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The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.

9 Seasons
144 Episodes
Returning Series
Animation Comedy Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Cast & Characters
episode image Jurassic Bark
9.5/10 (7331 votes)

#1 Jurassic Bark

S5:E2
Nov 17, 2002

Bender grows jealous when Fry attempts to clone Seymour, his beloved fossilized dog.

episode image The Luck of the Fryrish
9.4/10 (5888 votes)

#2 The Luck of the Fryrish

S3:E10
Mar 11, 2001

After a string of bad luck, Fry ventures into the decaying ruins of Old New York to regain his lucky seven-leaf clover from his childhood, only to find that his brother Yancy Fry had stolen not only the clover, but Fry's identity as well. Fry sets out to exhume his brother's body, but discovers the startling truth about Yancy instead.

episode image Meanwhile
9.4/10 (4873 votes)

#3 Meanwhile

S7:E26
Sep 4, 2013

Fry asks Leela to marry him, and they face their destiny together as the Professor's latest invention alters the fabric of time.

episode image The Late Philip J. Fry
9.3/10 (4529 votes)

#4 The Late Philip J. Fry

S6:E7
Jul 29, 2010

The Professor invents a one-way time machine that takes the crew ever further into the future with no hope of returning.

episode image Roswell That Ends Well
9.1/10 (3846 votes)

#5 Roswell That Ends Well

S4:E1
Dec 9, 2001

The combined explosions of a supernova and Fry putting metal in the microwave hurtle the Planet Express crew back in time to 1947. They land at Roswell, New Mexico, where a shattered Bender is mistaken for UFO debris, Zoidberg is taken in for an alien autopsy, and Fry accidentally kills his grandfather, Enis, in a nuclear explosion.

episode image The Sting
9.1/10 (4054 votes)

#6 The Sting

S5:E9
Jun 1, 2003

A killer bee sting sends Leela on a long, strange trip.

episode image The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
9.1/10 (4020 votes)

#7 The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings

S5:E16
Aug 10, 2003

Fry makes a deal with the Robot Devil so he can become a skillful musician and win Leela's heart.

episode image Parasites Lost
8.9/10 (3660 votes)

#8 Parasites Lost

S3:E4
Jan 21, 2001

When Fry becomes infested with parasitic worms that make him stronger and smarter, he finally finds the perfect way to profess his feelings to Leela. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew goes on a journey into Fry's body to eradicate the worms.

episode image The Farnsworth Parabox
8.9/10 (3260 votes)

#9 The Farnsworth Parabox

S5:E10
Jun 8, 2003

The Planet Express crew goes to a parallel universe made accessible by the Professor's latest experiment.

episode image Godfellas
8.8/10 (3783 votes)

#10 Godfellas

S4:E8
Mar 17, 2002

Bender is accidentally shot out of the ship's torpedo tube and becomes lost in space. Floating through the ethereal darkness, Bender becomes inhabited with tiny alien life forms, but has trouble playing God to their unyielding prayers.

episode image Leela's Homeworld
8.7/10 (3269 votes)

#11 Leela's Homeworld

S4:E5
Feb 17, 2002

Leela finally learns the truth about her parents and her own identity.

episode image The Why of Fry
8.7/10 (2986 votes)

#12 The Why of Fry

S5:E8
Apr 6, 2003

Nibbler enlists Fry in a mission to blow up evil brains bent on destroying the universe.

episode image Space Pilot 3000
8.6/10 (5385 votes)

#13 Space Pilot 3000

S1:E1
Mar 28, 1999

On New Year's Eve 1999, Pizza Delivery boy Philip J. Fry accidentally falls into a cryogenic chamber and is frozen for 1,000 years. Finally unfrozen, he explores New New York, meets his new best friend (a kleptomaniacal robot named Bender) and goes to work for his great-great-great-great-grand-nephew's space delivery business.

episode image Amazon Women in the Mood
8.6/10 (3663 votes)

#14 Amazon Women in the Mood

S3:E5
Feb 4, 2001

A double-date for Kif, Amy, Zapp, and Leela ends in disaster when their orbiting restaurant crashes on planet Amazonia. The hulking female inhabitants of the planet take their male captives to the omniscient Femputer, who orders Fry, Zapp, and Kif to death by "snu-snu".

