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When a sleep-walking Bender causes havoc on Planet Express by indiscriminately bending things in the middle of the night, Professor Farnsworth becomes bent out of shape and sends him off to the Bending Factory where his uncontrollable need to bend becomes controlled. There, he is re-united with Flexo and meets Anglelyne, a curvaceous fembot, and sparks begin to fly.
In the 30th Century, the once entertaining Harlem Globetrotters are now feared as they will humiliate any planet in the Univers who dares to play them. Feeling up to the challenge, Professor Farnsworth creates a group of mutant basketball players to go head-to-head with the Globetrotters. Farnsworth's secret winning ingredient is chronitons, time particles found in the Tempus Nebula. However, when the Planet Express crew removes the mutants from harvesting, they tip of the Time/Space Continuum causing forward motion of time to skip ahead.
Fry falls in love with Liubot (guest star Lucy Liu, "Ally McBeal"), a virtual humanoid downloaded from a computer. Disapproving of Fry's affair with a virtual woman, Bender and Leela steal the original head of Lucy Liu from the internet company, Nappster.com, where she is being held against her will. Seeking revenge, the Nappsters unleash a mob of illegal Lucy Liu downloads to take over the city.
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S03E05: Amazon Women in the Mood
Production Code: 3ACV01
First aired: 2/4/2001
Written by: Lewis Morton
Directed by: Brian Sheesley
When Zapp Brannigan, Kif, Leela, Amy and later in a rescue attempt Bender and Fry crash onto Planet Amazonia, the crew discovers the planet in inhabited by a race of giant women who have found that life without the male gender is preferable. These Amazonian woman worship a Femcomputer who sentences Fry and the rest of the guys to death. It is up to Bender; a manbot and technically not a man, to intercede on the guys' behalf. Meanwhile, Kif professes his love to Amy.
S03E04: Parasites Lost
Production Code: 3ACV02
First aired: 1/21/2001
Written by: Eric Kaplan
Directed by: Peter Avanzino
When Fry eats an egg-salad sandwich from a vending machine at a gas station, he begins to have strange side-effects -- he becomes stronger and smarter. Professor Farnsworth makes a diagnosis and concludes that Fry had ingested "intelligent worms" that have set up shop in his body. Because these worms are so smart, the regular means of flushing them out will not work. The Planet Express crew must shrink themselves to microscopic form and enter Fry's body to fight off the intruders. Meanwhile Leela is left to divert Fry's attention, but finds herself more and more attracted to the new man Fry has become.
S04E02: A Tale of Two Santas
Production Code: 3ACV03
First aired: 12/23/2001
Written by: Bill Odenkirk
Directed by: Ron Hughart
Bender is declared the new Santa when it is discovered that the evil Santabot has been frozen in a block of ice on Neptune. But when Bender begins delivering toys, the citizens, who are unaware that Santa is now a good guy, stage an all-out assault against him. Just when things can't get any worse, the evil Santa's icy tomb thaws and he escapes to exact his wrath upon the world.
S03E10: The Luck of the Fryrish
Production Code: 3ACV04
First aired: 3/11/2001
Written by: Ron Weiner
Directed by: Chris Loudont
After a string of bad luck, Fry remembers back to when he was growing up in New York and his older brother, Yancy, was stealing his good ideas -- until the discovery of a rare seven-leaf clover that reversed Fry's luck. Now in the year 3001, Fry sets out in hopes of regaining his luckier days by recovering the charm from the underground ruins of Old New York and the family homestead. But strong-minded Fry becomes incensed with his unexpected discoveries.
S03E09: The Bird-bot of Ice-catraz
Production Code: 3ACV05
First aired: 3/4/2001
Written by: Dan Vebber
Directed by: James Purdum
The Professor decides to ship hazardous cargo to the outer reaches of space, but the course chartered takes the ship through some environmentally sensitive areas-- including the penguin refuge on Pluto. Leela refuses to transport the dangerous cargo, so the professor removes her from command and installs Bender as captain. While Bender is piloting the ship, he allows his attention to drift and accidentally showers the penguins with oily goop.
