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The Best Episodes of Futurama

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Every episode of Futurama ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Futurama!

The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds...
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  1. 9.5/10(7.4k votes)

    #1 - Jurassic Bark

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    S5:E2

    Bender grows jealous when Fry attempts to clone Seymour, his beloved fossilized dog.

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  2. 9.4/10(5.9k votes)

    #2 - The Luck of the Fryrish

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    S3:E10

    After a string of bad luck, Fry ventures into the decaying ruins of Old New York to regain his lucky seven-leaf clover from his childhood, only to find that his brother Yancy Fry had stolen not only the clover, but Fry's identity as well. Fry sets out to exhume his brother's body, but discovers the startling truth about Yancy instead.

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    Director:Chris Louden
    Writer:Ron Weiner
  3. 9.3/10(4.6k votes)

    #3 - The Six Million Dollar Mon

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    S7:E7

    Fed up with his inferiority to machines, Hermes replaces his body parts with mighty mechanical upgrades.

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    Writer:Ken Keeler
  4. 9.1/10(3.9k votes)

    #4 - Roswell That Ends Well

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    S4:E1

    The combined explosions of a supernova and Fry putting metal in the microwave hurtle the Planet Express crew back in time to 1947. They land at Roswell, New Mexico, where a shattered Bender is mistaken for UFO debris, Zoidberg is taken in for an alien autopsy, and Fry accidentally kills his grandfather, Enis, in a nuclear explosion.

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  5. 9.1/10(4.1k votes)

    #5 - The Sting

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    S5:E9

    A killer bee sting sends Leela on a long, strange trip.

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  6. 9.1/10(4.1k votes)

    #6 - The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings

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    S5:E16

    Fry makes a deal with the Robot Devil so he can become a skillful musician and win Leela's heart.

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    Director:Rich Moore
    Writer:Ken Keeler
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  8. 8.9/10(3.7k votes)

    #7 - Parasites Lost

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    S3:E4

    When Fry becomes infested with parasitic worms that make him stronger and smarter, he finally finds the perfect way to profess his feelings to Leela. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew goes on a journey into Fry's body to eradicate the worms.

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  9. 8.9/10(3.3k votes)

    #8 - The Farnsworth Parabox

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    S5:E10

    The Planet Express crew goes to a parallel universe made accessible by the Professor's latest experiment.

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    Director:Ron Hughart
  10. 8.8/10(3.8k votes)

    #9 - Godfellas

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    S4:E8

    Bender is accidentally shot out of the ship's torpedo tube and becomes lost in space. Floating through the ethereal darkness, Bender becomes inhabited with tiny alien life forms, but has trouble playing God to their unyielding prayers.

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    Director:Susie Dietter
    Writer:Ken Keeler
  11. 8.7/10(3.0k votes)

    #10 - The Why of Fry

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    S5:E8

    Nibbler enlists Fry in a mission to blow up evil brains bent on destroying the universe.

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    Director:Wes Archer
  12. 8.6/10(5.5k votes)

    #11 - Space Pilot 3000

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    S1:E1

    On New Year's Eve 1999, Pizza Delivery boy Philip J. Fry accidentally falls into a cryogenic chamber and is frozen for 1,000 years. Finally unfrozen, he explores New New York, meets his new best friend (a kleptomaniacal robot named Bender) and goes to work for his great-great-great-great-grand-nephew's space delivery business.

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  13. 8.6/10(3.7k votes)

    #12 - Amazon Women in the Mood

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    S3:E5

    A double-date for Kif, Amy, Zapp, and Leela ends in disaster when their orbiting restaurant crashes on planet Amazonia. The hulking female inhabitants of the planet take their male captives to the omniscient Femputer, who orders Fry, Zapp, and Kif to death by "snu-snu".

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    Writer:Lew Morton
  14. 8.6/10(3.3k votes)

    #13 - Leela's Homeworld

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    S4:E5

    Leela finally learns the truth about her parents and her own identity.

