Futurama - 1x1 - How Did We Miss This Show?

[@Kratosx23]

Futurama is a genuine classic. Starts well, stays well, ends well. Tons of classic pop culture in it too. Hope you do the entire series.

[@malcolmdrake6137]

It isn't even possible for it to fall into the _category_ of "classic".

[@76marex]

@@malcolmdrake6137 try harder

[@bug8357]

Theres a revival coming out next year!

[@AthanImmortal]

Roswell that ends well. :-)

[@Destructor8031]

its also coming back next year

[@thereaper3517]

you guy's aren't ready for some tear jerkers, futurama is one of the few shows that have made me genuinely cry

[@paulhewes7333]

for real, there are songs and scenes i saw over 20 years ago that still make me tear up.

[@stonyhiggins7113]

Two words. Jurassic Bark

[@Buffaloheart68]

@@stonyhiggins7113 Exactly. Watched it once never again. Such a good episode but damn.

[@benjaminscott8198]

@@Buffaloheart68 watched it twice and never again

[@joystickfigure6118]

@@Buffaloheart68 Even knowing the events of Bender's Big Score? Softened the blow second time for me.

[@Solutad]

oh y'all......you're in for an EXPERIENCE. I'm so jealous of y'all getting to experience it for the first time. This show is a legend. When a show refuses to stay dead as many times as Futurama has come back, you know it's a classic.

[@colerains]

I'm not the biggest fan of Family Guy or South Park but Futurama still holds up in my book. I would say that Futurama walked so Rick and Morty could run, but honestly Futurama *RAN* so Rick and Morty could run. Hope you continue this series on KZbin.

[@robertmolton6761]

Yeah, I was going to say Family Guy and South Park take a little while before they really get in the groove. Futurama just hits the ground running and never stops.

[@silversonic99]

@@robertmolton6761 slows down in some of the later seasons, but never stops giving you great episodes right til the end.

[@clarencewalker3925]

I agree. On all accounts.

[@urekmazino6800]

Still the best adult cartoon in my opinion

[@clarencewalker3925]

I agree. And it's damned funny.

[@acevedoa89]

YES! This show is a legit classic and it's criminally under-reacted to. Great choice, guys!

[@moneylover318]

I don't think it's under reacted I think a lot of people have just seen it

[@IsThisRealSeanJohn]

Futurama is so underrated and has one of the most perfect endings

[@GyulaHorvathGarijin]

It actually have 2 perfect endings and one good ending.

[@danielwilson8604]

name one other show with multiple perfect endings.

[@TwilightLink77]

@@GyulaHorvathGarijin Technically 3 endings.

[@matthewzeller5026]

@@danielwilson8604 Community has a few pretty good endings because they were on the chopping block almost every season but Futurama knows how to nail a finally to a whole new degree.

[@ccricers]

A lot of season endings were written as show endings. The show just can't catch a break lol.

[@robertmolton6761]

This show has been cancelled and picked back up so many times I can't keep count. I have loved this show since it's inception 13 ... wait 23 years ago. 😅 This is a classic with great characters, writing and out of the box thinking. My favorite character has always been the Professor, absolutely hilarious. Thanks for doing these and buckle up for a fun ride!

[@joits]

The first ending was perfect...

[@Itwasalwaysme_Noone]

"There's so many killbots behind us I can't count them all! 3 I think..." - Phillip J. Fry

[@acrefray]

There were four "endings" and honestly, three of the four were masterful. The fourth was just good. The final finale was exceptional, simply incredible.

[@itaialter]

For me, Futurama is the best cartoon show ever. Rick and Morty is a close second. Oh, and it is from 1999 (until 2013). And now they are coming back again!

[@matthewzeller5026]

Without John DiMaggio voicing Bender can we really call it Futurama?

