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The Route Of All Evil
First aired 12/08/02
Rank: 108/124
Reviews: 193
Rating: 69%

Hermes' son Dwight and the Professor's clone Cubert start a delivery business competing with Planet Express.

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#1 by Kvantum

Was this the best episode ever? Or was I in an alternate dimension where good and funny things are actually on TV?

St. Pauli Exclusivity Principle Girl Beer? Klein's Ale (in Klein bottles no less!)? And then Benderbrau. I want my St. Pauli Exclusivity Principle Girl Beer, dang it!

Kvantum gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#2 by KnightSlasher

This was a great episode. The whole beer making idea was hilarious.

KnightSlasher gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#3 by MJN2003

Great episode.Blob is funny and Making the beer of course was a HAHAHAHAHAHA time.

MJN2003 gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#4 by mp

Quite possibly the funniest episode yet - this episode had us laughing so loud we didn't even catch all the jokes the first time! This is one episode we'll be watching many times over! :)

mp gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#5 by Scott

Awesome... this episode reminded why I love Futuramam!!!

Scott gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#6 by Will Burns

This was a pretty funny episode. Dwight and Cubert are pretty disposable characters, but they worked well here. They didn't spend enough time on the beer subplot, though.

Will Burns gave 3 points

09.12.2002

#7 by smashignitionst

Dwight and Cubert are two of my least favorite characters... the beer-making scheme was the best part of the episode, which goes to show what happens when you only have fry, leela, and bender in for like a third of the episode.

smashignitionst gave 2 points

09.12.2002

#8 by keyboardsamurai

I have to disagree with funniest episode ever. Actually I got bored of watching this episode just before dwight and cubert were going into package dilvery. This is the ONLY and hopefully ONLY Futurama episode I won't feal bad about not watching. The beer thing was funny, maybe I should have watched the whole episode. Didn't like the idea though of Dwight and Cubert that's been done too many times in different shows.

p.s. IMO funniest episodes "Fry and the Slurm Factory", "Mars University" and "When Aliens Attack"

keyboardsamurai gave 2 points

09.12.2002

#9 by Kristi

Focusing on two VERY minor characters wasn't a good idea. Cubert and Dwight were funny at times, but too cliched. The beer subplot was much better than the main plot. The subplot was good but didn't get enough time to develop. A great episode must have Fry, Leela, and/or Bender in the main plot. The best part: The whole "Bender is pregnant with beer" joke. The worst parts: Parts with Fry, Leela, and Bender that didn't involve beer; the boring ending. This was a pretty average episode.

Kristi gave 3 points

09.12.2002

#10 by Splee

Certainly the best one this season, it's plot, though mainstream, was fitting for Futurama and not a recap of something old nor something outrageous.

The best part is when the space dog gets eaten by the giant Asteroid slug alien from Empire Strikes Back. Ha!

Splee.

Splee gave 4 points

09.12.2002

#11 by Ben

It certainly wasn't a bad episode, but I didn't think this one was especially good either. Cubert, Dwight, Hermes and Hermes' wife (I don't remember her name) all had too much time considering how well their characters were developed, and a few of the jokes got worn out. Namely, the Bender is pregnant joke and the fact that Hermes and the Professor kept making fun of the kids' business. It did have some great moments, though, with the worm, the paper gun and plenty of Bender's lines.

Ben gave 3 points

09.12.2002

#12 by aslate

Not an outstanding episode, but it was still a great one. I found it funny all the way through and a great way to introduce Dwight.

aslate gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#13 by Nero

I liked this ep. The subplot with the Beer making thingy was great. Bender was soo proud of his baby.
Fun to see Dwight, but why didn't he have an Jamaican accent? Never really liked Cubert (you little brat!) but it was fun anyway. Reminded me of the game Paperboy (C64) where you can throw newspapers in windows and stuff.

Nero gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#14 by Tin_Foil

This was an ep that allowed you to chuckle in places, but very few down and out belly laughs. Dwight and Cubert didn't have enough personallity to hold a major plot and Hermies and the Professor just didn't seem to be themselves through most of the ep. The subplot greatly helped this ep. It allowed Bender, Leela, and Fry to get along in a non-work situation which was nice to see.

One of my major disappointments is how they had a perfect situation to spoof the old video game Paperboy, and they only did it half way. I was hoping to see remote controlled cars, ramps, different color houses (for non-subscribers), and a bonus course at the end. I guess the writers thought that would be to easy...

Overall, this won't be one I'll go out of my way to see again, but I don't feel like I lost a half-hour of my life either.

Tin_Foil gave 3 points

09.12.2002

#15 by Leufert

Not to bad episode... But clearly the best episode of this season. The beer id�a was awesome!

Leufert gave 3 points

09.12.2002

#16 by Luke

A very good episode which had me laughing the whole way through. I am sure part of that was getting to see a new Futurama, but still, very enjoyable.
I loved the beer brewing subplot, especially Fry's "I hope its a lager, so I can take it to a ballgame!" line.

Luke gave 4 points

09.12.2002

#17 by Anal_Foam

Ugh... Watching this episode rigth after Jurassic Bark, I think it's one of the worst ep�sodes I've seen yet. The Professor and Hermes seemed totally out of character being father figures. And I'm not even going to get started about Dwight and Qbert.

The only redeeming thing about this episode is the beerbrewing, but even that could have been elaborated upon to make it better. Oh well, can't expect greatness every week

Anal_Foam gave 1 point

09.12.2002

#18 by Qwertyrama

I loved it! We must remember that this was supposed to be the next time we see Cubert after A Clone Of My Own, so I loved his re-introduction: "Stretch Pants. No pants. And...idiot!"

I must pose this question though: Why does Hermes son get an entire episode around him, when they still can't seem to give Hermes his own episode? And don't go thinking How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back was around him. He was in a forced labor camp for half the episode.

