Futurama
The opening title screen for Futurama. In Motion pictures an intertitle (also known as a title card) is a piece of filmed printed text edited into the midst of (i
Genre	Sitcom Science fiction
Format	Animated series
Created by	Matt Groening
Developed by	Matt Groening David X. Cohen
Voices of	Billy West Katey Sagal John DiMaggio Phil LaMarr Lauren Tom Maurice LaMarche Tress MacNeille David Herman Frank Welker Kath Soucie Tom Kenny
Composer(s)	Christopher Tyng
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland David X Cohen (born July 13 1966 born David Samuel Cohen, is an American Television writer William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress and John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. Phillip "Phil" LaMarr (born January 24 1967 is an American Actor, Comedian and voice actor, as well as one of the original cast Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Biography Early life Tom a Chinese American, Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian Voice actor and former stand up Comedian. Tress MacNeille (born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series David Herman (born February 20, 1967) is an American Actor, Comedian and Voice actor. Franklin W Welker (born March 12 1946 is an American voice actor. Thomas James Kenny (born July 13, 1962, in East Syracuse New York) is an American Voice actor and Comedian perhaps best The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of seasons	5
No.  of episodes	76 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Matt Groening David X. Cohen Ken Keeler
Running time	22 minutes approx. The following is an episode list for the FOX Animated television series Futurama. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland David X Cohen (born July 13 1966 born David Samuel Cohen, is an American Television writer Kenneth Keeler (Born 1961 is an American comic Writer and producer.
Broadcast
Original channel	Fox (1999–2003) Comedy Central (2008–present)
Picture format	480i (SDTV) (Seasons 1-4) 720p/1080p (HDTV) (Season 5 - present)
Original run	March 28, 1999 – August 10, 2003 (Fox) March 23, 2008 – present (Comedy Central)
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Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode The i, which is sometimes uppercase stands for Interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution 720p is the shorthand name for a category of HDTV video modes High-definition television (HDTV is a Digital television Broadcasting system with higher resolution than traditional television systems (standard-definition Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland David X Cohen (born July 13 1966 born David Samuel Cohen, is an American Television writer The series follows the adventures of a former New York City pizza delivery boy Philip J. Fry after he is accidentally frozen, seconds after the start of a new millennium, on January 1, 2000 and is revived one thousand years in the future. The City of New York New York-style pizza is a common style of Pizza, originating from New York City. Cryonics is the low-temperature Preservation of Humans and other Animals that can no longer be sustained by contemporary Medicine until New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

In the United States, the series aired from March 28, 1999 to August 10, 2003 on Fox before ceasing production. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Futurama was then aired on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network, from January 2003 to December 2007, when the network's contract expired. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon The series was revived in 2007 as four straight-to-DVD films which would then be split into a sixteen-episode fifth season. Comedy Central entered into an agreement with 20th Century Fox Television to syndicate the existing episodes and air the films as new episodes in an episodic format. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming Twentieth Century Fox Television Inc (on-logo as 20th Century Fox Television) is the television production division of the 20th Century Fox movie studio a subsidiary ^[1][2] Comedy Central began airing Futurama on January 2, 2008,^[3] with new episodes starting on March 23, 2008. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

The name "Futurama" comes from a pavilion at the 1939 New York World's Fair. The 1939-40 New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows-Corona Park (also the location of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair) was one of the largest Designed by Norman Bel Geddes, the Futurama pavilion depicted what he imagined the world to look like in 1959. Norman Melancton Bel Geddes ( April 27, 1893 &ndash May 9, 1958) was an American Theatrical and Industrial designer The Futurama was an exhibit/ride at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair held in the USA, designed by Norman Bel Geddes that tried to show the world 20 ^[4]

Contents 1 Cast and characters 2 Setting 2.1 Society and culture 2.2 Linguistics 3 Humor 3.1 Opening sequence 4 Production 4.1 Production process 4.2 CGI 4.3 Broadcast 4.4 Ratings 4.5 Cancellation 4.6 Syndication 4.6.1 International syndication 4.7 DVD movies 5 Impact 5.1 References to Futurama in popular culture 5.2 Awards 6 Media 6.1 DVD releases 6.1.1 Full season releases 6.1.2 Other DVDs 6.1.3 Films 6.2 Comic books 6.3 Toys, games and figurines 6.4 Video game 7 See also 8 References 9 External links

Cast and characters

See also: List of recurring robot characters from Futurama, List of recurring human characters from Futurama, and List of recurring alien characters from Futurama

Futurama is essentially a workplace sitcom whose plot revolves around the Planet Express delivery company and its employees. ^[5] Episodes invariably feature the central trio of Fry, Leela and Bender, though storylines centered on the other main characters are common.

Philip J. Fry (Billy West)

Philip J. William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known Fry is an immature, slovenly pizza delivery boy who accidentally becomes frozen just after midnight on January 1, 2000, reawakening on New Year's Eve, 2999. Pizza (ˈpiːtsə, in Italian:) is a popular dish made with an Oven -baked flat generally round Bread that is covered with tomatoes or a tomato-based Cryonics is the low-temperature Preservation of Humans and other Animals that can no longer be sustained by contemporary Medicine until New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. He gets a job as a cargo delivery boy at Planet Express, a company owned by his closest living relative, Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth. Fry is, through actions which he takes in the episode "Roswell That Ends Well", his own grandfather. " Roswell That Ends Well " is the nineteenth episode of the third production season of the TV show Futurama. ^[5]

Turanga Leela (Katey Sagal)

Leela is the competent, one-eyed captain of the Planet Express Ship. Turanga Leela is a fictional main character in the animated television series Futurama and is voiced by Katey Sagal. Katey Sagal (born Catherine Louise Sagal on January 19, 1954) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress and In Greek mythology and later Roman mythology, a cyclops (ˈsaɪklɒps or kyklops ( Greek) is a member of a primordial race of The Planet Express Ship is a fictional spaceship in the animated series Futurama, which bears the official designation "U ^[5] Abandoned as a baby, she grew up in an Orphanarium believing herself to be an alien from an unknown race. An orphanage is an institution devoted to the care of children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable to care for them Extraterrestrial life is Life originating outside of the Earth. She later learns that she is actually a mutant from the sewers. ^[6]

Bender Bending Rodríguez (John DiMaggio)

