Of The Zoidberg: [s6e23] The Tip

(Season 6, Episode 23) is a pivotal episode of Futurama that finally explains why the brilliant Professor Farnsworth employs the notoriously incompetent Dr. Zoidberg. First airing on August 18, 2011, it was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program. Plot Summary

After Zoidberg causes a series of medical disasters, the Planet Express crew demands he be fired. The Professor refuses, prompting the crew to investigate his loyalty to the doctor. [S6E23] The Tip of the Zoidberg

Flashbacks reveal that Farnsworth and Zoidberg met while working for Mom's corporation on a mission to hunt a Tritonian Yeti for biological weapons research. (Season 6, Episode 23) is a pivotal episode

In the present, the Professor exhibits symptoms, but Zoidberg realizes he actually has "Yetiism" from a scratch decades ago. Zoidberg must then save him from the crew's own over-engineered murder machine, the Murdolator . Key Highlights & Trivia Futurama: "The Tip Of The Zoidberg" - AV Club Plot Summary After Zoidberg causes a series of

The episode is split between a present-day conflict and a series of flashbacks to the year 2927: