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

Top Rated TV #242 | Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 24 wins & 56 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Billy West	...	Philip J. Fry / ... 124 episodes, 1999-2013
Katey Sagal	...	Turanga Leela / ... 124 episodes, 1999-2013
John DiMaggio	...	Bender / ... 124 episodes, 1999-2013
Tress MacNeille	...	Linda / ... 124 episodes, 1999-2013
Phil LaMarr	...	Hermes Conrad / ... 117 episodes, 1999-2013
Lauren Tom	...	Amy Wong / ... 115 episodes, 1999-2013
Maurice LaMarche	...	Morbo / ... 114 episodes, 1999-2013
David Herman	...	Scruffy / ... 107 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

Other titles thought of for the show were "Aloha Mars!" and "Doomsville".

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Goofs

In many episodes the Earth's knowledge of things that have happened in the past is lacking, due to an apparent loss of historical documents throughout time (for example, in Season 1 Episode 2 "The Series Has Landed" it is made clear humans don't know the exact details of the first moon landing, or in Season 5 Episode 2 "Jurassic Bark" it is unclear how a 20th century pizzeria operated,) yet many people from Fry's time period are still alive, such as Richard Nixon or Leonard Nimoy's head. Also, even though characters do not know the details of important events in or before the 20th century, many characters make references to popular songs of the past (William Shatner in Season 4 Episode 12 "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", Kif in Season 3 Episode 5 "Amazon Women In The Mood".)

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Quotes

Professor Hubert Farnsworth: [about Hermes' grandmother] Your granny can go to hell!

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Crazy Credits

Occasionally, before the opening credit sequence begins, the show will be "sponsored" by a futuristic sponsor advertisement. For example, "Futurama is brought to you by Glagnar's Human Rinds." The show always begins with a parody of the "Transmitted in SAP" type of show disclaimers when the title "Futurama" appears. For example, "As Seen on TV" or "Present in BC (Brain Control) Where Available".

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Alternate Versions

The series was cancelled after season 5, but was revived several years later on a different network. First, the 4 direct-to-DVD movies that had been made following the cancellation were split into 4 episodes each and shown as 16 episodes forming season 6. The "season 6" listed here was shown as season 7, and the "season 7" listed here was shown as season 8. After that, in syndication and some streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, the split-up movies were still labelled as season 6, but the following 2 seasons were themselves split into 4 seasons of 13 episodes each, and called seasons 7 through 10. Each of the 4 parts split from a single movie had its own credits with unique features, such as the 1930s cartoon and the slogan at the end of the opening credits, were new and different for each episode.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Unforgettable Stephen Hawking Cameos in Pop Culture (2018)

User Reviews

A Misunderstood Series

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

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