Plot
Fry feels useless after Leela and Bender return from an extremely successful mission without him and after Leela asks Fry to walk Nibbler while she goes on a date with Chaz, the mayor's aide. Fry is convinced the only good he serves is to clean up after Nibbler, but Nibbler tells him otherwise. Having never heard Nibbler talk, Fry is dumbfounded as Nibbler knocks him out and takes him to Eternium. The Nibblonians explain that Fry lacks the delta brainwave due to a unique genetic disorder he acquired after he became his own grandfather. This rendered him immune to the attack of the Brainspawn a few months prior (in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid").
The Nibblonians reveal the Brainspawn's plan to collect all knowledge in the universe, store it in a colossal memory bank called the Infosphere, and destroy the rest of the universe. Because of his immunity, Fry is the only person who can stop them. The Nibblonians give Fry a "Quantum Interphase Bomb" which will send the sphere into an alternate dimension forever and instruct Fry to implant it. As the Infosphere collects the last data, Fry enters riding the Scooty Puff Jr. After he plants the bomb, Fry is discovered when he asks the Infosphere's computer several frivolous questions. Fry tries to escape, but the Scooty Puff Jr. falls apart, trapping him. Fry activates the bomb anyway, and despite being doomed to enter the alternate universe, he is glad that his life had a purpose: "leading good to victory over evil".
The Brainspawn suggest that the Nibblonians are not as good as they appear. They show Fry something that happened on December 31, 1999, the night he was frozen (in "Space Pilot 3000"). Fry is upset to see that Nibbler tipped him into the cryogenic chamber and sent him to the year 3000. Nibbler explains that he had to do so, as Fry was the only person who could defeat the Brainspawn. The bomb detonates, sending the Infosphere to the alternate dimension. Meanwhile, Leela goes on her date with Chaz. Chaz reserves the rocket skating rink for Leela, but Leela dumps him after he turns away the Cookieville orphans who were supposed to visit the rink.
In the alternate dimension, the Brainspawn discover they can send Fry back in time to stop Nibbler from freezing him. Fry accepts their offer and is transported to the cryogenics lab. He appears behind Nibbler under the desk, just before his past self is frozen. He restrains Nibbler, who protests that Fry must be sent to the future to save the universe. Nibbler asks if there is anything he wants to save in the future, and Fry mentions Leela. After Nibbler mysteriously notes that Leela may be the "Other", advises Fry not to give up on her, and promises that he will help Fry win Leela's heart, Fry tips his past self into the cryogenic chamber. Before he disappears, Fry warns Nibbler about the fragile Scooty Puff Jr.
In the future, Nibbler gives Fry the sturdier Scooty Puff Sr., allowing Fry to escape the Infosphere after planting the bomb a second time. Nibbler and Fry return to Earth, and Nibbler gives Fry a flower before blanking Fry's mind. Back at Planet Express, Fry gives Leela the flower. Leela tells Fry that although he may not be the most important person in the universe, she is "really happy to see him right now". He replies "Then I AM the most important person in the universe", resulting in Leela giving him a kiss.
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