Season Guide
Futurama — Season 1
Season 1 Review
Season 1 of Futurama premiered 1999-03-28 and ran 9 episodes through 1999-05-18.
Episodes
1
SummaryA delivery boy frozen in the year 1999 awakens in the year 3000. Phillip J. Fry delivers a pizza to a Cryogenics lab on New Years eve, only to discover…
2
SummaryThe crew takes a mission to an amusement park on the moon.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour that reminds you why Futurama works.
3
SummaryBender 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 TakeA masterclass episode…
4
SummaryThe crew encounters infamous space captain Zapp Brannigan.Our TakeA standout hour — the kind of episode that justifies the whole series. Futurama at the top of its game.
5
SummaryThe crew makes a delivery to a planet of human-hating robots.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
6
SummaryFry becomes a billionaire and buys the world's last can of anchovies.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
7
SummaryFry accidentally swallows another planet's emperor and gains his title.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
8
SummaryA giant garbage ball from space threatens to destroy New New York.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.
9
SummaryBender is sent to Robot Hell for all of his sins.Our TakeA strong episode with a couple of wobbles, but Futurama keeps its grip throughout.