Qwertyrama gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#19 by G

It was good, but not great. I really wish that would have spent more time on Cubert and Dwight at school, because that scene was hilarious. I wonder what a futuristic education system would be like...

G gave 4 points

09.12.2002

#20 by SRM

This was a good episode. Had some good funny moments. I liked the zing at Fox, "We're almost old enough to find Fox juvenile."

Is it just me or does Cubert look a little like the original Bart Simpson with a different doo?

SRM gave 4 points

09.12.2002

#21 by Juliet

Great episode! I like Dwight and Bender being pregant was so funny.

Juliet gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#22 by Joey Joe Joe

I am envious of you all for seeing this episode. I, of course watched the last few grueling minutes of monkeys jumping on each other to obtain an oval-shaped ball. I'm sure it was great.

My local Fox station assures me that "Futurama will return in January with all new episodes". I have never heard that before...

Joey Joe Joe gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#23 by PlasmaZero

Decent episode, but not great. Dwight&Cubert are simply not very funny as main characters. I did like the Bender is pregnant with beer joke, though. That saved the episode IMO.

PlasmaZero gave 3 points

09.12.2002

#24 by AstroDevice

It's like they're a little out of ideas for this episode. Sad to see they exploit the Blobb character. I liked him as a bi-standard. The children theme is not funny, and once again Bender and Fry saves the lot.

AstroDevice gave 2 points

09.12.2002

#25 by BCstargazer41

Great Episode. Side References were hilarious. Star Wars' Worm eating the rocket powered dog and The Little Prince(now living in a neat space suburb) among Others were Inspired. :) The brewery sub-plot was excellent. This Episode Will Probably make the Top 10 once everything's wrapped up although I secretly wish it doesn't and we get spoiled over the next few months (h) Merry XMas

BCstargazer41 gave 4 points

09.12.2002

#26 by Brodius

A classic. I found it much funnier than the last, that's for sure.

Brodius gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#27 by woemcats

Not bad, not bad. I loved the beer sub-plot (Pabst Blue Robot, anyone?), and the stuff with the kids was good despite their boring characters (I couldn't wait for them to fail).

The Little Prince reference was awsome. Plus I want a bottle of Bender Brau. "Let's Get Drunk!"

woemcats gave 4 points

09.12.2002

#28 by kork

Great episode.

kork gave 5 points

09.12.2002

#29 by Joe Anybody

This was just average. Cubert was not a hated character for me, but he wasn't Futurama's greatest creation. Dwight was a fairly decent addition, but nothing special. And the plot was very good, but most of the jokes fell flat. Nothing note-worthy in this episode. The best part was the last bit.

Joe Anybody gave 3 points

09.12.2002

#30 by no[code]

"Accusing gentle Bender of a misdeed? That�s the last straw!"

-no[code]

no[code] gave 4 points

09.12.2002

#31 by Tom

I found it boring. It was like The Simpsons without the satire. The biggest thing Futurama has over The Simpsons is that it doesn't have to involve dull family plots like this one, but they went and did one anyway. Easily my least favourite Futurama episode ever - every other one has several sublime moments and a great plot, this one had none of either.

Tom gave 2 points

09.12.2002

#32 by blewismaltz

Hey, hey...we can all fight when we're drunk.

; )

I thought the ep was fabulous!

blewismaltz gave 5 points

10.12.2002

#33 by Darsaber

I have to admit that I had low expectations when I read the synopsis for this episode. But I have yet to see an episode that I don't like. Zoidberg's two short lines are the best part of this episode's redeeming factors. Damn, he's funny.

Darsaber gave 4 points

10.12.2002

#34 by Kody

15 seconds Futurama - 2 min. Family Ties - 15 seconds of Futurama - 2 min. Family Ties � 15 sec...

Kody gave 2 points

10.12.2002

#35 by Pete

Very funny episode!!!

Pete gave 5 points

10.12.2002

#36 by Athos

The "pregnant with beer" joke was awesome. :-)))))
I found Cubert not that funny as he was in "A Clone Of My Own", but the "strech pants, no pants... and idiot!" was quite good. :-)

I resume: Better than Crimes Of The Hot (which I rated 3.5), a little bit worse than Jurassic Bark (which I rated 5.0), makes a 4. Good episode.

Athos gave 4 points

10.12.2002

#37 by Balcho

Top story,top jokes,just loved the professor and Hermes behaviour. Go on!

Balcho gave 5 points

10.12.2002

#38 by G Whizz

Wow, what a wicked episode. I thought that Dwight and Cubert were not over or under used, and the relationship that was played out between Farnsworth and Hermes made this part of the story much funnier. We are exposed to elements of the futuristic world we have not seen before, and the two plots are very good. I thought the brewing was brilliant. Cubert annoyed the hell out of me before, but there were sides of him shown this time that were thankfully more likeable. Overall, another hilarious episode with a nice paternal touch.

G Whizz gave 5 points

10.12.2002

#39 by JC

Just the opening with the Klein's in a Klein bottle, St. Pauli's Exclusion principle and Lobrow made this a 5 star episode. The rest was just icing on the cake.

JC gave 5 points

11.12.2002

#40 by 0zio

0ne of the best i saw

0zio gave 5 points

11.12.2002

#41 by Santiago

By far the best episode of the season. Who cares if it focused on two minor characters...nothing wrong with broadening the cast, especially if they're funny (as these two mostly were).

Santiago gave 5 points

11.12.2002

#42 by bengazi

great stuff. bender was hilarious as a pregnant robot especialy when knitting, and the interaction between hermes and the prof was good. the introduction of the two boys also worked well. overall a good solid episode from what is turning out to be an interesting season

bengazi gave 5 points

11.12.2002

#43 by Insane_J

2 less zoidberg in this 1

Insane_J gave 3 points

11.12.2002

#44 by Max

This was a terrible episode. The beer making idea definitly saved the whole story. Without it, I would have to say this was the worst episode ever!

Max gave 2 points

12.12.2002

#45 by Brian

I'm not sure why some of you are being so hard on this episode. Ok, yeah, the little twerps weren't the funniest, but this was a great story, as always, and had a great subplot cooking with Bender's brew. Isn't that what you all usually bitch about, no subplot?

Also, the animation was awesome in some parts, particularly when they scoop up the discarded papers of that planet.

I was only going to give it a 4, but since some of you are acting snobbish, I had to make up for the ridiculous ratings by giving it a 5.

Brian gave 5 points

12.12.2002

#46 by Dane

People who think Fry or Bender have to be the focal point of any episode for it to be good are way out of line. Their subplot was great here and added to a good episode that gave us a closer look at some minor characters. Chock full of funny lines and sight gags.

Dane gave 5 points

12.12.2002

#47 by snitz

The hole fifth season is not as good as the forth was. i am sorry, but it was a good decision that futuram will stop!

snitz gave 3 points

12.12.2002

#48 by mikrorechner

One of the best episodes ever. Why should it be bad just because Fry, Leela and Bender did not get the main plot? The two sons were extremely funny, the dads even more so.

mikrorechner gave 5 points

12.12.2002

#49 by dan

i laughed my ass away. great one-liners, and everytime i drink a beer since than i've got to laugh.

muwahaha!

dan gave 5 points

12.12.2002

#50 by Cosmic F

Basically this was a good episode. Well there were some gags that wore out throughout the show (like the pregnant thing...) but there definitely were some hilarious gags: The Farnsworth-Voice-Changer, the several kinds of beer, the worm on the asteroid... All in all I liked it.

Cosmic F gave 4 points

12.12.2002

#51 by CJ

1 of the best in season 5 benders beer making plot very funny

CJ gave 5 points

12.12.2002

#52 by Otis P Jivefunk

What a wonderful, brilliant episode! I�ve been especially looking forward to this one since the beginning of the year when the rest of the remaining episodes were listed. Seeing as this was a mid season 3 episode, I really hoped to see it in Fox�s �so called� Season 4, but was extremely disappointed when they left it. But now the waiting is over, and I�ve finally had the chance to see it, and it was well worth the wait. I�ve always thought Cubert�s snotty comments are great, and with the addition of Dwight, he�s even better! Dwight�s a really good character too. Maybe this episode wasn�t a serious deep episode, but it wasn�t meant to be, it�s just a really fun episode, and one of the funniest EVER! This was packed with top jokes and one-liners. I loved the professor�s new �half baked� invention as Cubert put it. That speaking things was great, especially when Cubert spoke into it. And when Hermes was jealous of his son doing better than him, and saying about all the things Dwight still doesn�t have, like �that thing over there�- Dr Zoidberg. And when Dwight said �My manwich!� just like Hermes did in �The Deep South�, like father like son I guess. And when Hermes said that they�ll apologise to the Blob Guy with �cheap words�, and when Cubert met the crew again, and called Fry �idiot� again. And I though Professor Farnsworth�s cheek seeking kiss to Cubert was hilarious. And then we have the sub plot with Bender being pregnant, and his knitting and burping was so funny and being pregnant was great. There are just too many great jokes to list. Some people seem to think the sub plot was better, but I think both plots were equally strong, well done, and very funny. There was some really great animation and eye candy as well, and plenty of cool sight gags and things in the future that we hadn�t seen before and were new, just like the Season One episodes. I loved the neighbourhood floating in space; it was really great eye candy, interesting and cool. And the animation of the net picking up the dumped papers on the moon was awesome. And the flying tricycle type thing Cubert and Dwight built was nicely animated, and of course the red Planet Express ship. It was cool to see more of the blob guy again, as well as his family. And as this was an older Season 3 episode, I expect that was the reason why there wasn�t any of the wackiness like it the previous two Season 4 episodes, which was a good thing. Sure the episode isn�t the very best ever, but it�s extremely good, and definitely one of my favourites, and it achieves it�s aims of being a fun, light episode, while remaining interesting and very funny at the same time, with some eye candy as well. And I liked the way it used two minor characters to focus on, and give them a chance to shine. I like variety, and it worked very well. I hope to see more of Cubert and Dwight in the remaining episodes, lets hope they make another appearance.

Otis P Jivefunk gave 5 points

12.12.2002

#53 by Zoidfarb

It was a great episode. Great lines and included a cool Scruffy moment. I can't see why people rank this one so low.

Zoidfarb gave 5 points

13.12.2002

#54 by Yoyo

Good episode. I dont like Dwight and Qubert, but the beer making stuff.........Great, great, great!!

Yoyo gave 4 points

13.12.2002

#55 by TBone

Very good episode. It wasn't centered on Fry, Leela, and Bender for once. I thought that was refreshing. I thought Hermes/Farnsworth laughing at their offspring's efforts was hilarious!

TBone gave 5 points

13.12.2002

#56 by jo

"aren't you impressed now, paps?" - "in a small way yes"

jo gave 5 points

13.12.2002

#57 by TheSwede

Not the best one this season. The beer subplot was fun, did�nt like the idea with Cubert and Dwight.

TheSwede gave 3 points

14.12.2002

#58 by Liberty

A funny episode, but I prefer the action-oriented ones. Finally we know what has happened with the profesor's clone.
I like the the two histories interaction (the boys and Bender's beer). Learn about it, The Simpsons...
Ah! the Planet Express ship in red rocks, too! :)

Liberty gave 4 points

14.12.2002

#59 by Scovron

Very good episode. It has everything that a good one needs - humor, interesting plot and also very good second-plan plot (beer brewing). It's not the best episode ever, but it's in my TOP 10 and deserves a 5.

