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  • FOX
  • Mar 28, 1999
  • FOX
  • Mar 28, 1999

Summary Futurama follows the comic exploits of Fry, a pizza delivery boy, who was accidentally cryogenically frozen in 1999, and awakens in the year 3000, finding much has changed, and, yet, is seemingly familiar. Together with an assortment of alien, robot, and human friends, he works for an intergalactic delivery service, Planet Express, run b...

Created By: Matt Groening

  • FOX
  • Mar 28, 1999
  • FOX
  • Mar 28, 1999
Futurama
Season 1
14 Seasons
Season Premiere: Mar 28, 1999
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
72
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 261 User Ratings
9.0
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Summary Futurama follows the comic exploits of Fry, a pizza delivery boy, who was accidentally cryogenically frozen in 1999, and awakens in the year 3000, finding much has changed, and, yet, is seemingly familiar. Together with an assortment of alien, robot, and human friends, he works for an intergalactic delivery service, Planet Express, run b...

Created By: Matt Groening

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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Mar 28, 1999 • 23 m
Space Pilot 3000
A down-on-his-luck pizza delivery guy is accidentally frozen on New Year's Eve 1999 and wakes up in the year 3000.
Episode 2 • Apr 4, 1999 • 23 m
The Series Has Landed
For the crew's first mission, they must make a delivery to the moon, which is now home to a cheesy amusement park.
Episode 3 • Apr 6, 1999 • 23 m
I, Roommate
Fry is forced to choose between friendship and television when Bender's antenna impairs TV reception at their stylish new apartment building.
Episode 4 • Apr 13, 1999 • 23 m
Love's Labours Lost in Space
While on a mission to save animals from a doomed planet, Leela finds herself the object of a starship captain's amorous advances.
Episode 5 • Apr 20, 1999 • 23 m
Fear of a Bot Planet
Fry and Leela disguise themselves as robots to find Bender after he fails to return from a delivery to a robot planet, only to learn that he has become a celebrity in a culture which fears humans.
Episode 6 • Apr 27, 1999 • 23 m
A Fishful of Dollars
Fry discovers his bank account interest has made him a billionaire and buys the one thing the year 3000 doesn't have: anchovies.
Episode 7 • May 4, 1999 • 23 m
My Three Suns
Delivery Boy Philip J. Fry is promoted to Emperor after accidentally drinking his fluid-based predecessor.
Episode 8 • May 11, 1999 • 23 m
A Big Piece of Garbage
When a big ball of garbage from the 20th Century returns to threaten New New York, Philip is the only expert on making the weapon to fight it.
Episode 9 • May 18, 1999 • 23 m
Hell Is Other Robots
Bender joins a robot church after fighting an addiction to electricity, but reverts to his pre-addictive behavior of cigars, booze and robot hookers, leading to a musical confrontation with the Robot Devil.
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Billy West

Philip J. Fry, Dr. Zoidberg, Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth

John DiMaggio

Bender, Sal, URL

Katey Sagal

Turanga Leela, Cloberella, Lee Lemon

Tress MacNeille

Linda, Mom, Petunia

Phil LaMarr

Hermes Conrad, Reverend Preacherbot, Ethan 'Bubblegum' Tate

Maurice LaMarche

Morbo, Kif Kroker, Calculon

Lauren Tom

Amy Wong, Inez Wong, Jrrr

David Herman

Scruffy, Larry, Turanga Morris

Frank Welker

Nibbler, Additional Voices, Animals

Kath Soucie

Cubert Farnsworth, Nina, Albert

Dawnn Lewis

LaBarbara Conrad, Amana, Jackie Anderson, Juiced-up Butterfly Fighter, Queen Bee, Singer, Tank

Tom Kenny

Abner Doubledeal, Yancy Fry Jr., Additional Voices, Adlai Atkins, Dean Suspendington, Mr. 147573952589676412927, Old New York resident mutated from Andy Goldman, Planet Express Film Narrator, Popular Slut Club Theme Singer, Presentation Narrator, Resin Offering Robot, Robot Passerby, The Masked Unit, Yancy Fry, Jr., Young Kirk

