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Episode Reviews
Short Summary
Jurassic BarkFirst aired 11/17/02
Rank: 15/124
Reviews: 1476
Rating: 91%
Bender gets jealous when it looks like cloning will reunite Fry with his dog from the 20th century.
Write a review for "Jurassic Bark"
#1 by Supafob(-_-)
Wow, it's cool to see that I wasn't the only one who cried after watching this episode. I love this episode, like all other Futurama episode. It had its moments like the Dolemite parts. LOL!!! Overall, good episode.
By the way, anyone knows the title of that song???
Supafob(-_-) gave 5 points
By the way, anyone knows the title of that song???
18.11.2002
#2 by 1337alice
I haven't watched Futurama that much lately but I happened to catch it tonight. Let me tell you I'm still getting teary-eyed just thinking of that last scene. I feel like such bleeding heart. I knew when they were flashing back that I would get upset at something eventually.
It was a really great episode but for that reason I hated it. I hated it as I hate tearjerker movies. I would have been perfectly happy with the episode if they didn't put in that last scene. Yet, it never would have been so poignant.
1337alice gave 5 points
It was a really great episode but for that reason I hated it. I hated it as I hate tearjerker movies. I would have been perfectly happy with the episode if they didn't put in that last scene. Yet, it never would have been so poignant.
18.11.2002
#3 by Erdrik
That ending was indeed tragic... *sniff*
even more becuase, it brought back memories of my old doggy,
:( She past away while I was on vactation :( *sniff*
But other than the sad parts: it was pretty funny :)
Erdrik gave 4 points
even more becuase, it brought back memories of my old doggy,
:( She past away while I was on vactation :( *sniff*
But other than the sad parts: it was pretty funny :)
18.11.2002
#4 by The Rabid Moose
Another great reason why Futurama should not be cancelled! A great emotional, strong episode with a lot of humor sprinkled in. The last act was one of the best for Futurama, mixed with humor and emotions.
Great use of the family (they stayed in character mostly) and advanced the character of the pizza owner.
A perfect balance.
The Rabid Moose gave 5 points
Great use of the family (they stayed in character mostly) and advanced the character of the pizza owner.
A perfect balance.
18.11.2002
#5 by Tim Johnson
I have felt the tears coming in some episodes like Parisite Lost, but this episode was the first one to truley make my start bawling. The emotion was just overflowing by the time the dog rested his head down on the curb and passed away. I was just lying in bed, 6 hours after the episode, and Incubus's "I Wish You Were Hear" came into the rotation, while normally one of the crappiest songs they have ever made, it just made me start crying again. Besides the tearjerker end, the episode had some great jokes, I loved the series on the sanitation of the pizza parlor with the dog, that was great.
Tim Johnson gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#6 by James Geaghan
This episode is what's making me visit the site. I've always watched Futurama but seeing this ep. made me love it. I did start crying thats why i was so compelled to just go ahead and type futurama into google and see what i got. Im embarressed to say but yeah this made me cry too, i really wish i didn't cuz its a damn cartoon and supposed to be funny but damn it, i cried.
James Geaghan gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#7 by Antyoo
Great episode, i love all the futurama episodes but this one was different.
I knew it was gonna have a sad ending at the part where the dog followed him. but the last scene after fry said seymore forgot him. was really really sad. i barely held back the tears.
I have a dog and when i see anything that has to do with the death of a faithful dog, i just lose control. that is the only thing i hate about having a dog, the inevitable end.
i will always remember the final scene of this episode. the look of the dog, the passing seasons, the weather, and the death of the dog. sooooo sad.
Antyoo gave 5 points
I knew it was gonna have a sad ending at the part where the dog followed him. but the last scene after fry said seymore forgot him. was really really sad. i barely held back the tears.
I have a dog and when i see anything that has to do with the death of a faithful dog, i just lose control. that is the only thing i hate about having a dog, the inevitable end.
i will always remember the final scene of this episode. the look of the dog, the passing seasons, the weather, and the death of the dog. sooooo sad.
18.11.2002
#8 by Guy Woodland
I came on to this website through google because of this episode too. Amazing episode. You really get to see the loss that Fry has went through and the dilemma he has to face that it's all really gone and the world has gone on without him.Being so close, he forgets that he really isn't a bad dude, just lazy. Is success really about being ambitious and making a lot money? Or being a good person? This episode asks that. It weird that we connect more to Seymour than to his parents that were also in the episode. In this episode, it's obvious that he was missed too. As big a loser as they make Fry out to be, he's really a dude that was was loved by someone, family or dog. I guess it's kinda' like the rest of us isn't it? Cheers
Guy Woodland gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#9 by Tin_Foil
Ugh, I'll have to watch this one again, but I didn't like it much. First of all, it was sad, and I mean really freakin' sad. I like it when a show breaks away from its mold and does something "outside of the box", but this was a bit over the top. Second, although the Amy and Leela thing was a fun thing to watch ;) it seemed really tacked on to make a sad show a little less sad. Third, it was sad! I mean, geeze! This was just as sad as when Fry went after his seven-leaf clover. I give it a 2/5... Just too damn sad...
However, on here I will give it a 5. It was a moving and powerful ep that makes you think -- which so little on TV does. As a Futurama ep, I think it is a 2, but as a TV show overall, it gets a 5.
Tin_Foil gave 5 points
However, on here I will give it a 5. It was a moving and powerful ep that makes you think -- which so little on TV does. As a Futurama ep, I think it is a 2, but as a TV show overall, it gets a 5.
18.11.2002
#10 by Lori
Wow, James and Guy, I agree with you completely. Up until today, I always watched Futurama on and off. I never quite got the availability to be able to sit down and watch it religiously as I do w/two other shows.
I just feel compelled to say my piece on this episode. I read everyone's review before the one I am posting, and they are absolutely great. I feel like I'm gonna cry again because this episode is just so vivid in my mind.
What was particularly good about this episode was the way they made you latch onto the dog. They gave you the sad beginning, the first unique bond between Fry and Seymour. Then they furthered it with the times in the pizzeria(sp?) and then they went so far as to make the dog seem to want Fry back more than Fry's own parents. It really got you hooked without even realising it. Then, they gave the whole hope that, yes, he had a spectacular 12 years. And then the absolutely plummet of emotions. It was just plain beautifly done.
I also have to congratulate everyone who came up with the way the dog should look. I don't know if it was Matt alone or not, but, it was another selling point. They made the dog look so pitiful in the beginning that you just had to feel sorry for it and fall in love with it. But then, when they showed him all healthy and loved, he was still adorable. Thus, great, great drawing on that part.
It is a rare time when you find an animation that has such moving power. I think this was an excellent break from the hilarious, and sometimes downright silly, episodes that have come before this one. I just can't say enough about how good it was.
Kudos to everyone that worked on this episode, I hope they win something for it.
Lori gave 5 points
I just feel compelled to say my piece on this episode. I read everyone's review before the one I am posting, and they are absolutely great. I feel like I'm gonna cry again because this episode is just so vivid in my mind.
What was particularly good about this episode was the way they made you latch onto the dog. They gave you the sad beginning, the first unique bond between Fry and Seymour. Then they furthered it with the times in the pizzeria(sp?) and then they went so far as to make the dog seem to want Fry back more than Fry's own parents. It really got you hooked without even realising it. Then, they gave the whole hope that, yes, he had a spectacular 12 years. And then the absolutely plummet of emotions. It was just plain beautifly done.
I also have to congratulate everyone who came up with the way the dog should look. I don't know if it was Matt alone or not, but, it was another selling point. They made the dog look so pitiful in the beginning that you just had to feel sorry for it and fall in love with it. But then, when they showed him all healthy and loved, he was still adorable. Thus, great, great drawing on that part.
It is a rare time when you find an animation that has such moving power. I think this was an excellent break from the hilarious, and sometimes downright silly, episodes that have come before this one. I just can't say enough about how good it was.
Kudos to everyone that worked on this episode, I hope they win something for it.
18.11.2002
#11 by tastycrat
Very rarely have I cried the way this episode made me cry. I don't think another TV show has ever made me cry. Deeply sad. Hilarious comments on science and academia ("I'm a professor! Why isn't anybody listening to me?"). Outstanding sight gags (Bender's magic). Connecting the story arc, and deepening the characters. It was a gem!
Two suggestions:
(1) Petition Fox to re-air this episode instead of the upcoming re-run of "Love and Rocket," for all those folks who couldn't see the (whole) episode tonight (due to NFL pre-emption). Tell your non-Futurama watching friends to WATCH THIS EPISODE!
(2) Petition FOX to promote this episode for Emmy nomination. It would be a fitting tribute to Futurama and Seymour to be recognized and remembered after the show's demise!
tastycrat gave 5 points
Two suggestions:
(1) Petition Fox to re-air this episode instead of the upcoming re-run of "Love and Rocket," for all those folks who couldn't see the (whole) episode tonight (due to NFL pre-emption). Tell your non-Futurama watching friends to WATCH THIS EPISODE!
(2) Petition FOX to promote this episode for Emmy nomination. It would be a fitting tribute to Futurama and Seymour to be recognized and remembered after the show's demise!
18.11.2002
#12 by Ben
I agree whole-heartedly with you, Tin_Foil. Normally, I am a huge fan of episodes like Luck of the Fryrish, but this one didn't do it for me. I enjoyed Amy and Leela's lack of clothing, but it was too bad it wasn't actually relevant. I plan to watch it again, considering the praises everyone here has given it, but my first impression was not positive.
However, like Tin_Foil said, this is all relative to Futurama, and I'd be overjoyed to see an episode as moving and funny as this one from ANY other show on television. 4 our of 5.
Ben gave 4 points
However, like Tin_Foil said, this is all relative to Futurama, and I'd be overjoyed to see an episode as moving and funny as this one from ANY other show on television. 4 our of 5.
18.11.2002
#13 by Jon
I liked the episode, but for some reason didn't really get involved with it. The whole Leela and Amy thing seemed out of place. And the end seem to have ruined the episode because it was so sad =(
Jon gave 4 points
18.11.2002
#14 by al gore's head
Cartoons can bring out many things in us - laughter, tears, reflection, and (at least for some of us, apparently) horniness.
This episode had it all, folks. It doesn't get better than this. I put it right up there with GodFellas! This show deals with alienation and loneliness in the cosmic senses as well as any ever made, as usually gives it to us through smart references, wit, and silliness. Tonight, it did it through the true pathos involved in love and loss beyond the realm of human relationship and in an alienated, alienating, alien world.
WELL DONE!!!
al gore's head gave 5 points
This episode had it all, folks. It doesn't get better than this. I put it right up there with GodFellas! This show deals with alienation and loneliness in the cosmic senses as well as any ever made, as usually gives it to us through smart references, wit, and silliness. Tonight, it did it through the true pathos involved in love and loss beyond the realm of human relationship and in an alienated, alienating, alien world.
WELL DONE!!!
18.11.2002
#15 by Dr. John Nahay
I thought this episode was excellent. I have never owned a dog, but that ending has really left me disturbed and sad 9 hours after it aired.
I watch Futurama religiously. How did I miss "Crimes of the Hot" from Nov. 10? Months ago I had read on some Futurama website (not sure if this one) that the premier would be on Nov. 10. Yet I saw no Futurama on FOX Philadelphia at 7pm and I saw no advertisements for it either.
Groan -- well, at least I have the comfort of knowing (through their hilarious satire) that the makers of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama" do not want me getting too emotionally attached to their shows, anyway!
Dr. John Nahay gave 5 points
I watch Futurama religiously. How did I miss "Crimes of the Hot" from Nov. 10? Months ago I had read on some Futurama website (not sure if this one) that the premier would be on Nov. 10. Yet I saw no Futurama on FOX Philadelphia at 7pm and I saw no advertisements for it either.
Groan -- well, at least I have the comfort of knowing (through their hilarious satire) that the makers of "The Simpsons" and "Futurama" do not want me getting too emotionally attached to their shows, anyway!
18.11.2002
#16 by Colonel Astudillo
This episode blew me away. We have made "Fox Night" a staple here in our apartment...but it was hard to enjoy the rest of the night after Futurama.
I don't cry much. I've yet to have a close relative die. But I fought real hard to hold back the tears tonight. The whole episode was fun, and funny! But that last 60-90 seconds...I dunno. All I could do was hold my girlfriend in silence for the next 5 minutes. We were almost mad at the writers for making us so upset. I know that's silly but...well, it's not often that a cartoon can make two 21 year olds almost bawl.
Great, great, sad, beautiful ending.
Colonel Astudillo gave 5 points
I don't cry much. I've yet to have a close relative die. But I fought real hard to hold back the tears tonight. The whole episode was fun, and funny! But that last 60-90 seconds...I dunno. All I could do was hold my girlfriend in silence for the next 5 minutes. We were almost mad at the writers for making us so upset. I know that's silly but...well, it's not often that a cartoon can make two 21 year olds almost bawl.
Great, great, sad, beautiful ending.
18.11.2002
#17 by Hans Erik
A great episode.
It had everything. I give it a five.
PS. Did you all catch Nibbler? He was in the office when Fry got frozen.
Hans Erik gave 5 points
It had everything. I give it a five.
PS. Did you all catch Nibbler? He was in the office when Fry got frozen.
18.11.2002
#18 by A Well Wisher
Cmon people! It wasn't JUST sad, it was really funny too. But the variety of emotional response this show is able to generate continues to astound me.
A Well Wisher gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#19 by Tim
Probably the best (and most depressing) Futurama episode I've ever seen. Not entirely heart-breaking, even funny in parts, the Dolomite scene and the scene with the chicks working out was fabulous. LOL
Tim gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#20 by Ball
Best episode ever.
Ball gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#21 by Lrrr
Folks, this one would have left Morbo weeping! Remember "Fear of a Bot Planet," when Leela and Fry are quizzed by the robot guards?
"No, it is the bad kind of puppy."
After tonight, there is no bad kind of puppy!
By the way, anybody notice the Philip Seymour connection? Just need Hoffman to complete the trifecta.
5 stars for this one. If the ratings hold, this will be the highest rated episode by CGEF respondents. Well worth it.
Too bad there won't be another Anthology of Interest. The "What If...?" Machine could bring back Seymour. I still think he's coming back when the Nibblonians return. Maybe Fry's reward for defeating the Brains once and for all.
A great job of connecting the story arc pieces, but one question comes to mind. Why, if we've already seen Fry's family and girlfriend, have we never heard of Seymour before this? Fry's had plenty of opportunities to remember the 20th Century, and in the first episode said that everything he ever knew or loved was dead - and this filled him with glee. This doesn't make a lot of sense.
Oh my god, I'm becoming a Trekkie or Star Wars nerd, marking the story inconsistencies! Help!
Lrrr gave 5 points
"No, it is the bad kind of puppy."
After tonight, there is no bad kind of puppy!
By the way, anybody notice the Philip Seymour connection? Just need Hoffman to complete the trifecta.
5 stars for this one. If the ratings hold, this will be the highest rated episode by CGEF respondents. Well worth it.
Too bad there won't be another Anthology of Interest. The "What If...?" Machine could bring back Seymour. I still think he's coming back when the Nibblonians return. Maybe Fry's reward for defeating the Brains once and for all.
A great job of connecting the story arc pieces, but one question comes to mind. Why, if we've already seen Fry's family and girlfriend, have we never heard of Seymour before this? Fry's had plenty of opportunities to remember the 20th Century, and in the first episode said that everything he ever knew or loved was dead - and this filled him with glee. This doesn't make a lot of sense.
Oh my god, I'm becoming a Trekkie or Star Wars nerd, marking the story inconsistencies! Help!
18.11.2002
#22 by Yixia
When I saw that little Seymore waited
for Fry for 12 years, from a puppy into
an old dog of his last days, I cried.
I thought about my lost dog, who was 18.
She's probably still looking for me and
wondering why I am not there.
This is a good episode, but it doesn't
need to be so sad. They could bring
Seymore back to life after showing how
loyal a dog he was.
Yixia gave 5 points
for Fry for 12 years, from a puppy into
an old dog of his last days, I cried.
I thought about my lost dog, who was 18.
She's probably still looking for me and
wondering why I am not there.
This is a good episode, but it doesn't
need to be so sad. They could bring
Seymore back to life after showing how
loyal a dog he was.
18.11.2002
#23 by FrysGIRL
I liked this episode a lot. My brother pretty much dislikes this show, but this was the first time he sat down to watch it. I consider that an achievement.
Yeah, yeah, I cried. It made me wonder if my dog remembers me. Nevertheless, this ep was packed with jokes and I laughed out loud. It was fun and had a nice emotional aspect to it.
FrysGIRL gave 5 points
Yeah, yeah, I cried. It made me wonder if my dog remembers me. Nevertheless, this ep was packed with jokes and I laughed out loud. It was fun and had a nice emotional aspect to it.
18.11.2002
#24 by THX1138
It's been 12 hours since I watched the episode and I am still touched by the last two minutes. I have watched Futurama every Sunday (when Fox has bothered to air it)with the other Fox shows for years and this is by far my favorite episode. It had an emotional punch similar to the "clover" episode or the one where we found out where Leela really came from. I have two dogs now and have had several in the past and that last shot of Seymore finally lying to rest just tore me apart. I just sat there hugging my dogs and bawling like a baby because it brought back all those memories of the dogs I've had before. I hope they produced another episode where Fry and Seymore are re-united, but if not, this one will always be special to me. Damn Fox for cancelling what has always been an excellent and at times, like last night, brilliant show.
THX1138 gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#25 by BFG
What a fabulous episode...Futurama packs an emotional punch that the Simpsons lost several seasons ago. I know that Matt Groening wanted to wind up the Simpsons and focus exclusively on Futurama, so it is a shame Fox cancelled the series. Fry is a tremendously insensitive slacker but he and that dog had a connection. I suppose we all hope that some one or something will love us unconditionally, and that's why it was so heart-breaking to watch that little guy go to sleep for the last time in front of the pizzeria as life just passed him by. I realize that is how things work...we all have our little sorrows and tragedies that get drowned out in the general background noise of life. I suppose that is the appeal of this episode. Damn, I wish they would have cloned that stupid dog.
Another thing that is interesting and disturbing about this episode is that Fry actually has a chance to get the dog back at the end and he still can't do it. He passes on the opportunity to have a little time together with his 15 year-old-dog before the end. I guess that is a reminder to treasure the time you have with the people (or animals) you care about while you have a chance. I don't care if it was a cartoon. At least it makes one want to think a little which is more than can be said about most series.
Hey Groening...what's the chance of you convincing Fox to pick up the show again so you can find some way to bring the dog back?
BFG gave 4 points
Another thing that is interesting and disturbing about this episode is that Fry actually has a chance to get the dog back at the end and he still can't do it. He passes on the opportunity to have a little time together with his 15 year-old-dog before the end. I guess that is a reminder to treasure the time you have with the people (or animals) you care about while you have a chance. I don't care if it was a cartoon. At least it makes one want to think a little which is more than can be said about most series.
Hey Groening...what's the chance of you convincing Fox to pick up the show again so you can find some way to bring the dog back?
18.11.2002
#26 by aslate
What an episode! Funny throughout and had such an emotional ending.
I loved the professor lines in the third act.
("It's dolomite baby!" "Professor, fire, hot!" and "Oh, smash the smart guy's machine?")
The Fry/Nibbler shadows and Nibbler in the bin have raised some mysterious ideas, more on PEEL.
aslate gave 5 points
I loved the professor lines in the third act.
("It's dolomite baby!" "Professor, fire, hot!" and "Oh, smash the smart guy's machine?")
The Fry/Nibbler shadows and Nibbler in the bin have raised some mysterious ideas, more on PEEL.
18.11.2002
#27 by E. T.
A great show overall, but I could have done without the ending. My dog was lying on the couch next to me when they showed the final montage. They got me, I admit, and I started to cry. If that was their intention then they succeeded. Like some of the other people who have written reviews of this episode, I hate tear-jerkers. That said, I realize why they are effective. They poke at our tender spots, the places we sometimes don't like to admit to having. Seeing that Frye did have an impact in the 20th century, even though he was a lazy, shiftless pizza delivery man, added some interesting depth to his character. I just wish he and Seymour could have been reunited.
E. T. gave 4 points
18.11.2002
#28 by apparition
Like another person who reviewed this episode, watching this episode also drove me to type Futurama into a search engine to find a website for it. I've always liked this show a lot, but this episode was perfect. And as a dog owner and lover, I also started tearing at the end. Just thinking of that scene now is making me well up again. Beautifully done. Here's to hoping that FOX comes to its senses, renews this excellent show and gives it the support it deserves: A better time slot and stronger promotion.
apparition gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#29 by Jose
I gave this ep a 5 expectaculer one of the best once i have been a fan of this show since episode one, and I got to say one of the best ep I ever seen dont usually cry with TV shows but this one...dam. Just thinkig about it right now as I type bring tears to my eyes just the ending killed me I was in tears...It be a shame if this show does get cancell cause with this ep it just goes to show how good this TV show is and how much petential it has.
Jose gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#30 by Chris
Wonderful, one of the best ... i love this episode ....
But Ayepis right,dont watch the end, it makes me very sad ... the ppor dog .... has alwasy waiting ...
Chris gave 5 points
But Ayepis right,dont watch the end, it makes me very sad ... the ppor dog .... has alwasy waiting ...
18.11.2002
#31 by randy
It was a good episode. I really enjoyed Bender beginning to read the Daily Growl and wearing his glasses (why would he need them anyway). Also, Farnsworth had a few good lines (Professor... lava... hot) which was great.
However, this was a mad downer ending. How can you end it like that? At least Luck of the Fryish was a happy sad. This was just a sad sad. Who wants to see a dog dying when they couldve had the dog being taken in by Fry's family or maybe the dog could have taken over Fry's job as a pizza boy (he seemed to enjoy the job with Fry). It could have ended better. Hence the 3.
randy gave 3 points
However, this was a mad downer ending. How can you end it like that? At least Luck of the Fryish was a happy sad. This was just a sad sad. Who wants to see a dog dying when they couldve had the dog being taken in by Fry's family or maybe the dog could have taken over Fry's job as a pizza boy (he seemed to enjoy the job with Fry). It could have ended better. Hence the 3.
18.11.2002
#32 by cybrbeast
Yep it was really sad, I don't own a dog but damn that was sad. Didn't cry though.
I once saw a program on TV about dogs and there was one dog whose owner died. Everyday untill the dog's death it went to the place where it used to meet it's owner :(
cybrbeast gave 5 points
I once saw a program on TV about dogs and there was one dog whose owner died. Everyday untill the dog's death it went to the place where it used to meet it's owner :(
18.11.2002
#33 by duke'ku
Episodes that pack such a heavy emotional punch show how great of a show Futurama is. *sniff*
Man, that ending just made me bawl like a little girl. ;)
duke'ku gave 5 points
Man, that ending just made me bawl like a little girl. ;)
18.11.2002
#34 by gusbus
Good god that was touching. I haven't cried in years until last night. I can't believe that a show that well done is being cancelled. Stupid humans!
gusbus gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#35 by Shelley
At least all our tears are a reason for Futurama fans to bond. Nothing gets em flowing like the "dog loyal until the end". Crying again, must cut review short!
Shelley gave 4 points
18.11.2002
#36 by Vito Cusumano
What a shitty episode
Vito Cusumano gave 1 point
18.11.2002
#37 by Scott O
I'm sure it was great. The running and jumping beasts on the football field took precedence over Futurama. The game, which went into overtime, ran over the Simpsons even. I hate fox, and I hate football even more. They both think they are so friggin' important.
Scott O gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#38 by blahness
i loved this one and its now one of my top 5... to me this is what makes futurama stand out above all the other shows on tv.. it has a great range of emotions it can pull out of you.. THAT is what a good tv show should be able to do
blahness gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#39 by Chelle
The name of the song was "I Will Wait Forever" There are several sites on it. I really liked the episode too..... And yeah, I came to this site through Google's search engine, hoping to find out the ARTIST of "I Will Wait Forever". I think it was in a movie back in the 1960s, but I can't find it anywhere.
This made me wonder what would my dogs do if one day I didn't come home? Sure, my parents would take them, but what about them?
Chelle gave 5 points
This made me wonder what would my dogs do if one day I didn't come home? Sure, my parents would take them, but what about them?
18.11.2002
#40 by Mickey
I really hated how the dog waited 12 years for Fry and he never got to him. I bet ratings would go up if you re visit this theme for Christmas time and get the dog back. Go back in time and get the dog from when Fry was just frozen.
I like my futurama funny not sad. I cried at night and in the morning and I had a hard time concentrating on my work at school.
Mickey gave 2 points
I like my futurama funny not sad. I cried at night and in the morning and I had a hard time concentrating on my work at school.
18.11.2002
#41 by The Count
Yes, I thought the show was funny and yes, I had to weep at the end of it. My question is: why? What good does making me miserable do? I feel really manipulated. They could have done any number of endings; why put in the worst one they could think of? Does anybody here enjoy watching a heartbroken dog slowly die? I watch Futurama to laugh. I don't need any help being depressed.
The Count gave 2 points
18.11.2002
#42 by Don R.
This episode was the best I've ever seen. It packed the most emotional punch out all the other programs I've cared to watch. I'm a long time Simpson's fan, and I realize that the quality of Simpson's stories aren't up to par with the previous works, so I can understand the "winding down" of that show. Futurama has, or if Fox really cancelled it, had, a future.
Don R. gave 5 points
18.11.2002
#43 by Nyal
For those of you who can't stand emotional moments maybe you shouldn't watch tv. All great shows have moments of happiness and sadness; Futurama just happens to be a comedy (more happiness).
What made this episode so good is its shocker ending that defied its genre and made you think twice. Best episode ever, indeed.
Nyal gave 5 points
What made this episode so good is its shocker ending that defied its genre and made you think twice. Best episode ever, indeed.
18.11.2002
#44 by EJ
yea i have to agree this episode turned mys tomach and made me upset , this has to be a futurama episode i DO NOT LIKE whatsoever. will not change my opinion ont he show being the best cartoon ever. extremely sad :(
EJ gave 1 point
19.11.2002
#45 by Kyle
This was indeed a great episode along with "Luck of the Fryish"
"Parasites Lost" and "Leelas Homeworld". But anyone wondering why Amy and Leela were in such ...odd positions, its because in an interview with cinescape magazine, GToening said that the animators went back and re-edited some suggestive material into the show, because they figured if this was indeed the last season, then they could get away with anything, so why the hell not sex. Oh and did anyone catch Bender in the Simpsons episode? He was there, in Barts Hallucination.
Kyle gave 5 points
"Parasites Lost" and "Leelas Homeworld". But anyone wondering why Amy and Leela were in such ...odd positions, its because in an interview with cinescape magazine, GToening said that the animators went back and re-edited some suggestive material into the show, because they figured if this was indeed the last season, then they could get away with anything, so why the hell not sex. Oh and did anyone catch Bender in the Simpsons episode? He was there, in Barts Hallucination.
19.11.2002
#46 by Richard
I logged on to Google to find out the Futurama e-mail address so that i could ask or beg the Fox Network and the writers to come up with a happy ending for Jurassic Bark. I felt sad to know that Fry believed that his dog forgot him in reality that his beloved pet remembered him until he died.
Richard gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#47 by Charles
Why Fox? Why cancel such a wonderful show?
Anyways, the episode's the best of EVERY TV show I've watched so far. The sad ending almost made me cry, and I still feel like crying. I never knew a cartoon can be that emotionally touching.
Charles gave 5 points
Anyways, the episode's the best of EVERY TV show I've watched so far. The sad ending almost made me cry, and I still feel like crying. I never knew a cartoon can be that emotionally touching.
19.11.2002
#48 by skintigh
This was the saddest cartoon, ever. It was sadder than Feed the Kitty. It made my wife and I cry. I almost sobbed, and I don't even like dogs. They shouldn't be allowed to make them this sad. I demand they make a sequel were poor seymore, after 12 long, sad, ever loyal and loving years of waiting and 988 years of cold death is finally reunited with Fry, or I will forever be sad.
And they should also have more wrestling between Leela and Amy.
skintigh gave 5 points
And they should also have more wrestling between Leela and Amy.
19.11.2002
#49 by Alex
Greatest Episode ever. Seldom does a cartoon make one truly think of the emotions which we must truly deal with, yet Futurama has done just that. I consent, I did cry too, and I stil feel sad. I will beg Groening to do a sequel for this episode, only so I can see that poor, poor dog find his Fry again.
Alex gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#50 by Isle of Dog
The writers have drawn from a famous Scottish story of a real dog named Grayfriars Bobby who waited for his master by his grave for years before dying of old age. Bobby is buried Grayfriar's Church in Edinburgh and is univerally loved as the embodiment of faithfulness and devotion. It was good to see a cartoon touch upon the humane emotions of otherwise slapstick characters. Hats off to the writers!
Isle of Dog gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#51 by Joe
Ok, there's that sympathy tear you hold when you watch forrest gump, when he's at jenny's grave, or when private ryan asks his wife if he's been a good man, However, you do not shed tears, but when a show that's supposed to be funny, coupled with the fact that i have a dog, then you put it in the episode's context, I just lost it, not like watery eyes lost it, but more of the uncontrolable, loud and painful bawling lost it. Kudos to the writers of this episode for makin a grown man sob like a little girl. Damn you all
Joe gave 3 points
19.11.2002
#52 by MistaOnDaChristarr
I think you have many writers for futurama and perhaps this is why the quality of the episodes differ from one to another. I think Luck of the Fryish which remembered me instantly to this episode was written by the same person.
Just for interest: Does someone know if there is a list which writer wrote which futurama ep?
MistaOnDaChristarr gave 5 points
Just for interest: Does someone know if there is a list which writer wrote which futurama ep?
19.11.2002
#53 by Alex
Just an FYI -- the song that was playing while we were crying was "I Will Wait for You" by Michel Legrand, from the '64 flick, "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg"
Alex gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#54 by Kenneth Guyton
Too damn sad. I can't imagine the sorrow that Seymour felt in his last moments...
Kenneth Guyton gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#55 by Daniel
After missing last week's episode due to a football game I didn't gave a rat's a$$ about I was glad to be able to see this week's. Man what a great episode. You know when a show is good if it can get you to care so much about one of the characters that they just introduced that you end up crying at the end of the episode. This is why I look more forward to new Futurama episodes than those of The Simpsons.
