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Posted December 11, 2007 10:44 AM
Really more than a cartoon, Futurama is a collection of characters and situations that will have you rolling on the ground. Developed by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen you might be wary(?) but it won an Emmy, recognition by even the people who have not and will never watch it and proof enough that it is a good show. In fact they even came out with a new Futurama movie, Bender's Big Score
The characters are definitely the best part though. Watching the show will teach you their ins and outs but here's a quick rundown courtesy of wikipedia:
Philip J. Fry (Billy West)
Philip J. Fry was a pizza delivery boy who was cryogenically frozen just after midnight on the early morning of New Year's Day, January 1, 2000, reawakening on New Year's Eve, 2999. He gets a job at Planet Express, a company owned by his closest living relative, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, where he works as a delivery boy. He is, through actions he takes in the episode "Roswell That Ends Well", his own grandfather.
Turanga Leela (Katey Sagal)
Leela is the competent, one-eyed captain of the Planet Express Ship. Abandoned at birth, she grew up in an Orphanarium believing herself to be an alien from an unknown race. She later learns that she is a mutant from the sewers.
Bender Bending RodrÃguez (John DiMaggio)
Bender is a foul-mouthed, alcoholic, cigar-smoking, kleptomaniacal, misanthropic, egocentric, ill-tempered robot originally programmed to bend girders for suicide booths. He is Fry's best friend and roommate. He is the ship's chef (though his cooking is terrible) and primarily assists in delivering cargo from ship to planet.
Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth a.k.a. The Professor (Billy West)
Born April 9, 2841, Professor Hubert Farnsworth is Fry's distant nephew. Farnsworth founded Planet Express to fund his mad scientist-esque experiments and inventions. He clones himself to create a successor, Cubert Farnsworth.
Dr. John A Zoidberg (Billy West)
Zoidberg is a lobster-like alien from the planet Decapod 10, and is the neurotic and self-conscious staff doctor of Planet Express. His knowledge of human anatomy and physiology is woefully inadequate. Zoidberg is basically penniless, but constantly tries to portray himself as respected and rich.
Amy Wong (Lauren Tom)
Amy is an incredibly rich, spoiled, blunt-speaking and extremely accident-prone intern at Planet Express. She is an engineering student at Mars University and heiress to the western hemisphere of Mars. Born on Mars, she is ethnically Chinese, prone to frequently cursing in Cantonese, and overuses 31st century slang. Her parents are Leo and Inez. Although initially portrayed as somewhat promiscuous, she eventually developed a relationship with Kif Kroker.
Hermes Conrad (Phil LaMarr)
Hermes is the Jamaican accountant of Planet Express. A bureaucrat and proud of it, he is a stickler for regulation. Hermes is also a former champion in Olympic Limbo, a sport derived from the popular dance and similar to the track event of hurdling. He has a wife, LaBarbara, and a 12-year-old son, Dwight.
Anything more about the show and that'd be cheating. You'll have to watch it for yourself and learn to appreciate its greatness. We'll start you off now:
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