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Bendin' In The Wind
First aired 04/22/01
Rank: 97/124
Reviews: 199
Rating: 74%

A mishap with a can opener leaves Bender paralyzed. He joins Beck's tour as a washboard player, while the rest of the Planet Express crew goes on a road trip in a 20th century van that Fry found.

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#1 by futurefreak

I thought it was a pretty good episode. The funniest parts I thought were the chase scene and zoidberg and the beads he coughed up

futurefreak gave 4 points

11.11.2001

#2 by Dieter

Had its ups and downs with not much consistency in humor or quality.

Dieter gave 3 points

22.11.2001

#3 by Dane

Beck was a cool guest star and it brought forth the usual laughs here and there, but this episode was not nearly as good as the best episodes in Season 3 ("Parasites Lost", "Amazon Women...", etc.)

Dane gave 3 points

27.11.2001

#4 by Constantine

The best episode. Not kidding.

Constantine gave 5 points

24.12.2001

#5 by Jason M. Peavey

Meh. First of all, I LOVE Beck, but he's the only reason I liked this episode at all. Fry's van was groovy and so was Zoidberg's ability to cough up beautiful gems, but I just couldn't sit right with Leela and Farnsworth wanting to go along for the trip. I dunno, some parts just seemed a little out of character. But that's just me..

Jason M. Peavey gave 2 points

26.12.2001

#6 by louis turner

this is my favorite episode my favorite part is when bender starts going "go bender, go bender"
with his miniature arms

louis turner gave 5 points

11.01.2002

#7 by Bevans

This is what Futurama is all about. Lots of great character development for Bender, plenty of great gags ("smells like something died in the walls"). The bit with Silon & Garfunkel singing on stage was hilarious.

Bevans gave 5 points

14.01.2002

#8 by Splutter

Gets a good mark thanks to Beck. I thought Benders song was the highlight... Actually 'songS' both the broken friend song and then his 'Bender crack corn' song.
"Take that you stupid corn!"

Splutter gave 4 points

31.03.2002

#9 by conrad

Cylon and garfunkel... amazing, this episode would be a two without that scene

conrad gave 4 points

03.04.2002

#10 by Otis P Jivefunk

I've just seen this episode for the first time ever today. It was the only episode that I'd previously missed on several occasions. I can't believe so many people here thought that this is one of Futurama's best episodes, hense me giving it a 2 instead of a 3.

Overall it was poor, it was an ok episode but by Futurama standards it sunk to a new type of low. I don't really know who Beck is but I didn't like the way the whole episode revolved around kissing his ass as a celebrity appearance. As someone has already stated, this episode could just have easily happened without a futuristic setting.

Somehow this episode had a different atmosphere to what I'm used to, it wasn't too wacky or stupid which was a plus but it didn't seem normal either. Beck's music was quite interesting, I quite liked it but would there realistically be a whole 60s type movement in the year 3001?

I preferred this episode to "Thats Lobstertainment" which is in my opinion the worst. Hank Azaria as Harold Zoid goes down in history as the worst guest star on Futurama. It wasn't as good as "I Dated A Robot", which also featured heavily in the guest star department. I felt Lucy Liu was one of the better guest stars because she played her head and the Lucy Liubot and the plot was much more relevant to the future.

I wouldn't say that "Bendin' in the Wind" is dreadful; it's still reasonable overall and has some good moments. It was cool when Bender had the little arms and chanted, "Go Bender, go Bender" and I like the action sequence near the end with the VW Camper with Beck chasing it. The Simpsons has had some much worse episodes but unfortunately this reminded me of The Simpsons decline in quality.

Otis P Jivefunk gave 2 points

06.04.2002

#11 by stuempson

IHMO best episode EVER! i've been watching this one over and over again ;)

stuempson gave 5 points

11.04.2002

#12 by Fry/Flexo Fan

A fine episode, most notable for the slick subplot in which Fry, Leela, Amy and Dr Zoidberg travel around America in a pollution-inducing hippy RV. Loved the tye dye t shirts, the hot dog sequence and the Horrible Gelatinous Blob's type-chart.

The main story is boosted no end by the presence of Beck, who really made me laugh, which was impressive as I don't really listen to his music very much and know hardly anything about him. It all spiralled to a great climax; the car chase sequence was inspired, particularly the cameo of a giant caterpillar in China Town.

I was a little freaked out by Bender's dancing all the same. The way he moved on stage was bizarre...

Fry/Flexo Fan gave 5 points

20.04.2002

#13 by abacab

I agree with Otis, there was much missing in this episode. Yet, I know who Beck is, but Otis is right about that kissing his celebrity-ass. I read again much about 'best episode ever' here, but I come to think this is only one stupid guy, using different computers or stuff, who can't sleep with the thought of Futurama being cancelled... Hey wake up man, it was good some times, we had many good laughs, but it has reached its zenith some time ago. This episode is nearly as much crap as 'Lobstertainment'...

abacab gave 2 points

21.04.2002

#14 by Ms. Glass

Man, I loves the skinny blondes! Good show, good show. (clears throat, exits)

Ms. Glass gave 5 points

30.04.2002

#15 by Robert Wheeler

Sensational, I laughed from begining to end.

Robert Wheeler gave 5 points

05.05.2002

#16 by Max F. Exter

Bender finally lives his dream of becoming a folk singer... which makes for some of the better moments in this one. I enjoyed it... not quite enough to give it a five, but almost.

Max F. Exter gave 4 points

15.05.2002

#17 by nuna

stupid hippy episodes. I don't like those at all. you must admit, nooone remembers that era unless you're past 40. and if you are, you should be in a home. get off our generation already! who's with me!

nuna gave 1 point

30.05.2002

#18 by S

Beck makes the episode

S gave 5 points

09.06.2002

#19 by Free Palestine

Well, I was downloading this episode so I thought I'd see what people thought of it. Needless to say when I saw the rating in the 70% area I wasn't most pleased.

