Futurama Series Finale: Meanwhile

Recap: Futurama Series Finale “Meanwhile”

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The Planet Express heads to Luna Park, which is where Fry and Leela had their first delivery. Fry, Leela and Bender try out the rides, and Bender loses his nuts and bolts. This sends Leela flying out of the glass-enclosed Moon dome thing-a-ma-bob. She’s dead. Wait, no. Not so dead. She has been breathing the air from a balloon animal the whole time. Because Fry can’t imagine his life without Leela, he plans on asking for her hand in marriage. Aww. That’s sweet. Continue reading
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Futurama: Stench And Stenchibility

Recap: Futurama “Stench And Stenchibility”

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Zoidberg has been video dating a “delightful creature” for four years and they are finally meeting  for “a real live date in a physical place that exists.” But Zoidberg lives in a dumpster, and he can’t possibly bring his date to a roach infested garbage heap. His friends help him stomp out the pests, and when Randy, the coordinator of the local tapdanceapalooza, sees Bender smashing bugs, he recruits him for a tap dance contest. Continue reading
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Futurama Episode 10: Game Of Tones

Recap: Futurama “Game of Tones”

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It’s Flomuary and March of 3013 near Planet Z-7, and there’s a strange sound traveling through outer space. By Arbor Day, it has reached Planet Earth. Hermes calls his friend Shazam to figure out the name of the song (which, SPOILER ALERT AND/OR CAPTAIN OBVIOUS is from Close Encounters of the Third Kind). Professor Farnsworth decides to track Fry’s brainwaves to figure out what part of his brain is triggered by the sound to narrow down the tune.  He isolated a memory from Dec 31st, 1999, the day Fry fell in the freezer tube. Because the memory still exists in Fry’s unconscious mind, Farnsworth induces a dream state to recreate the moment he hears the music. Continue reading

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Futurama: Leela and the Genestalk

Recap: Futurama “Leela And The Genestalk”

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Bender beat up Carlos, the elderly one-legged cowboy who lives next door, and took his cowboy hat. So they all go line dancing. Leela finds it enjoyable because there’s no touching and lots of rules. Bender tries out the mechanical bull and sets a new record for the shortest ride.

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Futurama: Assie Come Home

Recap: Futurama “Assie Come Home”

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Farnsworth wheels a crate into the break room and announces they will be delivering the mysterious crate to Planet Alpha, which is run by two gangs—the Blips and the Cruds. Leela insists on opening the crate and finds firearms. She asks Bender to bend the guns to disable the firearms, which he only does because the guns look like human necks. Continue reading

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Futurama: Calculon 2.0

Recap: Futurama “Calculon 2.0″

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Today’s Celebrity Buzz is all about All My Circuits, starring the late great Calculon. The celebrated robot actor killed himself on stage, and loyal fans, including Bender and Fry, pay tribute at his gravesite. The show just hasn’t been the same since Calculon’s death. When Farnsworth lets them know that they can bring Calculon back to death, if they have his physical remains, Bender digs up his grave on live TV, and heeeere’s corpsie! Continue reading

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Futurama: Saturday Morning Fun Pit

Recap: Futurama “Saturday Morning Fun Pit”

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It’s morning at the White House, and President Nixon’s Head wants to watch cartoons. He flips on the teevee and settles into The Futurama and Friends Saturday Morning Fun Pit. Kicking off the wacky antics is Bendee Boo and the Mystery Crew. Continue reading

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Futurama: Forty Percent Leadbelly

Recap: Futurama “Forty Percent Leadbelly”

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The Planet Express arrives at 11-Worth Variable-Security Prison to transfer a prisoner. Leela does her best to get hooted at by the prisoners while Bender and Fry spot Silicon Red, the greatest folk singer in the galaxy, being released from prison.

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