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A Tale of Two Santas
First aired 12/23/01
Rank: 71/124
Reviews: 151
Rating: 80%

Bender is declared the new Santa when evil Santabot is discovered frozen on Neptune. On his way to town he gets to feel how resentful people can be.

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#1 by The Baz

The original Xmas Story was a hillarious spin on the twisted holiday of the Future. It remains on of my favorite episodes. But the Tale of 2 Santa's may very well replace it.
The Tale of 2 Santa's was fast and funny. Great gags and a nice plot even though it sounded cliche. Another great Futurama song was added rivaling Hermes's own anthem. Coolio as Kwanzaa-bot was a very funny tie in with the overshadowed holiday. "I'm dreaming of a red Xmas!" The episode wasn't as violent as I though but it sure did earn a TV14. Great Xmas episode, and classic Futurama episode of all time. I hope they continue the tradition of great Xmas centered shows. A+

The Baz gave 5 points

24.12.2001

#2 by mtvcdm

Only the second episode I ever gave an F to, the first, as you all know, being 'Flight To Forget'. I hate to say it, but... Fox was right in moving it. I hated Flight To Forget for being too lovey-dovey, and we just saw the other extreme end of the spectrum. Fire, buzzsaws, fine in robot fighting, but Santa probably should have toned it down a bit. But it did have some good parts, though not enough to pull it out of the F range. You had the 'Tresspassers Will Be Shot' coupled with cheery Christmas music, you had the word 'bastards' in a very weird cheery-sounding Xmas song. About it. Ah well, shrug it off and wait for the next episode, which should be better.

mtvcdm gave 1 point

24.12.2001

#3 by Chris

Didn't think it was that great. Don't think my face stretched to a smile more than a few times.

Chris gave 3 points

24.12.2001

#4 by MXs

I don't know what happened, but these new episodes don't have that much "laugh till it hurts" effect as many of the older first season episodes. It might be that they are reserving some of the good jokes for upcoming episodes so they don't run out. This season when compared to the first/2nd season, seems to have lost much of it's comedic punch. Some of the jokes weren't funny is this episode and in fact they seem rather ill. (Leela running with the bomb and the diaper shower) I wonder what happened to the originality and intelligence of the scriptwriters? I still love Futurama and am still hopeful. Hope this helps.

MXs gave 3 points

24.12.2001

#5 by Andrea Huckstep

I hope Bender didn't really fall to his doom at the end of the episode. I kinda liked the episode. I like John Dimaggio's Santa voice better than John Goodman's. The Mario Bros. are always there to support Bender...

Andrea Huckstep gave 4 points

24.12.2001

#6 by reed

A good, solid episode.
Far from perfect but enjoyable none the less and worth the wait.
I have to admit I agree with FOX for not showing it that early(Farnsworth DID use the shotgun a BIT too much for that timeslot) but then they shouldn't have a timeslot this early anyway.

Unfortunately the jokes weren't as free flowing as the best eps and the plot seemed to lack depth and went places it shouldn't have(Bender getting arrested and going to court was pretty dull). Also, while he did a great job, Coolio had absolutely no effect on the plot and seemed to just be slotted in there for the cameo. Why couldn't we see more of him? I know I sure wanted to!
But there WAS plenty to enjoy in this episode, especially the excellent song which was both funny and catchy.
I also have to agree that John DiMaggio did a great job as Santa. It sounded exactly like John Goodman's 1999 version.
In the end, Futurama needed a solid episode to attract viewers who were in in time to see it at this prime time slot and it delivered. Hopefully now FOX will, too...

reed gave 4 points

24.12.2001

#7 by rick

Wonderful! I don't really understand why it was banned last year, but I think it did deserve a TV-14. The funniest things in the episode were Farnsworth shooting Bender with the shot gun (several times), the bird lawyer telling the lttle girl she had nothing to be afraid of and then almost pecking her, the new Christmas song, and the bike hitting the little girl. I hope the show keeps up all the good episodes like they have been doing so far. A+.

rick gave 5 points

24.12.2001

#8 by Bop Monroe

With Futurama being moved around so much because of Fox's football schedule, it was great to see it again.

Did no one feel moved & I mean EXTREMELY moved, by the last 10 seconds freezeframed of the cast huddled together after the Doctor sez "Hold me."...?
A pure post-9/11 image/reference/emotion that needed to be addressed somehow. I knew the Simpson's wouldn't really let that type of serious reality into the dysfuctional Springfield "reality". ..but this Futurama episode, I don't know what else to say. Haven't felt like that since the Peanuts kids sang in 1965. My throat tightened, I wanted to cry. I'm trying to describe it to my friends.
F'Rudolph & Frosty.
Thanks Matt & Fox.

Bop Monroe gave 5 points

24.12.2001

#9 by Garth

I didn't think this episode was nearly as funny as the season premire, but it wasn't nearly as bad as some of the previous shows. My favorite part was the song, but because of the stupid ending, I'm rating it below average.

Garth gave 2 points

24.12.2001

#10 by [-mArk-] (haha)

Why you selfish little bastards!
Do you want the kids to think that Santa is just a (what?) empty handed jerk!?