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    Director:Mark Ervin
  15. 8.6/10(41 votes)

    #14 - Meanwhile

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    S7:E26

    Fry asks Leela to marry him, and they face their destiny together as the Professor's latest invention alters the fabric of time.

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    Writer:Ken Keeler
  16. 8.5/10(3.3k votes)

    #15 - The Problem with Popplers

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    S2:E18

    The crew discovers an irresistible source of food on a distant planet, and brings it back to Earth to be sold at the Fishy Joe's restaurant chain. But when it's discovered that the so-called "Popplers" are actually Omicronian babies, the Omicronians demand recompense.

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  17. 8.5/10(3.3k votes)

    #16 - Anthology of Interest I

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    S2:E20

    The Professor's "What-If" machine simulates Bender, Leela and Fry's wishes. Bender discovers what it would be like if he were 500 feet tall, Leela discovers what it would be like if she were more impulsive, and Fry discovers what would happen if he never came to the future.

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  18. 8.5/10(3.1k votes)

    #17 - The Day the Earth Stood Stupid

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    S3:E7

    Earth is invaded by super-intelligent flying brains, who sap the Earth's populace of their intelligence. Leela is taken to Nibbler's home planet Eternia, where the Nibblonians explain that only one human is immune to the brains' powers - Fry.

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    Director:Mark Ervin
  19. 8.5/10(3.0k votes)

    #18 - The Butterjunk Effect

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    S7:E6

    Leela and Amy become addicted to "Nectar", a nutritional supplement that boosts their performance in the future sport of Butterfly Derby.

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  20. 8.4/10(3.3k votes)

    #19 - War Is the H-Word

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    S3:E2

    Fry and Bender enlist in the army to get a soldiers discount for bubblegum. When they are called to fight a war on a planet of bouncing ball aliens, Leela disguises herself as man to enlist with them. Bender is eventually sent to parley with the enemy, but this turns out to be a ploy.

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    Director:Ron Hughart
  21. 8.3/10(3.7k votes)

    #20 - Fry & the Slurm Factory

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    S2:E4

    When Fry wins a free tour of the Slurm soda factory, he and his friends split off from the tour group and make a horrifying discovery concerning the "secret ingredient" that makes Slurm so addictive.

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    Director:Ron Hughart
    Writer:Lew Morton
  22. 8.3/10(3.1k votes)

    #21 - Time Keeps On Slippin'

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    S3:E14

    While creating a team of mutants to play the Harlem Globetrotters, the Professor accidentally causes a disruption in time that threatens the existence of the universe. Meanwhile, Fry tries to win an unreceptive Leela's heart.

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    Director:Chris Louden
    Writer:Ken Keeler
  23. 8.3/10(3.2k votes)

    #22 - Where No Fan Has Gone Before

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    The crew is pitted against the original Star Trek cast to win the devotion of an energy creature.

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  24. 8.3/10(2.8k votes)

    #23 - Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles

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    S5:E7

    The Planet Express crew is exposed to a substance that causes everyone to age backwards.

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  25. 8.3/10(2.5k votes)

    #24 - Near-Death Wish

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    S7:E10

    The Professor is deeply disturbed when his parents return from virtual retirement aboard the Near-Death Star.

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    Director:Lance Kramer
  26. 8.2/10(4.3k votes)

    #25 - I, Roommate

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    S1:E3

    When it is discovered that Philip has been living in the Planet Express office, he is forced to move out. Trying to sleep standing up in Bender's closet-sized apartment doesn't work, so they go looking for a place both can be comfortable. Unfortunately, Bender is incompatible with the ideal apartment they do find until he has a radical... modification which makes him less than happy.

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    Director:Bret Haaland

Best Episodes Summary

"Jurassic Bark" is the best rated episode of "Futurama". It scored 9.5/10 based on 7389 votes. Directed by Swinton O. Scott III and written by Eric Kaplan, it aired on 11/17/2002. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Luck of the Fryrish".