[@beastialmoon2327]

@@matthewzeller5026 he's coming back, that's been settled

[@matthewzeller5026]

@@beastialmoon2327 oh awesome. Thanks for the good news 😀

[@jarredkrum9894]

Hes coming back to voice bender

[@andalilbitqueer]

Avatar will probably always be, one of, if not the, best cartoon shows of all time. Having watched both I think it's a tie depending on what you're looking for.

[@asterix7842]

Futurama first ran on Fox from 1999 to 2003. Then Comedy Central ran new episode from 2008 to 2013. Today I found out that new episodes will air on Hulu starting next year. Oh well, I don’t have Hulu.

[@KittenCat2223]

Yyyyyyyeeeeesssss!!!!! THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH REACTIONS TO FUTURAMA. IT'S SO FREAKING GOOD!!!

[@smexijebus]

Fellow Canadian, I'm not too sure about animated shows but one of my all time favourite hidden gems of Canadian TV is "Todd and the Book of Pure Evil" It's hilarious and unlike anything else. Only 2 seasons but they got an animated movie! And there's two absolute banger musical episodes, one for each season. Amazing show, especially if you like rock/metal or stoner comedy. And Letterkenny is an amazing current one. Corner Gas of course is a classic, with its own animated season.

[@jamesbond99]

corner gas had 4 very awesome animated seasons also undergrads american/canadian with one season

[@thomassencindiver]

You will both LOVE this show, I'm 100% certain. Futurama is still my favorite animated comedy of all time

[@gavinsheridan4680]

I put it top 5 shows ever, regardless of genre. Really clever sense of humor.

[@beastialmoon2327]

I love this series to bits, and I'm super excited to go back on this journey with you two. The joke about Fry doing all this work just to end up back as a delivery boy is funny, but also pretty pointed. Yeah, going to Space is a cool perk, but I think it was more about having the ability to CHOOSE. He wasn't given a choice in the beginning, no free will at all. Just a quick pick and you're stuck for life. At the end, however, he gets to make his own decision. His fate is in his own hands - something Fry even mentions in the very episode. It's a great start to an amazing series.

[@thedefinitionisthis]

Man, regardless of the fact y’all “missed out” on this show, be happy you’re watching it PERIOD. Such a great show. Brings the laughs, and is great for anyone who loves (or even hates) sci-fi… And even the show is pretty absurd in premise and execution, unlike a lot of its contemporaries, the show also NEVER hesitates to hit you in the feels every so often. I’ve had some of the biggest laughs, and some of the saddest cries watching this show. Welcome to the World of Tomorrow!

[@JackMValentine]

Futurama had a few seasons, then was cancelled. Had a few movies, which are now organized as as their own "seasons" then was picked up again by a different network and had another run then was cancelled again. You're actually pick it up at a great time as the show was very recently announced to be returning with a full on revival just this year. For those of us in the Futurama fandom this show has literally never left our rotation of shows we have just running in the background. One fun fact I'd like to share is that this show had multiple people working on it that had PhDs in various sciences, making them the most overly educated group of cartoon writers even to be assembled.

[@matthewzeller5026]

Wait what movies do I need to check out? I loved this show when I was younger and watched all the episodes but it was kinda before streaming and I didn't realize there were movies.

[@hiddenInsight486]

All the math you will see in this show, formulas etc, are accurate and real

[@michaelccozens]

@@hiddenInsight486 Futurama, AFAIK, is the only animated series (and probably the only TV series) to have a mathematical hypothesis named for it, as it was developed to answer a question posed by one of the episodes (the one with the mind-switching). Specifically, IIRC, it was "given a mind-switching machine and the restriction that the same two people can only exchange minds once, what is the minimum number of swaps required to get X number of people's minds back into their original bodies from Y starting state?". Amusingly, one of the features on the DVD box set for the season in question was the writers sitting in an auditorium as a speaker announces, "We have a special treat for you; a MATH LECTURE!", to thunderous cheers. They then proceeded to give the entire lecture explaining the hypothesis. Interesting stuff!

[@michaelccozens]

@@matthewzeller5026 There's 4 movies with a narrative order; Bender's Big Score, The Beast with a Billion Backs, Bender's Game, and Into the Wild Green Yonder. Most streaming services will probably just have the movies integrated as "season 5", as that's how they're generally regarded. The movies were created as kinda a limited Comedy Central toe-dipping into bringing the series back, as they'd acquired the syndication rights to the previous seasons. There's also some specials outside the series. The Wiki can tell you more.

[@matthewzeller5026]

@@michaelccozens awesome thank you ❤️

[@baeleth]

I'm so excited for you two. Futurama is one of my favorite all time shows. I recommend watching with audio commentary on your own some time. It's always great and sometimes, when voice actors are taking part, they'll do parts of the commentary in character.

[@NoriMori1992]

2:07 …Huh? What made you suddenly think it's not from 1999?! 😂 Not only is it from 1999, it's from _early_ 1999!

[@Lorem_64]

Futurama actually is from 1999!, the whole 1st season and part of the 2nd were aired in 1999

[@RuralRoar]

My favorite show. I've watched it countless times, but I'll happily watch it again with you all.

[@torky1877]

I can't wait for you two to get to the "it's okay to cry" episodes.

[@exceedcharge1]

I cant watch that episode anymore, once i see bender doing magic i have to leave

[@startingQB]

No the one with Seymore! 😭😭😭

[@joedivision7148]

It's coming back this year. With the entire staff. Creators, writers and cast. Wait until you guys get into later seasons. Futurama is absolute top tier.

[@jameshunt9208]

Yes, Futurama is from 1999

[@iatemyphonegaming]

Futurama came out when I was about 10. I thought it was interesting, but remember people didn't seem to like it all that much. Then as an adult it was airing on [AS] and I LOVED it. They got picked up for more seasons and I was in heaven. This show has literally been around for 2/3 of my life.

[@Aurich88]

I must've seen this show front-to-back dozens of times. It's just about perfect!

[@artistanthony1007]

This is honestly the only show on Comedy Central I actually was there for and when I used Netflix just to binge it, it is still as good as the first time and never gets old.

[@T-51_]

I’m so glad they’re doing Futurama it’s one of my favorite TV shows when I was a kid

[@matthewzeller5026]

So I was actually checking for Futurama reactions on a whim a few months ago and there aren't many people doing it. There's a couple good reactors but uploads can be slow sometimes. It's exciting to see you guys decided to pick it up, I'm sure your going to have a lot of fun with it. This and Community are two of my favorite "smart-dumb comedies" they pretend to be kinda silly but the brains behind it are actually genius and it shows through.

[@mikechicago6200]

Amazingly it aired in 1999 and-Man I do miss the 90s

[@tallicafan85]

finally watching this.. nice. been watching since it was new. show never gets old. then there is 3 movies at the end.

[@Dr_Rich740]

Futurama is amazing. It’s fast-paced, hilarious and explores some really fun Sci-fi ideas.

[@PenguinDust1969]

Many times in my life when asked what is your favorite show of all time Futurama has been my answer. I have seen the first five seasons countless times and along with the first 10 seasons of The Simpsons, it's the "comfort food" of TV for me. Long before Rick and Morty this show was doing obscure math and physics jokes layers deep. So many good characters, so many still-relevant jokes and I would say one of the top-10 tearful moments in written TV history.

[@matthewt1772]

There are also some amazing plot arc in this show, with clues in this first episode that don’t pay off for several seasons. Tremendously smart writing throughout.

[@beastialmoon2327]

Popping back in almost a week after this vid dropped to sincerely thank you for starting this. I started rewatching Futurama again and it holds up so, so well. You're going to have an amazing time - especially considering JV's love of science fiction. Hilarious fro start to finish, some great thinkers, and some of the best tear jerkers in television. Can't wait for you to see more.