I rewound the vcr four times to hear bender's verse of the elf song. superb *delivery*! as for the rest of the ep, it was funny, but not laugh out loud funny. I don't know what some of you are talking about, it was not THAT violent. Oh, and did anyone else think Leela's "logic" was flawed?
merry xmas!

[-mArk-] (haha) gave 4 points

25.12.2001

#11 by Andie Similon

I wasn't really impressed with it either, but it wasn't bad, it had some good jokes, but it didn't come near to the season premiere.

Andie Similon gave 3 points

25.12.2001

#12 by Morbo

Well any episode where Morbo appears is always a favorite. Not as violent as Morbo expected, still very funny and one of morbo's fav's.

Morbo gave 5 points

25.12.2001

#13 by magician114

yeah i was actualy going to be the first one posting but the connection was down today my review is a bit late but you can still enjoy it

The story of the two santas was great LOTS of twists and surprises ohh i really feel sorry for those who missed it you aint gonna see it for a looooong time dudes it had a great storyline and those tiny little elves. there really wasn't much story line but they stuck in funny jokes EVERYWARE they could i mean bender got shot everytime he visited a house INCLUDING the prof even after he was reminded 100 times halarious i hope my review didn't bore you too much see ya!

magician114 gave 5 points

25.12.2001

#14 by Greg_Unit_21

Wahoo !

This episode was probably one of my favorite, maybe the best episode ever (I've seen all the episodes of course)

It looked like a real tale, the song at the start was excellent and Bender was really funny.

I envoid the littles elves so much ;-))

This season 4 is probably gonna be wonderful if every episode are like this one !

Greg_Unit_21 gave 5 points

25.12.2001

#15 by John Hugar

I was looking forward to this episode for a while, and I'd have to say it met my expectations. The song was hilarious. I laughed my ass off! The episode really was great. It had so many great moments. The Santa and Bender ending was pretty cool. And also, the Neptuneans were awesome. It had just about everything you could look for in an episode of Futurama. I t was funny, it had a lot of futuristicness in it, and it was just a good time. And, we got to see Judge Whitey from "Insane In The Mainframe" again. Overall, this is why I want Futurama to have long, long, life. I was sad when I heard rumors of this being the last season. But after hearing news that there probably will be a Season 5, and that Futurama video games are on their way, I say Merry X-mas and a happy new year. Futurama rules!

John Hugar gave 5 points

25.12.2001

#16 by MrLarry

Though I didn't enjoy it as much as I had hoped, it was still great to finally get a chance to see. I had a good laugh when Zoidberg was taking a "scented" bath in eggnog, when Fry asked why the ship wasn't moving and Leela answered "I dunno! Usually when I do stuff like this, it works!", the sign "Tresspassers will be shot", and seeing Bender join in on the holiday carnage with the Robot Santa. Also the Robot devil made a cameo appearance! Overall this was a pretty good episode, although I kind of liked the original X-mas story more (mostly due to the incident with Fry trying to get Leela a present. Hehe, that's classic) :) Happy X-Mas everyone!

MrLarry gave 4 points

25.12.2001

#17 by Plasma

This just had nothing in it. It had minimal interesting plot, very few funny jokes, and a hopeless ending. Quite simply, it was fairly boring. While there have been worse episodes (what were they thinking when they made "Bending in the Wind"?), it's a pretty bad one.

Plasma gave 2 points

26.12.2001

#18 by Matt Sommer

As Fry might say, "what's the dilly-o"?

After hearing about this "banned" episode for over a year, and seeing the "mature audiences only" thing at the front, I was expecting to be shocked... well, i wasn't. This didnt seem all that violent to me, or at least no more violent than a typical "treehouse of horror" episode. Yes, there were some laughs, but I agree with some of the other posters that the show has lost some of its "laugh-out-loud" quality it used to have. Maybe it's a symptom of the constant threat of preemption... I dunno... I just want this show to remind me again of why I used to find it funnier than The Simpsons on a weekly basis...

Matt Sommer gave 3 points

26.12.2001

#19 by johansen smith

eh.
not exactly what you'd call "worth the wait". the shotgun jokes were great and zoidberg as "santa's friend jesus" was funny. ("i help those who help themselves!")probably got the parental discrescion for that joke where the kid want's a coffin for his dead relative, who's still in the room with him. i expected more from an ex-writer of "mr. show"

johansen smith gave 2 points

26.12.2001

#20 by [-mArc-]

I'm not sure about this episode. I liked it, but I liked the first Xmas one better. I wouldn't say it's a bad episode but it doesn't really hold what the hype created about it promised. I didn't see that much which would really warrant the later timeslot, not that this is a negative thing per se.
I'd rate it good but not great. Some lines were great ("let's see who has the last ho" (about)) , the professor going wild with his rifle was neat and the story was ok.

[-mArc-] gave 4 points

27.12.2001

#21 by thomas

One of the few episodes which I'd rate so low... The first christmas episode was awesome, original, and had the perfect atmosphere for this time of year, I loved it! This one was too 'whacky' for me. As far as the violence goes it certainly must be the most violent Futurama episode to date though perhaps not as much as Fox would have led us to believe. Overall I think it'd been better had they just broadcasted it last year and got it over with, then at least we'd probably had a new x-mas show this year as well.
And I see that next week there'll again be no new episode and yet another rerun instead. Why Fox does that is lightyears beyond me; why not use futurama's timeslot to broadcast the new episodes of the new season? They're there, they have them, the timeslot is free, just *show* then already, jeez...
Makes me wonder if the whole of season four will be shown with one re-run inbetween every new episode.

thomas gave 1 point

27.12.2001

#22 by Young Child

I enjoyed it

Young Child gave 5 points

28.12.2001

#23 by Batie

Good one, not one of the best but still memorizable. Especially the parts with the Prof. were very good. The elves song is awesome,thx for the lyrics

Batie gave 4 points

28.12.2001

#24 by Amorpheus

Not as good as Roswell That Ends Well, but still class.

Amorpheus gave 4 points

31.12.2001

#25 by Joe Anybody

What can I say, it was great, not excellent, and it wasn't nearly as hilarious as "X-Mas Story" and will never be an annual Christmas special, but it was likeable enough to give a 4!

Joe Anybody gave 4 points

31.12.2001

#26 by Geeman

What can I say, I just love seeing santa in a rampage.
And more, discovering professor's agressive and violent side, when defending himselft from santa.

Geeman gave 5 points

02.01.2002

#27 by MadMan

Well an episode not >that< funny. I suppose i havent missed too much when FOX dismissed this episode in the first place. What enlightened the whole was Bender as Santa. (Especially him combined with Prof. [I've got Alzheimer] Farnsworth) Yeah that was funny when Farnsworth shot Bender reapeatedly in the a** :))
But the rest was more than average to say at least. Unsurprisingly the bad santa lives a a castle guarded by weaponry and dogs and also these elves and their singing (i hate that, is this a some sort of broadway show or what, baahhh).
But in the end the bad santa is back in action and it is good to have him back (singing is stopped, you know what i mean ;)).
To sum it up a 3+ but nothing more is my rating for this episode. Too much predictable stuff and too few "Ahh hehe" surprises plus a quite satisfactory end (on my point of view).
A bloody christmas to all ya...*bg

MadMan gave 3 points

03.01.2002

#28 by Ming

Nice episode if a bit tedious underway to the ending, the ending scene is nice, but somewhat it wasn't really that emotional.

Ming gave 4 points

26.01.2002

#29 by Andy W

This was one of the funniest episodes id seen for a while (although in my opinion, almost every episode is hillarious). I have watched it 3 times and think it is really great. "How dare you lie in front of Jesus??" hehe - Zoidy made a really good jesus.

Andy W gave 5 points

27.01.2002

#30 by Oderik

This episode's position in my "Worst 10 Futurama episodes" is very high.
Very disappointing after this firework of jokes in the first x-mas episode.

Oderik gave 1 point

01.02.2002

#31 by DaWolf

Average! 3 Points !
Far away from such phantastic episodes like "War is the H-Word" or "Roswell"!

DaWolf gave 3 points

23.02.2002

#32 by Vector

And I'm his friend Jesus!

Vector gave 5 points

04.03.2002

#33 by Liberty

I like all the stuff about Santa be a mad killer, but the final is a little easy.

Liberty gave 4 points

06.03.2002

#34 by krille

good

krille gave 4 points

19.03.2002

#35 by Aaron

I think the reason this excellent episode's reviews are so low is because it isn't as good at the original, stellar "X-Mas Story." Still, it was definitly a 5-star episode regardless.

Aaron gave 5 points

02.04.2002

#36 by MR.TV

THIS EPISODE IS TREMENDOUSLY HORRIBLE!NO WONDER FOX GAVE IT A 'TV14'RATING!THEY SHOULD NEVER EVER SHOW THIS EPISODE AGAIN

MR.TV gave 1 point

02.04.2002

#37 by Bomba

Great episode. Nice jokes, a really good xmas song, an existent plot, this ep had it all!

Bomba gave 5 points

16.04.2002

#38 by Kok Meng

Hi everyone, this was (and still is) my fav episode of all times, next to "The Honking". Loved the twisted humour and singing of X'mas carols. I think the best part was when the gang tried to save Bender from the torture device and Dr. Z appeared with his classic line "And I'm his friend, Jesus!"

Kok Meng gave 5 points

19.04.2002

#39 by abacab

The episode starts with some rather good jokes, but it is becoming some kind of 'hey lets just blow some things up' from then. I read through the other rating and see a lot of 'the best episode ever'... Do you write that to all episodes cause you're blind or just some kind of numb?

abacab gave 2 points

21.04.2002

#40 by Sterbe-F1

very cool episode, almost better than the first x-mas story.

leela: "remember professor, bender is santa, so we don't need to hurt him"
farnsworth: "yes yes yes, you sound like a broken MP3"
[bender drops through chimney and farnsworth shoots him]

judge whithey: "how do you plead"
bender [rising]: "not santa"
farnsworth: "there he is again!"
[shoots bender again]

Sterbe-F1 gave 5 points

25.05.2002

#41 by Rathje

I just have to leave a little message to tell how funny this episode was =)

"Dont do it he's evil..I know but i have no choice"

Rathje gave 4 points

02.06.2002

#42 by JESUS!

Zoidberg as Jesus classic!"and i'm his friend Jesus!"also the bike hittin the girl was very comical.How do they think of it overall one of the better episodes i've seen

JESUS! gave 5 points

01.07.2002

#43 by lilsheep

loved it but then again i love them all

lilsheep gave 5 points

17.08.2002

#44 by Dimitri9mm

Great episode. Much better than the first x-mas show. Extreme violence, capitalist exploitation of crippled Neptunians, all the refrences to holiday pop songs and psalms. I was laughing my guts out. the only thing keeping me from giving 5 points is the horrible song, the text is very funny, but pleeeaase give the actors some singing lessons!

Dimitri9mm gave 4 points

28.08.2002

#45 by Otis P Jivefunk

I can't belive that this episode has such a low rating. It's one of the very best, it's classic, and I think it could possibly be the funniest Futurama episode of the lot! I find it almost impossible to choose between this episode and Xmas Story, they're both in my top 5 Futurama epsidoes. It was so funny when the girl got hit by the bicycle in the back, and the elf sond was class. And I loved Santas death fortress, and it was cool to see Beelzebot. This episode was packed, and it was probably the most violent Futurama episode, but it wasn't over the top. Without a doubt a 5.

Otis P Jivefunk gave 5 points

25.11.2002

#46 by Ricky

I think this episode was great, partly because I love the way they deal with the Robot Santa character. Not too much, just enough to make him vital to the story without it getting messy and his joke(s) overused.

Ricky gave 5 points

27.11.2002

#47 by Jeremy

Yawn

Jeremy gave 2 points

01.01.2003

#48 by john

great

john gave 5 points

14.01.2003

#49 by Chris

Santa's through the perimeter!
lol
bonus: a nice christmas song.

Chris gave 5 points

17.01.2003

#50 by Wormstrom

Zoidberg dressed as Jesus makes this an automatic 5.

Wormstrom gave 5 points

24.01.2003

#51 by israel

great episode, i liked it a lot
i wish futurama will arrive israel
did you notice how many times they used "hebrew"- our language!
i wonder why.
anyway,bender is the funniest charcter and without him futurama wasnt as good as it is!

israel gave 5 points

24.01.2003

#52 by uruseiranma

So far this has been considered by several on this review list as one of the worst Futurama episodes ever. How can this be? This to me feels on par with the humor of the Simpsons' X-Files episode. The jokes just keep on coming.

The premise of Fry, Leela & Bender trying to return X-Mas to what Fry remembers (X-Mas should be a bout bringing people together, not blowing them apart), and the constant jokes that happen everywhere. From cheesy christmas song parodies to nuclear missiles getting lodged in elevators, as well as Dr Zoidberg impersonating Jesus make this one of the best episodes ever (and this is one of the first times you will hear the word 'Bastard' used in a song, and Bender's voice makes it all the more funny, as well as Santa's line' If I wasn't stuck here frozen I'd harpoon you in the eye!')

uruseiranma gave 5 points

30.01.2003

#53 by Kristi

Very funny episode. It doesn't make sense that FOX was so worried about showing this. It wasn't extremely violent. The song was nice. Farnsworth's senility was hilarious as always. The plot progressed well. This was a good sequel for "Xmas Story". The ending where they all huddled together was sweetly Xmassy.

Kristi gave 5 points

01.03.2003

#54 by KI Simpson

Fantastic, best episode ever. They must have been working on this,
perfecting the script for the year it was delayed. Too many great lines to name.

KI Simpson gave 5 points

05.03.2003

#55 by thestonedkoala

One of my all time favorite episodes. I liked the first one but I think this one was hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing at some lines. The Neptunians were a riot.

"Food or shelter? Can't have both!" was one of my favorite lines along with the two other elves going up to santa's palace and when the bird lands on the fence.

"Omen?"
"Dinner!"

That made my sides hurt. I love the song (did anyone catch the I love lucy reference there?) and santa's little quip "If I wasn't stuck here in the ice/i'd harpoon ya in the eye!"

The best parts I thought were stabs at religon. Kawannza bot's book What is Kawannza and how he has been giving them out for hundreds of years. And Zoidberg Jesus has to be one of the funniest things I've seen on television in years. Just absolutely hilarious.

thestonedkoala gave 5 points

08.03.2003

#56 by Xmpel

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Xmpel gave 5 points

21.03.2003

#57 by jojo

good you morons

jojo gave 5 points

30.03.2003

#58 by ALo

Pure laughs. Hilarious, the musical part made it amazing. Funny as hell. Just funny. Every part. Sadistically funny, that is.
If you think little kids getting hurt is funny, this is funny. It's funny. Funny.

ALo gave 5 points

01.04.2003

#59 by Beamer

Although this episode seems to be getting some not-so-good reviews, I personally loved it. The mixture of the cheery joy of Christmas and the violent fear of Xmas just didn't work, but that's what made it so funny.

The cameo appearance of the lawyer were terrific, especially when the lawyer was trying to comfort the little girl and started pecking at her face, then saying "I'm sorry, I thought you was corn." I was laughing at that bit for ages, just like I did when Santa was deciding who was naughty and naughty, and all that guy did was scratch his moustache and Santa somehow declares that as naughty.

The elves song was great too, and so was Coolio as the Kwanza Bot who giving out those "What the hell is Kwanza?" books. Although the episode was mainly centred around Fry, Leela and Bender (especially Bender), a lot of the other characters were terrific in this episode, especially Farnsworth.

I still can't see how this episode got a TV-14 rating - sure, it was a little violent, but nothing that hasn't been done in PG shows like The Simpsons. Anyway, I'm giving this episode a 5. Futurama IS a comedy, and considering how much I laughed at this episode, I'd say it deserves a good score.

Beamer gave 5 points

17.04.2003

#60 by Miss No Name

Good Christmas episode, just not for kids. The first Christmas episode is more reccomended for family viewing.

Miss No Name gave 5 points

19.04.2003

#61 by The Bomb

Good one.

The Bomb gave 5 points

20.04.2003

#62 by Handsome Boris

Best episode ever. Much better than the first x-mas. The song was great. The prison scene with the devil robot in the next cell was hilarious. "The box may be empty, but the message is clear. Play santa again and I'll KILL you next year."

Handsome Boris gave 5 points

15.05.2003

#63 by Justin Hemenway

I personally feel it was MUCH funnier than "X-mas story".

Justin Hemenway gave 5 points

17.05.2003

#64 by chris

this episode i have my doubts and my laughs enough said.

chris gave 4 points

20.05.2003

#65 by gavin

I Just recently saw this episode and it was brilliant.(Like every other futurama episode) I come form Australia and it hardly ever shows futurama(sometimes once a week) so i look forward to watching futurama whenever it is on. I would give this episode a 5 out of 5 because of its comedy.

gavin gave 5 points

24.05.2003

#66 by Rick Lorgus

The funniest episode ever!!!! A few of the great moments are:
The whole Zoidberg as Jesus schtick.
The great musical number.
The hilarity with Bender as Santa.

I would give it a 10 if I could...

Rick Lorgus gave 5 points

02.06.2003

#67 by zoidyzoid

One of my all-time favourite eps.
I pretty much agree with Rick Lorgus's review.

zoidyzoid gave 5 points

03.06.2003

#68 by Nelson W.

Good
there was one funny part that made me laugh for like 5 minutes, where santa goes "be we'll see who has the last ho"

Nelson W. gave 5 points

09.06.2003

#69 by Bender

This is one of my favorite episodes.

Bender gave 5 points

09.06.2003

#70 by SlimeCreature

It's all I need for Xmas

SlimeCreature gave 5 points

10.06.2003

#71 by me

I thought this episode was great. The bit with quanza bot was good but the best part was the song here are the word WE ARE FREE AND FAIRLY SOBRE
WITH SO MANY TOYS TO BIULD

THE MACHINES ARE KIND OF TRICKY PROBABLY SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED

BUT WE GLADLY WORK FOR NOTHING

WHICH IS GOOD BECAUSE WE DON'T INTEND TO PAY

THE ELVES ARE BACK TO WORK TODAY
HOORAY

WE HAVE JUST A COUPLE HOURS TO MAKE SEVERAL BILLION GIFTS

AND THE LABOUR ISN'T EASY
THEN YOU'LL ALL WORK TRIPLE SHIFTS

YOU CAN MAKE THE JOB GO QUICKER
IF YOU TURN UP THE CONTROLS TO SUPER SPEED

ITS BACK TO WORK ON XMAS EVE
HOORAY

AND THOUGH YOUR COLD AND SORE AND UGLY
YOUR PRIDE WILL THE PAIN

LET MY HAPPY SMILE WARM YOUR HEARTS
THERE'S A TOY LODGED IN MY BRAIN

WE ARE GETTING AWFULLY TIRED
AND WE CAN'T WORK ANY FASTER

AND WE'RE VREY VERY SORRY

WHY YOU SELFISH LITTLE BASTARDS
DO YOU WANT THE KIDS TO THINK THAT SANTAS JUST A CLUMSY EMPTY HANDED JERK

THEN SHUT YOUR YAPS AND BACK TO WORK

NOWS ITS VERY NEARLY XMAS
AND WE'VE DID THE BEST WE COULD

THESE TOYS SOLDEIRS ARE POORLY PAINTED AND THERE MADE FROM INFERIOR WOOD

I SHOULD GIVE YOU ALL A BEATING
BUT I REALY HAVE TO FLY

IF I WEREN'T STUCK HERE FROZEN
I'D HARPOON YOU IN THE EYE

NOW IT'S BACK TO OUR TENDEMENTS
TO DROWN OURSELVES IN RYE

YOU DID THE BEST YOU COULD I GEUSS THAT SOME OF THESE GORILLAS ARE OKAY

HOORAY WE'RE ADEQUATE

THE ELVES HAVE RESCUED XMAS DAY HOORAY

its great isn't it (and the quanza book is named what the hell is quanza)

me gave 5 points

21.06.2003

#72 by HOSERgod8234

This Episode was GENIUS, extremely clever and riddled with irony

HOSERgod8234 gave 5 points

06.07.2003

#73 by zoidyzoid

Brilliant! One of my top 3 episodes. I loved the song!

zoidyzoid gave 5 points

10.07.2003

#74 by Kwanzabot

the only thing good was kwanza bot. XMASSTORY was heapes better than this POS!

Kwanzabot gave 2 points

17.07.2003

#75 by grp

i really liked this episode because the funny jokes they made me laugh a lot.the most i liked was when the proffesor said hold me that made me kind of sad because all of the emotion they put into it and that just mad me sad.this was one of favorite episodes ive seen because it also had a good plot and a very good storyline and the ending was just the best part.after the episode i learned a leason on how cristmas is about sharing and spending a lot of time with your family.best episode ever.

grp gave 5 points

26.07.2003

#76 by Shadow_DX

I dunno, i found this episode poor. It does have one of the funniest Futurama moments when Zoidberg arrives dressed as Jesus. But apart from that,it wasn't anything special.

Shadow_DX gave 3 points

01.08.2003

#77 by TANNER G.

IT REALLY REALLY REALLY SUCKED THE ONLY GOOD THING IS THE SONG

TANNER G. gave 1 point

03.08.2003

#78 by Atvar

Great episode. My favorite part has to be when bender was trying to get through the chimney bars. "Duh, gee Bender, how you gonna get through these bars? I dunno, moron, suppose I bend them? Duh, ok!"

Atvar gave 5 points

28.08.2003

#79 by Jeremy Fein

Great Second Xmas Episode,

Loved the Elf Song.

Great Line Reads.

Mayor - How Dare you lie in front to Jesus.

And the Excutition Sequence Was sick, I mean he Counts down to 10, -8. 13, 17, 28, 0. Come on, tell me you didn't like that?

Damn you FOX for Hating Futurama.

Jeremy Fein gave 5 points

29.08.2003

#80 by jimmy

great episode! as good if not better than the first xmas episode

jimmy gave 5 points

01.09.2003

#81 by MetaFox

Excellent episode. Jokes came fast and furious. John DiMaggio did make a better Santa than John Goodman. If Futurama ever comes back to TV, I hope they do another X-mas episode.

MetaFox gave 5 points

05.09.2003

#82 by Kenneth

One of the best episodes I've seen of Futurama. I almost laughed through the entire episode. The best is the Xmas-song. Wonderful episode.

Kenneth gave 5 points

06.09.2003

#83 by Kendra Jade

Kwanzabot saved it, nearly

Kendra Jade gave 2 points

14.09.2003

#84 by Yeah

Very cute and a good compliment to the first one.

Yeah gave 5 points

15.09.2003

#85 by Elizabeth

It was very nice. The funniest part was when Zoidberg appeared in the doorway with light shining behind him and dressed as Jesus.

Elizabeth gave 4 points

18.09.2003

#86 by Norrin

Zoidberg as Jesus and the line about Bender being evil really did it for me, some of my all time favorite moments.

Norrin gave 5 points

19.09.2003

#87 by Ptasiek

Another great episode especially the part with singing neptunians "we are free and barely sober...", execution part also aamazing.

Ptasiek gave 5 points

25.09.2003

#88 by Goki

Good, not great. The plot was a little dull, but it was pulled off great. I got so much more from the easter egg relating to this episode on the DVD set though

Goki gave 4 points

19.10.2003

#89 by Carl T�rnkvist

Funny episode, but not to funny.
The X-elves song was great!
The opening was not so good...
But then it�s a good episode.
Watch it!

Carl T�rnkvist gave 4 points

25.11.2003

#90 by mr b

a good episode which in futuramas case means i laffed and laffed and laffed. not as corking as the first santa episiode but the song was worth the 4 stars alone cool

mr b gave 4 points

06.02.2004

#91 by ana

woo this episod was good

ana gave 5 points

18.02.2004

#92 by James

Well it seems this episode has come to mixed reviews. I personally loved it. From Zoidberg as Jesus, Kwanzabot, the elves song, to the ever classic "How dare you lie in front of Jesus!" line... I laughed the whole time.

James gave 5 points

23.03.2004

#93 by Tom

This is the best futurama episode, its the best jokes and the the best song, it needed some zoidberg.

Tom gave 5 points

17.04.2004

#94 by Dean

Pretty lousy episode; the plot was boring and there were no good jokes.

Dean gave 2 points

10.05.2004

#95 by King Waley

Good but not the best. The elves song is probably my fav. two song of this show (Hellbot song in first season is also great). Good job, Keep it up

King Waley gave 5 points

13.05.2004

#96 by jan8186

fabulous episode, best song ever

jan8186 gave 5 points

04.06.2004

#97 by ForkHead

Great episode and great x-mas song!

ForkHead gave 5 points

08.06.2004

#98 by Steve

A hilarious episode from Odenkirk. Not as fast paced as Xmas Story but still awesome.

Steve gave 5 points

08.06.2004

#99 by Nibbler3000

one of my favourites, bender was good and the creatures on jollyland were very funny

Nibbler3000 gave 5 points

11.06.2004

#100 by blair

it was kinda funny, buy nothing special

blair gave 2 points

25.06.2004

#101 by John O.

A good episode, nothing really special (except for the elf song "we are free and fairly sober..."). Also, good job to John DiMaggio for his voice acting on Santa; I could have sworn it was John Goodman.

