# I just watched the very last episode of Futurama **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 10, 2003, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222 "2003-08-10T17:20:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/61 "2003-08-12T00:26:23Z")
I loved the Hypnotoad sound effect. What a weird noise. ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/62 "2003-08-12T12:10:17Z")
OK, so the show had a more-or-less “happy” ending with Fry and Leela walking off into the imaginary sunset hand-in-hand. What about Bender’s crotch plate, though? Will he never again be able to tell somebody to kiss his shiny metal ass? Oh, the robotity, the robotity… Barry ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/63 "2003-08-12T13:13:55Z")
_Futurama_? Funny show. When does it come on again? What? Shit. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/64 "2003-08-12T13:46:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Will he never again be able to tell somebody to kiss his shiny metal ass? It was “bite,” and he said it so often… oh, the irony. Wait, no. The Not-irony. (That irony gag was GREAT.) ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/65 "2003-08-12T15:35:26Z")
Dang, I missed it! Fortunately I spent the last two days watching the new boxed set (some store in NY was selling it before the release date). ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/66 "2003-08-12T16:20:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mobo85 \* > \*\*The word appeared spelled out in this episode. Fry attempted to perform from a book called “My First Holophoner,” which features that wonderful hit, _The Grumpy Snail_. \*\* “It’s too grumpy!” ---
**Author:** ![SpaceForRent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@SpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/67 "2003-08-12T16:24:22Z")
> [@](#): > > “But to do it you’ll have to make a metaphorical deal with the devil. And by devil I mean the Robot Devil. And by metaphorical I mean get your coat.” Great line! I love Bender. RIP Futurama. We will miss you… ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/68 "2003-08-12T19:04:20Z")
During the recital, when the grumpy snail turned around and glared at Fry for missing a note I thought I was going to wet my pants. At least Futurama returned to Adult Swim last night - with one of my favorite episodes “Deep South.” ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/69 "2003-08-12T19:07:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by godzillatemple \* > **OK, so the show had a more-or-less “happy” ending with Fry and Leela walking off into the imaginary sunset hand-in-hand. What about Bender’s crotch plate, though? Will he never again be able to tell somebody to kiss his shiny metal ass?** Don’t worry - I’m sure Scruffy the Janitor fished it out for him. 😉 “Who are you?” “Scruffy, the janitor.” “I’ve never seen you before.” “I’ve never seen you before neither.” ---
**Author:** ![Slacker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/70 "2003-08-12T19:10:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dooku \* > \*\*During the recital, when the grumpy snail turned around and glared at Fry for missing a note I thought I was going to wet my pants. > > At least Futurama returned to Adult Swim last night - with one of my favorite episodes “Deep South.” \*\* “Could it be? Are the legends true? It is! It’s the lost city… of Atlanta!” “Howdy y’all!” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/71 "2003-08-12T19:12:02Z")
Sweet Zombie Jesus! There’s an interesting thread about that line, actually. CN edited out “Jesus,” and I think TBS snipped the whole line. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/72 "2003-08-12T21:45:00Z")
I wish I had a hypnotoad. Sigh. Goodbye and thanks, _Futurama._ ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/73 "2003-08-12T22:13:01Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by godzillatemple_ > Oh, the robotity, the robotity… Robo-titty? What are you, one of them “robosexuals”? ---
**Author:** ![SpaceForRent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@SpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/74 "2003-08-12T22:43:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by neutron star > One cool thing about Futurama was that they apparently planned out some of the later episodes very early on. Remember the episode from earlier this season where it was revealed that Nibbler (or was it someone else from Nibbler’s planet?) actually pushed Fry’s chair into the cryogenic chamber in 1999? Well, if you take a copy of the very first episode and freeze frame when Fry’s chair is tipping, you can see Nibbler’s shadow! Man, I did not at all believe you, but I just put in the video and Holy #\*$! you’re right! That’s cool. I’m still watching that episode right now. They just showed Blinky, the 3-eyed fish from The Simpsons. I’m really going to miss Futurama. ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/75 "2003-08-13T16:39:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Apos \* > \*\*That’s three nuts I count there. You doin okay over there? > > Is it me, or did Futurama get… sadder, as it went on. I mean, there were a couple of eps, more and more as the series grew, that were actually sort of heartwrenching ina way the Simpsons could never really be. Fry’s brother was the first. Then Leela’s parents. Then the Fry’s dog episode (that ending made me so sad that I’m starting to tear up thinking about it). You wouldn’t think a show that was basically a string of puns, satire, nonsense, and deliberate weirdness could have that sort of emotional depth, but someone (Matt?) was putting some real passion into those eps. \*\* And with that song at the end of Fry’s dog episode. I can’t remember what song it was, but it added so much more. I got a little teary at the end of that episode. ---
**Author:** ![Skott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/76 "2003-08-13T21:36:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by neutron star \* > \*\*Well, if you take a copy of the very first episode and freeze frame when Fry’s chair is tipping, _you can see Nibbler’s shadow!_ \*\* Very cool indeed. I wondered about that. I always like a pre-planned series, as opposed to, say, Alias or the Wheel of Time. I have to admit that although I liked Futurama from the start, I just didn’t get into it in the 7pm time slot. However, when it starting appearing on Comedy Central, I couldn’t get enough of it. I blame Fox. Isn’t that ironic? 😉 I never knew that animation could touch me so much. Stupid brother episode. Kept expected some silly, laughable ending, but no. I liked it so much. Like others, I really enjoyed the last episode. It was the perfect one to end on. BTW, where’s “space earth”? And what’s “MHOP”? So many good quotes, so little time. My favorite one: “So musicians really roger your hammerstien, huh?” By Bender, of course. Oh, and the teacher’s sign says “Holophonor Teacher - Taking the joy out of music for 20 years”. ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/77 "2003-08-14T01:46:23Z")
Just finished watching my tape (been real busy). How great was it to hear Katey Sagal sing?? Could have done a lot more. This is the second show that she’s been in that they put on at 7:00 on Sundays to kill it off. Good thing she’s got 8 RULES going.\* Goodbye, FUTURAMA, soar on among the stars. \*not that I think Katey will ever have money problems in this lifetime… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/78 "2003-08-14T03:40:08Z")
> [@](#): > > BTW, where’s “space earth”? And what’s “MHOP”? Just a guess, but perhaps it’s the Martian House of Pancakes? ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/79 "2003-08-14T03:50:04Z")
Good News everyone… Fox has terrible news. Me, I’ll miss the Zapper. Oh yes and Kiff. My favorite moment was early in season 2 when Zap is running out on the crew as he hurls teh planet express ship against those Damned Neutrals (What makes a man become neutral any way?). He Stuffs Kiff into the childrens space suit. One of Kiffs more memorable humiliations. Damn this show never deserved the ill treatment it recieved. It was clever from the start, and unlike The Simpsons, the first season is still hilarious and watchable. Can’t wait 'till season three comes on DVD… My yes. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222/80 "2003-08-14T04:41:21Z")
> [@](#): > > And what’s “MHOP”? The name of the Opera House. Might be “Municipal House of Opera.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-watched-the-very-last-episode-of-futurama/194222.md?page=5)