[@BurntIntoOblivion]

i grew up watching this, its one of my all time favourites, so glad you two are reacting to it

[@joeconcepts5552]

While the 4 characters introduced here are the main ones, the rest of the supporting cast is introduced in episode 2, giving the series about 7 regulars.

[@gurvmlk]

Don't worry. 1999 was only 13 years ago. Anybody who says otherwise is in denial. Right?

[@hiccuphufflepuff176]

The animated show about a guy and a girl might be Gravity Falls. That's a good show. One thing about Futurama that a lot of people probably miss (I know I did when it first came out) is that many of the writers were mathematicians and there are a lot of subtle math and science-related jokes and references. There's also an alien written language that really translates to English. If you decode the alphabet you can read things like signs and graffiti in the background.

[@WeirdGuy4928]

This is such a great show. Nice to see more people reacting to it.

[@0okamino]

Yes! Let’s go… TO THE YEAR 3000!

[@Cryton12345]

Futurama was aired march 28 1999

[@hungryclone]

Yes! This is my favorite show! I can’t wait to see you two react to this!

[@91lilken]

Hell yeah. I watched the premiere back when I was ten. There are a couple of the greatest episodes of all time in this show.

[@TheNaughtySenpai]

On the topic of canadian animations of this style: I think there was a show called "Fugget about it" or something. Italian mob family moves to Vancouver or something like that.

[@doorran]

"I don't know if it could be funny.. it's from 1999...." you made it sound like that was 100 years ago.

[@jorgemendoza241]

You’re definitely going to love this show

[@tomsgrexit]

Futurama and Bob's Burgers are actually my favorite adult shows! Adult humor without going for offensive stereotypes and crap all the time (especially Bob's Burgers)!!

[@robertsmith4681]

I remember watching it when it first aired, this show was way ahead of it's time, both literally and figuratively...

[@robertsanssouci2093]

Top 3 shows of all time

[@420keeneg9]

Futurama is a classic and it only gets better as they build up the world and characters, also the movies are definitely worth sprinkling in with the series reactions

[@jean-paulaudette9246]

LOL NIOOO I got video game things I need t dooo...but Futurama cannot be denied, I think your reactions to this are the best news I've heard all year.

[@Houd_Vast]

You guys are such empathetic, good people. I wish you, and your kids, all the happiness in the world. You both have the ingredients to last.

[@Uzkodas]

I’ve loved this show since I caught the premier in 8th grade. It’s easily one of the best and smartest shows I’ve seen and I cannot sing it’s praises enough.

[@Narutoanime16g]

Futurama is one of my favs I watched the whole show 3 years ago it is great

[@adeadlydingus]

There’s almost no one that does reactions to this show, glad y’all are hopping on it. One of my favorite shows that’s mostly only gets better!

[@joeyallain8364]

This is one of my favourite shows, I started watching when i was way to young but still love it.

[@hansethetooly5421]

Zeroman, is a fun canadian show, and even stars Leslie himself as a super suited senior citizen. his sidekick is voiced by Lili and stitches Pleakly.

[@antzuprising]

What makes it a hit is when you enjoy it!! That's why we love watching reactors because of your reactions!!

[@IceMetalPunk]

...no, guys. Dick Clark died in 2012. The New Year's show is still named after him, but it's hosted by Ryan Seacrest now.

[@davidw7531]

I hope you guys have tissues for the later seasons. This is actually one of the more emotional animated series out there! Very excited you chose it!

