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| {{s|Rosebud|"Rosebud" (1F01)}} || In Burns's dream about the future, he appears as a [[head in a jar]] (with robotic body).<br />This episode aired approximately 5 and a half years before ''Futurama'' started. || [[File:Burnshead.jpg|200px]] | | {{s|Rosebud|"Rosebud" (1F01)}} || In Burns's dream about the future, he appears as a [[head in a jar]] (with robotic body).<br />This episode aired approximately 5 and a half years before ''Futurama'' started. || [[File:Burnshead.jpg|200px]] | ||
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| {{s|Bart Gets Famous|"Bart Gets Famous" (1F11)}} || Kitty Carlisle's head in a jar is in Bart's dream about his future.<br />This episode aired approximately 5 years and a month before ''Futurama'' started. || [[File:Simpsonsheadinjar.jpg|200px]] | | {{s|Bart Gets Famous|"Bart Gets Famous" (1F11)}} || {{w|Kitty Carlisle}}'s head in a jar is in Bart's dream about his future.<br />This episode aired approximately 5 years and a month before ''Futurama'' started. || [[File:Simpsonsheadinjar.jpg|200px]] | ||
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| {{s|Homer Loves Flanders|"Homer Loves Flanders" (1F14)}} || Kent Brockman gives a report on the U.S. Army, which he describes as a "[[Killbot|Kill-Bot]] Factory".<br />This episode aired exactly 5 years and 11 days before ''Futurama'' started. || [[File:Simpsons 1F14 Killbot Factory.jpg|200px]] | | {{s|Homer Loves Flanders|"Homer Loves Flanders" (1F14)}} || Kent Brockman gives a report on the U.S. Army, which he describes as a "[[Killbot|Kill-Bot]] Factory".<br />This episode aired exactly 5 years and 11 days before ''Futurama'' started. || [[File:Simpsons 1F14 Killbot Factory.jpg|200px]] |
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The Simpsons | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Format | Animation |
Created by | Matt Groening |
Developed by | James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon |
Country of origin | United States of America |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Al Jean (show runner) James L. Brooks Matt Groening Sam Simon |
Runtime | Approximately 22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Gracie Films 20th Century Fox Television |
Broadcast | |
Channel | Fox Network |
The Simpsons is an animated television comedy created by Matt Groening and developed with James L. Brooks and Sam Simon. Originating as one-minute shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show, it debuted as a stand-alone series on 17 December, 1989 and has gone on to become the longest-running American prime-time entertainment series ever. Because Futurama was also created by Groening and developed jointly with then-Simpsons writer David X. Cohen, it is only natural that Futurama would include references to The Simpsons occasionally within the show, and vice versa. Not to mention that owning the copyright means not having to license material. Following is a complete list of connections between Futurama and The Simpsons.
Crew
There have been a number of people who work on both The Simpsons and Futurama.
Voices
Name | Work in The Simpsons | Work in Futurama | Image |
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Hank Azaria | He has voiced many characters (for a complete list see here), performed songs in 13 episodes and has appeared in many of the video games. | He voiced Harold Zoid in "That's Lobstertainment!". | |
Nancy Cartwright | She is best known as the voice of Bart Simpson, although she is the voice of many secondary and one-time characters as well (for a complete list see here) and she has performed songs in 17 episodes. | She was credited for a soundbyte of Bart Simpson's line "Eat my shorts!" which was said by a doll on the garbage meteor in "A Big Piece of Garbage". | |
Dan Castellaneta | He is the voice of Homer Simpson, although he is the voice of many secondary and one-time characters as well (for a complete list see here), he has performed songs in 43 episodes and has written 4 episodes. | He voiced the Robot Devil in "Hell Is Other Robots", "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (he also voiced the Grumpy Snail) and The Beast with a Billion Backs, he performed songs in the two episodes he appeared in. | |
Dick Clark | He voiced himself in "Treehouse of Horror X" (BABF01). | He voiced himself in "Space Pilot 3000". | |
John DiMaggio | He provided the voice of Bender in the season 16 episode "Future-Drama" (GABF12). | He is the voice of Bender, but is also the voice of many secondary and one-time characters as well. | |
