I’m a big fan of Nibbler and the Nibblonians, so two of my ultra-favorites are The Day the Earth Stood Stupid and The Why of Fry. But Mother’s Day, The Problem with Popplers, The Sting, Parasites Lost, Roswell That Ends Well, Devil’s Hands Are Idle Paythings and Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love are up there as well. Count me as a Zoidberg supporter too.
Ugh, even writing such a list but not including The Deep South, Love’s Labours Lost in Space, Fry and the Slurm Factory, How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back, Amazon Women in the Mood, Godfellas, Where No Fan Has Gone Before and The Farnsworth Parabox feels oh so wrong. I’m omitting Luck of the Fryrish because of the OP (and to be honest I’m not sure it’d go above any of the ones I’ve just listed), and Jurassic Bark is the only episode I’ve never seen – a purposeful omission. From all I’ve heard I don’t think I want to see it.
Least favorites: The Honking, Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV and A Taste of Freedom are probably right up there, but I think the winner is A Pharaoh to Remember. I really disliked that for some reason I (ironically, considering the title) don’t remember.
I don’t get the hate for A Pharaoh to Remember. It was one of my top 3 favorite episodes until some of the fantastic ones that came along after it. It’s still a better than average episode, IMO.
One that I [del]don’t think has been[/del] see has alread been mentioned and is very underrated IMO is Three Hundred Big Boys. It’s not a “deep” episode and not a particularly drop dead funny episode, but I find it to be “fun” for some reason. It’s one of my favorites.
All the best episodes, though, and the best movie, focus on Fry & Leela’s relationship. I wish that would’ve been a bigger part of Beast with a Billion Backs and Bender’s Game. I’m holding out hope that the next one will blow me away.
I’m this moment watching the “Splash” underwater episode (don’t know the title) with the fishing expedition at the start and the lost city of Atlanta, and it’s hilarious.
“We have those above water, too. We call them “land-sea-lions.” And I tame them.”
“Ancient Atlanta was more than just a Delta hub. . .”
That line just isn’t funny to me - it sounds like a throwaway early Simpsons line that would’ve gotten a chuckle in 1993. But the reason I don’t like that ep is that it just grosses me out for some reason. The whole space lobster mating motif is just ICK. I think it’s the only episode I haven’t seen more than once.
“ooh…if anyone needs me, I’ll be in the Angry Dome!”
I love the idea of having a little domed area where one goes just to be angry. Seeing the Professor in there waving his arms and pacing around angrily as they took off killed me.