But having now watched it, I can certainly say this is one of the best Futurama episodes ever!

I agree that the idea of the van trip was a bit off, but Beck was fantastic and he and Bender MADE this episode. Hilarious, start to end.

Fantastic, it certainly gets 5 points.

Free Palestine gave 5 points

12.06.2002

#20 by drago

Very nice episode! Ok so a few characters were a little off, but the scene with cylon & garfunkel really cracked me up! One of the funniest futurama moments yet!

Bender's folk singing dreams is one of the funniest subplots in futurama!

drago gave 4 points

28.06.2002

#21 by facehairteeth

I can't believe this episode made it through production...Beck is unquestionably the most dumbfounding success story of my lifetime: unique or not, he gurgles choad guacamole. There are points in the show where the writers try to rip on him, but it looks like they wussed out of really tearing into him; probably because of his control over the forces of evil.

If that isnt enough to rate this episode lower than Canada, Bender's song at the end (probably writeen by Beck - if not then CERTAINLY influenced by him) sets the standard as the absolute worst song ever recorded. Just thinking about it makes me want to light my face on fire in hopes that my deafening screams will put a more melodic and better written tune in my head.

facehairteeth gave 1 point

05.08.2002

#22 by Splee

Every episode I specifically LIKE are the ones no one else does.

The Cylin Garfunkel scene rules, the Becktionary rules, and certainly Bender's song itself rules.

"Ahhhh- I'm like Christina Agulara singing in Spanish!"

"That song doesn't usually go on that long, but we got into a serious "thing", and then I forgot how it ended..."

"Goodbye, get well soon! Oh. Well, Goodbye."

Splee.

Splee gave 5 points

28.08.2002

#23 by markus

quite boring! the only funny part is the singing of simon and robot-garfunkel!!!

markus gave 2 points

28.08.2002

#24 by Dr Dean

crap worst episode ever

Dr Dean gave 1 point

23.11.2002

#25 by Ricky

In some weird way, I've grown to like this episode. At first, I hated it; it was all too focused on the celebrity guest. But now I like this episode for all its little jokes and one-liners... "What is this, the year of the jerk?" has become a welcomed addition to my vocabulary, particularly during rush-hour traffic :)

Ricky gave 4 points

27.11.2002

#26 by commCS

one of my favorite episodes ever.. the whole bender-being-folksinger-plot is just one of the greatest and weirdest things i've ever encountered on television! go bender!

although i really am a fan of beck, i must admit this episode somewhat was too friendly to his character..

the best parts in my opinion are simon & garfunkel, the bong in the van and benders song where he starts moving - especially this "throw your hands in the air/wave 'em like you don't care"-line and his movements! ahh, i love it.

commCS gave 5 points

18.12.2002

#27 by Jeremy

Crap

Jeremy gave 2 points

27.12.2002

#28 by KRC 99014533

Not the best. but has some memorable bits.

Bender:'I'll save me!'

Amy:'My shirt's ruined, ruined!'
Leela:'Actually i quite like it.'
Amy:'Me too, now that i'm used to it.'

KRC 99014533 gave 3 points

31.12.2002

#29 by blinky

WHALE OIL!

blinky gave 4 points

12.01.2003

#30 by Bendy McGee

Midnite Vultures.

Bendy McGee gave 5 points

24.01.2003

#31 by Herk

You gotta love the renamed states like the Penn Republic and Sylvania along with eHIO

Herk gave 4 points

01.03.2003

#32 by Sea Change!

FakehHareTeef knows nothing. I think that Beck made the episode. I'm a fan and I enjoyed the show. Best part: "Like when I wrote Devil's Haircut...wait, what was that song about?" -Beck-

Sea Change! gave 5 points

13.03.2003

#33 by Kristi

There were a few funny parts but this episode wasn't great. There was too much kissing up to Beck (i.e. the Becktionary). This ep didn't have enough sci-fi.

Good parts: Bender's songs, the animation, and a few jokes. That's it.

Futurama should have sci-fi in at least a little bit of the episode, not be retro. Luckily there aren't a lot of episodes like this.

Kristi gave 4 points

13.03.2003

#34 by Michael

Can't understand the low ratings - very solid episode, consistently funny, not very scifi perhaps, but damn funny.

Michael gave 5 points

14.03.2003

#35 by metallirock

eh.....

metallirock gave 2 points

14.03.2003

#36 by tommy m

I realy like Bender dancing.

tommy m gave 4 points

15.03.2003

#37 by Smitty

This episode had another great Zoid line.

"It's toe tappingly tragic!"

Hehee.

Naturally it gets high marks from yours truly.

-cs

Smitty gave 4 points

26.03.2003

#38 by metallirock

ehh...

metallirock gave 2 points

28.03.2003

#39 by PC

"Froggy went a courtin', somethin' somethin' somethin' and Bender is great..."

Bender really IS great, isn't he?

PC gave 4 points

29.03.2003

#40 by Roland

I really loved this episode!!! Not the best, but one of the best.

Roland gave 5 points

10.04.2003

#41 by cosmic F

Benders song at the start before fry gets the kombi is the only reason why this got a 2 rating instead of a 1

cosmic F gave 2 points

22.04.2003

#42 by The Bomb

Why is this episode got such a low rating? It was easily one of the best! It was hillarious when Zoidberg's shell ran in the washer and made everyone elses shirts really colourful, which turned them into hippies!! This episode may have been a little different from other episodes, but it is certainly worth more than 74%!!! I origionally rated this to be one of the best, and I still do, no matter how you guys rate it...

The Bomb gave 5 points

22.04.2003

#43 by Hal

hahah. this is a very good episode. there is a classic song in it (my broken friend) and zoidburg and sum funny lines yay!

Hal gave 4 points

08.05.2003

#44 by Bender is great

No body badder then Bender

Bender is great gave 5 points

19.05.2003

#45 by I am not telling

The best epsiond ever!!!!!!

