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The Series Has Landed
First aired 04/04/99
Rank: 78/124
Reviews: 216
Rating: 80%

After delivering a package to an amusement park on the moon, Fry shows Leela how to appreciate the celestial body. Meanwhile Bender finds a little robot romance with a farmer's daughters, which puts the whole crew in jeopardy.

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#1 by English

'Crumpet'you know notyhing.This episode was crap.By the way New York Mets suck,English poeple like myself do not like baseball,we only like icehockey.So from now on shut up.

English gave 2 points

22.11.2001

#2 by Dieter

I'm giving this 4, mainly because of Hermes bit and Bender's folk singing as well as his reactions to being left out. It was also nice seeing Amy and Zoidberg for the first time.

Dieter gave 4 points

22.11.2001

#3 by Dane

"The Series Has Landed" is a fun episode which adequately introduces us to the rest of the gang. The gang's mission to the moon was a step in the right direction. (I've always thought the biggest flaw of the show is there aren't enough Planet Express missions.)

Dane gave 4 points

27.11.2001

#4 by Otis P Jivefunk

Great episode which gets better everytime I watch it. I love the Crushinator, The Moon Street USA joke was really good too. An above adveridge episode from an above adveridge season.

Otis P Jivefunk gave 5 points

28.12.2001

#5 by Teral

Who said all sequels sucks?

They clearly wasn't watching Futurama. Because this episode was fabulous. (Yes, I use a lot of superlatives. So what? :p)

We get an introduction to the rest of the Planet Express staff, and get some additional information on Farnsworth.

Farnsworth get some more characterization. We learn how he care for his employees (not very good), his relationship with some of the others etc. Nothing standout, but very funny.

Amy, got an introduction as well. Quick and to the point: Amy Wong, of the Mars Wongs. Previous member of Kappa Kappa Wong. Good.

Hermes. Same as Amy. Quick and merciless. "Pays the bills, notify next of kin, what-have-you." Bureaucratic, and that's it.

Which gives time for Zoidberg! And what a great introduction. I dare anybody to see that scene, and not laugh, it was hillarious. His upside-down anatomy-chart, his complete ignorance of the human body, his lobsterlike apperance and the part with his mother. Oh my god, that was great. I beginnign to smile right now, just thinking about it.

The mission, and the lunar park. Not so impressed. Pretty standard fare. Funny now and then, but nothing standout. Benders folksinging was funny the first time, but got irritating later on. Benders remarks when he got thrown out, a classic though.

Good development in Fry and leela's friendship, once they get to the surface.

And then one of my favourite scenes: The talk in the Lunar Lander. I just loved. Gave Fry some substance, and Leela a chance to see the Moon with Frys eyes (no pun intended). Fry learns about maturity, and Leela learns to open her eyes for the wonders and beauty that isn't apparent at first sight. Great scene.

Good episode, lets be fair and round up. That's a 5.

PS: English, I don't know if you read this, but: This is a review section, and it doesn't include attacking others personally because the don't share your opinion. Say your opinion about the episode, and respect other peoples right to differ from that. :)

PPS: If your "review" was part of an inside joke (which I doubt) disregard the PS.

Teral gave 5 points

12.01.2002

#6 by 7billiontonrobot

A very funny episode that always makes me laugh

p.s English people like football or soccer if you will

7billiontonrobot gave 4 points

18.01.2002

#7 by ventolin

Any ep. that has Amy talking in Chinese is great in my book! Its just too cute :)

ventolin gave 5 points

27.01.2002

#8 by Mojo

This episode is one of the greats. It isn't fair to judge it based on episodes that were aired after it, because it was incredible in it own time. This is the show that really sets up the unpredictability of this series, like the Buggalo scene. This was an incredible follow up to the great opener.

Mojo gave 5 points

14.03.2002

#9 by jakem

these kind of episodes proof that the show should not be cancelled

jakem gave 5 points

29.03.2002

#10 by Heliotrope

Brilliance, pure brilliance.
Benders songs were some of the best parts of this episode.

"Oh, no room for ender huh! Well, i'll go build my own lunar lander, with black jack anf hookers! In fact, forget the lunar lander and the black jack! Aw, screw the whole thing!"

Heliotrope gave 5 points

03.04.2002

#11 by Max F. Exter

A fairly average episode to continue from the first. It had some good moments and did the job that it was meant to do; introduce the rest of the crew.

In actual fact, this episode is better as a serious one. They show what has become of the moon and Fry's reaction, which I actually related to somewhat. It was amusing as well, but not nearly so much as later episodes.

Max F. Exter gave 3 points

15.05.2002

#12 by metoo

great episode introducing everyone. I loved it. I'll tell you though, I think the idiots at fox 'scare' us into thinking they're going to cancel the show just to get people riled up and interested in the show again. It's all about money anyway.

metoo gave 5 points

27.05.2002

#13 by Alixio

I thought this was a great episode! I can't believe I only just saw it! And English, don't personally attack people like that, it's really offensive and mean. :(

Alixio gave 5 points

04.06.2002

#14 by Free Palestine

"we're whalers on the moon, we carry a harpoon"

Hilarious. The bits involving the farmer were a bit slow, but the rest of priceless. Zoidberg, the buggy ride showing the moon landing (sort of), the magnet, Bender's rants.

5 points me thinks

Free Palestine gave 5 points

12.06.2002

#15 by Jamesbatem

Possibly the worst episode from season 1. A descent story but tackily made.

Jamesbatem gave 2 points

27.09.2002

#16 by TNUK

The second episode of the show despite being carefully scripted for the arrival of new characters, etc. was just a little bit bizzare. I'm talking about the alligators.