episode image The Problem with Popplers
8.5/10 (3249 votes)

#15 The Problem with Popplers

S2:E18
May 7, 2000

The crew discovers an irresistible source of food on a distant planet, and brings it back to Earth to be sold at the Fishy Joe's restaurant chain. But when it's discovered that the so-called "Popplers" are actually Omicronian babies, the Omicronians demand recompense.

episode image Anthology of Interest I
8.5/10 (3285 votes)

#16 Anthology of Interest I

S2:E20
May 21, 2000

The Professor's "What-If" machine simulates Bender, Leela and Fry's wishes. Bender discovers what it would be like if he were 500 feet tall, Leela discovers what it would be like if she were more impulsive, and Fry discovers what would happen if he never came to the future.

episode image The Day the Earth Stood Stupid
8.5/10 (3071 votes)

#17 The Day the Earth Stood Stupid

S3:E7
Feb 18, 2001

Earth is invaded by super-intelligent flying brains, who sap the Earth's populace of their intelligence. Leela is taken to Nibbler's home planet Eternia, where the Nibblonians explain that only one human is immune to the brains' powers - Fry.

episode image Lethal Inspection
8.5/10 (2996 votes)

#18 Lethal Inspection

S6:E6
Jul 22, 2010

Bender learns that he suffers from a mortal manufacturing defect.

episode image Game of Tones
8.5/10 (2714 votes)

#19 Game of Tones

S7:E23
Aug 14, 2013

The crew journeys into Fry's dreams to seek the meaning of a mysterious alien melody.

episode image Murder on the Planet Express
8.5/10 (2343 votes)

#20 Murder on the Planet Express

S7:E24
Aug 21, 2013

The crew becomes trapped aboard a ship with a horrific alien creature.

episode image War Is the H-Word
8.4/10 (3206 votes)

#21 War Is the H-Word

S3:E2
Nov 26, 2000

Fry and Bender enlist in the army to get a soldiers discount for bubblegum. When they are called to fight a war on a planet of bouncing ball aliens, Leela disguises herself as man to enlist with them. Bender is eventually sent to parley with the enemy, but this turns out to be a ploy.

episode image Fry & the Slurm Factory
8.3/10 (3689 votes)

#22 Fry & the Slurm Factory

S2:E4
Nov 14, 1999

When Fry wins a free tour of the Slurm soda factory, he and his friends split off from the tour group and make a horrifying discovery concerning the "secret ingredient" that makes Slurm so addictive.

episode image Time Keeps On Slippin'
8.3/10 (3058 votes)

#23 Time Keeps On Slippin'

S3:E14
May 6, 2001

While creating a team of mutants to play the Harlem Globetrotters, the Professor accidentally causes a disruption in time that threatens the existence of the universe. Meanwhile, Fry tries to win an unreceptive Leela's heart.

episode image Where No Fan Has Gone Before
8.3/10 (3146 votes)

#24 Where No Fan Has Gone Before

S4:E12
Apr 21, 2002

The crew is pitted against the original Star Trek cast to win the devotion of an energy creature.

episode image Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles
8.3/10 (2734 votes)

#25 Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles

S5:E7
Mar 30, 2003

The Planet Express crew is exposed to a substance that causes everyone to age backwards.

episode image The Prisoner of Benda
8.3/10 (2505 votes)

#26 The Prisoner of Benda

S6:E10
Aug 19, 2010

A revolutionary invention allows the crew members to exchange minds.

episode image I, Roommate
8.2/10 (4205 votes)

#27 I, Roommate

S1:E3
Apr 6, 1999

When it is discovered that Philip has been living in the Planet Express office, he is forced to move out. Trying to sleep standing up in Bender's closet-sized apartment doesn't work, so they go looking for a place both can be comfortable. Unfortunately, Bender is incompatible with the ideal apartment they do find until he has a radical... modification which makes him less than happy.

episode image A Fishful of Dollars
8.2/10 (3898 votes)

#28 A Fishful of Dollars

S1:E6
Apr 27, 1999

Fry discovers his bank account interest has made him a billionaire and buys the one thing the year 3000 doesn't have, anchovies.

episode image A Flight to Remember
8.2/10 (3684 votes)

