Season Guide
Futurama — Season 3
Season 3 Review
Season 3 of Futurama premiered 2000-11-05 and ran 15 episodes through 2001-05-13.
Episodes
1
SummaryWhen the inheritance Bender claims in the Old Country isn't quite what he expected, the Planet Express crew has to find the source of an age-old curse.Our TakeVery good —…
2
SummaryWhen Bender and Fry volunteer for military duty, Leela also joins the all-male ranks, as Lee Lemon.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour…
3
SummaryFry is reunited with his girlfriend from the 20th century.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
4
SummaryThe crew takes a trip inside Fry's body to save him from parasitic worms.Our TakeEverything Futurama does well, done at full power. Genuinely great television.
5
SummaryThe crew gets stranded on a planet of Amazonian women.Our TakeA standout hour — the kind of episode that justifies the whole series. Futurama at the top of its game.
6
SummaryBender gets jealous when he thinks his new fembot love might still love her ex.Our TakeMiddle-of-the-road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
7
SummaryOnly Fry's superior inferior brain can save the day when knowledge-sucking alien brains invade.Our TakeVery good — not the series' peak, but an hour that reminds you why Futurama works.
8
SummaryDr. Zoidberg heads to Hollywood to help his washed-up uncle revive his film career.Our TakeServiceable television — it advances the story without ever surprising you.
9
SummaryLeela fights to save the penguins of Pluto after an oil spill.Our TakeConfident and engaging. The plot moves, the stakes feel real, and the hour flies by.
10
SummaryFry travels to Old New York to retrieve his lucky clover.Our TakeA masterclass episode — confident, surprising, and completely earned.
11
SummaryA trip to the orphanarium leads Leela to get cosmetic surgery and Bender to adopt 12 orphans.Our TakeA well-built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
12
SummaryFry thinks he's a robot after being brainwashed at an insane robot asylum.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.
13
SummaryA paralyzed Bender joins rock star Beck on the concert road.Our TakeA transition episode that sets up more than it delivers. Necessary, not thrilling.
14
SummaryThe crew is responsible for a rift in the time/space continuum.Our TakeA standout hour — the kind of episode that justifies the whole series. Futurama at the top of its…
15
SummaryFry falls in love with a Lucy Liu robot.Our TakeSolid, satisfying television. The season's engine keeps turning and the character work pays.