John Goodman | He played the biker Meathook in the season 11 episode "Take My Wife, Sleaze" (BABF05). | He is the voice of the Robot Santa Claus in "Xmas Story". | |
Mark Hamill | He voiced himself in the season 8 episode "Mayored to the Mob" (AABF05). | Is the voice of the Chanukah Zombie in Bender's Big Score. | |
Stephen Hawking | He has voiced himself in "They Saved Lisa's Brain" (AABF18), "Don't Fear the Roofer" (GABF10), "Stop or My Dog Will Shoot" (JABF12) and "Elementary School Musical" (MABF21). | He has voiced himself in "Anthology of Interest I" and The Beast with a Billion Backs. | |
Jan Hooks | She was the voice of Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon for 6 episodes from 1997-2002. | She voiced Angleyne in the episode "Bendless Love". | |
Maurice LaMarche | He is a recurring actor, providing voices to some minor characters (for a complete list see here) | Is a regular performer, voicing many secondary and one-time characters. | |
Lucy Liu | She voiced Madam Wu, the Chinese adoption official in the season 16 episode "Goo Goo Gai Pan" (GABF06). | She voiced herself in "I Dated a Robot" and "Love and Rocket". | |
Tress MacNeille | She is a regular performer, voicing many characters over hundreds of episodes (for a complete list see here) | She is a regular performer, voicing many secondary and one-time characters. | 200px |
Leonard Nimoy | He has voiced himself in "Marge vs. the Monorail" (9F10) and "The Springfield Files" (3G01). | He has voiced himself in "Space Pilot 3000" and "Where No Fan Has Gone Before". | |
Conan O'Brien | He has voiced himself in "Bart Gets Famous" (1F11), written 4 episodes, producer for 48, supervising producer for 6 episodes and wrote the "Monorail Song" in "Marge vs. the Monorail" (9F10). | He voiced himself in "Xmas Story". | |
Parker Posey | She voiced Otto Mann's fiancée Becky in the season 11 episode "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" (BABF18). | She voiced the mermaid Umbriel in "The Deep South". | |
Sarah Silverman | She voiced the character Nikki McKenna in the season 21 episode "Stealing First Base" (MABF07). | She is the regular voice of Fry's ex-girlfriend Michelle. | |
George Takei | He appeared in three episodes from 1991-2001, voicing three different characters including the first appearance of Akira. | He has voiced himself in "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", Bender's Game, and "Proposition Infinity". | |
Frank Welker | He voiced Santa's Little Helper and other animals in 19 episodes. | He has done a couple of voices, though he is best known for Nibbler. |
Comics
Name | Work in The Simpsons | Work in Futurama | Image |
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Ian Boothby | He has written about 46 comics. | He has written 24 comics, including all of The Simpsons crossovers. | |
John Delaney | He has drawn 13 comics. | He has drawn 11 comics. | (N/A) |
Mike Kazaleh | He has drawn 3 comics. | He has drawn 12 comics, as well as being a layout artist for the series. | |
Tom King | He has drawn 1 comic. | He has drawn 6 comics, as well as being a layout artist for the series. | (N/A) |
James Lloyd | He has drawn 19 comics. | He has drawn 15 comics, including all of 'The Simpsons crossovers. | (N/A) |
Bill Morrison | He was the co-founder for Bongo Comics and has been editor for all The Simpsons and Futurama comics. | See left | |
Eric Rogers | He has penned about 8 comics. | He has penned 16 comics. | (N/A) |
Patric M. Verrone | He has written 4 comics, 1 episode, and co-produced 2 episodes. | He has written 4 comics and 10 episodes. |
Other
Name | Work in The Simpsons | Work in Futurama | Image |
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David X. Cohen | He did music/lyrics for "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" (4F12), was writer for 35 episodes, story editor for 25 episodes, co-producer for 27 episodes, supervising producer for 15 episodes, co-executive producer for 10 episodes, producer for 9 episodes, consulting producer for 2 episodes and executive producer for 2 episodes. | He developed and was executive producer for all episodes, voiced The Die of Power in Bender's Game, Fan #2 for the reading of "Futurama Returns" and the Computer in "Love's Labours Lost in Space", did music/lyrics for "Xmas Story" and "The Problem with Popplers", voice director for "Futurama (video game)" and designed one of the robots in the robot strip club. | |