#29 A Flight to Remember

S2:E1
Sep 26, 1999

The Planet Express crew take a space cruise vacation. Leela tells Captain Zapp Brannigan that Fry is her boyfriend and Amy tells the same thing to her parents. Bender falls in love with a rich female robot. Problems start when the spaceship approaches a black hole.

episode image Anthology of Interest II
8.2/10 (2889 votes)

#30 Anthology of Interest II

S4:E3
Jan 6, 2002

When the Professor fine tunes his "What-If" machine, Bender discovers what it would be like if he were human, Fry discovers what it would be like if life were more like a video game, and Leela discovers what it would be like if she found her true home.

episode image Three Hundred Big Boys
8.2/10 (2756 votes)

#31 Three Hundred Big Boys

S5:E11
Jun 15, 2003

With the help of a $300 government refund, the Planet Express crew pursue their dreams and desires.

episode image Love's Labours Lost in Space
8.1/10 (3999 votes)

#32 Love's Labours Lost in Space

S1:E4
Apr 13, 1999

On a mission intended to save endangered animals on a collapsing planet, Leela and the crew run into legendary starship captain Zapp Brannigan. A self-proclaimed ladies man, Zapp sees Leela as a potential new conquest. When the captain refuses to aid the animal rescue, Leela and her crew try to leave Zapp's starship. But Zapp throws Fry and Bender in jail, and summons Leela to his "Lovenasium". They ultimately escape and arrive on the doomed planet, where Leela finally finds love - with a cute, and very useful, creature named Nibbler.

episode image Xmas Story
8.1/10 (3403 votes)

#33 Xmas Story

S2:E8
Dec 19, 1999

To apologize for an inconsiderate remark, Fry searches for the perfect Xmas gift for Leela, all the while trying to avoid the murderous SantaBot, whose standards for niceness are astronomically high.

episode image Insane in the Mainframe
8.1/10 (2903 votes)

#34 Insane in the Mainframe

S3:E12
Apr 8, 2001

Accused of robbing a bank, Fry and Bender plead insanity and are both sent to a robot insane asylum. While Bender and his buddy Roberto plan an escape, Fry is brainwashed into thinking that he is a robot.

episode image Law and Oracle
8.1/10 (2266 votes)

#35 Law and Oracle

S6:E17
Jul 7, 2011

Fry quits his job and becomes a police officer assigned to the Future Crimes Division.

episode image The Series Has Landed
8.0/10 (4326 votes)

#36 The Series Has Landed

S1:E2
Apr 4, 1999

For the crew's first mission, they must deliver a crate full of toys for an arcade game to the moon. Fry is very excited, while it is not really a big deal in the year 3000. Fry tries to persuade Leela to go exploring on the moon, while Amy tries to recover the keys to the Planet Express Ship.

episode image A Big Piece of Garbage
8.0/10 (3677 votes)

#37 A Big Piece of Garbage

S1:E8
May 11, 1999

A big piece of garbage that was released a thousand years ago is now on the way to Earth to destroy it. After Fry, Leela and Bender fail on placing a bomb on it, the city has to build another big piece of garbage, yet that may be a problem since trash doesn't exist in year 3000.

episode image Hell Is Other Robots
8.0/10 (3775 votes)

#38 Hell Is Other Robots

S1:E9
May 18, 1999

During a Beastie Boys concert, Bender runs into a high school buddy, Fender. He invites him to a party, which turns out to be robots getting high off of electricity, or "jacking on". After one try, Bender is hooked.

episode image When Aliens Attack
8.0/10 (3379 votes)

#39 When Aliens Attack

S2:E3
Nov 7, 1999

The Omicronians invade Earth, demanding to see the lost final episode of the 1999 TV show Single Female Lawyer. The Planet Express crew must re-enact the episode to appease the invading aliens.

episode image Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?
8.0/10 (3244 votes)

#40 Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?

S2:E9
Feb 6, 2000

When Dr. Zoidberg runs amok during the Decapodian mating season, Fry sets out to teach him how to woo a mate. Things backfire when Zoidberg's desired mate falls for Fry instead, and Zoidberg challenges Fry to a battle to the death.

