Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?

"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?"
Futurama episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 5
Directed byBrian Sheesley
Written byEric Kaplan
Production code2ACV05
Original air dateFebruary 6, 2000 (2000-02-06)
Episode features
Opening captionFrom the network that brought you "The Simpsons"
Opening cartoon"My Old Kentucky Home" (1926)
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"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?" is the fifth episode in the second season of the American animated television series Futurama, and the 18th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 2000. The episode is a parody of the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Amok Time" and, in part, Cyrano de Bergerac.