Matt Groening | He is the creator and developer for all episodes, the movie and most games, executive producer for 418 episodes, creative consultant for 139 episodes and character designer for 133 episodes. | He is creator, developer and producer for all episodes and films. | |
Ken Keeler | He was a writer for 7 episodes, producer for 30 episodes, supervising producer for 24 episodes, co-producer for 2 episodes, and wrote original song lyrics for 5 episodes. | He is a writer, co-executive producer, and executive producer for the series, and has written original song lyrics for the show. | |
Bill Oakley | Along with Josh Weinstein he was a writer for 13 episodes, story editor for 25 episodes, executive producer for 51 episodes, supervising producer for 47 episodes, consulting producer for 21 episodes, contributed to the soundtrack for 3 episodes, and was show runner for seasons 7 and 8. | He was a consulting producer for 13 episodes during season 3. | |
Brian Sheesley | He was an animation timer for three episodes in Season 7. | He has directed nine episodes. | |
Josh Weinstein | Along with Bill Oakley he was a writer for 13 episodes, story editor for 25 episodes, executive producer for 51 episodes, supervising producer for 47 episodes, consulting producer for 21 episodes, contributed to the soundtrack for 3 episodes, and was show runner for seasons 7 and 8. | Is currently a writer and co-executive producer for the show, and previously was a consulting producer on 22 episodes. |
The Simpsons in Futurama
The Simpsons has appeared in Futurama on many occasions:
Season 1
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Space Pilot 3000" (1ACV01) | Blinky, the Three-Eyed Fish, from The Simpsons makes a brief appearance in an underwater section of tube-way Fry travels through. | |
The chef on the Panucci's Pizza box is very similar to the chef Luigi Risotto in The Simpsons. | ||
In The Simpsons two part episode "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" (2F16 & 2F20), Waylon Smithers dreamt that Mr. Burns was in a race on the TV. The intro to the race was an information text saying "In Color". The same font and color like in "Space Pilot 3000". "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" aired approximately four years before "Space Pilot 3000" did. | ||
In an early storyboard of this episode, Fry is watching The Simpsons on TV. This does not appear in the final episode. | ||
Other references: Rodney Dangerfield is drawn similar to his appearance in the Simpsons episode "Burns, Baby Burns" (4F05) as Larry Burns, there is a Ralph Wiggum-like character when Fry rides the tube and the music in the background, while the suicide booth is trying to kill Fry, sounds Simpsons-like in nature. | (N/A) | |
"I, Roommate" (1ACV03) | The sequence in which Fry, Bender, and Leela look at new apartments is very similar to a sequence in "Lisa's First Word" (9F02), in which Homer and Marge search for places to live for their growing family. | (N/A) |
"Fear of a Bot Planet" (1ACV05) | The Ralph Wiggum-like character, first seen in "Space Pilot 3000", makes a reappearance; he can be seen in the background of Madison Cube Garden. | (N/A) |
"My Three Suns" (1ACV07) | The badge at second from the bottom of Bender's sash has a profile of Homer Simpson. | |
"A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08) | Bart Simpson dolls appear on the garbage ball. When the cord on one is pulled by Bender, it says "eat my shorts", one of Bart's catchphrases. After Bender eats the doll's shorts, he says "Mmm...shorts" which is a reference to one of Homer Simpson's quotes. | |
"Hell Is Other Robots" (1ACV09) | When Fry and Leela open the door to Robot Hell, in the bottom right side of the screen there is a heart with an arrow through etched on the wall, reading "H.S 4 M.B". This means Homer Simpson for Marge Bouvier. | |
Dan Castellaneta, a voice actor from The Simpsons, appears in this episode as the Robot Devil. | ||
"Mars University" (1ACV11) | Bart and Homer dolls are prizes near Coney Island Community College. Also, a character looking a little like Professor Frink is biking past one of the college buildings. The same biker appears when Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth mentions Utah. | |
"When Aliens Attack" (1ACV12) | Bender chokes Fry, this is a reference to Homer choking Bart in The Simpsons. | (N/A) |
"Fry and the Slurm Factory" (1ACV13) | The cartoon clip on the billboard in the opening credits is Bart, Lisa and Maggie in The Simpsons shorts episode "Making Faces" (on The Tracey Ullman Show). |
Season 2
