The Inhuman Torch

"The Inhuman Torch" is the one hundred and thirty-second episode of Futurama, the eighteenth of the seventh production season and the fifth of the tenth broadcast season. It aired on 10 July 2013, on Comedy Central. Bender becomes a famous firefighter, but the crew suspects him of arson.

Production
On 17 January 2012, Eric Rogers revealed that the episode was being written. On 7 February, an image of the episode's production script cover was posted to, revealing the episode's title. On 11 December, David X. Cohen revealed the episode's plot in an interview with.

Trivia

 * The title caption is a reference to Futurama's namesake, the 1939 New York.
 * Fry asks if they chose a new pope. was chosen exactly 17 weeks before this episode aired.

Allusions

 * The episode's title may be a reference to either the or the, both members of the fictional superhero team the . It can also be a reference to the , who was actually a robot.

Characters

 * Amy
 * Mrs. Astor
 * Dr. Beeler
 * Dr. Beeler's wife
 * Bender
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Debut: Flamo
 * Fry
 * Hattie
 * Debut: The helium miners
 * Hermes
 * The Hypnotoad (heard only)
 * Kif
 * Leela
 * Linda
 * Morbo
 * Mayor Poopenmeyer
 * Nibbler
 * The pope
 * Queen of Yonkers
 * Randy Munchnik
 * The Robot Devil
 * Ruth and Esther
 * Scruffy
 * Scoop Chang
 * Smitty
 * Stephanie
 * URL
 * Zapp Brannigan
 * Zoidberg

Places

 * Apartment 00100100
 * The Arctic Ocean
 * Cairo
 * Debut: Farnsworth Lanes
 * The Planet Express attic
 * The Planet Express employee lounge
 * The Planet Express conference room
 * The Planet Express headquarters
 * The Planet Express lobby
 * The Planet Express sub-basement
 * The Robot Arms Apartments
 * The solar helium mine
 * The sun