TNUK gave 5 points

12.11.2002

#17 by Fry

I think this was one of the funniest episodes and i don't know why pepole don't like it?

Fry gave 5 points

14.11.2002

#18 by Neil wright

funny entertaining but lacks somthing......

Neil wright gave 4 points

16.11.2002

#19 by die with dignity

its ok nut its too soppy and needed more jokes..... all and all its pretty good for the 2nd episode

die with dignity gave 4 points

01.12.2002

#20 by JAL

Good second episode. Good first apperances from Amy,Zoidberg and Hermes

JAL gave 4 points

09.12.2002

#21 by Kelly

Love the start but not so much the rest

Kelly gave 3 points

18.12.2002

#22 by KRC 99014533

Excellent start to the whole express delivery service. Introducing the rest of the employees and diving into the 31st century.

I am giving this a 5 (as you can see). A great ep with only one drawback.

Leela: 'It is beutiful, i guess i just never noticed it before...'

Well that was a fast change of heart! After spending 10min yakking about how duff the moon was!

It has great one liners though:

Bender:'Aah... come on! It's just like making love... You know... Left, up, rotate sixty-two degrees, engage rotor...'

Farmer:'This is Lulu-Belle 7'
LB7:'You-hoo!
Farmer:'Daisy-May 158-K'
DM1K:'You-hoo!'
Farmer:'And The Crushenator.'
Crushenator:'YOU... HOO...!'

What more can you ask for in a sci-fi, comedy, animation about a package delivery service?

KRC 99014533 gave 5 points

31.12.2002

#23 by Scotland

BEST BIT:
CLICK(Radio On)
Radio: We're whalers on the moon
CLICK(Radio Off)

Scotland gave 4 points

06.01.2003

#24 by Futurama Fan

This is by far my all time favourite episode. Benders' Fear of magnets and love of folk sing is great. The ending is by far the funniest bit of futurama ever "not the magnet, no no nooooooooo"

Futurama Fan gave 5 points

13.01.2003

#25 by Kristi

Great second episode with a nice title, "The Series Has Landed". I like the way the first Planet Express mission is one on a familiar and close place and the strange new planets are explored later in the series. The subplot (with Amy and the keys) was good and well integrated into the main plot with Amy rescuing Fry, Bender, and Leela at the end. There were a lot of good gags such as Virtual Virtual Skeeball, the lazy guy, Fry's scream when he sees Zoidberg, and the funniest gag of the show: the guy in line (Fry: "Wow! Can I have cuts?" Guy: "Hmm... no!"). The only really bad part was with Crater Face, it went on too long.

The animation is very good in this episode, especially when they were flying to the moon.

Fry and Leela's trip on the moon, starting when they went off the tracks, was fun and unpredictable. The best part of the show is when they go into the Lunar Lander and Fry gives that speech, "The moon was like this awesome, romantic, mysterious thing, hanging up there in the sky where you could never reach it, no matter how much you wanted to" and Leela sees the reflection of Earth on Fry's helmet.

This is a great episode with numerous funny moments and some sentimental ones. I give it a 5/5.

Kristi gave 5 points

14.01.2003

#26 by Awesome-Bot

The Whalers of the Moon song alone is worth 5 stars.

Awesome-Bot gave 5 points

23.01.2003

#27 by TwasThere

This one's a classic. Love the whalers of the moon flume ride.

Tight, good pacing. And the last 5 minutes was excellent, from Fry's reminiscence of his perception of the moon then to Amy's deft handling of the winch.

TwasThere gave 5 points

27.01.2003

#28 by johnnykool

The rebel flag license plate on the front of the farmers moon buggy was priceless.

johnnykool gave 5 points

31.01.2003

#29 by PClev

I loved the character introductions of the first part of this episode. However, they tried to be funny on the moon by ridiculously exhaggerating Fry's character, which made some of his scenes as bad as an Adam Sandler movie. That loses a point in my book.

PClev gave 4 points

07.02.2003

#30 by Xmpel

My mother was a saint!, Get out!.

Xmpel gave 5 points

15.03.2003

#31 by ssj

I gotta say, this epesode is one of my top 5! I was so funny, I couldn't stop laughing. I love the whailing song! I can't stop singing it argh! Great epesode. Great parody of disneyland! yay!

ssj gave 5 points

16.03.2003

#32 by Brian

The Crushinator alone makes this worth a five.

Brian gave 5 points

27.03.2003

#33 by GilmourWaters

Maybe I have not stated how brilliant Dr. Zoidberg is. Well just watch this episode and see his utter scene stealing when he inspects Fry for the first time!:
"WHAT??!! My mother was a saint! GET OUT!!!"
Utter, utter genious!!!

GilmourWaters gave 4 points

28.03.2003

#34 by gs68

That's it! I'll build my own Futurama fan site! With blackjack and hookers! In fact, screw the site and hookers!

gs68 gave 4 points

02.04.2003

#35 by Alex

i liked this episode a lot... very funny with a lot of great jokes.
Long Live The CRUSHINATOR

Alex gave 5 points

05.04.2003

#36 by Danny Jr.

I gave this one a five because their was classical moments. Hermes, Zoidbergh, and Amy were introduced. It just made you feel warm inside. Classic Futurama episode. I've just heard that on Sunday it may be the last episode for Futurama [The Why of Fry], unless they air summer episodes. We can only hope that more will be on their way. Some how. Some way. We can only hope.