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?" (2ACV05) | The title caption for this episode says "From the network that brought you "The Simpsons"" | |
"The Lesser of Two Evils" (2ACV06) | After the atom goes missing, the crew immediately blame Flexo, thinking he is the "evil twin", however it turns out that Bender is in fact the evil one. This is similar to "Treehouse of Horror VII" (4F02), in which Bart's supposedly "evil twin", Hugo, turns out to be the good one of the two, and Bart is the in fact the evil twin. | (N/A) |
"Put Your Head on My Shoulders" (2ACV07) | Sewing a head on someone's shoulder was previously done in "Treehouse of Horror II" (8F02) with Mr Burns' head being sewn on to Homer's body. | |
"Anthology of Interest I" (2ACV16) | The Professor calls the final story in this episode absurd, citing "Stephen Hawking in a pizzeria" as especially bad. Interestingly, in "Don't Fear the Roofer" (GABF10), Stephen Hawking buys a Little Caesars pizzeria. |
Season 3
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Parasites Lost" (3ACV02) | Fry tears off his shirt ala Groundskeeper Willie from the Simpsons in the episode "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" (1F18). | |
"A Tale of Two Santas" (3ACV03) | While Leela is saying the logical paradox that is supposed to stop Robot Santa Claus, Bender covers his "ears" to not hear while humming. The tune he hums is The Simpsons. This crossover is unique to the Spanish version. | (N/A) |
"The Luck of the Fryrish" (3ACV04) | On the shelf in the basement of the old house, there is a head of Bart Simpson. | |
"That's Lobstertainment!" (3ACV08) | Hank Azaria, a voice actor from The Simpsons, appears in this episode as Harold Zoid. | |
"Insane in the Mainframe" (3ACV11) | Fry's "Battle droid" attack is like one used by Bart Simpson in "Lisa on Ice". David X Cohen and his sister used this when they were kids. | (N/A) |
"Anthology of Interest II" (3ACV18) | When Bender is human, his human alter-ego looks exactly like a 31st century version of Homer Simpson. Bender is overweight and is wearing a white shirt and blue trousers, although he has a lot more hair. | |
"Roswell that Ends Well" (3ACV19) | One of the stores in the episode is called "Gil's Televisual Radios". Gil Gunderson is a character from The Simpsons who sold many different items. | |
One of the clocks they fly past and that ends up inside the ship is the 'Felix the cat' clock from The Simpsons. Another reference is the way Enos' sergeant yells "Enos!" is the same as the way Gary Chalmers yells "Skinner!". | ||
"Godfellas" (3ACV20) | This episode is similar to a segment of "Treehouse of Horror VII" (4F02) in which Lisa become god of a tiny race. | (N/A) |
Season 4
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Leela's Homeworld" (4ACV02) | Among the parts of parade balloons used in creating the hot air balloon that returns to the surface, is a Bart Simpson balloon. | |
"A Taste of Freedom" (4ACV05) | "Freedom Day" is a lot like "Do What You Feel Day" in "Bart's Inner Child" (1F05). | |
One of the booing people resembles Kent Brockman. | ||
"Jurassic Bark" (4ACV07) | The hole of the miniature windmill is closed until further notice due to someone being inconsiderate and creating an unsanitary condition. This this is a reference to "Natural Born Kissers" (5F18) in which Homer and Marge have sex at a minigolf windmill. | |
"Where No Fan Has Gone Before" (4ACV11) | In the Head Museum, one of the heads appears to be that of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon from The Simpsons. | |
"Bend Her" (4ACV13) | The robot at the gender test can't wait for Coilette/Bender because he wants to go home to see "The Simpsons Zombies". In the original version says I have to get home to watch "The Zombie Osbournes". Similar to "A Tale of Two Santas", this crossover is exclusive to the Spanish version. | (N/A) |
"Obsoletely Fabulous" (4ACV14) | The scene where Bender sees the cymbal banging monkey after waking up is the same one from "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes" (CABF02) where Homer, after waking up from the drugs sees the monkey. Also, Cartridge Unit says WHAT?! and then sticks in the same tape and says WHAT?! The Simpsons have a similar joke where Homer writes on a chalkboard YES, then erases it and writes YES, in the episode "Jaws Wired Shut". | (N/A) |
"Three Hundred Big Boys" (4ACV16) | This episode is similar to The Simpsons episode "22 Short Films About Springfield" (3F18), which David X Cohen co-wrote. According to the DVD commentary, it is partially based on it. Also, In this episode when the gang hears about their tax refund Amy remarks "I'm slightly richer". This is similar to when Mr. Burns exclaims "We're slightly richer", when he and the "rich side of town" discover some gold in "A Tale of Two Springfields" (BABF20). | (N/A) |