On a side note, I listen to the commentary on this one and it was great. By the begining of the episode, they were complaining about fox because they wouldn't let them air it origanily, but by the end. they wondered how it got on air at all.:)

John O. gave 4 points

02.07.2004

#102 by Declan

A great X-Mas Episode the elfs are really funny

Bender - "Wait i've got tri-ominos"

The Mother Of The Family - "Aim for the shins"

Declan gave 4 points

08.07.2004

#103 by Jilly Bean

This was quite a good episode i love the giant chicken hes so funny!!! Also the song was just so good!! Bender's part was excellent 'why you selfish little bastards, do you want the kids to think that Santa's just a crummy empty-handed jerk!' I also love the line, "If i werent stuck here frozen id harpoon you in the eye!" Pure comedy. As for the violence, i really thought it was no big deal. PS loved the old woman with the flamethrower and the random number generator. A great episode.

Jilly Bean gave 5 points

08.07.2004

#104 by Leeya

As everything in the known universe has a happy ending, (TV/non-reality wise) my mission in life has been to see something with a sad/bad ending, I didn't think it would ever happen. Futurama is the best show EVER!!!!!!!!

Leeya gave 5 points

09.07.2004

#105 by Great

Come on, it should at least be higher cause of Bender callin the Elves selfish little bastards

Great gave 5 points

11.08.2004

#106 by Joshua

Wasn't nearly as good as the first one.

Joshua gave 3 points

14.08.2004

#107 by BadBass12

Great X-mas one!!
I think it was better than the first one cause in the first one they had on some parts the characters naked and i really dont know why they did that.
In this one (the second one)it was alot better cause they had the song and santa's fortress and cool things. My favorite parts was when Bender was about to get executed and cause the magnets he starts singing. HAHAHA!!
I tried watching the Simpsons that same night but in ten minutes it was sooooo stupid and not funny that i didnt even laugh once.
THAT'S WHY FUTURAMA IS THE FUNNIEST SHOW IN THIS GALAXY!!!!!!!!!!!

BadBass12 gave 5 points

02.09.2004

#108 by LoveForFry

a very good episode. i like kwanzaa bots book"what the hell is kwanzaa?" why isnt the ship moving? i dont know , usually when i do these things, the ship moves!
very funny

LoveForFry gave 4 points

02.09.2004

#109 by biguc

BUCCAW! oh i'm sorry, i thought you was corn.

that's the funniest thing ever.

biguc gave 5 points

12.09.2004

#110 by Junkman

Yeah, here comes another boring bastard who says that this episode isn't quite as good as the first Christmas episode, but this was a pretty solid episode nonetheless.

Although the plot's premise is quite simplistic and predictable, it's filled with enough wacky jokes to make it a worthwhile watch. Notable moments would be Farnsworth shooting Bender repetitively with his shotgun, the always incompetent bird lawyer and Zoidberg's appearance as Jesus.

Whilst not as deep than many other top Futurama episodes, it has enough character and jokes to make it a good episode. Now if you excuse me, I'd like to pick my nose right now, but I fear I'll be marked off as naughty so I won't do so, after all. A good 4/5.

Junkman gave 4 points

24.09.2004

#111 by Dillon

Teletoon never shows the X-mas episodes! I havn't seen this episode in soooooo long. I have to wait 'til christmas. The only joke I really remember was that Bender was gonna be killed by magnets when a random number count "down" timer got to zero. It was funny cuz it drew suspense as it went " 10, 63, 89, 2, 25, 76, 8 etc..

Dillon gave 4 points

14.10.2004

#112 by Anthony D

Was good. I liked it. dont know why its only 80

Anthony D gave 5 points

17.10.2004

#113 by Futurama Rox

Very, very, very (etc) good episode. i REALLY liked it when it had the time thing (for when they were gonna destroy bender) was going cuckoo.

Futurama Rox gave 5 points

01.11.2004

#114 by q

this is one of my favorite ones.it deserves more than 80 rating. elf song is a killer and dogs barkin xmas theme,com"n

q gave 5 points

09.12.2004

#115 by money

money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

money gave 1 point

18.12.2004

#116 by Fry fan

It was funny that Every one thought that bender was the evil santa and then kept getting hit and tricked into getting hurt.

Fry fan gave 5 points

20.12.2004

#117 by Eric Quintanar

I liked it for many reasons, but my favorite reason is because there is a certain name in Bender's list. Look at my name *hint* I really liked when the professor forgot what Leela had told him!

Eric Quintanar gave 4 points

24.12.2004

#118 by ben r

a funny scene is when you see robot santa watching secret camera videos in which you see a shopkeeper being beaten by the robot mafia and santa cheerfully says "robots beating shopkeeper for his money very naughty!" "shopkeeper not paying them the money EXACTLY as naughty!" and they get to fit in a very funny xmas song.a classic!

ben r gave 5 points

24.02.2005

#119 by Raz-Da-Man

This was amazing! Especially when the dogs are brking to "Jingle Bells" lol! I liked the song too.

Raz-Da-Man gave 5 points

21.03.2005

#120 by dustin

"it may appear empty but the message is clear play santa again and ill kill you next year."

dustin gave 4 points

05.04.2005

#121 by Micah Cohen

An excellent episode during a stretch of several of this type, I might add. It is definately better than the original X-Mas ep. There's Zoidberg as Jesus, a funny song with Bender calling elves selfish little bastards, and my favorite line in the entire series: HYPER-CHICKEN to little girl - "BRAGACK!! Oh, I'm sorry, I though you was corn.." ABSOLUTELY LMFAO.