Danny Jr. gave 5 points

05.04.2003

#37 by Nibbler

great episode

Nibbler gave 5 points

15.04.2003

#38 by chris

filled with laughs. amy's chinese benders dream of his own amusement park with black jack and hookers

chris gave 5 points

24.04.2003

#39 by Gen

I liked it better than the pilot. The whole farmer side-plot was hilarious.

Gen gave 5 points

29.04.2003

#40 by Ogre

This was indeed better than the pilot in my opinion.

Ogre gave 5 points

30.04.2003

#41 by Geddy Lee

I began having my doubts about the show when I saw this one. The pop-up cardboard moles gag was NOT funny at all.

Geddy Lee gave 1 point

12.05.2003

#42 by Zoidberg Fan

A truly classic episode. Zoidberg was funny. Bender's folk singing was funny as well.

Zoidberg Fan gave 5 points

25.05.2003

#43 by idboneamy

Very good episode, only Fox could screw up such a good thing

idboneamy gave 5 points

30.05.2003

#44 by Cosmic F

Thanks to this episode I've worked out the speed of the ship to be about 694800000 km/h I dont think it was the top speed either

Cosmic F gave 5 points

30.05.2003

#45 by wiggles

A funny episode the crushinator cracks me up (you who) and the crocodiles with space helmets were funny to.

wiggles gave 5 points

03.06.2003

#46 by tanner g.

a great episode. love bender fry leela
zoidberg and amy.

tanner g. gave 5 points

03.06.2003

#47 by SlimeCreature

Got me hooked.

SlimeCreature gave 5 points

10.06.2003

#48 by Lil Nibbler

The second installment in the Futurama series is even better then the first. This episode had a great plot, and intoduced the rest of of the Plant Express crew. Great jokes including the whole whalers on the moon bit were great. Plus the crushanator was hilarious. Very clever writing. The only reason I gave it a four is because there are better episodes.

Quote:
"No paw...I love him(The crushanator)."

Lil Nibbler gave 4 points

15.06.2003

#49 by Cartoonnetwork

First of all I suscribe this:
"(I've always thought the biggest flaw of the show is there aren't enough Planet Express missions.)"

About the episode, I love Zoidberg and Amy�s first appearences (in fact I even like more than their personality in the rest of the series).

But the first time I watched it I thougth the ending was really bad. I didn�t like Bender singing folk songs and I thought the first episode was much better.

Nowadays I like the episode. I think it was good, but at that time I was just a little confused because it was very different to the pilot episode.

Cartoonnetwork gave 4 points

26.06.2003

#50 by Heidi

Fantastic!

Heidi gave 5 points

30.06.2003

#51 by Dark Magician Girl

Bender with giant magnet is really funny plus the folk singing "_":0,

Dark Magician Girl gave 5 points

02.07.2003

#52 by j_ohanley

It topped the first one quite nicely. Now that the series is underway, we got a nice regular episode. More great background jokes and etc.

Fry: Can I do the countdown?
Leela: Huh? Sure, knock yourself out.
Fry: Ten, nine,
Leela: Ok, we're here!

j_ohanley gave 5 points

10.07.2003

#53 by Blender

A good episode that intoduces the secondairy characters. Not fall off your chair laughing but good enough for quite a few LOLs.

Blender gave 4 points

10.07.2003

#54 by Rob

I just went crazy with Bender's quotes in this episode. My friends had to hit me to calm me down!

Rob gave 5 points

12.07.2003

#55 by Pengu

Well, not as great as the 1st but still a good start. The scenes with Hermes and Zoidberg are great and Fry's passion about the moon is cool. But the story wasn't great

Pengu gave 4 points

19.07.2003

#56 by Kablamo

This episode was funny, but wasn't as good as some of the others.

Kablamo gave 3 points

22.07.2003

#57 by Tim

Super funny. The moon shall rise again!

Tim gave 5 points

01.08.2003

#58 by TANNER G.

A GREAT EPISODE! ENGLISH IS WRONG I AM A NEW YORK METS FAN AND ALSO A NASCAR FAN (EARNHARDT JR.T.LABONTE AND J.GORDON)THIS WAS FUNNY!HERMES AND AMY AND ZOIDBERG WERE INTRODUCED AND ANYONE WHO DOES NOT LIKE THEM NEEDS TO SPEAK WITH ME..ANYHOO I LIKED IT WHEN BENDER SANG HIS SONG ALONG WITH(I'LL KILL YOU AMY)

TANNER G. gave 5 points

03.08.2003

#59 by Dr. M

Thought it was boring. Could of been way more better.

Dr. M gave 2 points

03.08.2003

#60 by tommy m

loved the episode.

tommy m gave 4 points

03.08.2003

#61 by JLC3

good

JLC3 gave 4 points

04.08.2003

#62 by Mike

This one was funny when I first saw it and just keep getting funnier. I'm still catching things I missed the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth... time.

"But you are lazy, right?"
"Ah don't get me started!"

Mike gave 5 points

04.08.2003

#63 by no one

few jokes annoying plot

no one gave 1 point

04.08.2003

#64 by benderlover1

great

benderlover1 gave 5 points

05.08.2003

#65 by Futuramasta

Amy:oh no. the keys to the ship.
oh,leelas gonna kill me
Bender:ah, she'll probably make me do it

Amy:Eye eye captain-uh-I mean only 1 eye-uh- I mean yes sir-uh-miss

funny. not as funny as insane in the mainframe(my fav. episode) but still funny

Futuramasta gave 5 points

05.08.2003

#66 by Neil

"Look what I won from a tourists pocket..."

Although the main theme here was Fry and Leela, it was Bender who stole this episode.

Very funny...

Neil gave 5 points

06.08.2003

#67 by Ryake

Dear,English I have an intelagint and mature messegge for you:GO SCREW YOURSELF THIS WAS A GREAT EPISODE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you.

Ryake gave 5 points

09.08.2003

#68 by stinker1042

stunk

stinker1042 gave 1 point

10.08.2003

#69 by Bender3000

All Futurama episodes should get a 5

Bender3000 gave 5 points

13.08.2003

#70 by cooltom

great episode!. Most of it was funny.

cooltom gave 5 points

25.08.2003

#71 by dr_wily

This is like the only time we have 2 episodes together, picks right up where the pilot left off.. introduces 2 new characters (hermes voice is different too), and had a joke which even ended up making my wife laugh. Shes now a fan because Bender wanted to be a folk singer ;)

dr_wily gave 5 points

27.08.2003

#72 by Brian

I loved the first Planet Express mission.
Bender's country singing was the best.

Brian gave 5 points

30.08.2003

#73 by Fry

Not a great episode, but it does need to be watched to get info...

Fry gave 3 points

07.09.2003

#74 by Brian

Very good. Very funny.

Brian gave 5 points

17.09.2003

#75 by benderfan3000

i guess a robot would have to be crazy to want to be a folk singer...
we're whalers on the moon...
come on guys don't you know a good episode when you see it...
you all should bite my shiny metal A$$

benderfan3000 gave 5 points

26.09.2003

#76 by Alex

It was Ok. I agree, the singing part was the minus one star

Alex gave 4 points

03.11.2003

#77 by Hppennypacker

Were whailers on the moon.
CLASSIC
8.5 what a crock,more like 10.5
come on you neurotic nerds
Also display your props to Roswell that ends well!!!!!!!!!!

Hppennypacker gave 5 points

06.11.2003

#78 by MuBsTaR

This episode picks up right where the first left off. Just Superb. There were some extremly funny moments in this episode. But i couldnt help but laugh in he video games in the arcade "Gender Neutral Pac-Person" and "Mortal Kooperation" hehehe subtlety is the key.

MuBsTaR gave 5 points

22.11.2003

#79 by Kerry

Futurama at its best, but leela is always being a little nasty to Fry but its only because she doesn't want him to get hurt and i reackon leela was always was moody before she met her parents, i think.

Kerry gave 5 points

27.11.2003

#80 by The Human Tornado

In my opinion, the series did not get off to an auspicious start with this episode. It had it's moments, but was dull for the most part.

The Human Tornado gave 3 points

04.12.2003

#81 by Ducky

weve landed on the what!!!... what did the radio meen? for the love of god I have now what what WHAT!!!

Ducky gave 5 points

24.01.2004

#82 by Paige

This episode was a riot!I loved the whalers on the moon hooplah.I kinda felt bad for fry though. oh well =(

Paige gave 5 points

04.02.2004

#83 by humorbot 5.0

it was good

"open you're mouth and say da do da do da do"

"a do da do da diddy do"

"what my mother was ashamed get out"

humorbot 5.0 gave 4 points

05.02.2004

#84 by Malkin

A stupid episode, the moon isent even real

Malkin gave 1 point

16.02.2004

#85 by trent

excellent episode those shit heads at fox are so stupid as to cancel this excelent show got mto go now. woop woop woop woop

trent gave 5 points

23.02.2004

#86 by Dr. John Zoidberg

Fry - Where's our first delivery?
Leela -Oh nowhere special, the Moon.
Fry - The muh... the MOON?! The MOON Moon...?

Tannoy - No-one knows how or when man first landed on the moon...
Fry - I do!

The magnets:
My other car is a Porsche... ON THE MOON
I'm with stupid ON THE MOON
and my favourite
What part of MOON don't you understand?

Zoiby gave it 5 claws up

Dr. John Zoidberg gave 5 points

20.03.2004

#87 by ManFu Yi

I liked this episode.
But something bugged me.
Leela and Fry seeked refuge inside the moon lander. But on all Apollo missions (11 - 17, skip 13) pressurized cabin of the moon lander launched into space after mission on moon was complete to dock with command module. So only thing there for Fry and Leela to see was the legs of moon lander. I KNOW this is scifi cartoon. But it still bugged me.

ManFu Yi gave 5 points

02.04.2004

#88 by DawnToDusk

This ep suffers the sophomore curse. not rly that many funny parts the crushinator owns tho.

Best Line- Zoidbergs whole speil w/ Fry

DawnToDusk gave 2 points

10.04.2004

#89 by Psychotic Ape

Great episode. The intro of the rest of the crew(Dr. Zoidberg), Bender's folk singin' and more in depth on Fry and Leela (plus that shot of Earth was simply beautiful)

Psychotic Ape gave 5 points

21.04.2004

#90 by Kingpopper

Classic.

Kingpopper gave 4 points

16.05.2004

#91 by Zoidberg

Another episode that was excellent. I really liked the title alot.

Zoidberg gave 5 points

02.06.2004

#92 by Twisted-=(KYA)=-

Another great episode!!!!

It shows that the series will be funner in the future

Twisted-=(KYA)=- gave 5 points

07.06.2004

#93 by Jake Vincent

This is Futurama getting into it's stride - fantastic - especially Bender (Yeah, well I'm gonna make my own theme park, with blackjack... and hookers!) and the first real friendship on Fry and Leela in my opinion. Finally, the best bit of all - WE'RE WHALERS ON THE MOON...
Top stuff

Jake Vincent gave 5 points

08.06.2004

#94 by Steve

Another underrated episode. Great Bender folk singing.

"I guess a robot would hafta be crazy to wanna be a folk singer".