I am not telling gave 5 points

30.05.2003

#46 by Walt

i love it!
"christina aguilra in spanish!"
"thats it i will fake it!"

very good episode! i just love bender singing!

Walt gave 5 points

31.05.2003

#47 by Joe Crank

This was hysterical, granted there were a few gags that didnt hit the spot, but the ones that did, really did. Bender shitting bricks from the olene and getting slaughtered by the can opener in the setup, Zoidbergs Gems, Silon and Garfunkel... LOL, fantastic (I hate Fox)

Joe Crank gave 5 points

03.06.2003

#48 by tanner g.

i loved this episode! first of all:
i hate beck 'cause i love the stones
2nd.i loved the song my broken friend
bender saying a*S three times
made it even better!

tanner g. gave 5 points

03.06.2003

#49 by Luke

Above average episode which had some good musical riffs in it. Beck was amusing ("You! Minion!"), but Cylon and Garfunkel is one of the funniest jokes of the entire series. The rest of the crew hanging out in Fry's van was pretty funny as well.

Luke gave 4 points

04.06.2003

#50 by Kwantem Mekanik

If you love Bender, and bite my shiny metal ass if you don't, then you'll love this episode -- plenty of classic Benderisms here.

Kwantem Mekanik gave 5 points

11.06.2003

#51 by FlameBoy

This was a good episode, I liked the song and lots of the jokes (I cracked up when Bender started to dance on stage). However, I'm not too familiar with Beck so a lot of it was lost on me. Also, the plot was a little lacking.

FlameBoy gave 4 points

19.06.2003

#52 by Lionel Hutz Esq.

This is definitely one of the more underrated episodes. Not a great episode, but a fun one. Great use of the charecters. Tons of jokes. And some great lines.

Especially:
Bender -- "Oh no! I forgot this is a hover bridge!"
Leela -- "And I forgot this isn't a hover car!"
Fry -- "Is any of that a problem?"
Zoidberg -- "Not if you have lived a life without regret! <screams like a little girl>"

Prof. -- "Where's the device that lets you speed or slow the passage of time?"
Fry -- "Under the seat."

Definitely underrated.

Lionel Hutz Esq. gave 4 points

22.06.2003

#53 by Argent

one of the worst episodes. really boring to watch

Argent gave 1 point

11.07.2003

#54 by Vamsi

This is the weakest Futurama episode to date, IMHO. Beck just didn't work for me as a guest star. This episode suffers from a real lack of good jokes and an uninspired plot.

Vamsi gave 3 points

18.07.2003

#55 by Swanky

1 - Horrible

Swanky gave 1 point

19.07.2003

#56 by Kevin

i seen this so many times i just stand the emteyness of it there therea few secs of good moments i can say this is one of the few i hope not to see agian

Kevin gave 2 points

21.07.2003

#57 by Kablamo

In the first episode Bender shit out a brick and he did in this one to.

Kablamo gave 3 points

23.07.2003

#58 by Silon and Garfunkel

I didn't think that the episode lived up to the standard set by some of the previous eps. However, Bender's folk songs ( I really like the first one) "something..something..Bender is great, uhuh." really made it for me.
I can see Leela breaking her mold and "rocking out" but the prof? I guess that is what makes 'rama so good... there are no rules and it is always way out there.

Silon and Garfunkel gave 4 points

29.07.2003

#59 by TANNER G.

THE BEST OF ALL FUTURAMA EPISODES(FOR THE LOVE OF GOD SOMEBODY KICK HIS A*S)(NOT RIGHT WHEN THEIR KISSING MY A*S)(MY ROBOT FRIEND IS CLOSER TO ME THAN AN A*S TO A CHAIR)(MY BROKEN FRIEND)(BECK'S MUSIC THOUGH YOU CAN'T COMPARE IT TO THE ROLLING STONES)OTHER THAN THAT IT'S PRETTY AWESOME

TANNER G. gave 5 points

03.08.2003

#60 by Roberto

This has to be the worst Episode that I have seen so far, from Season 3.

I felt that it was a little like Episode 3F21-Homerpalooza from The Simpsons, wich wasn't that great either, but at least better than this.

Roberto gave 1 point

24.08.2003

#61 by danny

i loved that episode but why is beck in the episode he is a idiot i hate him but the best part was when they had a car chase between a hover van and a voltswagon hippie van

danny gave 5 points

02.09.2003

#62 by Adam J. Giess

Only a few really good jokes.

Adam J. Giess gave 2 points

10.09.2003

#63 by Moses

Dude, this episode is so great. It deserves the 5 I've rated it. I dunno, maybe it's because I really like Beck, but I mean Zoidberg DID make Love Beads...........

Bender episodes are always good.... (except for Bend Her)

Moses gave 5 points

13.09.2003

#64 by Thomas R

I wouldn't have rated this one too high, but glancing at it I remember it had some great lines. Like

"I never meant to hurt anyone or help anyone."

"They can't kill them. Not while they're kissing my ass anyway"

Bender

"That song doesn't normally last four hours, but we got into a setious thing. Than I forgot how it ended."

Beck.

Also the alternate state names were pretty cute.

Thomas R gave 4 points

13.09.2003

#65 by j_ohanley

It felt like a 2000+ Simpsons episode, which is not really a good thing.

j_ohanley gave 3 points

15.09.2003

#66 by Baal

Why do so many people hate this episode? Are you stupid? Oh, yes, sorry, forgot. You are. Particularly #56, Kevin. If you hate it so much, why have you seen it so many times?

So what if the episode doesn't feature scores of futuristic gadgets? It still rocks!

Baal gave 5 points

17.09.2003

#67 by jk

this episode was so funny equal second with parasites after amazon in 3rd

jk gave 5 points

03.10.2003

#68 by a good fan

I loved th hippy theam

a good fan gave 4 points

11.10.2003

#69 by Owen

Why has this episode got such a low rating, it was amazing. Not a bad moment in my opinion. The story, the jokes and Beck's guest appearance were all fantastic.

