List of Futurama episodes explained

The American animated science fiction sitcom Futurama, created and developed by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company, originally aired from March 28, 1999, to August 10, 2003 before being effectively cancelled. Starting in 2007, 20th Century Fox Television released four straight-to-DVD Futurama films. These films were subsequently reconfigured into four episodes each and were broadcast on four separate nights in 2008 and 2009 on Comedy Central as a fifth season.[1] [2] [3] This was followed by a sixth and seventh season airing from 2010 to 2013 when the show was cancelled again.[4] [5] In February 2022, Hulu revived the series with a 20-episode order covering an eighth and ninth production season, each of which began airing on July 24, 2023, and July 29, 2024, respectively.[6] [7] [8] On November 2, 2023, Hulu renewed the show for a tenth and eleventh production season, consisting a total of 20 episodes,[9] which will air from 2026.[10] [11]

The original 72-episode run of Futurama was produced as four seasons, however Fox broadcast the episodes out of the intended order, resulting in five aired seasons (though the first season was aired entirely in order).[12] As consequence, the show's continuity is disrupted by the broadcast order. For example, the episode "Fry and Leela's Big Fling" follows on from the ending of the previous episode in production order (which is ""); however, the episodes were not aired consecutively. Each of the show's 26-episode sixth and seventh seasons on Comedy Central was split into two 13-episode halves and broadcast effectively as four separate broadcast seasons over four years. Some of the episodes of those seasons were also aired out of production order, though episodes always aired within the half-season they were produced. Moreover, different regions and networks use different ordering for the episodes. Some countries broadcast the original 72 episodes in the four-season production-order. In the UK, the first 13 episodes of the series' sixth (production) season were released on DVD/BD as "season five".

Series overview

This list follows the season box sets, which feature the episodes in the original production season order, ignoring the order of broadcast. The original run was released on Fox and its first revival was on Comedy Central. The second revival is domestically on Hulu, while internationally it is on Disney+, and it has alternatively been titled the eighth and ninth seasons (production),[13] and the eleventh and twelfth seasons (broadcast).[14] [15] The tenth and eleventh production seasons will also be considered as Futurama thirteenth and fourteenth broadcast seasons.

Episodes

Season 1 (1999)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 1 and Futurama season 1.

Season 2 (1999–2000)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 2 and Futurama season 2.

Season 3 (2001–02)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 3 and Futurama season 3.

Season 4 (2002–03)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 4 and Futurama season 4.

Season 5 (2008–09)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 5 and Futurama season 5.

Season 6 (2010–11)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 6 and Futurama season 6.

Season 7 (2012–13)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 7 and Futurama season 7.

Season 8 (2023)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 8 and Futurama season 8.

Season 9 (2024)

See main article: ''Futurama'' season 9 and Futurama season 9.

Specials

Everybody Loves Hypnotoad

Included on the DVD release of Bender's Big Score is a full-length 22-minute episode of Everybody Loves Hypnotoad, titled "Amazon Adventure", based on the fictional show produced by Hypnotoad. "Amazon Adventure" begins with an establishing shot of a house, before immediately cutting to Hypnotoad hypnotizing the audience. Other establishing shots and advertisements are interspersed throughout the episode.

Futurama: The Lost Adventure

The Futurama video game was released shortly after the airing of the 72nd and final episode of the Fox's run of the series in August 2003. The game's story and dialogue were written by J. Stewart Burns, and the voice direction was by David X. Cohen. According to Cohen, the half-hour's worth of cutscenes in the game were originally written as "the 73rd episode of the original series."[16] These cutscenes were compiled together (along with footage of the video game being played) and released as a bonus feature on the DVD release of The Beast with a Billion Backs. Renamed Futurama: The Lost Adventure, the episode tells of how the Planet Express crew prevented Mom from using Earth to take over the Universe.

Futurama Live!

