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When Bender is captured as a suspected human sympathizer, Fry and Leela don crude robot disguises to rescue him. They successfully pass a "humanity test"—which requires them to choose a "properly formatted data file" over a puppy—but are eventually outed when Leela sneezes. After hiding in a cinema showing anti-human propaganda films, they find that Bender has reinvented himself as a local hero by claiming to be a prolific human-slayer.

The crew is eventually captured and brought before the "Robot Elders," the secretive, corrupt rulers of the planet. In a satirical twist, the Elders admit they know humans are not a threat; they simply use them as scapegoats to distract the robot populace from their own incompetent leadership and a crippling lug nut shortage. [S1E5] Fear of a Bot Planet

The episode begins with Bender complaining about the mistreatment of robots by humans, specifically noting their exclusion from "Blernsball," a chaotic futuristic version of baseball. Despite his protests and the invention of a fake two-week holiday called "Robonukah" to avoid work, he is forced to make a delivery to Chapek 9, a planet inhabited by radical robot separatists who kill humans on sight. When Bender is captured as a suspected human

" Fear of a Bot Planet " is the fifth episode of Futurama's first season, originally airing on April 20, 1999. It serves as a sharp satire on prejudice and political manipulation, follows the Planet Express crew as they navigate the human-hating world of Chapek 9. The crew is eventually captured and brought before

The crew escapes by exploiting the robots' own propaganda—Fry threatens to "breathe fire," an ability the Elders themselves aren't sure they made up. The episode concludes with Bender accidentally showering the planet with the delivered package, which contains the desperately needed lug nuts, leading the robots to celebrate their "human" saviors. "Futurama" Fear of a Bot Planet (TV Episode 1999) - IMDb