S03E06: Bendless Love
Production Code: 3ACV06
First aired: 2/11/2001
Written by: Eric Horsted
Directed by: Swinton O. Scott III
When a sleep-walking Bender causes havoc on Planet Express by indiscriminately bending things in the middle of the night, Professor Farnsworth becomes bent out of shape and sends him off to the Bending Factory where his uncontrollable need to bend becomes controlled. There, he is re-united with Flexo and meets Anglelyne, a curvaceous fembot, and sparks begin to fly.S03E07: The Day the Earth Stood Stupid
Production Code: 3ACV07
First aired: 2/18/2001
Written by: Jeff Westbrook
Directed by: Mark Ervin
The Earth is conquered by flying brains with the power to turn normal human beings into idiots. On a distant planet, Leela learns that humanity's single hope is Fry -- the only being immune to the brains' moron-making power. So Leela must return and enlist Fry's help without becoming an imbecile herself.
S03E08: That's Lobstertainment!
Production Code: 3ACV08
First aired: 2/25/2001
Written by: Patric M. Verrone
Directed by: Bret Haaland
Dr. Zoidberg tries his luck as a part time comedian much to the dislike of his audience. He decides to get professional help - his old uncle formerly famous Harold Zoid. Zoid sees no comedy talent lurking within Zoidberg though and decides to go with drama. They get AMC actor Calculon to do a main role by promising him an Oscar.
S03E11: The Cyber House Rules
Production Code: 3ACV09
First aired: 4/1/2001
Written by: Lewis Morton
Directed by: Susan Dietter
When Leela rushes to the reunion of the Orphanarium where she grew up, she reunites with Adlai, a plastic surgeon who can give her the appearance of two eyes. With terrible childhood memories of her strange Cyclops look fresh in mind, Leela is convinced to undergo the surgery, while Adlai is convinced that Leela is the only one for him. Meanwhile, Bender petitions to adopt 12 orphans in order to receive a government stipend for which he has big plans. Daddy Bender and Leela see things in a new light.
S04E06: Where the Buggalo Roam
Production Code: 3ACV10
First aired: 3/3/2002
Written by: J. Stewart Burns
Directed by: Pat Shinagawa
When Amy brings her most recent boyfriend, Kif, home to meet the family, trouble ensues when Amy's parents fear that Kif cannot provide many grandchildren. Amy's parents, who own half of Mars and made a fortune off raising buggalo -- an alien version of cattle -- set out to break-up the relationship. When an entire herd of buggalo suddenly disappear, Kif offers to go after the rustlers and enlists the help of Professor, Zapp Brannigan, Fry, Leela, Hermes and Bender. Back at the homestead, Amy's parents make some interesting discoveries.
S03E12: Insane in the Mainframe
Production Code: 3ACV11
First aired: 4/8/2001
Written by: Bill Odenkirk
Directed by: Peter Avanzino
When Fry and Bender are mistaken as bank robbers, they are sentenced to time in an insane asylum for robots. Bender, of course, sees it as a vacation, but Fry begins to crack under the pressure of mechanical examinations and a diet consisting of motor oil. Fry soon becomes convinced that he too is a robot and is declared cured and released back to New New York. Bender and his new partner in crime, Roberto, escape from the asylum and attempt to rob a bank only to find the cops waiting to bust them. On the lam, the seek refuge on the Planet Express and take the crew hostage.
S05E03: The Route Of All Evil
Production Code: 3ACV12
First aired: 12/8/2002
Written by: Dan Vebber
Directed by: Brian Sheesley
Cubert - the clone of the Professor - and Dwight - Hermes' son - are suspended from school for illegal use of the AV equipment. Upon their return to the Planet Express, they form a business -- a competing delivery company that threatens the existence of Planet Express. Meanwhile, Leela, Fry and Bender brew up a batch of homemade beer.
S03E13: Bendin' In The Wind
Production Code: 3ACV13
First aired: 4/22/2001
Written by: Eric Horsted
Directed by: Ron Hughart
Bender no longer lives up to his name after an unfortunate accident, but instead makes a new name for himself when rock star Beck offers him an opportunity to live out his folk-rock dream. As a result, Bender's attempt to showcase his humanistic endeavors fails when he's faced with a bittersweet realization. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew gets a taste of the '60s.
