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The Late Philip J. Fry

  • Episode aired Jul 29, 2010
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 22m
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9.3/10
3.9K
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Tress MacNeille, Kath Soucie, and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
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Fry agrees to travel one minute into the future in Farnsworth's new time machine right before a big date with Leela, but they wind up going far into the future with no way to go back in time... Read allFry agrees to travel one minute into the future in Farnsworth's new time machine right before a big date with Leela, but they wind up going far into the future with no way to go back in time.Fry agrees to travel one minute into the future in Farnsworth's new time machine right before a big date with Leela, but they wind up going far into the future with no way to go back in time.
IMDb RATING
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3.9K
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    • Peter Avanzino
    • Matt Groening
    • David X. Cohen
    • Lew Morton
  • Stars
    • Billy West(voice)
    • Katey Sagal(voice)
    • John DiMaggio(voice)
    • Peter Avanzino
    • Matt Groening
    • David X. Cohen
    • Lew Morton
  • Stars
    • Billy West(voice)
    • Katey Sagal(voice)
    • John DiMaggio(voice)
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    • 12User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    John DiMaggio and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
    Katey Sagal, Phil LaMarr, Kath Soucie, Lauren Tom, and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
    Katey Sagal and John DiMaggio in Futurama (1999)
    John DiMaggio, Tress MacNeille, and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
    Tress MacNeille, Kath Soucie, and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
    Tress MacNeille, Kath Soucie, and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
    Tress MacNeille, Kath Soucie, and Billy West in Futurama (1999)
    Billy West in Futurama (1999)

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    Billy West
    Billy West
    • Philip J. Fry
    • (voice)
    • …
    Katey Sagal
    Katey Sagal
    • Turanga Leela
    • (voice)
    John DiMaggio
    John DiMaggio
    • Bender
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Ladybot
    • (voice)
    • …
    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Waiter
    • (voice)
    • …
    Lauren Tom
    Lauren Tom
    • Amy Wong
    • (voice)
    Phil LaMarr
    Phil LaMarr
    • Hermes Conrad
    • (voice)
    David Herman
    David Herman
    • Year 10,000 Man
    • (voice)
    • …
    Kath Soucie
    Kath Soucie
    • Cubert Farnsworth
    • (voice)
    • …
      • Peter Avanzino
      • Matt Groening
      • David X. Cohen
      • Lew Morton
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    • Trivia
      The plot for this story is based on a 1950 short story by Poul Anderson, "Flight to Forever," where time travelers can only move forward, unable to find a time where movement backwards is possible. They eventually witness the rebirth of the universe and Earth before returning to what is their own time.
    • Goofs
      Since the time travelers saw everything relative to the geographical position of the Planet Express office, there's no way the Professor could have shot Hitler.

      It was implied the professor got out of the ship the first time and travelled to Hitler.

      The second time around he fired from the ship which is why he missed.
    • Quotes

      Bender: Man, the future's a total craphole, and whoever lives here is a crap-faced sack of crap!

      [to people at the camp next to them]

      Bender: No offense, fellas.

      Year 10,000 Man: Don't sweat it, man.

    • Connections
      Edited into Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow (2017)

    User reviews12

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    10/10
    An insightful view into the future of planet earth and the universe
    The beauty of this episode in particular, is that it is a piece of television that anyone of any age can watch and enjoy, even if you're unfamiliar with the characters. Whatever age or gender you are, The Late Phillip J Fry will provoke your thoughts, grip your stomach and create feelings for fictional characters which you may have before thought impossible from a simple television show.

    As always, Matt Groening and friends have provided us with a storyline which could almost seem plausible and because of that, this episode is somewhat believable. Revolving around the three central characters, (Fry, The Professor and Bender the robot) the plot unfolds around the testing of Hubert Farnsworth's latest invention, a time machine, which only goes forward in time. The three characters embark on a journey which takes them through various dates in Earth's future, ever hopeful that they will find a time in which civilization has invented the backwards time machine so they can return to their period in history.

    Full of depictions of Earth's timeline, messages from the past and a sense of harmonious loneliness and togetherness, Groening has created an insightful view into the future of planet earth and the universe, no other show has quite captured such plausible bleakness.

    This episode could extend itself into almost a TV Movie, however the current series of Futurama seems to be producing stand alone episodes. At first I was upset that I might not be able to see how the characters would change after being involved in such events, but if Groening can give us such fine viewing in 25 minutes, why not wait until next week and see what other explosive symphonies he has installed for us?

    If you have enjoyed Futurama in the past, in any forms it has taken, you will adore and fully appreciate this episode. If you have never heard of Futurama you will be stunned by the creativity and thinking behind it and be left wanting more. This episode is for anyone, and it needs to receive the acknowledgement that it deserves.
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    • ryansam2000
    • Jul 31, 2010

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      • July 29, 2010 (United States)
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      • The Curiosity Company
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • 22 minutes
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      • Dolby Digital

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