Daniel gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#56 by Mike Auc
I have always loved Futurama and have spread the word about it whenever I had the opportunity. But last night's episode made me hate Fry. I mean really, was the intent to make people cry? I have never cried at Futurama or the Simpson's ( unless they sucked). Last night's show made me cry. I couldn't believe they ended on such a hateful, sad, note.I even watched the credits to see if they were going to redeem themselves. Shouldn't the dog had a better ending with out Fry than with him?
Mike Auc gave 2 points
19.11.2002
#57 by JK
For those interested, the song is from Connie Francis - "If it takes forever I will wait for you"
And for those who cant stand a sad episode ending once in a while: Go watch some junk shit.
JK gave 4 points
And for those who cant stand a sad episode ending once in a while: Go watch some junk shit.
19.11.2002
#58 by Splee
This didn't impress me as much as I wanted it to.
I find these new ones to be too similar to OTHER episodes. In the case of 'Crimes of the Hot' - A Big Piece of Garbage.
In this case, a couple things.
The music montage of a sad variety at the end of the episode- Leela's Homeworld.
Bender and Fry no longer friends- I, Roommate mainly, Birdbot a little.
Flashbacks to Fry's getting frozen- Was it Cryogenic Women? In one episode they reshow that entire scene. This's the third time I've seen it in a fresh episode. It's also repeated in Futurama Comics #7.
But besides these things I find bothering, it certainlty had funny jokes, as always. Especially the Prof's animal-dial-thingy I remember from childhood but forget what it's called. And Robo-doggy.
But mheh.
Preferred Crimes of the Hot- so far.
Splee.
Splee gave 2 points
I find these new ones to be too similar to OTHER episodes. In the case of 'Crimes of the Hot' - A Big Piece of Garbage.
In this case, a couple things.
The music montage of a sad variety at the end of the episode- Leela's Homeworld.
Bender and Fry no longer friends- I, Roommate mainly, Birdbot a little.
Flashbacks to Fry's getting frozen- Was it Cryogenic Women? In one episode they reshow that entire scene. This's the third time I've seen it in a fresh episode. It's also repeated in Futurama Comics #7.
But besides these things I find bothering, it certainlty had funny jokes, as always. Especially the Prof's animal-dial-thingy I remember from childhood but forget what it's called. And Robo-doggy.
But mheh.
Preferred Crimes of the Hot- so far.
Splee.
19.11.2002
#59 by Andy~
WOW this was the best episode i've ever seen on any cartoon, ever~ dat poor lil dog died after waiting 12 years for fry... but i can't believe he didn't clone him bakk... -.-;; this was such a great episode, i hope they have more episodes like this one~ haha i was getting lil deep too on this epidode... keke
Andy~ gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#60 by KatzEye
I have to admit, I originally came to the board fully intending to support those who said "Futurama endings should be happy and funny" etc, but after reading all of the posts i have to admit i am having second thoughts.
Yes, its true, I (and i'm sure many more of you) sit down to watch Futurama fully intending to be entertained with laughter and merriment. In fact, sometimes we specifically make time for these shows purely to lift our mood, to simply laugh.
But on reflecttion, yes, I can think of very few shows, animated or otherwise, that have EVER made me cry the way I did (and still do) after watching this ep. Its astonishing once you sit back and think about it. At first I too was angry ("how dare they?!" etc). Now I am sitting quietly in awe.
A few side points...for those who wonder why they did not cry, you need not necessarily be a dog lover (I am a cat owner). But if you are someone who doesnt normally cry, what you need is to have felt the pain of loss in one form or another at some point in your lives. I know where my tears come from, but I wont share that info :)
second point, the half naked wrestling scene was meant to show that Fry was so preoccupied with preparing for Seymour's arrival that he totally ignored a sexy scene with the 2 girls wrstling :)
third, the song was called "(if it takes forever) I Will Wait For You" by Connie Francis:
http://www ... main.html
Still cant believe they cancelled the show...
KatzEye gave 4 points
Yes, its true, I (and i'm sure many more of you) sit down to watch Futurama fully intending to be entertained with laughter and merriment. In fact, sometimes we specifically make time for these shows purely to lift our mood, to simply laugh.
But on reflecttion, yes, I can think of very few shows, animated or otherwise, that have EVER made me cry the way I did (and still do) after watching this ep. Its astonishing once you sit back and think about it. At first I too was angry ("how dare they?!" etc). Now I am sitting quietly in awe.
A few side points...for those who wonder why they did not cry, you need not necessarily be a dog lover (I am a cat owner). But if you are someone who doesnt normally cry, what you need is to have felt the pain of loss in one form or another at some point in your lives. I know where my tears come from, but I wont share that info :)
second point, the half naked wrestling scene was meant to show that Fry was so preoccupied with preparing for Seymour's arrival that he totally ignored a sexy scene with the 2 girls wrstling :)
third, the song was called "(if it takes forever) I Will Wait For You" by Connie Francis:
http://www ... main.html
Still cant believe they cancelled the show...
19.11.2002
#61 by Craig
Indeed one of the best episodes ever. But of course, whenever they do flashback episodes, they are great.
I can't believe FOX could air this show (with episodes like this) and still treat it like crap.
But anyway, I had no idea this episode would be so damn good. The end was very sad, but I loved the irony. The humor was top notch, the animation was great, the heart was in the right place. This episode was beautiful.
Craig gave 5 points
I can't believe FOX could air this show (with episodes like this) and still treat it like crap.
But anyway, I had no idea this episode would be so damn good. The end was very sad, but I loved the irony. The humor was top notch, the animation was great, the heart was in the right place. This episode was beautiful.
19.11.2002
#62 by Shawn
zoidburg: " I was in this part of the box the whole time, its magic!" *with that bender proceeds to beat zoidberg senseless with a magic wand"
....enough said.
Shawn gave 5 points
....enough said.
19.11.2002
#63 by Lord Soth
What can I say that hasn't already been said? The episode was hilarious, and then those last few seconds hit you and I came a hair's width from crying. The writer's deserve a big honkin' award for this one. The fact that they can make an animated TV show episode more moving, touching, and thought-provoking than most of the MOVIES I watch is really saying something. Thirty minutes (with commercials) of material almost turned me into a heap of blubbering. Think about that. THAT'S impressive.
Lord Soth gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#64 by Jamie Rubin
Well I love the emotional Futuramas sicne they are the dramedys the simpsons nevr can or will have. Though the ending was really sad and made me feel like crying I still give this a solid 5 for well placed jokes in a cartoon that has great dramas.
Jamie Rubin gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#65 by Cheyenne
I was really sad when i saw that episode. i think it was one of futurama's best episode next to the one where fry's brother loved him so much but didn't know. the last scene made me bawl. futurama is truly 10 x better than the simpsons.
Cheyenne gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#66 by WaffleKing
This episode will forever be a classic favorite of mine now. It had typical Futurama funny, but it also had such a sad heartfelt, emotional ending. And I'll never forget how I felt when I saw that dog at the end.
I give it a 5 for just being a great, really solid episode. And hey, we got see Amy in tight clothes.
WaffleKing gave 5 points
I give it a 5 for just being a great, really solid episode. And hey, we got see Amy in tight clothes.
19.11.2002
#67 by morbo
Sweet Jebus!
What a great episode. As a real archaeologist I thought the beginning was so incredibly funny...I mean the pizza holder to whip the delivery boys!Inspired!
And what a surprising ending! You new they were gonna clone that damned dog. Yet they didn't. And the last few seconds.
It made me cry, it makes me wanna cry now.Damned it I dont like to cry! I am a man darned you! I need to rebuild a carburator or something!
THe execs at fox should be kicked in the nads for screwing this show over! WHat they did to Family Guy...and now Fururama! And yet they still air and promote that giant steaming pile of Nibbler crap called King of the Hill. That lame show stopped being entertaining the second season.
And to think a cartoon could get this kind of an emotional reaction from so many people. Wow!
p.s.Come on guys, I agree futurama is better but the simpsons are still so kick @$$!
And did any one notice in this years tree house of horror. When Homer was cloned one of the clones was the guy from the Familiy guy?
oh, and screw your google...I yahooed!
morbo gave 5 points
What a great episode. As a real archaeologist I thought the beginning was so incredibly funny...I mean the pizza holder to whip the delivery boys!Inspired!
And what a surprising ending! You new they were gonna clone that damned dog. Yet they didn't. And the last few seconds.
It made me cry, it makes me wanna cry now.Damned it I dont like to cry! I am a man darned you! I need to rebuild a carburator or something!
THe execs at fox should be kicked in the nads for screwing this show over! WHat they did to Family Guy...and now Fururama! And yet they still air and promote that giant steaming pile of Nibbler crap called King of the Hill. That lame show stopped being entertaining the second season.
And to think a cartoon could get this kind of an emotional reaction from so many people. Wow!
p.s.Come on guys, I agree futurama is better but the simpsons are still so kick @$$!
And did any one notice in this years tree house of horror. When Homer was cloned one of the clones was the guy from the Familiy guy?
oh, and screw your google...I yahooed!
19.11.2002
#68 by Darksaber
Wow! I thought that I was going to come here to defend this episode. And as it turns out, I am here with friends. "Jurassic Park" is proof of the emotional depth that makes this show great on an unexpected level (Along with "Luck of the Fryish"). But this is by far the most melancholly episode. There has not been one bad episode of this Series.
Darksaber gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#69 by Elwood
Damn. When I was watching this show I knew it was gonna end sad. I just knew that they weren't going to write in a new 'permanent' character, even a dog. I was really upset. I didn't cry, but I was really angry with Fry for his decision.
Hats off to Futurama for showing us how involved we are in their character's lives. And the comedy was on par at the same time.
Favorite gag - Bender's eyes melting "Hey where did everybody go?" I don't know how they can pull off those classic gags and make them still funny with a robot but I'm not complaining!
I wonder if they're going to expand on the nibbler in the trash can in the cryogenics lab - did you catch it? It was really quick.
someone else pointed out the Bender in the simpsons episode when Bart got dopey... but did anyone notice the battlebots were also distinctly futuramian? (is that a word??)
Continuity Freaks let it go, they just didn't think about having a dog until this episode, it is just a matter of the perspective we were given of the action before. They never altered anything previously shown, only added to.
And weren't you relieved when his family didn't catch that he was in the tube? I mean if they had there would be no show, you know?
Elwood gave 5 points
Hats off to Futurama for showing us how involved we are in their character's lives. And the comedy was on par at the same time.
Favorite gag - Bender's eyes melting "Hey where did everybody go?" I don't know how they can pull off those classic gags and make them still funny with a robot but I'm not complaining!
I wonder if they're going to expand on the nibbler in the trash can in the cryogenics lab - did you catch it? It was really quick.
someone else pointed out the Bender in the simpsons episode when Bart got dopey... but did anyone notice the battlebots were also distinctly futuramian? (is that a word??)
Continuity Freaks let it go, they just didn't think about having a dog until this episode, it is just a matter of the perspective we were given of the action before. They never altered anything previously shown, only added to.
And weren't you relieved when his family didn't catch that he was in the tube? I mean if they had there would be no show, you know?
19.11.2002
#70 by volker
not the best episode ever. after all, this is a comedy series and i don�t want to be sad while watching. poor seymour ...
well, life goes on (except for you. harharhar)
volker gave 3 points
well, life goes on (except for you. harharhar)
19.11.2002
#71 by Christian XL
Hm, it seems I'm the only one who didn't like this epsiode. The plot was weak (not to say boring), hardly any scenes that made me laugh, and Bender's role as a magician was ridiculous.
After all the worst epsiode so far, and the only reason I won't give it 1 point is because I'm so glad I get to see new episodes at all.
Christian XL gave 2 points
After all the worst epsiode so far, and the only reason I won't give it 1 point is because I'm so glad I get to see new episodes at all.
19.11.2002
#72 by Cybornut
I feel that this episode is reallt about Fry getting over his loss and start to live in the "future".
This episode hit all the right emotional triggers and let me de-mystify and hopefully convert the few people in the world still think this episode sucked to the light of why this is such a brilliant episode.
1st, you expected a funny episode, and it delivers. But in satisfying your (and the American public's) obsession with humor a la "Friends" you were pulled into the emotional obsession of Fry (you can feel it can't you?). But not only does it delivers on a fully mature level, it throws a wrench (literally ^_^) into the mix by NOT having the dog be cloned. The emotional baggage of knowing Fry (and how uncharacteristic yet logical of him) and his obsession with the 20-21st century that he was letting go.
To the older audience, did you feel that he was really "growing up"? Can anyone remember when you 1st left home, how you started dating, and to be on your own? Remember the thrill and the sense of lost? No other episode (not even "Luck of the Frifish") has equalled in creating that parallel. If "Luck of the Frifish" was Fry coming to terms with the past and how it'll never come back, then "Jurassic Bark" was really the coming of age and knowing how to let go of the past and start to live in the future.
Hope of the future mixed with nostalgia is effectively and powerfully used here.
Reality and fact is often not the same. Reality: Fry knows he has to let go; Fact: what he let go was really there for him all along. The attachment between Fry and Semour is stronger than time/life/death, yet Fry was able to let it go. The main theme of unconditional love was also in play. We all desire a love story, and there is no love story stronger than that of an unconditional love story, one that revels beyond time and space.
We are sad because Fry will never see Semour again, nor will Semour see Fry again. We are sad because Fry was able to let go, paralleled by Semour not being able to let go. Parallels and duality; Ying and Yang. They are one and the same, and we went through the journey with them.
That's why it's entertainment at it's best. Sadness and Laughter are both entertainment and equally poignant.
Fry grew up, we grew up with him. And because we were there, we felt it. That's where animation/fiction meets life, and almost never so successful.
On a side note, to guys saying that Leila would never wear that bikini (remember the doll released a couple of weeks back?)... well, here IT IS!! ^_^
Thank you for reading my blabbering till the end, email me if you have comments. Laters...
Cybornut gave 5 points
This episode hit all the right emotional triggers and let me de-mystify and hopefully convert the few people in the world still think this episode sucked to the light of why this is such a brilliant episode.
1st, you expected a funny episode, and it delivers. But in satisfying your (and the American public's) obsession with humor a la "Friends" you were pulled into the emotional obsession of Fry (you can feel it can't you?). But not only does it delivers on a fully mature level, it throws a wrench (literally ^_^) into the mix by NOT having the dog be cloned. The emotional baggage of knowing Fry (and how uncharacteristic yet logical of him) and his obsession with the 20-21st century that he was letting go.
To the older audience, did you feel that he was really "growing up"? Can anyone remember when you 1st left home, how you started dating, and to be on your own? Remember the thrill and the sense of lost? No other episode (not even "Luck of the Frifish") has equalled in creating that parallel. If "Luck of the Frifish" was Fry coming to terms with the past and how it'll never come back, then "Jurassic Bark" was really the coming of age and knowing how to let go of the past and start to live in the future.
Hope of the future mixed with nostalgia is effectively and powerfully used here.
Reality and fact is often not the same. Reality: Fry knows he has to let go; Fact: what he let go was really there for him all along. The attachment between Fry and Semour is stronger than time/life/death, yet Fry was able to let it go. The main theme of unconditional love was also in play. We all desire a love story, and there is no love story stronger than that of an unconditional love story, one that revels beyond time and space.
We are sad because Fry will never see Semour again, nor will Semour see Fry again. We are sad because Fry was able to let go, paralleled by Semour not being able to let go. Parallels and duality; Ying and Yang. They are one and the same, and we went through the journey with them.
That's why it's entertainment at it's best. Sadness and Laughter are both entertainment and equally poignant.
Fry grew up, we grew up with him. And because we were there, we felt it. That's where animation/fiction meets life, and almost never so successful.
On a side note, to guys saying that Leila would never wear that bikini (remember the doll released a couple of weeks back?)... well, here IT IS!! ^_^
Thank you for reading my blabbering till the end, email me if you have comments. Laters...
19.11.2002
#73 by Philipp
I can�t stop thinking about the last 1:30 minutes...i could instantly starting to cry over and over again...and realized that I will spend much more time with my dog now and never keep her waiting.
5 stars from me!!
Philipp gave 5 points
5 stars from me!!
19.11.2002
#74 by Brian
This one was simply brilliant, and was a nice nod to the first episode. I personally love episodes where we learn "back history" on characters and events, and this was really good in dealing with Fry's slip into the freezing chamber. Of course the end was sad/excellent, but the whole thing was funny. Awesome episode, this season is looking like it could be the best so far.
Brian gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#75 by Psartryn
This is easily one of my personal favorite episodes, and at the same time It is probably going to be one of my least watched episodes. I thought it was funny, and very sad, just like everyone else, Im not an emotional guy the last time i cried I was 22 and long story short i could not keep my 5 year old dog, If you have ever listened to your dog bark its heart out as you walked away from it never to see it again, you know where I'm comming from.
Psartryn gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#76 by ThisEndup
It had been awhile seen I've had a chance to catch Futurama on tv, and tonight was the first in a long time. I remember the show being just a laid back 30 minutes. Instead, I get a show that made me think and actually sad at the end. I kept expecting something funny or happy to happen at the end when the dog was waiting, but nothing happened. It was such a downer! But for that reason, it made the episode good cause you don't get that everyday, we need our other emotions touched every once in a while. That show was great.
ThisEndup gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#77 by Keith
Hey it had a star trek reference, that makes it good in my book (Y)
Although I nearly shed a tear at the end :( so sad :( so very sad :(
Keith gave 5 points
Although I nearly shed a tear at the end :( so sad :( so very sad :(
19.11.2002
#78 by FreddieB
I saw this on Sunday night (late, after football) then saw the tape again last night. Both times I was reduced to a mewling pile of XX chromosones. What a touching (and still funny) episode! What a loyal animal! And Fry once again shows that under all that laziness, he's still basicly a decent human being. Have to give this one a five.
FreddieB gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#79 by Elizabeth Barron
It's absolutely incredible how this program can be so funny and so sad all at the same time. Kudos to Futurama for making me cry in my beer all through the repeat of The Simpsons! It's also nice to read that I wasn't the only one sobbing that night!
Elizabeth Barron gave 4 points
19.11.2002
#80 by SRM
Best episode ever! The last time an animated series touched me so was an Animated Star Trek epiosde (ironically that was also about time travel and the loss of a pet).
This episode packed a huge emotional punch right to the heart at the end. I've been with dogs and cats all my life and this episode made me appreicate them all the more.
I feel the need to do something and I think I found the way. I am going to make a contribution to my local Humane Society in memory of Seymour and I'm going to ask that the acknowledgement be sent to FOX HQ.
No, I haven't taken leave of my senses. I know this is just a work of fiction. But, I hope to make FOX realize what an impact this show has had. Maybe if enough people do it, it will make them think of how they've been treating this show and consider brining it back and in a better, less pre-empted timeslot. And, if not, then at least I have helped some animals.
SRM gave 5 points
This episode packed a huge emotional punch right to the heart at the end. I've been with dogs and cats all my life and this episode made me appreicate them all the more.
I feel the need to do something and I think I found the way. I am going to make a contribution to my local Humane Society in memory of Seymour and I'm going to ask that the acknowledgement be sent to FOX HQ.
No, I haven't taken leave of my senses. I know this is just a work of fiction. But, I hope to make FOX realize what an impact this show has had. Maybe if enough people do it, it will make them think of how they've been treating this show and consider brining it back and in a better, less pre-empted timeslot. And, if not, then at least I have helped some animals.
19.11.2002
#81 by Kristi
This episode was wonderful. It was funny when the professor said "Professor! Lava! Hot!". The way they transitioned from the flashbacks to the "present" at just the right time was perfect. The song that played at the end while the dog was waiting was sad and beautiful.
Only a few Futurama episodes have made me cry (including "Luck of the Fryish"). This one came very close. Although I didn't cry after the end of this episode, I was deeply depressed. Which is a good thing, because I want shows to offer my a wide variety of emotions, not just not-stop laughter.
This episode was bittersweet. Yes, it was sad that the dog died while waiting its entire life for Fry, but there were also a lot of good things about this episode. Fry and Seymour never forgot about each other (although Fry thought Seymour forgot him, another sad thing). Fry was able to move on and not dwell on his long-dead dog. Bender realized that he was being a jerk and made amends with Fry.
A few things I didn't like about the episode was Amy and Leela wrestling and Leela almost taking her clothes off. They weren't needed and felt out of place. Anyway, this was an extraordinary episode.
Kristi gave 5 points
Only a few Futurama episodes have made me cry (including "Luck of the Fryish"). This one came very close. Although I didn't cry after the end of this episode, I was deeply depressed. Which is a good thing, because I want shows to offer my a wide variety of emotions, not just not-stop laughter.
This episode was bittersweet. Yes, it was sad that the dog died while waiting its entire life for Fry, but there were also a lot of good things about this episode. Fry and Seymour never forgot about each other (although Fry thought Seymour forgot him, another sad thing). Fry was able to move on and not dwell on his long-dead dog. Bender realized that he was being a jerk and made amends with Fry.
A few things I didn't like about the episode was Amy and Leela wrestling and Leela almost taking her clothes off. They weren't needed and felt out of place. Anyway, this was an extraordinary episode.
19.11.2002
#82 by Eversio
I hated this episode. I hate the writers for writing it. I hate Matt and David for thinking of it. And yet, I'm so glad I saw this episode. It's episodes like this that seperate The Simpsons and Futurama. Having recently just lost my dog, I can sympathize with Seymour and Fry. There's a few sad plot holes though, has Seymour been waiting for Fry in heaven for 1000 years? I wish they have left that last scene out, but I'm glad they left it in. Great episode, and the worst one ever made.
Eversio gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#83 by =GnuDi=
Great episode...but sad..very sad *sniff*
=GnuDi= gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#84 by MR.TV
Tonight's episode is hilarious and a real tragedy.It could've had a 5 rating if it wasn't for that nasty scenes from the pizzaria.
MR.TV gave 4 points
19.11.2002
#85 by morren
I never thought a cartoon could make me cry.
morren gave 5 points
19.11.2002
#86 by Great
Cried. Best episode.
Great gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#87 by GC
I actually missed a few gags because i was laughing uncontrollably from Robopuppy. I had no idea that i also would be BAWLING uncontrollably from Seymour's demise at the end. How could they cancel a show that has mastered character development in a 30-minute time slot? Can't wait to see this ep again.
GC gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#88 by Dave
I find this episode to be incredibly deep in its own right- not just as a Futurama episode, but as a TV show period. It really provided greater depth to Fry's past and character. The greatest message I got from the episode was at the end. Fry didn't want to clone Seymour for fear that Seymour no longer remembered him. Seymour never forgot. It was truly sad to see the poor dog waiting so loyally for so long until ultimately departing. If Fry had only known he would not have taken his course of action. It is amazing how knowing one small detail can affect the course of our lives forever.
I give this episode a 5 out of 5 because it would be an injustice not to award it this rating, sad or not.
Dave gave 5 points
I give this episode a 5 out of 5 because it would be an injustice not to award it this rating, sad or not.
20.11.2002
#89 by MasterLuke
It�s not my favourite episode. i would have given it a 4, but the fact that they did NOT clone the dog
made give it 5.
liked crimes of the hot better. more
different characters, more gags.
MasterLuke gave 5 points
made give it 5.
liked crimes of the hot better. more
different characters, more gags.
20.11.2002
#90 by Ashkan Moslemi
the song is called astrud gilberto something like that
Ashkan Moslemi gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#91 by jeebus
Just like everybody said, great episode. Funny and freaking sad. I can't remember the last time I cried so much. It started with Seymour waiting for Fry in front of the pizzeria but the floodgates opened when Seymour finally laid down and then closed his eyes. A lot had to do with the music they chose too. Jeez, here I am at work getting teary-eyed while thinking of a cartoon.
jeebus gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#92 by Ashkan
Connie Frances
Ashkan gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#93 by Rob
Amazing episode. TV cannot get any better than this. I don't think an episode of anything has ever gotten to me this much. This was some brilliant, brilliant writing.
Rob gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#94 by Gray Man
What I wanted to say as already been said but this is one of the only shows on TV now that can make you feel so many emotions in 30 minutes.
Gray Man gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#95 by Matt
For some reason, as most of you know the episode was sad, I have started to see things on a different level from this episode. I just see life as a sucky place, and that horrible things happen and you cant change it. I keep having images of that poor dog passing away, and there wont be an episode to not make that in vein...and it tears me up inside. I seriously get really hot inside thinking about it. I just cant shake the horrible feeling. Is anyone else feeling this horrible. 2 days after I cried...it was just that sad. Be warned!
Anyone konw Matt Groening's contact information. Im gonna plea to him to make a new episode with Seymour.
Matt gave 5 points
Anyone konw Matt Groening's contact information. Im gonna plea to him to make a new episode with Seymour.
20.11.2002
#96 by Pete
What an amazing episode to say the least. There is little if any television out there that can touch so many people. For a cartoon to be able to pull it off in 30 minutes is really a wonderful accomplishment. While sad, it did do the job of any well-told story, to stir up the emotions in its viewers. This was TV at its best.
Pete gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#97 by Matt
WOW. I was amazed to read that so many others had the same reaction as I did, after watching this tear jerker I had to go on-line and search google for a Futurama site.
But I have one comment. Could this episode also be an "indictment" of stupid people? You know, the only thing preventing Seymour reuniting with Fry was Fry's stupidity, the same thing that keeps him from Leela. I know this sounds kind of lame, but almost in an Ann Randish sort of way could Groening be commenting on lack of intelligence (as with Homer J. Simpson) being the root cause for mankind's problems?
P.S. I want a sequel where the dog gets recloned after all...even if it's only in a comic book or fan fiction.
:-)
Matt gave 5 points
But I have one comment. Could this episode also be an "indictment" of stupid people? You know, the only thing preventing Seymour reuniting with Fry was Fry's stupidity, the same thing that keeps him from Leela. I know this sounds kind of lame, but almost in an Ann Randish sort of way could Groening be commenting on lack of intelligence (as with Homer J. Simpson) being the root cause for mankind's problems?
P.S. I want a sequel where the dog gets recloned after all...even if it's only in a comic book or fan fiction.
:-)
20.11.2002
#98 by Phil
Wow, simply wow.
Phil gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#99 by Myn
What a beautiful tragedy. I loved the dog's progression from the weak, saddened alley mutt to the proud, healthy, and loyal-to-the-end companion. And I cried so much as he withered back away as the seasons passed, completely ignoring everything (even the offering of food) as he waited for the return of his friend.
As much as I was hoping to see the dog cloned, I think that if they brought Seymour back in another episode, it would spoil the tragedy of this episode a bit. Regret is a powerful emotion, and there's nothing sadder than an opportunity missed forever. The cartoon offers the unique perspective for us to see the missed opportunity, as Fry unwittingly destroys Seymour's last hope -- a rare selfless act for Fry in its intent, brought about by his love for his companion.
Myn gave 5 points
As much as I was hoping to see the dog cloned, I think that if they brought Seymour back in another episode, it would spoil the tragedy of this episode a bit. Regret is a powerful emotion, and there's nothing sadder than an opportunity missed forever. The cartoon offers the unique perspective for us to see the missed opportunity, as Fry unwittingly destroys Seymour's last hope -- a rare selfless act for Fry in its intent, brought about by his love for his companion.
20.11.2002
#100 by Cameron
What an awesome episode! I don't really watch Futurama, never really got into it but I was told about this episode from a friend so, being the sucker for tragedy I immediately downloaded it from Kazaa and watched it. It was amazing, the only "cartoons" with more heart wrenching power than this are Grave of the Fireflies and probably Neon Genesis Evangelion.
As I watched this episode, I couldn't help but notice the detail given to the dog. Seymour was beautifully drawn to evoke as much sympathy as they could from the frail starving mutt, to the extremely exuberantly happy companion, to the lonely sad dying dog that sat waiting for a master that never came.
On the one hand, I empathize with Fry for he never knew the story. He assumed Seymour lived on happily, found new friends but he didn't realize that at that time that all they had were each other. Both were outcasts, lonely and desperate and found each other and I think Seymour recognized that better than Fry which accounts for unswerving hope and loyalty.
In the end as Myn pointed out above, yes it is more tragic not to have the dog cloned. But on the other hand, if Fry had cloned Seymour I don't think Seymour would have held the 12 years against Fry and would've been exuberant to be at his side again just one more time for Fry to complete his promise that he would come back. But in a way Fry did as he promised, he had brought Seymour home. Now, I'm off to cry again but I hope the writers before Futurama is completely yanked will write in an episode where Seymour is brought back to life if even for a second.
Cameron gave 5 points
As I watched this episode, I couldn't help but notice the detail given to the dog. Seymour was beautifully drawn to evoke as much sympathy as they could from the frail starving mutt, to the extremely exuberantly happy companion, to the lonely sad dying dog that sat waiting for a master that never came.
On the one hand, I empathize with Fry for he never knew the story. He assumed Seymour lived on happily, found new friends but he didn't realize that at that time that all they had were each other. Both were outcasts, lonely and desperate and found each other and I think Seymour recognized that better than Fry which accounts for unswerving hope and loyalty.
In the end as Myn pointed out above, yes it is more tragic not to have the dog cloned. But on the other hand, if Fry had cloned Seymour I don't think Seymour would have held the 12 years against Fry and would've been exuberant to be at his side again just one more time for Fry to complete his promise that he would come back. But in a way Fry did as he promised, he had brought Seymour home. Now, I'm off to cry again but I hope the writers before Futurama is completely yanked will write in an episode where Seymour is brought back to life if even for a second.
20.11.2002
#101 by Psartryn
Ok, I loved this episode, I was just as touched as the rest of you, I went through all the confusing emotions and self examining questions and This show especially touched me because im emotional steel and I just learned I have a soft spot. Most of my assume I don't even have emotions... Now I set out to prove they will reunite, I just can't let it go. This is what I have so far,now this is either an inconsistancy or my only grasp for hope that seymour will reunite with Fry, when Seymour lay down and closed his eyes we all assumed he was dead, The Dolomite Seymour was STANDING, and this is the big stretch if you look at seymour head on in the episode he almost looks like he's grinning. If I'm dillusional well even if the show is canceled tommorow I will hold the hope that their was that one Reuniting episode in the works that we just never saw.
here is the grinning pic link
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Psartryn gave 5 points
here is the grinning pic link
http://www ... c00144.jpg
20.11.2002
#102 by THX1138
To: #96, Matt
Yes, I am still touched by the episode and have re-watched it twice since Sunday and you are not alone in your feelings. But even though I would say I am depressed by it, it has made me value my two dogs more than ever and I have spent a great deal more time with them the last few days. I bought them special treats and took the time to do things with them that they love like playing fetch and scratching the tops of their heads. While the episode did leave me depressed, it also gave me a greater appreciation for the people and animals in my life right now and made me commit to cherishing the time I have with all of them right now. "It makes me want to be a better person". For a TV show to do that is astounding and a real tribute to its creators. So don't feel alone in your grief, we all share it with you and are bonded by it. Just remember that the world is not a sucky place, but a place full of opportunity and chances and we should take the time to see that while we have it.
THX1138 gave 5 points
Yes, I am still touched by the episode and have re-watched it twice since Sunday and you are not alone in your feelings. But even though I would say I am depressed by it, it has made me value my two dogs more than ever and I have spent a great deal more time with them the last few days. I bought them special treats and took the time to do things with them that they love like playing fetch and scratching the tops of their heads. While the episode did leave me depressed, it also gave me a greater appreciation for the people and animals in my life right now and made me commit to cherishing the time I have with all of them right now. "It makes me want to be a better person". For a TV show to do that is astounding and a real tribute to its creators. So don't feel alone in your grief, we all share it with you and are bonded by it. Just remember that the world is not a sucky place, but a place full of opportunity and chances and we should take the time to see that while we have it.
20.11.2002
#103 by Soundog
I lost my 12-year old dog to cancer this year, you can probably imagine the episode touched me. And I have the hope, nay, I'm convinced that Seymour will (or was intended to) resurface during the series. As Psartryn said, the fossilized Seymour was standing, so the end of the episode wasn't the dogs' death (although probably not far off judging by the ageing Mr. Panucci), also the Professor says Seymour was 'fast fossilized' - all this information was placed deliberately I believe, and the writers still had plans. And if I'm wrong, I'll refuse to believe it. :)
Soundog gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#104 by hex6
2 damn sad :(
futurama shall not make one chy.
futurama has 2 be funny 2 make one happy
hex6 gave 1 point
futurama shall not make one chy.
futurama has 2 be funny 2 make one happy
20.11.2002
#105 by SpanishFry
I didn't get a chance to watch the episode on Sunday here on the east coast, due to football, but I was anxious to see it after noting how many good things people were saying reviews there were up here. I accidentilly read that Seymour doesn't come back by the end, and how so many people found themselves crying. Even with this knowledge in hand, I wasn't ready for what I felt when I saw the end myself, and I teared-up just like everyone else.
We had a cat that died around two years ago, without warning from a heart problem. It was hard on my whole family. I think despite not seeing the show right away, it was a nice coincidence that I had a dream about him coming back to visit...
SpanishFry gave 5 points
We had a cat that died around two years ago, without warning from a heart problem. It was hard on my whole family. I think despite not seeing the show right away, it was a nice coincidence that I had a dream about him coming back to visit...
20.11.2002
#106 by Guatemalan Refugee
This was a fabulous episode...those of you who complain because the show had a sad ending should grow up a bit. It was a very touching episode. I have been a fan of the series since it started and this is definitely one of the best episodes done so far.
Guatemalan Refugee gave 5 points
20.11.2002
#107 by KayMan
The episode was really sad :(, my girlfriend (who doesn't even like the show) cried at the end. Also, they showed us even more proof that Nibbler pushed Fry into the tube. Because there was an added scene where Nibbler's eye could be seen coming out of the trash can... surprised that it didn't make the screen grabs.
KayMan gave 3 points
20.11.2002
#108 by Patrick - Danish fan
An ok episode but got anoyed about all the flash backs. One thing that I dont understand is why we can see Nibbler in one of the flash backs just before Fry gets frozen.
Btw keep up the good work with this website.
Patrick - Danish fan gave 3 points
Btw keep up the good work with this website.
20.11.2002
#109 by Athos
One of the few occassions my eyes got a little wet while watching TV, just like at the ends of Braveheart and Armageddon.
This episode was something new... it has never been there in this way in a Futurama Episode. True tragical comedy. A brave try, and a successful one. The end was very sad, but very meaningful.
No question about that: 5 stars.
Athos gave 5 points
This episode was something new... it has never been there in this way in a Futurama Episode. True tragical comedy. A brave try, and a successful one. The end was very sad, but very meaningful.
No question about that: 5 stars.
20.11.2002
#110 by Jan
It's a cartoon.
It's not real.
And the water in my eyes are from... the wind!!! Yes! From the wind in my eyes!
(But you are inside....)(shut up!)
This is absolutely crazy...
Jan gave 5 points
It's not real.
And the water in my eyes are from... the wind!!! Yes! From the wind in my eyes!
(But you are inside....)(shut up!)
This is absolutely crazy...
21.11.2002
#111 by Blue Angel
Awww......the ending was soooooooo sad!! i nearly cried =*(
this episode was as good as "The Luck of the Fryish" ... another sad ending there....=( but this was a really good episode, it's cool that we get to learn about the character's past...
**but there was one part that was really disgusting!! the part when it's in the past, and it showed Seymour in the pizza parlor...and Mr Panucci was making a pizza and he put it over Seymour's head...and then he sneezed in to it!!! *ewww* that was gross!! but other than that.....
the song that they played at the end was soo sad too...but it totally matched what was happening on the screen....
>>BEST SEASON 5 EPISODE EVER<< ..well, best of the two that have been aired so far....=�
Blue Angel gave 5 points
this episode was as good as "The Luck of the Fryish" ... another sad ending there....=( but this was a really good episode, it's cool that we get to learn about the character's past...
**but there was one part that was really disgusting!! the part when it's in the past, and it showed Seymour in the pizza parlor...and Mr Panucci was making a pizza and he put it over Seymour's head...and then he sneezed in to it!!! *ewww* that was gross!! but other than that.....
the song that they played at the end was soo sad too...but it totally matched what was happening on the screen....
>>BEST SEASON 5 EPISODE EVER<< ..well, best of the two that have been aired so far....=�
21.11.2002
#112 by DarkWind
This was one of the best Futuramas so far. I think this deserves to be with the top 10 or at least the top 20. They just know where to hit us soft "sniff sniff"
DarkWind gave 5 points
21.11.2002
#113 by Schedl from Austria
Although the story was a little more touching as usual (similar to "Luck of the fryish" and "Leelas Homeworld") there were also many very funny parts in the plot. E.g. seymour swimming in the tomato sauce or the funny comments of the professor when everyone wants to jump into the lavapit.
definitelly a very funny though to some extinct also tragic episode(although i'm no dog owner)
greets Schedl
Schedl from Austria gave 5 points
definitelly a very funny though to some extinct also tragic episode(although i'm no dog owner)
greets Schedl
21.11.2002
#114 by Marcel23
Very great episode.
Much fun + very good story ( now i am seeing dogs in a different light) ;)
Cya
Marcel23 gave 5 points
Much fun + very good story ( now i am seeing dogs in a different light) ;)
Cya
21.11.2002
#115 by Franky57
Man what a stinky episode. No wonder they pulled it off the air earlier, this one was obviously made under either a lot of pressure or with a collective lack of inspiration. It's even worse than 'Leela's Homeworld', a similarily unbalanced, unfunny, tearjerker trying to win popularity in the mainstream crowd. I'll try to put it in comprehensible sentences: Shallow drama stinky! Cute doggy not nice! Good fun requires thought! Soap no good for brain!
Franky57 gave 1 point
21.11.2002
#116 by Hemlock
In total, I've seen about 5 episodes of Futurama. The show never really entertained me. I ran into this episode while waiting for the Simpsons. Now, I'll be watching every episode of Futurama from here on out, and damn Fox to hell for cancelling the show.
After the show, I immediately ran to my dog and gave him a big hug. It's the Wednesday after the Sunday the episode aired and I STILL feel the emotional impact.
I'm 22 years old, for crying out loud (literally)! I didn't cry while watching Private Ryan or Schindlers List (came close for both)! For the love of God and all that is holy, how did an episode of Futurama do it?!
Dumb dogs! Dumb, sweet, lovable, loyal dogs! Where's my dog? I need to give him a hug... *sniff*
Hemlock gave 5 points
After the show, I immediately ran to my dog and gave him a big hug. It's the Wednesday after the Sunday the episode aired and I STILL feel the emotional impact.
I'm 22 years old, for crying out loud (literally)! I didn't cry while watching Private Ryan or Schindlers List (came close for both)! For the love of God and all that is holy, how did an episode of Futurama do it?!
Dumb dogs! Dumb, sweet, lovable, loyal dogs! Where's my dog? I need to give him a hug... *sniff*
21.11.2002
#117 by Rafe
This was a very moving and sad episode, it was so annoying but so great.
Leela almost went in and was gonna show.. luckily the professor stopped her. That took away some of the sadness but it still was a very good Futurama ep.
Rafe gave 5 points
Leela almost went in and was gonna show.. luckily the professor stopped her. That took away some of the sadness but it still was a very good Futurama ep.
21.11.2002
#118 by ATW
Tears still well up in my eyes when I think of this episode. Let's hope the humans of the future are less self-centered than those of Fry's time. Fry truly is our 'Everyman'.
ATW gave 5 points
21.11.2002
#119 by Phil
Best Futurama... I've watch everyone of them and this is the best. Second maybe luck of a fryish. But man, emotional, sad, made me cried... damn it.... haha.. 5/5!
Phil gave 5 points
21.11.2002
#120 by Jon
I work on the weekends so I missed the original airing of this episode...thank God (or Gore?) for the www and bless the folks who rip these episodes so that us schedule-challenged folks may enjoy them!
I'm a cynic...I would have agreed with Fry about Seymore "forgetting" about him after so much time. The ending really brought me down (in a good way) God I love this show....please let it never end!
Also, I liked the scene w/ Bender's robot dog...as annoying and contemptable as Seymore was adorable and loveable ("Commencing 2 hour yipping session"....love that line). Wouldn't mind seeing more Leela and Amy wrestling...also, more Scruffy and NO Hermes?!? what gives?
Live long and prosper......
Only the good die young.....
Jon gave 5 points
I'm a cynic...I would have agreed with Fry about Seymore "forgetting" about him after so much time. The ending really brought me down (in a good way) God I love this show....please let it never end!
Also, I liked the scene w/ Bender's robot dog...as annoying and contemptable as Seymore was adorable and loveable ("Commencing 2 hour yipping session"....love that line). Wouldn't mind seeing more Leela and Amy wrestling...also, more Scruffy and NO Hermes?!? what gives?
Live long and prosper......
Only the good die young.....
21.11.2002
#121 by Dog_Gone
Thanks for the therapy! I was beginning to feel like a freak because I cried over a cartoon. The emotional bond between dogs and dog lovers is amazing and this poignant episode caught everone so off guard that it was almost impossible NOT to cry. A classic and memorable episode.
Dog_Gone gave 5 points
22.11.2002
#122 by Mimi
What a great episode. It's four days later and my eyes still tear from thinking about the ending. It makes me appreciate my pets all the more. Now I understand they act the way they do when I come home each day.
This episode was Television at it's best.
Mimi gave 5 points
This episode was Television at it's best.
22.11.2002
#123 by Jacob
Great episode
To Supafob the songs name is "I Will Wait For You" - Connie Francis
Jacob gave 5 points
To Supafob the songs name is "I Will Wait For You" - Connie Francis
22.11.2002
#124 by kayk
Even though I have a cat (who thinks he's a dog, only smarter), this one had me crying for an hour afterwards -- and again when I tried summarizing it for my sister the next day. Terrific writing and an emotional roller-coaster. More of TV should be like this.
kayk gave 4 points
22.11.2002
#125 by Dane
I really can't put into words how I felt during the last minute and a half of the episode -- but I kept hoping and knowing that the writers would leave us on a happy note.
But they did not. And when it was over, my roommates and I -- who would do anything to hide our TRUE emotions from each other -- just sat there in silence. None of us could speak.
This is what makes great television -- not granting the viewer ultimate satisfaction every single time. We as viewers need to be thrown for a loop from time to time, if for nothing else, than only to prove that television can invoke emotions none of us knew we had. Even ANIMATED television.
A magnificent episode that has cracked my Top 5 list and left a bittersweet taste in my mouth. And who knows? Perhaps Seymour will return. That is the beauty of Futurama: anything is possible.
Dane gave 5 points
But they did not. And when it was over, my roommates and I -- who would do anything to hide our TRUE emotions from each other -- just sat there in silence. None of us could speak.
This is what makes great television -- not granting the viewer ultimate satisfaction every single time. We as viewers need to be thrown for a loop from time to time, if for nothing else, than only to prove that television can invoke emotions none of us knew we had. Even ANIMATED television.
A magnificent episode that has cracked my Top 5 list and left a bittersweet taste in my mouth. And who knows? Perhaps Seymour will return. That is the beauty of Futurama: anything is possible.
22.11.2002
#126 by Yixa
It is nice to see so many people
are full of hearts and emotions. Our world has hopes. God bless little Seymour.
But I still hope for Seymour to come back in a future episode.
Yixa gave 5 points
are full of hearts and emotions. Our world has hopes. God bless little Seymour.
But I still hope for Seymour to come back in a future episode.
22.11.2002
#127 by RMH
I never cared much for this show.
But what a good episode that was.
RMH gave 5 points
But what a good episode that was.
22.11.2002
#128 by Monkey Man
Is it me or is a trend appearing for flash back episodes to be brilliantly upsetting? Easily ranks up there with "Luck of the Fryish" and to an extent South Park's "Kenny Dies" Thes 3 eps are TV at it's best!!!
Monkey Man gave 5 points
23.11.2002
#129 by Huck
Futurama is a fantastic show and I believe that this is one of their best. However, I disagree with the paople saying it was too sad. This show likes to poke fun at life, especially the good. But you can't have the good without the bad. I liked the ending because it did what they set out to do...touch the viewer. This epidode was supposed to be touching and everyone with not forget it. I did like the dog, but i don't want the writers to compromise the show just so it will have a happy ending and everyone "lives happily ever after" because that's not what always happenes.
Huck gave 5 points
23.11.2002
#130 by Terry
Wow... lots of good reviews. Not one of the most laugh out loud funny episodes I've ever seen, but its one of those episodes where the characters are actually real... quite the opposite of recent simpsons episodes. I'm hoping the good ratings of this one and overall positive responses are going to sway FOX's decision to pick up the show again.
Terry gave 4 points
23.11.2002
#131 by Marten
I'm really annoyed by the people who rated this episode not-that-great, just because it was too sad and they wanted to laugh and blablabla.
This was such a brilliantly built-up and powerful episode, which really got to me and deserves all the praise it can get.
I never get choked up over tv-shows (although Lisa on Ice does it to me a bit every time), but now I cried like a baby. Possibly because I love my own dog so much (and my little sister as well, which would explain the Lisa on Ice-thing).
Also I hope they don't bring Seymour back, because it would suck up a lot of the power of this episode. I'm so glad the Futurama-people wrote this, and weren't held back by some 'We're a comedy-show dammit!'-motto.
Marten gave 5 points
This was such a brilliantly built-up and powerful episode, which really got to me and deserves all the praise it can get.
I never get choked up over tv-shows (although Lisa on Ice does it to me a bit every time), but now I cried like a baby. Possibly because I love my own dog so much (and my little sister as well, which would explain the Lisa on Ice-thing).
Also I hope they don't bring Seymour back, because it would suck up a lot of the power of this episode. I'm so glad the Futurama-people wrote this, and weren't held back by some 'We're a comedy-show dammit!'-motto.
23.11.2002
#132 by John Linjamaa
Good episode. Had little of everything. But why the tradgic ending?
John Linjamaa gave 4 points
23.11.2002
#133 by Dennis Sorensen
Like many other people here, I searched for Futurama sites on Google after watching Jurassic Bark. - NEVER before have I cried because of a cartoon. - Glad to see it's not just me who's a big softie at heart. A great but way too sad episode. I want Seymour back dammit :) - Fantastic work ! - I'm actually writing this from Denmark, so it's nice to see us cry babies connecting all over the globe :)
Dennis Sorensen gave 5 points
24.11.2002
#134 by David
Yet again the makers of futurama bring us a truly poignant and emotionally full episode.
The ending is truly reminiscent of the seven leaf clover; parasites lost episode. Having a maturity that is oft lost in animated features. This is the logical progression from the simpsons; and I'm stunned by the fox decision to cancel, in light of the fantastic episodes that have aired since.
Perhaps only two tv shows at the moment cause me to reflect on the relationships, and emotional ties in real life; Futurama and Six Feet Under. We can only hope that the bosses at Fox see the err of their ways, and reinstate the most intelligent animated show to date.
David
Futurama For Ever
FFE
David gave 5 points
The ending is truly reminiscent of the seven leaf clover; parasites lost episode. Having a maturity that is oft lost in animated features. This is the logical progression from the simpsons; and I'm stunned by the fox decision to cancel, in light of the fantastic episodes that have aired since.
Perhaps only two tv shows at the moment cause me to reflect on the relationships, and emotional ties in real life; Futurama and Six Feet Under. We can only hope that the bosses at Fox see the err of their ways, and reinstate the most intelligent animated show to date.
David
Futurama For Ever
FFE
24.11.2002
#135 by Just That Guy
This episode did hit me in some of my weak spots too. I think the end wasn't supposed to do this. At least I think the falling "U" and stuff like this seems to be supposed to soften this sad impression. All of this episode isn't really sad, but the end.
Nonetheless, the end made me very sad, but contrary to some of the other viewers I think that this is a good thing.
If you don't share my pov and if you think that Futurama is supposed to be funny just because it's animated, watch 'When The Wind Blows' or 'Grave Of The Fireflies' - great animated films and not really funny.
Good night,
Me
Just That Guy gave 5 points
Nonetheless, the end made me very sad, but contrary to some of the other viewers I think that this is a good thing.
If you don't share my pov and if you think that Futurama is supposed to be funny just because it's animated, watch 'When The Wind Blows' or 'Grave Of The Fireflies' - great animated films and not really funny.
Good night,
Me
24.11.2002
#136 by Fang
We have to get this show uncancelled so that Fry can change his mind and bring Seymore back to life.
Great, great T.V.
Fang gave 5 points
Great, great T.V.
24.11.2002
#137 by Liberty
Oh, Hells, Futurama has made me cry... What's next?
I love it, but the last minute is too sad...
Liberty gave 5 points
I love it, but the last minute is too sad...
24.11.2002
#138 by Tron
a bit too much on the pathetic side, but not too bad and (except for the ending) nicely balanced
Tron gave 3 points
25.11.2002
#139 by Jay
When i watched this episode (on my pc, as i live in the UK and we wont see this for a long time) i was in silence after it finished.. i felt emotion, but i couldn't believe it was from a cartoon (Futurama is my favorite show, and yes its made me slightly emotional before.. but this.. this was so much more)
i wrote a synopsis for another site i visit, because most people wouldn't have seen the episode.. and as i typed the final lines i nearly burst into tears.
how can fox cancel a show that is able to make so many grown people nearly bawl into the night? hours after i watched it i was still upset, and reading the reviews just makes me want to cry again.
this episode deserves to be nominated, and i can't see any other show beating it. this is the best show of the entire futurama collection, and amongst one of the greatest episodes of any show in the history of television.
when was the last time you cried during a live action show? not in a long long time.
Jay gave 5 points
i wrote a synopsis for another site i visit, because most people wouldn't have seen the episode.. and as i typed the final lines i nearly burst into tears.
how can fox cancel a show that is able to make so many grown people nearly bawl into the night? hours after i watched it i was still upset, and reading the reviews just makes me want to cry again.
this episode deserves to be nominated, and i can't see any other show beating it. this is the best show of the entire futurama collection, and amongst one of the greatest episodes of any show in the history of television.
when was the last time you cried during a live action show? not in a long long time.
25.11.2002
#140 by RITMarketer
As it seems is everyone else's reason, it's just rare that Futurama is able to bring to me an emotion other than humor. This one rates high if only for the last scene, and excels also because of the touches it adds to the time when Fry was actually frozen.
RITMarketer gave 5 points
25.11.2002
#141 by fiend-o-rama
very touching indeed.
it's amazing the way how Matt put comedy and drama together.
fiend-o-rama gave 5 points
it's amazing the way how Matt put comedy and drama together.
25.11.2002
#142 by dkuneo
sniff...
dkuneo gave 4 points
26.11.2002
#143 by Quilak
This is definetly one of the best futurama episodes I've seen in a long time. I thought the way that the people treated our world in the future was hilarious. Although the scene at the end was a tear jerker, especially from connie francis music in the background. Although the ending was sad the episode is worth watching at least twice.
Quilak gave 5 points
26.11.2002
#144 by Dumpster
Well, here's a thought, why not just have poor Fry resurrect the dog? I wasn't too impressed with the ending here, it was like a rerun of the end of 'Leela's Homeworld', only instead of a basically happy ending you get what I saw as an unnecessarily sad one. While I do appreciate the attempts of the makers to give me a more in-depth level of character development than you get in 'The Simpsons', it seems that in episodes like this they are forgetting the point of the show in the first place. That was just pandering to popular emotion, why base your "Fry" episode around his dog? Because people get soppiest about dogs, not people or whatever, that's why! Having said that, the episode was often funny before that, and I'm not saying the whole ending thing wasn't effective- it was just unnecessary, which explains my low score. And-though God knows I'm shuddering to say it- does it seem to anyone else it's getting kind of obvious that these are deleted episodes? Funny, yes, but they almost seem crudely put together. Sigh. Fox have really screwed us all this time, after these episodes we get no more, eh? Despite the Emmy? Thanks, guys.
Dumpster gave 3 points
26.11.2002
#145 by Flado
A great episode!
Flado gave 5 points
26.11.2002
#146 by Chilidog
Being one of those individuals who can't watch National Geographic without flipping the channel in tearful anguish~ I thought my uncontrollable bawling at the end of this episode was just another one of those same oversensitive animal reactions. I'm happy, as well as relieved, to see that this "cartoon" affected others in the same way. Fry lived, loved, was loved, and was missed. What an amazingly poignant and ironic story. This is truly an example of what makes this show better than great.
Chilidog gave 5 points
26.11.2002
#147 by Gary (Australia)
Do fox even watchthese episodes? .. can't they see how much episodes like this can effect people, everyone involved is a genius, no one could act as good as these guys can draw. surely this kind of talent doesn't deserve to be canned !!! ! 5 for sure !!
Gary (Australia) gave 5 points
27.11.2002
#148 by Alex
In regard to Dumpster and every other person who gave low scores just because Futurama was not being funny in this particular episode: Why is it that such unintelligent people are so biased? For once, an animated comedy show uses drama instead of just comedy and what is the response? To put it bluntly, if one is angry at the producers, writers, and animators of Futurama for varying their ideas and changing their show slightly, then perhaps one should watch some of the mindles drivel Fox puts on during the weekdays, i.e. Fastlane or World's Stupidest Criminals. Dumpster, you ask why the writers used a dog as the alternate protagonist instead of people, and then used the rational that dogs are used to make people emotional. Is this bad? Why should the writers not use drama and emotion in their episodes. If the point of Futurama is not to create any emotional response besides laughter, then what is the point of the show?
Alex gave 5 points
27.11.2002
#149 by Ricky
This episode was a tragedy (in more than one way!)
Only a few short jokes to back up a HORRIBLE story - we saw all this in Luck of the Fryrish and Space Pilot 3000, back in the days when they could make an episode both sad AND funny.
This episode was a huge disappointment!
Ricky gave 1 point
Only a few short jokes to back up a HORRIBLE story - we saw all this in Luck of the Fryrish and Space Pilot 3000, back in the days when they could make an episode both sad AND funny.
This episode was a huge disappointment!
27.11.2002
#150 by Scovron
I have very mixed feelings about this episode. It's quite funny, but my first thougt after seeing it was that the screenplay taken from a fan fiction. It's generally quite strange...
Scovron gave 4 points
27.11.2002
#151 by woot
They must reunite Fry and Seymour!!! Best episode ever!
woot gave 5 points
28.11.2002
#152 by Bob
Sniff this was a sad episode i had to watch it over and over again im glad i recorded it
Bob gave 5 points
28.11.2002
#153 by Harry
Reminds me of 'Leela's homeworld'.
That's not a good thing.
Harry gave 1 point
That's not a good thing.
28.11.2002
#154 by Spliced
Wow what a great episode.
This episode proved to me once again how great of a character Fry is. Even when it hurts him terribly he still does what he thinks is the right thing in those important moments.
I hope the series finally has Seymour in it in one way or another.
Spliced gave 5 points
This episode proved to me once again how great of a character Fry is. Even when it hurts him terribly he still does what he thinks is the right thing in those important moments.
I hope the series finally has Seymour in it in one way or another.
28.11.2002
#155 by Claude
Yep, I cried like a baby. The song, "I will wait for you" by Michel Legrand, et al, don't know who sung it, was a big movie tune in the 60's. They used it to good effect.
Someone told me the reason the show was being cancelled was because Fry is usually stupid and/or lazy, but when he makes a decision that seems like the right thing, it turns out to be horribly wrong.
Still, a 5 out of 5 because this is an intelligent show and this was a very intelligent episode.
Claude gave 5 points
Someone told me the reason the show was being cancelled was because Fry is usually stupid and/or lazy, but when he makes a decision that seems like the right thing, it turns out to be horribly wrong.
Still, a 5 out of 5 because this is an intelligent show and this was a very intelligent episode.
29.11.2002
#156 by ken
This is good, I cried, watch it.
ken gave 5 points
29.11.2002
#157 by No-one
IT WAS SO SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BUHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!
saddetst episode ever! Anyway, it also had some funny parts, and it was okay..... But that dog... It was so sweet...... and... and...BUUUHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
No-one gave 3 points
saddetst episode ever! Anyway, it also had some funny parts, and it was okay..... But that dog... It was so sweet...... and... and...BUUUHHHHHUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
29.11.2002
#158 by Cecil Garamonde
The saddest cartoon I have ever seen in my life... it's been 2 weeks and I just heard the ending song "I will wait forever" on TV and it reminded me of the show.
Cecil Garamonde gave 5 points
29.11.2002
#159 by NUNKI
It was a sad one. And i don�t like it. However, it had some cool jokes in it. But the ending. I nearly cried. ;-)
NUNKI gave 2 points
29.11.2002
#160 by Phap Luong
Funny, some what sad, but very funny. The ending wasn't that sad, come on. And damn it, someone already has my nickname. Damn you Supafob.
Phap Luong gave 5 points
29.11.2002
#161 by directhex
Yet another reason why Futurama is more mature than The Simpsons, and why continuity and meaningful episodes rock.
directhex gave 5 points
29.11.2002
#162 by Max F. Exter
I'm astonished. Really. I never expected to see such an astoundingly downbeat ending to an episode of Futurama. This isn't a bad thing. Quite the contrary, this was the hardest hitting ending of a TV show I've seen in a long, long time. Made my wife cry. (We both love dogs)
Just after Fry said that Seymoure had forgotten about him a long time ago, my wife kept repeating, "No he didn't! No he didn't!" Then they switched over to the final flashback sequence. Clearly whomever wrote this one was a dog lover.
Bravo.
Max F. Exter gave 5 points
Just after Fry said that Seymoure had forgotten about him a long time ago, my wife kept repeating, "No he didn't! No he didn't!" Then they switched over to the final flashback sequence. Clearly whomever wrote this one was a dog lover.
Bravo.
30.11.2002
#163 by wineee
GREAT!!
wineee gave 5 points
30.11.2002
#164 by Kim Andersen
this show is not about a guy and his dog.. but loosing what matters most to you and not getting it back.. (althought most of the fans hope another episode will change it (think of what they did with this episode, and believe me when i tell you they will be able to write another GREAT episode without any problems))...
i've experienced the same kind of loss (with someone i used to chat with).. no contact for 4 years now, and i still once in a while search the net for any signs of the person... and i'll keep looking until i close my eyes for the last time..
Kim Andersen gave 5 points
i've experienced the same kind of loss (with someone i used to chat with).. no contact for 4 years now, and i still once in a while search the net for any signs of the person... and i'll keep looking until i close my eyes for the last time..
01.12.2002
#165 by Dany Tremblay
I love Futurama from the first episode, some are very good some are poor, but this one beat them all, I thought that The Luck of the fryish was the sadest, until now, this one with the dog waiting for Fry... it was too much and could not hold some tears...
Dany Tremblay gave 5 points
01.12.2002
#166 by G�rard Kraus
I watched it on tape late at night and the ending won't let me go to sleep. To see that dog... I can't take it.
Again a proof how well the show is done, don't cancel it!!!
G�rard Kraus gave 5 points
Again a proof how well the show is done, don't cancel it!!!
03.12.2002
#167 by santeij
One of the best eps yet. Are cartoons supposed to make you cry?
santeij gave 5 points
03.12.2002
#168 by SirEnrique
This episode was one of the best. The end was very sad :'(
/SirEnrique, Sweden
SirEnrique gave 5 points
/SirEnrique, Sweden
03.12.2002
#169 by Rickard
One of the worst episode so far.
I watch Futurama beacuse its funny, this episode wasnt that at all ...
Rickard gave 2 points
I watch Futurama beacuse its funny, this episode wasnt that at all ...
03.12.2002
#170 by Jeremy
Amazing episode. Love the jokes made by the professor as well, esp. the part where he used his credence as a professor to show that lava is hot. But the best part of all, must be the sincerity in its melancholy, Stupendous!
Jeremy gave 5 points
04.12.2002
#171 by Gonedil
For those that want to know the song at the end is sung by.....
Connie Francis - "I will wait for you"
This is definantly one of the best episodes yet :)
Gonedil gave 5 points
Connie Francis - "I will wait for you"
This is definantly one of the best episodes yet :)
04.12.2002
#172 by Dumpster
Look, get a grip! See the problems! We are, as a nation, suckers for this stuff. We love the whole human interest angle, but this was NOT deep! This was NOT innovative! It's like a great USA prediliction for mindless accepting of shallow, populist emotionalism! I've been here before, but let me reiterate; I am THE Futurama fan, I know and love it like I have never loved anything on TV before, including The Simpsons, Red Dwarf (the Brit cult show- watch it!) and anything else in that vein. It's generally brilliant, it's emotional, it's touching, hilarious and it is the best show we have ever created. BUT, they are letting us down. This was not what i have come to know and love, this is not the mature Groening project, this is really, really not good enough! For God's Sake, all of you who feel as I do about this show, we must do something. We must resurrect Futurama, and not as an extended out-take series! Futurama is everything television should be; it is brilliant, but it is dying through this sub-standard series of populism-pandering lack of inspiration. We MUST fight back! Stop Fox. stop pur creativity-stifling super-networks. They will bring us nothing but 'reality' TV, the world's most dangerous Whateverthefuck, endless Trek re-runs, Family Guy stlye shameless clones. Public TV may be gasping for breath, but innovation is still possible, if rare. Fight back, defend our intellligence, defend our right to not be dumded-down! I urge you, I implore you, fight the cancellation with every nuance of individuality that remains in your Seinfeld-shrivelled soul! SAVE FUTURAMA- the executives will not, so you- so WE- must!
Dumpster gave 3 points
05.12.2002
#173 by vectorpup
#173 almost made me change my rating...ok, so it's not my favorite episode anymore, but let me reconsider my opinion....
Although not as deep as a lot of reviewers seem to think, an episode creating such varied emotional responses from so many people (and a record number of reviews, correct?) must have made an impact. I realize that the creative team at Futurama has willfully manipulated my emotions, and I applaud them for the effects of their art. To further combat the negative reviews, I would argue that producing a variety of emotional responses, though not common in comedies, is impressive for any creative medium, let alone television. This versatility is the very reason I like my favorite shows, the reason I prefer Futurama to The Simpsons. I like to laugh *and* cry, and if this episode elicited both, doesn't that fulfill some desire of mine?
However, I can see that some people who have written here are indeed suckers ("I have a pet dog so I cried when the dog died", etc.) and I have as much admiration for those people as I have for those who said "I hate being sad so this episode sucked." In conclusion, I think there is value in an emotional response to TV like this, as long as you realize where the response is coming from.
On another note, I was confused by reviews saying how Fry made the wrong decision. Though he was wrong about Seymour forgetting about him, Fry�s decision renewed his friendship with Bender, whereas cloning Seymour would probably leave Fry, as well as the original Seymour, unfulfilled. Remember, a clone is not the same as the original dog, so the damage is done for the real Seymour. The permanence of that damage is the �emotional punch� everyone�s been referring to. That sense of accidental and unavoidable loss is why this episode was so sad...and so good.
(but thanks for the challenge, Dumpster...^_^)
vectorpup gave 5 points
Although not as deep as a lot of reviewers seem to think, an episode creating such varied emotional responses from so many people (and a record number of reviews, correct?) must have made an impact. I realize that the creative team at Futurama has willfully manipulated my emotions, and I applaud them for the effects of their art. To further combat the negative reviews, I would argue that producing a variety of emotional responses, though not common in comedies, is impressive for any creative medium, let alone television. This versatility is the very reason I like my favorite shows, the reason I prefer Futurama to The Simpsons. I like to laugh *and* cry, and if this episode elicited both, doesn't that fulfill some desire of mine?
However, I can see that some people who have written here are indeed suckers ("I have a pet dog so I cried when the dog died", etc.) and I have as much admiration for those people as I have for those who said "I hate being sad so this episode sucked." In conclusion, I think there is value in an emotional response to TV like this, as long as you realize where the response is coming from.
On another note, I was confused by reviews saying how Fry made the wrong decision. Though he was wrong about Seymour forgetting about him, Fry�s decision renewed his friendship with Bender, whereas cloning Seymour would probably leave Fry, as well as the original Seymour, unfulfilled. Remember, a clone is not the same as the original dog, so the damage is done for the real Seymour. The permanence of that damage is the �emotional punch� everyone�s been referring to. That sense of accidental and unavoidable loss is why this episode was so sad...and so good.
(but thanks for the challenge, Dumpster...^_^)
05.12.2002
#174 by Robin
Wow, what an episode. The last saison was average, but this episode was really good. The jokes were just magnificant. Saymour in the restaurant, Bender's robodoll, the lady in the museum,... all so damn good!
Robin gave 5 points
05.12.2002
#175 by Sean
I laughed, I cried, I hugged my dog.
Bravo! This is TV at it's best. FOX are you listening? Are you seeing the response? I'm sure FOX spies are watching these boards. Futurama deserves better treatment. Give it the 8:00 timeslot and stick King of the Hill in the Pre-Emption Hour of 7:00!
Long Live Futurama!
Sean gave 5 points
Bravo! This is TV at it's best. FOX are you listening? Are you seeing the response? I'm sure FOX spies are watching these boards. Futurama deserves better treatment. Give it the 8:00 timeslot and stick King of the Hill in the Pre-Emption Hour of 7:00!
Long Live Futurama!
05.12.2002
#176 by Otis P Jivefunk
A lot of people think this is the most emotional Futurama episode ever, but I put it second behind 'Luck of the Fryrish. It's still an excellent episode, had some wacky stuff in it like Benders laser show which it could have done without, but one the whole it was class. I loved the way it repeated scenes from 'Space Pilot 3000', and added to them, while taking away scenes that weren't needed for this plot. And the twist with Frys shadow will be interesting to find out in 'The Why of Fry'. Professor Farnsworth was really great in this episode too, and it was nice to see Cubert. I guess really I'd rate this a 4.5 because it isn't perfect, but it comes close.
Otis P Jivefunk gave 5 points
07.12.2002
#177 by kmad
Watching this episode made me cry for the first time in two years.. I could have held it in but I didn't want to...I just love dogs
kmad gave 5 points
08.12.2002
#178 by Jon
It was brilliant. The jokes were absolutely dead-on. And this is the first time I got mad at Bender when he threw the dog into the lava (though I knew it would eventually happen). I enjoyed also the randomness of the scantily-dressed Leela (especially when she was about to jump in!)
But I did not find it that emotional, and I'm really surprised so many people did. Luck of Fryish was definitely better, though not as funny.
Jon gave 5 points
But I did not find it that emotional, and I'm really surprised so many people did. Luck of Fryish was definitely better, though not as funny.
08.12.2002
#179 by Wuff
Too pathetic for my taste, a good ole american tear-jerker.
Wuff gave 2 points
08.12.2002
#180 by zaphod¦
Bravo!
zaphod¦ gave 5 points
08.12.2002
#181 by Bark Fan
Best Ever
Bark Fan gave 5 points
08.12.2002
#182 by Will Burns
This was a really good episode. The ending was a bit of a downer, but it worked.
Will Burns gave 4 points
09.12.2002
#183 by Moredhel
Anyone noticed Nibblers eye in cryogenics? I think it was him who threw Fry in the freezer. There's his shadow in the first episode and it's not there in Anthology of interest 1 - and Fry doesn't get freezed - the universe collapses. Anyone please tell me what does this mean.
Moredhel gave 5 points
09.12.2002
#184 by Peter
Great episode!!! Bring back the series FOX, Please!!!!!
Peter gave 5 points
10.12.2002
#185 by Marvin
Heartbreaking episode, I loved it.
Marvin gave 5 points
11.12.2002
#186 by Staffan
My dog died this summer, I staied up with him throughout the last night. This touched me like that night did. I miss you Fanny.
Staffan gave 5 points
11.12.2002
#187 by Fil
Brilliant, simply brilliant episode. The reason why we all love Futurama, the episode left me with a really good feeling, about how great this show trully is, even though I cried. I have been a fan since Space Pilot 3001, and I'll be a fan untill my eyes give in and my ears fall off.
Futurama Forever!
FOX greed, shallownes and stupidity, never!
Fil gave 5 points
Futurama Forever!
FOX greed, shallownes and stupidity, never!
11.12.2002
#188 by unclesam
A bit under the otherwise high standard of Futurama.
Too American/Hollywood without the usual tongue-in-cheek or satirical approach. As you can guess, I didn't like the end. ;-)
unclesam gave 3 points
Too American/Hollywood without the usual tongue-in-cheek or satirical approach. As you can guess, I didn't like the end. ;-)
14.12.2002
#189 by phi
It's SO GOOD PLZ FOX NETWORK DON'T CANCEL FUTURAMA
phi gave 5 points
15.12.2002
#190 by Kelly
Great credit to futurama. It is the onli show around that can be both hilarious and emotional at the same time. 5 stars.
Kelly gave 5 points
17.12.2002
#191 by Ziem
Great, but very sad also.
Ziem gave 5 points
18.12.2002
#192 by Marie
This is probably my favourite episode and also the sadest one - I mean it, it was freakingly sad. Usually I prefer the funny episodes where I can laugh to death, but this one is an exeption. The end was made very well as Seymour waited Fry 'til death. To be honest - the end made me cry.
Marie gave 5 points
18.12.2002
#193 by Da_Fat_Thing
Hi. This is a great Episode, all I could say was already said. So, my part to help: The song at the end, where the dog is dieing (so sad), is called "I will wait for you" and Various bands have sung it, Frank Sinatra too. The best one is by Astrud Gilberto though (dumb name but good song). I don't know if anyone already said it, cause I'm too lazy to go through all 194 posts, but I'm just trying to help
Da_Fat_Thing gave 5 points
18.12.2002
#194 by Dolemite
Dolemite.
Why does Fox insist upon continuing that Simpsons crap, which went sour exactly after Season 8 or 9 where they went to NYC, and throwing away a perfectly good series in Futurama?
t(*_*) this one's for you fox
Dolemite gave 5 points
Why does Fox insist upon continuing that Simpsons crap, which went sour exactly after Season 8 or 9 where they went to NYC, and throwing away a perfectly good series in Futurama?
t(*_*) this one's for you fox
21.12.2002
#195 by Andy
The approach was too pathetic and simple (FOX exec: "Throw a bone to the US audience, they will swallow any emotional crap. Avoid shades of grey."
This episode is *not* what Futurama stands for.
But hey, it wasn't entirely bad, so 2 points.
Andy gave 2 points
This episode is *not* what Futurama stands for.
But hey, it wasn't entirely bad, so 2 points.
21.12.2002
#196 by Luke the future fan
great episode,so blimmin amazing man,wicked,funny as hell,jokes galore,some spectacular computer graphic animation,altogether I was wowed with this one.
Luke the future fan gave 5 points
21.12.2002
#197 by Don
This story is an echo of a true story that happened in Japan, about a dog who faithfully waited for its master, at the train station daily, refusing to eat much, rain or snow it waits until the day it passed away.. some many years after that. so sad.....
Don gave 5 points
22.12.2002
#198 by Xavier
Great Episode, nuff said
(btw, i cried too T.T)
Xavier gave 5 points
(btw, i cried too T.T)
23.12.2002
#199 by Kajjy
Awesome!!!!!!!
Kajjy gave 5 points
23.12.2002
#200 by Ed
terrible!!
Ed gave 1 point
25.12.2002
#201 by Dumpster
Heh heh, sorry guys. I guess I just went off one one about the whole Fox network thing- I get emotional about these things! Anyway, I stand by my rating (though Alex, that's a damn good point about the airing dates- I stand corrected), I watched it again and was just as struck by its total averageness. Anyway, the Route of all Evil was much better, most amusing and not over-laboured. nicely done.
Dumpster gave 3 points
27.12.2002
#202 by Frank Black
A truly astonishing episode. I sat with my mouth agape that the writers could choose to leave us on such a down ending. "Nooo," I cried at the screen. "Wrong! Don't leave it there!"
But there is a lot of circumstancial evidence to suggest that there will be a sequel - Groening and the boys love to screw with us - including the appearence of Nibbler and the fact that Seymour was fast-fossilized, rather than simply dying of old age.
Great television in anybodie's language.
Frank Black gave 5 points
But there is a lot of circumstancial evidence to suggest that there will be a sequel - Groening and the boys love to screw with us - including the appearence of Nibbler and the fact that Seymour was fast-fossilized, rather than simply dying of old age.
Great television in anybodie's language.
29.12.2002
#203 by Andrew
One of the best episodes of Series 5 so far... so sad yet so good, has elements of everything in there.
Andrew gave 5 points
29.12.2002
#204 by George
one for the 'kitsch'-loving folks and for the dog owners. I have seen better episodes.
George gave 2 points
02.01.2003
#205 by Andy Lee
I just cannot stop thinking about this episode and it's been quite awhile now. I want to know the rerun time... So I can see it again~ I hope the Season 5 DVD's are coming out. So I can endlessly watch this episode~!
Andy Lee gave 5 points
04.01.2003
#206 by Herry
Jurassic Barf
Herry gave 1 point
04.01.2003
#207 by Max Power
Excellent episode, not like the rest of the season...
Max Power gave 5 points
05.01.2003
#208 by Susan
I'm a dog lover but this was too pathetic.
Susan gave 1 point
05.01.2003
#209 by Biz
i thought it was a great epsiode... any one know the song that they played at the end? if ya do pls email me at bizar789@hotmail.com thx!
Biz gave 5 points
06.01.2003
#210 by Santouras
Awesome episode, whilst I didn't burst into tears, I was certainly holding them back the first time I saw it :)
As for the song name, check the capsule, it has it and all the info from each episode in there
Santouras gave 5 points
As for the song name, check the capsule, it has it and all the info from each episode in there
06.01.2003
#211 by zarknik
This is deeply weird, but like so many others, I've watched Futurama and never was interested in looking for a web site like this, but this episode motivated me to search for one. It was my understanding that there were still some unshown episodes out there in the lineup, even though the show has been canceled. If one of them doesn't reunite Fry with his dog I am going to be really scarred for life. It's almost unbelievable that two minutes of cartoon footage could wring that much emotion out of you. Whew. Really funny episode, but that last two minutes. Holy cow.
zarknik gave 5 points
07.01.2003
#212 by Homer
This episode was excellent and I hope to see another episode with Seymour's fossil in it.
Homer gave 5 points
07.01.2003
#213 by NewsMonster
What an amazing episode! At the end I sat there for about 10 minutes and I don't think a single rational thought passed through my head. Seeing the dog's head droop was too much, my heart wrenched and I choked up, crazy that a cartoon can have that kind of effect. This definitely goes up there with "Parasites Lost," not quite as funny, but much more sad.
NewsMonster gave 5 points
07.01.2003
#214 by Dan O'Connor
I missed this episode in November, and thank goodness; it would have wrecked the whole holidays...
Two days after seeing this episode (on Jan 5), I'm still depressed. Stupid cartoon.
The gods certainly don't play fair: Seymour's loyalty and devotion should have been rewarded with love, joy and happiness...not loneliness, despair, and death.
Shakespeare himself couldn't have written a better tragedy.
Dan O'Connor gave 5 points
Two days after seeing this episode (on Jan 5), I'm still depressed. Stupid cartoon.
The gods certainly don't play fair: Seymour's loyalty and devotion should have been rewarded with love, joy and happiness...not loneliness, despair, and death.
Shakespeare himself couldn't have written a better tragedy.
08.01.2003
#215 by Nikem
One of the best ever!
Nikem gave 5 points
08.01.2003
#216 by Soft Spot for Dogs
I too Googled up this site because I wanted to find some discussion of the episode and its tragically ironic ending. It's comforting to discover I'm not the only one that this silly animated show brought to tears.
Soft Spot for Dogs gave 5 points
09.01.2003
#217 by Underling
Best episode ever. Three weeks passed after i watched it for a first time and i still feel sad about that dog.
Underling gave 5 points
09.01.2003
#218 by ghostdog82
first Luck of the Fryrish blew me away for its sheer emotional power. Then came Leela's Homeworld, with its magnificent ending, and an incredible song. Now Jurassic Bark, to be honest it really reminded me of the story of "Hatchi", a dog in Japan, which actually waited for its master.
ghostdog82 gave 5 points
09.01.2003
#219 by doggie
sooo goood!
doggie gave 5 points
11.01.2003
#220 by Tom
This was one of the best futurama episodes i have ever seen. I laughed, i cried, a great piece of entertainment. This episode reminded of M*A*S*H. That show was labeled as a 30 minute sitcom, yet each episode held so much more. I am dissappointed with today's TV for skipping over shows that contain so much. Futurama has so much potential to be one of the better TV shows to grace the screen (this episode proves it), yet those asshats at FOX just can't realize this.
Tom gave 5 points
12.01.2003
#221 by Shtevo
I cried
Shtevo gave 5 points
12.01.2003
#222 by matt
You bastards suck. Why would you make something so sad? You have the power to make lives and you make something so sad happen. Whats wrong with you. Leaving a dog waiting for his best friend for 12 years, the only thing that would make that dog the happiest dog in the whole world would be to be reunited with his best friend but the dog dies. Then thier is a chance for the dog to be reunited with his best friend and it doesn't happen. What the hell. You people ruined my sunday and that dogs life.
matt gave 1 point
13.01.2003
#223 by Mike
Yuck, all this pathetic dog owners make me sick. :-P
Mike gave 1 point
13.01.2003
#224 by David Guzman
I don't really want to type too much. All I want to say is that this is easily one of the best episodes of the show. Kind of reminded me of the brilliant mix of humor and emotion packed into Woody Allen's movies. If the show is that good, it shouldn't be cancelled.
David Guzman gave 5 points
14.01.2003
#225 by JT
I really wish people wouldn't be so frightened of emotions that aren't pleasure or hatred.
This is just one more vote to balance out that of the short-sighted.
JT gave 5 points
This is just one more vote to balance out that of the short-sighted.
14.01.2003
#226 by Sarah
Nothing against humor mixed with emotions, but this was way too shallow.
Sarah gave 2 points
15.01.2003
#227 by michel
almost as good as "luck of the fryish
michel gave 5 points
15.01.2003
#228 by Chris
Not my cup of tea.
Chris gave 1 point
16.01.2003
#229 by Agi
I love Futurama, although I will not be watching Insane in the mainframe (horrid, horrid) or Jurassic Bark EVER again. My partner and I were watching this episode in different rooms and as it finished he came down the stairs slowly with a box of tissues. I was bawling my eyes out. I still get teary now, when I think about it. It was a horrible episode and I'm thinking of suing not for money, but for them to make a better-ended version just for me. *sniffle*
Agi gave 1 point
16.01.2003
#230 by Daniel Savage
A very good episode. The ending made me so sad for the dog. Don't miss this great Futurama episode.
Daniel Savage gave 5 points
17.01.2003
#231 by Teddy
This ep seems to be quite controversial. Well, it went to the cheap tear-jerking side, and that is punished with a low rating.
Teddy gave 1 point
17.01.2003
#232 by GregT
It wasn't that bad, but the "throw some emotions to the crowd" attitude (which is unusual for this show) turned me off.
GregT gave 2 points
18.01.2003
#233 by dave
Bene
dave gave 5 points
20.01.2003
#234 by wrap
I'd give it a higher rating, if it just wasn't for that "My poor dog, whuuaaah!" twist at the end which was a bit cheap for my taste.
wrap gave 2 points
20.01.2003
#235 by Jill
I love my dog and would've appreciated the ending in nearly any other series, but for Futurama it doesn't fit somehow.
Jill gave 1 point
21.01.2003
#236 by Sunny
This was the best animated episode. It was filled with emotion as well as humor. I know some people have trouble dealing with strong emotion but, you shouldn't be afraid. This was a great episode. On scale of 1-5, I'd give it a 10!
Sunny gave 5 points
23.01.2003
#237 by Chris
I'm in a situation rather like Fry's right now, and the ending had me weeping like a school girl. I think this is the first time a cartoon has made me cry since the Lorax or Charlotte's Web. Guess watching that freaking spider die so many times hasn't completely hardened my heart....
Chris gave 5 points
23.01.2003
#238 by Tina
If you prefer the shallow end of the emotional scale, this is for you. If you don't fall for that canned stuff you get on american series, you may want to disagree.
Tina gave 2 points
23.01.2003
#239 by mathew
i love
mathew gave 5 points
24.01.2003
#240 by David
I liked this episode, but the last part was NOT sutible for a show like Futurama. I happen to be a big fan of dogs, and the ending part almost made me cry. The more I thought about it after the episode, the closer I got to crying. I don't think Futurama should be so sentimental. Some sad and emotional scenes are good, but nothing that sad should be shown.
David gave 4 points
25.01.2003
#241 by Vince
Let's face it: endings that evoke emotions aren't bad by definition. But Junk TV showed us that many "emotional angles" are just crap for the masses (sometimes even manipulating).
Futurama disappointed me this time.
Vince gave 1 point
Futurama disappointed me this time.
26.01.2003
#242 by DMed
This is the kind of thing that the Simpsons used to be able to do. Remember the hockey episode, where Bart and Lisa remember all of the sweet things one did for the other? This episode hits that same chord, only ten times harder.
The ending, bar none, was the saddest thing I've ever seen on television. And I loved the Dolemite reference.
DMed gave 5 points
The ending, bar none, was the saddest thing I've ever seen on television. And I loved the Dolemite reference.
26.01.2003
#243 by show&tell
I couldn't really enjoy this ep and the ending didn't make it really better. It was *designed* to make us cry and therefore failed, hammering the projected emotion into the watcher's head.
show&tell gave 1 point
27.01.2003
#244 by me
I'm surprised that so many people were moved by the ending. I have seen better in Futurama. The best endings I encountered are funny and thought-provoking at the same time. This mixture is nearly unique for Futurama and doesn't have to relie on tear-jerking tricks.
I don't get those "I hate this ending" guys neither, as I also have seen worse.
And I have seen better plots, interspersed with more good jokes.
Result: a bit below average, 2 points.
me gave 2 points
I don't get those "I hate this ending" guys neither, as I also have seen worse.
And I have seen better plots, interspersed with more good jokes.
Result: a bit below average, 2 points.
27.01.2003
#245 by reignofrain
Up to the last few minutes of this episode I'd give it 3 pts (average), but the ending made me frown. Lots of emotion, but too much clich�.
reignofrain gave 2 points
28.01.2003
#246 by jamie
I missed the episode
but i heard about the story awsome just awsome
tells you how cruel humans are
dogs rule especially Shi-tzus
dogs rule anyday over humans!!!!!!
jamie gave 5 points
but i heard about the story awsome just awsome
tells you how cruel humans are
dogs rule especially Shi-tzus
dogs rule anyday over humans!!!!!!
28.01.2003
#247 by Simone
First I was in tears like so many other reviewers here. But after rewatching this episode I realised that this story was not written to move our hearts but to feed the masses.
Target group: teens who can't grasp the finer details of a more sophisticated Futurama style.
Simone gave 2 points
Target group: teens who can't grasp the finer details of a more sophisticated Futurama style.
28.01.2003
#248 by Ted D
This ep was a melancholy cliff-hanger ("will Fry revive his doggy some day?"), so it left me a bit disappointed.
Ted D gave 3 points
29.01.2003
#249 by Elli
This, like the other episodes in the later seasons, was atrocious. Not funny. It used to be all about subtlety, but this episode just tries to be humorous in a Family-Guy kindof way - Family Guy works. This doesn't. Futurama is better than this. Stop rating these eps so highly, and give them the bad ratings they deserve. Go watch the first three seasons.
Elli gave 1 point
29.01.2003
#250 by frank
#252 hit the nail on the head. Recently, Futurama tries to be a someone else's show by aiming for the common denominator, unfortunately with questionable success.
Let's hope this show doesn't drift into the Family Guy sector any deeper.
frank gave 1 point
Let's hope this show doesn't drift into the Family Guy sector any deeper.
30.01.2003
#251 by mox
damnit, if i wanted to be sad i would watch old yeller or something
mox gave 3 points
02.02.2003
#252 by great
good!.
great gave 5 points
03.02.2003
#253 by Repp
This ep was like giving the dog a bone.
Repp gave 1 point
03.02.2003
#254 by Kemp
I have watched Futurama for years now, and I disagree with the few directly above me.
This was not a 2 cent humour episode. It was funny and the ending was made to invoke a greater sense of emotion. You weren't suppose to be "warm and fuzzy" with the ending, but give a teary eyed "Ooohhh!!!"
Remarkable episode worthy of praise.
Kemp gave 5 points
This was not a 2 cent humour episode. It was funny and the ending was made to invoke a greater sense of emotion. You weren't suppose to be "warm and fuzzy" with the ending, but give a teary eyed "Ooohhh!!!"
Remarkable episode worthy of praise.
04.02.2003
#255 by CptB.
Good episode with some very funny parts... But the end was too sad...
CptB. gave 5 points
04.02.2003
#256 by Jing
I dont want to sound like a girl but the ending in this episode can match the ending of Titanic, so freaken depressing. Since I like depressing movies, this is my favorite episode. I have never seen any shows that can be funny and yet reach deep into your emotions like this. To me, its truely the best show on television.
Jing gave 5 points
05.02.2003
#257 by Gareth Johnson
This is maybe my favorite epsiode of Futurama and i was i loved that ending song that I had to research and download it. Some of u asked what the name of the song was and I and here to tell you. I don't know if someone already gave the name but therer are 26 pages and i don't have the time to review them all. The name of the song is "I will wait for you" also know as "If it takes for ever, I will wait for you" it has been sung by a few people including Frank Sinatra but I think the best version is the one sung by Connie Francis and I think is the one they used at the end of the episode. SO hurry up and Download them all if u can. Thank God for broadband. 56k sucks!!! peace
Gareth Johnson gave 5 points
05.02.2003
#258 by zero_entropy
this episode was great because it gave conclusive evidence that the nibblonians are the ones that pushed Fry into the cryochamber. unlike the first episode, this one shows both a male and female nibblonian shadow after Fry fell into the chamber. they got out of the trash can to push him in to preserve him to fight against the brainspawn. chances are, it's not Nibbler in the trash can, but who can tell.
zero_entropy gave 5 points
05.02.2003
#259 by Lee
i could not stand that ending its emotionally crippling!!!!!!!!
Lee gave 1 point
05.02.2003
#260 by Bryan
I said it before and i'll say it again: I don't watch shows like this to become depressed! I was depressed enough BEFORE, do I really need this!?!
Bryan gave 2 points
06.02.2003
#261 by Exatron
This episode was easily the show's best.
The morons who think it's shallow, too sad, or pandering to an American audience don't know what they're talking about. It had genuine emotion, a character making the right decision with the information he had, and perfect ending. The dog died being the best dog it could possibly be.
Exatron gave 5 points
The morons who think it's shallow, too sad, or pandering to an American audience don't know what they're talking about. It had genuine emotion, a character making the right decision with the information he had, and perfect ending. The dog died being the best dog it could possibly be.
02.03.2003
#262 by Chapuisat
One of the best episodes from the whole show. Hilarious and very, very sad. That poor dog...
Chapuisat gave 5 points
03.03.2003
#263 by hmm....
hmm....yeah <:)lwwwwwwwwwwww
yes it is good one i think.
;worthy of a 5. i liked the song and the sad ending. can't believe some people gave it a 1 or 2. IDIOTS!! Futurama RULES ALWAYS!!
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hmm.... gave 5 points
yes it is good one i think.
;worthy of a 5. i liked the song and the sad ending. can't believe some people gave it a 1 or 2. IDIOTS!! Futurama RULES ALWAYS!!
"""">>Js
05.03.2003
#264 by AuntSam
1) shallow
2) pandering to an American audience
1 pt.
AuntSam gave 1 point
2) pandering to an American audience
1 pt.
07.03.2003
#265 by ssj
I liked this epesode, but it was really sad :( I recently saw this one on FOX a while ago. I am starting to feel a little bugged by tragic epesodes that have to do with the characters past, but if its for character development, then I approve of them doing those type of epesode. Poor Seymore, waiting for Fry his whole life. I felt sad after this epesode. *sobbs*
ssj gave 4 points
08.03.2003
#266 by Ming
It was a great episode.
Can't believe they didn't clone his dog.
It made me cry so much at the end.
Wish the writers come back to this storyline.
Watch it
Ming gave 5 points
Can't believe they didn't clone his dog.
It made me cry so much at the end.
Wish the writers come back to this storyline.
Watch it
08.03.2003
#267 by Clamps
A very sad episode, almost as sad as the one where Fry learns about his nephew. Just....sad.
Clamps gave 3 points
08.03.2003
#268 by Darryl hogg
This was the first time I have watched Futurama, and this really touched me.The ending is the thing that done it for me,because all of us that have lost pet dogs know what that feeling is like! What is the name of the song at the end? Can anyone out there let me know please. Cheers
Darryl hogg gave 5 points
09.03.2003
#269 by AceSnypa
Imagine waiting 12 years of your life, or until your death, for somebody that you loved? This episode has to be one of the most emotion-inducing TV programmes I have ever seen. I am still sad thinking about it now...<sniff> I hope that for the last episode of Futurama (or if they bring it back) they reunite Fry with Seymour, that ending was just so sad. It was one of the most effective endings that I have ever seen. This is what makes Futurama so special, the ability to get your emotions and drag them right to the surface.
Poor Seymour....so loyal, so alone <sniff>
AceSnypa gave 5 points
Poor Seymour....so loyal, so alone <sniff>
09.03.2003
#270 by Jeff
this episode brought the first tear to my eye in months. well written episode.
Jeff gave 5 points
09.03.2003
#271 by Ross
Great, though terribly sad episode, very much in 'The Luck of the Fryish' mode. Which is good...*sob*
Why can't Simpsons episodes be more like this nowadays?
Ross gave 5 points
Why can't Simpsons episodes be more like this nowadays?
09.03.2003
#272 by Mr. Dude
Too good.
Mr. Dude gave 5 points
10.03.2003
#273 by Joseph Ores
I didn't cry when I lost my job.
I didn't cry when I fell down a staircase and broke my leg.
I didn't cry when I broke up with my girlfriend of 2 years.
But I cried at the end of this episode. ;)
Joseph Ores gave 5 points
I didn't cry when I fell down a staircase and broke my leg.
I didn't cry when I broke up with my girlfriend of 2 years.
But I cried at the end of this episode. ;)
10.03.2003
#274 by TEsco
touching, but for the wrong reasons. if this ep would be part of a different show it would stand out, but for the usually high standard of futurama it is just disappointing.
TEsco gave 1 point
10.03.2003
#275 by jonno
i laughed all through this episode but the end was so depressing, dont know if i'll be able to watch it again
jonno gave 3 points
10.03.2003
#276 by dad
Best of season 5 by a mile so far.
WOOD
dad gave 5 points
WOOD
10.03.2003
#277 by Boromir of Gondor
I cannpt tell you how much this episode made me cry. I've got tears in my eyes just writing about it. Seymour is the most adorable Matt Groening dog I've ever seen. He was so cute and I felt so bad for him.
This is the only episode (or even programme) that's made me cry. But the writers deserve it. They conveyed such a wonderful episode so well that despite being cartoon, you love this dog.
What really did it for me was that Seymour waited 12 long years to see Fry again and he didn't. That last shot when he closed his eyes broke my heart.
My dogs were there too, one even looked up at me after it. If I died or got frozen, they'd wait for me.
Thankyou, Futurama, for the most moving piece of television I've ever seen.
