Amazon Women in the Mood
"Amazon Women in the Mood" | |
---|---|
Lewis Morton | |
Production code | 3ACV01 |
Original air date | February 4, 2001 |
Guest appearances | |
| |
Episode features | |
Opening caption | Secreted by the Comedy Bee |
Opening cartoon | "Art for Art's Sake" (1934) |
"Amazon Women in the Mood" is the first episode in the third season of the American animated television series Futurama, and the 33rd episode of the series overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 4, 2001.
Plot
Unable to ask
Fry and Bender try to rescue their friends but are also captured. The Amazonians' leader, a giant computer called Femputer (Bea Arthur), decides to punish the men for ridiculing their values. Bender is spared because he doesn't have a penis, but Zapp, Fry, and Kif are sentenced to death by "snu-snu", or sexual intercourse, which the Amazonians have never experienced - they only know the last men to visit Amazonia were killed by it. Zapp and Fry are both excited by the idea, but a frightened Kif tells Amy that he loves her, and she decides to save him.
Zapp and Fry are subjected to snu-snu while Kif avoids his own executioners. Leela and Amy convince Bender to reprogram the Femputer, but he discovers that it is operated by a fembot who created the Amazonian society because her home planet was chauvinistic. Bender and the fembot become romantic, and they order the Amazonians to release the men and give them gold. The crew returns to Earth, where Fry and Zapp receive treatment for crushed pelvises, Bender is full of gold bricks, and Kif and Amy are a couple. Everyone agrees the trip to Amazonia was their best mission ever.
Cultural references
The episode's title is a reference to the movie
Themes
The episode features what Science Fiction Weekly calls the "stereotypical women's fantasy"—a world without men, a theme featured often in science fiction. The cliché, unlike the opposite male fantasy of having a harem of women, represents the desire "not to be marginalized in one's own society".[1]
Broadcast and reception
This episode was nominated for an
In its initial airing, the episode placed 79th in the
Later reviews and critiques of the episode acknowledge the issues of dubious consent and unhealthy ideas about masculinity. In 2021, Jonah Schuhart of the Looper writes "much of the episode's humor crosses into borderline misogyny, and even makes light of sexual assault."[11] In 2023, Lewis Morton of the Avocado writes "the only people who undergo snu-snu are consenting enthusiastically, but then if you have to go out of your way to explain why something isn’t rape, you're probably already too far."[3]
References
- ^ a b McCarthy, Wil (2005-02-07). "Two Girls for Every Boy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-04. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ Zack Handlen (March 26, 2015). "Futurama: "Parasites Lost"/"Amazon Women In The Mood"". AV Club. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Lewis Morton (July 4, 2021). "Futurama, Season Three, Episode One, "Amazon Women In The Mood"". Avocado. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "2001 Emmy nominations". Variety. 2001-07-12. Retrieved 2007-12-27.
- ^ Azrai, Ahmad (2004-10-31). "Farewell to the funny future". Asia Africa Intelligence Wire. Archived from the original on 2 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-10.
- ^ "Top 25 Futurama Episodes". IGN. Retrieved 2006-11-04.
- ^ "Other picks.(Sapphic Screen)". Curve. 2004-08-01. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ Hofstede, David. 5000 Episodes and No Commercials: The Ultimate Guide to TV Shows on DVD. Back Stage Books. p. 120.
- ^ "Futurama Fanarama marathon". 2013-08-25. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- ^ "BroadcastWatch.(Illustration)". Broadcasting & Cable. Reed Business Information. 2001-02-12. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ Jonah Schuhart (August 6, 2021). "Nearly 33% Think This Futurama Episode Went Too Far". Looper. Retrieved January 30, 2023.