The Duh-Vinci Code

"The Duh-Vinci Code" is the ninety-third episode of Futurama, the fifth of the sixth production season and the seventh broadcast season. It aired 15 July, 2010 on Comedy Central. After Fry and the Professor discover a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci, the crew race to Rome to discover his big secret.

The Story
The Planet Express crew races to future Rome to unearth the shocking secret of Leonardo da Vinci. His, which also appeared in "" , and his "" painting will appear.

In the promotional video released on Comedy Central's official site, we can see the Professor telling Fry about the great minds that have inspired him all his life. It seems that is his personal role model. Farnsworth shows Fry his most precious possessions, among which are an Achilles' heel, some of Leonardo's creations, and his beard. Fry then discovers a drawing of his fabled lost invention that was hidden in the beard. Even the scholars who wrote of this device had no idea what it was for, but the Planet Express crew is about to find out.

Storyboard
A storyboard released from act 1 from the episode previews a scene in which Fry, Leela, Bender and the Professor look at Da Vinci's Vitruvian man.

Allusions

 * The title and premise of the episode is a parody of the Dan Brown novel later turned motion picture The Da Vinci Code.

Characters

 * Amy
 * Debut: Animitronio
 * Bender
 * Debut: Biff
 * Fry
 * Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth
 * Hermes
 * Leela
 * Debut: Leonardo da Vinci
 * Space Pope
 * Zoidberg