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.

On 30 May, Countdown to Futurama released a design of a new character, Tank, which revealed the episode's plot.

Allusions

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

Characters

 * Amy
 * Leela
 * Debut: Tank