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Lists about Futurama, Matt Groening's animated series that ran from 1999 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2013.

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During its nine-season run, the writers of&nbsp;Futurama dropped&nbsp;in as many pop culture references as humanly possible. The show was full of quips, jokes, and observations that related to everything from&nbsp;Doctor Who&nbsp;to&nbsp;obscure science fiction references. It didn&#39;t hurt that the writing room was <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/smart-futurama-jokes-v1/liam-ross" target="_blank">filled with PhDs</a> and sci-fi nerds.

While many of the <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-futurama-episodes/reference" target="_blank">pop culture references </a>shown throughout the series are obvious, far more are considerably more obscure. You&#39;ll only understand a few&nbsp;of these pop culture references if you grew up playing&nbsp;Dungeons &amp; Dragons, reading Isaac Asimov, and&nbsp;watching Space: 1999. Even if you did all of that, there are likely a few obscure references you missed along the way.

Find your favorite obscure&nbsp;pop culture reference below, and vote up the ones&nbsp;that are&nbsp;particularly clever. Check back to see which of&nbsp;Futurama&#39;s&nbsp;obscure pop culture references made it to the top of the list!

Despite the fact that he&#39;s perpetually broke and smells like garbage, Dr. Zoidberg is still a fan favorite on Futurama&nbsp;and delivers some of the show&#39;s best lines that&#39;ll have you in stitches. It&#39;s time to stop asking &quot;why not Zoidberg?&quot; and finally rank the funniest quotes from Planet Express&#39;s resident doctor. Here are the best Dr. Zoidberg quotes of all time, ranked by your votes.

Although he&#39;s portrayed as being incompetent, Zoidberg still carries himself like he&#39;s a world class doctor, with lines like:&nbsp;&quot;I don&#39;t like the looks of this doctor. I bet I&#39;ve lost more patients than he&#39;s treated.&quot; When it comes to the most popular Zoidberg quote, the one that first comes to mind is, &quot;your music is bad and you should feel bad!&quot;

Vote up your favorite Dr. Zoidberg quotes below, no matter what episode or season they are from. They don&#39;t necessarily have to be funny Zoidberg quotes, since he has some sentimental moments on the show.

Fan Made

Although Futurama has been canceled from TV twice now, it still has an intense cult following. That being said, it&#39;s no surprise that there is a plethora of Futurama fan art on the internet. People love drawing alternative Futurama art, playing with the style of the original animation, and tweaking it to make something new. Whether it&#39;s mixing the characters with another show&#39;s style, or just depicting them in a more realistic light, these examples of Futurama alt art bring the show to life in a different way. &nbsp;

Given its sci-fi&nbsp;setting, <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/smart-futurama-jokes-v1/liam-ross" target="_blank">Futurama has plenty of material for&nbsp;smart gags</a>, so it's a little surprising&nbsp;how many dirty jokes <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/futurama-fan-theories/jordan-love" target="_blank">Futurama</a> got away with during its run. Not all the dirtiest&nbsp;jokes on Futurama&nbsp;are&nbsp;explicitly sexual in nature, as creators also managed to sneak&nbsp;a fair amount of drug references past the censors. Sometimes, they even combine&nbsp;the two (watch out for Bender when he's been &quot;jacking on&quot;).Matt Groening is no stranger to adult jokes — there are&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/adult-jokes-in-the-simpsons/coy-jandreau" target="_blank">quite a few in The Simpsons</a>&nbsp;—&nbsp;and it seems he kept those muscles flexed when crafting&nbsp;Futurama. While his shows aren't considered nearly as crass as Seth MacFarlane's Family Guy, that doesn't mean Groening isn't capable of capitalizing on low-hanging fruit.&nbsp;

TV Trivia

Futurama fans know the series is packed with background gags and secret math equations, but how many have you spotted? Being written by a group of people with Ph.Ds,&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;is one of the smartest cartoons ever to air. It could be worth it to count the 1&#39;s and 0&#39;s next time to unearth a hidden Easter egg.&nbsp;

Take a look below and see if you&#39;ve noticed any of these&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;details before, and vote up the ones you find most interesting!

If you like Futurama, then you&#39;ll probably love these&nbsp;Futurama fan theories. When fans think about shows, we all benefit. Especially when they come up with theories as great as these.

Some fans wonder if the entire show is just one long dream sequence, and others focus more on the&nbsp;impossibility of death. Is Hermes working undercover? Does Bender only drink beer so he can look cool?&nbsp;Whatever speculations you subscribe to,&nbsp;there are tons of Futurama theories out there. Some of them are totally outlandish and seem highly unlikely, while others are practically canonical at this point. Of course, not everyone likes fan theories. Some purists&nbsp;only like things that happen definitively in the show. For them, evidence is key and speculation is the&nbsp;enemy.&nbsp;&nbsp;

A lot of the evidence for these fan theories comes from the Easter eggs the writers spread all over the show. From hidden meanings and character appearances&nbsp;from other shows to comical jabs at current events, Futurama Easter eggs have it all.

It&#39;s time to brush up on your&nbsp;Futurama trivia. Check out&nbsp;these great fan theories below.&nbsp;

Animated TV Series

Here are the best Bender quotes from Futurama, celebrating the most adorable, beer-drinking robot that television has ever known. What's not to love about Bender Bending Rodriguez? He's polite, charming, and treats his coworkers with the utmost respect. On second thought, Bender is the exact opposite of all those things, but hey, isn't that why we love him so much? Bender has funny lines in every single episode of Futurama,&nbsp;&nbsp;but we've rounded up Bender's greatest lines so you don't have to search for them.

With a writers room containing three PhDs, seven master&#39;s degrees, and over 50 cumulative years at Harvard, it&#39;s no surprise that there are some smart jokes on Futurama. In fact, some are smarter than we are! Thankfully, over the show&#39;s 14-year run, it&nbsp;never failed to remain accessible. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

One of the great things about <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/pop-culture-futurama-references/jonathan-kantor/" target="_blank">Futurama is that it works on so many levels</a>. Whether you&#39;re a fan of complex mathematical theorems and references, or you just want to watch Bender drink and steal things, there&#39;s always something to enjoy. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

But for the really esoteric stuff, it definitely helps if you have a doctorate in physics or mathematics. Not to mention a lightning fast pause button!&nbsp;This list will help explain those jokes, and save you some serious student loan debt, so keep reading to see some of Futurama&#39;s smartest jokes.&nbsp;

You'd be hard pressed to find a show more beloved to fans than Futurama. This past-paced cartoon depicts the many misadventures of the crew of the Planetary Express combines slapstick humor, smarty-pants math jokes, and good old fashioned science fiction to produce one of the most hilarious and interesting shows on television today. It shouldn’t surprise anyone that a series that weaved together such an oddly-structured backstory with thousands of self referential jokes would inspire fans to run out and get Futurama tattoos. If you, like so many other fans, want to get some Futurama ink but don’t know what to get, take a look at this list to get some Futurama tattoo ideas.Tattoos inspired by Futurama usually feature Bender, America’s favorite robot, chomping on a cigar and looking smug. But if you’re going to get a tattoo you should go big. Or at least get another character. <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-dr-zoidberg-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">Why not Zoidberg</a>? Any Futurama inspired tattoo that you get is going to be received with accolades from other fans, so it’s probably a good idea to go as deep into the series as possible and get figure out an inside joke that will distinguish you from the rest of the bone bags with an ordinary Bender tattoo. &nbsp;Vote up the best Futurama tattoos below, and be sure to let us know what you think in the comment section. &nbsp;

Good news everybody! We're ranking the best seasons of Futurama, and we want you to help by voting for your favorites. Following the adventures of Fry, Bender, Leela, and the rest of the Planet Express crew, every season of Futurama has its own unique charm. From missions to Mars to sad stories about dead dogs, this show really tugs at the heartstrings. It's hard to argue that Futurama isn't an amazing show (some would even say it's better than Matt Groening's original creation, a little show called The Simpsons) but which season of Futurama is the greatest? &nbsp; For this poll we're ranking the best seasons of Futurama, with the help of your votes. Which season of Futurama really had you hooked? Whether you liked the earlier seasons that aired on Fox, or the Comedy Central seasons that aired after that network revived the series, vote up the top Futurama seasons that you think are the greatest. Most people would agree that the earlier seasons are the best, but there really were some great episodes toward the end of the show, too.

