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Futurama is an animated American sci-fi sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox network. The series follows the adventures of a late 20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who after being cryogenically frozen for a thousand...
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Roswell That Ends Well

"Roswell That Ends Well" is the nineteenth episode of the third production season of the TV show Futurama. This episode, which won an Emmy Award, originally aired on December 9, 2001 as the season premiere of broadcast season four. It was written by...

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  • Dec 9, 2001

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  • 51

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Where No Fan Has Gone Before

"Where No Fan Has Gone Before" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the animated series Futurama. It originally aired in the United States on April 21, 2002. Along with "The Why of Fry", it is one of only two episodes that does not...

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  • Apr 21, 2002

Episode number:

  • 65

Episode Two: The Series Has Landed

"The Series Has Landed," alternatively titled "Episode Two: The Series Has Landed," is the second episode of the first season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on April 4, 1999. The episode was written by Ken Keeler and directed by...

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  • Apr 4, 1999

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  • 2

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Godfellas

"Godfellas" is the twentieth episode of the third production season of Futurama. It was first shown in North America on March 17, 2002, as the eighth episode in the fourth broadcast season. The episode was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Susie...

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  • Mar 17, 2002

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  • 52

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Space Pilot 3000

"Space Pilot 3000" is the pilot episode of Futurama, which originally aired in North America on March 28, 1999 on Fox. The episode focuses on the cryogenic freezing of the series protagonist, Philip J. Fry, and the events when he awakens 1,000 years...

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  • Mar 28, 1999

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  • 1

I, Roommate

"I, Roommate" is the third episode of season one of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on April 6, 1999. The episode was written by Eric Horsted and directed by Bret Haaland. The plot focuses on Fry and Bender's search for an apartment...

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  • Apr 6, 1999

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  • 3

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Fear of a Bot Planet

"Fear of a Bot Planet" is the fifth episode in season one of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on April 20, 1999. The episode was written by Heather Lombard and Evan Gore and directed by Peter Avanzino and Carlos Baeza. The episode...

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  • Apr 20, 1999

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  • 5

A Fishful of Dollars

"A Fishful of Dollars" is episode six in the first season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on April 27, 1999. The episode was written by Patric Verrone and directed by Ron Hughart and Gregg Vanzo. Pamela Anderson guest stars as her...

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  • Apr 27, 1999

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  • 6

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My Three Suns

"My Three Suns" is episode seven in season one of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on May 4, 1999. This episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Jeffrey Lynch and Kevin O'Brien. The plot focuses on Fry as he becomes...

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  • May 4, 1999

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  • 7

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A Big Piece of Garbage

"A Big Piece of Garbage" is episode eight in season one of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on May 11, 1999. The episode was written by Lewis Morton and directed by Susie Dietter. Ron Popeil guest stars in this episode as himself....

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  • May 11, 1999

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  • 8

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Hell Is Other Robots

"Hell Is Other Robots" is the ninth episode of season one of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on May 18, 1999, as the season finale of the first season. The episode was written by Eric Kaplan and directed by Rich Moore. Guest stars in...

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  • May 18, 1999

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  • 9

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A Flight to Remember

"A Flight to Remember" is episode ten in the first production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on September 26, 1999 as the first episode in the second season. This episode was written by Eric Horsted and directed by Peter...

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  • Sep 26, 1999

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  • 10

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Mars University

"Mars University" is episode eleven of the first production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on October 3, 1999 as the second episode in the second broadcast season of Futurama. This episode was written by J. Stewart Burns...

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  • Oct 3, 1999

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  • 11

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When Aliens Attack

"When Aliens Attack" is episode twelve in season one of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on November 7, 1999. This episode was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Brian Sheesley. The episode features an attack by aliens from Omicron...

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  • Nov 7, 1999

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  • 12

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Fry and the Slurm Factory

"Fry and the Slurm Factory" is the thirteenth episode of the first production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on November 14, 1999 as the fourth episode of the second broadcast season. The episode was directed by Ron Hughart...