Bender is a foul-mouthed, alcoholic, cigar-smoking, kleptomaniacal, misanthropic, egocentric, ill-tempered, pessimistic robot originally programmed to bend girders for suicide booths, and is now assistant sales manager of Planet Express. Bender, full name Bender Bending Rodríguez, designated Bending Unit 22, is a fictional Robot character in the Animated television series John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. The original meaning of the adjective profane (from the Latin for "in front of or outside the Temple " was to refer to items not belonging to the church Alcoholism is a term with multiple and sometimes conflicting definitions A cigar is a tightly rolled bundle of dried and fermented Tobacco which is ignited so that its smoke may be drawn into the smoker's mouth Tobacco Smoking is the inhalation of smoke from burned dried or cured leaves of the Tobacco plant most often in the form of a Cigarette. Kleptomania ( Greek: κλέπτειν, kleptein "to steal" μανία, " Mania " is the condition of not being able Misanthropy is a general dislike distrust or hatred of the Human species or a disposition to dislike and/or distrust other people In Psychology, egocentrism is defined as a the incomplete differentiation of the self and the world including other people and b the tendency to perceive understand and interpret Irritation or exacerbation, in Biology and Physiology, is a state of Inflammation or painful reaction to Allergy or cell-lining damage Pessimism, from the Latin pessimus (worst is the decision to evaluate perceive and view life in a generally negative light A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements A girder is a support beam used in Construction. Girders often have an I beam cross section for strength but may also have a box shape Z shape A suicide booth is a fictional machine for committing Suicide. He is Fry's best friend and roommate. A roommate is a person with whom one shares a residence who is not a relative or Significant other.

Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, a. Professor Hubert J Farnsworth (born April 9 2841, New New York City New New York, USA) is a Fictional character appearing in the k. a. The Professor (Billy West)

Born April 9, 2841, Professor Hubert Farnsworth is Fry's distant nephew. William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) ^[7] Farnsworth founded Planet Express to fund his mad scientist-esque experiments and inventions. He clones himself to create a successor, Cubert Farnsworth. Cubert Farnsworth is a Fictional character, Professor Hubert Farnsworth 's clone from the animated television series Futurama.

Dr. John A. Zoidberg (Billy West)

Zoidberg is a lobster-like alien from the planet Decapod 10 and is the neurotic and self-conscious staff physician of Planet Express. Dr John A Zoidberg is a fictional character in the television series Futurama. William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known Clawed lobsters compose a family ( Nephropidae, sometimes also Homaridae) of large marine Crustaceans Lobsters are economically important as Dr John A Zoidberg is a fictional character in the television series Futurama. This article describes the term in psychology For the experimental metal band see Neurosis (band. Self-consciousness is an acute sense of self-awareness It is a preoccupation with oneself as opposed to the philosophical state of Self-awareness, which is the awareness A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health Although he claims to be an expert on humans, his knowledge of human anatomy and physiology is woefully inadequate. Zoidberg is basically penniless and held in contempt by virtually all. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and

Amy Wong (Lauren Tom)

Amy is an incredibly rich, blunt, spoiled and extremely accident-prone long-term intern at Planet Express. Amy Wong is a Fictional character, one of the main characters from the FOX television Animated series Futurama. Lauren Tom (born August 4, 1961) is an American actress. Biography Early life Tom a Chinese American, An intern or stagiaire is one who works in a temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely employment making it similar to an Apprenticeship She is an engineering student at Mars University and heiress to the western hemisphere of Mars. " Mars University " is episode eleven of the first production season of Futurama. Though born on Mars, she is ethnically Chinese, prone to frequently cursing in Cantonese, and overuses 31st century slang. Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. Her parents are Leo and Inez. Although initially portrayed as somewhat promiscuous, she eventually develops a relationship with Kif Kroker. Promiscuity refers to sexual behavior of a man or woman who casually has sex with many partners Lieutenant Kif Kroker is a Fictional character in the animated television show Futurama.

Hermes Conrad (Phil LaMarr)

Hermes is the Jamaican accountant of Planet Express. Hermes Conrad (Born AD 2954 is a character in the Futurama Animated series. Phillip "Phil" LaMarr (born January 24 1967 is an American Actor, Comedian and voice actor, as well as one of the original cast Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. A bureaucrat and proud of it, he is a stickler for regulation. A bureaucrat is a member of a Bureaucracy, usually within an institution of the Government. Hermes is also a former champion in Olympic Limbo, a sport derived from the popular dance and similar to the track event of hurdling. Limbo is a dance that originated on the island of Trinidad, though Hawaii is often mistakenly associated with limbo Hurdling is a type of track and field race There are Sprint hurdle races and long hurdle Races. He has a wife, LaBarbara, and a 12-year-old son, Dwight.

Setting

Futurama is set in New New York at the turn of the 31st century, in a time filled with technological wonders. The city of New New York has been built over the ruins of present-day New York City, referred to as "Old New York". The City of New York Various devices and architecture are similar to the Populuxe design. Googie, also known as populuxe or doo-wop, is a subdivision of Futurist architecture, influenced by car culture and the Space Age Global warming, inflexible bureaucracy and substance abuse are a few of the subjects given a 31st century exaggeration in a world where the problems have become both more extreme and more common. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the Bureaucracy is the structure and set of regulations in place to control activity usually in large organizations and government Substance abuse is the overindulgence in and dependence of a Drug or other chemical leading to effects that are detrimental to the individual's physical and mental health

Numerous technological advances have been made between the present day and the 31st century. The ability to keep heads alive in jars was invented by Ron Popeil (who has a guest cameo in "A Big Piece of Garbage") which has resulted in many historical figures and current celebrities being present; this became the writers' excuse to feature and poke fun at celebrities in the show. Isolated brain refers to keeping a Brain alive In-vitro. This is done either by Perfusion by a blood substitute, often an oxygenated solution Ronald M Popeil (born May 3, 1935 in New York City;) is an American Inventor and Marketing personality, best known " A Big Piece of Garbage " is episode eight in season one of Futurama. Curiously, several of the preserved heads shown are those of people who were already dead well before the advent of this technology. One the most prominent examples of this anomaly being Richard Nixon who died in 1994. The Internet, while being fully immersive and encompassing all senses--even featuring its own digital world (similar to Tron or The Matrix), is slow and largely consists of pornography, pop-up ads, and "filthy" chat rooms. Tron is a 1982 Disney Science fiction film starring Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn (and his counterpart inside the electronic world Pornography or porn is the explicit depiction of Sexual subject matter with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer Pop-up ads or popups are a form of online advertising on the World Wide Web intended to attract Web traffic or capture email addresses The term chat room, or chatroom, is primarily used by Mass media to describe any form of Synchronous conferencing, occasionally even Asynchronous conferencing Some of it is edited to include educational material ostensibly for youth. Television is still a primary form of entertainment. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Self-aware robots are a common sight, as well as being the main cause of global warming thanks to their alcohol-powered systems. The wheel is obsolete (no one but Fry even seems to recognize the design)^[8] having been forgotten and replaced by hovering vehicles and a network of large, clear pneumatic transportation tubes. A wheel is a circular device that is capable of rotating on its axis facilitating movement or transportation whilst supporting a load ( Mass) or performing labour in machines A hovercraft, or air-cushion vehicle (ACV is an Amphibious vehicle or craft, designed to travel over any sufficiently smooth surface supported by Pneumatic tubes (or capsule pipelines; Lamson tubes) are systems in which cylindrical containers are propelled through a network of tubes by

