TV’s Moments of Joy: Kisses Feel Like Punishment

Futurama – After the earlier episode teaming up Bender and Hermes, this week’s episode focuses on another pairing we haven’t seen before:  Amy Wong and Nibbler.  They’re the only two Planet Express employees who aren’t overwhelmed by the cuteness of kittens, and it’s up to them to save the world.  (Did you know that cats are actually alien conquerors trying to siphon Earth’s kinetic energy?  Well, you probably suspected it at any rate.)  The two made a great team, and the episode helped establish Nibbler’s role on the show after he revealed he wasn’t a simple household pet in the Bender’s Game movie.  We also got the return of Wernstrom and Ethan “Bubble Gum” Tate (Downtown Professor of Globetrotter Physics), so it was a win all the way around.