Leela and the Genestalk
| "Leela and the Genestalk" | |
|---|---|
| Futurama episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 22 |
| Directed by | Lance Kramer |
| Written by | Eric Horsted |
| Production code | 7ACV22 |
| Original air date | August 7, 2013 |
| Opening caption | "Spoiler Alert: Robots And Whatnot" |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
Burt Ward as himself
Adam West as himself
"Leela and the Genestalk" is the twenty-second episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom Futurama. It originally aired on Comedy Central on July 7, 2013. The episode was written by Eric Horsted and directed by Lance Kramer. Leela develops a mutation which causes her to sprout tentacles all over her body, and ends up at a genetic engineering facility owned by Mom's Friendly Robot Company. The episode parodies many well-known fairy tales including Rapunzel, Chicken Little, and especially Jack and the Beanstalk among other references.
While riding a mechanical buggalo at Tex 1138's, Leela finds that she is breaking out in suction cups. Dr. Tenderman explains that due to a genetic condition, her body has begun a process called squidification, in which her limbs "will be gradually transformed into a slithering mass of tentacles." There is no cure and a very expensive surgery can only delay the symptoms for a few months. In spite of these drawbacks, the crew send Fry to sell the company ship to pay for the operation. At the market, a con artist buys the ship for two gigantic, magic beans that are supposedly a miracle cure for Leela's ailment. Back at headquarters, Farnsworth is so angry that he knocks the beans out of Fry's hands, causing them to fly out the window. The beans fall onto fertile soil and in a few hours grow into a beanstalk that reaches the clouds. Leela, not wanting to share her misery with her friends, decides to cut off contact with them and live in the sewer. As she opens the manhole leading to the sewer, she sees the new beanstalk and decides to "take the beanstalk less traveled."
At the top of the beanstalk, Leela finds a flying castle grounds occupied by colorful flying fish and a unicorn that eats them. She is captured by Mom's three sons and taken to Mom who explains that the castle is her genetic engineering facility, where she conducts experiments such as creating gigantic beanstalks for feeding the hungry. In spite of the arguably philanthropic nature of Mom's experiments, Leela is offended, considering the experiments to be crimes.
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