The Butterjunk Effect

"The Butterjunk Effect" is the one hundred and twentieth episode of Futurama, the sixth of the seventh production season and the ninth broadcast season. Amy and Leela become addicted to "Nectar," a nutritional supplement that boosts their performance in the future sport of Butterfly Derby.

Production
On 29 February 2012, CGEF revealed the episode's title, its writer to be Michael Rowe and its director to be Crystal Chesney-Thompson.

In May, Countdown to Futurama began releasing promotional material for the episode. It has so far released seven items: A design of a new character, Tank, which revealed the episode's plot on 30 May, a promotional picture showing Amy and Leela as wingnuts on 31 May, part of the storyboard showing Leela kiss Fry on 1 June, a design of another new character, an old lady, on 2 June, a promotional picture showing Farnsworth watch Leela and Amy kissing Fry on 3 June, a design of a nose-pronged device on 4 June and a video clip featuring Kif, Amy, Leela, Fry and Bender in what resembles the inside of a tree - where Leela and Amy kiss-fight over Fry - on 5 June.

Allusions

 * The episode's title is a reference to the film .

Continuity

 * Bender said "this guy's got it goin' on".
 * The relationships between Fry and Leela and between Fry and Amy were last used.
 * The relationships between Fry and Leela and between Fry and Amy were last used.
 * The relationships between Fry and Leela and between Fry and Amy were last used.

Characters

 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Farnsworth
 * Fry
 * Kif
 * Leela
 * Debut: The old lady
 * Debut: Tank