The Best Episodes Written By Michael Rowe

John gets frustrated when a childless couple who come to him for advice on getting pregnant misconstrue everything he says. Elsewhere, Chris flirts with a fire marshal to get out of a ticket, but Bob's attempt to charm a police officer who is about to write him up for jaywalking backfires.

John becomes jealous when Chris turns down his offer to watch a movie with him and instead goes out with another man. Later, in an awkward attempt to show Chris his true feelings, John shows up at her job and inadvertently gets her into trouble.

Bender's scam to win Olympic gold sets him on the road to becoming a celebrity wife.

The crew journeys into Fry's dreams to seek the meaning of a mysterious alien melody.

John is stalked by an elderly but frisky neighbor (Betty Garrett) who is determined to make him her man. Also: Linda decides to tell her boyfriend (Shawn Christian), who thinks she lives in L.A., the truth about where she resides.

Professor Farnsworth joins a gang of street-racing punks.

Fry nurtures an alien egg that hatches into a horrific monster.

Bender leads a campaign to legalize robosexual marriage between humans and robots.

In this three-part episode, the Planet Express crew learns the true meaning of Xmas, Robanukah and Kwanzaa.

After Brian has a near-death experience in the hospital, he decides to lead a new life. He ends up getting a nightly singing gig with Frank Sinatra Jr., but his new lifestyle doesn't last very long. Meanwhile, Meg, after joining a new after-school group, pretends to be a lesbian.

Leela and Amy become addicted to "Nectar", a nutritional supplement that boosts their performance in the future sport of Butterfly Derby.

Fran agrees to be made over by Niles and Maxwell in order to host a social.

Max and Caroline select a factory to produce their cupcake T-shirts, but become suspicious of the work conditions there due to their overly-enthusiastic employees.