Futurama is one of the most beloved shows (<a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-favorite-cartoons-of-all-time">animated</a> or otherwise) you'll find on television. Not only was it hysterical, it was an exceptionally intelligent show that looked deep into our future (all the way to the year 3000)&nbsp;and painted a picture of reality that eventually came true. Seriously, in addition to having&nbsp;jokes you need to be a <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/smart-futurama-jokes/liam-ross">genius to understand</a>, Futurama predicted the future.&nbsp;Sure, we haven't colonized Pluto, fought a malevolent robot Santa, or mastered interstellar travel yet, but there are several pieces of technology present in the show that found their way into our lives. And really, we all know that an evil Santa robot is just a matter of time.&nbsp;The simple fact is, some Futurama jokes came true. The way humanity perceives&nbsp;the world, current events, and even video games all changed by the time Fry moved into the distant future... we just didn't realize how quickly those changes would come. While most people are aware of all the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/13-simpsons-jokes-that-actually-came-true/robert-wabash">Simpsons jokes that predicted the future</a>, they're probably not familiar with all of the insane Futurama predictions that really happened.&nbsp;

Any&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;fan&nbsp;already knows&nbsp;the series is full of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/subtle-futurama-jokes/raelyn-giansanti" target="_blank">background jokes</a>, Easter eggs,&nbsp;and secret math equations, but how many have you spotted? Written by a group of people with Ph.Ds,&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;is one of the smartest cartoons ever to air with some of the wittiest visual jokes. It could be worth it to count the 1&#39;s and 0&#39;s next time to unearth a background gag now and again!

Take a look below and see if you&#39;ve noticed any of these&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;background jokes before, and vote up the ones that flew over your head like the Planet Express.

In the coming decades, pop culture scholars will declare that Futurama was one of the most important television programs of the 20th and 21st centuries. But you and your Groeningverse-loving friends already knew that. That&rsquo;s why you need Futurama gifts this year for the holidays.

If you&rsquo;ve never seen the show, but have Futurama-obsessed people in your life, you might be wondering what where to find great gifts for Futurama fans. Well fear not, shopper! This list is full of spectacular Futurama gift ideas for men, women, and children of all ages. Step into the cryo-chamber, and check out these neato giftamajigs that make excellent Futurama presents.

On this list of rad Futurama products, we&rsquo;ve got everything from perfect stocking stuffers to spectacular showpieces. Some of the items are Futurama collectibles, so they&rsquo;re a little pricey. But they&rsquo;ve been balanced out by inexpensive, yet very awesome Futurama merchandise from all over the web. You&rsquo;ll be able to find something perfect on this list, no matter what kind of fan you&rsquo;re shopping for. Whether they want to delve into the philosophical ruminations of the beloved series, or they just like it when Bender tells people to bite him, you&#39;ll get something great.

Vote up the gifts that Futurama fans will love the most!

Futurama, which first aired in 1999,&nbsp;has become one of the most <a href="https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/my-favorite-cartoons-of-all-time" target="_blank">popular animated series</a> of all time. That&#39;s despite the fact that it was canceled by Fox. Fans didn&#39;t stop trying to get it back, which led to four new movies and three additional seasons. The show, which moved to Comedy Central, ended in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2013/04/22/showbiz/tv/futurama-to-end/index.html" target="_blank">2013</a>.

Many fans have watched the episodes numerous times, and although they are certainly knowledgeable, there are still plenty of things even they probably don&#39;t know about&nbsp;Futurama. After all, the writing is filled with scientific Easter eggs and <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/smart-futurama-jokes-v1/liam-ross" target="_blank">jokes</a> many people don&#39;t pick up on until a third or fourth viewing. This list includes interesting facts about the show many people might have missed or never learned.&nbsp;

If there&rsquo;s any series that invites viewers to create thought-out and well-crafted fan theories, it&rsquo;s Futurama. The series has long been held up as a bastion of narrative storytelling, with plot threads that go on for years and tie into different franchises. One character that figures into many of these&nbsp;<a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/futurama-fan-theories/jordan-love" target="_blank">Futurama&nbsp;fan theories</a> is Bender, the beer-guzzling robot who&rsquo;s the most lovable scum bag you&rsquo;ll ever meet.&nbsp;

Bender fan&nbsp;theories cover everything from why he&rsquo;s such a ne&#39;er-do-well to what he got up to during the 1,000 years he was supposedly trapped in the Nevada Desert. The theories are all fairly comprehensive, and if you&rsquo;re doing a Futurama rewatch soon, you should keep them&nbsp;in mind.&nbsp;

The Luck of the Fryrish

For a show that&#39;s supposed to be funny, Futurama sure does have some sad moments. In fact, it&#39;s hard to think of any animated show that has ever been as emotional as Futurama, even if you stack it side-by-side with The Simpsons. Hell, the saddest Futurama episodes are probably more likely to make you cry than almost any other show on television, animated or not.

