Season Guide
Futurama — Season 6
Season 6 Review
Season 6 of Futurama premiered 2010-06-24 and ran 26 episodes through 2011-09-08.
Episodes
1
SummaryAfter a devastating crash, the Professor attempts to resuscitate the crew with his birth machine.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.
2
SummaryLeela and Zapp Brannigan find themselves stranded on an Eden-like planet.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
3
SummaryFry posts an embarrassing video of Leela online.Our TakeA strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but Futurama keeps its grip throughout.
4
SummaryBender leads a campaign to legalize robosexual marriage between humans and robots.Our TakeFine. Just fine. Futurama has better hours than this one.
5
SummaryThe crew races to future Rome to unearth the shocking secret of Leonardo da Vinci.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
6
SummaryBender learns that he suffers from a mortal manufacturing defect.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
7
SummaryThe Professor's one-way time machine takes the crew further into the future, with no hope of return.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
8
SummaryEarth is invaded by a race of intelligent cats.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story without ever surprising you.
9
SummaryThe theory of evolution is put to the test on a planet inhabited by robots.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
10
SummaryA revolutionary invention allows the crew members to exchange minds.Our TakeA strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but Futurama keeps its grip throughout.
11
SummaryAfter a bungled Earth invasion, alien leader Lrrr faces a midlife crisis.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
12
SummaryLeela leads an army of underground mutants in a rebellion against the surface people.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
13
SummaryThe Planet Express crew learns the true meaning of Xmas, Robanukah and Kwanzaa.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
14
SummaryThe crew members encounter a bizarre alien with the power to change their sexual characteristics.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
15
SummaryBender gains the ability to self-replicate, threatening to overrun Earth with vast swarms of himself.Our TakeA mixed bag: some good moves, some filler. Futurama running at cruising speed.
16
SummaryWhen Bender dies, his disembodied software haunts the Planet Express building.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
17
SummaryFry quits his job and becomes a police officer assigned to the Future Crimes Division.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
18
SummaryAfter testifying against the Robot Mafia, Bender goes into hiding in the witness relocation program.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story without ever surprising you.
19
SummaryLeela becomes a Hollywood big shot after creating a hit children's television series.Our TakeSkippable unless you're a completist. The season recovers after this.
20
SummaryThe crew members alter history when they travel back in time to the American Revolution.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story without ever surprising you.
21
SummaryLeela becomes obsessed with hunting down a mysterious four-dimensional space whale.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
22
SummaryFry nurtures an alien egg that hatches into a horrific monster.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story without ever surprising you.
23
SummaryThe crew uncovers a covert mission undertaken by the Professor and Dr. Zoidberg many years ago.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
24
SummaryFry's sneezing reintroduces the common cold to the world of the future.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
25
SummaryBender evolves into a godlike being after vastly increasing his processing power. Meanwhile, Fry also worries about his relationship and future with Leela.Our TakeA mixed bag: some good moves, some…
26
SummaryThe gang turns into 8-bit, anime and classic black-and-white versions of itself.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.