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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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[[File:The Tip of the Zoidberg 1.png|left|thumb|[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] in [[Zoidberg's office|his office]].]] | [[File:The Tip of the Zoidberg 1.png|left|thumb|[[Dr. John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] in [[Zoidberg's office|his office]].]]Frustrated with Zoidberg's incompetence as a doctor, the Planet Express crew demand Professor Farnsworth to fire him. The professor refuses, and the crew question why Zoidberg was ever employed in the first place. A series of flashbacks reveal that Zoidberg first met and befriended Farnsworth in 2927, during a mission to kill a Tritonian yeti for Mom. During the mission, Farnsworth became susceptible to hypermalaria, a fatal, incurable disease which can either strike instantly or remain dormant for years. As a favour to Farnsworth for killing the yeti and saving his life, Zoidberg agrees to an arrangement: when Farnsworth begins to experience symptoms of the disease, Zoidberg will perform a mercy killing before the disease can fully manifest. As a result, Zoidberg was employed by the professor for the purpose of carrying out the task. | ||
=== Act II: "Your mistake is being Humans!" === | === Act II: "Your mistake is being Humans!" === | ||
[[File:The Tip of the Zoidberg 2.png|left|thumb|[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] in [[Farnsworth's laboratory|his laboratory]].]] | [[File:The Tip of the Zoidberg 2.png|left|thumb|[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] in [[Farnsworth's laboratory|his laboratory]].]]In the present, the professor begins to experience the symptoms of hypermalaria, and insists that Zoidberg must kill him by surprise. The crew catch Zoidberg attempting to murder the Professor, and restrain him with the professor's lab coat and imprison him. Zoidberg notices a single white hair on the professor's coat and deduces that he does not have hypermalaria. Rather, he has contracted yetiism after being scratched by the Tritonian yeti. The illness mimics the symptoms of hypermalaria, but results in its victims transforming into a yeti. | ||
=== Act III: "Also, the salad's ready." === | === Act III: "Also, the salad's ready." === | ||
[[File:The Tip of the Zoidberg 3.png|left|thumb|[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] in the [[Planet Express hangar]]. | [[File:The Tip of the Zoidberg 3.png|left|thumb|[[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] in the [[Planet Express hangar]].Zoidberg escapes and goes to Mom, exchanging a coupon for a free tanning session for the yeti's head so that he may use its pineal gland as an antidote. Meanwhile, the professor reveals the truth to the crew, who decide to kill him themselves, using an elaborate mechanical killing machine. Zoidberg returns to announce his discovery to the crew, just as the professor begins transforming into a yeti. Zoidberg forces him to swallow the yeti gland, successfully curing him. As the crew goes to a tanning salon to celebrate, Zoidberg laments giving away his coupon. A grateful Farnsworth offers to treat Zoidberg to a free session, and they both depart as friends. | ||
== Production == | == Production == |
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No. | 106 | ||||
Production number | 6ACV18 | ||||
Written by | Ken Keeler | ||||
Directed by | Raymie Muzquiz | ||||
Title caption | IT'S TENTACULAR! | ||||
First air date | 18 August, 2011 | ||||
Broadcast number | S08E10 | ||||
Title reference | The idiom "the tip of the iceberg" | ||||
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"The Tip of the Zoidberg" is the one-hundred-and-sixth episode of Futurama, the eighteenth of the sixth production season and the tenth of the eighth broadcast season. It aired 18 August, 2011 on Comedy Central. The crew uncovers a dark secret concerning a covert mission undertaken by the Professor and Dr. Zoidberg many years earlier.