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Where the Buggalo Roam
First aired 03/03/02
Rank: 102/124
Reviews: 158
Rating: 71%

Amy brings her most recent boyfriend, Kif, home to meet the family. When an entire herd of the Wongs' buggalo suddenly disappear, Kif offers to go after the rustlers.

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#1 by Soundog7

I dunno, but I thought this episode was somewhat unfunny. Zoidbergs performance was decidedly exaggerated, and there weren't any mini-sub-plots like Bender's business venture that lightened up last episode - in fact I don't remember any really great jokes. Top of the list were maybe some Zapp Brannigan lines (take me to your leader), as Benders' avarice and the Professors willingness to sacrifice his crew were just so stereotype (okay, so was Zapp, but he's just not seen as often). The Martians were a little disappointing as well, but what manages to save any mediocre episodes are the visuals - the blow up of the buggalo and Kif's camouflage reflex were brilliantly animated. Overall, an average performance, although repeated viewing might alter that either way.

Soundog7 gave 3 points

04.03.2002

#2 by BrainSluggo

The action isn't well-directed (especially at the climax) and the entire cast is spread very thin--Fry and Leela get very little to do besides look around--but I canna resist an "Amy" episode, captain! The secret of the "bead" and the "pollution" parody were pretty funny, and Zoidberg was a hoot ("Mom! Dad! Don't make me choose!"). Amy and Kif's interludes helped save another less-than-polished episode...

BrainSluggo gave 4 points

04.03.2002

#3 by Scott O

Maybe because now that it has been 'cancelled', I thought it was so much funnier than usual. I liked the first segment, couple of laugh-out-loud parts. Great episode!

Scott O gave 5 points

04.03.2002

#4 by Vince

Different and funny. It was cool to have an "Amy heavy" episode. Go Zoiiiidberg!

Vince gave 5 points

04.03.2002

#5 by Jason M. Peavey

I enjoyed so many things about this episode. Zoidberg was GREAT!! It was nice to see Zapp again, and I was surprised that Amy had more than just a few lines! Great stuff, hope the FOX execs were watching :)

Jason M. Peavey gave 5 points

04.03.2002

#6 by cellery

Good ep, nice use of the entire crew, and a nifty setting. Also some cool CG effects. Zoidberg and Kif got a bit annoying, those were the only things I didn't like.

cellery gave 4 points

04.03.2002

#7 by Phil Bot

Awsome ep, I loved Fry's goast story and Zap was actualy funny for once instead of just hitting on Leela all the time.

Phil Bot gave 5 points

04.03.2002

#8 by The Zapper

great episode
for me it's in the area of my favourite episodes.
i liked to see the great zapper appear again, supported by an amanzing kif.
hehehehe
:)

The Zapper gave 5 points

04.03.2002

#9 by McGrady

It was a funny episode. Zoidberg was funny but they did too much with him. Kif is not a good main character -- he is much funnier reacting to what Zapp does.

McGrady gave 3 points

04.03.2002

#10 by Toby Jones

Very average episode. My main problem with the episode is that it centered around secondary characters and the main characters were kinda in the background the whole time. Highlights are Zoidberg (although his joke was overdone a bit) and Farnsworth sending out Fry, Leela, and Bender because someone was likely to be killed.

"Damn you old man!"

Toby Jones gave 3 points

04.03.2002

#11 by tome

I dunno, I liked the episode but the newer episodes don't have good plot introductions anymore. It just feels odd to start the episode with the crew knocking on the Wong family door. I laughed but i don't find the plotlines of season 4 to be that impressive. Just look at the older episodes and you'll see what i'm talking about, you won't know what the episode is about until you're halfway in, that's a good plotline (i.e. Problem with Popplers and Luck of the Fryish) I'm waiting for the 4th season to get better(except for Roswell)

tome gave 4 points

05.03.2002

#12 by The Baz

On the slow side and not many jokes that scored. But I do like Amy's parents. So it was a nice average episode.

The Baz gave 3 points

05.03.2002

#13 by Phineas

I think its important for a series to focus on secondary characters once in awhile. Yeah, its funny when Bender gets drunk and breaks the law, or other such predictable behavior; but developing Kif and Amy was a nice change of pace.

Phineas gave 4 points

05.03.2002

#14 by mtvcdm

I know they didn't mean it, but the "Amy Wong Kidnapped" photo looked one heck of a lot like the Daniel Pearl photo. Not the best timing.

But other than that, it was pretty good. Kinda slow in the first segment, but picked up afterwards. 3 things helped score the 4, all from Bender:
1. Fry with the "Hook on the hand! Man in the attic!" Bender: "Robot gets bored and kills Fry with a hammer!
2. Bender singing. "We got a right to pick a little fight with rustlerrrs..."
3. "Unless your family has thousands of helicopters at your disposal..." "Well, actually--" Bender: "ToolatethisismorefunBOOM!"

mtvcdm gave 4 points

05.03.2002

#15 by evan

There's something about Mars that isn't inherently funny. I know that's a blanket statement, but the two episodes that have taken place there (this and Mars University) are, at least in my opinion, two of the weaker of the series. They both had their moments, obviously, but it took me a while to figure out why I didn't care much for them. The reason-it was a very standard plot for this episode. The "wimpy boyfriend tries to impress girlfriend's parents by being something he's not" story is almost a staple of most sit-coms. IMHO, Futurama is best when it strays far away from what normal shows do. After all, the setting has limitless potential. There should be more than the standard jokes. It is nice to see a more Kipf/Amy centric episode, though.

evan gave 3 points

05.03.2002

#16 by Dane

I laughed at a few parts, including the aliens beings parodies of Native Americans (not a racist, just found it funny!!). But here's my qualm with the episode: it's tough to base an episode around the secondary characters and expect it to be dynamite. Kif is good in moderation, not as a hero. And Amy? Well, I'm not an Amy fan. It's too trendy to be an Amy fan... and I just don't see what's so great about her.

Dane gave 3 points

05.03.2002

#17 by Brian

Overall, I got a little tired of the "Kif is timid" jokes, and I never got the jokes about Fry's sight problems. There were some fantastic parts too: Bender's dynamite, Zoidberg, and the part at the end where the Martians take off with the diamond. I nearly fell of the couch laughing when the Wong's decided to bring in Zapp.

I generally like having episodes to flesh out supporting characters like Hermes, Amy and Kif, but I would have liked Fry and Leela to do more than wander around.

Brian gave 4 points

05.03.2002

#18 by Code_Green

I personally think that this is the best episode that has been aired all season. I like it how they did an episode about Amy and Kif as a couple for once. Usually if Amy or Kif make an appearance, Kif will usually be doing something with Zapp Brannigan, and Amy will be doing som,ething with Fry, Bender or Leela. Some pros to this episode were things like, Zapp Brannigan wasn't fixated on getting Leela for once, and like I said before I like how they are starting to show more of Amy and Kif as a couple. One con to the episode I would have to say was Zoidberg. I usually find him really funny, but in this episode he wasn't. It was funny at first like when they were at the Wongs and he came down the stairs in one of thier robes with that bubble bath stuff, but they had too many of those kinds of jokes making Zoidberg seem kind of unfunny. One part I liked was when Mrs. Wong beat him on the head with a deer head. I give this episode a rating of 5.

Code_Green gave 5 points

05.03.2002

#19 by brannigan man

i thought this was a very good episode. i thought focusing on amy was good for a change
i loved "damn you old man!"
and the short hermes joke

brannigan man gave 4 points

05.03.2002

#20 by Andy

Great episode

Andy gave 5 points

05.03.2002

#21 by Ben

This was a good episode, not the greatest but it definantly had enough moments to make it memorable, Hermes' joke was great as was Zapp's advice to Kif, "have sex with her parents and you are in!" was just great. But i think that they left out fry and Leela too much. But that could just be me, since i find Amy boring, but it was still good.

Ben gave 4 points

06.03.2002

#22 by Liberty

It has been a funny episode. Zoigberg is the king here, how he call "Ma" and "Pa" to Amy's parents... :)

The final is a little easy, but it finishs with the best part of the episode: Kiff thinking that "to make love" is to kiss a girl... Ha Ha Ha!!!

Liberty gave 4 points

06.03.2002

#23 by Rustan

this was an above average episode, but it was deffinetly better then leela's homeworld.

Zoidberg was helerious and zapp is always funny

fry's "where?" joke was lame but in a funny way

Rustan gave 4 points

07.03.2002

#24 by The MadMan

Nice episode.

The MadMan gave 5 points

08.03.2002

#25 by Rae

A decent episode. The focus on secondary characters (Kif, Amy) did go as smoothly as i had hoped. Kif is not a funny guy by himself. Zoidberg is one of my favorite characters and i guess him being irritating was the joke. It let us, as the viewer, feel what its like for the crew to have to put up with him. Bender's interruption of Fry's ghost story was classic. Zapp was as funny as ever,(to the chief)"take me to your leader." some funny stuff but in the end an uneventful episode

Rae gave 3 points

08.03.2002

#26 by Jan H�gh

Nice with an episode centered on sub-characters, for a change.
Zoidbergs role was hilarious, but a little too exaggerated.
Number one quote: "The quickest way to a girls bed is through her parents. Have sex with them and you're in!"

Jan H�gh gave 4 points

09.03.2002

#27 by Dave

Worst episode ever! Even worse than Bending in the Wind. It was all story, too few jokes or detail. If every episode is like this one they have reason to cancel. But season three was great so theres still hope...

Dave gave 1 point

11.03.2002

#28 by robin

Nice episode. There were a lot of good parts in, and it was fun to see almost all the characters. Some good lines: "I broke your television!", "I'm the man with no name, Zapp Brannigan", And remember, you're always welcome at rancho Zoidberg

robin gave 4 points

11.03.2002

#29 by Aaron

After reviewing this episode, it was much better than I originally thought. 5/5.

Aaron gave 5 points

13.03.2002

#30 by Rigor Mortis

Very good episode. Zoidberg was great and zapp had some funny remarks. I found it strange however that Amy�s parents didn�t approve of Kiff, after all they were the ones who introduced him to Amy in "A Flight To Remember"

Rigor Mortis gave 4 points

30.03.2002

#31 by DEANSALIM

BOY,THIS EPISODE WAS FUNNY!THAT FOX NETWORK SHOULD SHOW IT AGAIN!AM I RIGHT?

DEANSALIM gave 5 points

02.04.2002

#32 by chrisfromneowhere

Some great zoidberg lines! Zapp had some nice lines too.. and the whole thing "the face of mars... the only known entrance to the sacred land" "what about the sacred ass of mars?" "well yeah, but that's way on the other side of the planet"

chrisfromneowhere gave 5 points

11.04.2002

#33 by TEPLEX

Nice episode. Not the best one but really funny!

TEPLEX gave 4 points

16.04.2002

#34 by Heath

Weak!

Heath gave 1 point

19.04.2002

#35 by duffman of the futre

Great much better than 'LEELA'S HOMEWORLD'

Zoidberg was hillarious!! best lines---
Bender: Damn you old man &
Zap: i'm the man with no name - ZAPP BRANIGAN!!!
classic!

duffman of the futre gave 5 points

21.04.2002

#36 by Otis P Jivefunk

A below average episode, nowhere near as good as “Leela’s Homeworld”, that doesn’t mean the show is going down in quality though because this episode is a lot older. It had too many stupid lines and Zoidberg pretending to be part of the Wongs family got annoying. It relied heavily on the minor characters, which I guess is good every now and then, but it just didn’t seem special. My feeling after one viewing is meh, it’s still a good episode but considering this is Futurama it should have been better. I found Amy’s parents started to get annoying too, they’re best in small amounts. I also thought that the scene with them in the eye of the storm seemed long and dragged out.

Anyway, onto the good points, I really liked some of the visuals of Mars, we got to see more of the desolate, deserted Mars than we did in “Mars University”. I’ve always liked Kif, and, as usual he was pretty good in this episode. Maybe he was in it a bit too much but he was still cool, the smoking stuff was cool too. Zapp, although hardly in it had the best lines of the episode, pure gold. It was cool that the Buggalo weren’t thought up solely for this episode, we saw them as far back as the second episode “The Series Has Landed” at the farm on the Moon, but didn’t really now anything about them back then. It’s little touches like these that show how much thought has gone into the show, and makes it more enjoyable. Overall it had some good stuff, but not up to the quality I’m used to, it may get better when I watch it more, just like “Mars University”did.

Otis P Jivefunk gave 3 points

21.04.2002

#37 by Mike

I wasn't expecting to see this one for a few weeks, but thanks to the wonders of my university Hall of Residence's common room, I was lucky enough to be able to catch the UK premi�re (although I missed the first few minutes). After seeing the low percentage this episode got in the reviews, coupled with the facts that I haven't really enjoyed season four so far, and I don't like westerns, I wasn't expecting much from 'Where The Buggalo Roam'. Thankfully, I was proved wrong. OK, so it wasn't as great as a lot of earlier episodes, and it's far from being in my Top Ten, but this is easily the best season four episode so far.

I've always been a fan of Zapp and Kif, and although the fact that the Zapper wasn't in it much meant that the classic chemistry between the two was missing, they still had some good lines individually. I was disappointed that Zapp didn't make any reference to the time he and Leela 'met', though - they're always funny.

Kif's meekness throughout the episode was great, and seeing him dressed up in cowboy gear for the first time - and asking Mrs Wong for a neckerchief - was hilarious. Although Zoidberg's recurring joke may have been used too often, I thought he was more bearable in this episode than he's been in a while. He was certainly better here than in 'Roswell That Ends Well', and he had the episode's best line - 'I've fertilised your caviar for you..' Another funny bit in the barbeque scene was Fry's reaction to being offered salad to go with his BBQ beetle.

The Wongs were good too, especially Amy's dad's hilariously hypocritical line about the native Martians' bad grammar. Oh, and I also laughed at Bender's line about Kif having another pretty, rich girl fall in love with him. Fry's 'where?' lines were funny, in a stupid kind of way, too.

The storyline itself wasn't that amazing, and I didn't really like the native Martians and the huge diamond parts (although the peace pipe and the 'land schmand' bits got a chuckle), but overall, a slightly above average episode. 3.5/5, or, to round it up and be nice, 4.

Mike gave 4 points

22.04.2002

#38 by Fry/Flexo Fan

This episode was pretty good, but I've seen better. Yeah, Amy's one of the show's best characters, and I enjoy episodes that give her a lot of spotlight, but otherwise this was a rather routine story, with too little imput from Fry. Amy's parents actually steal the show; they spout some of the funniest lines, particularly Amy's mother, and the sort-of subplot with Dr Zoidberg was funny. Hermes got a pretty good joke here too, and Zapp was great in this episode - "Please...you give me too little credit."
Above all, not a bad episode, but I personnally don't feel that this has the potential to be a classic, despite having a lot of Amy in it.

Fry/Flexo Fan gave 3 points

22.04.2002

#39 by fu

great

fu gave 5 points

23.04.2002

#40 by Heliotrope

This episode was good, not one of my favourites though, which is surprising since i usually love any episode with Zapp and Kif in it.
I was laughing out loud at Benders song, now if only i could remember the god dammed words....

"I'm the man with no name...Zapp Brannigan!"

"I am singing wind {?} leader of the Martion tribe"
"Take me to your leader"
"...Moving along"

Heliotrope gave 4 points

23.04.2002

#41 by PCC Fred

Up and down a lot. Zapp had a few funny lines - "You give me too little credit", "I'm the man with no name - Zapp Brannigan!", but he doesn't really do anything. The Zoidberg gag really started to piss me off at the end, and the final twist - "Oh look the bead is actually a giant diamond" is lousy. Best moments are Leela with the Optrex, and Bender's version of the Bonanza theme.

PCC Fred gave 3 points

24.04.2002

#42 by Ben Allman

It wasn't too bad. Storyline was good, and Zoidberg was pretty funny. Other than that, nothing particularly funny.

Ben Allman gave 3 points

27.04.2002

#43 by Skarloc

This story was quite good - it was straight, didn't tail off or begin wierdly (like some Simpsons). Zapp was 100% Zapp, Zo�dberg was 150% Zo�dberg, and Kiff was perfect, believing that, as the "earth" had moved, they'd made love...

"I am the man with no name - Zapp Brannigan"
"Robot gets bored and kills Fry with a hammer"
"I took the liberty of fertilising your caviar"

were some of the best lines ever.

Skarloc gave 5 points

21.05.2002

#44 by Paul

Twas a kickass episode

Paul gave 5 points

26.05.2002

#45 by nunacrack

man this episode exploded the wong family to us finally. more than anything else that was accomplished. zoidy wasn't that great in this episode eventhough he's my favourite of all. lt. croker finally shows us he's all man (or alien)

nunacrack gave 5 points

30.05.2002

#46 by Emi

loved this episode "what was that?" "Maybe we just made love!"

Emi gave 5 points

02.07.2002

#47 by Dan

this episode was okay i really never laughed except during maybe one or two parts which is highly unlikely for a futurama episode but it was interesting.

Dan gave 3 points

08.07.2002

#48 by Brian Lewis

The Kif and Amy stuff really never sat well with me. Zapp and Kiff are my fav recurring characters, but episodes like this seem to bring them (and our heroes) along for a ride that has no point. The jokes were forced, and often time on the edge of offencive with the "Martians" (i.e. native americans). Have to say this ranks right down there with Lobstertainment. How is it that Zoidy, Zapp, etc are so great as secondary characters but they can't hold their own in an episode? Maybe because the writers never give them an episode in their environment. Zoidberg shoulda been doctoring instead of making movies, and Zapp and Kiff shoulda been in space riffing on Kirk and Spock. Ah well.

Brian Lewis gave 1 point

06.08.2002

#49 by KingKiddy

zoidberg was funny and they love thing is interesting.

KingKiddy gave 5 points

11.11.2002

#50 by Will Burns

Really good episode.

Will Burns gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#51 by kk

very interesing lots of stuff exposed

kk gave 4 points

21.12.2002

#52 by Splee

Weak.

Splee gave 1 point

30.12.2002

#53 by T-LintU

ain`t it right to give Kif atleast 1 episode to shine after all those other episodes? ;) Great story. Humor was bit different in this ep. than usually in futu. Perhaps that�s why many viewers might think that there just wasn�t as much jokes as normally �cause many "different" jokes just weren't notised by them as jokes?

T-LintU gave 4 points

07.01.2003

#54 by Buggalo lover.

I love the Buggalo

Buggalo lover. gave 5 points

24.01.2003

#55 by PClev

Kif's character is too weak to support a full episode, and doesn't fit with Amy's character, considering her party-girl "easy" nature. Zoidberg's "I broke your TV!" was a good laugh, which is why I gave it a 2, but his lines got repetitive. The joke with the martians was conceptually funny but not executed very well. This is the only episode I saw before it was cancelled, and it didn't really inspire me to see any others.

PClev gave 2 points

07.02.2003

#56 by Kristi

Mars was kind of boring. Maybe because it's such a barren wasteland (What happened to the forests in "Mars University"?), or maybe the Texan and Indian satire wasn't funny. Also, there were too many recurring gags: Fry saying "Where?", Kif badly smoking, Kif thinking kissing is making love, Zoidberg being annoying, Farnsworth sending the crew along on dangerous missions.

Zapp was funny as usual. The best part was when they were at the campfire. Kif was sort of funny but his constant nervousness became trite. The native Martians weren't as weird as I thought they'd be. Although that speech the chief gave at the end made up for that.

I didn't mind having the main characters be in the background, as long as they don't do that too much.

This was a good episode but it was too boring. There were a lot of good jokes though, so I'll give it a 4.5 and round up.

Kristi gave 5 points

11.03.2003

#57 by JH the DUELIST

Its an okay episode but the only thing that didn't give it a four or higher was that it didn't have Zapp hitting on Leela as much as the other episodes.

It was good to bring back the Amy/Kif storyline from the other two episodes and brought some of Mar's history to light. Plus with Zoidberg acting like a Wong was just plain funny, probably one the few highlights of the episode

JH the DUELIST gave 3 points

24.03.2003

#58 by sting

never been a fan of the amy/kif thing, but this was pretty good.

sting gave 5 points

14.04.2003

#59 by RKAA

The timings never seem to get quite right here. What on earth is Zoidberg up to? Gone insane? His act isnt motivated by anything throughout the episode. The old dynamic magic of Futurama is missing in this episode. Noone "act together" - it's just some standup comedy stunts by loners, kinda. A suprisingly uninspired episode.

RKAA gave 1 point

26.05.2003

#60 by Brian

Something didn't seem right with this episode. Probably my least favorite Futurma episode so far. Almost seemed like a new Simpsons episode.

Brian gave 2 points

30.05.2003

#61 by C. C. LeBruusch

I thought this was a great episode, funny especially when Zapp says, "Take me to your leader" after the Martian introduces himself as chief and Kif's liquid-filled bladders.

C. C. LeBruusch gave 4 points

01.06.2003

#62 by PlatinumRalf

I suppose that this episode was fairly low by normal Futurama standards, especially in such a late season. However, like I said before, I am a sucker for anythingwith Kif and Amy in it. Overall, an A-

PlatinumRalf gave 4 points

01.06.2003

#63 by Cartoonnetwork

Interesting one. It�s not extra-funny but it�s original. I like Kiff and Amy new relationship and the western-like background. Well, Bender, Fry and Leela are not main characters in this one, but I think it�s not bad. They use to monopolize the other episodes.

Cartoonnetwork gave 4 points

01.06.2003

#64 by Zapp Smith

This episode was bad. Not even Kiff could save it, though Brannigan did breathe some life into it, but it was already beyond redemption.

Zapp Smith gave 2 points

03.06.2003

#65 by Pazuzu

This episode was funny. Dr. Zoidberg had to be the funniest of everyone in the episode. I loved how Kif was so modest and kept talking about how he had no bones.

Pazuzu gave 5 points

06.06.2003

#66 by SlimeCreature

Very, very funny, although it focused a little too much on Kif and Amy, thus pushing the main guys in the back

SlimeCreature gave 4 points

10.06.2003

#67 by FlameBoy

I really liked this episode, because it was different from most of the others. It was entirely on a different planet, and minor characters such as Kif and the Wongs were given big roles.

I only have two complaints - one, Zapp was a bit underused, although if he had a larger role it might have meant some good stuff was cut. Secondly, the ending seems a bit stupid - if Amy doesn't care whether or not her parents like Kif, what's the point of the episode?

All in all though, a great episode.

FlameBoy gave 5 points

11.06.2003

#68 by KRC 99014533

Kif is a liutenant(pronounced 'lef-ten-ant' not 'loo-ten-ant' we invented your damned language you know!) not a character. He was originally a wimpy token sidekick. The character that he is being given does not seem 100% correct. Being spineless (literally) it seems hugely out of character for him to do anything that he did in that episode, except cry and moan and cough on an unlit cigarette.

I am also very angry that, being set on mars, there was not one 'War of the Worlds' reference, i mean come on, a yell of 'Ulla!' would have done.

Best lines:

Martian Elder:'No, we'll leave mars, it's a dump, we'll find another planet and pretend it's sacred.'

The buggalo and 'horses' were good though.

KRC 99014533 gave 3 points

16.06.2003

#69 by Sabrina

I really like this episode, mainly because it reminds me of some of my dreams, come to life. And with FUTURAMA.

Sabrina gave 5 points

19.06.2003

#70 by Wolverine

Good pretty boring and not very funny

Wolverine gave 3 points

20.06.2003

#71 by Phil Latio

Very good episode! The Marlboro-Man, Kif and Amys parents rule!
'Smooth...'

Phil Latio gave 5 points

21.06.2003

#72 by mike salavadar

great episode especially with all the cigarette ads.

mike salavadar gave 5 points

08.07.2003

#73 by Kablamo

I don't know why I didn't like this episode as much. I like Kiff, but this one didn't make me laugh.

Kablamo gave 2 points

23.07.2003

#74 by Steve

I loved this episode. Zoidberg's immediate ownership of everything in the house was hilarious. Kif, for once, was greatly amusing; and Fry's randomness was also great... yeah... Awesome to the max.

Steve gave 5 points

31.07.2003

#75 by tanner g.

another favorite!(bender's song)(what about the great stone a*s of mars)(don't worry kif i'm sure some other rich beautiful girl(pause) muhahahahahahahahaha)

tanner g. gave 5 points

03.08.2003

#76 by Wullie

Hmm. The storyline wasn't particularly good and there were a few times when jokes seemed to be pushed out of character.

However, any episode with Zapp is guaranteed to be good and his lines were, as usual, god-like. The line about sex with parents was magnificent and his comment that "Teenagers all smoke and they seem pretty on the ball!" was one of the all time Futurama classics.

Zoidberg was funny but it seemed a little pointless for him to be doing what he was. It is understandable for him to be doing it as he is 'desperately poor' but are we supposed to assume this is the reason?

The one liners give this episode the 5* rating though. Bender's "Robot gets bored and kills Fry with a hammer!" was terrific.

Wullie gave 5 points

03.08.2003

#77 by Jeremy Fein

Couple of things I'm confused about. One correct me if I'm wring but didn't they explain in season one that Earth Planted trees and built a college.....And wasn't there a Jungle and a waterfall?
So in this episode it's back to being Red and Barron? HUH?
Still I like the Bugaloo. They're these mutated Half Cow half beatle Things.
And a all Kiff Amy episode is not too bad. I like the last five minutes where Kiff Can't smoke and the maritians find this to be insulting.

Jeremy Fein gave 5 points

29.08.2003

#78 by Zoidberg Fan

This is such a funny episode. Zoidberg's antics were great, and Zapp Brannigan was funny as well.

Zoidberg Fan gave 5 points

10.09.2003

#79 by Brian

This was 100% unwatchable.

Brian gave 1 point

17.09.2003

#80 by mark

"who gonna save us? One Eye? Lobster mooch? Drunken garbage can?"

haha..what a hell quote.. I thought this episode was quite good. I dont care that there werent sub plots or the animation wasnt brilliant or whatever other peeves people had. It was damn funny. Laugh out loud funny. They should manage that more often. Zapp was brilliant too. "My people are people of law.. and that law is...no backsies."
yeah

mark gave 5 points

29.09.2003

#81 by DDie

This is my favorite Zoidberg episode. All jokes simply are G R E A T! Writing them all down would take quite some time. :)

And I can't get that one out of my head: "I'm the man with no name.. Zapp Brannigan, at your service."
.or.
"Take me to your leader!"

DDie gave 5 points

23.10.2003

#82 by Ducky

hilarious. but not enougth sex. oh and kif.... whats it like making love

Ducky gave 5 points

20.01.2004

#83 by katz

good episode, shed light upon kiff and amy. funny martians.

katz gave 5 points

13.02.2004

#84 by Hillbilly

Ah come on, this one was fun, Kif was so un-manly though I really did want to pour salt on the little guy and serve him with beans but aside from that great. Zoidberg showing perfectly why he's desperately poor and has no friends!
Great fun

Hillbilly gave 4 points

29.02.2004

#85 by cRUX

This episode was average IMO, Zoidberg and Zap were great though.

I dunno, I really don't like the Amy + Kiff episodes.

Anyone notice a BIG messup in this episode? Kiff and Amy hold hands, and Kiff does NOT have his gloves on. In a later episode, when you touch his un-gloved hand he becomes pregnant. So why didn't he become so here holding Amy's hand?

cRUX gave 3 points

18.03.2004

#86 by Futurama Fan 3000

This is number two on my list(behind the seymour episode) for one reason...ZOIDBERG! Zoidberg is just plain geneous in this episode. Things such as "Don't mind if I already did", "It was only half full" "I broke your t.v." and "mom, dad, what are we going to do?" are just plain awesome. ALL HAIL ZOIDBERG!