Owen gave 5 points

05.11.2003

#70 by Brad Savoiro

I wanted to be fair, but I'm afraid this wasn't a good episode. Man, and the plotline seemed perfect for Bender. The only joke worth relaying is the Washer joke and that's just because Leela looks hot!

Brad Savoiro gave 3 points

15.01.2004

#71 by That's Not Important

I noticed a number of reviews that didn't like this episode much at all, and many of them because they said they didn't really know who Beck was or anything about him, but that's one of the reasons you didn't find it funny, I'm sure, because a lot of the jokes in it revolved around stuff pertaining to Beck & his music, like the abridged Becktionary (from Bzooty to Whiskeyclone) or the joke about him not remembering what the song Devils Haircut was about, which, if you know anything about any of those things, was hilarious!! That's pretty much all I had to say.

That's Not Important gave 5 points

16.01.2004

#72 by dr john zoidberg

boo-fricking-yeah!!!by far the best of season three i loved it espcially leela and amy in their underwere!!!!!

dr john zoidberg gave 5 points

21.01.2004

#73 by Rood

Yeah, I can see why some people wouldn't like this episode as much if they didn't know anything about Beck. But there were plenty of other good non-Beck gags. Heck, I knew absolutley nothing about Beck aside from the fact that he's a musician when I first saw this episode, but that didn't keep me from enjoying it. It's still Futurama after all. In fact, it piqued my interest in Beck, and now I'm a huge fan of his music. Also, I know get all the Beck related jokes in the episode. They're all pretty hilarious and really add a lot to this episode. It's definately one of the best.

Rood gave 5 points

22.01.2004

#74 by So-fee

ALL EPISODES ARE GREAT, M U C H BETTER THAN THE CRAPPY SIMPSONS, WHY DIDN'T THEY CANCELL THAT INSTEAD!?

I L O V E D the dance Bender does near the end, and what he says afterwards; CLASS.another great moment by John Dimaggio

So-fee gave 5 points

22.01.2004

#75 by Ducky

this episode is 100% great and every thing about it is great... but beck sucks I hate him

Ducky gave 5 points

24.01.2004

#76 by bender lover

poor Bender...but anyway this episode is the best!Ilike it so much i learnt the words to the song at the end!!

bender lover gave 5 points

25.01.2004

#77 by Yankees

YOU CALL THIS FUTURAMA?!?!?! I've seen better TV shows from a duck-billed platypus. And what the !$%! are Olestra chips?!

Yankees gave 1 point

11.03.2004

#78 by Rob Manchester city

Possibly the finest episode.
Beck,Bender and Zoidberg in perfect folk harmony.
Best line....I'll save me.
Need I say more!

Rob Manchester city gave 5 points

13.03.2004

#79 by illnoyz

wasn't a really good episode, not enough jokes. but i like the cylin & garfunkel bit. does anyone know the song they were singing because it was aight

illnoyz gave 2 points

14.03.2004

#80 by cassy

just good.... i mean come on Beck is in it!

cassy gave 4 points

19.03.2004

#81 by Sweet Zombie Jesus

This episode is a sleeper--in a good way. I'd overlooked it previously, but I caught it the last time through on Cartoon Network and found myself laughing the entire time.

"Take that you stupid corn!"

Sweet Zombie Jesus gave 4 points

13.04.2004

#82 by Boxy Robot

I love Beck, but I loathe this episode. I simply don't find it funny. I usually consider "That's Lobstertainment!" to be the worst Futurama episode, but after watching my Season 3 DVDs again I must revise that opinion. This is worse.

Boxy Robot gave 1 point

14.04.2004

#83 by Roger Taylor

Guest stars suck. The writers seemed more interested in the in-jokes and whatnot than any conceivable audience. Some funny spots but mostly annoying.

Roger Taylor gave 2 points

16.04.2004

#84 by peapopiper

BECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! was awesome. he stole the show....... from bzooty to whiskycyclone

peapopiper gave 5 points

20.04.2004

#85 by John Wimberly

As a folkie, this is one of my fav`s. I love Fry`s friends commenting on the old VW van:"Is this one of those Led Zeppelins, we've heard so much about?", "is this one of those Jefferson Starships?" It has such a low rating right now... I gotta give it a little more than, maybe, it deserves.

John Wimberly gave 5 points

23.04.2004

#86 by godpuke

Who are some of you people and what planet are you really from? You haven't heard of Beck or olestra? I'm surprised you're even aware of Futurama.

I'm with Wimberly, it's not 5-Superb, but I feel I need to offset the moron factor.

Morons.

godpuke gave 5 points

27.04.2004

#87 by flamingwoks

why oh why did some of you give this such a low grade this is a great episode sure there are a few of the worst lines ever eg. "what is this year of the jerk" but the rest of it was pure genious!

flamingwoks gave 4 points

01.05.2004

#88 by soph

cool.

soph gave 5 points

09.05.2004

#89 by Dean

Boooooooooooooooooring.

Dean gave 2 points

10.05.2004

#90 by Hypno Toad

Not everyone will appreciate how good this one is because some of the best material is regional. If you know the San Francisco Bay Area you'd understand the references to Bullitt, the spoof on GG Park concerts (e.g. Cylon and Garfunkel) , those insipid sea lions (OK, I actually like them.), etc.
Have you seen that Simpsons episode where they go to Japan? Half the jokes probably went over the heads of most viewers but it was so dense with material you were never stranded without a laugh. If "Bendin' in the Wind" had done the same I would have given it a 5.

Hypno Toad gave 4 points

11.05.2004

#91 by Nibbler3000

Good episode, Bender was funny and Beck's music was quite interesting, loved the VW chase at the end.

Nibbler3000 gave 5 points

26.05.2004

#92 by Space Pope

Bad, Very bad.