"The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (4ACV18) | Dan Castellaneta, a voice actor from The Simpsons, appears in this episode as the Robot Devil. |
Films
Film | Reference | Image |
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Bender's Big Score | When in Egypt, Bender says "Scarab forearm bird bird bird!", which, when translated to heiroglyphs, means "kheper d", then a, w, o, or m three times. In short, nothing. But, this is also the same version of the Egyptian used by Pharaoh Skinner in "Simpsons Bible Stories" (AABF14). Also, Apu, as a head, appears in this film. | |
The Beast with a Billion Backs | The end credits show the actor's name, together with an array of pictures of the characters they voiced. This is similar to The Simpsons Movie. | |
Dan Castellaneta, a voice actor from The Simpsons, appears in this film as the Robot Devil. | ||
Bender's Game | Morcs is also the name of the Moe orcs from The Simpsons Game. Another good reference is that Leela has to wear a shock collar. Nelson Muntz was forced to wear one in the Simpsons episode "Brother's Little Helper" (AABF22) and the collar also triggers when Nelson thinks about violence or sexual pleasure, like Leela's collar. | (N/A) |
Into the Wild Green Yonder | After Brannigan and Bender overhear the conversation between Leela and Fry, using some sort of spying device, Brannigan orders Kif to set the coordinates to 36-24-36. This is Bart's locker combination from The Simpsons. | (N/A) |
Disco Stu is seen in the crowd, as is Matt Groening's head. |
Season 6
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela" (6ACV02) | The V-Chip censored programs including The Pimpsons and Assarama | |
"Attack of the Killer App" (6ACV03) | One of the people infected by the Twitt-Worm bear a striking resemblance to Krusty the Clown. Although the faux-Krusty previously appeared in the episode "When Aliens Attack" (1ACV12) . | |
"That Darn Katz!" (6ACV08) | Nibbler's revolver is a Smith and Wesson, the same revolver that Abraham Simpson owned in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)" (2F16). | |
"Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences" (6ACV11) | Matt Groening's head is presented as the creator of The Simpsons. | |
Bender asks when the second Simpsons movie is coming out, and when shot by Matt Groening, he shouts "D'oh!", Homer Simpson's catch phrase. | ||
"The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" (6ACV13) | The Holiday Spectacular is sponsored by Gunderson's Nuts, a possible reference to the Simpsons character Gil Gunderson, who had an idea for unshelled nuts. |
Comics
Issue | Reference | Image |
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"Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!" (US#001) | Fry is bored and has carved a bust of Homer using plasticine. In addition, the package of Play-doh is rotated so that it reads the word "Doh", his famous quote. | |
At the bottom of the panel, you can see the top of Barts head. | ||
"The Owner Of Mars Attacks!" (US#003) | At the market, an Omicronian is buying a Bart Simpson doll. | |
"Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?" (US#005) | On the cover, Milhouse Van Houten is seen and Fry, Bender, Leela and Amy are on the couch, seen in The Simpsons. | |
Fry strangling Farnsworth is similar to Homer strangling Bart in The Simpsons. | ||
In the audience there are two heads reminiscent of Marge and Bart. Also, the head to the right could be Grampa. | ||
"Fry Me to the Moon" (US#015) | There is a nerd at the store who resembles Comic Book Guy. | |
The director plans to go into pre-production of a live action The Simpsons. | ||
"The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 2" (US#018) | Leela talks to the Greek poet Homer and she mistakes him for Homer Simpson. | |
"Rotten To The Core" (US#027) | Fry has a collection of The Simpsons comics, preserved in perfect condition. Fry argues that the comic is #122, which was published two weeks before this issue. | |
"Let's Twist Again" (US#028) | Fry watches The Simpsons on TV. | |
"Rust in Peace" (US#039) | There is a Bart Simpson doll at the fair. | |
"Robot Santa's Little Helpers" (US#040) | The title may be a reference to Santa's Little Helper. | (N/A) |
"Futurama Returns" (US#S02) | Maude Flanders is seen outside the Carton Network building. | |