Steve gave 5 points

10.06.2004

#95 by Thordur

It was not that good.

I'll be famus like Neil Armstrong and all the other brave guys no one ever heard of -
- Fry

Thordur gave 3 points

12.07.2004

#96 by Agent Smith

Great follow-up to the pilot. We get to meet Amy (who i love) and Zoidberg who was so funny in this episode "Open your mouth. No not that mouth, the other one" and so on. "We're whalers on the moon, we carry our harpoons, but there is no whales so we tell tall tales..." funny song. And bender singing was funny too.

We also get to meet Hermes, but this quote perfectly describes my opinion of him "I have no strong feelings one way or the other."

Another brilliant futurama episode.

Agent Smith gave 5 points

14.07.2004

#97 by It's a-me, mario!

It was a-great. Why wasn't any Mario in that episode?

It's a-me, mario! gave 5 points

16.07.2004

#98 by Reviewing Person

i thought the farmer daughters were annoying, but seeing the whole crew was cool!

Reviewing Person gave 3 points

17.07.2004

#99 by joe

none.

joe gave 2 points

04.08.2004

#100 by Billy West Worshiper

All of season 1 was good!

Billy West Worshiper gave 5 points

06.08.2004

#101 by Joshua

Not bad at all. Good follow-up to the series opener.

Joshua gave 4 points

08.08.2004

#102 by Realist

Better than the first one, not very funny, but it's an interesting story

Realist gave 4 points

09.08.2004

#103 by benderrules

dang good i tell you what

benderrules gave 5 points

11.08.2004

#104 by Bender is No.1 DUH!

Superb Jokes,Superb Story, What a good 2nd episode!!! I luv it!!

Bender is No.1 DUH! gave 5 points

21.08.2004

#105 by person

Very funny, this is the one that turned me on to futurama (:

person gave 5 points

25.08.2004

#106 by Cowboy From Hell

Good second episode, it introduces the great Dr. Zoidberg, and the other characters.

A theme park on the Moon is a funny idea.

Cowboy From Hell gave 4 points

06.09.2004

#107 by beru

I found it kinda boring, actually. The introducing of the other Planet Express members was original and funny.
Folksinger-Bender was priceless. x'D

beru gave 3 points

10.09.2004

#108 by Olitem

I love the Moon

Olitem gave 5 points

13.09.2004

#109 by Ginger

"The Series Has Landed" is a great second episode. Bender is hilarious on this episode. The Lunar Theme Park is great, too.

Ginger gave 5 points

15.09.2004

#110 by Glagnar

I laughed so hard!

Glagnar gave 5 points

17.10.2004

#111 by kiop

yyyyyyyyyy ... yyyyyyyyyy

kiop gave 5 points

09.11.2004

#112 by The short stuff

Good stuff, the right pace with the right jokes.

The short stuff gave 5 points

14.11.2004

#113 by 1010001011001

This episode was boring on the moon

1010001011001 gave 3 points

13.12.2004

#114 by zoidberg

this is agreat episode crater face was hilarious and dr zoidberg that was a great introduction to the funniest charecter in the world and some of the best bender lines the crushinator no pa i love him yo...ho

zoidberg gave 4 points

22.12.2004

#115 by bobdude10

I totlly agree wid u, Teral, English shouldn't b dissing others just coz they like the episode, or woteva. every1 has the right 2 say wot dey fink bout dif episodes, right?

(P.S Can sum1 bak me up ere? Or am i de only 1?)

bobdude10 gave 5 points

16.01.2005

#116 by Cortez

This episode was good when it was first aired, but it really just isn't up to par with the rest of that season or the series. I find my self skiping over it when i'm watching the dvds. My least favorite episode.

Cortez gave 2 points

19.01.2005

#117 by Michael Cockcroft

Builds well upon the pilot, generally pretty entertaining although some jokes fall flat.

Michael Cockcroft gave 4 points

22.01.2005

#118 by rileigh

I need more Futurama!

rileigh gave 5 points

12.02.2005

#119 by thomas tissington

bender singing folk songs, wot more could u ask 4!!! so many gr8 gags too!! my fav is in the spaship when lela says "alright, if everyone's finnished being stupid.." then fry interups and replyes "..i had more,but you can go ahead" -love it

thomas tissington gave 5 points

22.02.2005

#120 by Metathron

One of my favourite eps.

Metathron gave 5 points

28.02.2005

#121 by Toad

I hadn't realised it was this episode... because the show doesn't say the name of the episode. But hey - I LOVE this one! (E-mail me, DAMN IT!!!!)

Toad gave 5 points

26.03.2005

#122 by dustin

great! We're whalers on the moon,we carry a harpoon,but there ain't no whales so we tell tall tales and sing our whaling tune. Funny stuff!

dustin gave 5 points

05.04.2005

#123 by HyperChicken

Good episode! A few solid laughs.

HyperChicken gave 4 points

06.04.2005

#124 by Cerulean Shadow

It's a good and hilarious episode!Watch it while you still can!

-Cerulean Shadow

Cerulean Shadow gave 5 points

26.04.2005

#125 by Death

Loved the phony park

Death gave 5 points

06.05.2005

#126 by scaryice

I think this is the best first season episode.

scaryice gave 5 points

13.05.2005

#127 by Fry Fan

Leela and Fry are on the moon, big whoop. I LIKED IT ALOT!

Fry Fan gave 3 points

16.06.2005

#128 by paul

It is good

paul gave 5 points

21.06.2005

#129 by Writing Unit J

We're Whalers on the Moon!
Introduced to the Crushinator in another great episode.