Space Pope gave 1 point

15.06.2004

#93 by I

How does this get such a low rating? i loved it...it probably only desrves a 4 in contrast to some of the great episodes...but its too harsh to compare with other greats (The Sting comes to mind, best episode ever) And it seems that this could do with a boost anyway

I gave 5 points

16.07.2004

#94 by Wiggles

First Pauly Shore now Beck...really hate Beck

Wiggles gave 1 point

26.07.2004

#95 by taranga

I love Beck!!

taranga gave 5 points

28.07.2004

#96 by Meatwad

Beck, good ole Beck.

Meatwad gave 5 points

04.08.2004

#97 by Guest

A question to ask..couldn't they just build Bender a new body?

Guest gave 4 points

05.08.2004

#98 by biguc

i love the device to conrol the speed of time.

biguc gave 4 points

10.08.2004

#99 by Joshua

Wasn't great but it did have some moments. The Different names for the states and Zoidberg making jewelry saved the episode.

Joshua gave 3 points

14.08.2004

#100 by Alex: Fry Fan

I don't know why, but this episode made me cry. I think it was Bender's song that did it. "My Broken Friend". ;.; It was just...Beautiful.
We might have a robot author in the making. ;) XD
'Twasn't as funny as most eps, but certainly cool. XD The whole Zoidberg gagging thing...XD!!!!
And they became hippies! XD!!!
So anyway:
"Oh, crap, it's a miracle!"
~Alex: Fry Fan

Alex: Fry Fan gave 5 points

23.08.2004

#101 by N

eh

N gave 3 points

25.08.2004

#102 by Nat G

superb. Probably the best episode of the show. The satire of modern day events told through the future is what futurama is all about. This episode catches that perfectly. If you don't like this how can you say that you like futurama?

Nat G gave 5 points

26.08.2004

#103 by Mike O.

Just a flat episode.Not many laughs,and really drags.

Mike O. gave 2 points

05.09.2004

#104 by dude12

not the best episode ever but not something to be missed. The comedy was a little stale at sometimes but when zoidberg coughed up the beads it made the episode a little better.

dude12 gave 3 points

07.09.2004

#105 by Peca33

Bender is really annoying

Peca33 gave 2 points

18.09.2004

#106 by BadBass12

It was a great episode. My favorite part was when Bender at the end said the "Fry cracked corn" now that was hillarious!!!

BadBass12 gave 5 points

19.09.2004

#107 by bender

This episode rules, the part in the van where frye pulls out the bong, hence the device that speeds up or slows the passage of time. Beck was a great guest star, and benders songs were great. The broken robot friends song was great, his dance in this song is hiliarous!I absolutely loved this episode, take that you stupid corn!

bender gave 5 points

03.10.2004

#108 by elisechan

Beck!!!!! =D

elisechan gave 5 points

06.10.2004

#109 by Anthony D

AN enjoyable ep. though not the best. Deserves to rank higher. Do we not remeber "thats lobster-tainment" and that shitty Leela blurns-ball one?

Anthony D gave 4 points

17.10.2004

#110 by meqo 555555555555555

It's toe tappingly horiable.

Dr.z

meqo 555555555555555 gave 2 points

16.11.2004

#111 by Nathan

I'm giving this one a four because I loved Bender's duet with Beck and the hippie van road trip was great (especially some of the chase bits).

Nathan gave 4 points

02.12.2004

#112 by SPA 5

Beck rocks and the joke about the devise that allows the passage of speeding up and slowing time fantastic, u all know what Fry pulled out of the van.

SPA 5 gave 5 points

08.12.2004

#113 by Wernstrum!!!

Brilliant episode. Beck is one of the best guest voices on the show.

Quotes:

Beck: "....That was a Washboard sooolo!!!"

Zoidberg: "Thankyou, I've been making fine jewellery for years, apparently..."

Wernstrum!!! gave 4 points

18.12.2004

#114 by Robin

It was an okay episode, but still below average. This is probably one of my least favorite episodes, even though there were some funny parts ("Put the metal to the pedal to the other metal!").

Robin gave 2 points

24.12.2004

#115 by Highvoltaged

Jesus christ Otis P Jivefunk you are stupid.

Highvoltaged gave 5 points

05.01.2005

#116 by A

Im a beck fan I love this episode the funniest was when that robot sang simon and garfunkle.

A gave 5 points

10.01.2005

#117 by SubsidallyManic

One of the best. Enough said.

SubsidallyManic gave 5 points

12.01.2005

#118 by meow

best episode ever. it gives me even more reasons to love beck.

meow gave 5 points

16.01.2005

#119 by Macery

deserves higher ranks

Macery gave 5 points

28.01.2005

#120 by dsbs

Heh. Not perfect, but re-watchable and it cracked me up. Not bad enough to be a 3, IMO, not good enough for a 4, but I'm leaning towards 4 just because it got so many bad reviews.

'...what was that song about again?' hee.

dsbs gave 4 points

14.02.2005

#121 by loz r

i loved this ep and i woz nearly in tears wen bender sang his song dedicated to brokenrobots until he started to dance and jump wen he is supposed to be broken. i woz thinking screw u bender for messing it up and nearly went in a temper.

loz r gave 5 points

24.02.2005

#122 by Tim Vanhamel

The best part of this episode is when Zoidberg dyes all the clothes in the launderette. The characters are alle annoyed at first but then they think the tie-dye effect is cool. Zoidberg then delivers the greates line ever: Then it was on purpose! You're lucky to have Zoidberg as a friend.... but cross me and I'll turn on you like that! Aaaaaaeeeerrgh!!!

Hilarious. The rest of this episode is pretty funny too.

Tim Vanhamel gave 3 points

03.03.2005

#123 by BECK KICKS ASS!!!

I dont know why but the scene when bender's like "will somebody do me a favor and kick his ass" (in reference to the clown) had to be the highlight of the whole episode.