Boromir of Gondor gave 5 points
This is the only episode (or even programme) that's made me cry. But the writers deserve it. They conveyed such a wonderful episode so well that despite being cartoon, you love this dog.
What really did it for me was that Seymour waited 12 long years to see Fry again and he didn't. That last shot when he closed his eyes broke my heart.
My dogs were there too, one even looked up at me after it. If I died or got frozen, they'd wait for me.
Thankyou, Futurama, for the most moving piece of television I've ever seen.
10.03.2003
#278 by robert
this episode was the first show to make me cry.As sonn as I stopped watching I decided to spend more time with my dog.It was so sad Seymour waiting for Fry his whole life and never seeing him again.I wish that Fry would have cloned him, it was so sad.That dog was so cute and he died waiting for his only friend
robert gave 5 points
10.03.2003
#279 by Simpsons/Futurama V1
I've seen every episode of The Simpsons and numerous episodes of Futurama but after watching this episode im gonna' try and watch them all, i mean it was fantastic.
The Funny Elements and The Sad elements combined made for a top class performance.
I felt this was better than "Crimes of the Hot"
Simpsons/Futurama V1 gave 5 points
The Funny Elements and The Sad elements combined made for a top class performance.
I felt this was better than "Crimes of the Hot"
10.03.2003
#280 by Boromir of Gondor
I would just like to add on to my last review...
Episodes like this (the truly saddening) are a fine example of why Futurama shouldn't be cancelled. God Bless you Seymour.
Boromir of Gondor gave 5 points
Episodes like this (the truly saddening) are a fine example of why Futurama shouldn't be cancelled. God Bless you Seymour.
11.03.2003
#281 by monsieur boothole
cool episode yeah it was sad but it was so loveable all the way through , you know that your just gonna watch it again and again. i think that this was better than any of season fours offerings not that they were bad but just cus this was so damn good. i didnt cry but icould of if i had a heart
monsieur boothole gave 5 points
11.03.2003
#282 by xibin
This is the only Futurama show I have ever watched. But this episode will forever let me remember that there was once a great TV serie named "Futurama".
xibin gave 5 points
12.03.2003
#283 by MW
I haven't been a regular viewer of Futurama. However I have always enjoyed every episode I've catched. Today I caught a great episode that I completely enjoyed until Fry decided not to clone his dog. I just couldn't stop tearing when I saw the dog wait in vain for his master and die. I had to make a hosty dash to the bathroom to cry. Despite been an excellent episode they should have re-united the dog and the master. I have never visited this site and like other posters was compelled to search for the site and post after seen the episode. I will miss futurama dearly
MW gave 5 points
15.03.2003
#284 by Blurn
disappointing ending
Blurn gave 2 points
17.03.2003
#285 by The Vengeful Kiwi
This is one of my three favourite episodes. I've watched this episode four times, and it still makes me cry... I tell my friends about this episode. I rant and rave! Futurama is the most depthful cartoon I have ever watched. One of the most depthful shows I have ever seen. In this episode the flashbacks were exceptionally well used for achieving maximum sappiness. And the ending montage-esque scene... Perfect. Someone deserves an award for it.
The Vengeful Kiwi gave 5 points
18.03.2003
#286 by Jonas of Sweden
This was so horribly sad... Oh my god I actually began crying... That's NEVER happened when I've been watching any other show or "real" movies.
Jonas of Sweden gave 5 points
20.03.2003
#287 by Pimp Daddy
I had to use all of my strength to hold back my tears. That last scene just tore me apart. Excellent episode.
Pimp Daddy gave 5 points
21.03.2003
#288 by Andrew
Oh man, what is there to not say about this ep?
simply the best...really.. i really hate to break it to some guys.. i had some teary eyes..it was moving. You wont see this kinda plot (minus the cloning part) on any other kinda of tv series....it doesnt matter...futurama really is the best... i mean.. the clip with leela and amy wrestling and losing their pants...oh man..but u know.. this ep dealved into a realm that isnt really explored by many shows..the friendship between man, and his best friend (dog) and his bi-ped best friend (robot, one eyed mutant)
Andrew gave 5 points
simply the best...really.. i really hate to break it to some guys.. i had some teary eyes..it was moving. You wont see this kinda plot (minus the cloning part) on any other kinda of tv series....it doesnt matter...futurama really is the best... i mean.. the clip with leela and amy wrestling and losing their pants...oh man..but u know.. this ep dealved into a realm that isnt really explored by many shows..the friendship between man, and his best friend (dog) and his bi-ped best friend (robot, one eyed mutant)
24.03.2003
#289 by Andrew
The second best episode I've ever seen. Touching and funny.
Andrew gave 5 points
27.03.2003
#290 by Michael
An incredible half hour of television, beautifully constructed
Michael gave 5 points
31.03.2003
#291 by Teller
I am a huge fan of the Simpsons, and watch futurama only occusionaly (untill now). But this episode was better then any animated show cartoon I have ever seen, and certainly in the top five episodes of any show. The ending was just amazing, mixing in little jokes (like the sign falling on the guys head), and that song. Really tragic if they are going to cansell futurama now.
Teller gave 5 points
01.04.2003
#292 by bloB
this ep stinks
bloB gave 1 point
03.04.2003
#293 by 2b contd
imo the low-brow ending was a spoiler for any mature futurama fan.
2b contd gave 1 point
05.04.2003
#294 by JingM
What?!? I cant believe this episode got a 86% This is the BEST episode.
JingM gave 5 points
05.04.2003
#295 by kling
Bleh! Amy and Leela thing ruined it. There is emotion but the whole episode was kind of stupid. The only thing funny was bender throwing the dog in the lava! Hahaha! To bad it wasn't alive to feel itself dieing...(I am in a bad mood right now)
kling gave 1 point
07.04.2003
#296 by heath
Boring!
heath gave 1 point
07.04.2003
#297 by crazedpyro13
I really dont think that anyone really liked that last scene i almost cried even after a couple o days other than that last scene i thought it was ok
crazedpyro13 gave 4 points
08.04.2003
#298 by Ras/Trigorin
This episode is in line with "Luck of the Fryish", and "GodFellas". It really made you connect with the characters without having had any past exposition to the show. Even though I am a heartless bastard that can't cry. This episode brought me to near tears like the end of the "Robo tech", which aired on cartoon network in 1998 series did, and the Wonder Years final episode. It really pull at the heartstring, even if you don't have a heart you can empathize with fry,the dog, and even bender, who was going to loose fry; yet he risked his own life to save the dog. This episode proves that I am all man baby I did not cry not for wonder years, macross, or even this heartstring pulling episode. That is what being emotionally detached brings you in real life
Ras/Trigorin gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#299 by zarknik
I KNOW THERE ARE SOME THAT HATE THE ENDING OR FIND IT TOO SENTIMENTAL...BUT I ONLY STARTED WATCHING FUTURAMA ON A REGULAR BASIS BECAUSE OF THIS EPISODE. IF HALF OF TV WERE THIS GOOD I WOULD WASTE A LOT MORE OF MY LIFE. LOVED IT, STILL LOVE IT, AND NOW I LOVE THE SHOW.
zarknik gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#300 by Felix
I dont know how they do things like that!!! its really a piece of art!
Felix gave 5 points
10.04.2003
#301 by UsualNoise
One of my all-time favorites. Exceptionally sad ending. Hope we see more of Seymour in the future. ;)
UsualNoise gave 5 points
10.04.2003
#302 by JAPoN
I reali REALI loved this episode. i was sad the first time i watched it n the second time i watched it, sadly enought i was ""locked up"" which made it even sadder. the only thing that got to me was the song at the end. i loved it so much. i got so excited when i saw that someone else wanted to know the name of the song. but if anyone knows the name please PLEASE e-mail me or post it PLEASE!!!
JAPoN gave 5 points
11.04.2003
#303 by Colin
This ep makes me cry, but it truely one of the best cartoon ep ever! Anybody knows wat's the song's name? (at the end)
Colin gave 5 points
13.04.2003
#304 by NF
Best Futurama ever.
Moving . . the last 30 secs will leave you thinking. There's nothing worse then wishing among all hope for someone . . and it being impossible or unrequited.
By the way . . for someone . .
The song is Connie Francis - I will wait for you (If it takes forever)
NF gave 5 points
Moving . . the last 30 secs will leave you thinking. There's nothing worse then wishing among all hope for someone . . and it being impossible or unrequited.
By the way . . for someone . .
The song is Connie Francis - I will wait for you (If it takes forever)
13.04.2003
#305 by degeneration
Thank God, I'm not alone!
I blubbered like a baby, I felt like a right dick afterwards, my Missus couldn't understand it.
I'm never watching this one again, even thinking about it makes me well up.
Excellent.
degeneration gave 5 points
I blubbered like a baby, I felt like a right dick afterwards, my Missus couldn't understand it.
I'm never watching this one again, even thinking about it makes me well up.
Excellent.
14.04.2003
#306 by Crazedpyro13
It was a good episode but damn the creaters for putting that damn song in.They always know what to put in to bring tears to your eyes
Id give it a five because it showed that the show has limitless possibilitys and doesnt just have to stick to comedy
Crazedpyro13 gave 5 points
Id give it a five because it showed that the show has limitless possibilitys and doesnt just have to stick to comedy
21.04.2003
#307 by steel emotions
I know I'm just repeating what everone else has said, but here i go.
This episode is a shinning example why Futurama should not be cancelled. I'm a big fan of most cartoons, but i can honestly say that a cartoon has never made me cry, until now that is. I didn't even cry when Bambi's mom got shot, but damn I'm actually startin to tear up thinking about the episode.
Also check this out...when Fry delivers the pizza to the Cryogenics place you can see Nibbler's eye sticking out of the garbage, and when Fry falls into the chamber you can see 2 shadows on the floor (Nibbler's and "future" Fry's). for the importance of this see S05E08: The Why Of Fry (Incidentily it's an episode that aired 5 month's after this episode)
steel emotions gave 5 points
This episode is a shinning example why Futurama should not be cancelled. I'm a big fan of most cartoons, but i can honestly say that a cartoon has never made me cry, until now that is. I didn't even cry when Bambi's mom got shot, but damn I'm actually startin to tear up thinking about the episode.
Also check this out...when Fry delivers the pizza to the Cryogenics place you can see Nibbler's eye sticking out of the garbage, and when Fry falls into the chamber you can see 2 shadows on the floor (Nibbler's and "future" Fry's). for the importance of this see S05E08: The Why Of Fry (Incidentily it's an episode that aired 5 month's after this episode)
22.04.2003
#308 by utah sanchez
I don't get 'touched' by stuff very often (I laughed out loud during Titanic, annoying every sobbing female in the audience) but this.. it's just so... so...
boo hoo hoo hoo!
utah sanchez gave 4 points
boo hoo hoo hoo!
25.04.2003
#309 by suicidedreams
any of you who gave this less than 5 are not human.
suicidedreams gave 5 points
26.04.2003
#310 by Me
Sad story
Me gave 5 points
29.04.2003
#311 by Fan
Wonderfull episode
Fan gave 5 points
29.04.2003
#312 by Johan
This one _really moved me. I thought it was just me being silly, but then I saw all comments here. Wow.
Shame on you Fox, if you kill Futurama! Shame on you!
Johan gave 5 points
Shame on you Fox, if you kill Futurama! Shame on you!
29.04.2003
#313 by Mot
I really loved this episode, and it's great to see that others have felt the same way.
Mot gave 5 points
01.05.2003
#314 by The Hippo
Similar to Luck of the Fryrish with the flashbacks. This one had a very strong storyline, great humour, and a sad and touching ending.
It's dolomite, baby!
The Hippo gave 5 points
It's dolomite, baby!
01.05.2003
#315 by Jay Knight
I'm listening to Connie Francis - I will wait for you and i just can't keep tears from comming.
Darn the one who gave the song's title !!!
Isn't Futurama supposed to make people feel good and happy ? :'(
I believe the important message in this ep is that a true and rock solid relationship between two people requires just simple love ... simple people like fry and seymor can't imagine the other's a bad guy, as any of the two are anyway...
Jay Knight gave 5 points
Darn the one who gave the song's title !!!
Isn't Futurama supposed to make people feel good and happy ? :'(
I believe the important message in this ep is that a true and rock solid relationship between two people requires just simple love ... simple people like fry and seymor can't imagine the other's a bad guy, as any of the two are anyway...
02.05.2003
#316 by Emin
Thanks a lot, folks
I'm tellin you I was almost ready to cry... it's been 6 hours already as I watched this episode, but i'm still thinking of it... and i don't think i'll ever forget
Emin gave 5 points
I'm tellin you I was almost ready to cry... it's been 6 hours already as I watched this episode, but i'm still thinking of it... and i don't think i'll ever forget
06.05.2003
#317 by Ellegon
I will wait for you - Michel Legrand "Les parapluies de Cherbourg"(The Cherbourg Umbrellas)
Ellegon gave 5 points
06.05.2003
#318 by Anonymous
I remember reading a review by someone who said that as they progressed the end they should have pseudo-futuristic clothing... that would really ruin the mood of the end to try to make it funny. I don't think they should have had the U on the sign fall on that guy's head, the second time watching it that part made me laugh in spite of everything else.
BTW, it's interesting watching everything that's going on during the last scene. I was paying so much attention to Seymour the first time watching it that I didn't notice that a tree was chopped down and replaced with another one, how Mr. Panucci aged, that sort of thing.
Anonymous gave 5 points
BTW, it's interesting watching everything that's going on during the last scene. I was paying so much attention to Seymour the first time watching it that I didn't notice that a tree was chopped down and replaced with another one, how Mr. Panucci aged, that sort of thing.
11.05.2003
#319 by Lemki
My God... the cruel cruel irony. What a tremendously sad ending :( Just goes to show that Futurama has substance to it.
Lemki gave 5 points
12.05.2003
#320 by Scott
Great episode, probaly the best Futurama has done.
Funny yet sad.
Didnt cry though! oh no, parents where in the Room, but if there wernet I may have!
Scott gave 5 points
Funny yet sad.
Didnt cry though! oh no, parents where in the Room, but if there wernet I may have!
15.05.2003
#321 by Janez
O MY GOD. Great episode.
Janez gave 5 points
17.05.2003
#322 by Lukas Blathson
This is definitely my favorite episode of Futurama ever -- not because it is the funniest, but because it has the most emotional impact. My God -- you'd never have anything like this on the Simpsons. Where Simpsons is mindless fun, Futurama has heart, and this episode is the quintessential example of that. It's a travesty that Fox cancelled this brilliant animated series. As I type this, I can hear Connie Francis singing "I Will Wait For You." Beautiful.
Lukas Blathson gave 5 points
18.05.2003
#323 by Antium
This is one of my top 3 favorite episodes. I love the episodes that are bitter sweet. Funny throughout, but sad at the end. This episode kinda makes you think a little too.
Antium gave 5 points
19.05.2003
#324 by Boromir of Gondor
LONG LIVE SEYMOUR!
Boromir of Gondor gave 5 points
21.05.2003
#325 by Jermo
This episode touched me more than any other episode of any television series. I can't believe that Fox is cancelling Futurama. Shame on you, Fox! Shame on you!!!
Jermo gave 5 points
22.05.2003
#326 by Vincent
Wow! I wasn't the only one who cried! I couldn't believe a cartoon was making me feel that way!! This is my favorite episode of any futurama and simpsons and any TV show! I dont know if anyone knew the song but its by Connie Francis. The song is either called If it takes forever, or I will wait for you. My comment? "Best Episode Ever"
Vincent gave 5 points
22.05.2003
#327 by Stephen Fletcher
Another of what I consider Matt and David's spooky secrets in this episode.
Stephen Fletcher gave 5 points
23.05.2003
#328 by JDBSNake
I almost cryed. I have 2 dogs and i know whta dog love means, and this might be a cartoon but it it reality....
Heartbreaking episode but a true one...
JDBSNake gave 5 points
Heartbreaking episode but a true one...
26.05.2003
#329 by Max Bellamy
I almost cried after this episode ended. This episode proves that Futurama had a heart. The Simpsons had a heart.....for a while. Futurama is a show that proves that although it can be downright halarious, it can be touching, emotional, and heartbreaking. People are right that the Amy and Leela fight was out of place. It's almost like the writers were looking for something for them to do. But the episode was great enough for me to keep it at a 5.
Max Bellamy gave 5 points
26.05.2003
#330 by Lord Mofo
The best! Funny, sad, filled with jerk-ass Bender up to the end when he did something nice.
Lord Mofo gave 5 points
26.05.2003
#331 by kamran shah
this was one of the worst episodes of futurama i ever HATED! because the ending was TOO SAD! it was so damn sad, that i sometimes feel depressed, and i sometimes feel like crying. oh that POOR dog! not only the dog had a sad ending, but even the pizza owner did too, like when he retired, he looked sad! that i feel sorry for him too! and the sad music and song! futurama is suppose to be funny and entertaining! not sad and depressing! i HATE those idiots for making the episode sad and depressing! i don't know why those jerks ever did that! i give this episode a giant BOO!!!
kamran shah gave 1 point
29.05.2003
#332 by PlatinumRalf
This was the FIRST futurama episode i ever saw. It is not a perfect episode, but in my eyes it is great. 5 points.
PlatinumRalf gave 5 points
01.06.2003
#333 by DabugA
I liked the episode. Would have liked it more if my dog hadn't passed away hours before I watched it.
DabugA gave 5 points
02.06.2003
#334 by Hallie
What other shows have this much heart? I can truly think of none. This ep's tearjerker ending was no cheap trick, just raw, honest emotion. Oh god, I'm tearing up just thinking about it....
Hallie gave 5 points
02.06.2003
#335 by Liz
I did a search for this episode trying to find the name of the song that was playing while Seymour died ("i will wait for you" by connie francis) Was i ever glad to see that i wasnt the only person so touched by it. it takes a lot to get me to cry, and this episode certainly did that, over and over. Fantastic writing. its a shame this show has been cancelled.
Liz gave 5 points
03.06.2003
#336 by Homer J. Simpson
This is the best and funniest Futurama show ive seen. Classic scenes like when Bender throwes the dog into the lava or when Fry sings Im walking on sunshine with Seymore. A show we'll never forget, just like we'll never forget Futurama.
R.I.P. Futurama may you come to us again.
Homer J. Simpson gave 5 points
R.I.P. Futurama may you come to us again.
03.06.2003
#337 by Mathieu
I just saw that Nibbler is in the garbage of the cryogenics lab! Really one of my favorite! So much better that what the Simpsons has become!
Mathieu gave 5 points
09.06.2003
#338 by SlimeCreature
Absolutely brilliant, in both emotion as comedy. Surely deserves a higher spot!
SlimeCreature gave 5 points
10.06.2003
#339 by fry
first i couldn't believe that a cartoon could be this emotional end i thought, whats wrong with me??
so i wanted to know if i was the only one.
when i saw that almost everybody here had to cry because of this episode i thought:
The wrighter of this show must be a genius.
i never cried over any movie or series before.
fox cant cancel futurama.
havn't hey seen this episode?
fry gave 5 points
so i wanted to know if i was the only one.
when i saw that almost everybody here had to cry because of this episode i thought:
The wrighter of this show must be a genius.
i never cried over any movie or series before.
fox cant cancel futurama.
havn't hey seen this episode?
11.06.2003
#340 by Dr Zoidberg
Wow... You know what else can I say? It was funny cute Heart warming and deppressing. I'm exxtremly proud of the Futurama staff. This will be a High light for them all. The final scene of Seymor waiting for Fry to return was heart breaking...Yet it was the perfect way to end it. His eyes gently closing...wow.
Last night I was at the Pub and walking on sunshine came on. All my mate just looked at each other and gave a cheers to Futurama. Cheers to all of you...It is the best damm show ever.
Dr Zoidberg gave 5 points
Last night I was at the Pub and walking on sunshine came on. All my mate just looked at each other and gave a cheers to Futurama. Cheers to all of you...It is the best damm show ever.
13.06.2003
#341 by Reward
I'm giving this a 5 not only because it is the best episode ever, but because it has the most reveiws of all episodes.
Reward gave 5 points
13.06.2003
#342 by Simon Moon
While it may not be the funniest Futurama, this episode is in my opinion the best cartoon ever made. No animation has ever left me crying before, but this did it.
Simon Moon gave 5 points
13.06.2003
#343 by insaneone
Great Episode. Even better than the most of Season 4.
insaneone gave 5 points
15.06.2003
#344 by Seymour 4ever...
This is by far the best episode of Futurama. I am a 21-year old man and i can honestly say that this episode made me cry like a little baby. It wasn't just sad, it was also really entertaining (and no, i dont think the girl fight was out of line, that's just how Futurama is).
Hope that one day a Network picks this cartoon series up and makes new episodes. Futurama is way cooler that the Simpsons, which have been giving us really low quality episodes.
The writers are geniuseseses. Funny how THIS episode got so many fan reviews (good or bad).
P.S. I tried to download this episode from Kazza, but i can't bear to watch this episode again. Too sad.
Seymour 4ever... gave 5 points
Hope that one day a Network picks this cartoon series up and makes new episodes. Futurama is way cooler that the Simpsons, which have been giving us really low quality episodes.
The writers are geniuseseses. Funny how THIS episode got so many fan reviews (good or bad).
P.S. I tried to download this episode from Kazza, but i can't bear to watch this episode again. Too sad.
16.06.2003
#345 by Alex
Great ep. I can trully say, one of the best. I hope Futurame wont we cancelled. For anyone interested in the song, at the end of this ep, it's called "I WILL WAIT FOR YOU", by Connie Francis.
Alex gave 5 points
19.06.2003
#346 by Kiko
This is one of the saddest episodes ever!!! But it was good too...... But the last scene was heartbreaking!!!
Kiko gave 5 points
19.06.2003
#347 by matt
very nice futurama episode. i cried also. I LOVE MY DOG !
matt gave 5 points
20.06.2003
#348 by Bramus!
the best ep I've ever seen! gave me lots of background on fry's character.
wbr
B!
Bramus! gave 5 points
wbr
B!
20.06.2003
#349 by OneEyed
Not only the suffering and waiting dog made me cry but all the people around that place getting older and older and even the location itself.The moment i couldn't hold it anylonger was as Mr.Penuci (or whatever ;)) got older and older and then "disapeared" leavin seymore without any friends.Everytime i hear that song playing i think of that episode and it makes me sad :(
But defenetly one of the best,if not THE best episode ever...
OneEyed gave 5 points
But defenetly one of the best,if not THE best episode ever...
21.06.2003
#350 by MrB
Saddest episode ever. I watched it a few days ago for the first time and I'm not over it. That song just keeps playing over and over in my head....
MrB gave 5 points
22.06.2003
#351 by hello
i cried alot,great yet depressing episode
hello gave 2 points
23.06.2003
#352 by alansonofkang
Very little makes me cry but the end of this show sure did. Emotional and heartbreaking. This is powerful television. No animated show can ever match this. Damn you FOX damn you to hell. No show will ever match this peroid.
alansonofkang gave 5 points
28.06.2003
#353 by freedom
somehow the ending was unworthy. maybe it was the bone thrown to the "normal" audience. ;-P
freedom gave 1 point
29.06.2003
#354 by The Phonkster
Fantastic! I've never been this touched by a animated show. In fact I'ts rare you see anything like this on tv these days. It felt real. Not like they were trying to teach me anything. Just a good slap in the face to snap you out of the usual mellow crap they have in other show.
...to be able to do this and at the same time be the funniest animated show ever is impressive.
The Phonkster gave 5 points
...to be able to do this and at the same time be the funniest animated show ever is impressive.
29.06.2003
#355 by JDBSnake
Somebody els already posted this one but here again the song:
Connie Frances - I will wait for
you
JDBSnake gave 5 points
Connie Frances - I will wait for
you
01.07.2003
#356 by smn
This is by far one of my favorites....i laughed i cried...i thought it was nice to see so of fry's life b/f 3000. Very good!
smn gave 5 points
04.07.2003
#357 by dsbs
Pretty much the same as the guy who said:
This episode is what's making me visit the site. I've always watched Futurama but seeing this ep. made me love it. I did start crying thats why i was so compelled to just go ahead and type futurama into google and see what i got. Im embarressed to say but yeah this made me cry too, i really wish i didn't cuz its a damn cartoon and supposed to be funny but damn it, i cried.
This episode is why I searched on google for a site on futurama - I couldn't watch the whole ending, so I wanted to find out what happened. I also hate crying, especially over made-up completely fictional cartoons that are supposed to be comedy, but I cried three separate times today because of that dog...Still it was touching, and had funny moments and that dog was soo cute, so I give it a 4. I can't give it a five, it just made me too sad.
dsbs gave 4 points
This episode is what's making me visit the site. I've always watched Futurama but seeing this ep. made me love it. I did start crying thats why i was so compelled to just go ahead and type futurama into google and see what i got. Im embarressed to say but yeah this made me cry too, i really wish i didn't cuz its a damn cartoon and supposed to be funny but damn it, i cried.
This episode is why I searched on google for a site on futurama - I couldn't watch the whole ending, so I wanted to find out what happened. I also hate crying, especially over made-up completely fictional cartoons that are supposed to be comedy, but I cried three separate times today because of that dog...Still it was touching, and had funny moments and that dog was soo cute, so I give it a 4. I can't give it a five, it just made me too sad.
06.07.2003
#358 by Joddlarn
No more dramatic episodes! Drama isn't what makes Futurama great.
Joddlarn gave 1 point
06.07.2003
#359 by JoddlarnHater
Joddlarn you have no clue what makes futurama great
JoddlarnHater gave 5 points
06.07.2003
#360 by TriforceBun
Absolutely incredible...I can't see how anyone could think this was plastic or pandering in the least. Fake emotion is VERY easy to spot in television for me, but this...raw feeling poured into the script, animation, and storyline. I'd be surprised if there weren't a bunch of dog-lovers in the cast or crew.
Not to take the spotlight away from the rest of the episode, however. It was well-paced, gripping, funny, and used the characters well. I did think the Amy/Leela scene was a bit extra, but I didn't mind, since it was a bit of a joke on how Fry was so focused on bringing Seymour back that he didn't even notice the scantily-clad girls. This one surpassed "Roswell" as my favorite episode of Futurama, and it's one of the finest pieces of programming I've ever seen. Well done...I can only hope the final episode is half this good.
TriforceBun gave 5 points
Not to take the spotlight away from the rest of the episode, however. It was well-paced, gripping, funny, and used the characters well. I did think the Amy/Leela scene was a bit extra, but I didn't mind, since it was a bit of a joke on how Fry was so focused on bringing Seymour back that he didn't even notice the scantily-clad girls. This one surpassed "Roswell" as my favorite episode of Futurama, and it's one of the finest pieces of programming I've ever seen. Well done...I can only hope the final episode is half this good.
07.07.2003
#361 by Bodil
this was an exelent episode.
but i am wondering where can i get that ending song.. it is so sad.. but i want it.. but dont know the name or where to get it.
can someone plz help me??
Bodil gave 5 points
but i am wondering where can i get that ending song.. it is so sad.. but i want it.. but dont know the name or where to get it.
can someone plz help me??
08.07.2003
#362 by BiggestFuturamaFan
#37? TRULY UNDERRATED
Sorry, but this should be in the top 5 at least
BiggestFuturamaFan gave 5 points
Sorry, but this should be in the top 5 at least
08.07.2003
#363 by Omoni
This was an immensely sad episode. I got all teary and sad and I had to find my dog and cry on her. The fact that Fry said Seymour forgot and the fact that he didn't made me feel so sad. It made me wish he had've revived the little guy. I wouldn't want my dog to spend 12 years crying for me. The thought of it chokes me up.
It's an incredible eppie. And I agree - Futurama, although sick at times, has an emotional aspect that Simpsons never had.
Omoni gave 5 points
It's an incredible eppie. And I agree - Futurama, although sick at times, has an emotional aspect that Simpsons never had.
12.07.2003
#364 by Seymour Asses
IM WALKING ON SUNSHINE!! OHHHHHHHHHH IM WALKING ON SUNSHINE!!!!!!! HmHMMMMMMHMMMM
*native dance* dun dun, dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun.
Seymour Asses gave 5 points
*native dance* dun dun, dun dun dun dun, dun dun dun, dun dun dun dun.
14.07.2003
#365 by Alberto M.-M.A.
El mejor episodio que he visto...a�n no paro de llorar, y es porque, adem�s de ver el triste final, mi perra muri� el jueves pasado de un c�ncer.
Gracias por todo "Lucky"
Lucky:199?-2003
Alberto M.-M.A. gave 5 points
Gracias por todo "Lucky"
Lucky:199?-2003
14.07.2003
#366 by Emoll
This episode was great!
I loved the ending
Emoll gave 5 points
I loved the ending
14.07.2003
#367 by El Guardian
One of the best Futurama episodes with nostalgic topic.
I think we can handle about 3 or 4 episodes like this, one of my personal favorites is where Leela finds her parents and also with an unmemorable song played by Piziccato Five called "Baby love child".
And as an answer for the Second POST the name of the last song in this episode (Jurassic Bark) is
"I Will Wait for you"
played by "Connie Francis"
El Guardian gave 5 points
I think we can handle about 3 or 4 episodes like this, one of my personal favorites is where Leela finds her parents and also with an unmemorable song played by Piziccato Five called "Baby love child".
And as an answer for the Second POST the name of the last song in this episode (Jurassic Bark) is
"I Will Wait for you"
played by "Connie Francis"
16.07.2003
#368 by Relentless Reventlov
This episode would have gotten 5 points had the last scene been left out. Truly, that was pathetic pandering. Making us watch some poor pooch wither away. Horrible.
The rest of the episode was excellent. Had a little of everything that makes Futurama great.
Relentless Reventlov gave 3 points
The rest of the episode was excellent. Had a little of everything that makes Futurama great.
18.07.2003
#369 by Marvel Vs. Capcom 2
Correct
Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 gave 5 points
18.07.2003
#370 by CARLO
please i need to know the title of the song this was the best episode ever in Futurama I ALSO WANT ONE EPISODE WITH SEYMOUR AGAIN PLEASE
CARLO gave 5 points
18.07.2003
#371 by Kyle
Great script even though it had a sad ending.
Kyle gave 5 points
19.07.2003
#372 by cb
excellent
cb gave 5 points
19.07.2003
#373 by thebest
Super
thebest gave 5 points
19.07.2003
#374 by aa
the best
aa gave 5 points
19.07.2003
#375 by Super Fry
I couldn't stop crying. My dog died the week before and I was a wreck for the whole night.