[@mikechicago6200]

I hold a hope that the Futurama Revival will be just as good as the was back when it came back in the 2010's and now that John DiMaggio is confirmed to return this vendor we got the entire crew back so it's guaranteed to be funny you're also good with characters and stories

[@garrettrowe3897]

Bruh ong one of the classics

[@binchlipusfukaroniiandchee464]

The fact that the shadow was always there is proof that they've thought this show through to the end, which was the most thought through

[@MrTommygunz420]

6:50- they never cleared the EPA regulations or something; but Futurama predicted the 2008 financial crisis before 9-11 happened. Once you're done with the series and get to the movies they made right before getting "uncancelled" Bender's Big Score is a masterpiece of a plot; but there's so many references to various episodes before it (for instance you finally get to see the alien ships from while he was frozen. Yeah; it's a time travel movie) the other two movies they made between were good as well; but they definitely blew their load on the first one

[@HeartlessMisery]

This is one of my favorite shows of all time, I’m so glad yall are reacting to this❤️

[@brandonpadilla5402]

My favorite animated show for sure. Use to throw it on before bed and pass out it was just such a comfort show. So many jokes I didn’t really notice first watch. But have now seen the episodes so many times. Very excited for the HULU reboot.

[@zhubajie6940]

The best-animated TV show of all time.

[@lawrencenull]

You guys are reacting to one of my favorite shows. I really hope you guys continue with this and also add Archer.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Oh wow right in time for the new episodes coming this year!

[@robertmolton6761]

I'm so curious to see how they are now that Bender is going to be voiced by a different person. fingers crossed. 🤞

[@unicyclist97]

Futurama has such a genius writing team and iconic voice actors. You'll love it.

[@mikepeters807]

Futurama is one of the infamous 3 F's of Fox: Futurama, Family Guy, Firefly. All 3 cancelled by Fox. All 3 beloved by fans. All 3 brought back to life by fans. Futurama and Family Guy both returned to series and Firefly went on to become a wide release movie (and possibly soon a return to series from Disney).

[@Carlos559Caps]

Futurama is home to one of the most sad/depressing episodes of an animated series ever. Titled “Jurassic Bark” and it’s season 4 or 5 depending on what list you’re looking at.

[@ZwiekszoneRyzyko]

Just wait for the Jurassic Bark. Breaks everybody's heart.

[@Robert-ht7om]

1:55 I know there are a lot of animated shows that were made in Canada for the US, but not sure about any that take place in Canada.

[@TwilightLink77]

Upcoming Scott Pilgrim anime series.

[@davidbonner4556]

Like Family Guy, Futurama was cancelled by FOX, but made a fortune on DVD release. It was brought back on SciFi IIRC, cancelled again, then 3 direct to DVD movies were released. Another season was made by chopping the movies into half hour episodes. Then it was renewed again for a season or two, then cancelled again. They've just announced another 20 episodes will be in production for Netflix IIRC. Each time it was cancelled a decent ending episode was made. Another interesting fact is the writing room had more PhDs in it than many think tanks. Every time you see a board full of equations it was all valid mathematical theory, and there was one episode that was so convoluted that a writer spent his weekend creating a mathematical proof to validate the episode. Two separate written languages were created for fans to decode, since the writers saw what happened in Star Trek fandom with Klingonese.

[@johnnie9675]

Man I wish I could watch this series fresh again... you guys are lucky! also, prepare to be kicked in the feels pretty hard at times - the words Jurassic Bark will become a thing of sadness for you

[@jonathanpowell7256]

The newest show from Matt Groening is Disenchantment on Netflix. They've just announced that Futurama will be returning for a new season.

[@user-md8wt4qz5g]

Futurama is one of my favorite shows of all time. The first 5 seasons are awesome and I have watched them all too many times that I can't even say. It was canceled and brought back to do 4 movies when all said and done (I forgot by who). The 4 movies are called season 6 officially now. After the movies it was brought back in show form by Cartoon Network for 4 more seasons. These 4 seasons have some great episodes and some I really never watch again, which is not something I say about the original 5 seasons. No matter what I hope you guys enjoy watching it!

[@3DJapan]

You should also check out Disenchantment. It's also by Matt Groening but it's an on going series on Netflix rather than self-contained episodes. Currently in season 4.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Dick Clark died about 10 years ago, April 18, 2012. Futurama is great with tons of spoofs of current things but done in clever ways quite different from The Simpsons. As others have mentioned here, although it is definitely a comedy, there are some genuine bittersweet moments that will make you cry in the series, usually having to do with Fry and Leela's relationship.