Overall, it was pretty funny, kinda wierd but I still think its one of the best, maybe its because I love Beck so much so that made ts interesting.

BECK KICKS ASS!!! gave 5 points

24.03.2005

#124 by Riper

A very good episode with one of the best performer of this time!

Riper gave 5 points

02.04.2005

#125 by Robin

At first I hated this episode because I didn't get half the jokes, but I found some of Beck's CDs and listened to them, then watched this again, and thought is was really funny. It's a great episode.

Robin gave 5 points

05.04.2005

#126 by meljo

Personally, I love this episode. The fact that Beck was part of it was awesome! I usually love episodes that focus on Bender, except for those that also feature Flexo. Not a big fan of that one. I thought it had just enoug randomness to be a great Futurama episode.

meljo gave 4 points

05.04.2005

#127 by Toad

Why do I remember this one so badly? It must be good! And, if you must know (Since you asked so nicley) I recently started going out with somebody called Lauren...so yeah!(Do you even care?) E-mail me please,everyone!
hd1@ntlworld.com

Toad gave 5 points

09.04.2005

#128 by i_c_weiner

Odelay is a word. Look it up in the Becktionary.

i_c_weiner gave 5 points

09.04.2005

#129 by Why do you care?

It was great! Bend-aid! Some of the proceeds may go ot help broken robots.

Why do you care? gave 5 points

17.04.2005

#130 by Lance

I LOVE Beck! He is one of the best musicians ever. I think this is Futurama's best episode.

Lance gave 5 points

24.04.2005

#131 by nikea

this episode is hilarious.I love bender's song about his broken friends. I'd give this epi more than 5 stars because I cracked up when bender said "you know, when first i got broKEN,i thought my life was oVER ". He sounds like a boy talking to his mummy!hee. And the slow-mo during the car chase scene? Nice! It's a great shout-out to the city of San Francisco

nikea gave 5 points

04.05.2005

#132 by Death

Funny ending.

Death gave 3 points

06.05.2005

#133 by scaryice

bad episode. this is the kind of guest star episode that i hate.

scaryice gave 2 points

13.05.2005

#134 by Jbizzle

This was one of the greatest episodes ever! I loved Beck in it too,

Jbizzle gave 5 points

21.05.2005

#135 by hijacked flavours

where its at?
I got two turntables and a microphone.....

hijacked flavours gave 5 points

30.06.2005

#136 by Ace

A three because I'm not really into those concerts. Good story idea, though.

Ace gave 3 points

04.08.2005

#137 by calvin

this is really one of the best futurama show made, and it was real nice to see a hippy side to futurama LOL

calvin gave 5 points

08.08.2005

#138 by Aron

All in all, so-so. A couple of good laughs. Cylon and Garfunkel made my day. "Oh harsh! I didn't get my beads". "Blarg".

Aron gave 3 points

10.08.2005

#139 by leela fancier:)

one of my favourite futuramas episodes the songs are great especially the song at the start great *****

leela fancier:) gave 5 points

17.08.2005

#140 by Mitch N

I can see why people said its up and down, the lestra chip bit and corpse in the fan joke really wasn't very funny and neither was the money melting and alien hicks, but it closes strong with the chase scene and Beck and Bender are hilarious. Zoidberg also had a few good lines.

I wish there were more than 5 options because I feel it was better than most episodes and is truly one of my favorites but it has its weak points took. Not quite a 5 but more than a 4.

Mitch N gave 5 points

19.08.2005

#141 by Cerulean Shadow

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! Before I watched this episode, I was a HUGE Fan of Beck's music! I couldn't believe he appeared in this episode!!!!!!!

Cerulean Shadow gave 5 points

28.08.2005

#142 by BeautifulMonstrosoty

Not funny if you're not a beck fan

BeautifulMonstrosoty gave 5 points

05.09.2005

#143 by Sexy Leela

It was good, I liked that part wen zoidberg painted there clothes and made those things and all the parts about bender, and thank god I wasent arested, because I acidentaly changed channel.

Sexy Leela gave 4 points

07.09.2005

#144 by ggg

its whene dr.Z takes off his shell

ggg gave 5 points

17.09.2005

#145 by Futurama is the best

Beck is awesome, and lots of great jokes

Futurama is the best gave 5 points

24.09.2005

#146 by Bender

Just a great episode. Bender's version of "Jimmy cracked corn" in the end was the best. Beck did an awesome job too.

Bender gave 5 points

29.10.2005

#147 by hagan

Beck is the best musician ever and it was real fun to watch him in a cartoon!

hagan gave 5 points

31.10.2005

#148 by Bryan

Crazy episode, I like how the episode delves into Bender's world. I like episodes from a spcific character's point of view

Bryan gave 5 points

03.11.2005

#149 by chip

Cylon & Garfunkel was one of the funniest things I have ever seen on Futurama!

chip gave 5 points

13.11.2005

#150 by killbot version 54.1

Not as good as i hoped it would be although it had some pretty good jokes.

killbot version 54.1 gave 3 points

29.11.2005

#151 by Marge

the best episode! why? cause Beck is in it!"odelay is a real word, look in the Becktionnary"

Marge gave 5 points

11.12.2005

#152 by rs-weez

the worst futurama episode

rs-weez gave 1 point

08.01.2006

#153 by DSN

I thought this was a pretty good episode overall. People who say that it was nothing more than a celebrity ass kissing episode don't know what an ass kissing episode is. Not many celebrities would take so many shots at their expense. Lines like "odelay is a real word, look in the Becktionnary" and "I use those all the time in my music" (refering to the irritating noise bender makes), and "It's kind of like my song 'Devil's Haircut'...wait, what was that song about?". This kind of irreverence was refreshing in this era of kissing hollywood's ass for a 10 second cameo.

