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Philip J. Fry /
Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth /
Dr. Zoidberg /
Smitty /
Judge Ron Whitey /
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Hermes Conrad /
Bailiff
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Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer /
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Amy Wong
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Nibbler /
Walter Cronkite's Head /
Robo-Dogs /
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Plot Synopsis
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When Fry, Leela and Bender make a delivery to Neptune, they run afoul of the robot Santa Claus. Bender takes his place, but the previous Santa's fearsome reputation makes his job difficult. Written by Jeff Lindstrom
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Music and Lyrics by Ken Keeler
Performed by Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, and the Neptunian Elves
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The title parodies the title of "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens (1859) of which several movie adaptations have been made as well as numerous movies with title that parody it (e.g. _A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)_). See more »Goofs
When the shrimpy Neptunians go to deliver the mail, the tops of their hats are chopped off. A short time later, while Santa is turning off the TV, their hats are fully intact. In later scenes the hats are cut again. See more »Soundtracks
"Back to Work"Music and Lyrics by Ken Keeler
Performed by Billy West, Katey Sagal, John DiMaggio, and the Neptunian Elves
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A year after Santa promised he'd return the people of Earth are getting ready... boarding up windows, locking doors and sealing the fireplace! Not everybody can be in doors though... Fry, Leela and Bender are tasked with delivering the Christmas post to Santa at the North Pole of Neptune. When they arrive they are greeted by what they think are his elves but it turns out they are just his malnourished Neptunian workforce. They manage to deliver the letters and just as they think they have got away the ship won't take off; Santa has got hold of it! Luckily the engines melt the ice he is standing on and he ends up in neck deep water which soon freezes again. With only a day left it will be up to the crew to bring a real Christmas to the people of Earth... it is just a shame for Bender that everybody is expecting the real Robot Santa so he is attacked, shot and ultimately sentenced to death!
This, the second Xmas special, wasn't as good as the first but it still had plenty of good moments; the stunted Neptunian workforce were pretty funny and Zoidberg's appearance as Jesus was hilarious; probably the funniest moment of the show... assuming you weren't offended by it! Robot Santa was funny but was essentially doing just what he did last time so didn't have the same impact. Futurama doesn't feature too many 'singing moments' but when it does they are usually quite good and this one was no exception as the crew sang a ditty while getting the Neptunians back to work.