Writing Unit J gave 4 points

28.06.2005

#130 by Homer J Brannigan

Great episode. But, it is not as good as the Pilot episode.

Homer J Brannigan gave 4 points

06.07.2005

#131 by DX

This episode was stupid they did not show zoidberg enough!

DX gave 2 points

11.07.2005

#132 by zoidbat

We're whalers on the moon. We carry a harpoon. But there ain't no whales so we tell tall tales and sing a whaling tune. Tee-hee.

zoidbat gave 4 points

14.07.2005

#133 by Ace

I did not like it too much because of the moon thing, but other then that, it was still funny.

Ace gave 3 points

18.07.2005

#134 by Jimenez

I'll get my own amusement park! With Blackjack and hookers!

Great episode

Jimenez gave 5 points

20.07.2005

#135 by Guy Pilla

Worst
episode ever, not impressed.

Guy Pilla gave 2 points

21.07.2005

#136 by Danitey

This episode was good, but not super. It feels like all that moonlanding stuff was a bit out of the point, i mean shouldn't Fry get some place to live first? anyway, I enjoyed it!

Danitey gave 4 points

08.08.2005

#137 by Colin Montgomery

Bad.Only a few good jokes like the"Whalers on the moon"song.But the episode is not worth re-watching even for them

Colin Montgomery gave 2 points

10.08.2005

#138 by You need to shave

Seriously, You NEED TO SHAVE! I think its ok, not enough Zoidberg!

You need to shave gave 3 points

18.08.2005

#139 by Nicky Infante

Amy Wong,Dr John Zoidberg And Hermes Conrad Are Introduceds Properly!

Nicky Infante gave 5 points

19.08.2005

#140 by lewis

really enjoyed this episode. I think the crushanater woz great!

lewis gave 5 points

24.08.2005

#141 by Elliot

Hyuck

Elliot gave 5 points

05.09.2005

#142 by adamman

Funny as fav parts are start with big birds or end when Bender's singing

adamman gave 4 points

04.10.2005

#143 by Slidog313

So-So.
This episode had some funny moments but compared to future episodes this is nothing.

Slidog313 gave 3 points

06.10.2005

#144 by Darwin O'Connor

Going to a close place like the Moon was a nice idea for the second episode and I enjoyed Fry's wonder at being there. I espically like the Crushinator.

Darwin O'Connor gave 4 points

24.10.2005

#145 by Captain Yesterday196

This episode made me laugh so hard! who would put a amusment park On the moon!

Captain Yesterday196 gave 5 points

09.11.2005

#146 by whaler on the moon#3

WOOOOOOOO WHALERS ON THE MOON FOREVER! one of my favorite episodes. I'd vote 10 if i could

whaler on the moon#3 gave 5 points

06.12.2005

#147 by Anthony Alvarez

This is another, great and funny episode, including Dr. Zoidberg, Hermes and the Asian herself, Amy Wong. Sure she may be a little clumsy but her engineering skills do pay off. As for the Lunar Theme Park, They used Moon Street USA instead of Main Street USA, now tha is one heck of a joke. Bender's weakness as we speak are magnetic objects stick it on hime and he sings folk songs. I was laughing nonstop and hysterically. Amy lost the keys in the claw machine and when she could not pick them up, she was cussing in chinese which was flattering but cute. I just don't see why Leela has rivalry issues over Amy. What an awesome show for the 1st season!

NOTE: This review does not inflict other's reviews, opinions and free speech.

Anthony Alvarez gave 5 points

28.12.2005

#148 by Dan the Man

Not as good as future episodes. I feel the writers could have done a lot more with Fry being on the moon. I love this show but did not get into it until it started re-running on [Adult Swim] so I haven't seen it from the beginning.

Dan the Man gave 3 points

30.12.2005

#149 by morbo

to the moon and beond!
the second episode and what a second episode it was!with action and adventure as great as the last episode matt u realy out did your-self

morbo gave 5 points

04.01.2006

#150 by Someguy

Good Episode. Liked the bits when Bender started singing like a Crazy Folk Singer and the I liked the Crushinator too.

Someguy gave 4 points

07.01.2006

#151 by Smiley Girl

i think it was a good episode and i liked the intro to hermes amy and zoidberg.
one of my old favs
;)

Smiley Girl gave 4 points

11.01.2006

#152 by Destructor

Having being awed by the first episode I asked, nay begged, to see the next one. My friend was fast to the PLAY button.

A bit (only a bit) of a letdown. It was chessy and felt sort of wobbly. Too fast in introducing the Planet Express co-workers I thought. But okay.

Destructor gave 3 points

15.01.2006

#153 by The J

Come on this should of never been made like like homworld and the devils hands are ideal playthings.

The J gave 1 point

16.01.2006

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18.01.2006

#155 by Chat

This episode had a fairly good story, great jokes, AND it's only the second episode!

Chat gave 5 points

04.02.2006

#156 by eIRINNSKe56

4 all those non-australian fans, i kno, theres not many of u. but luna-park is a theme park in sydney harbour new south whales in australia. i do love a good pun.

eIRINNSKe56 gave 5 points

27.02.2006

#157 by The Champ

This is one of the best episodes of anything ever aired on TV, for one reason.
Whalers on the moon is the singullarly greatest song or art work of any form ever concieved!

And the implications for our own society are staggering. The whaling age and the space age were fairly close together in the scope of human history. If these people could muddle the past so bad, imagine how skewed our perceptions of the "facts" are.
Sublime.