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  • Nov 15, 1999

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  • 13

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I Second That Emotion

"I Second That Emotion" is episode one in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on November 21, 1999. The episode was written by Patric Verrone and directed by Mark Ervin. The episode introduces the sewer mutants, a society of...

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  • Nov 21, 1999

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  • 14

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Brannigan Begin Again

"Brannigan, Begin Again" is the second episode in the second production season of Futurama. It was originally aired in North America on November 28, 1999 as the sixth episode in the second broadcast season. The episode was written by Lewis Morton...

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  • Nov 28, 1999

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  • 15

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A Head in the Polls

"A Head in the Polls" is the third episode in the second production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on December 12, 1999 as episode seven in the second broadcast season. The episode was written by J. Stewart Burns and...

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  • Dec 12, 1999

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  • 16

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Xmas Story

"Xmas Story" is the fourth episode in the second production season of Futurama. It originally aired as the eighth episode in the second broadcast season in North America on December 19, 1999. The episode was written by David X. Cohen and directed by...

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  • Dec 19, 1999

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  • 17

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Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?

"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love" is episode five in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 6, 2000. The plot is an extended parody of the Star Trek episode, "Amok Time." The title refers to the Doc Pomus song "A...

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  • Feb 6, 2000

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  • 18

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Put Your Head on My Shoulders

"Put Your Head on My Shoulder" is episode seven in the second production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 13, 2000 as the tenth episode of the second broadcast season. The episode was written by Ken Keeler and...

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  • Feb 13, 2000

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  • 20

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Lesser of Two Evils

"The Lesser of Two Evils" is episode six in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 20, 2000. While visiting the Past-o-rama theme park, Fry runs over a robot with an uncanny resemblance to Bender. They bring him...

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  • Feb 20, 2000

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  • 19

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Raging Bender

"Raging Bender" is the eighth episode in the second production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 27, 2000 as the twelfth episode of the second broadcast season. The episode was written by Lewis Morton and directed...

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  • Feb 27, 2000

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  • 21

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A Bicyclops Built for Two

"A Bicyclops Built for Two" is episode nine in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on March 19, 2000. The Professor opens the episode by bearing good news to the Planet Express crew: several years ago he had tried to log...

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  • Mar 19, 2000

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  • 22

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A Clone of My Own

"A Clone of My Own" is episode ten in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on April 9, 2000. It marks the first appearance of the recurring character Cubert Farnsworth. Professor Farnsworth receives word from Mars University...

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  • Apr 9, 2000

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  • 23

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How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back

"How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" is episode eleven in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on April 2, 2000. The title references the 1998 film and popular novel How Stella Got Her Groove Back. Hermes Conrad is...

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  • Apr 2, 2000

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  • 24

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The Deep South

"The Deep South" is episode 12 in season 2 of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on April 16, 2000. A bureaucratic mix-up results in Hermes receiving a mandatory fishing license instead of a pet license for Nibbler. The crew takes the...

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  • Apr 16, 2000

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  • 25

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Bender Gets Made

"Bender Gets Made" (a.k.a. "Bendfellas") is episode thirteen in season two of Futurama. It was originally shown in North America on April 30, 2000. The Planet Express crew attends a taping of Elzar's television show, much to the joy of Bender, who...

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  • Apr 30, 2000

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  • 26

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Mother's Day

"Mother's Day" is episode fourteen in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on May 14, 2000. Every Mother's Day, robots made in Mom's Friendly Robot Company factories around the world give gifts, money and cards to the owner...

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  • May 14, 2000

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  • 27

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The Problem with Popplers

"The Problem with Popplers" is episode 15 in season 2 of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on May 7, 2000. When the Planet Express crew lands on a previously undiscovered planet, they find that it is covered in a new and delicious...

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  • May 7, 2000

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  • 28

Anthology of Interest I

"Anthology of Interest I" is episode sixteen in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on May 21, 2000. This episode, as well as the later "Anthology of Interest II", serves to showcase three "imaginary" stories, in a manner...

