Broadcast and Reception
Although the episode was not the last episode produced for season four, it was used as the season finale for the fourth broadcast season. The episode was then nominated for a Nebula Award in 2004 for best script. IGN.com ranked the episode as number ten in their list of the "Top 25 Futurama Episodes" in 2006. The Futon Critic ranked the episode number 44 in its list of the top 50 television episodes of 2002. The popularity of this episode combined with the large volume of Star Trek references has made this episode a touchstone among Trekkies. This episode, along with "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles", has been called one of the great moments of the fourth season.
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