Futurama Fan 3000 gave 4 points

19.03.2004

#87 by Leela

I don't know about anyone else, but I loved this episode very much. Then again, I love Kif and as almost everyone else has said before, Zoidberg is so great!

Leela gave 5 points

07.04.2004

#88 by Roger Taylor

Pretty bland. Nothing spectacular, nothing embarrassing. I enjoyed watching it, but wouldn't go out of my way to do so again.

Roger Taylor gave 3 points

18.04.2004

#89 by daniel sanford

without a doublt,WORST EPISODE EVER.!!!!!!!!!!
the only reasen i am writing this review is because i want it to suffer.
There was a glimpse of hop at the beggining with some good jokes for the three usual suspects(BENDER,ZOIDBURG AND BRANIGAN)BUT BY THE END I JUST WANTED TO TURN THE DVD PLAYER OFF!

daniel sanford gave 1 point

07.05.2004

#90 by kd fry

I thought this was funny, especially with the indian martians.

kd fry gave 4 points

15.05.2004

#91 by ROBOROOTER

"the quickest way too a girls bed is through her parents...have sex with them and your in!"

ROBOROOTER gave 3 points

23.05.2004

#92 by No way, jose

1 line:

"by the way, i took the liberty of fertilizing you r caviar"

No way, jose gave 5 points

29.06.2004

#93 by Jilly Bean

This was a very good episode. I love any episode with Kif in it he's one of my favourite characters. Yay i love Kif! I thought the Martian bit toward the end was a bit weak, but the rest of the episode was pretty good. "Dear diary, i just made love for the second time!" And i love Amy's buggalo.

Jilly Bean gave 4 points

08.07.2004

#94 by jeff

A very creative plot, zoiberg the funniest he has ever been.

jeff gave 5 points

04.08.2004

#95 by Joshua

Wasn't great but it had its great moments.

Joshua gave 4 points

14.08.2004

#96 by N

good parts for amy and parents

N gave 3 points

25.08.2004

#97 by SluRm MaCkEnZy

Cool.

SluRm MaCkEnZy gave 5 points

22.09.2004

#98 by Ginger

Good episode. It was nice to see the crew visiting Amy's family. Best part was when the crew was at the Wong barbeque. Best lines:

Amy: Mom, dad. You remember Kif?

Mr Wong: This your boyfriend?! I have instant dislike of him.

Mrs Wong: He too scrawny to father grandchildren.

Amy: He's not scrawny. He's just small boned.

Ginger gave 4 points

25.09.2004

#99 by Anthony D

72%!!! ARE YOU GUYS FUCKEN KIDDING?! This episode is PURE GOLD. ONE OF THE BEST!! Zoidberg is hilarious, Zap Brannigan is at his side-splitting best, and unlike some episodes, Leela and Bender are not annoying(A phoaroh of their own, the Blurnsball one etc.) I FUCKEN LOVED IT!!!!! Maybe the Yankees dont like being reminded of what they did to the Indians? (not that we were any better to the Australian Aborigines mind you)

Anthony D gave 5 points

17.10.2004

#100 by Deathmatcher

Same as Anthony D #99

Deathmatcher gave 5 points

22.10.2004

#101 by Rancho Zoidberg

l"YEEEERCK!!! MONEY DOESNT MAKE GOOD PEOPLE NO SIREE!!!!!l

Rancho Zoidberg gave 5 points

22.10.2004

#102 by Loretta

I like giving the side characters a few episodes, it's good for character development. I thought this was a good episode.

Loretta gave 5 points

05.11.2004

#103 by Ryan

Thought this was a poor episode an suprised to see it currently on 74%
Zoidberg was the best role throughout though wateva he says makes me laugh. Personally i always find Kif and Amy episodes dull, perhaps that is why they have so few episodes.

Ryan gave 2 points

27.11.2004

#104 by JimmyPageIsGod

Ehhh...decent episode, Zoidberg steals the show, as is often the case. I love the random "I broke your television!"

JimmyPageIsGod gave 3 points

13.01.2005

#105 by P to the K

Nice episode. The part where Zoidberdg goes " Ma! Pa! Don't make me choose!" had me rolling on the floor with laughter.

P to the K gave 4 points

19.01.2005

#106 by Ghost

This was an allright episode, and Zoidberg was especially funny (although It never compared to his greatness in "Roswell that ends well") on par with Zap, and some funny little bits by Bender. However, I dont know why nobody has brought this up yet, but this epsiode was basically RIPPED from "Mission to Mars" mediocre movie with Gary Sinsie. For those of you who never seen it, (I dont particulary reccomend it) I will retell the plot in a summary fashion;
A group of Astro/Cosmonauts land on mars to investigate the emptiness of a previous colony on it. When they come in, they find one crazy guy who leads them to a volcano saying that the rest of the teammembers were killed by a huge tornado which came out of the volcano. [I cant remember much about this part, but its possible the crew had to fetch either the corpses of the dead crew or the machinery left at the site of the volcano] Ironically enough, another tornado comes out from the top and grabs a few of the crew and rips them to bits while the others dive for cover. [Also the tornado noise is identical to the one presented in this episode] After the dust clears they notice that instead of the volcano there is now a elongated face in the ground. They walk to it, and it opens up to reveal an entrance. Gary S. finds an alien in there who wants to show him where his true origins are, and blasts off into space, at the same time his friends do (In their earth space ship). Voila-here is prehaps a bigger parody then the Wizard of Oz short in Anthology of Interest 2. What is mroe irratating however is that none of the cast memebers mentioned anything about this on the commentary. Although they didnt say much in the Wizard of Oz one either. Overall a funny episode, although is a little boring, but funny in between.

