His two closest friends are Leela, a Cyclops, and Bender, a robot.
The show’s production history is choppy, with several hiatuses and cancellations during production.
In 2023, a new season was released after almost ten years off.
With the reboot, some of the fan-favoriteoriginalFuturamacharacters are missingfrom the newer seasons.
The characters are some of the best aspects ofFuturama, with some of them standing out above the rest.
Scruffy appeared in many of the earlierFuturamaepisodes without saying any words.
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Scruffy’s first speaking role wasn’t until season 2, episode 16.
His motives for maintaining a low profile remain unclear.
His fan base grew with his further development, and many were curious to learn more about his backstory.
Futurama follows the exploits of Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy from 1999 who is cryogenically frozen for 1000 years. Waking up in the year 3000, Fry befriends a cyclops named Leela and a roguish robot named Bender, and the three find employment with Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery service. Their work takes them to all corners of the universe, exploring space and the future as imagined by Matt Groening and the creators of The Simpsons.
He acts as both a public defender and prosecutor.
Most notably, one of his famous quirks is loving fried chicken.
He is regarded as an acting great, even though his performances are objectively not the best.
He hams up the camera and is comically bad at acting, even though no one inFuturamaseems to notice.
Calculon’s exaggerated self-importance from his career makes him a fun watch for audiences,both in-universe and out.
Calculon has also gone by other names, including Acting Unit 0.8, Thespo-mat, and David Duchovny.
7Malfunctioning Eddie
The Rocket-Car Salesman
Malfunctioning Eddie is the proprietor of a rocket-car emporium.
As his name warns,Eddie has some systemic issues, with his head exploding when he’s surprised.
Their relationship further contributed to Fry’s madness.
He works alongside human co-anchor Linda van Schoonhoven, who is often dwarfed by his loud personality.
He is clearly biding his time until his race can enslave Earth and humans.
He isn’t shy about this desire.
Morbo’s appearance is based on the aliens from the 1957 filmInvasion of the Saucer Men.
Morbo has funny moments that make him fun to watch, appearing in over 35 episodes.
Slurms MacKenzie is a spoof on Bud Light’s English Bull Terrier mascot, Spuds MacKenzie.
Later in the series, he becomes the lord of Eternium and becomes Lord Nibbler.
Kif long nursed a crush on Amy and was shocked to find out she reciprocated the feelings.
Their relationship in the show is heartwarming and enjoyable to watch.
Kif is a sympathetic underdog for which viewers can’t help but root.
Kif is a sympathetic underdog for which viewers can’t help but root.
He is an essential addition to the cast, especially when complicating the audience’s view of Zapp.
He’s also captain of the ship Nimbus.
Although many consider him a hero, those who interact with him get a sense of his true personality.
He’s egotistical and cocky, often making others uncomfortable and endangering their lives.
Throughout the series,Zapp has done many unforgivable things.
Characters like Zapp, with his subversive humor and idiotic personality, are what makeFuturamaa fun watch.
