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 & 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:

The future is here!

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Genres:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

According to Matt Groening, viewers were able to decipher the alien language that is sometimes seen in the background the same night as the pilot episode aired. The only primer for the code in that episode was a sign that read "Drink Slurm". The sign appeared once with the word "Drink" written in the alien code and once in plain English. This resulted in the producers creating a second, more complex alien code to be seen in the background of later episodes.

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Goofs

Fry is frozen in New York; 1000 years later he is unfrozen above ground despite old New York being built over.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Bender: Bite my shiny metal ass!

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Crazy Credits

The production company logo shown at the very end of the show is "30th Century Fox".

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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

Referenced in Escape from Planet Earth (2013)

User Reviews

Much Better Than the Simpsons. Smart and Hilarious.

This show has always been ignored, or passed over by some old Simpson's fans, simply because it isn't the Simpsons.

Futurama and the Simpsons share little in common, aside from one thing...they are both extremely funny. Futurama however, continues to push the envelope of what is entertaining. With an extremely amusing cast of characters, plot lines, laugh out loud jokes and even some emotional moments, this show has everything. Adventure, Comedy and Romance can all be found within the cornucopia of episodes this show has to offer.

In the Simpson, the quality has gone downhill and has kept going further and further down. In Futurama it is the exact opposite. It just gets better and better and better.

Anyone can enjoy Futurama as it is full of smart laughs, slapstick humour, and great characters. I give this show ten out of ten. If you enjoy The Simpson's, Star Wars, or anything else, this show is perfect for you.

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