Cast & Chracters

character image Fry / Professor Farnsworth / Zoidberg / Zapp Brannigan (voice)

Fry / Professor Farnsworth / Zoidberg / Zapp Brannigan (voice)

Actor: Billy West
character image Leela (voice)

Leela (voice)

Actor: Katey Sagal
character image Bender (voice)

Bender (voice)

Actor: John DiMaggio
character image Mom (voice)

Mom (voice)

Actor: Tress MacNeille
character image Morbo / Kif Kroker (voice)

Morbo / Kif Kroker (voice)

Actor: Maurice LaMarche
character image Amy Wong (voice)

Amy Wong (voice)

Actor: Lauren Tom
character image Hermes Conrad (voice)

Hermes Conrad (voice)

Actor: Phil LaMarr

Scruffy (voice)

Actor: David Herman

The highest rated episode of Futurama is "Jurassic Bark" (S5E2) with a rating of 9.50.

This episode received 7,331 votes.

It aired on November 17, 2002.


The lowest rated episode is "The Prince and the Product" (S8E9) with a rating of 4.30.

This episode received 2,071 votes.

It aired on September 18, 2023.

The highest rated episode is "Space Pilot 3000" (S1E1) with a rating of 8.60.

This episode received 5,385 votes.

It aired on March 28, 1999.


The lowest rated episode is "My Three Suns" (S1E7) with a rating of 7.70.

This episode received 3,696 votes.

It aired on May 4, 1999.

The highest rated episode is "The Problem with Popplers" (S2E18) with a rating of 8.50.

This episode received 3,249 votes.

It aired on May 7, 2000.


The lowest rated episode is "Put Your Head on My Shoulders" (S2E10) with a rating of 7.50.

This episode received 3,044 votes.

It aired on February 13, 2000.

The highest rated episode is "The Luck of the Fryrish" (S3E10) with a rating of 9.40.

This episode received 5,888 votes.

It aired on March 11, 2001.


The lowest rated episode is "That's Lobstertainment!" (S3E8) with a rating of 7.10.

This episode received 2,782 votes.

It aired on February 25, 2001.

The highest rated episode is "Roswell That Ends Well" (S4E1) with a rating of 9.10.

This episode received 3,846 votes.

It aired on December 9, 2001.


The lowest rated episode is "A Leela of Her Own" (S4E10) with a rating of 6.90.

This episode received 2,606 votes.

It aired on April 7, 2002.

The highest rated episode is "Jurassic Bark" (S5E2) with a rating of 9.50.

This episode received 7,331 votes.

It aired on November 17, 2002.


The lowest rated episode is "Bend Her" (S5E13) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 2,593 votes.

It aired on July 20, 2003.

The highest rated episode is "The Late Philip J. Fry" (S6E7) with a rating of 9.30.

This episode received 4,529 votes.

It aired on July 29, 2010.


The lowest rated episode is "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" (S6E13) with a rating of 6.40.

This episode received 2,254 votes.

It aired on November 21, 2010.

The highest rated episode is "Meanwhile" (S7E26) with a rating of 9.40.

This episode received 4,873 votes.

It aired on September 4, 2013.


The lowest rated episode is "Forty Percent Leadbelly" (S7E17) with a rating of 6.60.

This episode received 2,018 votes.

It aired on July 3, 2013.

The highest rated episode is "All the Way Down" (S8E10) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 1,539 votes.

It aired on September 25, 2023.


The lowest rated episode is "The Prince and the Product" (S8E9) with a rating of 4.30.

This episode received 2,071 votes.

It aired on September 18, 2023.

The highest rated episode is "Otherwise" (S9E10) with a rating of 7.40.

This episode received 608 votes.

It aired on September 30, 2024.


The lowest rated episode is "The Futurama Mystery Liberry" (S9E9) with a rating of 6.10.

This episode received 639 votes.

It aired on September 23, 2024.

Name Department Job
Scott Vanzo Crew Other
Peter Avanzino Directing Other
Ariel Ladensohn Production Supervising Producer
Bill Odenkirk Production Consulting Producer
Claudia Katz Production Executive Producer
Cody Ziglar Production Co-Producer
David X. Cohen Production Executive Producer
Eric Horsted Production Co-Executive Producer
Ken Keeler Production Executive Producer
Lee Supercinski Production Producer
Matt Groening Production Executive Producer
Patric M. Verrone Production Co-Executive Producer
Christopher Tyng Sound Original Music Composer

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