The Champ gave 5 points

01.03.2006

#158 by Dima

Really really great
Leela: "We have a package to deliver"

Fry: "Lets just dom it in the sewer and say that we deliverd it"

Bender: Nahh, that too much work, lets just burn and say that we dumped it in the sewer"

Leela: "Ok, now if everyones done being stupid..."

Fry: Well actually i had some more but you go ahead.

One of the funniest episodes

Dima gave 5 points

05.03.2006

#159 by DX

I hate this episode its so boring!!

DX gave 1 point

05.03.2006

#160 by D89

One of the funniest episodes ever.
How could you not laugh when fry and leela are on the lunar rover ride? everything there is so brilliant, I loved the whalers on the moon song and the gophers on the luna rover ride
"yeah! crank og the radio!"

D89 gave 5 points

06.04.2006

#161 by HALLBOY

The first time I saw this episode I started to laugh when I heard the som "Whalers on the Moon", but I laughed even more when Fry was cruising around in the mooncart and he suddenly turn on the radio and the song is there again. HOHO a 5 for this funny episode.

HALLBOY gave 5 points

13.04.2006

#162 by bob

it has its moments

bob gave 3 points

23.04.2006

#163 by Thomas

Ahh the moon, what a great moon it is and a shame the writers didn't take Fry and co. back there as there is great room for improvement on this episode. It has a novel idea that isn't used as well as it could have been, but that is OK as it is only the second episode.

Thomas gave 4 points

30.04.2006

#164 by Ivan

A weak outing after the great pilot episode. It seemed a little childish...what with the Moonface and all. The whalers part was good though.

Ivan gave 3 points

21.05.2006

#165 by jon man

good way to start the main story
best bits
Zoidberg: open your mouth and go brbrlumblumb
Fry does some thing similar
Zoidberg:my mom was a saint
End credits Bender:Oh I will shoot her whith my ray gun when she comes

jon man gave 4 points

31.05.2006

#166 by lauren

i love bender at the end.

lauren gave 5 points

06.06.2006

#167 by dender use

my favorite episode of futurama.I laugthed my ass off.

dender use gave 5 points

09.07.2006

#168 by kif rocks

Worst one ever. Here are the reasons
not funny
no kif
STUPED

kif rocks gave 1 point

30.07.2006

#169 by kif rocks

i gess i was wrong. we're whalers on the moon we carry a harpoon but there aint no whales so we tell tall talls and sing a waley toon

kif rocks gave 3 points

11.08.2006

#170 by futuramafreak

i think this is an awesome episode and it has a lot of gags in it.

ps: im english and i love football (soccer) and baseball but maybe im just wierd

futuramafreak gave 5 points

27.08.2006

#171 by Prg

This one has a great introductory beginning which is sort of continuation from pilot then the story is quickly moved to the moon which was a good idea for the second episode's setting. It's very funny in places, songs are great, also there's a lot of good satire contained. In the end we got Futurama's first great emotional scene in which understanding the gap between future and past is the main point. I think whole purpose of this episode was to establish Fry's understanding "the news" of the future and this episode succeeds in this. The main story takes place in Fry's head not on the moon. I personally find it great.

Prg gave 5 points

31.08.2006

#172 by Peacharine

Fry: Can I do the countdaown?

Leela: Sure

Fry: 10! 9!

Leela: We're here

Fry: (whispering) 87654321 blastoff

awesome but not the best

Peacharine gave 4 points

06.09.2006

#173 by Sarge�

Quite a good 2nd episode.

Sarge� gave 4 points

30.09.2006

#174 by Ford

Very Good, specially that Pirates of the Caribbean thing. Needed more Zoidberg though

Ford gave 5 points

01.10.2006

#175 by 1

it's a good episode.i liked it

1 gave 4 points

11.10.2006

#176 by pcacgtb@google.com

funny ringtones

pcacgtb@google.com gave 1 point

26.10.2006

#177 by Flexo

Awesome!

Flexo gave 5 points

22.11.2006

#178 by PacMac

not great, i think bender's ending song really deserves 4 points

PacMac gave 4 points

16.12.2006

#179 by DJ Richey

I need volume 2

DJ Richey gave 5 points

24.01.2007

#180 by Bester

Great starting episode, you learn the employees, how cool the future is, and is funny. My favorite part is "The Honey Mooners" on the ride, I laughed my @$$ off.

But after you see the other new episode then see this one It's not that great. The others are even funnier.

Bester gave 3 points

27.01.2007

#181 by Clamps

I feel really bad about giving an episode a 1 because I'm a huge fan of the show, and I don't think any episode deserves lower than a 3. I am only giving it a 1 because it does not deserve an 80% if so many better episodes have lower ratings. This was one of the least good episodes(since all episdoes are good) of the whole series. There are a lot less jokes than in other episodes and the story is also not as good. This episode is in my top 3 list of least favourite episodes. I give it the 1 rating only to lower it's ranking from 44/72 to something lower hopefully.

Clamps gave 1 point

02.02.2007

#182 by Andrew Sherlock

Great Episode! Never stopped laughing once! Anyone who says this is a bad episode is as dumb as a bin!

Andrew Sherlock gave 5 points

09.03.2007

#183 by Emily

I love Futurama so this was a great episode. Pretty much every episode is great. This one wasn't the best though

Emily gave 4 points

30.03.2007

#184 by just_man

this episode wasnt the best episode there could be but it was pretty good. On the other hand i would reckomend this episode because if you dont watch this episode you will have no idea of what futurama is about.

just_man gave 3 points

15.04.2007

#185 by Philip Cheesesteak

Way underrated. Some of the best Bender quotes ever.

Philip Cheesesteak gave 5 points

12.06.2007

#186 by Goose

Damn, this episode is awesome, for me it completley defines futurama, and some of the best chrachters are introduced (Zoidberg!)