Dan Castellaneta

The Robot Devil, Grumpy Snail, Robot Devil

Al Gore

Al Gore's Head, Al Gore

George Takei

George Takei's Head

Nicole St. John

Sally, Electronic Mother's Day Card

Phil Hendrie

Old Man Waterfall, Free Waterfall Junior, Free Waterfall Senior, Frida Waterfall, Spray Painter

Coolio

Kwanzaa-bot, Kwanzaa-Bot

Feodor Chin

Leo Wong, Scoop Chang

Pamela Anderson

Dixie, Pamela Anderson's Head

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
72
79% Positive
22 Reviews
18% Mixed
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review

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Critic Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 28 Critic Reviews
72
79% Positive
22 Reviews
18% Mixed
5 Reviews
4% Negative
1 Review

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100
Jul 15, 2013
"Futurama," like "The Simpsons," is a multi-layered, full-family treat: silly and goofy-looking enough to hook the kids, and subtle and sarcastic enough to charm their parents. [26 Mar 1999]
By David Bianculli FULL REVIEW
80
Jul 15, 2013
Very promising. [29 Mar 1999]
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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 261 User Ratings
9.0
93% Positive
244 Ratings
4% Mixed
10 Ratings
3% Negative
7 Ratings

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User Reviews

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 261 User Ratings
9.0
93% Positive
244 Ratings
4% Mixed
10 Ratings
3% Negative
7 Ratings

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10
JPK
Jun 16, 2019
Absolutely Amazing Show Futurama has heart, memorable characters, great humor, and engaging stories.
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SEASON 1
10
Nati
Feb 26, 2019
This is not one of the best comedy series ever made, it is one of the best TV Shows ever made. Heartwarming, inspiring and devishly funny. My all time favourite show!
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SEASON 1
80
Jul 15, 2013
If the quality holds through subsequent episodes, Futurama has a shot to be the best new TV comedy since King of the Hill. [28 Mar 1999]
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70
Jul 15, 2013
Compared with the Simpson family, the characters on Futurama still seem a bit thin. ... But boy, is their environment fun to look at!
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70
Jul 15, 2013
It's not quite the revelation that "The Simpsons" was, but "Futurama" contains enough inventiveness and heart to make it a worthy follow-up. [26 Mar 1999]
By Matthew Gilbert FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 15, 2013
Falls short of The Simpsons in two respects: It isn't especially funny. And the characters aren't that appealing. [28 Mar 1999]
By Hal Boedeker FULL REVIEW
30
Jul 1, 2013
The show lacks the vision of The Simpsons, the snappy rhythm and the kind of far-reaching humor that keep it dizzyingly smart even after a decade on the air.
By Ginia Bellafante FULL REVIEW
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10
MayzioCortez
Jun 21, 2015
Bring It Back - Futurama is the Greatest Animated Show of All Time Including The Simpsons - Rick and Morty looks like the next best thing but they have a lot to live up to Futurama set the bar impossibly high and should still be TV or at least Netflix networks are packed with morons Bring Back Futurama!
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10
Critic0
Jul 1, 2014
[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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6
Wezlysniper187
Jan 18, 2024
Futurama is a si-fi adventure between some goofy characters. This is the opening season to it so you can't expect it to be perfect. There were a few faults like some of the episodes were just borderline hard to get **** a starting season, alright. Decent 1st season. 6/10
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Eclipsee
Mar 18, 2016
The hyperpositive reviews say enough, this is overrated. The only funny character is Bender. Yes, Family Guy might not be so sophisticated, but at least it provides us with a good laugh. Futurama fails to do so and doesn't contain a good message (like south park) either, so it's basicly nothing. In general, I just find this show boring, but it's 'watchable'.
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6
Spielberg00
Sep 24, 2011
Matt Groening puts his 'toons in space for FUTURAMA, a solid, comedic blend of THE SIMPSONS and STAR TREK. Matt Groening himself being the brilliant creator of THE SIMPSONS, this is somewhat original, but it's a little odd seeing a one-eyed alien, a robot, and a normal-looking crewmate make double entendres. I prefer seeing humans doing that, personally, but Matt Groening, with the preposterous, twisted mind of his, seemed to think otherwise. 'Nuff said. FUTURAMA is worth your time, so stop watching FAMILY GUY and watch this instead.
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