Super Fry gave 5 points
19.07.2003
#376 by Mr. X
This episode was just the saddest thing i have ever seen. i have never cried at any movie tv show book, etc. but at the end of this episode i just couldnt stop. im crying more now that at my grandmothers funeral. i hope this wins the award because it was just so freaking fantastic. god i cant even think of the ending without crying.
Mr. X gave 5 points
20.07.2003
#377 by Outlost
I personally thought that this episode was really really good. It had it all! Humor, drama, and Bender! I know that noones gonna see this cause 380 reviews before mine, but I atleast got my 2 cents in!
Outlost gave 5 points
20.07.2003
#378 by Daniel Jimenez
I cry everytime i watch this episode, maybe the best one matched with "The Sting"
Daniel Jimenez gave 5 points
20.07.2003
#379 by JONZAI
FUNNY......THATS IT.
JONZAI gave 5 points
21.07.2003
#380 by Greg
Great Episode!!!
the wirters did a great job of adding a new Character and killing it off in one Episode, but making all of us cry over a cartoon dog.
when a cartoon is making you love and feelfor the Characters like this, it make you wonder why it got axed.
Greg gave 5 points
the wirters did a great job of adding a new Character and killing it off in one Episode, but making all of us cry over a cartoon dog.
when a cartoon is making you love and feelfor the Characters like this, it make you wonder why it got axed.
21.07.2003
#381 by mellonhead
Saddest episode ever! I just saw this episode for the first time, I to was in tears. I can watch Steel magnolias and laugh(not that I would wathc it). Its good to se a show that can take you to so many level.
I was curious, was nibbler in the trash can when Fry threw out the I.C. weiner delivery slip in the cryogenics lab? (it looked like his eye was in the can moving)
mellonhead gave 5 points
I was curious, was nibbler in the trash can when Fry threw out the I.C. weiner delivery slip in the cryogenics lab? (it looked like his eye was in the can moving)
21.07.2003
#382 by Ashman
So very sad and touching. Flashbacks were great...
I'm walking on sunshine...
Ashman gave 5 points
I'm walking on sunshine...
22.07.2003
#383 by Dragonax
This episode was so sad it made me want to cry poor dog
Dragonax gave 5 points
23.07.2003
#384 by raea
I thought it was FANTASTIC! better than luck of the fryish
raea gave 5 points
24.07.2003
#385 by Icehouseman
Great episode. As others have already mentioned, I loved the Hustle and the Amy/Leela self defense training. Plus the camera angles while the Professor was trying to clone Seymour were great. His quote about "Beginning this abomination on to the Lord" was funny as hell.
The dog parts were equally great. Plus the ending was sad and well done. The song made it even more sad. The Emmy nomination shows that it's probably one of the best Futurama episodes.
Icehouseman gave 5 points
The dog parts were equally great. Plus the ending was sad and well done. The song made it even more sad. The Emmy nomination shows that it's probably one of the best Futurama episodes.
25.07.2003
#386 by oh you know
OMG why do they make me sad, its such a great episode up to that point, everything is going great then bamm, the waterworks come
oh you know gave 4 points
25.07.2003
#387 by Troiy
Brilliant, the best episode ever. Period.
Troiy gave 5 points
26.07.2003
#388 by Henkje.doc
By far the most incredible episode of this serie!!
The story show's how much the dog is lovin' Fry, even more than Fry is believing at the end.
The end itselfs it something very special. It's make me almost some tears in my eye's (and that for an animated serie!)
Well every dogfriend would have it!
Henkje.doc gave 5 points
The story show's how much the dog is lovin' Fry, even more than Fry is believing at the end.
The end itselfs it something very special. It's make me almost some tears in my eye's (and that for an animated serie!)
Well every dogfriend would have it!
26.07.2003
#389 by madman
awesome.
madman gave 5 points
27.07.2003
#390 by noticeably F.A.T.
GO WIN THAT EMMY BOYS! Wooooooooooooooooooo!
noticeably F.A.T. gave 5 points
27.07.2003
#391 by thyur
Oh My God unbelievable writing.
thyur gave 5 points
28.07.2003
#392 by B-E-N-D-E-R! BENDER!
"RoboPuppy Mistreatement Alert! ROBOPUPPY MISTREATMENT ALERT!"
Benders laser disco thing to impress fry was funny!
B-E-N-D-E-R! BENDER! gave 5 points
Benders laser disco thing to impress fry was funny!
28.07.2003
#393 by Funky
Great eposide. Was nice to see some flash backs back to 2000 to see what happened after Fry got frozen.
The ending put a lump in my throat tho :S
Funky gave 5 points
The ending put a lump in my throat tho :S
28.07.2003
#394 by Tigers
Probably the best episode ever... Something completely different, but therefore eaven better!!!
PS. Sorry for my english
Tigers gave 5 points
PS. Sorry for my english
28.07.2003
#395 by Killer-crazy
This was one of the most messed up episodes of the entire series. That doesn't mean its bad, just messed up. The ending was pure heartwrenchingly, shockingly depressing. As I was watching it I thought to myself "This isn't funny, it's horribly sad!" I admired the episode for going in a different direction and easily give it a good review, but not because it was funny.
Killer-crazy gave 4 points
28.07.2003
#396 by Krabat
Superb writing, with just the right amount of jokes thrown in to the mix of the drama. FOX obviously has no clue what makes for good television. Not my favorite episode personally, but should definately be considered the best they have done. They deserve the emmy for this one.
Krabat gave 5 points
30.07.2003
#397 by FishyJoe116
5
FishyJoe116 gave 5 points
31.07.2003
#398 by dd1
it was so emotional the one I really cried was Luck of Fryrish at the last part when they put Don't you forget about me this one had the same aspect thought
dd1 gave 5 points
01.08.2003
#399 by Vollmer
Simply the best futuram ep ever... It actually made you sad at the end, very touching story!
Vollmer gave 5 points
03.08.2003
#400 by Error
Justed watched this episode for the second time last night, it's just brilliant. But it's so sad!
How often did a piece of media make YOU cry? I know of two books, one movie and two songs that have ever made me shed even a single solitary tear. "Jurassic Bark" made me weep for half an hour!
Is this good? Of course it is! If this episode can wring more emotion out of me than any Shakespare tradgedy, then it's obviously a masterpiece.
I get the feeling that some people are voting this episode down just because it made them feel bad. That's low, and without that bias this would definitely be the best rated episode ever.
Example?
" 2 damn sad :(
futurama shall not make one chy.
futurama has 2 be funny 2 make one happy
hex6 gave 1 point"
Error gave 5 points
How often did a piece of media make YOU cry? I know of two books, one movie and two songs that have ever made me shed even a single solitary tear. "Jurassic Bark" made me weep for half an hour!
Is this good? Of course it is! If this episode can wring more emotion out of me than any Shakespare tradgedy, then it's obviously a masterpiece.
I get the feeling that some people are voting this episode down just because it made them feel bad. That's low, and without that bias this would definitely be the best rated episode ever.
Example?
" 2 damn sad :(
futurama shall not make one chy.
futurama has 2 be funny 2 make one happy
hex6 gave 1 point"
03.08.2003
#401 by rha
unecessary ending alright.
rha gave 2 points
04.08.2003
#402 by Axel
it's a five, period
Axel gave 5 points
05.08.2003
#403 by John Burkitt
What a wonderful episode! Yep, I cried too. For the guy that asked, that song at the end was "I will wait for you," and it's the english lyrics written for a french song from "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" which was another tear jerker. Did anyone else notice the irony of "For a thousand summers I will wait for you..."? Exactly how long he did wait. 2000 ad - 3000 ad..... That's when I lost it.
John Burkitt gave 5 points
05.08.2003
#404 by Rahaley
The greatest animated episode i have ever seen. But i never want to watch this again.
Rahaley gave 5 points
05.08.2003
#405 by Icyflamez
Like Luck of the Fryrish, it made me sad on the last few scenes.. i cried to death thinking about it :-/.. :*(
Icyflamez gave 5 points
07.08.2003
#406 by craigers
So sad. Yet so worth it.
craigers gave 5 points
07.08.2003
#407 by will660
Definitely one of the most touching animation series i've seen.... really touching... i felt the Simpsons episode with Bart writing a song with "michael jackson" for Lisa's b-day was quite emotional, but it pales in comparison with this one... the song and the ending goes perfect together.... watched it a few times already and still watching it..... now, if only someone can straighten out those idiots at FOX....
will660 gave 5 points
09.08.2003
#408 by jeneral
I almost forgot how upset I was after watching this episode until I heard the Emmy noms. Considering the general tone of the series, the ending caught me by surprise. A wonderful surprise, I might add. I hope they win the Emmy to show Fox what a bunch of morons they are.
Great Episode from a great series!
jeneral gave 5 points
Great Episode from a great series!
09.08.2003
#409 by UKnowMe
The very best. I give it 100/5
UKnowMe gave 5 points
09.08.2003
#410 by Ryake
This is a realy great episode.
At the end I had tears in my eyes.
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Ryake gave 5 points
At the end I had tears in my eyes.
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09.08.2003
#411 by No one
i really didn't care for this sentimental drivel, it was just stupid as well.
i didn't find the ending sad, i just wish they could have done something funny. it says january 1st 2000 at the beginning i was predicting
that after day and night pass and the seasons change
it would say january 2nd 2000
but no they had to go for that cheesy nonsense.
I just think its crap the way they
think, oh yeah lets do an emotinal episode about erm........
i know fry having a dog and we''ll write in some parts about how much fry liked his dog and we'll put in some sad music to make it emotinal
No one gave 1 point
i didn't find the ending sad, i just wish they could have done something funny. it says january 1st 2000 at the beginning i was predicting
that after day and night pass and the seasons change
it would say january 2nd 2000
but no they had to go for that cheesy nonsense.
I just think its crap the way they
think, oh yeah lets do an emotinal episode about erm........
i know fry having a dog and we''ll write in some parts about how much fry liked his dog and we'll put in some sad music to make it emotinal
09.08.2003
#412 by Nixon's Head
Wow. What an emotional episode to say the least. I'm just glad my dog wasn't in the room or I would have squeezed the life from him. Worthy of it's Emmy nomination and (hopefully) a subsequent Emmy.
Nixon's Head gave 5 points
10.08.2003
#413 by DarthPaul85
Damn you Futurama!! What a cruel ending to spring on your unsuspecting fans! I got a bad feeling in the last minute of the episode, but I couldn't turn away until it was over! Me and my college friends were trying not to cry in front of each other. I can't believe how sad it was!! Robo-puppy was a hoot, though.
Possibly the "best" episode that I never want to see again.
DarthPaul85 gave 4 points
Possibly the "best" episode that I never want to see again.
12.08.2003
#414 by I.C. Weiner
;(
That ending was so so sad. Seymour... WHY???!!! WHY END IT THERE!? I WANT SEYMOUR BACK!!!!!!
I.C. Weiner gave 5 points
That ending was so so sad. Seymour... WHY???!!! WHY END IT THERE!? I WANT SEYMOUR BACK!!!!!!
12.08.2003
#415 by Edges
Finally saw this episode. Unbelievably sad. Hats off to the writer.
Edges gave 5 points
13.08.2003
#416 by Funky
AWESOME...had me chocking at end. Loved it
Funky gave 5 points
13.08.2003
#417 by Cam_86
This was the episode that made me come to this site too... i cant belive fox would cancel a show THIS amazing... its leagues better then the simpsons... and replacing it with banzi is just insulting to the writers, AND viewers.
Cam_86 gave 5 points
13.08.2003
#418 by BeastyBoy
Clearly one of the best episodes of the whole series. "Jurassic Bark" had me choking at the end which is a very rare thing and I would never have expected a television show to such an emotional impact on me.
BeastyBoy gave 5 points
18.08.2003
#419 by Stefan
A great episode with an unbelievably sad ending. Seymour�s love and loyalty for Fry were endless and it really pisses me off that Fry would think that Seymour forgot about him a long time ago. He should have known better.
Everytime I think about this ending I feel really depressed about Seymour�s misery. To get me out of there, I made myself a little wallpaper (more like a resized screen cap) and it really does cheer me up. I�d really like to share it with you guys, so grab it here:
http://home.arcor.de/seymourasses/
There are 2 sizes, one for 1280x1024 and one for 1024x768.
I so do hope that "Jurassic Bark" wins the Emmy.
Stefan gave 5 points
Everytime I think about this ending I feel really depressed about Seymour�s misery. To get me out of there, I made myself a little wallpaper (more like a resized screen cap) and it really does cheer me up. I�d really like to share it with you guys, so grab it here:
http://home.arcor.de/seymourasses/
There are 2 sizes, one for 1280x1024 and one for 1024x768.
I so do hope that "Jurassic Bark" wins the Emmy.
19.08.2003
#420 by Cav M.
One of the few damn good episodes of the last season...
Cav M. gave 5 points
26.08.2003
#421 by Nat
I'll never be able to watch this incredible episode again. Cartoons shouldn't affect your emotions like that, they really shouldn't.
Nat gave 5 points
27.08.2003
#422 by james ingoldsby
dont know if anyone has already said this (i looked through this thread for ages!) but when fry has the flashback about falling in the freezer you can see Nibbler's eye under the desk and Nibbler and frys shadows ! as in "the why of fry" prett good episode too
james ingoldsby gave 5 points
28.08.2003
#423 by Sundown
I just watched Jurassic Bark for the first time and despite my best efforts could not stop crying, the first time i've done so in a good many years. I've read through all 43 pages of this thread and am happy to see i'm not the only one who just typed futurama into search engine just to read how it touched others.
Dog truly are the only animals who love you more than they love themsleves
Sundown gave 5 points
Dog truly are the only animals who love you more than they love themsleves
31.08.2003
#424 by Danielle
I love futurama, so far the only episode I didn't like was honk. Anywho, this episode the first part was sort of boring but still I enjoyed it. I hated the ending I cried and was sad the whole week. I couldn't believe how sad it was. Even the thoughest guy I know watched it with me and he cried a bit.
Danielle gave 5 points
01.09.2003
#425 by teako
1 of da best eppisodes besides besides the devils hands are idle olay things
teako gave 5 points
02.09.2003
#426 by simur
very tragic
simur gave 1 point
08.09.2003
#427 by perla
It's been a loooooooong time since a tv show, hell even a movie, made me cry like this one did. I'm not really a fan of Futurama, and i happened to watch the show by accident, but I must say I'm shocked and sad that I didnt discover this great show before.
Even now, I was reading all this post and I got teary eyed just to remember the final scene. Great Show.
perla gave 5 points
Even now, I was reading all this post and I got teary eyed just to remember the final scene. Great Show.
11.09.2003
#428 by Raul
Oh my god, this is the SADDEST thing i have ever seen on TV in my life, i mean it, i still had hope that the episode would go on, but they ended it in that EXTREMELY sad moment, i couldnt believe what i just saw, i felt so sad for the dog, i went to play with my dog right away, it was a good episode but please dont make anymore like that one....
Raul gave 5 points
12.09.2003
#429 by C4
I was not an avid futurama viewer before this episode but seeing it just made me bawl like a girl it had to be the most emotional cartoon i have ever seen and i am now a true believer that the fellas behind this are true genious.
C4 gave 5 points
12.09.2003
#430 by StillWaiting
Loved it and hated it. stupid loyal dog, at least i'm not the only one that cried over it.
StillWaiting gave 5 points
13.09.2003
#431 by Pool di Bol
I love Seymour. Its sad to think that you can spend your life waiting for someone or something and then when you feel death coming, you have to realize that it won't come. Yet, I know in my heart that Seymour will get cloned after the last episode in the series. Fry and Leela will need a pet that doesn't poop dark matter after all.
Pool di Bol gave 5 points
16.09.2003
#432 by Sadski
wow. really really moved by this.
amazing achievement for a cartoon series. i really wasn't expecting such a wallop. reminds me of Time Keeps on Slippin, but this one is really tragic.
Sadski gave 5 points
amazing achievement for a cartoon series. i really wasn't expecting such a wallop. reminds me of Time Keeps on Slippin, but this one is really tragic.
16.09.2003
#433 by Simpson/Futurama Fan
I Don't get to see Futurama alot sinct channel 7 airs in at 11.30pm tuesdays but i saw this one i liked it! Funny! i can't wait till i see another episode.
Simpson/Futurama Fan gave 5 points
17.09.2003
#434 by MuDDviLLe
That was soooo sad. But funny as shit when Fry 'did the hustle' :P That was a pissa, 10 housepoints to this episode
MuDDviLLe gave 5 points
17.09.2003
#435 by The Fryster
Best episode ever
Anyone rating this under the level of five, has taste in their arse. I know that's a bit harsh but this episode is truly something of spectacular. The ending is great, the characterisation is even better and i just love the dog!
The Fryster gave 5 points
Anyone rating this under the level of five, has taste in their arse. I know that's a bit harsh but this episode is truly something of spectacular. The ending is great, the characterisation is even better and i just love the dog!
17.09.2003
#436 by JulianSimpson
What an episode! amazing... I only just saw it here in Australia... but I couldn't believe it. NOthing like the simpsons as usual.. but this time they've surpassed themselves. Brilliant. I cried like a baby. That dog.... I felt like rining up the studio and begging them to clone "Seymour"... please... out me out of my misery.. i shouldn't be feeling this sad over a cartoon.
Mind you.. it's a beautiful to see friendship at any level being celebrated in times like these. It's nice to be touched. I just wish Seymour could have seen Fry one more time...
Beautiful.
I just wish i hadn't watched that last scene with Seymour slowing dying over twelve years never giving up on his best friend.
JulianSimpson gave 5 points
Mind you.. it's a beautiful to see friendship at any level being celebrated in times like these. It's nice to be touched. I just wish Seymour could have seen Fry one more time...
Beautiful.
I just wish i hadn't watched that last scene with Seymour slowing dying over twelve years never giving up on his best friend.
17.09.2003
#437 by MacPhisto
It may be totally rehashed but this was an awesome episode. To be able to pack such emotional punch without turning into a saccarine coated corny cartoon takes good writing. The Pannuci's pizza bit with vermicelli was inspired and Bender's magician act with Zoidberg was hillarious, 5 points "Its Dollomite Baby!"
MacPhisto gave 5 points
17.09.2003
#438 by Christian Maskey
I thought all of these Futurama episodes were going to be pretty average, but this one was particularly motivating. I just love the part at the end; the background music was suitable (something about waiting for a 1000 summers). Really sad, unlike its counterpart "The Simpsons". I just hope they keep producing such emotive masterpieces in the future. Futurama still manages to input comical situations such as describing the inside of the petrified dog as "Nougat" but overall this gets a five.
Christian Maskey gave 5 points
18.09.2003
#439 by Pete from Australia
5 stars - excellent.
Fry cracked me up with his serious look whilst doing the hussle.
I loved the professor whilst operating his Clone-o-mat.... acting like the mad scientist he is.
I loved his dad's comments, "W2K" comment when picking up Seymour from the cryogenics lab.. classic stuff! You get to see why Fry thinks the way he does after seeing his father! Excellent stuff.
...and of course poor little Seymour waiting patiently just like my own dog used to do (before he passed away) I had tears in my eyes.
Pete from Australia gave 5 points
Fry cracked me up with his serious look whilst doing the hussle.
I loved the professor whilst operating his Clone-o-mat.... acting like the mad scientist he is.
I loved his dad's comments, "W2K" comment when picking up Seymour from the cryogenics lab.. classic stuff! You get to see why Fry thinks the way he does after seeing his father! Excellent stuff.
...and of course poor little Seymour waiting patiently just like my own dog used to do (before he passed away) I had tears in my eyes.
18.09.2003
#440 by Judge Juddy
I watch this episode by accident and found that dog so cute and loyal to Fry. It makes me sad for a few days and make myself to search and understand futurama stuff from interent. This episode also reminds me to love my pet as well.
It was a masterpiece,I never imagine a short cartoon will creat such aspect for me.I wish those creators of futurama must do something for this poor little dog.Really a masterpiece
Judge Juddy gave 5 points
It was a masterpiece,I never imagine a short cartoon will creat such aspect for me.I wish those creators of futurama must do something for this poor little dog.Really a masterpiece
19.09.2003
#441 by Martin Enblom
GHAA! I loved this episode *sniff* Butalso hated it, I'M A MAN FOR GODS SAKE! I CANT HAVE FEELINGS. Buhuuuuu! Damn, well, stuff that can make ME cry deserves 5/5
Martin Enblom gave 5 points
26.09.2003
#442 by DannyB
I have to add to the incredible number of reviews on this episode. I saw this a long time ago and just re-watched it today. This episode is more powerful than any movie, series, song, or piece of literature I've ever seen, heard or read.
This series is unparalleled.
DannyB gave 5 points
This series is unparalleled.
27.09.2003
#443 by itchii
An absolute masterpiece of television. Hilarious, stoopid, sad and more - the ep ran the gamut of emotions and should be remembered as a TV classic. Seeing the dog swim in the meatballs and sauce and make his contribution made me howl - sad he's not a recurring character since I loved him so much!
I bawled at the end and I still do every time I watch it. Having lost family, friends and pets, Seymour's passing at the end always manages to remind one that those I've lost are truly gone.
itchii gave 5 points
I bawled at the end and I still do every time I watch it. Having lost family, friends and pets, Seymour's passing at the end always manages to remind one that those I've lost are truly gone.
29.09.2003
#444 by An@rchy
This is the kind of Futurama episodes that I will always remember :)
It brought the tears to us all
An@rchy gave 5 points
It brought the tears to us all
29.09.2003
#445 by Theresa
This was the saddest anything that I had ever seen on tv. And I am glad that I wasn't the only one that felt that way.
Theresa gave 5 points
30.09.2003
#446 by pasy
I found this episode MUCH too sad!
I couldn�t help but cry and I really, really hate this ending, especially with this song. It made me so miserable, maybe because I have dog myself!
pasy gave 2 points
I couldn�t help but cry and I really, really hate this ending, especially with this song. It made me so miserable, maybe because I have dog myself!
01.10.2003
#447 by john wheeler
Like many others, this episode made me search google for a futurama site. Partly because it wiped me out emotionally, but partly because the episode seemed to end on a cliffhanger. In the scene where Fry falls into the freezer, there's a shot of a waist paper basket and you can quite clearly see nibblers eye poking out. Had the series continued, I'll bet that the story would've had a less tragic conclusion. That said, The episode made me cry for the first time in years, so much so, my wife questioned my masculinity. A very couragous episode that confirms my theory that cartoons (Remember Plague Dogs, Watership Down, Here Comes Garfield) are more likely to trigger an emotional response than rubbish Miromax chick flick vehicles.
Quite simply superb.
john wheeler gave 5 points
Quite simply superb.
07.10.2003
#448 by Mike
BEfore watching this episode I always considered Futurama to be just another (albeit good)animated series. However, my perception was thrown on its head after I saw it.
This episode is a true masterpiece. Brilliant in the way it captivated us and finally ripped out our hearts.
I've been thinking about getting another dog (my last dog passed away at the very old age of 18 years). Now I've decided I will.
I think the sheer number of hits on Google regarding this episode, the volume of reviews here, and all the crying this episode induced speak volumes.
Well Done!
Mike gave 5 points
This episode is a true masterpiece. Brilliant in the way it captivated us and finally ripped out our hearts.
I've been thinking about getting another dog (my last dog passed away at the very old age of 18 years). Now I've decided I will.
I think the sheer number of hits on Google regarding this episode, the volume of reviews here, and all the crying this episode induced speak volumes.
Well Done!
09.10.2003
#449 by Henger
This episode...was GREAT! I have to admit-I cried. I'm only 12, but it's just so friggin' sad. One of my friends watched it too. He said it was funny how the dog sied. I felt like belting the $@#* through him. Think on the bright side though. They still have the fossil.
If they make a Futurama movie, I think they should have Fry and Leela get married. Bender should live with them, and they bring Seymore back. I still get tears in my eyes when I think about this episode. I loved it! I watched it again yesterday. They put so much expresion in Seymore's face.
So tragic...but funny at the same time. Good one Futurama!
Henger gave 5 points
If they make a Futurama movie, I think they should have Fry and Leela get married. Bender should live with them, and they bring Seymore back. I still get tears in my eyes when I think about this episode. I loved it! I watched it again yesterday. They put so much expresion in Seymore's face.
So tragic...but funny at the same time. Good one Futurama!
11.10.2003
#450 by Bj�rn Erik Berge
i dont see why you are saying that you cried at the ending... it wasnt that sad...(well it was pretty sad but whatever)remember Fry`s dance, that was hilarious and you who wonder what that song was called it`s called The Hustle and it is made by Van McCoy
Bj�rn Erik Berge gave 5 points
13.10.2003
#451 by ludde *swe*
It was so sad! I cried my eyes out! This is the best episode ever! I still think on seymor and starts to cry... It is so good!
/ludde
ludde *swe* gave 5 points
/ludde
16.10.2003
#452 by Fryrish
Man this episode it�s the best ever, i cry like for 30 mins. because it�s so sad at the end,i�m reading the post�s an listening to the song at the end of the episode and i�m cryn like a little girl.
BEST EVER
Fryrish gave 5 points
BEST EVER
17.10.2003
#453 by Drzoidberg
I will more then likely be the final person to write a review to this exceptional piece of Television. Television shows have moments that you will always remember. Dallas had who shot JR, Sienfeld had well alot to name a few lets say "not that there is anything wrong with that", Happy Days had fonzi jumping the buses, & for us Aussies we had Molly dying in a country practice. Well futurama has Fry sobbing at his nephews grave...and Frys dog calmly waiting through Sun, cloud, rain, wind, snow and death. My hat truly goes off to you guys. Thankyou...Thankyou so much
Drzoidberg gave 4 points
21.10.2003
#454 by Alexander Artyomov
Agree to most people. Cried very long after watching, even now some tears fall down... A really deep tale!
Just the same story happened in Russia, where I live.
Not long ago all mass media reported of a dog named Devoted. His owners died in car crash in 1995, and since that time the dog stayed on the spot of the accident for 7 years! Many people wanted to take him, but the dog remained immovable. Passers by gave him food, and he passed 7 summers and 7 winters near that highway. When he died, people gathered money and put a monument to Devoted. It is a bronze dog figure turning his head to look following passing by cars. The table on the monument says: "To Fidelity" :'(
Alexander Artyomov gave 5 points
Just the same story happened in Russia, where I live.
Not long ago all mass media reported of a dog named Devoted. His owners died in car crash in 1995, and since that time the dog stayed on the spot of the accident for 7 years! Many people wanted to take him, but the dog remained immovable. Passers by gave him food, and he passed 7 summers and 7 winters near that highway. When he died, people gathered money and put a monument to Devoted. It is a bronze dog figure turning his head to look following passing by cars. The table on the monument says: "To Fidelity" :'(
23.10.2003
#455 by Yar
I never cry, but this episode brought me close to tears cause I <3 my puppy.
Yar gave 5 points
24.10.2003
#456 by Dannymon
Aaaaaaugh, that episode made me want to kill myself, and I am not even a dog person. I am giving this a five for the emotional punch it packed, but that ending was too much.
31.10.2003
#457 by Jeff
I have seen every episode of this wonderful show, and loved nearly everyone. This one is by far the most moving and powerful episodes of any TV show I've ever seen. I havn't cried at the movies since I was a kid, but this episode moved me to tears at the end. Tasteful and smart without being cloying, so sad but so beautiful. A perfect episode.
Jeff gave 5 points
05.11.2003
#458 by Phisherman22
I too, cried at the end of this episode. And the fact that the dog wont be reunited with fry really choked me up. It left me with a kind of "how dare you do this to me" emotion. I, like the rest of you really don't understand what fox was thinking...cancelling futurama after 5 short seasons. Ive seen all the episodes using kasaa and i long for more. Boycott fox!
Phisherman22 gave 5 points
07.11.2003
#459 by Cheergrl1919
I'm so glad to read that so many other people cried at this episode! We've been screwed out of some good ones due to FOX sports, but I happened to catch this one and regretted it, not for being a bad episode (it was great! and well put-together) but because it was just so damn depressing! I'd just lost my dog a few months before, which made it worse. I cried for a while after watching that final montage, regardless of how stupid i felt for crying at a cartoon. since Cartoon Network picked up the show in syndication, we've been able to see just how intense a concept Futurama really presents, Fry having lost everyone and everything he ever knew or loved. great job, FOX, for cancelling such a well-scripted and entertaining show in deference to dribble like Oliver Beane.
Cheergrl1919 gave 5 points
10.11.2003
#460 by shutup
i laughed, i cried, shut up.
shutup gave 5 points
11.11.2003
#461 by Rob
Wow, I only caught the last 10 or 15 minutes but what a great episode.. so sad.. especially because not long ago I was reading stories about dogs that actually do stuff like this.. waiting at its owners work for years because the owner died.. The most recent was about a girl who got hit by a car on the way home from school, the dog always waited at the bus stop for her.. and it keeps going every day and just waits there for hours, then when she never comes the dog goes home but then goes right back the next day and waits.
I must go and pet my dog right now
Rob gave 5 points
I must go and pet my dog right now
12.11.2003
#462 by ALex
Oh man, i've nevr bawled so much. I like older simpsons episodes cuase they were well writtenand it dealt with the family not just craziness. This episdoe did just that it was so beautifully written. Classic futurama humor but with such great writingand the end was so sad when the dog jsut laid down and died. Writing like this shouldn't have been canceled
ALex gave 5 points
12.11.2003
#463 by Frytrix Lord
What the hell is so special about this episode? How did it get nominated for an award? It's not that great, so Fry left a dog in the past so what, just an excuse to show clips from previous episodes, and confuse the audience of how Fry really got frozen, I don't remember a dog in the pilot episode? I expected more from this episode. On a lighter note I did like frys' ritual dance and the pimp in amber.
Frytrix Lord gave 2 points
12.11.2003
#464 by TR
I finally saw this episode in full. It was so loved I want to love it too. I do like it fairly well, but I want to state some problems I had first.
First it's version of the events of the pilot is different than the pilot itself I think. This isn't bad, but I think that's caused confusion where people think things were in the pilot when they were not. Which could also be okay except the insistence of "did you see so and so in the pilot, watch for it" Being told to watch for things not there can be a bit annoying.
Also this episode has Fry's parents way more moronic than is believable even for them. They grab the dog at Cryogenics, but don't see Philip. How is this possible? Do they have some bizarre eye condition that makes them lack peripheral vision?
Third I'd agree the Leela/Amy fight thing was goofy.