[@mjeid4835]

I love that you guys are doing this show. ITs a classic. And amazing!

[@acrefray]

I love your reactions, and words can't really express how much I'd look forward to watching reactions to all of the episodes

[@robling1937]

Bring it back!

[@muppetsstoogesfan1]

Dick Clark passed in 2012. Ryan Seacrest does it now.

[@razkable]

Nixon in 94

[@jonphillips2951]

Futurama is always a great sci-fi adult cartoon with some things in it that make you think while laughing. The characters are somewhat self serving but lovable in their own right. Very creative show with lots of campy future predictions connect to present activities and items. My favorite episode is "The Late Philip J. Fry" which toys with the ideas regarding the beginning of our universe. Highly recommend Futurama.

[@kentonjen8475]

The funny thing is, in the Futurama universe, French is now a dead language by the 31st century.

[@jeremygovender]

this is one of the best shows ever..

[@michaelccozens]

The Futurama reboot seems to be going ahead. The voice actor for Bender was holding out for better contracts for the entire cast, like the absolute boss that he is. Bender sez: "Solidarity Forever!". The interesting thing about Family Guy was that it was the first show brought back by DVD sales driven by Internet word-of-mouth and P2P sharing. Early 2000s started to see sufficient bandwidth and file-format density to enable widespread sharing of videos.

[@JediKnight19852002]

Canadian cartoon from around this time: Clone High, debuted 2002, starring many of the actors who would go on to roles in Scrubs.

[@robsweeney1987]

Soooo the show was cancelled twice. As you go through the seasons you'll see a sudden up tick in animation quality, that is the first time it was brought back (at that time by Cartoon Network I believe). It was canceled a 2nd time in 2013 I think but Hulu is bringing it back again and everyone has signed back on to do it

[@JustinMeansRighteous]

I’m 26 and all my siblings had watched this series. My eldest sister even has the Planet Express ship as a tattoo

[@xyfghter99]

With that minimal description my guess would be Gravity Falls.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

It's funny to hear how Bender and the Professor's voices have changed over the years (for the better I might add).

[@trentclingo7748]

Futurama is awesome... Glad to see it... Hope you decide to continue you to do it

[@DanGamingFan2406]

You guys are gonna love the entire series!

[@RedKytten]

For Canadian animated shows, the only two I can think of off the top of my mind are "Corner Gas Animated" and "Tripping the Rift". Not sure how well either one would do since most people wouldn't have seen them before.

[@MattMajcan]

lmao jv was so confident in declaring this wasnt from 1999.

[@MokuTheMagi]

Haven't even seen the video yet and I've subscribed because of the title. The show is that good.

[@spiritscar]

Futurama is one of the best TV comedies of all time! The show only gets funnier, stranger, and more outrageous from here. And you’re so right about the set up. You can’t even begin to imagine the way the universe of this show and the style of storytelling and comedy open up as the series moves on. Solid and seriously engaging science fiction ideas and writing as well. Recommendation of two brilliant and classic American animated comedies. You want to see a truly “American” animated show. You got to do “King of the Hill” The show first aired in 1997 Created by Mike Judge. Creator of Beavis and Buthead as well as the HBO series Silicon Valley. He also wrote and directed the comedy films, Office Space and Idiocrocy. And the other classic American animated comedy you got to see. “Bojack Horseman” A completely blind reaction will be best and definitely a lot more amusing.

[@mikechicago6200]

I consider myself a little bit of Philip J fry but also a bit of naughtiness in Bender yet also with the seriousness of Leela

[@Ugramosch]

Don´t chanel your inner Zoidberg. WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP WOOP!

[@jarredkrum9894]

Futurama the best! Glad hulu is picking it up again in 2023! My fav!