The Why of Fry
| "The Why of Fry" | |
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| Futurama episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Wes Archer |
| Written by | David X. Cohen |
| Production code | 4ACV10 |
| Original air date | April 6, 2003 |
| Opening caption | "Dancing Space Potatoes? You Bet!" |
| Opening cartoon | "Much Ado About Mutton" (1947) |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
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Bob Odenkirk as Chaz |
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| Season 4 episodes | |
Bob Odenkirk as Chaz
Frank Welker as Nibbler
"The Why of Fry" is the tenth episode in the fourth season of the American animated television series Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 6, 2003. The episode was written by David X. Cohen and directed by Wes Archer. In this episode, it is revealed that Fry's cryogenic freezing and arrival in the 31st century was not an accident, but a calculated plot by Nibbler to save the universe. Along with "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" (which directly succeeds this episode in production order), it is one of two episodes that do not feature Professor Farnsworth.
Fry feels useless after Leela and Bender return from an extremely successful mission without him. Leela asks Fry to walk Nibbler while she goes on a date with Chaz, the mayor's aide. Fry is convinced the only good he serves is to clean up after Nibbler, but Nibbler tells him otherwise. Having never heard Nibbler talk, Fry is dumbfounded as Nibbler knocks him out and takes him to Eternium, Nibbler's home planet. The Nibblonians explain that because Fry lacks the delta brainwave on account of him being his own grandfather (seen in Roswell That Ends Well), he was immune to the attack of the Brainspawn a few months prior (seen in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid").
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