Okay now what I liked. Seeing it in full Bender's actions make more sense to me. He was still mean, but constantly being told you aren't liked as well as a dead dog can be irritating even for a good person. And goodness certainly has nothing to do with Bender.
Also there was some funny stuff about archaeologists. As well as the ending which was very moving. Originally I just saw the ending and it was about the saddest thing I ever saw. I never cry at TV or film, and I didn't cry with this either I'll admit. It's not a macho thing, I just don't relate to TV characters like I would to real people. Still it was effective and succeeded at making me wish he'd cloned the loveable mutt.
Which is the other thing. The dog was a good character. Judging by this episode the dog was by far the smartest member of the Fry family during its 15 years. Well assuming Philip's nephew was mostly a kid in those years. Also the dog and Fry's interactions were funny and poignant at the same time. The line I missed the first time that I liked a good deal was "You don't judge me like those other dogs." Mostly because it was a nice send up of the idea dogs are all so sweet and loyal.
Hmm I ran off at the mouth a bit. Ahh well as I've already went longanyway.
Check out Issue 70 of www.bewilderingstories.com
TR gave 4 points
First it's version of the events of the pilot is different than the pilot itself I think. This isn't bad, but I think that's caused confusion where people think things were in the pilot when they were not. Which could also be okay except the insistence of "did you see so and so in the pilot, watch for it" Being told to watch for things not there can be a bit annoying.
Also this episode has Fry's parents way more moronic than is believable even for them. They grab the dog at Cryogenics, but don't see Philip. How is this possible? Do they have some bizarre eye condition that makes them lack peripheral vision?
Third I'd agree the Leela/Amy fight thing was goofy.
Okay now what I liked. Seeing it in full Bender's actions make more sense to me. He was still mean, but constantly being told you aren't liked as well as a dead dog can be irritating even for a good person. And goodness certainly has nothing to do with Bender.
Also there was some funny stuff about archaeologists. As well as the ending which was very moving. Originally I just saw the ending and it was about the saddest thing I ever saw. I never cry at TV or film, and I didn't cry with this either I'll admit. It's not a macho thing, I just don't relate to TV characters like I would to real people. Still it was effective and succeeded at making me wish he'd cloned the loveable mutt.
Which is the other thing. The dog was a good character. Judging by this episode the dog was by far the smartest member of the Fry family during its 15 years. Well assuming Philip's nephew was mostly a kid in those years. Also the dog and Fry's interactions were funny and poignant at the same time. The line I missed the first time that I liked a good deal was "You don't judge me like those other dogs." Mostly because it was a nice send up of the idea dogs are all so sweet and loyal.
Hmm I ran off at the mouth a bit. Ahh well as I've already went longanyway.
Check out Issue 70 of www.bewilderingstories.com
12.11.2003
#465 by Rancor
I'm man enough to say i cried like a baby after that poor dog waited for Fry for twelve years, then laid down and died after finally giving up hope. A beautifully written episode
Rancor gave 5 points
12.11.2003
#466 by evilqueen
This episode made me cry for like an hour. Its so good and sad. Jurassic Bark is why I am on this site as well. I too just typed futurama in google to see what would happen. What was the song they played at the end? It totally served the purpous of wrenching any tears you tried to hold back right from your eyes. Does anyone know the name of the song?
evilqueen gave 5 points
12.11.2003
#467 by Chochi
I couldn't believe how moving that episode was. I also can't believe that it made me cry.
Chochi gave 5 points
12.11.2003
#468 by Saintrandall
In the name of God, who in the Futurama writing room thought it would be a good idea to do the cartoon equivalent of "Old Yeller"? I have a couple of problems with this episode, the first of which is that just off the top of my head I can think of two episodes where this territory had already been covered. In season one, � A fishfull of dollars�, Fry is forced to confront and deal with the fact that the earth he knew was gone forever. In season two with �Luck of the Fryrish�, Fry has to confront the mortality and loss of the family he left behind when he was frozen. It also employed the same running flashbacks throughout the episode. But now, just in case we didn�t get the whole �Fry lost everything he knew and had in the past� thing, they break out his pet dog to pull on our heartstrings? We get it already, now make with the funny. People watch shows like Futurama to laugh, not to be reminded of the temporary nature of our existence.
This was simply an emotionally manipulative story that used the most contrived of plot lines: a loyal dog left behind that eventually dies. Of course the episode was moving, I�ll admit I came away from that last scene feeling like I had been punched in the stomach � which is just the feeling we all want from watching Futurama right? But it was moving in a manufactured �connect the dots� type of way. The Lassie franchise was using this schtick for decades. I hate to say it, but in a way the unorginality of this episode provided some closure for me on the cancelling of Futurama. This is because it showed me that the writers of the show had either run out of new ideas or were taking the show�s story lines in a maudlin direction that I do not care to follow. Rest in peace Seymour and rest in peace Futurama. I wish it could have ended differently.
Saintrandall gave 2 points
This was simply an emotionally manipulative story that used the most contrived of plot lines: a loyal dog left behind that eventually dies. Of course the episode was moving, I�ll admit I came away from that last scene feeling like I had been punched in the stomach � which is just the feeling we all want from watching Futurama right? But it was moving in a manufactured �connect the dots� type of way. The Lassie franchise was using this schtick for decades. I hate to say it, but in a way the unorginality of this episode provided some closure for me on the cancelling of Futurama. This is because it showed me that the writers of the show had either run out of new ideas or were taking the show�s story lines in a maudlin direction that I do not care to follow. Rest in peace Seymour and rest in peace Futurama. I wish it could have ended differently.
12.11.2003
#469 by FlapJack409
I just saw this episode last night for the first time and it's kept me thinking about it all night and day. I'll admit, like much of the feedback people left above, that I cried off and on for hours after this episode.It's such a sad episode but in a good way. I don't know how they did it but they somehow made an episode where nearly everyone watching had such an emotional reaction in which tears build up in their eyes, or poured out. I don't think there has ever been a cartoon that made me cry like this one did. Fry thinks his dog Seymore forgot him in it's remaining 12 years while he's frozen so he doesn't clone Seymore, but in the end it shows the dog waiting outside the pizzaria for Fry for 12 years until he rests his head and dies. I don't think anyone could have written this episode as great as the good people from Futurama. Shows why we call dogs a mans best friend. It just sucks that I'll have to wait so long until the DVD set of Futurama with this on is released.
Definatelly worth 5 points plus.
FlapJack409 gave 5 points
Definatelly worth 5 points plus.
12.11.2003
#470 by Scott O
Thanks to the Cartoon Network I have finally seen the much talked about 'Jurassic Bark'. This could quite possibly be the best episode, ever. 'The Luck of The Fryish' ranked number one in my book up until now. That ranking is now in question.
I will also say that I didn't cry until my girlfriend started to cry. She thought of her long ago passed away dog Smudgie, and I couldn't help myself. I woke up this morning and it was all I could think of. Bravo!
Scott O gave 5 points
I will also say that I didn't cry until my girlfriend started to cry. She thought of her long ago passed away dog Smudgie, and I couldn't help myself. I woke up this morning and it was all I could think of. Bravo!
12.11.2003
#471 by Patrick
I look to the re-runs of Futurama to laugh at the end of the day. The Jurassic Bark episode was terrible. Where is the laughter in seeing a lonely dog spend the rest its days waiting for Fry who never returns. Wouldn't a happier ending be for the professor to bring a clone of the dog back? Why could that not happen? Why make us all depressed. Life is depressing enough with the drudgery of work, bills, and such. The happiness I looked forward to and the end of the day, Futurama, betrayed its audience with this episode.
Patrick gave 1 point
12.11.2003
#472 by Riki
It was okay, but the end I cried to death! The last scene was the sweetest. And Fry is one of my favorite characters.
Riki gave 4 points
12.11.2003
#473 by FutureFan
* tears* Such a sad episode. I'm glad
that Cartoon Network finally showed.
As for the people saying that Futurama
has to be all humor, excuse the pun
but lighten up. The series was not just
comic foil, it had heart, as witnessed in
this episode.
The characters are more fleshed out
when they actually get to show their
feelings.
WEll deserving of a 5.
FutureFan gave 5 points
that Cartoon Network finally showed.
As for the people saying that Futurama
has to be all humor, excuse the pun
but lighten up. The series was not just
comic foil, it had heart, as witnessed in
this episode.
The characters are more fleshed out
when they actually get to show their
feelings.
WEll deserving of a 5.
12.11.2003
#474 by Ren
Very touching, but not quite as good as "Fryrish." Unfortunately, I knew the ending was sad before I saw it, and even then I thought the ending was too abrupt. Also, the wrestling between Leela and Amy was just awkward.
Still, I hate to pick on the episode, because it was really quite good. I've rarely felt shock at an animated program like I did when Bender threw Seymour into the Lava! And there were abundant great lines, such as "You're always waiting for me, just like that giant mushroom in my shower," and "Hello, first bologna of the millennium!"
Good, but not "Fryrish" good.
Ren gave 4 points
Still, I hate to pick on the episode, because it was really quite good. I've rarely felt shock at an animated program like I did when Bender threw Seymour into the Lava! And there were abundant great lines, such as "You're always waiting for me, just like that giant mushroom in my shower," and "Hello, first bologna of the millennium!"
Good, but not "Fryrish" good.
12.11.2003
#475 by Crogmobulon
This was one of the few eps I missed, and was caught completely off guard by it last night when it aired on Cartoon Network. We just lost a very beloved dog suddenly last week. Needless to say, last nights ending put me through the ringer.
Hats off to Futurama for making a powreful point. The kind of unconditional love that Seemore demonstrated for Fry is very real, and anyone who has ever had a loyal dog like that knows the feeling.
By the way, if you were truly moved by this episode; remember that there are lots of lonely dogs at the local shelter that would be so happy to give you that kind of love and devotion if you would only bring them home and treat them well.
Sorry to be such a sap, but this one really hit home.
Crog
Crogmobulon gave 5 points
Hats off to Futurama for making a powreful point. The kind of unconditional love that Seemore demonstrated for Fry is very real, and anyone who has ever had a loyal dog like that knows the feeling.
By the way, if you were truly moved by this episode; remember that there are lots of lonely dogs at the local shelter that would be so happy to give you that kind of love and devotion if you would only bring them home and treat them well.
Sorry to be such a sap, but this one really hit home.
Crog
12.11.2003
#476 by Georgeb
Someone, please help me. THere has to be more to this episode, more to the story behind it. Why would the writers make such an episode. It seems so out of character. Is is because it was the last season? Or was it because they wanted to push some people's buttons? Did one of the writers just lose his dog? I've got so many questions, does anyone have any answers? This was one of the more gut-wrenching things I've ever seen on TV. I was just left very angry at the end. Stupid Fry! Why didn't he bring the dog back?! ARG!
Georgeb gave 2 points
12.11.2003
#477 by HatCheck
This is the saddest episode I've seen on Futurama..*cries* I've been brying for 2 days nowwww *cries more and hugs my doggie*
HatCheck gave 5 points
13.11.2003
#478 by mouse_clicker
Rarely do you see a cartoon show that actually brings the viewer into the episode and makes them feel like they're apart of it. While it is true that a cartoon's primary goal is to make you laugh, it really goes beyond being mere laughter when it makes you cry. Futurama has made my eyes well up with tears several times, but never have they issued forth so plentifully as when I saw this particular episode- I was blubbering like a little in the final scene and I loved it. It's not often that the creators of a cartoon show try to get you to express sympathy for the characters, and Futurama really stands out as a show that's not afraid to do it. It showed that the series has more depth than just laughs (which there are plenty of even in this episode), and that's why it my favorite single piece of animated cinema since the days of Loony Tunes. It's also why I enjoy Futurama much more than shows like Family Guy or the Simpsons, which are all about the laughs, and while there's certainly noting wrong with that, I feel a greater connection to Futurama since the characters actually ARE 3 dimensional. To say this episode is a masterpiece would be and understatement, no, an insult. One really can't describe what it's like- rather it must be experienced. If this rating box had a 500, it would still be too low, so I guess a 5 will have to do.
mouse_clicker gave 5 points
13.11.2003
#479 by Holy
The reviews have said it all. Now I know that there are others who cry watching Futurama like this tough guy. This was about the third time (or more) that I've seen it. When I realized what episode this was (I tape it overnight), I told myself not to watch, because it would be a tear-jerker, but I watched it in spite of myself and blubbered--just lost a family cat 3 weeks ago that was as scruffy as "See More." I can sympathize with viewers who are angry that Fry didn't bring the dog back, and frustrated that he had misjudged the facts, but that is what made it so horribly sad: the pain of the loss, the dog's loyalty and missing Fry, and the compounding of the tragedy by Fry's misjudgment. The day my parents' cat died, she looked just like Seymour at the very end, with her head resting weakly on the ground. It's been a while since I've seen some of the episodes (e.g. "Luck of the Fryrish"), but I'd have to agree that this was probably the best ever, or very close.
Holy gave 5 points
13.11.2003
#480 by darthbater
This was absolutly one of my favorite eps. in the series. Not only did some of the jokes make me laugh my toosh off but right at the height of the funny parts it made me all sad and i ran and grabbed my kitty like a little girl. I love this episode, it was a nice refreshing ghange from just being a really funny show. But alas, my kitty would remember me for about 3 seconds until someone walked bye with either something tasty or something shiny. Now go hug your pet, you insnsitive jerks, they luv you more than you know.
PS..after hugging fish put them back in the tank
darthbater gave 5 points
PS..after hugging fish put them back in the tank
13.11.2003
#481 by FreddieB
Watched this again the other night and once again broke into tears at the end. The more I think about it, the more I love this episode. It's not only about the dog's loyalty -- it's about why that dog is loyal. Despite being an under achiever, Fry is basically a good and decent human being, and worthy of being loved and waited for by the dog. When Fry misjudges the dog, he also misjudges himself. Jurassic Bark is a heartbreaker but oh, what a wonderful one.
FreddieB gave 5 points
13.11.2003
#482 by JohnnyKato
I just happened to be channel surfing the other night when I came across this episode of Futurama. I must admit I've only watched it sporadically since it premiered on Fox in the late 90s. But this episode ripped my heart out. I'm 36 and I cried like a baby. The feeling of loss and abandonment that was conveyed by poor Seymour faithfully waiting for his best friend to return to him year after year was too much to absorb. I did not see that ending coming and will be haunted by it for the rest of my life. Any writer who had input in the making of the last scene(as well as deciding on using Connie Francis'I Will Wait For You) is truly gifted.
JohnnyKato gave 5 points
13.11.2003
#483 by jessie
this episode made me cry like a baby. It's agreat episode,to bad the series were cancelled.What got me the most was the last scene(-_-)everyone in my house started to cry.Thank you futurama,you made me appriciate my dogs more.ps.who was that singer-song at the last scene
jessie gave 5 points
14.11.2003
#484 by wakka wakka woo
it was sooooooo sad. the only thing that kept me from breaking out in tears was when Fry broke the machine and the professer said "sure, break the smart guy's machine," but then I cried.
SOOOOOO SAD!!!!!!
*sob* *sob* :-(
wakka wakka woo gave 5 points
SOOOOOO SAD!!!!!!
*sob* *sob* :-(
15.11.2003
#485 by Napalm
It was a great episode, I saw it last week. I was with my girlfriend and she went outside to make a phone a call, so she missed the last part. When she came back, I couldnt talk. I just whisper : "the dog waited for him until he died". Oh my God, I just cried and cried like a baby, very sad. Damn you Fry, he waited for you!!!
Napalm gave 5 points
15.11.2003
#486 by Spike
This was the best futurama epiosode i have seen yet. i watched it jcut this morning, and at the end where seymore(sp) kept waiting for fry to come back and just died it made me cry REALLY!!!
Spike gave 5 points
15.11.2003
#487 by Hermione
That episode made me cry i am still crying now i have seen it twice and seymour is so cute if i was fry i would have cloned him no-matter what
Hermione gave 5 points
15.11.2003
#488 by James
This is a really sad episode, but completely unrealistic. It would be nice to think that a dog could wait for 12 years for its owner, but in actual fact it would probably have stopped after 3 days. Simply because dog's can only think about things or dream about things that happened in the past few days, they remember tricks because they are located in a seperate part of the memory. There's no way he could have thought about Fry for 12 years. And as for the other stories of dog's waiting for years by their masters graves or whatever, are just urban myths. Even if they did do as the stories claim they certainly didn't feel sad, they most likely just felt comfortable there. Animals do not grieve at all, nor are they ever depressed. They aren't as intelligent as humans so they lead blissful lives of doing as they wish. Remember the phrase 'it's a dog's life'? Well thats why, because they are happy 99.9% of the time. Seymour would have led a perfectly happy life after Fry was frozen, he would have found other owners and played with other dogs. The episode was designed to make people cry and feel emotional, which it did. So I'm giving it a 5.
James gave 5 points
15.11.2003
#489 by Ella C. Fudge
I cried so much! I cried for days, reading this it made me cry even more...This was truely a good episode, but too sad. I cant stand to watch it even anymore..But it was a good episode
Ella C. Fudge gave 5 points
17.11.2003
#490 by Ed
Good Episode
Ed gave 4 points
17.11.2003
#491 by Ella Fudge
I'm still crying. I saw it friday...I couldnt sleep last night because of the tears. I really think they should put warnings on the shows if they are going to be this depressing
Ella Fudge gave 5 points
17.11.2003
#492 by stormy
thank god I'm not the only one that cried. exellent episode!
stormy gave 5 points
18.11.2003
#493 by Stavros
I'm a dog owner and lover and this one got to me as well. It's the first time an animated series has ever made me cry. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one. Just made me think about all the years I've spent with my dogs, and how we probably all wish there were some way to never have to say goodbye to them.
Stavros gave 5 points
18.11.2003
#494 by nigoleta
After almost 500 some odd comments, what else is there to say? I just saw this episode on Cartoon Network for the first time last week and it made me cry like a baby. That last scene where Seymour just closes his eyes and lays down his head is what really pushed me over the edge. This episode has replaced "Fryrish" as my favorite Futurama episode. Needless to say, my dog got to sleep on the bed with me that night...
nigoleta gave 5 points
19.11.2003
#495 by mindflayerz
One of the best episodes ever, made me cry.
mindflayerz gave 5 points
19.11.2003
#496 by Duke1553
Geez-O-Pete, not only did this episode leave me a teary eyed sack of meat. But I then missed my own pooch back home, and THEN I had a rekindling of hatred towards FOX for cancelling what is one of the few shows that could have survived as long as their cousins the Simpsons. So, Damn you FOX for not having a heart, and Damn me for caring so much.
(Note, I just saw this ep on Cartoon Networks Adult Swin, At least one network has the brains to keep this show on the air.)
Duke1553 gave 5 points
(Note, I just saw this ep on Cartoon Networks Adult Swin, At least one network has the brains to keep this show on the air.)
20.11.2003
#497 by Kiki
Heartbreaking, beautiful.
Kiki gave 5 points
23.11.2003
#498 by Pizza Delivery Boy
this was a good episode...it truly was a testament to love between a dog
and his human friend..and how it can span for millenia
Pizza Delivery Boy gave 4 points
and his human friend..and how it can span for millenia
24.11.2003
#499 by denkc
What is left to say? I admit to tearing up too, I think that whole end scene with the music just ... yeah.
I'll miss Futurama for episodes like this.
denkc gave 5 points
I'll miss Futurama for episodes like this.
25.11.2003
#500 by Roastbeef
Yes I cried too... One thing about this episode: The dog dying while waiting for his owner is sad, but not *that* sad.
No, the writers found a unique spin. They showed Fry as being a truely nice and unselfish person. He thought that bringing Seymour back would be good for him, but not for the dog and so he put his selfish want for his dog aside.
And I think that is why this episode is so sad...
Roastbeef gave 5 points
No, the writers found a unique spin. They showed Fry as being a truely nice and unselfish person. He thought that bringing Seymour back would be good for him, but not for the dog and so he put his selfish want for his dog aside.
And I think that is why this episode is so sad...
25.11.2003
#501 by Kerry
Now we discover that fry has a pet dog, very good.
Kerry gave 5 points
26.11.2003
#502 by Brian
Very good. But it's a tearjerker. If you're sad, and you want to watch futurama to cheer you up, don't watch this one. The ending is sadder than that movie "My Girl." But it's still funny.
Brian gave 5 points
27.11.2003
#503 by Wills
Good but quite sad
Wills gave 5 points
27.11.2003
#504 by Gregg1978
Great, sad episode. The ending really took me by surprise and i wasn't able to get it out of my head all day.
Gregg1978 gave 5 points
27.11.2003
#505 by BogusDude195
I must say, that when I read all these reviews of people saying they cried I didn't think I would of. Then it came on Cartoon Network and when it ended with the song and the aging of everyone like dear old mr. Pinucci I started braking up. (sniffle)
BogusDude195 gave 5 points
27.11.2003
#506 by JIm
This episode made me like futurama. it made me cry and i dint cry when my real dog died and i loved him more than my family. it makes me sad i never watched futurama when it was on the air ive only became a fan now that it is canceled. i cant see why this show got canceled it had so much depth and excelent character development. i suppose its better to have it burn out than go to crap like some series
JIm gave 5 points
29.11.2003
#507 by Blouben
I have never seen such a heart wrenching story in any show, brilliant and funny as always but taking on a masterfully setup ending that made me feel deepness that i never thought any fiction could (let alone a cartoon). other writers should take note, and futurama should not be aloud to die! this episode and "the sting" show true excellence and i hope it gets the recognition it deserves.
Blouben gave 5 points
30.11.2003
#508 by mentally challlenged
wow. the saddest episode of futurama i've ever seen, and for that reason one of the greatest. fry's decision to abort the cloning seemed right to me. until that damn last scene, which almost made me cry... damn u fry!
mentally challlenged gave 5 points
30.11.2003
#509 by Bally
I'm not sure about this one. After the brilliant tearjerker that was 'Luck Of The Fryrish', this seems a little cheap to me.
Humph.
Bally gave 3 points
Humph.
30.11.2003
#510 by Ricardo Neale
Simply magical
Ricardo Neale gave 5 points
01.12.2003
#511 by SW-880
What is it about this cartoon that stirs up so many emotions in me. Like many others I cried at the end of this episode, the final scene was heart wrenching. The selection of Connie Frances singing "I'll be there for you" was sheer perfection, I doubt anyone could have done better. It affects me so much that I can't watch the final scene anymore, even after watching it so many times it brings a tear to the eye.
I miss my dog :-(
SW-880 gave 5 points
I miss my dog :-(
01.12.2003
#512 by Sonne
I think that is very stupid episode.
Sonne gave 2 points
01.12.2003
#513 by Iam
damn, i think is just saw the saddest thing on television ever. I cried at the end, so sad.
In the beginning I somewhat saw it coming but never expected it to be this sad. This is what makes futurama the best cartoon ever.
Iam gave 5 points
In the beginning I somewhat saw it coming but never expected it to be this sad. This is what makes futurama the best cartoon ever.
02.12.2003
#514 by I LOVE MY DOG!
Quite possibly the stupidest thing I've done was sit here read alot of the reviews and have the song from the end of the ep playing all the while... I really can't remember the last time I cried and I'm not just saying that. For the past 10 mins maybe a few tears here and there trickled down my cheek just from remember the episode that I saw a month ago. I'm probally getting so choked up because I know my dog who loves me more than herself is laying downstairs on her little bed with very little life left in her. I've had her for a good 11 years now and never went a night without her sleeping next to me until this year. With my social life I think I've neglected her far too much and I owe it to Futurama for making me notice..
Sorry I told myself not to go off.. Anyways great episode, also my favorite episode.
I LOVE MY DOG! gave 5 points
Sorry I told myself not to go off.. Anyways great episode, also my favorite episode.
03.12.2003
#515 by The Human Tornado
I knew there was some emotional twist coming before I saw the episode, so it didn't have the same effect on me as "The Luck of the Fryrish" did... I thought the Seymour plot was kinda dull overall.
And Lordy Lou, what was that wrestling outfit Leela was wearing? I felt like I needed to wash my mouth out with soap - or "wash" some other body part. Vigorously. Oh my, yes.
The Human Tornado gave 3 points
And Lordy Lou, what was that wrestling outfit Leela was wearing? I felt like I needed to wash my mouth out with soap - or "wash" some other body part. Vigorously. Oh my, yes.
04.12.2003
#516 by kwackers
Nothing more I can add to all the other messages praising this episode.
And I'll admit I haven't read ALL 500+ comments, so forgive me if this has already been pointed out: I appreciated the continuity between this episode and "The Why of Fry (Season 5 Episode 8) where Fry and Nibbler are hidden under the desk as his 20th century self falls backwards into the cryo chamber.
The earlier scene in the room shows Nibbler's eyestalk peeking out of the trashcan as Fry tosses the pizza on the desk, and both Fry's and Nibbler's shadows are visible as the chair falls backwards.
Nice job with the foreshadowing and an element hardcore fans would only appreciate with repeated viewings on the DVD (whenever these eps get released).
kwackers gave 5 points
And I'll admit I haven't read ALL 500+ comments, so forgive me if this has already been pointed out: I appreciated the continuity between this episode and "The Why of Fry (Season 5 Episode 8) where Fry and Nibbler are hidden under the desk as his 20th century self falls backwards into the cryo chamber.
The earlier scene in the room shows Nibbler's eyestalk peeking out of the trashcan as Fry tosses the pizza on the desk, and both Fry's and Nibbler's shadows are visible as the chair falls backwards.
Nice job with the foreshadowing and an element hardcore fans would only appreciate with repeated viewings on the DVD (whenever these eps get released).
04.12.2003
#517 by Bobby
my god this episode was sad....i hate to admit a cartoon made me cry damnit ...but it did...does anyone kno hte name of that damn sad song?
Bobby gave 5 points
20.01.2004
#518 by dr . john zoidberg
frickin frickin frickin. thats all i can say a sad episode but had its moments (leela and amy wrestling!!! to bad it wasnt in mud)
dr . john zoidberg gave 3 points
21.01.2004
#519 by Eduardo Ruiz
I�ts the most emotive futurama episode. It made me cry!I loved Seymour the only one who cared about Fry and understand him... Sniff... PLEASE IF SOMEONE IS GOING OR HAS WROTE A FAN FICTION THAT INCLUDES SEYMOUR RETURNING PLEASE EMAIL ME!
One of the best Futurama episodes ever!
Seymour I want you back with Fry!
Eduardo Ruiz gave 5 points
One of the best Futurama episodes ever!
Seymour I want you back with Fry!
21.01.2004
#520 by Phil Dobson
I know that this will sound like almost all the other reviews, but it does have to be said once again. I think that this episode is one of the greatest television moments ever. It made me choke up more than Luck Of The Fryrish having had to give up my own dog to a different home before going to university. I first saw it at work in the back room on the dvd, and immediately revealed to a co-worker that i got so upset I cried, at which he laughed. Even though he and I are the hugest futurama fans at our workplace, he laughed at my response. This man - and all others who share this opinion, is clearly not human with no emotions whatsoever. All those who slammed this genius of an episode are evil, cruel, sadistic bastards and should not deserve to be on this planet.
Keep up the fantastic work Matt, David and the others on the Simpsons. Here's hoping that FOX order new episodes of Futurama.
Phil Dobson gave 5 points
Keep up the fantastic work Matt, David and the others on the Simpsons. Here's hoping that FOX order new episodes of Futurama.
22.01.2004
#521 by Edgar Solis *edgatic
WOW, I cried when I saw this MASTER PIECE, it remind me of my childhood whit my dog, I lost it too, I left my house because of college and my dog didn't want me to leave, but I had to, and I promised him I'd come back, but..he died :( and I never got to see him again!!! It's too bad that FOX is only about to release the 3rd season in March 9, 2004, they are going way to slow, this episode is 5 season, so, I have to wait like 2 years to watch it all the times I want :( that sucks!!!
Edgar Solis *edgatic gave 5 points
23.01.2004
#522 by Mark
One of the best episodes of any show ever. Emotions ran the gambit from laughter to a point where I was near to tears. Superb.
Mark gave 5 points
25.01.2004
#523 by porno-monster
Nice to see an episode with Fry in the 20th century . I was moved by the ending. If I was a more sensitive person I mght have almost wept
porno-monster gave 5 points
29.01.2004
#524 by alex
^_^
gooood episode.
alex gave 5 points
gooood episode.
30.01.2004
#525 by zuja
everyone who ever had a dog is surely gone cry a little after having seen this episode. never expected that futurama would ever make me cry. great episode, though.
zuja gave 5 points
02.02.2004
#526 by Niclas
Wow.. this was really a very sad ending, indeed.. and obviously I wasn't the only one who felt it for the dog.. *sniff*
Niclas gave 5 points
03.02.2004
#527 by Kevin
This episode wolud be quite ordinary without the last scene. But this last minute makes it brilliant. 5
Kevin gave 5 points
06.02.2004
#528 by MM
The last scene was the saddest thing ever shown on TV. I still can't stop crying over this episode.
MM gave 5 points
17.02.2004
#529 by Ellie
i thought that this was the saddest ever futurama episode. it was just so sad when it showed fry's dog waiting for him all his life.
ive only seen it once but it has stuck in my mind ever since.
i think they should do another episode where they actually do bring the dog back to life.
Ellie gave 4 points
ive only seen it once but it has stuck in my mind ever since.
i think they should do another episode where they actually do bring the dog back to life.
19.02.2004
#530 by humanhorn
Anyone else notice Nibbler's eye stalk in the cryo-lab's garbage can in 1999?
Saddest episode ever. My wife's seen it three times and she still cries at the end.
humanhorn gave 5 points
Saddest episode ever. My wife's seen it three times and she still cries at the end.
19.02.2004
#531 by Jickle
Absolutly brilliant- far, far, FAR better then Three Gays in a Condo. The REAL award winner!
Jickle gave 5 points
20.02.2004
#532 by Jickle
Possibly the best episode of them all.
Jickle gave 5 points
21.02.2004
#533 by Matt Mason
This Episode was Funny Except at the Parts where they have the Dog "Seymour Ass" looking for fry, Becuase they made me very sad. But at the end Fry Realizes that his dog lived a life, that just got rid of the Point of the Episode.
Matt Mason gave 3 points
22.02.2004
#534 by Judith
Too, too sad! I'm crying just reading the reviews! This is the saddest ending of all the Futuramas, but deserves a 5 anyway.
