantum Leap. Edit
    • Hermes: Where in funkytown is the Professor? Funkytown is the name of a song by the group Lipps Inc. The song is about a place called Funkytown. Edit
    • The robot trash can throws himself through the window of "Sal's Pizzeria", a reference to a scene in Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing. Edit

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