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Part of the genius of shows like Futurama is the attention to detail. The jokes, character development, and story developed a cult following over its 7 season run.
In fact, people love the show so much that it’s even getting an official reboot with the original cast, and this week Hulu finally announced the official premiere date for season 8, July 24th, 2023, so naturally we’re counting down the days until we can once again check back in with Bender, Fry, Leela, and the rest of the Planet Express crew.
Fans from all over have been sharing their appreciation for the series by posting jokes and callbacks from the show that really prove how good it is. Here are some of their favorite examples of the show’s spot-on continuity.
And when you’re done, don’t forget to check out some of our Futurama meme dumps here and here.
1. A Callback To Fry’s Final Answer On Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Fry lost who wants to be a millionaire by answering “B nail final answer” before other answers were revealed. Then can be seen hammering a nail with a nail later on.
2. Fry And Leela’s Cart From The First Season Appeared In Season 10
Abandoned amusement park cart on the Moon.
3. Nibbler First Appeared In The Pilot Episode
Nibbler’s shadow appears in Futurama S1E1 “Space Pilot 3000.” This foreshadows the season 4 episode “The Why of Fry” in which it is revealed Nibbler is the reason why Fry was frozen.
4. Fry Made A Funny Comment That Was Called Back 46 Episodes Later
Fry’s girlfriends.
I’m going to jump on your top comment in hopes that maybe someone will actually see this. But in addition to this being continuity, it’s also foreshadowing. Leela says that it was just a radiator, so how could it show up at Fry’s funeral? Because it’s all a fever dream inside Leela’s coma.
5. The Professor’s Old Crew From The Pilot Returned In Season Four
What happened to your old crew?
6. Two Words: The Smelloscpe
In S1E8 of Futurama, the professor hurriedly invents “The Smelloscope” during a symposium. It is later seen in season 2 episode 14 while the professor shows Cubert his inventions.
7. Bender S**ting Bricks Is Explained After Ten Seasons
Bender is still able to s**t bricks, even after 10 seasons.
8. The Universal Translator Explained
Futurama universal translator S2 E10 then back in S9 E5
9. Leela’s Mutant DNA Mentioned Before It Was Revealed
The episode where Bender spills all the dark matter on Pluto and then pretends to be a penguin was an early sign that Lela was human. The episode takes place long before the mutant stuff comes in. After Bender is shot in the head and resets the first thing he sees is Lela. His programming says she’s human and reloads all his human programming.
10. An Old Man’s Journey Through Life Over 4 Seasons
Finally, after all these years, someone else got behind him in line.
11. Callbacks To Bender’s Dream Of Being A Folk Singer
In the 2nd episode of Futurama, Bender sadly mentions that a robot would have to be crazy to want to be a folk singer, implying that he wants to be one. In the final season, Bender is offended that Fry has forgotten about his dream and is shown finally pursuing it.
12. Two Seasons Before They Were Introduced, Leela’s Parents Appeared
Leela’s parents can be seen in a crowd of mutants a full 2 seasons before their official reveal.
13. After Six Seasons, The New Name Of Uranus Appeared
Futurama planet reference over 6 seasons.
14. After 3 Seasons Bender’s Vandalism Remains
Bender’s vandalism remains after 3 seasons