Futurama
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)
Behind the scenes
The series is referred to as being set in the year 3000: this is only true for the first season. Later episodes are set in subsequent years of the 3000s and beyond.
DWU references on Futurama
In the episode Möbius Dick, the Fourth Doctor appears among the space whale's past victims.
In 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.
In Assie Come Home, a deactivated Dalek is among many robot parts.
Connections
John DiMaggio voices Bender and various other reoccurring characters in the series.
Frank Welker voices Nibbler and provides the vocal effects of various non-speaking characters.
Bumper Robinson originally voiced Dwight Conrad in his first two appearances.
Dan Castellaneta voices the Robot Devil.
A Futurama comic book series was published in the UK by Titan Publishing Group.
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