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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. |
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. |
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| − | In the present, the professor begins to experience the symptoms of hypermalaria. The Planet Express Crew then enters Zoidberg's office in a mob fashion and starts bullying him. They say very cruel and hateful things to Zoidberg, leaving him defensless until Professor Farnsworth tells Zoidberg to come to his office. The Professor tells Zoidberg that the hypermalaria is starting to kill him and insists that Zoidberg must kill him by surprise because Farnsworth perfers it. Zoidberg attempts to kill the professor multiple times but they fail and backfire. The crew catches Zoidberg attempting to mercy kill 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. |
+ | In the present, the professor begins to experience the symptoms of hypermalaria. The Planet Express Crew then enters Zoidberg's office in a mob fashion and starts bullying him. They say very cruel, harsh, unacceptable, and hateful things to Zoidberg, leaving him defensless until Professor Farnsworth tells Zoidberg to come to his office. The Professor tells Zoidberg that the hypermalaria is starting to kill him and insists that Zoidberg must kill him by surprise because Farnsworth perfers it. Zoidberg attempts to kill the professor multiple times but they all fail and backfire. The crew catches Zoidberg attempting to mercy kill 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. |
| − | Zoidberg escapes and |
+ | Zoidberg escapes and woops himself over 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 and way overdone mechanical rube goldberg killing machine. When Bender performs the third killcheck, Zoidberg returns to announce his discovery to the crew, just as the professor begins transforming into a yeti. Leela and the crew apologize to Zoidberg for mistreating and being bullies to him and tells him that they are killing the professor for him. 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. |
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Synopsis
The Planet Express crew learn something shocking about Farnsworth and Zoidberg's pasts.
Plot
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.
In the present, the professor begins to experience the symptoms of hypermalaria. The Planet Express Crew then enters Zoidberg's office in a mob fashion and starts bullying him. They say very cruel, harsh, unacceptable, and hateful things to Zoidberg, leaving him defensless until Professor Farnsworth tells Zoidberg to come to his office. The Professor tells Zoidberg that the hypermalaria is starting to kill him and insists that Zoidberg must kill him by surprise because Farnsworth perfers it. Zoidberg attempts to kill the professor multiple times but they all fail and backfire. The crew catches Zoidberg attempting to mercy kill 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.
Zoidberg escapes and woops himself over 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 and way overdone mechanical rube goldberg killing machine. When Bender performs the third killcheck, Zoidberg returns to announce his discovery to the crew, just as the professor begins transforming into a yeti. Leela and the crew apologize to Zoidberg for mistreating and being bullies to him and tells him that they are killing the professor for him. 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
While originally known as "Nine-tenths of a Zoidberg is Underwater", the episode title changed in the process.
On 12 August, Comedy Central released a video clip featuring Zoidberg performing surgery on Fry, Leela, and Hermes.
Guest stars
To be added