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  • May 21, 2000

Episode number:

  • 29

War is the H-Word

"War Is the H-Word" is episode seventeen in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on November 26, 2000. The episode parodies several war films and shows, including Starship Troopers, Patton and M*A*S*H. Fry and Bender enlist...

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  • Nov 26, 2000

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  • 30

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The Honking

"The Honking" is episode eighteen in season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on November 5, 2000. The title comes from The Howling, a modern werewolf film. As part of his late uncle Vladimir's last will, Bender has to spend a...

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  • Nov 5, 2000

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  • 31

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The Cryonic Woman

"The Cryonic Woman" is the nineteenth and final episode of production season two of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on December 3, 2000, as the third episode of the third broadcast season with a plot incorporating a cryonics theme....

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  • Dec 12, 2000

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  • 32

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Amazon Women in the Mood

"Amazon Women in the Mood" is the first episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 4, 2001. Amy has been receiving phone calls for a year, where the caller stammers and then hangs up. The calls are from Kif...

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  • Feb 4, 2001

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  • 33

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Parasites Lost

"Parasites Lost" is the fourth episode in season three of Futurama. Although the title is a play on John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost, the episode is a parody of the 1966 film Fantastic Voyage. It originally aired in North America on January 21,...

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  • Jan 21, 2001

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  • 34

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A Tale of Two Santas

"A Tale of Two Santas" is the third episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on December 23, 2001. It is Xmas again and everyone is locking down for the arrival of Robot Santa. The Professor sends the crew to deliver...

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  • Dec 23, 2001

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  • 35

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The Luck of the Fryrish

"The Luck of the Fryrish" is the fourth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on March 11, 2001. The episode opens in the mid-1970s, where a young Yancy Fry is jealous of his newborn brother Philip, and copies him...

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  • Mar 11, 2001

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  • 36

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The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz

"The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" is the fifth episode in the third production season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on March 4, 2001 as the ninth episode of the third season. The episode was written by Dan Vebber and directed by James...

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  • Mar 4, 2001

Episode number:

  • 37

Bendless Love

"Bendless Love" is the sixth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 11, 2001. After an overly dramatic takeoff results in an inelegant crash onto the streets of the city, the crew discovers that the...

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  • Feb 11, 2001

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  • 38

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The Day the Earth Stood Stupid

"The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" is the seventh episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on February 18, 2001. The title of this episode is a play on the title of The Day the Earth Stood Still, a science fiction...

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  • Feb 18, 2001

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  • 39

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That's Lobstertainment!

"That's Lobstertainment!" is the eighth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired February 25, 2001. After a disastrous attempt at stand-up comedy, Dr. Zoidberg informs the crew that his uncle, Harold Zoid, was a star in the silent...

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  • Feb 25, 2001

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  • 40

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The Cyber House Rules

"The Cyber House Rules" is the ninth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired April 1, 2001. The title comes from the John Irving novel The Cider House Rules. Leela is invited to a reunion at her old orphanarium. She initially dreads...

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  • Apr 1, 2001

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  • 41

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Where the Buggalo Roam

"Where the Buggalo Roam" is the tenth episode in season three of the animated television series Futurama. It originally aired March 3, 2002. The title is a reference to the folk song "Home on the Range". The Planet Express staff head to the Wong...

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  • Mar 3, 2002

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  • 42

Insane in the Mainframe

"Insane in the Mainframe" is the eleventh episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired April 8, 2001. While at Big Apple Bank to open a retirement fund, Fry and Bender become involved in a holdup. The criminally insane robot Roberto...

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  • Apr 8, 2001

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  • 43

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The Route of All Evil

"The Route of All Evil" is episode twelve in season three of the Futurama DVDs. This episode was originally made to be aired during Season 3 but was put on the shelf by FOX. It was also going to be the season premiere for the fifth season but FOX...