Ghost gave 4 points

25.03.2005

#107 by Britannicus

Call me a moron, but I loved the ridiculousness (is that even a word??) of this episode. Sometimes, I just need a break from the intelligent comedy (the comedy that's in-your face reality - like the Simpsons, or gives us jet-pace hilarious spins on our reality at a universal level). I need to uncontrollably giggle at sheer nonsense, and Futurama provides that as well. Like this episode for instance... Where??

Britannicus gave 4 points

31.03.2005

#108 by Hi-C

It wasn't good.

Hi-C gave 2 points

09.04.2005

#109 by DX

This eoisode sucks Amy Parents were treating Zoidberg like crap and Zaap got all the credit DAMN him and his Type!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DX gave 2 points

26.04.2005

#110 by Death

Ok episode at lest we see Kif.

Death gave 3 points

06.05.2005

#111 by Big Z

any episode with me in is sheer quality

Big Z gave 5 points

11.05.2005

#112 by scaryice

not good

scaryice gave 2 points

13.05.2005

#113 by Fry-Bender

Okay, but it didn't beat Amazon Women In The Mood.

Fry-Bender gave 3 points

21.05.2005

#114 by THT3000

awful

THT3000 gave 1 point

21.06.2005

#115 by Fry

Good episode. Worth watching.

Fry gave 4 points

19.07.2005

#116 by pups

Excellent development of the second-plane heros

pups gave 5 points

21.07.2005

#117 by Ace

Good episode. Just didn't enjoy Zapp taking all the credit without even trying.

Ace gave 4 points

04.08.2005

#118 by Mitch N

On collection 3 this has to be the one I've watched the least. I didn't like it very much. Kiff is at his best as a straight man for Zapp. With Zapp out for half the episode Kiff was just boring. Amy is not my favorite character either. She plays well off of Leela and in limited roles in episodes but I think mainly this is what happens when you take two bakground characters and give them an entire episode

The only thing I really liked with the lobster mooch.

Mitch N gave 2 points

19.08.2005

#119 by bob

Amazing! Zoidberg is amazing in this episode! And Zap? fantastic..

bob gave 5 points

08.09.2005

#120 by stargirl

Good, average...I CAN'T CHOOSE!

stargirl gave 4 points

21.09.2005

#121 by madeleine

this episode is so cool and and i hope more romantic episodes are made

madeleine gave 4 points

04.10.2005

#122 by Anthony Alvarez

I extremely disagree with the first top 3 who comment this episode and for you loser's
[adult swim] is still airing Futurama. This episode had 100% of AMY written all over it! A thrill seeker! Amy, Amy, Amy ,Amy Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy Amy Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy, Amy! Oh yeah, Kif saving her is awesome and that ransom letter, Hahahaha! I laughed so hard my cousin thought "You watch some wierd cartoons". Well, we all know it, the face off between Amy VS. Leela, Amy wins by a TKO, because she is sexy and too hot to handle and Leela is nothing but a sour grape. For all of you boys who are anti-feminists, I don't care what everyone else says, this is reality. Deal with it.

AMY 4-EVER
[Lauren Tom Rules Futurama!]

Anthony Alvarez gave 5 points

28.10.2005

#123 by Futurama Coinosseur

Why omly 71%? I thought it was pure genius. (There were, of course, a few flaws but nothing is perfect.) An enjoyable spoof of "Mission to Mars"...

Futurama Coinosseur gave 4 points

14.12.2005

#124 by The J

Was not very good but i ave seen worse and a tonado created wen tey screamed??????? Wats wit tat.

The J gave 2 points

01.01.2006

#125 by Arnold Vosloo

I've only seen this episode but I remember it being hilarious, especially because of Amy's parents. 5 stars.

Arnold Vosloo gave 4 points

02.01.2006

#126 by DX

Sucks I hate Amys parents and Zapp KIf is Awesome though.

DX gave 1 point

20.01.2006

#127 by Decapod 10

Geeze, people are being kinda tough on this episode, it's on my personal top 10 list. The only thing that bugs me, just a little, are the Zoidberg bits. I think everything else is pretty funny; especially the parts with zapp dealing with the native martians.

Decapod 10 gave 5 points

03.02.2006

#128 by M.A.G Fry

This episiode has to be one of my favourites, my favrioute quote is "We're gonna pick a fight with russtlers if they want to pick a fight with us then they can bit my metal ass". It was a episiode to be remeberd.

M.A.G Fry gave 4 points

03.02.2006

#129 by King John

I'm not too keen on this episode, it's probably my least favourite. I'm not even sure what's really wrong with it... I think it's Kif and Amy cos the pregnancy episode was pretty weak as well, they're just not funny enough to build an episode around.

King John gave 2 points

18.02.2006

#130 by Johnny P

The episode was OK and had some good moments. The Family Wong and Zoidberg were funny and I can watch an Amy centered episode anytime, with Kiff and Zapp coming up as well. How "Branniganesck".

Johnny P gave 4 points

27.02.2006

#131 by Yigal R

Kif was just hogging the screen for the entire episode. Ok, he's a wuss. Don't shove it in our faces. Zoidberg, however, was hilarious. He'll drive any house guest mad with his antics-mad with laughter!!