Micah Cohen gave 5 points

03.05.2005

#122 by scaryice

funny, but can't compare to the first xmas one.

scaryice gave 4 points

13.05.2005

#123 by Fry-Bender

This episode was edgy yet funny and I was happy that they put it on late, that was great because I didn't have to worry about it being smothered by football.

Fry-Bender gave 3 points

21.05.2005

#124 by Fry Fan

I remembered the elves song........

we are free and very sober with so many toys to build, the machines are kinda tricky,probly someone will be killed, but we gladly work for nothing, wich is good because we don't entend to pay, the elves are back to work today, horay! although your cold and sore and ugly, your pride will mask the pain, let my happy smile warm your heart, theres a toy lodged in my brain, now theres gust a couple hours and were getting really tired, why you selfish little ********. And I forgot the rest of the song but I know the rest later when i watch the episode 10000000 more times I rate 5

Fry Fan gave 2 points

17.06.2005

#125 by THT3000

good

THT3000 gave 4 points

21.06.2005

#126 by marek

one of the best ever, defitely among the top five. it suffices to say:
"you are not santa, you're not even robots. haw dare you lie in front of jesus"

marek gave 5 points

22.07.2005

#127 by Ace

Christmas episodes are allways fun. And it's good to see Robot Santa again. The elf/labour song is freaking hilarious!

5 from me! HO-HO-HO!

Ace gave 5 points

04.08.2005

#128 by Cerulean Shadow

All Right! Coolio! I LOVED it when Professor shot Bender.

Poor Bender...

Cerulean Shadow gave 5 points

03.09.2005

#129 by Anthony Alvarez

I hate this episode very much.

YOU FAILED!!! F-

Anthony Alvarez gave 1 point

19.10.2005

#130 by just fantabulistic

i liked this episode alot but it wasn't the best.
HELP ME JESUS!!
zoidberg: i only help those who help themselves!

just fantabulistic gave 4 points

03.11.2005

#131 by Ryan

Best Episode ever...The song was fantastic and the last scene where bender and the bad santa deliver presents together is great...MUST SEE

Ryan gave 5 points

10.12.2005

#132 by lister

please could someone email me where i can find the christmas song thats in this show. its cool

lister gave 5 points

19.12.2005

#133 by The J

Okay the jesus thing might of insuled people. But other tahn that it was fine.

The J gave 3 points

31.12.2005

#134 by Snow

Great! Benders part in the song was classic

Snow gave 5 points

05.01.2006

#135 by Lrr

A good episode, full of the violent mayhem we have come to expect from Xmas.

Lrr gave 4 points

12.01.2006

#136 by Bing

The Elf song was immense. And so was Santas fortress!

Bing gave 5 points

11.02.2006

#137 by Tony Tony Chopper

I Haven't seen the first christmas episode but I've seen this one. I love it. The song was funny, The Planet X-press crew gathering in fear had me laughing my lungs out, and this part made me laugh real hard "We're all Santa Claus. And I'm his friend Jesus".

Tony Tony Chopper gave 5 points

08.03.2006

#138 by Ford

Zoidberg Jesus is hilarious, because of that, i deem this episode worthy

Ford gave 3 points

18.04.2006

#139 by damn fool

An o.k. show

damn fool gave 3 points

05.06.2006

#140 by Ethan

Best episode for season 3

Ethan gave 5 points

29.06.2006

#141 by bender's great

liked song and it was funny having bender be santa

bender's great gave 5 points

14.07.2006

#142 by Brian

Fun-nei!

Brian gave 5 points

15.08.2006

#143 by Harpoon12

Loved the guest apperance by Coolio. The Gay Elves were funny. Good line: Mumbo prehaps, jumbo prehaps not.

Harpoon12 gave 5 points

13.09.2006

#144 by Ivan

I hated this episode the first time I saw it, but in repeated viewings it has grown on me to become one of my top ten (in fact, I am watching it right now). The song was very well done, and the whole thing flowed fast and was overall very well done. Kudos to the staff.

Ivan gave 5 points

29.09.2006

#145 by aaron

Interesting.

aaron gave 3 points

24.10.2006

#146 by C2

Zoidberg-Jesus! Need I really say more?

C2 gave 5 points

21.11.2006

#147 by Mike

"PAKAW"..AHHHHHHH...Sorry I thought you was corn"

Hahahaha...Hilarious

Mike gave 5 points

20.12.2006

#148 by escape Goat

loved it

escape Goat gave 5 points

03.05.2008

#149 by Doctormode

This episode isn't as good as it's predecessor 'Xmas Story' but it's still funny, with humor existing on Neptune and at Planet Express All hail Zoidberg Jesus!

Doctormode gave 4 points

18.06.2009

#150 by Slurm-o

This episode is just amzing! In my opinion it's better than the first Xmas story

Slurm-o gave 5 points

26.06.2009

#151 by cyber_turnip

The plot isn't amazing, but it's very funny nonetheless.

cyber_turnip gave 4 points

26.06.2010

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