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  • Dec 8, 2002

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  • 44

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Bendin' in the Wind

"Bendin' in the Wind" is the thirteenth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired April 22, 2001. The title comes from the Bob Dylan song "Blowin' in the Wind". In South America, this episode was #1 in "Bender's Best" top ten Bender...

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  • Apr 22, 2001

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  • 45

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Time Keeps on Slippin'

"Time Keeps On Slippin" is the 14th episode in season 3 of Futurama. It originally aired May 6, 2001. The title is from a lyric in Fly Like an Eagle by the Steve Miller Band. Representatives from the Globetrotter homeworld land in Central Park...

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  • May 6, 2001

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  • 46

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I Dated a Robot

"I Dated a Robot" is the fifteenth episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired on May 13, 2001. After the crew sees an episode of The Scary Door, Fry decides to do all the things he always wanted to do; and the Planet Express crew...

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  • May 13, 2001

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  • 47

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A Leela of Her Own

"A Leela of Her Own" is the sixteenth episode in the third season of the animated series Futurama and is a homage to A League of Their Own by Penny Marshall. It originally aired in North America on April 7, 2002. A new pizza restaurant run by...

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  • Apr 7, 2002

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  • 48

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The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings

"The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" was the original series finale of the animated television series Futurama. It is the eighteenth episode in the fourth production season and was aired for the first time in the United States on August 10, 2003...

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  • Aug 10, 2003

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  • 72

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A Pharaoh to Remember

"A Pharaoh to Remember" is episode seventeen of Futurama's third season. It originally aired on March 10, 2002. After a pool heist Bender committed is attributed to a human felon, Bender grows concerned that he will be doomed to obscurity, and sets...

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  • Mar 10, 2002

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  • 49

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Anthology of Interest II

"Anthology of Interest II" is the eighteenth episode of the third season of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on January 6, 2002. This episode, as well as the earlier "Anthology of Interest I", serves to showcase three "imaginary"...

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  • Jan 6, 2002

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  • 50

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The 30% Iron Chef

"The 30% Iron Chef" is the 22nd episode in season three of Futurama. It originally aired on April 14, 2002. Bender aspires to be a cook for the Planet Express crew, but the meals he produces are awful. One day he cooks brunch for the crew but uses...

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  • Apr 14, 2002

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  • 54

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Future Stock

"Future Stock" is the 21st episode in the third production season of Futurama. The episode first aired on March 31, 2002 as the ninth episode in the fourth broadcast season. Planet Express holds its stockholders' meeting, and the state of the...

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  • Mar 31, 2002

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  • 53

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Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch

"Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" is the first episode in season four of Futurama. It first aired on January 12, 2003. Amy is unhappy with her long-distance relationship with Kif and wants to see him in person again. When the crew is sent to deliver a...

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  • Jan 12, 2003

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  • 55

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The Sting

"The Sting" is episode twelve in season four of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on June 1, 2003. Professor Farnsworth tells his crew that they are not good enough to go on a mission to collect honey from giant space bees, a mission...

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  • Jun 1, 2003

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  • 66

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Leela's Homeworld

"Leela's Homeworld" is the second episode in the fourth production season of Futurama. It first aired as the fifth episode of the fourth broadcast season on February 17, 2002. The episode was written by Kristin Gore and directed by Mark Ervin. This...

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  • Feb 17, 2002

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  • 56

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Love and Rocket

"Love and Rocket" is the third episode of Futurama's fourth season. It first aired on February 10, 2002. A few days before Valentine's Day, the Planet Express crew heads off to the most romantic city on Earth, Milwaukee, to land a delivery contract...

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  • Feb 10, 2002

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  • 57

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Less Than Hero

"Less Than Hero" is the fourth episode in the fourth production season of Futurama. It first aired on March 2, 2003 as the sixth episode in the fifth broadcast season. The episode was directed by Susie Dietter and written by Ron Weiner. Professor...

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  • Mar 2, 2003

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  • 58

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