We all know &quot;Jurassic Bark&quot; is super sad, and everyone loves Seymour the dog, but there are at least eight other really sad episodes of Futurama&nbsp;just as likely to make you cry. Take &quot;Game of Tones&quot; for example, in which <a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-philip-j-fry-quotes/movie-and-tv-quotes" target="_blank">Philip J. Fry</a> finally reconciles with the loss of his family. Other episodes, like &quot;Leela&#39;s Homeworld,&quot; give a lot of backstory to characters and really drive their development in the series forward.

Which sad episode of Futurama made you <a href="http://www.ranker.com/list/the-10-ways-to-cry-like-a-man/ian-tindell?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">cry like a</a> baby? Vote up the emotional Futurama episodes below that you enjoyed the most.

Take a ride on the Planet Express Ship, and enjoy the best&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;Christmas episodes.&nbsp;Whether you're looking for the one where Fry learns about the holidays in the future in &quot;Xmas Story&quot; or when Bender makes up his own holiday in &quot;The Futurama Holiday Specactular,&quot; this list of&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;Christmas episodes also includes popular fan favorites, like &quot;A Tale of Two Santas.&quot; What is your favorite Christmas episode from&nbsp;Futurama?&nbsp;Vote up the best&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;Christmas specials, and see where they rank among the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-futurama-episodes/reference" target="_blank">funniest&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;episodes of all time</a>.

Futurama&nbsp;is one of the greatest animated series ever to reach the airwaves, and despite being canceled by FOX, the show returned to complete a total of seven seasons and 140 episodes. Now, calling any episode of Futurama&nbsp;the &quot;worst&quot; is essentially saying it&#39;s the one with the lowest rating on sites like IMDb. Essentially, the worst of the best, if you will.

The episodes found below are the ones at the very bottom of the list, such that they have the fewest fans coming back to watch them time and time again due to some bad moments, or perhaps because the humor hasn&#39;t aged quite as well (which is kind of ironic considering it&#39;s a show about the future). Regardless of how bad (or great) these episodes are, there&#39;s no denying the magic of Futurama. In fact, even rounding up a list of bad Futurama episodes was a chore in and of itself, which is a testament to the creative genius behind the show.

Check out all the worst episodes of&nbsp;Futurama&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0149460/" target="_blank">according to IMDb</a> and vote up all the less-than-stellar episodes of an otherwise standout show.

Everybody loves a good <a href="http://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-best-tv-theme-songs-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">TV theme song</a>, but The Simpsons upped the ante by adding their signature chalkboard and couch gags to each opening. Matt Groening's second series, the hilarious sci-fi comedy Futurama, followed suit by adding unique opening captions to every title sequence. With 140 episodes (and three specials), there have been a lot of hilarious&nbsp;Futurama opening credits, and this list ranks them all.Of course, if you don't like the way the best Futurama captions are ranked, you can vote your favorites (and least favorites!) up or down. You can also rerank the whole list if you want to start from scratch. All Futurama opening title captions are listed here, so this is kind of like a votable&nbsp;Futurama wiki. Neat!

No one does funny robots better than Futurama. No one. After all, they brought us the best shiny metal ass@$% of all... Bender. Shamelessly ripped from all the hard work done over at the Futurama Wiki, these are the funniest robots of Futurama... ranked by you. Vote on your favorites to get them to the top of the list... and if you do see one missing, feel free to add it.

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Did you know Zapp Brannigan was based on Captain Kirk? Brannigan is arrogant, oblivious, and rude, but that's exactly why we love him on Futurama. Here are the greatest Zapp&nbsp;Brannigan quotes of all time, ranked by your votes.When Leela told Brannigan it was a mistake to sleep with him, Zapp replied with,&nbsp;&quot;A sexy mistake.&quot; Many of Zapp's best quotes prove just how dumb he is. Take the time he was introducing himself, for example: &quot;I am the man with no name. Zapp Brannigan at your service.&quot; Another great Zapp&nbsp;Brannigan quote involves him demonstrating his competency as a captain: &quot;When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission.&quot;Vote up your favorite Zapp Branigan&nbsp;quotes below, no matter what episode or season they are from. If you notice a good one is missing, add it to the list along with an image!

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Did you know Zapp Brannigan was based on Captain Kirk? Brannigan is arrogant, oblivious, and rude, but that's exactly why we love him on Futurama. Here are ...