One of my favourite episodes.

Goose gave 5 points

17.06.2007

#187 by Rosa

This episode is great.I love it

Rosa gave 4 points

17.06.2007

#188 by Shadowblade

This is the worst of all the Futurama episodes. It's unfunny, it introduces the new characters poorly, and it has a poor story. Avoid.

Shadowblade gave 1 point

17.07.2007

#189 by Calculon's Pride

I thought this was good, but not great. Compared with the first episode I didn't feel that same sense of awe and exoticness. With the rest of the series it just doesn't seem as weird or exciting, although the bit at the end where Fry is explaining why the moon was so mysterious and cool to him was right on.

Calculon's Pride gave 4 points

26.08.2007

#190 by Sweet Zombie Jesus

One of Bender's most quotable episodes!

"I'll build my own theme park...with black jack! And hookers!"

"Next year in Jerusalem!"

"She'll be riding six white horses when she comes - I'll kill you, Amy!"

"There she is, officer! That's the woman who programmed me to do evil!"

Farsnworth gets in a a few good ones too, including:

"Nothing will go wrong (aside) If something goes wrong, bring back the blood!"

I'm also a Disneyphile, so seeing the place get raked over Futurama-style was a kick.

Sweet Zombie Jesus gave 5 points

13.12.2007

#191 by DaFritz

That was really a bit boring. An the singing hamsters were nothing but anyonig. Luckily it was an exception to a lot of great episodes.

DaFritz gave 2 points

27.03.2008

#192 by escape goat

like it

escape goat gave 4 points

03.05.2008

#193 by legendary

bout time someone has provided the adult with a series of cartoon,which has values only adults can understand

legendary gave 4 points

08.11.2008

#194 by Terranigma

good

Terranigma gave 4 points

26.06.2010

#195 by cyber_turnip

Builds on the good base established in the pilot. The show had a lot of a way to go from here, but it's a solid episode.

cyber_turnip gave 4 points

26.06.2010

#196 by Sabrespongebob

So the second episode of the series a very good story yet again introduced the characters very well and this one was very funny compared to the first one

Sabrespongebob gave 4 points

27.06.2010

#197 by Stamahawk

I thought this episode was great.

Stamahawk gave 5 points

22.07.2010

#198 by John Pirruccello

This is a quality episode with some great character development for Fry.

John Pirruccello gave 4 points

07.08.2010

#199 by FF#3

Good Ep.

FF#3 gave 5 points

16.08.2010

#200 by IamMe

Pretty good second episode. Plenty of heart, but not quite that funny.

IamMe gave 4 points

21.08.2010

#201 by Kregg

A great follow up to the first ep and a great introduction to the rest of the main characters that werent introduced in the first ep.

Kregg gave 5 points

15.11.2010

#202 by Youareme

Very solid second episode. Great story and lots of funny jokes, but it lags in a few scenes that are just plain boring.

Youareme gave 4 points

03.05.2011

#203 by Foot Mutant

Great!

Foot Mutant gave 5 points

20.07.2011

#204 by bebop cola

Very funny, but it's not perfect.

bebop cola gave 3 points

23.07.2011

#205 by Gorky

One of my favorite episodes of the series, and probably the best of season one. It introduces the secondary characters so well, and it has this sweet emotional thread to it that is lacking in the mostly gag-driven first season. Fry talking about his dream of being an astronaut while Leela listens and slowly softens to what he's saying is one of my favorite moments of the series, period. Oh, and "Whalers on the Moon" is such a disgustingly catchy, hilariously bad song. And I can never get me enough of those.

Gorky gave 5 points

27.08.2011

#206 by Lamusiqe 13

Amazing! This episode was hilarious! Even my parents liked it, and they usually HATE Futurama!

Lamusiqe 13 gave 5 points

12.11.2011

#207 by Q*Bert

Dr. Zoidberg was one of the funniest characters around. An amusement park on the Moon is pretty far out. Just like Disney World & Six Flags put together.

Q*Bert gave 5 points

11.01.2012

#208 by Corey

One of the weakest episodes of the series. In my bottom ten. Still miles above any episode of Family Guy, though.

Corey gave 2 points

07.03.2012

#209 by Dr. Pepper

A good sequel to the amazing pilot. Lots of awesome jokes, and it still introduced a dozen characters you'd see in the rest of the series. The only problem is that Bender's singing in the beginning kinda made me cringe a little, as it felt out of place. But it is still good.

Dr. Pepper gave 4 points

16.07.2012

#210 by generic

An overrated episode in my opinion. Ken Keeler's weakest episode by far.

generic gave 5 points

27.08.2012

#211 by Futurama4ever

A superb second episode. It does a great job introducing Fry to the future and it's many differences from his old time, while also introducing us to the rest of the character. I also dig the Disneyland parody, Bender's blackjacks and hookers line, and the alligators with space hemets. A definite 5.

Futurama4ever gave 5 points

20.06.2013

#212 by Mehe

The series indeed landed with this brilliant episode!

Mehe gave 5 points

05.07.2013

#213 by citizensnips

I remember seeing this one for the first time and thinking I was going to absolutely haaate Leela cause she was just so bossy and nagging. Couldn't have been more wrong! She's still naggy but now I find that funny because they've made her such a well-rounded character not just a 2D straight-woman. Futurama was still getting into the swing here.

citizensnips gave 4 points

13.08.2013

#214 by Dom

Good ep continuing from Soace Pilot.

Dom gave 4 points

25.08.2013

#215 by anon

Rating: B

anon gave 4 points

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