Futurama's setting is a backdrop, and the writers are not above committing continuity errors if they serve to further the gags. In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or For example, while the pilot episode implies that the previous Planet Express crew was killed by a space wasp, the later episode "The Sting" is based on the crew having been killed by space bees instead. " Space Pilot 3000 " is the pilot episode of Futurama, which originally aired in North "The Sting" is episode twelve in season four of Futurama. ^[9] The "world of tomorrow" setting is used to highlight and lampoon issues of today and to parody the science fiction genre. ^[10]

Society and culture

Earth is depicted as being multicultural to the extent where there are a wide range of human, robot, and extraterrestrial beings shown in the series who interact with the primary characters. The term multiculturalism generally refers to a state of racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within the Demographics of a specified In some ways the future is depicted as being more socially advanced than Fry's, and thus the audience's, reality. The future is often shown, though, to have many of the same types of problems, challenges, mistakes and prejudices of the present. Robots make up the largest "minority" in the series. While a few are depicted as wealthy members of the upper-class, they are often treated as second-class citizens. ^[8] Most robots are self-aware and have been granted freedom and free-will. However, at times of crisis, robots may have their free-will removed when their "patriotism circuits" are activated, forcing them to serve humans or to serve in the military in times of war. ^[11] Many robots live in apartments specially constructed for robots, with rooms the size of a typical coat closet and closets the size of typical rooms. ^[12] Sewer mutants are mutated humans who must live in the sewers by law. They hold urban legend status and are regarded as fictional by some members of the public. An urban legend or urban myth is a form of modern Folklore consisting of stories thought to be factual by those circulating them

Religion is still a prominent part of society, although the dominant religions have evolved. A merger between the major religious groups of the 20th century has resulted in the First Amalgamated Church,^[13] while Voodoo is now mainstream. The world's principal Religions and spiritual traditions may be classified into a small number of major groups or world religions'. New religions include Oprahism, Robotology, and the banned religion of Star Trek fandom. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 1954 often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American The animated Science fiction television program Futurama makes a number of satirical and humorous references to Religion, including Trekkie (or Trekker) is a term used to describe a fan of all or part of the Star Trek Fictional universe. Religious figures in the series include Father Changstein-El-Gamal, the Robot Devil, Reverend Preacherbot and passing references to The Space Pope. While very few episodes focus exclusively on the religious aspect within the Futurama universe they do cover a wide variety of subjects including predestination, prayer, the nature of salvation, and religious conversion. ^[13]

Earth has a unified government headed by the President of Earth - Richard Nixon's head (from season 2 onwards). The animated Science fiction show Futurama presents a satirical look at Politics and current affairs in a number of its episodes Earth's capital is Washington, D.C., and the flag of Earth is similar in design to the flag of the United States, with planet Earth displayed in place of the fifty stars. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Flags of the United States The Flag of the United States of America consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of Red (top and bottom alternating

The Democratic Order Of Planets (D. O. O. P. ) is a fictional organization in the Futurama universe which has been compared to both the United Nations and to the United Federation of Planets of the Star Trek universe. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The United Federation of Planets, (also known as the "The Federation" or UFP) is a fictional interplanetary state depicted in the Star Trek ^[14] Numerous other galaxies have been colonized or have made contact by the year 3000. A galaxy is a massive gravitationally bound system consisting of Stars an Interstellar medium of gas and dust, and Dark matter Mars has been terraformed and is home to Mars University as well as tribes similar to Native Americans. The terraforming (literally "Earth-shaping" of a Planet, moon, or other body is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying its For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States.

The heads of the past presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton and many famous, and infamous, people from our era are placed in jars. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States These heads are displayed in the National Head Museum. They are fed food in a similar way to fish.

Linguistics

There are two alternative alphabets that appear often in the background of episodes, usually in the forms of graffiti, advertisements or warning labels. Graffiti (singular graffito; the plural is used as a Mass noun) is the name for images or lettering scratched scrawled painted or marked in any manner on property Nearly all messages using alternative scripts translate directly into English. The first alphabet consists of abstract characters and is referred to as Alienese,^[6] a simple substitution cipher from the Latin alphabet. In Cryptography, a substitution cipher is a method of Encryption by which units of plaintext are substituted with Ciphertext according to a regular system ^[15] The second alphabet uses a more complex modular addition code, where the "next letter is given by the summation of all previous letters plus the current letter". The word modulo (Latin with respect to a modulus of ___ is the Latin Ablative of Modulus which itself means "a small measure ^[16] The codes often provide additional jokes for fans dedicated enough to decode the messages. ^[10] Aside from these alphabets, most of the displayed wording on the show uses the Latin alphabet.

Several English expressions have evolved since the present day. For example, the word Christmas has been replaced with Xmas (pronounced "EX-mas) and the word ask with aks (pronounced axe). " Xmas " and " X-mas " are common abbreviations of the word " Christmas " According to David X. Cohen it is a running joke in the series that the French language is extinct in the Futurama universe, much like Latin is in the present. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people According to some definitions an extinct language is a Language which no longer has any speakers, whereas a dead language is a language which is no longer spoken Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. ^[17] In the French dubbing of the show, German is used as the extinct language instead. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages.

Humor

Although the series utilized a wide range of styles of humor including: self-deprecation, black comedy, off-color humor, slapstick, and surreal humor; its primary source of comedy was its satirical depiction of everyday life in the future and its parodical comparisons to the present. Self-deprecation is a form of Humor in which people or Comedians make jokes about themselves their shortcomings or their culture usually without Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded The term off-color humor (also known as dirty jokes or blue humor) is an Americanism used to describe various Jokes, Prose, Poems Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with Surreal humour is a form of humour, laughingly in a style related to the artistic ambitions of the surrealists, based on bizarre Juxtapositions absurd situations Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject ^[5] Matt Groening notes that, from the show's conception, his goal was to take what was, on the surface, a goofy comedy and show that underneath were "legitimate literary science fiction concepts". ^[18] The series contrasted "low culture" and "high culture" comedy; for example, Bender's catchphrase is the insult "Bite my shiny metal ass" while his most terrifying nightmare is a vision of a number 2, a joke referencing the binary numeral system. Low culture is a Derogatory term for some forms of Popular culture. High culture is a term now used in a number of different ways in Academic discourse whose most common meaning is the set of cultural products mainly in the A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance Arse is an informal English term referring to the Buttocks, which is commonly used in English speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, The Arabic alphabet is the script used for writing several languages of Asia and Africa such as Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. The binary numeral system, or base-2 number system, is a Numeral system that represents numeric values using two symbols usually 0 and 1. ^[5]

