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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...

Directed By: Chris Sauve, Gregg Vanzo, Bret Haaland

Written By: Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Patric M. Verrone, Darin Henry, Jeff Westbrook

  • TV-PG
  • FOX
  • May 7, 2000
  • 23 m
  • TV-PG
  • FOX
  • May 7, 2000
  • 23 m
Futurama
S2 • Episode 18
The Problem with Popplers
Air Date: May 7, 2000
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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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Episode 1 • Sep 26, 1999 • 23 m
A Flight to Remember
The crew takes a vacation cruise on the maiden voyage of the new space Titanic.
Episode 2 • Oct 3, 1999 • 23 m
Mars University
Fry matriculates at Mars University and competes with a monkey made smart by Prof. Farnsworth's latest invention while Bender tries to make the local chapter of his robot fraternity cool.
Episode 3 • Nov 7, 1999 • 23 m
When Aliens Attack
A monumental attack from Lrrr of Omicron Persei 8 is precipitated by the loss of a television signal that Fry disrupted in 1999.
Episode 4 • Nov 14, 1999 • 23 m
Fry and the Slurm Factory
Fry wins a contest to visit the factory of his favorite addictive drink, but danger ensues when he accidentally discovers the real factory.
Episode 5 • Nov 21, 1999 • 23 m
I Second That Emotion
Bender flushes Nibbler down the toilet in a fit of jealousy, which prompts Professor Farnsworth to implant in him a chip that will allow him to feel empathy.
Episode 6 • Nov 21, 1999 • 23 m
Brannigan, Begin Again
Zapp Brannigan gets thrown out of the service for destroying a space meeting and as a result of this he begins to work for Planet Express.
Episode 7 • Dec 12, 1999 • 23 m
A Head in the Polls
When a mine disaster causes the market value of titanium to soar, Bender becomes highly profitable and sells his body.
Episode 8 • Dec 19, 1999 • 23 m
Xmas Story
Fry learns how Christmas has changed and remained the same over the last 1000 years when a Robot Santa terrorizes New New York.
Episode 9 • Feb 6, 2000 • 23 m
Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?
When the group begins to notice that Zoidberg is acting erratically, Professor Farnsworth deduces that it is mating season on his home planet.
Episode 10 • Feb 13, 2000 • 23 m
Put Your Head on My Shoulders
After a horrendous accident requires his body to be rebuilt, Fry's head is attached to the shoulder of a co-worker while Bender opens a dating service just in time for Valentine's Day.
Episode 11 • Feb 19, 2000 • 23 m
The Lesser of Two Evils
Suspicion falls on a new employee when a shipment goes missing.
Episode 12 • Feb 27, 2000 • 23 m
Raging Bender
Bender becomes a champion robot wrestler.
Episode 13 • Mar 19, 2000 • 23 m
A Bicyclops Built for Two
After learning that there is a second Cyclops still in existence, Leela travels back to her home World to ensure that her species does not go extinct.
Episode 14 • Apr 2, 2000 • 23 m
How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back
Hermes decide to relax at a spa after receiving a depressing demotion, but he instead unwittingly enrolled himself at a forced labor camp.
Episode 15 • Apr 9, 2000 • 23 m
A Clone of My Own
Prof. Farnsworth reveals that he cloned himself years ago and introduces his clone to the Planet Express staff.
Episode 16 • Apr 16, 2000 • 23 m
The Deep South
While stranded at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean with the rest of the Planet Express crew, Fry meets a mermaid and quickly falls in love.
Episode 17 • Apr 30, 2000 • 23 m
Bender Gets Made
Bender gets inducted into the Robot mafia but has a crisis of conscience when their next score involves his friends on the Planet Express ship.
Episode 18 • May 7, 2000 • 23 m
The Problem with Popplers
The Planet Express crew discovers a delicious snack food on a remote planet, but Leela has a change of heart when she discovers a disturbing fact about the snack food that endangers Earth.
Episode 19 • May 14, 2000 • 23 m
Mother's Day
When Mom of Mom's Robot Factory takes control of every robot on Earth, the only man who can save the planet is Professor Farnsworth.
Episode 20 • May 21, 2000 • 23 m
Anthology of Interest I
The Professor's "What If" machine answers four questions.
14 Seasons

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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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