Futurama (1999 TV Series)

if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleEpisodesWidget_finished'); } if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleAwardsWidget_started'); } Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 7 wins & 26 nominations. See more awards » if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleAwardsWidget_finished'); } if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleMediaStripWidget_started'); } if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleMediaStripWidget_finished'); } if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleRecsWidget_started'); } Learn more

The adventures of an outlaw crew of an advanced starship.

Stars: Bob Buchholz, Bridget Hoffman, Shigeru Shibuya

A short alien bent on conquering Earth poses as a human, and only one paranoid child knows his secret. Warning: Piggies may be involved in resulting insanity.

Stars: Andy Berman, Richard Steven Horvitz, Rosearik Rikki Simons

The misadventures of a boy genius and his annoying sister.

Stars: Kath Soucie, Jeff Bennett, Christine Cavanaugh

Based on the comic strip, Huey and Riley move away from the city and out to the suburbs with their irascible grandfather. Biting socio-political commentary ensues.

Stars: Regina King, John Witherspoon, Cedric Yarbrough

The greatest minds of the world have been cloned and are now attending high school together.

Stars: Will Forte, Phil Lord, Michael McDonald

Third grade Brendon shoots films in his backyard with his two best friends.

Stars: Brendon Small, H. Jon Benjamin, Melissa Bardin Galsky

The drama of an oft-doomed underwater colony and its personnel members that hate each other.

Stars: Ellis Henican, Brett Butler, Erik Estrada

The misadventures of a group of disparate roomates who live in a hip neighbourhood in a major city.

Stars: Brian Posehn, Nick Jameson, Wallace Langham

A philandering billionaire playboy who moonlights as the superhero, Awesome X, faces against his greatest adversary, Killface, but finds balancing his business and superhero lives difficult.

Stars: Adam Reed, Eric Sims, Neal Holman

On his first day of high school, Kyon meets an eccentric girl named Haruhi Suzumiya, who announces to the class that she is interested only in meeting aliens, time travelers, and espers. ... See full summary »

Stars: Tomokazu Sugita, Aya Hirano, Minori Chihara

The Persocon he finds seems to be malfunctioning. A hobbyist tells Hideki that his robot might be a Chobit - a type of robot that has been assumed to be an urban legend that can act on its own will.

Stars: Rie Tanaka, Crispin Freeman, Tomokazu Sugita

A crass, womanizing duck works as a private eye with his level-headed pig sidekick, all-the-while raising a family as a single dad.

Stars: Jason Alexander, Gregg Berger, Nancy Travis if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleRecsWidget_finished'); } if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleCastWidget_started'); } Edit if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleCastWidget_finished'); } if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleStorylineWidget_started'); } Edit

Phillip Fry is a 25-year-old pizza delivery boy whose life is going nowhere. When he accidentally freezes himself on December 31, 1999, he wakes up 1,000 years in the future and has a chance to make a fresh start. He goes to work for the Planet Express Corporation, a futuristic delivery service that transports packages to all five quadrants of the universe. His companions include the delivery ship's captain, Leela, a beautiful one-eyed female alien who kicks some serious butt, and Bender, a robot with very human flaws. Written by Ronos

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleStorylineWidget_finished'); } if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleDetailsWidget_started'); } Edit See full technical specs » if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleDetailsWidget_finished'); } if ('csm' in window) { csm.measure('csm_TitleDidYouKnowWidget_started'); } Edit In many episodes the Earth's knowledge of things that have happened in the past is lacking, due to an apparent loss of historical documents throughout time (for example, in Season 1 Episode 2 "The Series Has Landed" it is made clear humans don't know the exact details of the first moon landing, or in Season 5 Episode 2 "Jurassic Bark" it is unclear how a 20th century pizzeria operated,) yet many people from Fry's time period are still alive, such as Richard Nixon or Leonard Nimoy's head. Also, even though characters do not know the details of important events in or before the 20th century, many characters make references to popular songs of the past (William Shatner in Season 4 Episode 12 "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", Kif in Season 3 Episode 5 "Amazon Women In The Mood".) See more » Soldier: This is the worst part. The calm before the battle.
Fry: And then the battle is not so bad?
Soldier: Oh, right. I forgot about the battle.
See more » During the opening, old 1930's cartoons are played on a giant monitor and are different each time. In the episode "Roswell That Ends Well", the cartoon featured in the opening was played in the episode on a small TV. Also when the title appears, a new message appears every time. See more » Referenced in 'Futurama': Bite My Shiny Metal X (2007)
Referenced by name See more » "Convoy"
Words and Music by C. W. McCall, Bill Fries, and Chip Davis
Performed by C. W. McCall
Episode: {"Parasites Lost" (2001) (ep. #3.4)}
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