inadvertently cuts off several of Fry's limbs as the credits roll. Broadcast and reception Brian Sheesley won an Annie Award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production" for this episode in 2000. The animatic for this episode is included on the Futurama volume two DVD. In Doug Pratt's DVD Pratt notes this as one of the stronger episodes of the second season because of its use of character humor and the extension of the jokes beyond simple gags. Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A−, stating, "The episode has a stronger plot than 'Xmas Story', and the opportunity to get to know Zoidberg and his origins is a welcome one. And any episode that includes a fight scene where the show’s main character gets his arm cut off is a-okay by me." In its initial airing, the episode received a Nielsen rating of 4.2/7, placing it 83rd among primetime shows for the week of January 31 – February 6, 2000. This was the first episode of Futurama to air on Sundays at 7 pm, having been moved there from its previous 8:30 pm slot in favor of Malcolm in the Middle. As a result, the audience for this episode dropped from a season-long average of 12 million viewers to 6.7 million viewers, at the time a series low. References External links "Why Must I be a Crustacean in Love?" at The Infosphere . Futurama (season 2) episodes 2000 American television episodes Parodies of Star Trek