Scovron gave 5 points

14.12.2002

#60 by Jeremy

Not funny at all. The worse of the 3 this season.

Jeremy gave 2 points

16.12.2002

#61 by gravity

yea i dunno what all the hoopla is about this episode... i didnt think it was too extraordinarly funny... sure the beer making was funny at times but come on... the whole thing w/ the kids and the "paper route"... bah wtf is going w/ futurama

gravity gave 2 points

16.12.2002

#62 by Tom

This was one of my favourite episodes ever. Had grat use of characters and Bender was fantastic.

Tom gave 5 points

16.12.2002

#63 by =GnuDi=

It's OK!

=GnuDi= gave 4 points

16.12.2002

#64 by Bob Hardcore

The worst episode I've seen so far...The 2 kids were annoying, and the plot was something the simpsons could have done...I think the authors just tend to forget Futurama is about SCI FI, and I miss episodes like GodFellas or My Three Suns where we get to really 'travel'...

Bob Hardcore gave 1 point

17.12.2002

#65 by ichabod crane

hilarious! "gets movin'... ...them newspapers won'ts moves themselveses"

ichabod crane gave 5 points

17.12.2002

#66 by Obeliks

"That's so beautiful". I liked that beer stuff, and also the frame plot was quite nice :)

So long,
Obeliks

Obeliks gave 5 points

17.12.2002

#67 by Quizblorg

Nice episode really....
The Pauli exclusivity principle and the Klein bottle in the same frame were two great jokes in a row,a real pleasure....

The St.Exupery "Petit Prince" on his planet was a nice one too

Also, it seems Dwight and Cubert are fine characters after all, with a good fun potential!

Quizblorg gave 5 points

17.12.2002

#68 by Guatemalan Refugee

This had to be one of the worst episodes. The only thing that kept me watching it was the occasional one liner that made me chuckle. The plot stunk and it was an overly disappointing episode.

Guatemalan Refugee gave 2 points

19.12.2002

#69 by BBRodriguez

I think this is certainly the best episode of the season. COTH was too flat and one dimensional, JB just didn't do it for me. This was funny, with all the beer and brewing jokes, and linked nicely with the main story that had good character development (and Hermes and the Prof were hilarious.) A shining example of the brilliance and diversity of Futurama.

BBRodriguez gave 5 points

20.12.2002

#70 by kk

love the beer brewin parts

kk gave 4 points

21.12.2002

#71 by Andy

The beer brewing sub-plot was funny.

Andy gave 3 points

21.12.2002

#72 by Philip J. Fry

i thought that this episode was no where near sa funny as the episodes on season 2 & 3 the whole hermes and professor being fathers was lame and their jokes they were constantly cracking got annoying, but the beer making thing was cool.

not bad episode!!!!!!!!!!!!

Philip J. Fry gave 3 points

22.12.2002

#73 by Patrick Abitbol

3 points just for the part with Bender Leela and Fry brewing their own beer... And for the joke with 'le petit prince'...
The rest of the episode was pure shit ! ! !
I'm actually downloading 'a taste of freedom'... I hope it's more funny...
Patrick, Paris, France.

Patrick Abitbol gave 3 points

23.12.2002

#74 by Mike

Cubert and Dwight are great. Cubert is better. However, Scruffy is better than Dwight but not as good as Cubert.

Cubert is hysterical. I would like to see more episodes with Cubert in them. More Cubert.

Mike gave 5 points

29.12.2002

#75 by The Queen of England

That really tickeled my fancy! :->

The Queen of England gave 5 points

29.12.2002

#76 by blank

this episode rocks!!!!!!!

blank gave 5 points

30.12.2002

#77 by Chris Smith

Excellent, well-written episode.

Chris Smith gave 5 points

01.01.2003

#78 by Ozone

This was one of the lamest futurama episodes ever - bender's beer brewing and some other moments were good but the rest was a shadow of the offbeat humor present in most of the others. Reminded me of some dodgy cliched family sit-com from the 80's.

Ozone gave 2 points

03.01.2003

#79 by Nikem

funny but too much kids :)

Nikem gave 3 points

08.01.2003

#80 by Yuval

A wonderfull, most funny episode I've seen in the fifth season (Yet...)

I like it much more than I like the "Jurrasic bark one", a little depressing, for my taste.

Yuval gave 5 points

09.01.2003

#81 by blinky

ha,ha benders pregnant with beer

blinky gave 4 points

12.01.2003

#82 by wlodi

It was simply boring. And the only funny part was about pregant Bender

wlodi gave 2 points

19.01.2003

#83 by Oh well

good episode, but the end sucked...

Oh well gave 2 points

21.01.2003

#84 by I

Finally, Hernes son is revealed.

I gave 5 points

24.01.2003

#85 by Sir Pent

Quite honestly one of the more boring Futurama episodes. Agree with the rest that the beer making was the better part but clearly there was way too little Zoidberg-humor....

Sir Pent gave 2 points

29.01.2003

#86 by me

twas good. original and funny.

me gave 5 points

06.02.2003

#87 by Josh Ganes

This is by far the worst Futurama episode I've ever seen. A plot that makes no sense is only funny if done in a Monty Python style of absolutely undeniable senselessness. Even the beer subplot was poor. I hope the newer episodes are better than this. Otherwise Futurama deserves to be cancelled.

Josh Ganes gave 1 point

10.03.2003

#88 by James

The route of all Evil was just shown on Sky One and after reading the mixed reviews for this episode from American viewers, i wasn't expecting much. But after seeing this wonderful episode i have to say "ARE YOU NUTS!" this episode is brilliant.
The story works so well becasue it isn't one of those high concept, extreme sci-fi episodes(not that there's anything wrong with that), but this episode provides a welcome change of pace similar to I Roommate. The characters work so well, especially the hilarious parental relationships Hermes and the Proffesor have with Dwight and Cubert. I loved the blink-and-you'll-miss-it tribute to The Empire Strikes Back, and the brilliant Beer Brewing side story. This episode is full of wonderful character moments, some great CGI (the newpaper net), and some detailed background jokes (a women impatiently checking her watch whilst in the que for a suicide booth) that really give the 31st Century setting a level of reality. After only one veiwing this has become one of my favourite episodes ever!

James gave 5 points

16.03.2003

#89 by Wood

I've also just seen this on Sky One and I thought it was great. I thought the Blob family were brilliant! Dwight and Cubert were funny, as was the whole home-brewing thing.

The best bit was when Hermes said "...and you don't have one of those things" and pointed at Zoidberg!

WOOD

Wood gave 5 points

17.03.2003

#90 by Nibbler

"Your Crew is making bootleg beer inside company property!"

"Gasp!"

"Accuse gentle bender of such a crime? How dare you!"

Nibbler gave 5 points

24.03.2003

#91 by Miss No-Name

NOT IMPRESSED??!! This is pure comedy!!!!!! -_-

Miss No-Name gave 5 points

19.04.2003

#92 by The Hippo

Cubert seemed much more childish than in his first episode. Still, there was some great humour here. The beer-brewing was hilarious throughout, and was actually funnier than the main plot.

The Hippo gave 4 points

01.05.2003

#93 by Geddy Lee

In my top-10 list. Awesome Express!

Geddy Lee gave 5 points

14.05.2003

#94 by phonkey

The main plot was dissapointing. Dwight and Cubert just aint funny enough. Neither is Hermes.

The beer plot was great and saves the episode from getting 2 points...

phonkey gave 3 points

16.05.2003

#95 by OZOO

This was my Favourite episode. The beer scene and the little bit at the end (with Dwight & Cubert in the blob) were bothgreat, Not to mention Prof. Farnsworths Line about Brains "I warned you not to use those things!"

OZOO gave 5 points

31.05.2003

#96 by Arn Myradon

the humor in this train wreck of an episode is summed up in the line "Bender beer pregnant". Terrible, absolute tripe!

Arn Myradon gave 1 point

01.06.2003

#97 by Jacen

Liked it. A lot.

Jacen gave 5 points

07.06.2003

#98 by Myspidersence

Fanticrap - A mixture of fantasy and Crap

Myspidersence gave 1 point

07.06.2003

#99 by Aaron Haynes

Definitely an underrated episode. Favorite part is when Dwight and Cubert run in begging for help, "We screwed up!" - the way the professor and Hermes look at each other and start guffawing with delight is hilarious. And then, "Ohhhhh...."

Aaron Haynes gave 5 points

09.06.2003

#100 by FlameBoy

I'm afraid I thought this was a poor episode by Futurama standards.

First of all, the main plot was ridiculous. I find it very hard to believe that, unless things have changed a lot by the year 3000, the kids would be THAT successful. I also found the choice of company very boring - any show could do a paper route, couldn't they do something unusual?

The subplot was funny, with Bender's pregnancy, but it was quite pointless. They decide to brew beer (seemingly for no reason), the brew beer, end of story.

Also, the characters seemed a little off. Leela was slightly out of character, and Farnsworth was far too smart and tough. Dwight was quite boring also.

However, I did like some things about this episode. The "loyal dregs", a rare major role for Hermes, the one Zoidberg joke, and an appearance by LaBarbara who I really like for some reason. Still, this episode was quite dissapointing.

FlameBoy gave 2 points

11.06.2003

#101 by KRC 99014533

THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE BEST FUTURAMA EPISODE I HAVE EVER SEEN.

FULL.
STOP.

Sorry about the large type, but it was an important statement. Not only was the plot hysterical, but the sub-plot was hysterical, the one-liners were hysterical and it showed so much of home life in the 31st century.

Best Lines:

Bender:'We're makin' beer, i'm the brewery!'

Fry:'Hey! I am... doesn't!' (after being called an idiot by Cubert.)

Best Ideas:

That, 'Exempt From Tax'stamp followed by the 'Void' stamp.
The Star Wars worm that eats the dog.
The explanation as to why the decal maes the ship go faster ('I'm twelve' that is).
The slogan on Benderbrau: 'Let's Get Drunk!'

I'd have given this a 7 if it were possible, but it's not...

Bugger...

KRC 99014533 gave 5 points

16.06.2003

#102 by thbt

Very average episode. The only part that made me crack up was when Cubert imitated the professor:

"Good news, everyone; I'm a horse's butt!"

"I am? That's not good news at all!"

thbt gave 3 points

17.06.2003

#103 by Birdy27

For some reason I liked this episode, great story.
"What is your scientific bases for thinking that" - "I'm twelve"

Birdy27 gave 5 points

17.06.2003

#104 by Haetti

I think this is a very poor episode. Hermes and the professor as fathers were too much out of character and I don�t like Dwight and Cubert anyway. The whole father-son-thing somehow reminded me more of a bad Simpsons episode than a Futurama story.
Also, I think that Bender being pregnant was very silly.

Anyway, I found it very funny when Dwight cried "my manwich", just like Hermes did. This one and some other good jokes are what keeps me from giving this episode a 1 rating.

Haetti gave 2 points

02.07.2003

#105 by Son of a Monkey

One word... this-episode-was-really-funny-and-so-is-this-word.

Son of a Monkey gave 5 points

28.07.2003

#106 by Arthur

I really liked this episode. some great acting. the professor was so funny.

Arthur gave 4 points

30.07.2003

#107 by vengenful bender

In my opinion you can't make a bad episode of Futurama. Also the look Fry gives Cubert when Cubert calls him an idiot is priceless.

vengenful bender gave 5 points

03.08.2003

#108 by Goldfish

I fairly basic episode, but it works well. Good subplot with the beer. It's good to have an episode for most of the rarely seen characters.
'Alcohol makes you stupid... No I'm...doesn't.'

Goldfish gave 5 points

05.08.2003

#109 by Flexo

I am giving this episode a 1 simply because I hate Cubert and Dwight.

Flexo gave 1 point

11.08.2003

#110 by Funky

Good ep, nice laughs but not special enough to make 5

Funky gave 4 points

13.08.2003

#111 by Jamie

I just saw this for the first time ever on the season 3 DVD... Since I live in the States I had to get a multi-reghion DVD player to get season 3 :).

I'm not sure this deserves the 72% it's getting since I thought it was pretty funny. A 3.5/5 is good for it but since I can't do that 4/5 is what I'll do.

I did like Bender pregnant, but the shows writers should have kept kids in The Simpsons. They just didn't work in this show.

Jamie gave 4 points

28.08.2003

#112 by Ike the Cat

Not funny. Dwight and Cubert are very irritating and boring characters. (Were they not allowed to spell Cubert's name "Q-Bert" because of the arcade game character with that name? Is it even a reference to that arcade game?) I'm not sad they delayed this episode for so long before finally airing it. I notice "A Leela of Her Own" (an even worse episode) was also delayed for a long time--were the writers trying to fix up the episodes (rewriting lines etc.) so they wouldn't be utterly dreadful, or what?

Ike the Cat gave 2 points

02.09.2003

#113 by Peter

I think it was an excellent episode. The beer making idea was funny.

Peter gave 5 points

26.09.2003

#114 by Juju

I liked every futurama episode

Juju gave 5 points

12.10.2003

#115 by Sweet Zombie Jesus

Wow. That was shockingly bad. I see why Fox benched it for two years.

Sweet Zombie Jesus gave 1 point

04.11.2003

#116 by Icehouseman

It was good, not great. The beer sub-plot made it better than average and Zoidberg's line "Hello" cracked me up. Also The Empire Strikes Back monster was funny and of course Scruffy. But one thing that bugged me was that Cubert said that the ship would go faster with the decals, but in A Clone of my Own he knew that the ship doesn't move, it moves the universe. I hope someone got fired for that one...

Icehouseman gave 4 points

04.11.2003

#117 by Knight Ridder

Hilarious. Loved the part where the space slug from The Empire Strikes Back eats the dog.

Knight Ridder gave 5 points

05.11.2003

#118 by Rasmus Toftdahl Oles

Fantastic episode i laughed out loud for a long time.

Just the look on Bender's face when he discovers that you can brew your own beer is worth 5 stars.

Rasmus Toftdahl Oles gave 5 points

21.11.2003

#119 by BOB

beer bit funny nerd bit SUCKED

BOB gave 2 points

02.02.2004

#120 by gs68

You rotten kids!

gs68 gave 4 points

15.02.2004

#121 by generic nerd #128026

good episode bt did anyone else notice that when leela was adding the yeast to bender she took off his ateenae....why didnt he just do that in I Roomate

generic nerd #128026 gave 4 points

25.03.2004

#122 by Roger Taylor

I have to give this a good review because I was kept laughing throughout. A funny episode. However, I really hate those kids. They are awful characters to even have on the show, let alone base episodes around them.

Roger Taylor gave 4 points

16.04.2004

#123 by FA-Twister

This episode wasn't the greatest, but I did find humor in the fact that the youngest members of the families took over the company. Later they couldn't handle it, and ran back to their dads.

FA-Twister gave 4 points

27.04.2004

#124 by godpuke

What's with the idiot convention? By the way, how can you review an episode without watching the whole thing?

Cubert's one of my favorite characters, minor though he may be, and he gets some good lines. I think it's his arrogant humility that I find so endearing.

godpuke gave 5 points

27.04.2004

#125 by Leela's Twin

This really isn't as bad as everyone says it is.

The main plot was weak, but I adored the whole "Bender pregnant with beer" thing, with gender assignment (lager= male, ale=female, geddit?), lullabies (Hush little brewski, don't you leak, daddy's gonna drink for at least a week...) and the little beer cozy Bender was knitting. Overall, a solid episode.

Leela's Twin gave 4 points

10.05.2004

#126 by prof fartworth

this is definitely the lamest episode i have seen so far. hermes and dwight are little funny, perhaps because its not about jokes but has some educational character for the younger ones. no typical futurama style though. the idea with beer-pregnant bender is kind of good but would have been a lot funnier in any other episode.

prof fartworth gave 2 points

03.07.2004

#127 by biguc

the children are annoying. that's all that brings this episode down.

biguc gave 4 points

10.08.2004

#128 by Joshua

ONE WORD---Cubert

Joshua gave 2 points

14.08.2004

#129 by Alexandro

Nop, the children aren't annoying. This episode was very funny!

Alexandro gave 5 points

19.08.2004

#130 by BenderBot

The main story line was kind of lame but Bender's subplot with the beer made up for that! Couldn't get enough of it.

"Bite my shiny metal ass."

BenderBot gave 5 points

06.09.2004

#131 by beru

Just watched this episode again. I think it's very good; I really start to like Dwight and Cubert XD
But the best part of course was Bender pregnant. I really cracked up when I read the beer's name: "Benderbr�u". When I went out last week I saw a brewhouse named "Bender Br�ust�ble" (note that I live in germany)... I died laughing.

beru gave 4 points

10.09.2004

#132 by Bill

I loved the episode and found the beer making part especially funny. I was a little however freaked out about the Klein's beer. http://img ... leins.jpg

Mainly, because I work at one of about five "Klein's Supermarkets," which are isolated to a single county more or less in Maryland.
http://www ... cation.php?loc=aberdeen

As you can see the similar diamond logo with teal banner and identical font has left me befuddled. Just found it pretty weird and thought I'd share.

