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The Best Episodes of Futurama

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

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. Background image for Jurassic Bark
    9.5/10(7.5k votes)

    #1 - Jurassic Bark

    S5:E2

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

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    9.3/10(4.6k votes)

    #2 - The Six Million Dollar Mon

    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
  3. Background image for Roswell That Ends Well
    9.1/10(3.9k votes)

    #3 - Roswell That Ends Well

    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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  4. Background image for The Sting
    9.1/10(4.1k votes)

    #4 - The Sting

    S5:E9

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

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  5. Background image for The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
    9.1/10(4.1k votes)

    #5 - The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings

    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
  6. Background image for The Farnsworth Parabox
    8.9/10(3.4k votes)

    #6 - The Farnsworth Parabox

    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
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  8. Background image for Godfellas
    8.8/10(3.9k votes)

    #7 - Godfellas

    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
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    8.7/10(3.3k votes)

    #8 - Leela's Homeworld

    S4:E5

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

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    Director:Mark Ervin
  10. Background image for The Why of Fry
    8.7/10(3.1k votes)

    #9 - The Why of Fry

    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
  11. Background image for Meanwhile
    8.7/10(45 votes)

    #10 - Meanwhile

    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
  12. Background image for The Problem with Popplers
    8.5/10(3.3k votes)

    #11 - The Problem with Popplers

    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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  13. Background image for Anthology of Interest I
    8.5/10(3.4k votes)

    #12 - Anthology of Interest I

    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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    8.5/10(45 votes)

    #13 - The Luck of the Fryrish

    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
  15. Background image for The Butterjunk Effect
    8.5/10(3.1k votes)

    #14 - The Butterjunk Effect

    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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  16. Background image for Fry & the Slurm Factory
    8.3/10(3.8k votes)

    #15 - Fry & the Slurm Factory

    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
  17. Background image for Parasites Lost
    8.3/10(43 votes)

    #16 - Parasites Lost

    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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    8.3/10(2.8k votes)

    #17 - Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles

    S5:E7

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

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    8.3/10(2.6k votes)

    #18 - Near-Death Wish

    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
  20. Background image for A Flight to Remember
    8.2/10(3.8k votes)

    #19 - A Flight to Remember

    S2:E1

    The Planet Express crew take a space cruise vacation. Leela tells Captain Zapp Brannigan that Fry is her boyfriend and Amy tells the same thing to her parents. Bender falls in love with a rich female robot. Problems start when the spaceship approaches a black hole.

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    8.2/10(3.0k votes)

    #20 - Anthology of Interest II

    S4:E3

    When the Professor fine tunes his "What-If" machine, Bender discovers what it would be like if he were human, Fry discovers what it would be like if life were more like a video game, and Leela discovers what it would be like if she found her true home.

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    8.2/10(3.2k votes)

    #21 - Where No Fan Has Gone Before

    S4:E12

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

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    8.2/10(2.8k votes)

    #22 - Three Hundred Big Boys

    S5:E11

    With the help of a $300 government refund, the Planet Express crew pursue their dreams and desires.

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  24. Background image for Xmas Story
    8.1/10(3.5k votes)

    #23 - Xmas Story

    S2:E8

    To apologize for an inconsiderate remark, Fry searches for the perfect Xmas gift for Leela, all the while trying to avoid the murderous SantaBot, whose standards for niceness are astronomically high.

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    8.1/10(914 votes)

    #24 - Proposition Infinity

    S6:E4

    Bender leads a campaign to legalize robosexual marriage between humans and robots.

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  26. Background image for Space Pilot 3000
    8.0/10(97 votes)

    #25 - Space Pilot 3000

    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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Best Episodes Summary

"Jurassic Bark" is the best rated episode of "Futurama". It scored 9.5/10 based on 7460 votes. Directed by Swinton O. Scott III and written by Eric Kaplan, it aired on 11/17/2002. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Six Million Dollar Mon".