Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.
- Won 6 Primetime Emmys
- 30 wins & 58 nominations total
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- TriviaFuturama was the name of the famous General Motors exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair that depicted a futuristic landscape.
- GoofsThe elements Bender claims to be constructed out of change throughout the series (though given Bender's nature, it's possible he's lying). This became an in-joke amongst the writers in later episodes.
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Fry: You know the worst thing about being a slave? They make you work, but don't pay you or let you go.
Turanga Leela: That's the only thing about being a slave.
- Crazy creditsThe familiar 20th Century Fox production company logo is shown at the very end of the show, but has been modified to read "30th Century Fox", since the sci-fi series begins in the 30th century. Note however that in the first episode it is a minute before New Year's Eve of the new millennium, and the rest of the episode and the entire series takes place in the 31st century. This is somewhat of an industry joke, since the production company debated for a long time what to do when the year 2000 came around: would they change their name to "21st Century Fox"? Futurama began its first season in 1999, with the pilot's story beginning on December 31, 1999, just before the big decision at 20th Century Fox had to be made. The decision of course, was to drop the century altogether and call the company simply "Fox".
- Alternate versionsOriginally, one episode had a scene where Fry pulls down his pants and moons the business magnate Mom (of Mom's Friendly Robots). Her original dialogue was, "You call that an anus?", but it only appeared in closed captioning and was redubbed with "You call that a pressed ham?".
- ConnectionsEdited into The Lost Adventure (2008)
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Futurama is the whipping boy of modern prime time cartoons. Since it was made by the creator of the Simpsons it was expected to be exactly like it. Futurama had its own brand of comedic flair, which is absolutely hilarious. Bender, Fry, Leela, Hermes, Zoidberg, all of these characters are well thought out and work incredibly well together, on top of the fact that situations and anecdotes from previous episodes are brought up all the time, adding continuity to an already excellent series. I'll admit that I too was among the people crying foul when Futurama first came out, I didn't grow to truly appreciate it until it was put in syndication on adult swim, and more so later as I bought all the episodes on DVD. I don't think the world was ready for what futurama had to offer when it first came out, and everyone should give it another shot through adult swim or by DVD rental. It has solid entertainment value, and a unique comedic style.
4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5 out of 5 stars
- justinprime
- Sep 28, 2004
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