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Summary Bender challenges a famous chef to a cooking contest. Our Take A tightly put together episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Summary Leela becomes the first — and worst — female blernsball player. Title sequence tagline ‘Scratch here to reveal prize’. Our Take A transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.

Summary A 1980s businessman takes over Planet Express and threatens to sell it to a larger corporation. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Futurama works.

Summary Bender gets lost in space and becomes a god to a race of tiny aliens. Our Take Everything Futurama does well, done at full power. Genuinely great television.

Summary Bender becomes a tyrannical leader of a planet that resembles ancient Egypt. Our Take An all time great. If you sample one episode of Futurama, make it this one.

Summary Kif does everything possible to win Amy’s parents’ approval. Our Take Confident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.

Summary Leela learns the truth about her parents and her identity when Bender angers a group of people with his toxic waste dumping. Our Take A tightly put together episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Summary Bender and the Planet Express ship fall in love resulting in a mishap adventure when Bender jilts her. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Futurama works.

Summary The What-If machine projects a human Bender, the world as a video game and Leela in her real home. Our Take Everything Futurama does well, done at full power. Genuinely great television.

Summary Bender takes over as Santa Claus to bring back Xmas spirit. Our Take A mixed bag: some good moves, some filler. Futurama running at cruising speed.