From left to right: Fry, Bender, and Leela, the main characters of the series.
For detailed information about this series, see: The Infosphere
Futurama is an animated series by Fox, Comedy Central and Hulu created by Matt Groening about a delivery boy who was frozen in 1999 for a thousand years and goes into the year 3000.
TV[]
- Futurama (March 28th, 1999 - Present)
Comics[]
- Futurama Comics (September 22th, 2000 - July 18th, 2018)
- The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis (August 2002 - March 2005), a crossover comic with The Simpsons.
Video Games[]
- Futurama (August 14th, 2003) for PlayStation 2 and Xbox
- Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow (June 29th, 2017) for iOS and Android
Links to Other Series[]
Mascot Link: Official Funko Pop! Vinyl merchandise was released that featured Freddy Funko dressed in a Bender costume.
Commercial Link: Professor Farnsworth appears in Roll Call.
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My Three Sons | May 4, 1999 | The Futurama episode title "My Three Suns" parodies My Three Sons. | 3 |
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Ally McBeal | November 7, 1999 | The Futurama episode "When Aliens Attack" features a show called "Single Female Lawyer", a parody of Ally McBeal. | 3 |
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 | February 27, 2000 | Robots looking like Crow T. Robot and Tom Servo appear in the Futurama episode "Raging Bender". | 3 |
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South Park | April 5, 2000 | In the South Park episode "The Tooth Fairy Tats 2000", a character is dressed like Philip J. Fry from Futurama;In the Futurama film, Bender's Big Score, a head looking like Cartman from South Park makes a cameo in the head museum. | 2 |
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Q*bert | April 9, 2000 | The Futurama episodes "A Clone of My Own" and "Anthology of Interest II" feature references to Q*bert. | 2 |
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Chilly Willy | March 4, 2001 | Chilly Willy has a cameo in the Futurama episode "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz". | 2 |
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The Breakfast Club | March 11, 2001 | Breakfast Club is mentioned in the Futurama episode "Luck Of The Fryrish". | 2 |
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Spider-Man | 2002 | Spider-Man is one of the Marvel characters that appeared when iconic book characters to attack both simpsons and futurama characters in The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis. | 3 |
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Wolverine | 2002 | Wolverine is one of the Marvel characters that appeared when iconic book characters to attack both simpsons and futurama characters in The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis. | 3 |
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Asteroids (Atari) | January 6, 2002 | Asteroids is referenced in the Futurama episode "Anthology Of Interest II". |
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Donkey Kong | January 6, 2002 | Donkey Kong appears as one of the video game characters in Futurama's episode Anthology of Interest II. |
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Mario | January 6, 2002 | Mario appears as one of the video game characters in Futurama's episode Anthology of Interest II. |
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Battlezone (Atari) | January 6, 2002 | A tank from Battlezone appears in the Futurama episode "Anthology Of Interest II". |
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Missile Command | January 6, 2002 | Missile Command is referenced in the Futurama episode "Anthology Of Interest II". | 2 |
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Defender (WMS Industries) | January 6, 2002 | Defender is referenced in the Futurama episode "Anthology Of Interest II". | 2 |
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Moon Patrol | January 6, 2002 | Moon Patrol is referenced in the Futurama episode "Anthology Of Interest II". | 2 |
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Centipede (Atari) | January 6, 2002 | Centipete is referenced in the Futurama episode "Anthology Of Interest II". | 2 |
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Pac-Man | January 6, 2002 | Pac-Man appears as one of the video game characters in Futurama's episode Anthology of Interest II. | 2 |
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Space Invaders | January 6, 2002 | Space Invaders appear as some of the video game characters in Futurama's episode Anthology of Interest II. | 2 |
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Berzerk | January 6, 2002 | Berzerk is referenced in the Futurama episode "Anthology Of Interest II". |
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BurgerTime | January 6, 2002 | Mr. Egg from BurgerTime appears as one of the video game characters in Futurama's episode Anthology of Interest II. |
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Zero Wing | January 6, 2002 | Zero Wing is referenced in the Futurama episode "Anthology Of Interest II". | 2 |
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SpongeBob | January 21, 2002 | In the episode Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy IV, Patrick mentions Wumborama, a parody of Futurama. In the episode Yo Leela Leela, there is a robot called SpongeBolt SquareBots which is a parody of SpongeBob SquarePants. | 3 |
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The Truman Show | April 14, 2002 | The Truman Show is mentioned in the Futurama episode: "Leela's Homeworld". | 2 |
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The Simpsons | August 2002 | The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Crisis is a crossover with The Simpsons. The Simpsons episode Simpsorama is a crossover with Futurama. | 1 |
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Harry Potter | November 10, 2002 | A book called 'Harry Potter And The Balance Of Earth' appears in the Futurama episode "Crimes Of The Hot". | 2 |
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Godzilla | August 3, 2003 | Godzilla is mentioned in the Futurama episode "Bender Should Not Be Allowed On TV". | 2 |
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Duck Dodgers | March 31, 2004 | Zoidberg makes a cameo in Attack Of The Drones. | 1 |