The series developed a cult following partially due to the large number of in-jokes it contains, most of which are aimed at "nerds". A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific area of Pop culture. An in-joke (also known as an in joke or inside joke) is a Joke whose Humor is clear only to those people who are "inside" a social Nerd is a term often bearing a derogatory connotation or Stereotype, that refers to a person who passionately pursues Intellectual activities Esoteric ^[5] In commentary on the DVD releases, David X. On disc based video formats an audio commentary is an additional audio track consisting of a lecture or comments by one or more speakers that plays in real time with video DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Cohen points out and sometimes explains his "nerdiest joke[s]". ^[19] These jokes included mathematical jokes--such as "Loew's -plex" (aleph-null-plex) movie theater,^[19] as well as various forms of science humor--for example, Professor Farnsworth complains that judges of a quantum finish "changed the outcome by measuring it", a reference to the observer effect in quantum mechanics. A mathematical joke is a form of Humor which relies on aspects of Mathematics or a Stereotype of Mathematicians to Derive humor Loews Theatres, aka Loews Incorporated, founded in 1904 by Marcus Loew, was the oldest theater chain operating in North America until it merged with A photo finish occurs in a Sporting race, when two (or more competitors cross the finishing line at near the same time Observer Effect is the title of the 87th episode from the television series Star Trek Enterprise. Quantum mechanics is the study of mechanical systems whose dimensions are close to the Atomic scale such as Molecules Atoms Electrons ^[20] Over its run, the series passes references to quantum chromodynamics (the appearance of Strong Force-brand glue),^[21] computer science (two separate books in a closet labeled P and NP respectively, referring to the possibility that P and NP-complete problem classes are distinct),^[22] electronics and genetics (a mention of Bender's "robo-, or RNA"). Quantum chromodynamics (abbreviated as QCD is a theory of the Strong interaction ( color force a Fundamental force describing the interactions of the In particle physics the strong interaction, or strong force, or color force, holds Quarks and Gluons together to form Protons and Glue or adhesive is a compound that adheres or bonds two items together Computer science (or computing science) is the study and the Science of the theoretical foundations of Information and Computation and their The relationship between the Complexity classes P and NP is an unsolved question in Theoretical computer science. Electronics refers to the flow of charge (moving Electrons through Nonmetal conductors (mainly Semiconductors, whereas electrical Genetics (from Ancient Greek grc-Latn genetikos, “genitive” and that from grc-Latn genesis, “origin” a discipline of Biology, is Ribonucleic acid ( RNA) is a Nucleic acid that consists of a long chain of Nucleotide units ^[23] The show often features subtle references to classic science fiction. These are most often Star Trek - many soundbites are used in the series as an homage^[5] - but also others, such as the reference to the origin of the word robot made in the existence of a robot-dominated planet named Chapek 9,^[24] or the black rectangular monolith labeled "Out of Order" in orbit around Jupiter (a reference to Arthur C. Clarke's 3001: The Final Odyssey). For medieval usage see Homage (medieval and Commendation ceremony, or Homage (disambiguation Homage (from the French A robot is a mechanical or Virtual Artificial agent In practice it is usually an electro-mechanical system which by its appearance or movements Karel Čapek ( pronounced) ( January 9, 1890 – December 25, 1938 was one of the most influential Czech writers of the 20th century Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (16 December 1917–19 March 2008 was a British Science fiction Author, Inventor, and 3001 The Final Odyssey ( 1997) is a Science fiction Novel by Arthur C ^[25] Bender and Fry sometimes watch a television show called The Scary Door, a humorous pastiche of The Twilight Zone. The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic Genre. The Twilight Zone is an American Television series created by Rod Serling. Also, the sewer Mutants from New New York worship a nuclear warhead in reference to the film Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a ( 1970) Science-fiction film directed by Ted Post, and the first of four sequels to 1968 's

Opening sequence

Much like the opening sequence in The Simpsons with its chalkboard, sax solo and couch gags, Futurama has a distinctive opening sequence featuring minor gags. The Simpsons opening sequence is an element of the American TV show The Simpsons. The Simpsons opening sequence is an element of the American TV show The Simpsons. As the show begins, the word "Futurama" is displayed across the screen along with a joke disclaimer such as "Painstakingly drawn before a live studio audience", "Presented in Doublevision (Where Drunk)", "As Seen on TV" "Condemned by the Space Pope", "Filmed on location", or "Dancing Space Potatoes? YOU BET!"^[26] After flying through downtown New New York and past various recurring characters, the Planet Express Ship crashes into a large screen showing a short clip from a classic cartoon. These have included clips from Looney Tunes shorts, cartoons produced by Max Fleischer, a short section of The Simpsons from a Tracy Ullman episode,^[27] and the show's own opening sequence in "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings". Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Max Fleischer ( July 19, 1883 – September 11, 1972) was an important Austrian American pioneer in the development of the Tracey Ullman (born December 30, 1959) is a British -born naturalized U "The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings" was the original Series finale of the animated television series Futurama. In Bender's Big Score, the opening clip is from the first Futurama episode where Fry gets frozen.

The Futurama theme song was written by Christopher Tyng and is based on the song "Psyché Rock" by Pierre Henry. Christopher Tyng (born Brooklyn, New York on 25 April 1955) is an American Composer. Pierre Henry (born December 9, 1927 in Paris, France) is a French composer considered a pioneer of the Musique concrète genre ^[28] The theme is played on the tubular bells but is occasionally remixed for use in specific episodes including a version by The Beastie Boys used for the episode "Hell Is Other Robots" in which they guest starred. Tubular bells (also known as chimes) are Musical instruments in the percussion family " Hell Is Other Robots " is the ninth episode of season one of Futurama. ^[26]

Production

See also: List of Futurama episodes

Matt Groening began thinking of Futurama in the mid-1990s. In 1997, he enlisted the help of David X. Cohen, then a Simpsons writer and producer, to assist in developing the show. David X Cohen (born July 13 1966 born David Samuel Cohen, is an American Television writer The two then spent time researching science fiction books, television shows, and films of the past. By the time they pitched the series to Fox in April 1998, Groening and Cohen had composed many characters and story lines. During that first meeting, Fox ordered thirteen episodes. Shortly after, however, Groening and Fox executives argued over whether the network would have any creative input into the show. ^[29] With The Simpsons the network has no input. ^[30] Groening explains, "When they tried to give me notes on Futurama, I just said: 'No, we're going to do this just the way we did Simpsons. ' And they said, 'Well, we don't do business that way anymore. ' And I said, 'Oh, well, that's the only way I do business. '"^[31] After negotiations, he received the same independence with Futurama.

