The Best Episodes of Futurama Season 4

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.4/10(3949 votes)

   #1 - Roswell That Ends Well

   S4:E112/9/2001

   A spacetime accident leaves the Planet Express crew stranded in Roswell, New Mexico in the year 1947, where a shattered Bender is mistaken for UFO debris and Zoidberg is captured as an alien specimen. Leela and the professor work to get everybody home, while Fry tries to keep his accident-prone grandfather alive.

   Director:Rich Moore

   Writer:J. Stewart Burns

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   Director:Rich Moore

   Writer:J. Stewart Burns
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   7.2/10(2760 votes)

   #2 - A Tale of Two Santas

   S4:E212/23/2001

   A Planet Express mission to Robot Santa's colony on Neptune leaves the murderous robot trapped in the frozen sea, and Bender takes over as Santa, vowing to bring peace and goodwill to Xmas again. But when Bender is mistaken for the real Robot Santa, he is arrested and sentenced to death.

   Director:Ron Hughart

   Writer:Bill Odenkirk

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   Director:Ron Hughart

   Writer:Bill Odenkirk
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   7.7/10(2901 votes)

   #3 - Anthology of Interest II

   S4:E31/6/2002

   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.

   Director:Bret Haaland

   Writers:Lew Morton, David X. Cohen, Scott Kirby, Jason Gorbett

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   Director:Bret Haaland

   Writers:Lew Morton, David X. Cohen, Scott Kirby, Jason Gorbett
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   7.4/10(2748 votes)

   #4 - Love and Rocket

   S4:E42/10/2002

   As Valentine's Day approaches, Bender's romance with the Planet Express ship puts the crew in jeopardy.

   Director:Brian Sheesley

   Writer:Dan Vebber

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   Director:Brian Sheesley

   Writer:Dan Vebber
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   8.1/10(3289 votes)

   #5 - Leela's Homeworld

   S4:E52/17/2002

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

   Director:Mark Ervin

   Writer:Kristin Gore

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   Director:Mark Ervin

   Writer:Kristin Gore
6. 

   7.0/10(2650 votes)

   #6 - Where the Buggalo Roam

   S4:E63/3/2002

   When Amy's parents' ranch is hit by a dust storm that blows away their herd of buggalo, Kif sets out to prove his masculinity by rounding up the herd, only to become entangled with the native Martians.

   Director:Pat Shinagawa

   Writer:J. Stewart Burns

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   Director:Pat Shinagawa

   Writer:J. Stewart Burns
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   7.3/10(2724 votes)

   #7 - A Pharaoh to Remember

   S4:E73/10/2002

   Bender fears that nobody will remember him after he dies, and sees his chance for immortality when the crew is enslaved on the planet Osiris 4. Posing as the planet's new pharaoh, Bender orders a humongous statue built in his honor, and quickly goes mad with power.

   Director:Mark Ervin

   Writer:Ron Weiner

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   Director:Mark Ervin

   Writer:Ron Weiner
8. 

   8.4/10(3886 votes)

   #8 - Godfellas

   S4:E83/17/2002

   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.

   Director:Susie Dietter

   Writer:Ken Keeler

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   Director:Susie Dietter

   Writer:Ken Keeler
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   7.5/10(2694 votes)

   #9 - Future Stock

   S4:E93/17/2002

   With Planet Express in financial trouble, Fry nominates a flashy businessman from the 1980s to replace Professor Farnsworth as CEO of the company.

   Director:Brian Sheesley

   Writer:Aaron Ehasz

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   Director:Brian Sheesley

   Writer:Aaron Ehasz
10. 

    7.0/10(2611 votes)

    #10 - A Leela of Her Own

    S4:E104/7/2002

    Leela endeavors to become the first female blernsball player, but her lack of depth perception hinders her skills. Nevertheless, she becomes the pitcher for the New New York Mets, purely for her novelty value.

    Director:Swinton O. Scott III

    Writer:Patric M. Verrone

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    Director:Swinton O. Scott III

    Writer:Patric M. Verrone
11. 

    7.3/10(2611 votes)

    #11 - 30% Iron Chef

    S4:E114/14/2002

    Bender, insulted by the reception his terrible cooking receives, runs away and joins a space hobo camp, where he apprentices with a legendary former TV chef. Meanwhile, Dr. Zoidberg accidentally destroys Professor Farnsworth's prized ship-in-a-bottle and frames Fry.

    Director:Jeff Westbrook

    Writer:Ron Hughart

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    Director:Jeff Westbrook

    Writer:Ron Hughart
12. 

    7.8/10(3169 votes)

    #12 - Where No Fan Has Gone Before

    S4:E124/21/2002

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

    Director:Pat Shinagawa

    Writer:David A. Goodman

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    Director:Pat Shinagawa

    Writer:David A. Goodman