The Sting

"The Sting" is episode twelve in season four of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on June 1, 2003. Professor Farnsworth tells his crew that they are not good enough to go on a mission to collect honey from giant space bees, a mission which killed his previous crew. Though Bender and Fry are relieved at the news, Leela takes offense and drags them along the mission. At the giant hive in space, Leela paints Bender like a bee to distrac... more

"The Sting" is episode twelve in season four of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on June 1, 2003. Professor Farnsworth tells his crew that they are not good enough to go on a mission to collect honey from giant space bees, a mission which killed his previous crew. Though Bender and Fry are relieved at the news, Leela takes offense and drags them along the mission. At the giant hive in space, Leela paints Bender like a bee to distract the other bees while she and Fry collect the honey safely. The crew discover the remains of the previous Planet Express crew and ship in the hive, but Leela insists that they press on, even though they find the black box, revealing the past crew's grisly deaths(the previous captain seemed very similar to Leela in wanting to prove the Professor wrong). After gathering the honey, Leela decides to bring home a baby queen bee and some royal jelly in order to produce more honey without worry. On the way out, Bender inadvertently insults the hive... less