Production process

It took six to nine months to make an episode of Futurama. ^[32][33] This long production time meant many episodes were worked on simultaneously. ^[34]

Each episode began with the writers discussing the story in a group. Then a single staff writer wrote an outline and then a script. Once the first draft was finished, the writers and executive producers got together with the actors to do a table read. ^[29] After this script reading, the writers rewrote the script as a group before eventually sending it to animation. ^[35] At this point the voice recording was also started and the script is out of the writers' hands. ^[33]

The animation in Futurama was done by Rough Draft Studios, which Groening insisted be used. Rough Draft Studios Inc (RDS is an Animation studio based in Glendale California, United States with its sister studio Rough Draft Korea Rough Draft receives the completed script of an episode and storyboards it into over 100 drawings. See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of Then they create a pencil-drawn animatic with 1000 frames. See also Pre-production Storyboards are graphic organizers such as a series of Illustrations or Images displayed in sequence for the purpose of From there, Rough Draft's sister studio in Korea puts together the 30,000-frame finished episode. The show was also sometimes animated overseas by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. ^[29]

CGI

In addition to traditional cartoon drawing, Rough Draft Studios often uses CGI for the fast or complex shots such as during the movement of spaceships, explosions, nebulae, and snow scenes among others. Computer animation Computer-generated imagery (also known as CGI) is the application of the field of Computer graphics or more specifically 3D computer graphics Most of the opening credits are rendered in CGI. The CGI is rendered at 24 fps (opposed to hand-drawn at 12 fps) and the lack of artifacts makes the animation appear very smooth and fluid. Digital artifacts, are visible defects in a Digital photo or video picture which are specifically caused by the digital encoding CGI characters look slightly different due to spatially "cheating" hand-drawn characters by drawing slightly out of proportion or off-perspective features to emphasize traits of the face or body, improving legibility of an expression. PowerAnimator is used to draw the comic-like CGI. PowerAnimator and Animator, also referred to simply as "Alias" the precursor to what is now Maya and StudioTools, was an expensive complex ^[36]

Broadcast

When it came to deciding when the show would air, Groening and Cohen wanted Futurama to be shown at 8:30 Sunday nights, following The Simpsons. The network disagreed, opting instead to show two episodes in the Sunday night lineup before moving the show to its regular time slot on Tuesday. ^[37] Beginning its second broadcast season Futurama was again placed in the 8:30 Sunday spot,^[38] but by mid-season the show was moved again. This time Futurama began airing in the 7:00 p. m. Sunday timeslot, its third position in under a year. ^[39]

Due to the 7:00 p. m. Sunday timeslot, the show was often pre-empted by sports and usually had a later than average season premiere. It also allowed the writers and animators to get ahead of the broadcast schedule so that episodes intended for one season were not aired until the following season. By the beginning of the fourth broadcast season all the episodes to be aired that season had already been completed and writers were working at least a year in advance. ^[33]

Ratings

When Futurama debuted in the Fox Sunday night line-up at 8:30 p. m. between The Simpsons and The X-Files on March 28, 1999, it managed 19 million viewers, tying for 11th overall in that week's Nielsen Ratings. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television ^[40] The following week, airing at the same time, Futurama drew 14. 2 million viewers. The show was then moved to Tuesdays at 8:30 p. m. Futurama's first episode airing on Tuesday drew 8. 85 million viewers. ^[41] Though its ratings were well below The Simpsons, the first season of Futurama rated higher than competing animated series: King of the Hill, Family Guy, Dilbert, South Park and The PJs. King of the Hill is an American animated series created by Mike Judge and Greg Daniels for the Fox Broadcasting Company Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Dilbert is an Animated television series Spin-off of the comic strip of the same name. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central The PJs is a Stop motion animated television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. ^[42]

When Futurama was effectively cancelled in 2003, it had averaged 6. 4 million viewers for the first half of its fourth broadcast season. ^[43]

Cancellation

Even by the fourth season Futurama was still being aired erratically. ^[44] This was parodied in the opening sequence of the last episode of Season 4 with a picture of Fry, Leela and Bender captioned, "See You On Some Other Channel. " Due to being regularly pre-empted by sporting events, it became difficult to predict when new episodes would air. This erratic schedule resulted in Fox not airing several episodes that had been produced for seasons three and four, instead holding them over for the fifth season. Although Futurama was never officially canceled, midway through the production of the fourth season, Fox decided to let it go out of production and told the writers and animators to look for new jobs.

Fox's decision to stop buying episodes of Futurama led Rough Draft Studios, the animation producers, to fire its animators. ^[45] Futurama was not included in Fox's fall 2003 lineup. ^[46]

Syndication

In late 2002, Cartoon Network acquired the exclusive cable syndication rights of Futurama for a reported ten million dollars. ^[47] In January 2003,^[47] the network began airing Futurama episodes as the centerpiece to the expansion of their Adult Swim cartoon block. Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon ^[48] In October 2005, Comedy Central picked up the cable syndication rights to air Futurama's 72-episode run at the start of 2008, following the expiration of Cartoon Network's contract. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming It was cited as the largest and most expensive acquisition in the network's history. It is currently airing every night, followed by South Park. South Park is an animated American television comedy series created and written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for Comedy Central ^[49] A Comedy Central teaser trailer announced the return of Futurama March 23, 2008,^[50] which was Bender's Big Score divided into four episodes followed by the other three movies. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Futurama Bender's Big Score is an Annie Award -winning Direct-to-video Film based on the animated series Futurama

International syndication

The Series aired on the Seven Network in Australia when the show first began but was left off-air for a few years until 2005. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It was then picked up by Network Ten which aired repeats of the series until late 2007. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australia 's three major commercial television networks. The series is also shown most days on subscription based channel FOX8. FOX8 is an Australian Cable and Satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms

In the United Kingdom, repeats are broadcast on the digital channels Sky One, Sky Two and Sky Three on weekends which previously aired the continuous run of seasons 1-4. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Repeats were also shown on Channel 4 until late 2005. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

In Latin America, the show is re-run by the cable channel Fox, during prime time Monday through Friday.

In Canada, certain syndicated episodes are shown on YTV Monday to Thursday in prime time and each day of the week at or after midnight. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page YTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel aimed at Youth, available nationwide through cable

In Germany, all episodes were aired on ProSieben. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ProSieben is a commercial Television station in Germany distributed to a large extent via cable and satellite along with DVB-T

In Malaysia, episodes of the first two seasons were originally aired on TV3, while episodes from the last two seasons were aired on 8TV after a rather long hiatus between TV3's airing of the last episode of season 2 and 8TV's airing of the first episode of Season 3. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Sistem Televisyen Malaysia Berhad (STMB or TV3 was incorporated in 1983 as Malaysia ’s first commercial Television station. 8TV (; literal 8th dimension is a private Malaysian Television station previously known as Metrovision Both channels aired the show late at night, around 10:30 PM, with the appropriate ratings, as indication that the series was not suitable for minors. Nevertheless, some episodes were not aired for unknown reasons. Additionally, Futurama was also available on the Asia-wide Star World network. STAR World is an Asian English language cable and Satellite television owned by STAR TV.