Bill gave 4 points

14.09.2004

#133 by a.j.

GOODNESSS!!!! the little prince!!!! THAT WAS THE BEST!!! his cameo... HE'S THE COOLEST!! ooh. i missed some of this because i was hyperventilating.

ok: bender giving birth to beer-good. farnsworth and hermes interacting with childred-bad. frankly didn't like this episode except for THE LITTLE PRINCE!!!! oooh.

a.j. gave 3 points

14.09.2004

#134 by zoidberg_is_the_best

ithink this epidsode was sick ass ireally liked it when bender was like a mother to the beer it was hilarious cubert and dwight were hilarious to i but i never really see dwight

zoidberg_is_the_best gave 5 points

23.10.2004

#135 by MR.TV

So-So work. Cubert & Dwight are too annoying to be funny.

MR.TV gave 3 points

11.11.2004

#136 by KYOL

My Favourite!

KYOL gave 5 points

24.12.2004

#137 by Superking

Well I liked it.

Hermes: Oh, you rotten kids! Will you be hiring?
Dwight: No.
Hermes; Oh, you rotten kids!

Superking gave 5 points

07.01.2005

#138 by Fry Rocks!

I think the Planet Express is better than the awsome express. I like Dwight too. More than Cubert. But I like Fry more than anyone else on Earth! Just like The awsome express, It was an awsome episode.

Fry Rocks! gave 5 points

23.01.2005

#139 by Bender freak

Dwight rules. Like this episode.

Bender freak gave 5 points

09.04.2005

#140 by scaryice

not good. which is pretty much the usual story when they focus on the minor characters.

scaryice gave 2 points

13.05.2005

#141 by Next please.........

Dwight conrad. ARRRRRRAGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH

Next please......... gave 3 points

01.06.2005

#142 by Fry

Excellent episode! Great Story! Definitely one of my favorites

Fry gave 5 points

12.06.2005

#143 by Red Dragon 15

I liked the beer idea but the way it was made was sickening though. Good plot.

Red Dragon 15 gave 3 points

20.06.2005

#144 by THT3000

I hated it

THT3000 gave 1 point

22.06.2005

#145 by Wade

They make Bender into a microbrewery and he gets pregnant with the beer.

Hi-larious.

Wade gave 4 points

12.07.2005

#146 by Ace

What only puzzles me is the title.
Oh, wait, I just got it. But, it was a weak connection. That's why I give it a three.

Ace gave 3 points

04.08.2005

#147 by Simulationcity

The most hilarious episode of Futurama I've seen yet.

Simulationcity gave 5 points

26.09.2005

#148 by Darwin O'Connor

Hermes and the Professor's fawning over the kids was quite boring.

Darwin O'Connor gave 2 points

01.11.2005

#149 by apollo13

Okay season filler.

apollo13 gave 3 points

19.11.2005

#150 by sa25

I loved it when Cubert pretended to be Dr.Farnsworth and said, "good news everyone im a horses butt!" HAHAHA!!! I think it was hilarious.And the blob guy is funny too... and if you people out there dont think its funny then either you suck or im from a dimension of stubid people that laugh at every thing. HAHAHA!!!

sa25 gave 5 points

12.12.2005

#151 by Mastuh Shake

My rating is for the story of this episode. But I'm giving a five to Fry, Leela, and Bender's story and "Good News Everyone, I'm a Horse's butt."

Mastuh Shake gave 1 point

06.01.2006

#152 by did u know i

Good news everyone, i look like a horses butt!

brilliant ep!

did u know i gave 5 points

06.01.2006

#153 by Inuyasha

Good news stupid people! You are all horse butts!Haahaahhahahahahahahahahahahhaah! .....Really. Next to the sting, its the best episode ever. See ya horse butts!

Inuyasha gave 5 points

16.01.2006

#154 by DX

It sucked and it was real stupid.

DX gave 2 points

21.01.2006

#155 by Tom

Assuming the rating system only applies to futurama episodes I give this a 1! The amount of stale tired cliches made me feel like I was watching 'Full House' on acid. Don't get get me wrong, futurama is an incredible show but jeez, too cute, too PC and too many people learning lessons about life. Awful

Tom gave 1 point

26.01.2006

#156 by FlowerPower

What this episode did best was one-liners.John Zoidberg and Scruffy are best left to lean in jokes where they shine. Although Dwight and Cubert were not the funniest characters to focus on, episodes featuring Fry,Leela,and Bender can tend to overwork themselves by trying to hard. Having the three main characters involved in a clever (not to mention extremely funny)subplot was a nice way of giving them a break. References to 'The Little Prince' and 'Empire' were also welcome to break up the monotony of the kids' whining. A rewatchable episode, but only a handfull of times.

FlowerPower gave 3 points

04.03.2006

#157 by DX

This was freaking boring!!

DX gave 2 points

04.03.2006

#158 by Yigal R

I had no idea Bender could be impregnated, which is funny considering he's a robot. Although the name that came to my mind when they named the beer was Bendweiser. The episode also had a nice, and actual moral behind it also.

Yigal R gave 4 points

05.03.2006

#159 by DX

Its Boring!! I thought this whould be a good one but it sucked!!!

DX gave 2 points

05.03.2006

#160 by Anthony Alvarez

This was funny. Cubert and Dwight's lunch getting sucked up by a black hole, Farnswoth and Hermes putting their kids down and not just that, "Business Rivalry!"

Anthony Alvarez gave 5 points

30.03.2006

#161 by Ford

Two funny things: Hermes and Zoidberg kicking down their booth because of "big business" and Cubert and Dwight buiying Planet Express. H.G. Blob is funny as well

Ford gave 3 points

18.04.2006

#162 by Emma C.R Blowers

how can male robots get pregnant?