Yigal R gave 3 points

05.03.2006

#132 by makedonec

pretty funny but there were betther.. somewhere between a 3 and a 4... leaning towards 4 IMO

makedonec gave 4 points

21.03.2006

#133 by Kif hater

I thought that few things were good in this episode. I think that if you take Zapp away from Kif it gets awful. Also am I the only one thinking that Kif is a little gay. Zoidberg is great as usual, Fry, Leela and Bender Should be used more, but some great lines like "I am the man with no name. Zapp Brannigan at your service". Amy is hot and should leave a gay to himself

Kif hater gave 2 points

17.04.2006

#134 by eIRINNSKe_56

john and billy r awesome throat singers! i love fry
"mr knows everything about something finally"

eIRINNSKe_56 gave 5 points

27.05.2006

#135 by Richard Nixon's head

One of my favourites. Some great lines and features possibly the best exclamation ever... "Oh, Monkey Trumpets!"

Richard Nixon's head gave 5 points

08.06.2006

#136 by Zoidberg only

very funny

Zoidberg only gave 4 points

08.06.2006

#137 by miniwho

excellent!the thing that got me with this episode was the use of CGI.i don't think i've seen any other futurama episode with so much usage in it!the martian's homeworld was just as i pictured it to be,with all the ziggurats and sand dunes.the tornado effects are great,the best ones were the tornados that took amy right up into the air,and the one that revealed the ancient skeleton.the buggalo were also seen in episode 2.this one is my favourite out of the amy and kif episodes.great!

miniwho gave 5 points

14.06.2006

#138 by Nolan

I don't really like any of the episodes on Mars (theres like two)and this one's story was kind of...different.

Nolan gave 3 points

30.06.2006

#139 by pat werner

I liked this episode alot!Great cultural stereotyping of oriental parents without being too insulting.The treatment of native american indians was deft too.It gave us some depth to Amy's character making her seem even sexier than before.

pat werner gave 5 points

14.07.2006

#140 by kif rocks

Hermes: this looks like a job for
Kif: Lt. kif kroker
Hermes: ok
great episode. one word Kif

kif rocks gave 5 points

08.08.2006

#141 by kif rocks

kif hater u stink.yes i think kif isnt a very funny guy but he is not gay and that is the worst name ever.i loved the episode i hate zapp but with out him i dont think kif would not be my favorite. i liked zoidberg in this episode hes one of my favorite charitores

kif rocks gave 5 points

11.08.2006

#142 by R@Nd0M gUy $eVenT !

I enjoyed som of the jokes and gags but the plot was a bit weak

R@Nd0M gUy $eVenT ! gave 3 points

12.08.2006

#143 by lt. kif kroker

ok loved it not as good as kif gets knoked up a knotch but it was still awesome. ok kif is fat only in the belly though.
my favorite parts

kif

kif with his camo refleces lol

leo and inez wanting zapp to save amy and kif said no any one but him lol
loved it

lt. kif kroker gave 5 points

01.09.2006

#144 by Harpoon12

Ok heres the thing any episode with Zap or Kif is a great one and deseres a rating highter than 100%. These two backround characters are great ad a treat to the viewer whenever the wiriters put them in. I loved this ep. it is one of my favorites lots of funny jokes and again it had zap and Kif.

Harpoon12 gave 5 points

13.09.2006

#145 by Rebellion66

How could Dr. Zoidberg be exaggerating the script? HE ISNT REAL! More playing up the script. WHO'S WITH ME?

Rebellion66 gave 4 points

17.09.2006

#146 by Kif hater II

Kif hater is dead, long live new kif tourment. Kif is boring, repetitive and only zapp brings the character to life. This was a average episode, but saved by zapp and zoidberg despite Dr. Z getting annoying. Kif tourment 4 ever!!!

Kif hater II gave 3 points

02.10.2006

#147 by Awesom-o 4000

it was superb

Awesom-o 4000 gave 5 points

13.01.2007

#148 by Tasslehoff Burrfoot

One of my favourite episodes. The parts with Zoidberg were hilarious. "I broke you're T.V.!!!"

Tasslehoff Burrfoot gave 5 points

15.02.2007

#149 by Kif's Executioner

I hate kif and this is why, boring, gets on my nerves easily and episodes revolving around kif are the worst produced. When futurama returns I hope my massive axe falls on kif

Kif's Executioner gave 1 point

16.02.2007

#150 by sexyretardedbastard

oooooooooo ... oooooooooo

sexyretardedbastard gave 3 points

19.03.2007

#151 by Billy Dee

Zapp makes the episode.

Billy Dee gave 5 points

02.04.2007

#152 by Matt Hughett

Not a great episode but still some good jokes but Zoidberg's best performance.

Matt Hughett gave 4 points

27.04.2007

#153 by aap

funny episode especialy zoidenberg and kiff

aap gave 5 points

02.12.2007

#154 by escape goat

I loiked it

escape goat gave 4 points

03.05.2008

#155 by cyber_turnip

In spite of a handful of absolutely wonderful jokes (mostly involving Zoidberg), this episode's plot is incredibly dull. A lot of that is probably due to the baron nature of Mars being quite boring to look at, but all the same, one of the show's weakest.

cyber_turnip gave 2 points

26.06.2010

#156 by Foot Mutant

Nice!

Foot Mutant gave 4 points

20.07.2011

#157 by Lamusiqe13

Eh, it was a pretty good episode. The ending was cute, but not enough to save it. Zoidberg, Professor Farnsworth, and Zapp Brannigan's jokes were all just variations on things we've already seen. I liked Kif, as usual, but he didn't have many funny lines this time. Overall, it wasn't the best episode.

Lamusiqe13 gave 3 points

25.11.2011

#158 by Mayday Boy

This was a very good episode. Fans are incredibly critical of it, and I'm at s loss to see why. It has everything that we love for Futurama: funny lines, moving scenes, interesting scenes, and sic-fi. My only problem with it is that e characters are more of stereotypes of themselves than themselves, but I've learned to expect that from J. Stewart Burns by now and enjoy the episode anyway.

Mayday Boy gave 5 points

08.02.2012

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