DVD movies

When Comedy Central began negotiating for the rights to air Futurama reruns, Fox suggested that there was a possibility of also creating new episodes, partially stemming from the fact that the network had already revived Family Guy (its other short-lived series that ended up on Adult Swim), but not Futurama. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other Adult Swim, (usually stylized swim with its signature square Brackets, is an adult-oriented Television network sharing channel space with Cartoon Negotiations were already being made with the possibility of creating two or three straight-to-DVD films. When Comedy Central committed to sixteen new episodes, it was decided that four films would be produced. ^[51] On April 26, 2006, Groening noted in an interview that co-creator David X. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Cohen and numerous writers from the original series would be returning to work on the movies. ^[52] All the original voice actors still take part in the series. In February 2007, Groening explained the format of the new stories: "[The crew is] writing them as movies and then we're going to chop them up, reconfigure them, write new material and try to make them work as separate episodes. "^[53]

The first movie, Futurama: Bender's Big Score, is written by Ken Keeler and Cohen, and includes return appearances by the Nibblonians, Seymour, Barbados Slim, Robot Santa, the "God" space entity, Al Gore, and Zapp Brannigan. Futurama Bender's Big Score is an Annie Award -winning Direct-to-video Film based on the animated series Futurama Kenneth Keeler (Born 1961 is an American comic Writer and producer. Lord Nibbler is a fictional character from the animated Television series Futurama. "Godfellas" is the twentieth episode of the third production season of Futurama. Major General Webelo (later Commander) Zapp Brannigan is a Fictional character in the television series Futurama, voiced ^[54] It was animated in widescreen and was released on standard DVD on November 27, 2007, with a Blu-ray disc release to follow. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[55] Futurama: Bender's Big Score was the first DVD release for which 20th Century Fox implemented measures intended to reduce the total carbon footprint of the production, manufacturing and distribution processes. Where it was not possible to completely eliminate carbon output carbon offsets were used. A carbon offset is a financial instrument representing a reduction in Greenhouse gas emissions They refer to the changed processes as "carbon neutral". Being carbon neutral, or carbon neutrality, refers to achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount sequestered ^[56]

According to Rich Moore the titles of the other three movies are The Beast with a Billion Backs, Bender's Game, and Into the Wild Green Yonder. Rich Moore (born May 10, 1963) is an Animation director and a business partner in Rough Draft Studios, Inc Futurama The Beast with a Billion Backs is an animated Science-fiction Comedy, the second of the four Futurama straight-to-DVD Futurama Bender's Game is the third of the four planned Futurama films Futurama Into the Wild Green Yonder is the last of four planned Straight-to-DVD Futurama movies ^[57]

Impact

References to Futurama in popular culture

• Futurama is referenced numerous times in Groening's first series The Simpsons. Squeaky Voiced Teen is once seen attempting suicide, jumping off a cliff screaming "Why did they cancel Futurama?". The following is a list of Recurring characters in The Simpsons. ^[58][59] Bender has also had numerous cameos,^[60][61] the most notable in an episode named in reference to Futurama. " Future-Drama " is the fifteenth episode of the sixteenth season of The Simpsons. ^[62] Fry has also appeared in The Simpsons, during a couch gag. ^[63] In addition, when Matt Groening appeared on the episode of The Simpsons entitled "My Big Fat Geek Wedding," he was identified as the creator of Futurama, as The Simpsons does not exist as a television program in its own diegesis. Matthew Abram Groening (ˈɡreɪnɪŋ GRAY-ning) (born February 15 1954 is an American Cartoonist, television producer and writer from Portland " My Big Fat Geek Wedding " is the 17th episode of The Simpsons ' fifteenth season, first aired on April 18, Diegesis is the (fictional world in which the situations and events narrated occur and telling recounting as opposed to showing enacting Also in the Simpsons episode "That 90's Show" Homer says to Lisa and Bart, "A struggling Matt Groening created Futurama. " That 90's Show " is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' nineteenth season. "

• In An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore uses a scene from the episode "Crimes of the Hot" during his initial explanation of global warming. An Inconvenient Truth is an American Documentary film about Global warming, presented by former United States Vice President Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former “Crimes of the Hot” is the eighth episode of the fourth production season of the television show Futurama. Global warming is the increase in the average measured temperature of the ^[64] The Futurama cast and crew also made an animated promo titled "A Terrifying Message From Al Gore", featuring Gore and Bender. Al Gore is a recurring guest star in Futurama, his daughter Kristin Gore Cusack being a regular writer and story editor, and he has said that Futurama is his favorite show. Kristin C Gore (born June 5 1977) is an American author and screenwriter The promo is included on the DVD release of Futurama: Bender's Big Score. Futurama Bender's Big Score is an Annie Award -winning Direct-to-video Film based on the animated series Futurama ^[65]

• In an episode of The PJs, Fry's face can be seen on a milk carton as a missing person, referencing Fry's disappearance after being frozen. The PJs is a Stop motion animated television series created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore, and Steve Tompkins. Carton is the name of certain types of containers typically made from Paperboard which is also sometimes known as "cardboard" This was an act of reciprocation for an advertisement of The PJs etched into a manhole cover in the Futurama episode "I Second That Emotion". "I Second That Emotion" is episode one in season two of Futurama. ^[66]

• The logo for Slurm, a popular beverage in Futurama, can be seen on a vending machine being thrown by the Young Avengers' Hulkling. " Fry and the Slurm Factory " is the thirteenth Episode of the first production season of Futurama. Young Avengers is an American Comic book published by Marvel Comics. Hulkling ( Theodore "Teddy" Altman) is a fictional Comic book Superhero and a member of the Young Avengers, a team of ^[67]

• The Planet Express Ship appears in the Dark Horse Comics miniseries Outer Orbit, and the theme from Futurama was heard in the background of a scene on the moon in The Adventures of Pluto Nash. Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics The Adventures of Pluto Nash is a 2002 Comedy film directed by Ron Underwood and starring Eddie Murphy as the owner of a lunar nightclub Also, in Alan Moore's "Top Ten" (issue 11), a discolored Fry, Leela, and Bender can be seen in the background of one of the frames. Alan Moore (born November 18 1953 in Northampton) is an English Writer most famous for his influential work in Comics, including the acclaimed ^[68]

• A droid with the name "Probulator" appears in the Lucas Arts/Sony Online Entertainment online game Star Wars: Galaxies. LucasArts Entertainment Company LLC is an American Video game developer and publisher. Sony Online Entertainment ( SOE) is a Game development and game publishing division of Sony that is best known for creating Massively multiplayer Star Wars Galaxies (abbv SWG) is a Star Wars themed MMORPG for Microsoft Windows developed by Sony Online Entertainment ^[69]

• In the Family Guy Star Wars special Blue Harvest, Bender can be seen in the background drinking in the Mos Eisley Cantina. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other "Blue Harvest" is the Emmy -nominated hour-long premiere to the sixth season of the FOX series Family Guy. Mos Eisley is a spaceport town on the planet Tatooine in the fictional Star Wars universe ^[70] Also in the beginning of Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, a reporter from Entertainment Weekly asks Stewie if FOX had any plans of bringing back Futurama. Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin The Untold Story is a direct-to-DVD animated Film set in Family Guy 's Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Stewie, after learning what magazine he's reporting for, proceeds to break his neck.