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Fifth Element | November 27, 2007 | The narwhal whale is named "Leeloo" in the film, Bender's Big Score. | 3 |
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force | March 23, 2008 | Futurama is mentioned in the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "Bible Fruit". | 2 |
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Mortal Kombat | June 24, 2008 | Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs features a videogame called "Normal Combat". | 2.5 |
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Galaxian | June 24, 2008 | Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs features a videogmae called "Gxlaxian". | 2.5 |
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Crash Bandicoot | August 23, 2008 | Fry makes a reference to Crash Bandicoot. | 3 |
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Doom | August 23, 2008 | Fry makes a reference to Doom. | 3 |
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Tomb Raider | August 23, 2008 | Fry makes a reference to Lara Croft. | 3 |
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Jetsons | November 4, 2008 | A robot resembling Rosy from Jetsons appears in Bender's Game. | 3 |
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Star Fox | July 29, 2009 | Characters resembling Fox, Peppy and Slippy make a cameo in the issue "The Fry and the Furious!" of the Futurama Comic. |
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Scribblenauts | September 15, 2009 | The "I See What You Did There" object in Scribblenauts is based on Fry and Leela from Futurama. | 3 |
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Off the Mark | September 17, 2009 | Fry Leela and Bender appear in the Off the Mark comic strip published on September 17th 2009. Bender appears in the Off the Mark comic strip on May 25 2011. | 2
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Henry Stickmin | April 11, 2010 | Hyper Chicken's name from Futurama can be seen on the cellphone in Escaping The Prison. | 3 |
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Family Guy | May 16, 2010 | Futurama was mentioned in Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story; Bender appears in the Family Guy episodes "Blue Harvest", "The Splendid Source", "Boopa-Dee Bappa-Dee", and "Throw It Away". His appearance on "The Splendid Source" and "Throw It Away" are official cameos. |
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Doodle God | June 11, 2010 | In Run Santa Run mode of Doodle God, a character looking like Bender from Futurama is one of the people you need to give a present to which is different kinds of alcohol you can make in the game. |
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Avatar (Fox) | August 26, 2010 | Scruffy Scruffington is dressed up as a Na'vi in the Futurama episode "Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences". | 2 |
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Dig Dug | June 23, 2011 | Fry makes a mention of Dig Dug in the season 6 episode "Benderama", while there's a visual gag based on its gameplay in the season 6 episode "Reincarnation". | 2 |
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Speed Buggy | July 7, 2011 | Speed Buggy is mentioned in the Futurama episode "Law and Oracle". | 2 |
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Dora the Explorer | July 21, 2011 | A parody of Dora the Explorer, titled "Dora the Destroyer", appears in the Season 6 episode "Yo Leela Leela" from Futurama. | 3 |
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Shrek | June 20, 2012 | Shrek is mentioned in the Futurama episode "Bots And The Bees". | 2 |
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Carrie (Stephen King) | June 20, 2012 | Carrie is referenced in the Futurama episode "A Farewell to Arms". | 3 |
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The Matrix | August 15, 2012 | In the episode Near-Death Wish is a planet of old people generating electricity, which Leela referenced the idea came from The Matrix. | 2 |
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Eddsworld | November 26, 2012 | In "Space Face", Bender's head appears in the garbage disposal unit. | 2 |
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Adventure Time | August 07, 2013 | Finn and Jake make a cameo in the episode Leela and the Genestalk. | 1 |
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Annoying Orange | August 7, 2013 | Fruiturama is a parody of Futurama. | 3 |
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Monica's Gang | December 2013 | The Planet Express ship appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #41. Bender appears in Clássicos do Cinema - Turma da Mônica #48. | 2 |
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My Little Pony | February 22, 2014 | A character called Gallop Fry appears in the MLPFIM episode "Twilight Time" referencing the Futurama character Philip Fry. | 3 |
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Please, Don't Touch Anything | March 26, 2015 | A picture of Bender from Futurama appears in Please, Don't Touch Anything. | 2 |
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Dino Run | September 29, 2015 | Dino Run DX features a hat based on Bender. | 2 |
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Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards | September 27, 2016 | Characters and places from Futurama appear in Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards. | 1 |
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Among Us | June 15, 2018 | One of the pets in Among Us is a brainslug. | 3 |
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Disenchantment | August 17, 2018 | Fry, Bender, and Professor Farnsworth make a cameo from the hologram created by the crystal ball in the Disenchantment episode Dreamland Falls. Bean, Elfo and Luci make a cameo in the Futurama episode I Know What You Did Next Xmas. | 1 |
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Rick and Morty | May 17, 2020 | Rick mentions a save point machine in Futurama in the episode “The Vat of Acid Episode”. | 2 |
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Fortnite | July 26, 2023 | Fry, Leela and Bender appear in Fortnite. |
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Sophie's Magic Diary | May 21, 2024 | A fusion of Bender from Futurama and Homer Simpson appears on Big Boy's shirt in "🚌I’m Just a Kid & 7 years later!!". | 3 |
