Futurama 

Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on New Year's Eve 2999.

Creators:

David X. Cohen, Matt Groening

Stars:

Billy West, John DiMaggio, Katey Sagal

Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 24 wins & 57 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Billy West	...	Philip J. Fry / ... 140 episodes, 1999-2013
Katey Sagal	...	Turanga Leela / ... 140 episodes, 1999-2013
John DiMaggio	...	Bender / ... 140 episodes, 1999-2013
Tress MacNeille	...	Linda / ... 138 episodes, 1999-2013
Phil LaMarr	...	Hermes Conrad / ... 133 episodes, 1999-2013
Maurice LaMarche	...	Morbo / ... 128 episodes, 1999-2013
Lauren Tom	...	Amy Wong / ... 131 episodes, 1999-2013
David Herman	...	Scruffy / ... 120 episodes, 1999-2013

Storyline

Philip J. Fry is a twenty-five-year-old pizza delivery boy whose life is going nowhere. When he accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999, he wakes up one thousand years in the future, and has a chance to make a fresh start. He goes to work for the Planet Express Corporation, a futuristic delivery service that transports packages to all five quadrants of the universe. His companions include the delivery ship's Captain, Leela, a beautiful one-eyed female alien who kicks some serious butt, and Bender, a robot with very human flaws.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | robot | delivery boy | future | doctor | 

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Taglines:

1000 years in the making!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

The show was cancelled in May of 2002. The last first-run episode of the show aired on August 10, 2003. In 2006, Billy West announced on his website that twenty-six new episodes had been ordered, but then later retracted the announcement, stating that series co-creator David X. Cohen had corrected him "with a hammer". Instead, four feature-length direct-to-DVD releases were produced. Comedy Central later brought the show back in June of 2010.

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Goofs

Some of the heads (in jars) are not anchored down, generally these should float.

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Quotes

Turanga Leela: Good job, Kif!
Kif: [starts crying]

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Crazy Credits

During the opening, old 1930's cartoons are played on a giant monitor and are different each time. In the episode "Roswell That Ends Well", the cartoon featured in the opening was played in the episode on a small TV. Also when the title appears, a new message appears every time.

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Alternate Versions

Originally, 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?".

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Connections

Referenced in PhantomStrider: Top 5 Worst & Best Tom and Jerry Movies (2019)

User Reviews

"Now Zoidberg is the popular one!"

man, this show was freaking awesome, so of course it got canned. it was funny, had great characters, wonderful dialouge and was way too good for TV. In fact, at times I find myself enjoying this show more then the simpsons. I find myself enjoying the antics of the characters more. so if i had to choose i would say this is more entertaining then the simpsons. although the simpsons had more better side characters (although zapp brannagin and his alien sidekick are friggin hilarious) in the end, i would advise anyone looking for a laugh to catch reruns whenever you can or buy the dvds. I don't think you'll be disappointed. a wonderful show canned way too soon.

Details

Official Sites:

Comedy Central [United States] Hulu

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Doomsville

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Curiosity Company, 20th Century Fox Television, Fox Television Animation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Dolby Digital (seasons 6-)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1