![]() ![]() The penultimate episode of Futurama (thus far) sees the focus shift to Zoidberg as the incompetent doctor finds love in the form of a flower vendor (Emilia Clarke) with no sense of smell. “There, my home’s all clean except for one part: the inside.” Stench and Stenchibility | Season 10, Episode 12 Stench and Stenchibility If you don’t think about it too hard, A Pharaoh to Remember just about gets away with it.Ĥ8. Bender’s realisation that his terrible deeds will be more important to his legacy than any statue of the monument is an odd ending if dwelt upon for too long, but it satisfies the episode’s need to resolve its narrative arc. When Professor Farnsworth gives Bender, Leela and Fry the task of delivering a huge sandstone block to the planet Osiris IV, the trio are quickly enslaved by the Egyptian-like inhabitants and forced to construct mighty pyramids at the behest of the Pharaoh.Ī Pharaoh to Remember is less concerned with the miseries of slavery than it is with Bender’s desire to be remembered, John DiMaggio’s egomaniacal robot idolising the inhabitants of Osiris IV for their idolatry of their god-Pharaohs and attempting to be immortalised in the same way via the construction of a huge statue in his honour. If you can’t go back in time, the next best thing is to create a planet reminiscent of an evocative historical era and have your characters just go there instead. ![]() A Pharaoh to Remember | Season 4, Episode 7 A Pharaoh to Remember Superhero episodes may elicit stifled groans from some sections of the viewing audience, but Less Than Hero has enough self-referential wit to make the most of its all too familiar premise.Ĥ9. Imbued with superhuman abilities after using a tube of miracle painkilling cream, Fry and Leela, with the help of ‘Super King’ Bender, form the New Justice Team and face off against the nefarious Zookeeper and his plot to steal the city’s famous Quantum Gemerald. ![]() It may be a familiar TV trope, but there’s nothing wrong with a little familiarity if done the right way, and Futurama certainly knew how to lean into a trend to get the best out of it. Family Guy has done it, The Simpsons did it, even the Smurfs took its miniature blue excrescences down Marvel street. It’s inevitable that at some point or another, most cartoons will eventually ditch convention and, for one night only, dedicate an entire episode to exploring what would happen if its protagonists gained superpowers. Less Than Hero | Season 5, Episode 6 Less Than Hero For this list, we’re using the Disney Plus and IMDb categorisation for season and episode numbers. NOTE: What constitutes a ‘season’ of Futurama remains a bone of contention thanks to the presence of feature-length specials and some runs having their releases split into separate halves. After days of backbreaking labour and painstaking research, here are the 50 best Futurama episodes of all time. Now that streaming giant Hulu is set to revive the adventures of the Planet Express Crew once again, there’s never been a better time to discover the finest cuts of a sci-fi saga that seems to get better on every revisit. Super smart, very funny and often deeply moving, Futurama is unquestionably one of the greatest animated shows ever created. Matt Groening’s sophomore effort was never as beloved as its big yellow brother, a shame considering that there were multiple occasions on which Futurama matched, and often outshone, its Springfieldianite sibling.
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