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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was an animated series created by [[Matt Groening]], set in the year [[3000]].
'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was an animated series created by [[Matt Groening]], set in the year [[3000]].


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== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
The series is referred to as being set in the year 3000: this is only true for the earliest seasons. Later episodes are set in subsequent years of the 3000s and beyond.
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=== DWU references on ''Futurama'' ===
== External links ==
==== Television ====
{{Futuramax}}
[[File:Futurama.JPG|thumb|left|The [[Fourth Doctor]] appears in ''Futurama'' (''All the Presidents' Heads'')]]
{{Futuramax|Doctor Who}}
In the episode ''{{iw|futurama|Möbius Dick}}'', the [[Fourth Doctor]] appears among the space whale's past victims.
{{Simpsonsx}}


In ''{{iw|futurama|All the Presidents' Heads}}'', the Fourth Doctor appears again, and a disembodied head in a jar in the Hall of Presidents with a name plaque reading "[[Amelia Pond]]" appears. Another head with a name plaque reading "[[Owen Harper]]" appears.
{{Futurama}}
 
In ''{{iw|futurama|Assie Come Home}}'', a deactivated [[Dalek]] is among many robot parts.
 
==== Comics ====
The ''Futurama'' comic story ''[[W:c:futurama:Doctor What|Doctor What]]'' serves as a parody of ''Doctor Who''. In the story, Professor Farnsworth invents a blue "porta-potty" which when flushed teleports those inside to a random place in space and time. The story also features a parody of the [[Dalek]]s in the form of the Deacons, extremely [[religion|religious]] aliens that scream "[[excommunication|excommunicate]]!" and begin [[extermination|firing]] at the Planet Express crew upon discovering they are not members of Deacon religion and have committed [[blasphemy]].
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250">
Doctor What title page.png|Title page of ''[https://theinfosphere.org/Doctor_What Doctor What]'', featuring a parody of the [[Doctor Who logo|''Doctor Who'' logo]].
Farnsworth showcases dimensional transcendentalism.png|[https://theinfosphere.org/Professor_Hubert_J._Farnsworth Farnsworth] showcases the [[dimensional transcendentalism]] of the [[porta-potty]] [[time machine]].
Porta-potty time machine dematerialises.png|The time machine [[dematerialises]].
Porta-potty time machine in the Time Vortex.png|The time machine in a [[red]] [[Time Vortex]].
Deacons.png|The "Deacons", clear parodies of the [[Dalek]]s.
Excommunicate! Excommunicate!.png|The Deacons attempt to [[excommunicate]] [https://theinfosphere.org/Philip_J._Fry Fry], [https://theinfosphere.org/Turanga_Leela Leela], and [https://theinfosphere.org/Bender_Bending_Rodriguez Bender], as Fry suggests the Deacons can't follow them up the [[stairs]].
Bender and Zoidberg by the Robot Pet Shoppe.png|Bender and [[John A. Zoidberg|Zoidberg]] outside the "Robot Pet Shoppe", containing a model of [[K9]].
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[[File:Futurama-First-and-Second-Doctors.png|thumb|right|The [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Second Doctor]]. (''Tartar House Five'', ''Futurama Comics'' #67)]]
The comic story ''[[W:c:futurama:Tartar House Five|Tartar House Five]]'' features an appearance from every incarnation of [[the Doctor]] at the time of the comic's publishing in [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. In the story, Dr. Zoidberg is sent back in time to the year 3000. Professor Farnsworth, believing Zoidberg to be acting "freaky-deaky" when he tells him of the events of 3013, seeks a doctor. One doctor, resembling the [[First Doctor]], is unsure of Zoidberg's condition and states he would like a [[Second Doctor]]'s thoughts. This second doctor then states he needs the opinions of a "few more doctors". The subsequent panels show doctors resembling each incarnation of the Doctor until finally the [[Eleventh Doctor]] diagnoses Zoidberg with "{{w|Kurt Vonnegut|Vonnegut}}'s Syndrome", recognising that he has become unstuck in time.
 
=== Connections ===
[[John DiMaggio]] voices [[W:c:futurama:Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]] and various other reoccurring characters in the series.
 
[[Frank Welker]] voices [[W:c:futurama:Lord Nibbler|Nibbler]] and provides the vocal effects of various non-speaking characters.
 
[[Bumper Robinson]] originally voiced [[w:c:futurama:Dwight Conrad|Dwight Conrad]] in his first two appearances.
 
[[Dan Castellaneta]] voices the [[w:c:futurama:Robot Devil|Robot Devil]].
 
The aforementioned comic book series was published in the UK by [[Titan Publishing Group]].
 
The [[1999 (releases)|1999]] ''Futurama'' episode ''{{w|A Flight to Remember}}'' shares similarities with the [[2007 (releases)|2007]] ''Doctor Who'' television story ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]''. Both stories feature a [[Titanic (spaceship)|starship called the ''Titanic'']] which meets a disaster. In the ''Futurama'' story, the ''Titanic'' is sucked into a [[black hole]]. This is likely a coincidence rather than a deliberate reference by ''Doctor Who'', as both stories were based on the real life {{w|Sinking of the Titanic|sinking of the RMS ''Titanic''}}.
 
One of the main characters of ''Futurama'' is [[w:c:futurama:Turanga Leela|Turanga Leela]]. According to series creator Matt Groening, her name is an intentional tribute to the Fourth Doctor companion [[Leela]].<ref>[https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/leela-futurama/ Daily Dot]</ref><ref>[https://whatculture.com/tv/7-doctor-who-tv-references-you-probably-didnt-know-about?page=6 What Culture]</ref>
 
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
{{iwx|Doctor Who|''Doctor Who''|wiki=futurama|wiki name=Futurama Wiki}}
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[[Category:Television series from the real world]]

Latest revision as of 17:10, 7 September 2024

Futurama
Dr. Zoidberg cosplayer. (COMIC: Selfie [+]Loading...["Selfie (comic story)"])

Futurama was an animated series created by Matt Groening, set in the year 3000.

It featured a fictionalised version of Richard Nixon, as a villainous disembodied head. (PROSE: Tricky Dicky [+]Loading...["Tricky Dicky (short story)"])

When the Twelfth Doctor and Clara landed at San Diego Comic-Con in 2015, an individual cosplaying as the character Dr. Zoidberg was present. As part of this cosplay, they wore a doctor outfit which included a white coat and a turquoise shirt and shorts. As well as this, they wore a red mask and gloves. (COMIC: Selfie [+]Loading...["Selfie (comic story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Main article: Futurama/Behind the scenes

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]