Emma C.R Blowers gave 3 points

22.04.2006

#163 by wow, im embarassed

Wow, u sit around reviewing futurama episodes...you are the most generic nerds i have ever seen....i cant even tell you how angry i am i just want to go absolutely ape shit on all of you. god rest your lonesome souls

wow, im embarassed gave 5 points

01.05.2006

#164 by Lizzy

Any Futurama that has any knitting involved is automatically awesome.

Lizzy gave 5 points

05.06.2006

#165 by Tony

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Tony gave 2 points

16.06.2006

#166 by sam

best episode ever. i loved the beer plot and that bender is pregant. the main plot was funny

sam gave 5 points

27.07.2006

#167 by Sagi

Yet another children episode. Nuff said. I pray they phase them out at the new season!

Sagi gave 2 points

12.08.2006

#168 by Callie Madley

Hey this episode was amazing my cousins pregnant and it reminded me of her *bender being 'pregnant' withe the beer teeheehee* "IT'S AN ALE! 5 gallons..." ect made me laugh. (:C)

Callie Madley gave 4 points

20.10.2006

#169 by Larry

Dull at best. The 'pregnant with beer' joke was so overused it was completely unfunny by the end, and barring a few good lines, the main plot was poor as well.

Larry gave 2 points

23.10.2006

#170 by Joey

Great episode.
But it's kind of weird that Bender ends up pregnant with beer.

Joey gave 5 points

12.11.2006

#171 by Xargon

My least favorite episode

Xargon gave 1 point

14.11.2006

#172 by Ram

very funny.. very very funny

Ram gave 5 points

16.11.2006

#173 by Fryzer

I didn't think Qbert and Dwight were that funny, but the thing I like best is the pregnant with beer joke. LOL

Fryzer gave 5 points

16.11.2006

#174 by bender lover

Bender was so funny in this with the beer thing.

bender lover gave 5 points

21.02.2007

#175 by DYLAN

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DYLAN gave 5 points

21.03.2007

#176 by temptzob

One of my least favorite episodes. Cubert and Dwight never struck me as being interesting enough to have an entire episode about them...

temptzob gave 3 points

16.06.2007

#177 by divboid 723

It was alright but it was the weakest episode of the series, cubert and dwight are really naff characters. Good idea but it turned into too much of a kid heavy episode

divboid 723 gave 3 points

21.10.2007

#178 by kevin

i didnt like this episode that much. there are much better.....and p.s this in in season 3 not 5

kevin gave 2 points

23.10.2007

#179 by kutkgtkgkg

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kutkgtkgkg gave 3 points

29.10.2007

#180 by Moon Enough

This was an extremely underrated episode. The home brewed beer side-story was just hilarious. Agreed that Dwight and Cubert aren't great characters to watch however, and that detracted from the overall quality of the episode. The humor was at least on par with most other episodes of futurama.

Moon Enough gave 4 points

21.02.2008

#181 by escape goat

Would have been a five, if they'd skipped the delivery storyline, and just focused on 'pregnant' Bender

escape goat gave 3 points

03.05.2008

#182 by Doctormode

A very problematic episode - Cubert is so obnoxious, and Dwight's not that far behind, so the main characters are a problem. But the Bender and Farnsworth subplots drag this episode from the brink

Doctormode gave 3 points

18.06.2009

#183 by Jim Bob Jones

Dull, Dull, Dull

Jim Bob Jones gave 1 point

02.07.2009

#184 by GoldHusky

The plot was interesting and the kids are captured well. I didn't quite pay as much attention to the main plot as i did to bender's.

I remember seeing a episode like this a long time ago, i wanted to see bender 'pregnant' again. I'm saw glad what i remembered was real!

All in all, great episode, real funny and made me quite embarrassed for liking bender...

GoldHusky gave 4 points

26.01.2010

#185 by cyber_turnip

Certainly a weaker entry from Futurama, mostly due to the lack of scope in the plot and the lack of hilarious jokes.

cyber_turnip gave 2 points

26.06.2010

#186 by Jacob

I think this is one of the best episodes of 3ACV

Jacob gave 5 points

09.08.2010

#187 by Gus

Great episode. Nice introduction to Dwight.

Gus gave 5 points

11.08.2010

#188 by stamahawk

fun episode

stamahawk gave 5 points

02.09.2010

#189 by mike

best

mike gave 5 points

02.10.2011

#190 by Brewski

The best part about Futurama is the attention to details. The home brewing process is described surprisingly correctly (for using brewkits or sets based on malt extracts). I especially like the foam burps, that's what really happens when one uses a container that is too small!

Brewski gave 4 points

26.04.2012

#191 by Jarvio

Hated this one. The kids were just too annoying in it

Jarvio gave 1 point

08.07.2012

#192 by endy

This could have the worst 'a' plot in futurama history.

endy gave 1 point

08.09.2012

#193 by BlitzPhoenix98

From the very start of the episode, the comedy level here is through the roof and it's nice to see for once Cubert & Dwight get the spotlight they deserve. This episode I would say has the biggest rapid-fire delivery regarding comedy and every joke here doesn't miss. From Fry's stupidity ("No I'm... doesn't!") to the usage of the voice modulator ("Good news, everyone! I'm a horse's butt!" and "Dogdoo 8"), to the Little Prince and The Empire Strikes Back references and of course, Bender becoming a "father" to brewery had me in multiple stitches. It of course got even better when their job was in jeopardy and they needed their fathers to take care of the rest of business.

Season 3 was where the series slowly started its incline and The Route of All Evil is no slouch. It's easily one of the best comedy-oriented episodes of the Season and a highlight. Dan Vebber just might be Futurama's John Swartzwelder counterpart.

9/10

BlitzPhoenix98 gave 5 points

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