A character resembling Comic Book Guy appears at Packagecon. | ||
"Leela & Amy in Hostile Makeover" (Futurama Conquers The Universe-mini) | Leela gets a haircut which resembles Marge Simpson's. | (N/A) |
Futurama/The Simpsons Crossovers
In 2002 and 2005, Bongo comics published four special crossover comics of The Simpsons and Futurama. They are considered non-canon. There are too many references too be listed here, so see individual pages for more information. The first series was called Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis and consisted of "Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!" and "Liquid Diamond Is Forever!". The second series was called The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II and consisted of "Slaves of New New York!" and "The Read Menace!".
Other
Reference | Image |
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Zapp Brannigan is slightly based on Troy McClure as a tribute to Phil Hartman. Phil Hartman was the voice of Troy McClure, and was also scheduled to be the voice of Zapp Brannigan until his untimely death. He was instead voiced by Billy West. | |
Nine looks faintly similar to Homer. | |
Helmut Spargle is very similar to Hans Moleman. | |
Smitty is faintly similar to Squeaky-Voiced Teen. | |
Ipgee looks faintly similar to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. | |
Horrible Gelatinous Blob, and his species Blobs, are similar to the re-recurring "Space Mutants" of The Simpsons. | |
The Fratbots resemble the characters Benjamin, Doug and Gary from The Simpsons: Both Gearshift and Benjamin are the tallest; Oily would be Doug and both Fatbot and Gary are the fattest. Also, they are all students at university. | |
The Robot Mafia may resemble the characters Fat Tony, Legs and Louie from The Simpsons: Both Donbot and Fat Tony are the bosses and the fattest; Joey Mousepad would be Legs and Clamps's face looks similar like Louie's. | |
Early versions of the characters in Futurama had five fingers to differentiate from The Simpsons, but it looked weird and was changed. Poster Guy still retains the extra finger. | |
Matt Groening mocked The Simpsons commentaries in the commentary for "Love and Rocket" and says that Futurama commentaries are a lot more lively. | (N/A) |
Fry's middle initial is J. This seems to be a popular choice for Matt Groening characters, having used it for Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson and Grampa on The Simpsons. Matt uses the "J." middle name, referring to one of his favourite shows, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. | (N/A) |
Futurama, like The Simpsons, tends to poke fun at the Fox Broadcasting Company. An example of such would be the Box Network. | |
Both of the Anthology of Interest episodes (and to a lesser extent, the Comics) are similar in nature to The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Halloween episodes. | (N/A) |
The AL1 message on Volume 4 refers to Futurama fans, and everyone involved in the show, as "Nerdlingers". This is a term that comes from a stereotypical nerd character in the movie School of Hard Knockers, a college film Homer Simpson is watching in "Homer Goes to College". | (N/A) |
Emmy Awards
Both The Simpsons and Futurama have been nominated several times (up to 2010) for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour):
Year | Futurama episode | The Simpsons episode | Result |
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1999 | "A Big Piece of Garbage" | "Viva Ned Flanders" (AABF06) | Neither (King of the Hill) |
2000 | No nomination | "Behind the Laughter" (BABF19) | The Simpsons |
2001 | "Amazon Women in the Mood" | "HOMR" (BABF22) | The Simpsons |
2002 | "Roswell that Ends Well" | "She of Little Faith" (DABF02) | Futurama |
2003 | "Jurassic Bark" | "Three Gays of the Condo" (EABF12) | The Simpsons |
2004 | "The Sting" | "The Way We Weren't" (FABF13) | Neither (Samurai Jack) |
2005 | Cancelled | "Future-Drama" (GABF12) | Neither (South Park) |
2006 | Cancelled | "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" (HABF06) | The Simpsons |
2007 | Cancelled | "The Haw-Hawed Couple" (JABF02) | Neither (South Park) |
2008 | No nomination | "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind" (KABF02) | The Simpsons |
2009 | No nomination | "Gone Maggie Gone" (LABF04) | Neither (South Park) |
2010 | No nomination | "Once Upon a Time in Springfield" (LABF20) | Neither (Prep & Landing) |
Futurama in The Simpsons
Futurama has appeared in The Simpsons on several occasions:
Episodes
Season 5
Futurama had not yet premiered.
