| "A Clockwork Origin" | |
|---|---|
| Futurama episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Dwayne Carey-Hill |
| Written by | Dan Vebber |
| Production code | 6ACV09 |
| Original air date | August 12, 2010 |
| Episode features | |
| Opening caption | This time, it's personal |
"A Clockwork Origin" is the ninth episode in the sixth season of the American animated television series Futurama, and the 97th episode of the series overall. It aired on Comedy Central on August 12, 2010. In the episode, Professor Farnsworth leaves Earth after being frustrated by anti-evolutionists' belief in "Creaturism", a form of Creationism. He and the Planet Express crew arrive at a lifeless planet and the Professor introduces nanobots into the environment. The nanobots rapidly begin evolving into mechanical organisms, allowing the crew to witness a whole new evolutionary history that unfolds before their eyes.
The episode was written by Dan Vebber and directed by Dwayne Carey-Hill and received mostly mixed reviews from critics.