• In an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force entitled "Bible Fruit" the characters of Frylock, Meatwad and Master Shake have a discussion about watching Futurama. Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part Aqua Teen Hunger Force (also known as ATHF) is an American Animated television series shown on Cartoon Network as part ^[71]

Awards

Wins[72]	Nominations[72]
Annie Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production 2000 — Brian Sheesley for episode "Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?" Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production 2001 — John DiMaggio as Bender for episode "Bendless Love" Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production 2001 — Ron Weiner for episode "Luck of the Fryrish"[73] Outstanding Directing in an Animated Television Production 2003 — Rich Moore for episode "Roswell That Ends Well" Best Home Entertainment Production 2008 — Bender's Big Score Emmy Awards: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation 2000 — Bari Kumar (color stylist) for episode "A Bicyclops Built for Two" 2001 — Rodney Clouden (storyboard artist) for episode "Parasites Lost" Outstanding Animated Program 2002 — "Roswell That Ends Well" Environmental Media Awards: Comedy — TV Episodic 2000 — "The Problem with Popplers" Writers Guild of America Award: Animation 2003 — Ken Keeler for episode "Godfellas". "Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love" is episode five in season two of Futurama. John William DiMaggio (born September 4, 1968) is an American voice actor. Bender, full name Bender Bending Rodríguez, designated Bending Unit 22, is a fictional Robot character in the Animated television series "Bendless Love" is the sixth episode in season three of Futurama. "The Luck of the Fryrish" is the fourth episode in season three of Futurama. " Roswell That Ends Well " is the nineteenth episode of the third production season of the TV show Futurama. Futurama Bender's Big Score is an Annie Award -winning Direct-to-video Film based on the animated series Futurama "A Bicyclops Built for Two" is episode nine in season two of Futurama. Storyboard artist (sometimes referred as story artist) is a profession specialized in creating Storyboards for Advertising agencies and Film productions "Parasites Lost" is the second episode in season three of Futurama. The Environmental Media Awards have been awarded by the Environmental Media Association since 1991 to the best television episode or film with an environmental message "The Problem with Popplers" is episode 15 in season 2 of Futurama. The Writers Guild of America Award for outstanding achievements in Film, Television, and Radio has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of Kenneth Keeler (Born 1961 is an American comic Writer and producer. "Godfellas" is the twentieth episode of the third production season of Futurama.	Annie Awards: Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Program 1999 — Futurama. The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production 1999 — Ken Keeler for episode "The Series Has Landed" Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime or Late Night Animated Television Program 2000 — Futurama. Kenneth Keeler (Born 1961 is an American comic Writer and producer. " The Series Has Landed " alternatively titled Episode Two The Series Has Landed, is the second episode of the first season of Futurama. The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production 2000 — Susie Dietter for episode "A Bicyclops Built for Two". Susan E Dietter, mainly known as Susie Dietter, is a Television director. "A Bicyclops Built for Two" is episode nine in season two of Futurama. Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime or Late Night Animated Television Production 2001 — Futurama. The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production 2003 — Futurama. The Curiosity Company in association with 20th Century Fox Television Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production 2004 — Ken Keeler for episode "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings" Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production 2004 — Patric Verrone for episode "The Sting". Kenneth Keeler (Born 1961 is an American comic Writer and producer. "The Devil’s Hands Are Idle Playthings" was the original Series finale of the animated television series Futurama. "The Sting" is episode twelve in season four of Futurama.	Emmy Awards: Outstanding Animated Program 1999 — "A Big Piece of Garbage" 2001 — "Amazon Women in the Mood" 2003 — "Jurassic Bark" 2004 — "The Sting" Outstanding Music and Lyrics 2004 — The song "I Want My Hands Back" for episode "The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings" Nebula Award: Best Script 2004 — David A. Goodman for episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" Writers Guild of America Award: Animation 2004 — Patric Verrone for episode "The Sting"

Media

DVD releases

Full season releases

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment released all 4 seasons of Futurama on DVD in order:

DVD Name	Ep #	Release dates			Additional Features
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
Volume 1	13	March 25, 2003	January 28, 2002	November 27, 2002	This three disc boxset includes the 13 episodes from production season 1. " A Big Piece of Garbage " is episode eight in season one of Futurama. "Amazon Women in the Mood" is the first episode in season three of Futurama. " Jurassic Bark " is the seventh episode of season four of Futurama, airing November 17, 2002. "The Sting" is episode twelve in season four of Futurama. The Nebula Award is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA for the best Science fiction / Fantasy fiction David A Goodman is an American writer and producer He has been one of the executive producers of Family Guy since its fourth season joining the show as a co-executive "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the Animated series Futurama. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of the 20th Century Fox film studio DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played The following is an episode list for the FOX Animated television series Futurama. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bonus features include commentary on every episode, Animatics for "Space Pilot 3000", Deleted scenes, Script/storyboard for "Space Pilot 3000", Featurette, Interactive still gallery (stills & video) and easter eggs.
Volume 2	19	August 12, 2003	November 11, 2002	May 13, 2003	This four disc boxset includes the 19 episodes from production season 2. The following is an episode list for the FOX Animated television series Futurama. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bonus features include commentary on every episode, deleted scenes, easter eggs, still gallery/concept art, alien alphabet.
Volume 3	22	March 9, 2004	June 2, 2003	September 24, 2003	This four disc boxset includes the 22 episodes from production season 3. The following is an episode list for the FOX Animated television series Futurama. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bonus features include commentary on every episode, deleted scenes, animatics, still gallery/character art, 3D models from rough draft sequences, easter eggs.
Volume 4	18	August 24, 2004	November 24, 2003	November 24, 2003	This four disc boxset includes the 18 episodes from production season 4. The following is an episode list for the FOX Animated television series Futurama. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bonus features include commentary on every episode, deleted scenes from 16 episodes, storyboard, character art and "How To Draw" galleries, animatics, 3-D Models, pencil tests, easter eggs.

Note: The box sets in Region 2 and 4 are marketed as "Season" rather than "Volume".