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Rosebud" (1F01) | In Burns's dream about the future, he appears as a head in a jar (with robotic body). This episode aired approximately 5 and a half years before Futurama started. |
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"Bart Gets Famous" (1F11) | Kitty Carlisle's head in a jar is in Bart's dream about his future. This episode aired approximately 5 years and a month before Futurama started. |
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"Homer Loves Flanders" (1F14) | Kent Brockman gives a report on the U.S. Army, which he describes as a "Kill-Bot Factory". This episode aired exactly 5 years and 11 days before Futurama started. |
Season 6
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Itchy & Scratchy Land" (2F01) | The robotic arms behind Professor Frink are very similar to the arms of Bender in form (even with three fingers) and colours. This episode aired approximately 4 and a half years before Futurama started. |
Season 8
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Treehouse of Horror VII" (4F02) | The city is built around the tooth Lisa keeps a resemblance to the city of New New York, especially the Tube Transport System. This episode aired approximately 2 and a half years before Futurama started. |
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Some of the ships leaving the miniature city are similar to the Planet Express ship. | ||
"Homer's Phobia" (4F11) | A Robot Santa Claus (similar to Futurama's) appears in this episode. This episode aired approximately 2 years and a month before Futurama started. |
Season 10
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Treehouse of Horror X" (AABF01) | In the opening credits, David "Watch Futurama" Cohen appears as executive producer. | |
"Mayored to the Mob" (AABF05) | Üter Zörker is seen wearing a Futurama T-Shirt at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con. This episode aired approximately 3 months before Futurama started. |
Season 11
Futurama had been premiered by this time.
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Missionary: Impossible" (BABF11) | Bender is seen working for Fox. |
Season 12
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"HOMR" (BABF22) | The couch gag shows the family enter through tubes with Bart replaced by Fry, only for Fry to be sucked up and replaced by Bart. | |
"Trilogy of Error" (CABF14) | Linguo bears a slight resemblance to Bender. For example in the shape of the head and antenna. Moreover, Homer gets Linguo to drink beer which again may be a reference to Bender. |
Season 14
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" (DABF20) | Bart starts to hallucinate due to lack of sleep and sees Bender among other TV show characters. | |
"Helter Shelter" (DABF21) | A model of the Planet Express Ship is on Comic Book Guy's shelf. |
Season 15
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot" (FABF04) | Bender's name appears on a videotape fighting Killhammad Aieee. | |
"My Big Fat Geek Wedding" (FABF12) | Matt Groening appears in this episode as the creator of Futurama, signing Bender dolls at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con. He also draws a sketch of Fry for a fan. | |
"Catch 'Em If You Can" (FABF14) | There is a Futurama poster on one wall of the store videos. | |
"Fraudcast News" (FABF18) | The Squeaky-Voiced Teen attempts suicide and, while jumping off a cliff, screams "Why did they cancel Futurama?" | (N/A) |
Season 16
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Future-Drama" (GABF12) | Bender appears in the hovercar Homer and Bart are driving after crossing a "quantum tunnel". There are references to heads preserved in jars, Hovercars and cities similar to Futurama. Homer's under water house is resembles one that Fry considers buying in "I, Roommate". The title, "Future-Drama", is an obvious reference to the title of Futurama itself. |
Season 19
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"That 90's Show" (KABF04) | Homer mentions that Matt Groening was working hard to release Futurama during the 1990s. | (N/A) |
Season 20