Futurama Live! first aired on July 11, 2012, on Comedy Central following the original broadcast of the episode "Zapp Dingbat", the public were given the chance to participate in a live chat with the Futurama cast and crew. Several previews of upcoming Season 7 episodes were shown during the live stream, and several details about the season were revealed, including: returning appearances by the characters Guenter and Dr. Banjo in an episode of broadcast season 10, the debut of Lrrr's son, an episode about the origins of Scruffy, a three-part episode featuring 1980s-style animation, the status of Mars, and the possibility of "Möbius strip clubs".[17] One lucky fan even won a prize.[18]

A second episode of Futurama Live! was aired as a live Internet webcast event broadcast on September 4, 2013, on the Comedy Central website and the Nerdist YouTube channel as part of the Futurama series finale. It was broadcast in two parts, the first part was the pre-show hosted by Chris Hardwick and featured creator Matt Groening, series showrunner David X. Cohen and voice actors Phil Lamarr and Lauren Tom. The second part was the post-series finale webcast again hosted by Hardwick with Groening and Cohen and actors Maurice LaMarche and Billy West discussing the series finale and different aspects of the show.[19]

Radiorama

Radiorama is a special podcast episode of Futurama made for the Nerdist Podcast to help promote reuniting the entire Futurama cast as well as special guest star Chris Hardwick as the villain, Klaxxon. The podcast was released on September 14, 2017. The episode was written by David X. Cohen, Ken Keeler and Patric M. Verrone.

