The episode begins with a string of terrible luck for Fry, prompting a flashback to his childhood in 20th-century Brooklyn. We see the intense sibling rivalry between Fry and his older brother, Yancy, who constantly mimics Fry’s interests and steals his ideas. To combat his misfortune, the young Fry finds a rare seven-leaf clover in a clover patch and hides it inside a Breakfast Club soundtrack sleeve in the family’s underground vault.
"Luck of the Fryrish" succeeds because it subverts the "jerk" persona of Yancy, transforming him into a tragic figure of brotherly love. It forces the audience (and Fry) to realize that our perceptions of people are often clouded by our own insecurities. Fry went into the ruins looking for luck, but he left having found something much more valuable: the knowledge that he was truly loved. Futurama_-_3x04_-_Il_quadrifoglio_-_DDS_-_DvdRi...
When Yancy had a son, he decided to name him after his missing brother to carry on his memory. He gave his son the seven-leaf clover, telling him: The episode begins with a string of terrible