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Lisa the Drama Queen" (KABF22) | The "Two-nicorn" belches out rainbows and then exclaims "I didn't know I could do that!" This is very similar to Stephen Hawking shooting lasers out of his eyes and then saying the same sentence in The Beast with a Billion Backs. | (N/A) |
Season 22
Episode | Reference | Image |
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"Love Is A Many Strangled Thing" (NABF10) | The Planet Express ship appears on the title screen gag, and the Futurama theme song plays for a few seconds before the original Simpsons theme. |
Video games
Game | Reference | Image |
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"The Simpsons Wrestling" | At the scene of the spaceship of Kang and Kodos, Leela and Bender are among the public. | |
"The Simpsons Game" | Bender and Dr. Zoidberg are characters at the end of Level 15 - "In Search Of an Author." Fry also appears in a painting from Matt Groening. |
Comics and books
"Simpsons Comics"
Issue | Reference | Image |
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#11 | There is an album that has a picture that looks a lot like Kif. This issue was published approximately 3 and three quarter years before Futurama started. |
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#46 | The dialogue between Dolph and Nelson is clearly allusive to Futurama. Nelson says "I just wanted to draw robots and an alien girl with one eye which I saw on TV the other night". | (N/A) |
#50 | There is a cameo appearance by Fry at the wall. (Top centre) | |
#84 | On the cover the hair of Leela and Fry can be seen. (Centre right) | |
#85 | There is a cameo appearance by Bender on the cover of the "Corporate Annual Reports" of Bongo. | |
#95 | Homer (nearly) exclaims "Bite my shiny metal ass", Bender's phrase. | |
#99 | There is a cameo appearance by Bender. | |
#100 | There is a cameo appearance by Bender. (Centre) | |
"Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!"'s" cover appears in a pile of comic books. | ||
#128 | Bender appears on one of the TV channels. | |
#145 | There is a comic book entitled "Anthology of Interest" with a a Bender-like robot on the cover. |
Other
Publication | Issue | Reference | Image |
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"Bart Simpson" | #14 | Space Boy in Outer Space and "Fry Me to the Moon" appear on the back cover of the comic that Homer is reading on the front cover. | |
#25 | Someone wants to sell Bart a Futurama comic that has been peed on by a cat. | ||
#31 | There is a cameo appearance by Bender at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con. | ||
"Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror" | #5 | There is a head inside a jar and Mr Burns is holding a head similar to that of Bender. | |
#7 | Fry is seen in the crowd of people on the last panel. | ||
"Radioactive Man" | #7 | The Sea Monkeys are similar to those seen in "Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!". | |
Dr Crab, one of Radioactive Man's enemies, is similar to Zoidberg. | |||
"Simpsons Super Spectacular" | #6 | The Planet Express crew appear at the end of this comic. | |
"Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror Heebie-Jeebie Hullabaloo" | Kang and Kodos are in the office of Matt Groening, surrounded by all kinds of articles from The Simpsons, along with a poster of Bender and the Planet Express ship hanging from the ceiling. | ||
"The Simpsons Holiday Humdinger" | There is a toy of Robot Santa Claus when Comic Book Guy is daydreaming of being Santa. | ||
"Simpsons Winter Wing Ding" | There is a toy of Robot Santa Claus in this comic. | ||
"Free Comic Book Day" | 2005 | The two covers for this comic include Futurama comics on them. This issue also has "The Bender You Say" among the comics inside it. This first cover has "The Owner of Mars Attacks!" on it. | |
2005 | The second cover has "The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3" on it. | ||
"The Simpsons Library of Wisdom: Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture" | "Bite my shiny metal ass" appears in his personal greatest quotes of all time | ||
A "Bender blender" appears in his best apartment ever. |
See also
- Category:The Simpsons for more articles to do with The Simpsons.
External links
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