The Tip of the Zoidberg [SEP] series
The Tip of the Zoidberg
"The Tip of the Zoidberg" is the eighteenth episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom "Futurama". It aired on Comedy Central in the United States on August 18, 2011. A pivotal episode, it reveals Dr. Zoidberg's backstory. This episode was nominated for the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour).
Plot.
Frustrated with Zoidberg's incompetence as a doctor, the Planet Express crew demand Professor Farnsworth fire him
In a June 2011 interview with Assignment X, series creator David X. Cohen first revealed that Aldrin would guest star in the episode.
Reception.
In its original U.S. broadcast, "Cold Warriors" scored a 0.7 share among adults 18-49 and 1.524 million viewers, up about 142,000 viewers from the previous week's episode "The Tip of the Zoidberg".
The episode received generally positive reviews from critics. Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A- rating, describing it as "an ambitious