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This article lists the many characters of '' Futurama,'' an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century. Along with the employees of Planet Express, '' Futurama'' includes a large array of characters, which include co-workers, media personalities, business owners, extended relatives, townspeople, aliens, and villains. Many of these characters were created for one-time gags, background scenes, or other functions, but later gained expanded roles. Other characters started out as background characters, and have been used to personify new roles later on in the series. The main characters are listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futurama
''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years and revived on December 31, 2999. Fry finds work at an interplanetary delivery company, working alongside the one-eyed Leela and robot Bender. The series was envisioned by Groening in the mid-1990s while working on ''The Simpsons''; he brought David X. Cohen aboard to develop storylines and characters to pitch the show to Fox. Following its initial cancelation by Fox, ''Futurama'' began airing reruns on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block, which lasted from 2003 to 2007. It was revived in 2007 as four direct-to-video films, the last of which was released in early 2009. Comedy Central entered into an agreement with 20th Century Fox Television to syndicate the existing episodes and air the films as 16 new, half-hour episodes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futurama (season 4)
The fourth season of ''Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years ...'' began airing in 2002 and concluded after 18 episodes on August 10, 2003. The complete 18 episodes of the season have been released on a box set called ''Futurama: Volume Four'', on DVD and VHS. It was first released in Region 2 on November 24, 2003, with releases in other regions following in 2004. The season was re-released as ''Futurama: Volume 4'', with entirely different packaging to match the newer season releases on July 17, 2012. This is the last season that composer, Christopher Tyng, used a live orchestra before switching to a produced score, starting with Season 5. This is also the last season of the show to air on Fox. Episodes Reception The fourth season was met with critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beast With A Billion Backs
''Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs'' is a 2008 American direct-to-video adult animated science-fiction comedy-adventure film based on the animated series ''Futurama'', and the second of four straight-to-DVD films that make up the show's fifth season. The film was released in the United States and Canada on June 24, 2008, followed by a UK release on June 30, 2008 and an Australian release on August 6, 2008. The title refers to a euphemism for sexual intercourse—" the beast with two backs". Comedy Central aired the film as a "four-part epic" on October 19, 2008. The movie won an Annie Award for "Best Animated Home Entertainment Production". Plot A month after the universe was ripped open in ''Bender's Big Score'', people decide to go on with their lives. Amy and Kif get married. Fry starts dating a girl named Colleen, but breaks up with her when he discovers she has many other boyfriends. At a conference, Professor Farnsworth proposes an expedition to investigate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Futurama (season 7)
The seventh season of ''Futurama'' consisted of 26 episodes split equally across two broadcast seasons: 7-A and 7-B. It premiered on Comedy Central on June 20, 2012. A box set containing the 13 episodes of Season 7-A was released as ''Futurama: Volume 7'' and another box set containing the 13 episodes of Season 7-B was released as ''Futurama: Volume 8''. On April 22, 2013, Comedy Central announced that it would not be renewing ''Futurama'' for any more seasons, making 7-B the final season of the series to air on the network. The season finale aired on September 4, 2013. Hulu greenlit a Season 8 in February 2022, which will be scheduled to premiere in 2023. Episodes Comedy Central chose to air some parts of season 7 out of production order. This list is depicted in production order as this is the order used in ''Volume 7'' and ''Volume 8'' and intended by the producers. According to the commentaries in ''Volume 7'', " 31st Century Fox" (7ACV11) and "Viva Mars Vegas" (7ACV12) wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into The Wild Green Yonder
''Futurama: Into the Wild Green Yonder'' is a 2009 American direct-to-video Adult animation, adult animated Science fiction film, science fiction Comedy film, comedy-adventure film based on the animated series ''Futurama'', and the fourth and final of the Direct-to-video, direct-to-DVD films that make up the show's Futurama (season 5), fifth season. The film was written by Ken Keeler, based on a story by Keeler and David X. Cohen, and directed by Peter Avanzino. Guest stars include Phil Hendrie, Penn Jillette (credited with Teller (magician), Teller), Snoop Dogg, and Seth MacFarlane, who sings the theme song. In the movie, Leela (Futurama), Leela becomes an outlaw when she and a group of ecologically-minded feminists attempt to save an asteroid of primitive life forms and the Violet Dwarf star from being destroyed, while Fry (Futurama), Fry joins a secret society and attempts to stop a mysterious species known as the "Dark Ones" from destroying all life in the universe. The title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