S03E14: Time keeps on slippin'
Production Code: 3ACV14
First aired: 5/6/2001
Written by: Ken Keeler
Directed by: Chris Loudon
In the 30th Century, the once entertaining Harlem Globetrotters are now feared as they will humiliate any planet in the Univers who dares to play them. Feeling up to the challenge, Professor Farnsworth creates a group of mutant basketball players to go head-to-head with the Globetrotters. Farnsworth's secret winning ingredient is chronitons, time particles found in the Tempus Nebula. However, when the Planet Express crew removes the mutants from harvesting, they tip of the Time/Space Continuum causing forward motion of time to skip ahead.S03E15: I dated A Robot
Production Code: 3ACV15
First aired: 5/13/2001
Written by: Eric Kaplan
Directed by: James Purdum
Fry falls in love with Liubot (guest star Lucy Liu, "Ally McBeal"), a virtual humanoid downloaded from a computer. Disapproving of Fry's affair with a virtual woman, Bender and Leela steal the original head of Lucy Liu from the internet company, Nappster.com, where she is being held against her will. Seeking revenge, the Nappsters unleash a mob of illegal Lucy Liu downloads to take over the city.S04E10: A Leela of Her Own
Production Code: 3ACV16
First aired: 4/7/2002
Written by: Patric M. Verrone
Directed by: Swinton O. Scott III
When Leela is signed to the New New York Mets, she is thrilled to be the first female major league blernsball player. Drawing huge crowds at the games, Leela believes she is an inspirational role model to all women. What she doesnt realize is, she has such a following because she is the worst blernsball player to ever play the game.
S04E07: A Pharaoh To Remember
Production Code: 3ACV17
First aired: 3/10/2002
Written by: Ron Weiner
Directed by: Mark Ervin
After delivering an enormous sandstone to Osiris 4, Fry, Leela and Bender are forced to work as slaves assisting the construction of the great Pharaoh Hamenthotep's tomb -- a pyramid. When Bender experiences an identity crisis because he has never been an over-achiever, he becomes extremely motivated, working harder and faster than anyone for the completion of the tomb. While the Pharaoh acknowledges the crew's diligence, Bender's efforts accidentally kill him, and Bender proceeds to the throne.
S04E03: Anthology of Interest 2
Production Code: 3ACV18
First aired: 1/6/2002
Written by: Jason Gorbett, David X. Cohen, Scott Kirby, Lewis Morton
Directed by: Bret Haaland
Three stories unfold when Professor Farnsworth fine-tunes his "What If" machine: Bender discovers how different he would be if he were human, Fry learns what life would be like if it resembled a video game and Leela wonders what would happen if she found her true home....and crash lands on Planet Ozz on this episode.
S04E01: Roswell that Ends Well
Production Code: 3ACV19
First aired: 12/9/2001
Written by: J. Stewart Burns
Directed by: Rich Moore
An accident causes a supernova which sends the crew back in time to 1947, where they land in Roswell, Area 51. Fry and Bender's head have to go in for a rescue mission to free Dr Zoidberg and Bender's body from an army base where Fry's grandfather works.
S04E08: Godfellas
Production Code: 3ACV20
First aired: 3/17/2002
Written by: Ken Keeler
Directed by: Susan Dietter
When Bender is accidentally swept away into a space vacuum, he becomes spiritually inclined and makes some devastating decisions. Meanwhile, Fry, Leela and Professor Farnsworth frantically search for Bender as he floats through space, and learns an important lesson from his journey.
S04E09: Futurestock
Production Code: 3ACV21
First aired: 3/31/2002
Written by: Aaron Ehasz
Directed by: Brian Sheesley
At the annual shareholders meeting, Fry meets a 1980s Wall Street power player and ultimately nominates him to replace Professor Farnsworth as the CEO of Planet Express. The new CEO appoints Fry as Vice Chairman and differences are quickly discovered when the strategy is to sell off the Planet Express Company. A mutinous Fry realizes the bona-fide value of the enterprise and attempts to restore the original regime.
S04E11: 30 % Iron Chef
Production Code: 3ACV22
First aired: 4/14/2002
Written by: Jeff Westbrook
Directed by: Mike Smith
Bender attempts to become a chef, and is quickly rejected by the Planet Express crew. He then turns to the chef that inspired him, Elzar who also rejects him. Bender soon makes friends with some space hobos and, coincidently, one of them is Helmut Spargel, formerly the world's greatest chef. Helmut takes Bender under his wing and trains him to be a master chef by giving him a secret weapon -- a crystal vile containing "the pure essence of flavor". A now confident Bender challenges Elzar to a competition in the televised kitchen coliseum known as the "Iron Cook" show.
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