Season Guide
Futurama Season 6
Season 6 Review
⚠ Spoiler alert Season notes below reveal how the story develops.
Season 6 of Futurama premiered 2010-06-24 and ran 26 episodes through 2011-09-08.
Episodes
1
Summary After a devastating crash, the Professor attempts to resuscitate the crew with his birth machine. Our Take A solid comeback episode that spends most of its runtime undoing the…
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
Summary Fry posts an embarrassing video of Leela online. Our Take A sharp tech satire that lands better now than it did in 2010, with the EyePhone gags and Susan…
4
Summary Bender leads a campaign to legalize robosexual marriage between humans and robots. Our Take A surprisingly pointed satire that uses Bender's sham romance to argue for marriage equality, and…
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 soundly crafted 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 solidly built episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
8
Summary Earth is invaded by a race of intelligent cats. Our Take A silly, low-stakes romp that coasts on the absurd image of cats secretly running the world. The brain-swap…
9
SummaryThe theory of evolution is put to the test on a planet inhabited by robots.Our TakeA well made episode with more hits than misses. Worth your time.
10
Summary A revolutionary invention allows the crew members to exchange minds. Our Take A tightly constructed body-swap farce where the writers clearly had as much fun with the math as…
11
Summary After a bungled Earth invasion, alien leader Lrrr faces a midlife crisis. Our Take A solid mid-tier episode that leans hard on Lrrr's marriage troubles, and it mostly works…
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
Summary The Planet Express crew learns the true meaning of Xmas, Robanukah and Kwanzaa. Our Take A three-part holiday gimmick episode that never quite justifies its own existence. The Xmas…
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
Summary Bender gains the ability to self replicate, threatening to overrun Earth with vast swarms of himself. Our Take Benderama is a middle-of-the-road half hour with some decent sight gags…
16
Summary When Bender dies, his disembodied software haunts the Planet Express building. Our Take The robot-ghost premise sounds like a one-joke episode, and honestly it mostly is, but Bender's commitment…
17
Summary Fry quits his job and becomes a police officer assigned to the Future Crimes Division. Our Take A decent mid-season entry that leans on Minority Report gags harder than…
18
Summary After testifying against the Robot Mafia, Bender goes into hiding in the witness relocation program. Our Take A decent Bender showcase that never quite commits to its Godfather parody.…
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
Summary The crew members alter history when they travel back in time to the American Revolution. Our Take A decent history-themed romp that leans on the head jars for most…
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
Summary Fry nurtures an alien egg that hatches into a horrific monster. Our Take A middling entry that leans on Fry's big-hearted goofiness to carry a pretty thin premise. The…
23
Summary The crew uncovers a covert mission undertaken by the Professor and Dr. Zoidberg many years ago. Our Take A rare Zoidberg-centered episode that finally gives the poor guy some…
24
Summary Fry’s sneezing reintroduces the common cold to the world of the future. Our Take A solid late-season entry that leans on Fry's childhood flashbacks for most of its laughs.…
25
Summary Bender evolves into a godlike being after vastly increasing his processing power. Meanwhile, Fry also worries about his relationship and future with Leela. Our Take A surprisingly thoughtful hour…
26
Summary The gang turns into 8-bit, anime and classic black and white versions of itself. Our Take A fun gimmick episode that never quite finds a reason to exist beyond…