Note: Each of the box sets represent one of the four production seasons of the series. However, Fox spread out the series over 5 television seasons, often airing the series out of production order. Of note: after the production of Futurama was originally canceled, Fox aired the 16 previously unaired episodes, all from production seasons three and four, as a "season 5", running sporadically between November 2002 and August 2003. The box sets restore the episodes to production order.

Other DVDs

DVD Name	Ep #	Release dates			Additional Features
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
Futurama: The Complete Collection	72	March 22, 2005	October 25, 2004	November 22, 2005	A fifteen disc collection containing the first four seasons of Futurama. Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. All bonus features from the first four box sets are included. The Region 4 version of the collection is significantly smaller than the others.
Monster Robot Maniac Fun Collection	4	August 23, 2005	May 30, 2005	August 22, 2005	Contains four episodes, one from each previously released season: "Hell Is Other Robots", "Anthology of Interest I", "Roswell That Ends Well" and "The Sting". Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Hell Is Other Robots " is the ninth episode of season one of Futurama. "Anthology of Interest I" is episode sixteen in season two of Futurama. " Roswell That Ends Well " is the nineteenth episode of the third production season of the TV show Futurama. "The Sting" is episode twelve in season four of Futurama. New bonus features include an animatic for "Hell Is Other Robots" with commentary, special introductions and an easter egg. A virtual Easter egg is an intentional Hidden message or feature in an object such as a movie, Book

Films

DVD Name	Release dates			Additional Features
	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
Bender's Big Score	November 27, 2007	April 7, 2008	March 5, 2008	Bonus features include complete commentary, full-length episode of Everybody Loves Hypno-Toad, Futurama math lecture, and promo for An Inconvenient Truth starring Bender and Al Gore. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played Futurama Bender's Big Score is an Annie Award -winning Direct-to-video Film based on the animated series Futurama Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common An Inconvenient Truth is an American Documentary film about Global warming, presented by former United States Vice President [74]
The Beast with a Billion Backs	June 24, 2008	June 30, 2008	August 6, 2008	Bonus features include complete commentary, animatic, deleted scenes, storyboards, blooper reel, record sessions, 3D models with audio description, Celebrity featurette: David Cross, Bender or Cast reads credits, new character design sketches. Futurama The Beast with a Billion Backs is an animated Science-fiction Comedy, the second of the four Futurama straight-to-DVD Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [75]
Bender's Game		November 2008
The Wild Green Yonder		April 2009

Comic books

Main article: Futurama Comics

First started in November 2000, Futurama Comics is a comic book series published by Bongo Comics based in the Futurama universe. Futurama Bender's Game is the third of the four planned Futurama films Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Futurama Into the Wild Green Yonder is the last of four planned Straight-to-DVD Futurama movies April holidays and events National Poetry Month - in United States National Sexual Assault Awareness Month - in United This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Futurama Comics is a Comic book series published by Bongo Comics and based on the television series Futurama. November 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Bongo Comics is a Comic book publishing company founded in 1993 by Steve and Cindy Vance Bill Morrison, Mike Rote and Simpsons ^[76] While originally published only in the US, a UK, German and Australian version of the series is also available. ^[77] Other than a different running order and presentation, the stories are the same in all versions. While the comics focus on the same characters in the Futurama fictional universe the comics may not be canonical as the events portrayed within them do not necessarily have any effect upon the continuity of the show. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science This article is not about Literary canons of influential works of fiction but about the concept of a canon which defines the world of a particular fictional series

Like the TV series, each comic (except US comic #20) has a caption at the top of the cover. For example: "Made In The USA! (Printed in Canada)". Some of the UK and Australian comics have different captions on the top of their comics (for example, the Australian version of #20 says "A 21st Century Comic Book" across the cover, while the US version does not have a caption on that issue). All series contain a letters page, artwork from readers and previews of other Bongo Comics coming up.

Toys, games and figurines

While relatively uncommon, several action and tin figurines of various characters and items from the show have been made and are being sold by various hobby/online stores. When the show was initially licensed plans were made with Rocket USA to produce wind-up, walking tin figurines of both Bender and Nibbler with packaging artwork done by the original artists for the series. ^[78] The Bender toys included a cigar and bottle of "Olde Fortran Malt Liquor" and featured moving eyes, antenna and a functioning compartment door; it received an "A" rating from Sci Fi Weekly. Sci Fi Weekly ( 1995 - a component of SciFicom (the website of The Sci Fi Channel) is the leading electronic publication covering the world ^[79] A can of Slurm cola actually contains a deck of cards featuring the Planet Express crew as the face cards. A two deck pack of cards was also released.

I-Men released two packs of 2. 5 inch high figures: Fry and Calculon; Zoidberg and Morbo; Professor Farnsworth and URL; Robot Devil and Bender; Leela and Roberto. Each figure comes with a corresponding collectable coin that can also double as a figure stand.

The collectible releases include a set of bendable action figures, including Lieutenant Kif Kroker, Turanga Leela, and Bender. Lieutenant Kif Kroker is a Fictional character in the animated television show Futurama. There have also been a few figures released by Moore Action Collectibles, including Fry, Turanga Leela, Bender, and the Planet Express Ship. In late 2006, Rocket USA brought out a limited edition 'super' heavyweight die cast Bender. Another special edition Bender figure was released at the San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) in 2006; the figure was called "Glorious Golden Bender". Comic-Con International San Diego, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre Fan convention founded as the Golden

Toynami is currently producing new Futurama figures. Toynami is a Van Nuys CA Toy Company. Originally founded in 2000 by George Sohn, Toynami is primarily focused on anime licenses ^[80] The first series of the Toynami figures is separated into 3 waves; wave one, released in September 2007, featured Fry and Zoidberg, while wave two, released January 2008, consisted of Leela and Zapp. The third wave will include Bender and Kif and currently has no release date. Each figure comes with build-a-figure pieces to assemble the Robot Devil.

Video game

Main article: Futurama (video game)

On September 15, 2000, Unique Development Studios acquired the license to develop a Futurama video game for the consoles and handheld systems. Futurama is a 3D Platform game based on the science fiction cartoon series Futurama. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Fox Interactive signed on to publish the game. Not to be confused with Fox Interactive Media Fox Interactive (new name 20th Century Fox Games is a Video game publisher and developer ^[81] Sierra Entertainment later became the game's publisher, and it was released on August 14, 2003. Sierra Entertainment Inc is a Worldwide American Video game developer and publisher founded in 1979 by Ken and Roberta Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[82] Versions are available for the PS2 and Xbox, both of which use cel-shading technology, however, the game was subsequently canceled on the Nintendo GameCube and Game Boy Advance in North America and Europe. The Xbox is a sixth-generation Video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. Cel-shaded animation (also called cel-shading or toon shading) is a type of Non-photorealistic rendering designed to make Computer graphics appear The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. ^[83]

See also

• The Simpsons
• The Jetsons

References

External links

• Futurama at the Internet Movie Database
• The Infosphere — a Futurama wiki.

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