DSN gave 4 points

13.01.2006

#154 by holly

when bender gets better though he was funny. this is a good episode
:}

holly gave 5 points

03.02.2006

#155 by Shiny

I'm not a Beck fan...I had no idea he wasn't a Futurama original character/spoof of modern folky musicians...and I thought it was a hilarious episode. So many good lines...Bender's song...Cylon and Garfunkle...how could anyone hate this ep?

Bender was just incredible. "For the love of god will somebody kick his ass?!" "Go Bender! Go Bender" (waves little arms) "Oh, crap, a miracle!" And when Bender forgets himself and dances on stage, I love how he's suddenly MORE flexible than we've ever seen him be before! Priceless!

I loved the crew turning hippy in the van. But why do people think the Professor was with them? Neither he nor Hermes went along...just Fry, Leela, Amy, and Zoidberg (the young folk and the loser). I loved seeing a bit of Leela's "wild side" (we know she dropped out of school to bum around India for a few months, this isn't any different). Fry was a hoot, dragging the van home, wearing the corpse's headband...he looked pretty good in it, too. Heh.

I also think people confuse "Futurama kissing Beck's ass" with [i]Bender[/i] kissing Beck's ass. But Bender's reaction to Beck is no different than his reaction to Elzar or Calculon, nyet? Totally in character for Bender.

My true rating for this would be a 4, because like "Future Stock" and "Pharaoh to Remember" it's funny without being [i]quintessentially[/i] Futurama, but I'm offsetting the extraordinarily low scores. Has the Simpsons' guest-appearances-gone-awry just wounded everyone so badly that they can't look past a celebrity voice to see a heap'o great jokes and a great Bender tour-de-force? Meh.

Shiny gave 5 points

11.02.2006

#156 by will

This is one of my favourite episodes. The song at the end is really good and Beck was really good too!

will gave 4 points

10.03.2006

#157 by Anthony Alvarez

First of all, I don't like Beck. But Bender was great at singing, Dr. Zoidberg getting scolded by Amy for ruining their clothes but then again they all liked the Tie-Dye style. Bender is still the funniest for singing folk songs though but yeah, he made this episode great. Go Bender!!!

Anthony Alvarez gave 5 points

30.03.2006

#158 by Ford

It's good, but it's no "Roswell that Ends Well", best bit: Zoidberg coughing up pearls

Ford gave 3 points

19.04.2006

#159 by FlowerPower

Beck Hanson, the great Scientologist himself makes a very special guest appearence in this episode; and what a treat it is. Led Zeppelin, a San Fransisco van chase, and Zoidberg's hippie love beads all contribute to this most enjoyable of television programs. Bender's character is fleshed out in this episode some more as he comes to grip with his newly paralised body. This is how he ends up going on tour with Beck and he realizes his secret lifelong dream of becoming a folk singer. This plot does get a little tedious but keeps the story moving. The sub-plot is, as always, more entertaining. But both plots come together nicely and the third act is arguably the most entertaining. Overall, a great episode to watch high with friends, or alone with a guitar. Sexx laws will lead you to freedom.

FlowerPower gave 4 points

30.04.2006

#160 by poppler

Aside from the corny music and the Woodstock scene,I thought it was a good show

poppler gave 3 points

19.06.2006

#161 by Stephlet

I LOVE LOVE LOVE BECK, so I really liked this episode. My favorite parts are when Beck realises that Bender isn't broken anymore and he say's "hey what's the dealio?" then he starts the chase with "yo minion, lift up my arm, ...after them!" and of course all the parts with Beck's songs because I really love Beck...alot!

Stephlet gave 5 points

20.06.2006

#162 by I Hate Elzar

Very good, Zoiderg excellent is

I Hate Elzar gave 4 points

12.08.2006

#163 by Robbin

Benders song rules... and so do The Libertines - Time for Heroes...

Robbin gave 5 points

18.08.2006

#164 by Ez

Rubbish.

Ez gave 1 point

31.08.2006

#165 by lt.kif kroker

this was ok the only good part was... fry craked corn and i dont care leela craked corn i still dont care bender craked corn and he is great.... take that u stupid corn

lt.kif kroker gave 3 points

01.09.2006

#166 by Averan13

This is definitely one of my favorite episodes! Beck's the man, and I love all the hippie references!

"But where's the device to speed up and slow the passage of time?"

Averan13 gave 5 points

07.09.2006

#167 by Rasmus B

Me like!
Especially nice with all the details. Did anyone noticed that the score bender is writing on actually is Beethovens 5th Symphony...

Rasmus B gave 4 points

17.09.2006

#168 by Tom

This is the best episode ever. I'm a french guy (from Quebec Canada) and in french this episode sucks but nevermind...... I discover Beck in this episode and now he's on of my favourite signer. I give it a 5, and a big 5 !

Tom gave 5 points

12.10.2006

#169 by stinky

I love this episode and I thought it had a lot of jokes. Not only a ton of Beck, but of paralyzed people and hippies.

I love beck!! Especially the devil's haircut part. I think it went like..

Bender: I want to write a song that trully means something to me.
Beck: Yeah! Like when I wrote Devil's Haircut! Wait..what's that song about?

stinky gave 4 points

13.10.2006

#170 by Larntz

I read through all of the ratings, and was surprised to find no outright reference to touring (following a band around the country), although # 90 really came close to it. Also, # 102 made some good references to some of the culture facts. Having seen several shows myself (never seen Beck, but saw 44 Grateful Dead shows, numerous Blues Traveler shows, and a few Phish shows), I found the humor of touring heads to be very accurate. I loved the olestra bit to begin with, again dead on. I saw more VW busses on tour than I could ever recall, but do remember one that pulled into the parking lot at Hampton Coliseum for a 3 day show, and they pulled the engine, fixed it, and put it back in while on the parking lot for 3 days, if that tells you some of the humor of this show. This show is my favorite, but this probably because it hits close to home, and it really was accurately funny on how things were on tour

Larntz gave 5 points

18.10.2006

#171 by Rick

"I'll save me!"

Best line in the whole series.

