It has been almost 20 years since Philip J. Fry fell into a cryogenic freezer tube and found himself in the year 3000. Though Matt Groening’s second sitcom was never going to reach the same popularity or iconic heights as The Simpsons, it did pick up its fair share of fans and followers.
Futurama has become something of a meme machine on the internet, with casual users becoming familiar with certain characters and catchphrases, but the show is much more than just ‘shut up and take my money’ and ‘why not Zoidberg’ (which was never actually uttered throughout the entire series).
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