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Summary Aliens invade Earth in search of a TV star from 1999. Our Take A funny, fast hour that leans into Futurama’s love of dumb TV logic, and the joke about why the aliens invaded still lands great. The pacing…

Summary The Professor introduces the crew to his newest experiment at Mars University. Our Take Fry enrolling at Mars University gives this episode a solid comedic spine, and the Professor’s hyperintelligent monkey storyline lands more jokes than it misses. The…

Summary The crew takes a vacation on the maiden voyage of the spaceship Titanic. Our Take Very good, not the series’ peak, but an hour that reminds you why Futurama works.

Summary Bender is sent to Robot Hell for all of his sins. Our Take A genuinely funny hour that leans into Bender’s worst impulses, and the Robot Hell sequence is a highlight thanks to a fantastic Robot Devil and a…

Summary A giant garbage ball from space threatens to destroy New New York. Our Take A solid mid-season episode that leans on its silly premise just enough to stay fun. The garbage-ball plot is thin, but the environmental satire and…

Summary Fry accidentally swallows another planet’s emperor and gains his title. Our Take Middle of the road. Watchable, but you’ll forget the details by next episode.

Summary Fry becomes a billionaire and buys the world’s last can of anchovies. Our Take A sturdy episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Summary The crew makes a delivery to a planet of human hating robots. Our Take A solidly built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.

Summary The crew encounters infamous space captain Zapp Brannigan. Our Take This is the episode where Futurama finds one of its all-time great characters in Zapp Brannigan, a pompous idiot voiced perfectly by Billy West. The date plot with Leela…

Summary Bender offers to let Fry move in with him when Fry is forced to move out of the Planet Express because of his slob style of living. Our Take A sweet, funny bottle episode that leans on the Fry…