Home media releases

SeasonHome releaseHome release date
Region 1Region 2Region 4
1Futurama, Volume 1[20]
2Futurama, Volume 2[21]
3Futurama, Volume 3[22]
4Futurama, Volume 4[23]
5Bender's Big Score[24]
The Beast with a Billion Backs[25]
Bender's Game[26]
Into the Wild Green Yonder[27]
6Futurama, Volume 5[28] [29]
Futurama, Volume 6[30] [31]
7Futurama, Volume 7[32] [33] [34] [35]
Futurama, Volume 8[36] [37]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Groening's Bargain to Yield Four Futurama Movies . Reuters . January 28, 2007 . June 3, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080416100052/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/1648183/ . April 16, 2008.
  2. Web site: Wallenstein . Andrew . "Futurama" gets new life on Comedy Central . https://web.archive.org/web/20061106224128/http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/va/20060622/115104459800.html . dead . November 6, 2006 . Reuters . June 22, 2006 . June 3, 2008.
  3. Web site: Comedy Central's 'South Park,' 'Lil' Bush,' More to Return in March . February 7, 2008 . November 8, 2008.
  4. Web site: 'Futurama' Producer David X. Cohen Talks Holiday Special . September 19, 2010 . September 29, 2010. May 27, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110527211629/http://tv.yahoo.com/news/article/ustv.associatedcontent.com/ustv.associatedcontent.com-futurama-producer-david-x-cohen-talks-holiday-special. live.
  5. Web site: Comedy Central Renews "Futurama" for 26 New Episodes . March 29, 2011 . March 30, 2011. April 5, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110405101048/http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2011/032811_futurama-renewed-for-26-new-episodes.jhtml. live.
  6. Web site: Goldberg . Lesley . 'Futurama' Revived at Hulu . The Hollywood Reporter . February 9, 2022 . February 9, 2022.
  7. Web site: Otterson . Joe . 2023-05-18 . 'Futurama' Revival at Hulu Sets Premiere Date, Drops First Teaser . 2023-05-18 . Variety. en-US.
  8. News: 'We're Back': Hulu Reveals First Look at Futurama Season 12. Jeremy. Dick. CBR.com. June 8, 2024. June 15, 2024.
  9. Web site: Swift . Andy . Futurama Revival Renewed for Two Additional Seasons at Hulu . TVLine . November 2, 2023 . 3 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Massoto . Erick . November 2, 2023 . 'Futurama' Renewed for Two More Seasons . April 1, 2024 . Collider.
  11. Web site: Rice . Lynette . 2023-11-02 . 'Futurama' Renewed For Two More Seasons By Hulu . 2024-01-19 . Deadline . en-US.
  12. Web site: David X. Cohen boards the Planet Express to find meaning in Futurama . Sci Fi Weekly . December 17, 2001 . June 3, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080610080245/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/interviews/sfw7897.html . June 10, 2008. dead.
  13. Web site: Futurama Season 8 Trailer: New Parodies, Old Characters (& Time Travel, Of Course) . ScreenRant . Alex . Murray . June 27, 2023 . June 28, 2023.
  14. Web site: 'Futurama' Reboot: Everything We Know So Far About the New Episodes . Collider . Madhuparna . Panigrahi . June 27, 2023 . June 28, 2023.
  15. Web site: (#1101) "TBA" . . June 28, 2023.
  16. Baker, Chris. "Videogames & Futurama, Part 4: The Lost Episode is on a PS2 Disc " December 20, 2007.
  17. Web site: theinfosphere.org . November 10, 2017 . November 11, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171111095015/https://theinfosphere.org/Season_7#Revelations_from_the_production_team . live.
  18. http://www.peelified.com/index.php?topic=23178.msg1326292#msg1326292 peelified.com
  19. http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2013/09/futurama-live-chris-hardwick-hosts-finale-special-live-stream.html Chris Hardwick Hosts Finale Special Live Stream
  20. Web site: Futurama, Vol. 1 (1999) . . March 23, 2010.
  21. Web site: Futurama, Vol. 2 (1999) . . March 23, 2010 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027171900/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008YGRS . live.
  22. Web site: Futurama, Vol. 3 (1999) . . March 23, 2010 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027171901/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00013RBX0 . live.
  23. Web site: Futurama, Vol. 4 (1999) . . March 23, 2010 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027171901/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002B15J2 . live.
  24. Web site: Futurama – Bender's Big Score (2007) . . March 23, 2010 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027171901/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UZDO62 . live.
  25. Web site: Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008) . . March 23, 2010 . February 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228034231/http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00158K0V0 . live.
  26. Web site: Futurama: Bender's Game (2008) . . March 23, 2010 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027171902/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001DZOC78 . live.
  27. Web site: Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009) . . March 23, 2010 . October 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027171902/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001MT7ZI8 . live.
  28. Web site: Futurama DVD news: Announcement for Futurama – Volume 5 on DVD and Blu-ray . . October 6, 2010 . September 6, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906061425/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Volume-5/14507 . live.
  29. Web site: Futurama – Season 5 [DVD] ]. Amazon UK . September 29, 2011. March 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322013434/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Futurama-Season-DVD-Billy-West/dp/B005N8095U/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1317301734&sr=8-7. live.
  30. Web site: Rio, Glee S2, Modern Family, Simpsons, Futurama and More Coming to Blu-ray from Fox . Chris . Chiarella . June 30, 2011 . June 30, 2011. April 26, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150426185413/http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Rio-More-Glee-Modern-Family-Simpsons-and-Futurama-Coming-on-Blu-ray-from-Fox.shtml. live.
  31. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Futurama-Season-DVD-Billy-West/dp/B006TFRMCY/
  32. Web site: Futurama: Volume 7 Blu-ray . July 1, 2012 . July 1, 2012. May 3, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150503173654/http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Futurama-Volume-7-Blu-ray/49285/#Overview. live.
  33. Web site: Futurama DVD news: Date Change and Extras for Futurama — Volume 7 . TVShowsOnDVD.com . April 22, 2013 . November 1, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141101231259/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Volume-7/17318 . live.
  34. Web site: Futurama - Season 7 Blu-ray . Zavvi.com . May 5, 2014. May 5, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505172142/http://www.zavvi.com/blu-ray/futurama-season-7/10952270.html. live.
  35. Web site: Futurama: Season 7 . Ezydvd.com.au . December 31, 1999 . April 22, 2013 . March 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323105830/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/futurama-season-7/dp/6120199 . live.
  36. Web site: Futurama - Date, Packaging for Volume 8 and Plans for The Complete Series. TV Shows on DVD. Lambert. David. September 5, 2013. September 6, 2013. October 16, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016171057/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Volume-8/18937. live.
  37. Web site: Futurama: Season 8 . Ezy DVD . November 29, 2013. February 23, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223143218/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/blu-ray/futurama-season-8/dp/6146911. live.