Futurama

[Agent Risktaker]

Did anyone see tonight's episode? Almost as sad as the episode with Fry's dog.

[Gabriel]

I wish they didn't cancel all these awesome shows, and let the Simpsons continue on tarnishing it's own legacy... Futurama and Family Guy should have taken over from where the Simpsons should have stopped.

[Guest OnlyOneKeano]

futurama > simpsons In my opinion . After the first series simpsons was ok then in the end they got poor again . the one where they meet tony blair was the last simpsons i have watched and it was terrible

[Mike Ockizitchy]

I didn't catch it... Which one was on?

[thatshortguy]

I didn't catch it... Which one was on?

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"Luck Of The Fryish", where Fry believed that his brother Yancy was stealing everything of his out of spite.

[Kaney]

Is that the one where they visit the cemetary planet thingy? I think I saw this one before, but I can't seem to remember it.

[GoGo Yubari]

"Luck Of The Fryish", where Fry believed that his brother Yancy was stealing everything of his out of spite.

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That's a great episode. Futurama was really REALLY good up until I think it was season three or four where it all turned to crud.

[MalaCloudy Black]

Speaking of futurama, did anyone see the season finale of the Simpsons? The (not-so-hard-to-catch) Futurama reference in there was great.

"Why did they cancel futurama?!"

*plunges off cliff*

[thatshortguy]

That's a great episode. Futurama was really REALLY good up until I think it was season three or four where it all turned to crud.

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"Luck Of The Fryish" was part of the third season, "30% Iron Chef" (where Bender takes on Elzar in an Iron Chef cookoff) was in season four, and the greatest Futurama episode ever was in season five: "Jurassic Bark".

So I dare say Futurama stayed pretty good up until its end.

[Guest TheKarnivalShow]

I love that episode of Futurama, everytime I watch and Yancy says the line about naming his son Fry after his uncle strikes an emotional chord with me.

[K]

That's a great episode. Futurama was really REALLY good up until I think it was season three or four where it all turned to crud.

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It was hardly crud. Season One has zero bad episodes. Season Two has Zero bad episodes. Season Three has one bad episode (That's Lobstertainment) and Season Four has one bad episode (The Sting).

You won't find a better good to bad ratio in any other show.

[caucasianheat]

They're beginning to show Futurama reruns here in Canada on the cartoon channel, so I watch whenever it's on. I'm currently considering going out and getting some of the DVD's to hold in a place of honor next to my Family Guy set.

[thatshortguy]

It was hardly crud. Season One has zero bad episodes. Season Two has Zero bad episodes. Season Three has one bad episode (That's Lobstertainment) and Season Four has one bad episode (The Sting).

You won't find a better good to bad ratio in any other show.

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Yeah, this is all subject to opinion, but I thought "The Sting" was pretty good, but only after you see the last episode. It was the best setup of Fry & Leela, and not to mention Bender's lament about waffles.

[K]

I think the main reason I disliked it, was the way it's positioned in the series. It's very, very close (When watched in order) To obsoletely fabulous. Which is *SPOILERS*

Another dream sequence episode, which I think on the whole was far superior. I've never been a fan of Dream sequence episodes in any show anyway, which probably didn't help the cause either.

[thatshortguy]

I think the main reason I disliked it, was the way it's positioned in the series. It's very, very close (When watched in order) To obsoletely fabulous. Which is  *SPOILERS*

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Yeah, but you've got to figure that "Obsoletely" focuses primarily on Bender. It's a similar premise in how the character develops, but story-wise, "The Sting" was necessary.

That being said, there's no better Bender moment than when he...

Makes a canoe out of a "Boating Prohibited" sign while bawling his eyes out.

I've never laughed as hard while watching the show than with that.

[Boulder]

It was hardly crud. Season One has zero bad episodes. Season Two has Zero bad episodes. Season Three has one bad episode (That's Lobstertainment) and Season Four has one bad episode (The Sting).

You won't find a better good to bad ratio in any other show.

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Man, I loved The Sting. It's quite possibly my favorite episode. I thought it was really meaningful, and the ending was perfect. I loved That's Lobstertainment, too. Man, I miss that show.

[K]

I think my favorite episode was Spanish Fry from Season Four. It has All my favorite Bender lines in it. I very much doubt I can convey the absolute hilarity of them in text, but I shall type them out anyway to refresh the memories of those who have seen it.

Bender: Hey look! Bigfoot! He's bacK!

Animal Conservationist Guy: Where?!

Bender: Up your face!

Bender: Everybody do the Bender!

I laughed so hard at the up your face line, and the dance he does afterwards is just as funny. I almost had a heart attack.

Then, just as I was recovering from that line.

Bender: Fry, Fry wake up! It's me! Bigface!

I love how Bender makes absolutely no effort to disguise his voice. So funny.

Then just as you thought the Bender-funny was over for the episode, he starts making the aside jokes. So someone will say something, and Bender will yell from offscreen a responce. Example.

Fry: Yes! I never thought I'd escape with my doodle, but I pulled it out!

Bender: Just like at the movie theatre!

I miss that show

[MalaCloudy Black]

Those are some great lines, I love that episode.

[ILoveNicole]

Here's a good question thats off topic, Why did the cancel beavis and buthead?

But Futurama is great, and should've never of been canceled, it is much better than the simpsons.

[lafunky xxvii]

"Luck Of The Fryish" was part of the third season, "30% Iron Chef" (where Bender takes on Elzar in an Iron Chef cookoff) was in season four, and the greatest Futurama episode ever was in season five:  "Jurassic Bark".

So I dare say Futurama stayed pretty good up until its end.

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What happened in Jurassic Bark?

[MalaCloudy Black]

IIRC, that's the "dog episode" that AR mentioned in the first post.

[Different Cloud]

Futurama is quality. Once I get a job, Futurama DVDs will be high on my buy list.

[thatshortguy]

IIRC, that's the "dog episode" that AR mentioned in the first post.

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Yep, "Jurassic Bark" features Fry's frozen dog, Seymour. It's easily the most heart-wrenching episode of the series.

As for Beavis & Butthead, I believe Mike Judge let it go in order to concentrate on his then-new project, King of the Hill.

[Psicosis]

Bendless Love would be my favourite, with Bender Should Not Be Allowed On Television, 30% Iron Chef and Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles being other great eps.

The dvds are worth the money for those who don't have them, btw. The commentary on Bender Should Not Be Allowed On Television is hilarious.

[Turbo Yannis]

What happened in Jurassic Bark?

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Back in the past, Fry finds a dog on a way to a delivery, which turns out to be a prank call. He eats the pizza with the dog and it follows him back to the pizza place. From then on, Fry and the dog, who's name I can't remember, are best friends. On new years eve 1999, Fry does out for his last delivery and the dog tries to stop him going, which causes, IMO, the best line ever in Futurama.

The dog's pulling at Fry's trousers and Mr. Panucci says

"What's up with the dog? He either doesn't want you to go or he thinks your pants are too short, which is crazy 'cause you look fabulous"

Anyway, Fry says to the dog to wait and he'll be back soon. So the dog waits outside until he actually dies, but you get to see the dog aging as the years go on.

But, in the future, they find the dog's fossels. The professor says they can clone him. Bender gets jealous that Fry is paying too much attention to the dog and not to him and Bender ends up throwing the dog's fossels in lava, but he feels bad and goes in after them.

During the cloning, the age comes up saying the dog was, I think, 14 when he died. Fry says that although he never forgot about the dog, the dog would have forgotten about him and stops the cloning. That's when it goes to the dream sequence of the dog waiting.

It's a great and well thought out episode. I got choked up the first time I watched it.