Rick gave 4 points

26.10.2006

#172 by tomsaaristo

If you're a Beck fan there is no way you can't not love this episode. Even if you're just a Futurama fan you can't not love this episode: Zoiberg at his most palatable, Bender at his most "Benderness" and even Fry, Amy and Leila with their limited appearances were as true to their characters as in any episode. Beck owns, Bender rules and "Bendin' in the Wind" is one of the all time top Futurama episodes.

Cut it!

tomsaaristo gave 5 points

28.10.2006

#173 by Bendin� In The Wind

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It was perfect!!!
I like stories where Bender is mani character!

Bendin� In The Wind gave 4 points

01.12.2006

#174 by Prog5000

Excellent episode.

Prog5000 gave 5 points

12.01.2007

#175 by Bester

Hey, Personally Beck rocks and so does Futurama. Kinda off funny but S**t, It's BECK. I loved watching the gang as Hippies.

Bester gave 5 points

27.01.2007

#176 by Volksdragon

Without the aspect of the Volkswagen Van, this would've been a 3-point episode.

I'm just a huge VW fan. So this episode really was one of my favorites.

Also, the Cylon and Garfunkel bit was great. As was Bender's Jimmy Cracked Corn rendition. I sing that sometimes now.

Volksdragon gave 5 points

28.02.2007

#177 by Dan

Good episode. Please can someone tell me the name of the song that Beck and Bender sing together- the song that turns into a 3 hour long riff. Thanks

Dan gave 5 points

31.03.2007

#178 by Gangstah

Beck is pretty much amazing.

Gangstah gave 5 points

02.04.2007

#179 by Clamps

I dont know why but somehow i love this episode, maybe its because of the music. I dont know who Beck is but I still find it entertaining.
And i love the part when Bender goes "Go Bender, Go Bender" with his little arms.

Clamps gave 5 points

02.07.2007

#180 by phil

what is the name of the song by simon and garfunkel?

phil gave 5 points

15.07.2007

#181 by Joey

It had Cylon & Garfunkel!! Plus Beck. This episode holds up well in repeated viewings.

Joey gave 5 points

03.09.2007

#182 by Scarborough's Fare

This was one of the more memorable episodes of the series, and it has one of my all-time favorite lines:

Bender: "Well, everybody, prepare to have your guts kicked out by folksingers!"

Scarborough's Fare gave 3 points

08.01.2008

#183 by Scarborough's Fare

I commented before reading all the comments, and I hope this comment is not too late for those who asked, but Cylon and Garfunkel are singing "Scarborough Fair," (Simon and Garfunkel) one of the most beautiful duets of all time, IMHO.

Scarborough's Fare gave 3 points

08.01.2008

#184 by trickster

It was pretty bad by my standards, its right down there with the cryonic woman.

trickster gave 1 point

09.02.2008

#185 by escape goat

Coolbeans

escape goat gave 4 points

03.05.2008

#186 by Auste

I love this episode..
i laughed so hard... Especially at Bender ;>
'Fry cracked corn, and I don't care. Leela cracked corn, I still don't care. Bender cracked corn, and he is great! Take that you stupid corn.'

Auste gave 5 points

08.05.2008

#187 by bttf4444

I'll admit that this isn't exactly my favourite episode, simply because I prefer the ones with more sci-fi themes - in particular, time travel and alternate realities.

Still, I like all the hippie references - as I have a fondness for that culture, and all the colour. I love that reference made to Led Zeppelin, as well as Cylan and Garfunkel.

I'm giving this one a five, tyo offset the low score! :)

bttf4444 gave 5 points

17.05.2008

#188 by enca

One of the worst episodes. Poor script, not funny at all. I hate episodes with celebrities. Mostly they turn out to be not funny at all.

enca gave 1 point

30.12.2008

#189 by johnny

Continuity mishap, when they drive into SF Golden Gate bridge is not a hover bridge, but it is at the end. A Star Trek movie reference as they are in exactly the same spot as the ship in Star Trek when they come back to the past to drop off that whale.

johnny gave 4 points

12.06.2009

#190 by Doctormode

The entire episode is building up to the song at the end - and it's not worth it. There are some funny moments, but also some largely unambitious attempts at humour.

Doctormode gave 2 points

19.06.2009

#191 by Preston

the reason people don't like this episode is because those people don't know who beck is. alot of jokes were targeted at beck fans (the performance of "Where It's At" was a laugh fest for Beck Fans, also mocking his made-up words using the "Becktionary") but if you don't know who beck is, this episode isn't for you. they really do focus on beck a little too much, and the only person who beck talks to is bender.

Preston gave 5 points

17.08.2009

#192 by lineman-77

I like scene with Simon and Cylon performing a song,also the scene when the whole crew is in the water under the bridge and Leela said "F...!"

lineman-77 gave 5 points

13.04.2010

#193 by cyber_turnip

An episode that gets by on its comedy.

cyber_turnip gave 4 points

26.06.2010

#194 by Terranigma

fine

Terranigma gave 3 points

04.07.2010

#195 by Jon Doh

Does anyone know the name or who plays that harmonica instrumental part that plays a few times during the episode? (like 7/8 min out and 11/12 min out. Its a pretty catchy song. But I havent been able to get any more info on it.

Jon Doh gave 4 points

20.08.2010

#196 by Niniogorila

I love this one. For me, 10/10.

Niniogorila gave 5 points

28.08.2011

#197 by Lamusiqe13

This episode had some great freeze-frame stuff, but other than that, the dialogue was forgettable. Overall, it was a respectable episode, but it wasn't too funny.

Lamusiqe13 gave 3 points

25.02.2012

#198 by Mehe

Great

Mehe gave 5 points

05.07.2013

#199 by xerxes

Writing isn't perfect and celebrity-episodes, as always in Futurama, are rather meh. But I enjoyed it because I love first run and this one has some funny hippie stuff :)

xerxes gave 4 points

11.07.2013

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