Judith gave 5 points
24.02.2004
#535 by Dave
I would call this a dark comedy...or a tragic comedy...either way, there is no place for either of those in modern media. It was this episode that essentially brought Tragedy to primetime TV. I don't think anyone else who posted a review here really appreciates that. People need to understand that tragedy is an indespensible art form, and is virtually non-existent this day in age, a few picayune exceptions aside. I wouldn't go as far as to compare this episode to Shakespeare, but it certainly was WAY above any of that other crap people watch these days. LONG LIVE TRAGEDY
Dave gave 5 points
25.02.2004
#536 by Darin
Best episode ever
Darin gave 5 points
26.02.2004
#537 by ToshiroOC
I'm just getting to watch Futurama now, as I wasn't able to when it first aired...
this was easily the most any show of any kind has ever been able to push my buttons and flip around my emotions. Incredible episode on quite a few levels, and the ending really hit on a gut level, more than even some movies like Schindler's list, I'm ashamed to say. Damn.
And now that I've seen all of Futurama, I'm left with the fact that there almost definitely won't be more, not even the sliver of hope that I might have had if I had seen this when it originally aired. Talk about a letdown in a big way.
ToshiroOC gave 5 points
this was easily the most any show of any kind has ever been able to push my buttons and flip around my emotions. Incredible episode on quite a few levels, and the ending really hit on a gut level, more than even some movies like Schindler's list, I'm ashamed to say. Damn.
And now that I've seen all of Futurama, I'm left with the fact that there almost definitely won't be more, not even the sliver of hope that I might have had if I had seen this when it originally aired. Talk about a letdown in a big way.
27.02.2004
#538 by klsdflsf;df
i was laughing nonstop. favorite episode. how could it get anything less than 100%?
klsdflsf;df gave 5 points
27.02.2004
#539 by Khayman
Bought the DVD'S, watched this episode.... Damn. I didn't sleep for two days cos I was too busy crying and getting all upset over the dog. One of, if not the best episode ever. Can't remember the last time I cried watching T.V. Thanks to the writers for making me feel human again...
Khayman gave 5 points
28.02.2004
#540 by Stu
Brilliant.... I would like to know how they went with being nominated for an emmy. Because this episode was brilliant. It made me cry and laugh, going through the whole range of emotions through the episode... and the ending was truely brilliant.
Well done.
Stu gave 5 points
Well done.
29.02.2004
#541 by Patrick
This episode was depressing... I've got a soft spot for dogs. I hated it because one of the few moments in Futurama where Fry shows maturity for once, it turns out to bite him in the ass (dramatic irony, I guess?). And that song!!! GOD!!
Wow. What an episode.
Patrick gave 5 points
Wow. What an episode.
29.02.2004
#542 by Ronnie Spilberg
So far in the 5 series of Futurama there has been 3 epersodes that have taken the light away for the comedy aspect of Futurama, first being "the luck of the Fryrish" "time keeps on slippin" and now this. These epersode are so powerful and brilliant, you just need epersodes like these every once and a while. And this one is by far the best that has ever been aired. What makes these epersodes so brilliant is how it all makes scence in the last 30 seconds of the show. After watching this epersode i had a tear in my eye and i loved my dog 100times more, credit also goes to the final song it just puts the icing on the cake.
i gave it 6 out of 5.
No i ain't related to the Spielberg.
Ronnie Spilberg gave 5 points
i gave it 6 out of 5.
No i ain't related to the Spielberg.
01.03.2004
#543 by Javier
it just broke my heart, the image of seymour falling asleep just was amazing and touching, great episode
Javier gave 5 points
01.03.2004
#544 by I love Futurama
Fantastic episode! It was very touching.
I love Futurama gave 5 points
02.03.2004
#545 by The Lamp Incident
I think the writers for this show pulled the plot for this episode out of their asses. A pet dog! Of all the stupid things to focus on! However, this episode did have some good gags. I liked the Hustle and the pizza paddle. I also liked how they depicted Panucci's as the most disgusting place ever! I also had plenty of fun laughing at that stupid dog at the end for wasting his time waiting for Fry even though he saw the god damn guy frozen. Hell, I admit, the first time I saw it, I almost got all watery, but I saw it coming the second time, and I got a good laugh at the U falling off the sign, and at that dog. Oh boy, the things people do to waste their lives.
The Lamp Incident gave 3 points
03.03.2004
#546 by Daryl
As my brother has stated before me, this episode is pure genius. It is so sad that when I show the episode to my friends, some cry and some think about it for weeks. This does indeed keep in the saddened spirit of "Luck of the Fryish" and "Time keeps slipping". Seymour, I feel for you my canine friend. Matt Groening, take a bow.
Daryl gave 5 points
03.03.2004
#547 by BigBad
I cried like a baby, that had to be one of the best sitcoms ever.
BigBad gave 5 points
03.03.2004
#548 by Ricardo
I want to congratulate you for this website. I think it is very good and is also a plasure to find not only fun website but very informative.
I want to know if you can help me to find soundtrack information. To be explicite, i would like to know the name of the song that appears at the end of the episode "Jurassic Park", when Fry�s dog it�s wating for him in the entrance of the pizza�place. I know it is sung by a woman and its sounds like an oldie.
I would really apreciate your help.
Ricardo gave 5 points
I want to know if you can help me to find soundtrack information. To be explicite, i would like to know the name of the song that appears at the end of the episode "Jurassic Park", when Fry�s dog it�s wating for him in the entrance of the pizza�place. I know it is sung by a woman and its sounds like an oldie.
I would really apreciate your help.
03.03.2004
#549 by paul
this is one of the greatest episodes which actually makes it stand out from all the other cartoons cuz of the way it can be so deep. yea there r a lot of shows dat r funny but rarely r there any with deep thought and a show dat can touch ur heart
paul gave 5 points
04.03.2004
#550 by Jimmy
best episode ever! also the saddest episode ever! i loved seymour, and everything about him. the saddest part was when Fry said that seymour wouldn't of rememebered him. Despite seymour's whole life was spent waiting for fry. It truly is a classic episode, that no matter how many times it is watched, will still make you cry.
Jimmy gave 5 points
06.03.2004
#551 by HZ
The best episode ever. Nuf said
HZ gave 5 points
07.03.2004
#552 by AMA
Lost my childhood dog last year; labrador I had for almost fifteen years. This episode did a number on me!!! Excellent writing and I agree--the music is perfect.
AMA gave 5 points
08.03.2004
#553 by Razoback
One of the best Futurama's ever. Makes you laugh, makes you cry, now that's cartoon drama at its best!
Razoback gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#554 by Bennett
God, this show was so sad. I don't think I've ever cried due to something I've seen on tv or in a movie until this episode. I sat in my kitchen and just let the tears flow. My dog is getting older and that last part where the dog lays down on the sidewalk just reminded me of my dog. The silver lining is that I know my dog would be like Seymour and wait for me.
Bennett gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#555 by alex
it reminds me of my dog when it died cause i left and it wouldn't eat...
alex gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#556 by mikey
The ending to this episode pissed me off sooooo much that for a split second I thought of writing the old futurama staff demanding that they revive Seymour. Its just not fair! Futurama is not supposed to hurt one's soul as much as this episode did to me. I want Seymour back NOW! He freakin deserves it. Ok maybe I need to come back to reality...or do I???
mikey gave 1 point
11.03.2004
#557 by Chris
If you give this anything less than a 5, you are just afraid to say you liked it because you almost or did cry. This was THE best 30 min cartoon episode I have ever seen. It was the whole shabam, funny, happy sad etc. Also, on a brighter note, the dog was fossilized standing up however layed down in the end. No, that really doesnt clear anything up just trying not to be as sad.
Chris gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#558 by jeff
this ep was great the ending made me want to cry so much. this show has touched me in ways no toher tv show has before its made me cry (luck of the fryish watched so many times my eyes dont even water) made me go thats so sweet (too many eps to count) and then this one made me want to cry at the very end it was funny but the endng is the main highlight for me. the thing about the endings is they know what song to play.
jeff gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#559 by marKuS
i saw this episode when it first aired on fox and tonite i saw it again on CN's Adult Swim.
i had forgotten how sad of a story it was... i cried at the end and like the countless others was touched by the story. they did a great job with the soundtrack, because it works on so many levels. this is by far the best (and the most sad) futurama ever.
marKuS gave 5 points
i had forgotten how sad of a story it was... i cried at the end and like the countless others was touched by the story. they did a great job with the soundtrack, because it works on so many levels. this is by far the best (and the most sad) futurama ever.
11.03.2004
#560 by Jonathan Durante
I can't say that I'm amazed to see so much written about this truly amazing epsiode. Like many of the rest of you, I was so moved, I plugged Futurama into google to find a forum to share the experience. I'm not ashamed to say I bawled at the credits and the sadness is still fresh in my heart. I can't recall the last time I was so affected by something I've seen on television. I'm sure that I need not list the accolades associated with Futurama - the show is pure genius. But this installment was just incredible and the feelings it instilled will stay with me for some time.
Hug your pets. There is few love purer in this world. Cheers.
Jonathan Durante gave 5 points
Hug your pets. There is few love purer in this world. Cheers.
11.03.2004
#561 by deadman
i came to this site because of this damn episode like so many other people. i try to watch futurama as much as i can on adult swim but this just made me an emotional mess, made me feel like maybe i should get back with my girlfriend even though she broke my hear, but do i want to miss out on all the good things we had together, should i move on, but of course seymour didn't move on and i am just so damn sad. i love how sad this episode made me because it shows you that this just isn't some dumb show, so many people can pass it off as one, of course this is also the classic boy and his dog story, but such a wonderful and poignant version. i'm a frikin wreck right now. damn it.
deadman gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#562 by Matt D
I didn't like this episode at all. The last scene with the waiting the dog is just too freakin sad! Just how happy he would of been to see Fry one last time. If he got to meet Fry again, that would of been a great episode. I am mad at the writers for not even putting a follow up to that episode. Come on guys! Please! I'm gonna cry forever now..How about you make a copy just for me then?
Matt D gave 2 points
11.03.2004
#563 by L.T Millar
Okay, it's March 2004 and a lot of time has gone by since this episode originally aired and now I just watched it again on the Cartoon Network................and the waterworks start up again for a second time at the ending and now I go looking on the web to find out if anyone was affected by the episode the way I was. Behold, I come to this futurama website with 57 pages of teary eyed men, women and children mostly giving the episode praise and all trying to choke back the tears. Nice to know entertainment, even in cartoon form, can move us in ways we never realized. It's a reminder to just love our pets. Unconditional love; is there anything better than it?
L.T Millar gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#564 by Alex Lewis
Futurama is a brilliant show with dozens of fantastic episodes, this being the best of them. Thanks to Matt Groening for proving that American TV can occationally have a bit of depth. If I could put something higher than a five, I would.
Alex Lewis gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#565 by Powerdog
I also thought it was a great episode. If you think about it, Fry and his being 1000 years into the future are a very emoitional thing. Like if Luck of the Fryish you see someone he loved and how they are now gone and long forgotten, except for Fry. It did make my eyes water up at the end. Not only hug your pets but your family and try to show your love as much as possible.
Powerdog gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#566 by Anubus
beautiful, simply beautiful. i mean i can't remember the last time a show made me feel sad, strangely i understand it and that's why it made me feel bad i was upset at matt for at least not trying to create a follow-up to it where Fry at least clones his dog to say good-bye, but it's true, i guess you never really know how much you truly mean to someone, even a little dog, the slapstick was funny, but that dog waiting is still stuck in my mind
Anubus gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#567 by zach
wow this episode made me cry my eyes out hell i still cry now the end of the episode was just soo painful and sad i couldnt bare it
zach gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#568 by Matt_H
I have watch very little Futurama, but after seeing this episode last night on Cartoon network, I am becoming a fan. The episode was funny all in all but seymore waiting for his best friend to return at the end broke my heart. I don't get upset by movies or TV all that easily, but I must admitt that I teared up. I am a little misty eye-ed now, but I am glad that there are people out there who felt as I did. Loyalty of that sort is rare. It is a sad irony that Fry, in not cloning Seymore, was trying to do what he thought was best for Seymore, not himself, but he would have done them both a favor to bring him back for at least a goodbye. This episode goes to one of those places that comedies don't often venture, but I am glad that they did, even though it hurts a little. However I still think that they should have brought Seymore into the series. I hope one day I have a dog that its as loyal a friend as Seymore. That little dog is still stuck in my head.
Matt_H gave 5 points
11.03.2004
#569 by Pilzbery
I couldnt believe that the episode ended the way it did! I dodnt really watch that much but I watched last night and was shocked. this was one that i will remember for a long time
Pilzbery gave 5 points
12.03.2004
#570 by Captain Marvel
I've watched Futurama on and off throughout the years and always enjoyed it, especially since it has overtaken The Simpsons long ago in terms of comedy and fun factor. But when I caught this episode last night on Cartoon Network I was a wreck by the end of the episode and am getting misty-eyed right now as I write this. Damn FOX for not giving this show along with Family Guy a chance. This episode should be nominated for an Emmy in a proper universe. I despise tear-jerkers, but this one just got to me since a neighbor of mine lost her cat last year so I'm no stranger to losing a pet. Love your pets people. If you get nothing else from this episode, at least keep that in mind.
Captain Marvel gave 5 points
12.03.2004
#571 by Fortunato
Just saw this one on Cartoon Network Adult Swim last night, and I had to find some place to talk about it. I'm not all that big a fan of the show - I catch bits and pieces here and there when it's on - but the end of this one literally had me crying... after watching it, and at least three times today just THINKING about it. This would not be so bad, except I'm 27, a guy, and almost never cry over anything (I think the last time I cried was when I was 8). I SO hate whoever wrote this one (or, at least the ending). That was SO evil. I mean, I can understand why letting the dog get cloned couldn't happen (it would screw up the show dynamic), but why did they have to drive the knife home like that? Damn, I'm tearing up NOW just writing about it.
Fortunato gave 5 points
12.03.2004
#572 by Chris LeBoeuf
This was one of the saddest episodes I have ever seen. It made me appreciate my dog more then ever. I went to bed that night teary-eyed thinking what would have happened if Fry had ressurected the dog..Futurama would be better with Seymore! It was one of the best but saddest episodes I have seen. I'm glad I'm not the only one who cryed after this episode.
Chris LeBoeuf gave 5 points
12.03.2004
#573 by Todd bramlett
This is one reason Fox should be kicking themselves for canceling this show. This episode brings a tear to anybody's eye I'm 33 and this ranks up there with Charlotte's Web, a real tear jerker the end song "I will wait for you" by connie Francis was the last stroke of genius on a superb episode how can anybody not give this episode 5 stars
Todd bramlett gave 5 points
12.03.2004
#574 by Free Lance Ruby
I seriously haven't cried as hard as I did at the end of this episode since... well, I don't know when. At least 10 years. This is a masterpiece of writing- between the dolemite/ice swan bit and the ending, I got my full emotional work out for the year.
Free Lance Ruby gave 5 points
12.03.2004
#575 by Timbo
This was a great episode, it really touched on what I think that a relationship with a dog can be like. I have a dog and he is just as loyal and kind. This reflected that dogs are great to have in our lives and makes futurama have some depth to it besides the great random humor.
Timbo gave 5 points
12.03.2004
#576 by Thsmar
Having missed most of the later episodes of Futurama, despite numerous airings, this blindsided me, having just started watching the show again. It was rather cruel. And doesn't help that I shortly have to leave my pets behind for several years. Makes up for the weaker plots and humour that is evident, and many more dragged out scenes then in the earlier shows. I do enjoy how Fry's cyrogenic scene keeps growing more complex with Nibbler shadows and now a seeking pet.
Thsmar gave 5 points
12.03.2004
#577 by Simon
I love and hate this episode i hate it because it ws so sad because it made me cry. I love it because it shows what a fantastic series futurama is it shows just how dog really is man's best friend.
Also This serires is in a different league to the simspons what the hell is going on the simpsons is stale and boring now ive stopped watching the new one's homer is predictacble and boring Fox have cancelled futurama but allowed this awful series to continue
Simon gave 5 points
Also This serires is in a different league to the simspons what the hell is going on the simpsons is stale and boring now ive stopped watching the new one's homer is predictacble and boring Fox have cancelled futurama but allowed this awful series to continue
13.03.2004
#578 by Kat
When I saw this ep at first, I though, ok, so they're just gonna leave it with the semi-sad ending of Fry thinking his dog lived on. Then, wham! they hit with the ending. Ever time I see this ep now, I starting crying (glad to know, like others, that I'm not alone). It's so simple in imagery and song, and yet so powerful. A definite 5 for this ep, it's just so good.
Kat gave 5 points
15.03.2004
#579 by futuramas bigest fan
so sad but again a pure brilliance of an episode just like all the rest poor dog i still think about till this day futurama will always rock! (burst out crying)i'll always love it !
futuramas bigest fan gave 5 points
15.03.2004
#580 by Bra
This was one of my favorite episodes of futurama. Its not like all the other ones and thats not a bad thing. The last scene was so sad. {sniff}
Bra gave 5 points
16.03.2004
#581 by TS
One of the saddest tv episodes, ever... The writer let us know the truth, but kept Fry in the dark.
TS gave 5 points
18.03.2004
#582 by Felipe
This is regarding post #489 by James:
I would deduct from your post that you have never had the fortune of sharing time with a canine pet. quote: "Animals do not grieve at all, nor are they ever depressed."
yes, you've never had a pet, or never took the time to get to know him/her better, dogs do grieve and they do get depressed and they do die of grief. I have sensed these emotions and I have felt the unconditional loyalty and love from a canine, and believe me, it goes far beyond gratitute for protection and food..
I saw this episode, and I too cried at the end.. I felt angry at whoever wrote this episode, for it made me feel really bad...
well, one of my favorite episodes anyway..
Felipe gave 5 points
I would deduct from your post that you have never had the fortune of sharing time with a canine pet. quote: "Animals do not grieve at all, nor are they ever depressed."
yes, you've never had a pet, or never took the time to get to know him/her better, dogs do grieve and they do get depressed and they do die of grief. I have sensed these emotions and I have felt the unconditional loyalty and love from a canine, and believe me, it goes far beyond gratitute for protection and food..
I saw this episode, and I too cried at the end.. I felt angry at whoever wrote this episode, for it made me feel really bad...
well, one of my favorite episodes anyway..
18.03.2004
#583 by Long Live Seymour
Saw this episode for the first time around Veteran's Day last fall. I felt the same way everybody else did. I bawled like a littlegirl till i fell asleep and the next morning. I had to use all my strength not to break down and cry in school. A very touching episode indeed. The final 90 seconds really pack a punch on your emotions. Seeing the dog lay his head down and die after all those years is a major emotion jerker. I say they show this episode for a one night comeback of Futurama on Fox, truly the number 1 episode.
Long Live Seymour gave 5 points
19.03.2004
#584 by Murf
Incredible. I'm glad to see I'm not the only sap that cried at the end...I went over to my dog who was sleeping on the couch and held her on my lap for several minutes...it really made me think...probably made my poor dog think, too, as in "what's with him?..." lol...I give this episode a five; it's one of the best I've seen. The prospect of someone stuck a thousand years in the future is funny enough for some laughs and nostalgic enough for some very powerful moments, and this was one of those moments...wow.
Murf gave 5 points
19.03.2004
#585 by MSULaw
I thought I was the only sap with this episode but it turns out I did exactly what 80% of us did with this episode...during that last few minutes I shed a tear and held my little doggie and wondered what she would do if anything ever happened to me...excellent episode:)
MSULaw gave 5 points
22.03.2004
#586 by I8YOURDONUT
*sniffle* I love this episode but watching the credits made me pour down tears. :(
I8YOURDONUT gave 5 points
23.03.2004
#587 by Ghost_Spriggan
I have just finished watching "Jurassic Bark"....I think that is why I find myself on the internet now typing "Jurassic Bark" into google, just so I could see whether I was the only one to be affected so much by this episode (judging from the replies here- i am not!) and I was also hoping to find out whether seymour would be included (hope against hope) in a future episode....I think all of this that I am feeling and doing are the reasons why I love Futurama so much.....
Ghost_Spriggan gave 5 points
25.03.2004
#588 by Gato_Seco
:______(
I never cried watching a cartoon...
The best episode ever...
Gato_Seco gave 5 points
I never cried watching a cartoon...
The best episode ever...
25.03.2004
#589 by Richard R.
The Song is:
Connie Francis - If It Takes Forever I Will Wait For You
Richard R. gave 5 points
Connie Francis - If It Takes Forever I Will Wait For You
28.03.2004
#590 by David
This is definitely one of my favs. It seems like the ones that go into a person's history, psyche, or other personal stuff, that the episodes are deep. I try not to watch the whole episode, because I cry, like a baby, I can't deal with my dog passing either. But, what gets me is the final scene where Seymour is just waiting, getting teary now...for real. It is the only cartoon I have ever cried in. I think it effects most of us the same because we all have losses that are just so unexpected. It sort of reminds me of the end of "My Dog Skip". I know that this will happen when I go to college too, hold on...*Damn emotions*... It is a great episode.
David gave 5 points
30.03.2004
#591 by Jason Anderson
I also literally cried with this episode. I wish I could see it again right away, but damn them for not releasing the US Volume 4 yet.
Very touching...
Jason Anderson gave 5 points
Very touching...
30.03.2004
#592 by Wow
I bawled like a little girl, even after the 5th time watching it. Truly moving television.
Wow gave 5 points
31.03.2004
#593 by Antos Gabriela
Best episode ever. Unlike this review, it was really well written
Antos Gabriela gave 5 points
01.04.2004
#594 by bug_vengeance
hi
im from malaysia
u guys know what...
im crying like hell after this episode
i really melt down on my knees
i cry i cry i cry
:-(
bug_vengeance gave 5 points
im from malaysia
u guys know what...
im crying like hell after this episode
i really melt down on my knees
i cry i cry i cry
:-(
01.04.2004
#595 by Elizabeth
I haven't seen this one yet, but to the previous reviewer, what the hell does THAT have to do with this????!!
I'll do another review after I've seen the episode, but right now I'm just saying #596 just HAD to be drunk when he typed this.
Elizabeth gave 5 points
I'll do another review after I've seen the episode, but right now I'm just saying #596 just HAD to be drunk when he typed this.
03.04.2004
#596 by Simon
'Luck Of The Fryrish' probably achieved an emotional weight balanced with humour in a better way, but 'Jurassic Bark' is so powerful at the end that I must give it 5. I just thought the ending was beautifully done, the marriage of the music with the time-passing animation to make a very heartbreaking scene.
It'd have been easy to cut the episode off after Fry decides that Seymour probably had a full life with a new owner, but the creators went for the daring choice of a very, very sad ending.
I think that they've allowed this kind of ending (and this kind of episode generally), not just the more comedy-based type, is wonderful.
Simon gave 5 points
It'd have been easy to cut the episode off after Fry decides that Seymour probably had a full life with a new owner, but the creators went for the daring choice of a very, very sad ending.
I think that they've allowed this kind of ending (and this kind of episode generally), not just the more comedy-based type, is wonderful.
04.04.2004
#597 by bamf
Youve read it over and over but I wept at the end of this episode. The story is personal and tragic. Not something you expect from a show called futurama. I thought about the episode for days after, something just sat in my gut. No one in tv writes stuff like this, that why its dead. Best episode ever
bamf gave 5 points
05.04.2004
#598 by Jordan
When You watch a show like the simpsons or King of the hill you expect funny dry humour. Although this is good i fear that it is to repeditive and dare i say it, the simpsons are not doing so good latley. Although funny it lacks emotion. �his episode is a perfect example of what i am talking about. It is a moving peice which really left me in an emotional state. One of the best episodes i have watched in my life.
Jordan gave 5 points
06.04.2004
#599 by new1nab113
i dont know why, but fry protesting outsdie the museum made me laugh....
new1nab113 gave 4 points
06.04.2004
#600 by Silver
Damn... funny...... made me almost cry, ok,... a tear or two. .but still. the end bit, witht the song. .damn, im gettin sad thinkin bout it.... AGH. good tho... *sniff,.. .poor dog..
Silver gave 4 points
08.04.2004
#601 by rocman
I never really got into the Simpsons, and I am so glad that I stumbled upon Futurama instead. This episode, along with others such as the Sting and Luck of the Frish really has me convinced that this ranks above all, including family guy! I love family guy, but I swear I never knew TV episode, much alone an animated comedy, could possess this kind of emotional touch.
This episode bring down a 6-1 guy to tears with 100% success rate (yeah that would be me) - 'nuff said.
rocman gave 5 points
This episode bring down a 6-1 guy to tears with 100% success rate (yeah that would be me) - 'nuff said.
09.04.2004
#602 by I.C. Weiner
For all of the people who thought that this show was junk because of the emotion in this episode here is something you could read. The Simpsons have been slowly fading away and lets face it some of the new ones are plain corny. If Futurama was just the same old thing over and over again would futurama be that good. Don't get me wrong I love the simpsons but the new episodes lak plot and meaning. If I were to pick between either Futurama or the simpsons i would definatly pick Futurama. I fear that the simpsons is only staying on air because of it's enormous history.
I.C. Weiner gave 5 points
11.04.2004
#603 by Eric
Not trying to sound like an idiot or anything, but my stomach hurt after watching this - that's how upset I was. I still miss my dog, who I had for 3 years, and even before the end I thought that the dog was a lot like my old dog. I'm disgusted by the fact that The Simpsons Gay Episode won over this.
A Great Episode, but be prepared, dog lovers/mourners; this is a VERY tough one to watch.
Eric gave 5 points
A Great Episode, but be prepared, dog lovers/mourners; this is a VERY tough one to watch.
11.04.2004
#604 by Roger Taylor
Holy cripes. That was probably the saddest thing I've ever seen. I came really close to crying. Funny stuff earlier in the episode, and an unforgettable ending.
Roger Taylor gave 5 points
16.04.2004
#605 by JoeShmo
damn simsons.. winning over this... bastards....
this one made me cry.. oddamn, and i never do.. i mean,soo F*cking emotional. the song at the end.... was soo sad.. i mean shit.
JoeShmo gave 5 points
this one made me cry.. oddamn, and i never do.. i mean,soo F*cking emotional. the song at the end.... was soo sad.. i mean shit.
20.04.2004
#606 by BobDole's Head
While my partner hated this episode, it is one of my favorites... A lot of people are afraid of emotions, which, generally makes for some very crappy human beings.. WE need to feel emotions... WE NEED emotions, and if something that make us both laugh and cry, than I say it was well worth the time spent watching..
BobDole's Head gave 5 points
22.04.2004
#607 by Kent L�seth
This episode is from season 4 LOL this page sucks.
I got all seasons from 1-4 and i have already seen this one
Kent L�seth gave 5 points
I got all seasons from 1-4 and i have already seen this one
23.04.2004
#608 by the_angry_monkey
One of the most moving episodes of Futurama ever (even more so than the sting) That ending music just tore my heart out in a way that a cartoon just shouldn't. Sheer Brilliance on a small shiny disc
the_angry_monkey gave 5 points
26.04.2004
#609 by Waley
Anyone who sat down and watched this whole episode and didn't share a tear or two is heartless. I never had a pet but somehow the emotion hit me at the end. I had to wipe out my tear fast in order to hide it from my girlfriend when I realize she was doing the same. What a great show? Fox - you are foolish to can the show, a true classic that will be remember by me forever.
Waley gave 5 points
28.04.2004
#610 by Elizabeth
Whoops! I guess sometimes they erase certain reviews. Still haven't seen it yet, but I'll be back afterwards.
Elizabeth gave 5 points
05.05.2004
#611 by Ikelepte
From the begin to the 2 minute before the end, i thought its was just a good episode like an other but when the Fry say that Seymour may forget him, I got a little emotion like the final of The Luck of the Fryrish.
but when the last music start and ... you know what ... I try to take that with humor but ... no way, .. I cry after 5 min.
This is the most beautiful episode of cartoon I seen.
snif.. See it and don't try to do not cry.
Ikelepte gave 5 points
but when the last music start and ... you know what ... I try to take that with humor but ... no way, .. I cry after 5 min.
This is the most beautiful episode of cartoon I seen.
snif.. See it and don't try to do not cry.
06.05.2004
#612 by Mystery Meat
If this episode pandered to the American audience, Seymour would have been brought back to life and he and Fry would live happily ever after. That they showed him dying is counterintuitive to pop culture's addiction to happy endings.
Short version: this ruled. Long version: this ruled hard.
Mystery Meat gave 5 points
Short version: this ruled. Long version: this ruled hard.
08.05.2004
#613 by Cedric
This was a wonderful episode, alot of people picked on me at school coz I said I cried at the end but I guess I wasn't the only one. Anyway this episode has everything Comedy and Drama, nice to see Matt Groening can people make cry aswell as Laugh. The only thing this episode didn't have was the ... (monotone and zombie like) Almighty Hypnotoad!
Cedric gave 5 points
10.05.2004
#614 by RicardoCorazondePunk
I'm not a fan of anything at all, so the 5 is 'cause I recognize a masterpiece when I see it. The story, the ending and the song make a perfect episode. But, who the hell sing that song?
RicardoCorazondePunk gave 5 points
13.05.2004
#615 by lim-bot
What do ya want?
Frys dog!
When do ya want it?
Frys dog!
lim-bot gave 3 points
Frys dog!
When do ya want it?
Frys dog!
20.05.2004
#616 by Peter
Every dog-owner must have had a tear in the corner of his eye at the ending.. i did :)
so sad... poor Seymour..
Peter gave 5 points
so sad... poor Seymour..
28.05.2004
#617 by WhiteRaven
.......OMG.
I'm a cat person, and even I was in tears at the end of this episode. One of the best Futurama, no, one of the best t.v. episodes of all time!
WhiteRaven gave 5 points
I'm a cat person, and even I was in tears at the end of this episode. One of the best Futurama, no, one of the best t.v. episodes of all time!
28.05.2004
#618 by paolo
WOW, 2 years later and people are still reviewing this, like me THATS how powerful this episode was, very poignant, Thats the only time I cried at a fucking cartoon! or any tv show for that matter.
paolo gave 5 points
30.05.2004
#619 by Ellen
Now this my 4th favo episode, (1.Luck of the Fryrish, 2.Hell is other robots, 3. Roswell that ends well) It doesnt matter if you're a bodybuilder or a hairdresser this has got to make you cry. The end, where seymour is waiting for Fry. Brings a tear to your eye even if it is just a cartoon.
Ellen gave 5 points
30.05.2004
#620 by Mr. Melt
This was by far the most powerful and emotional cartoon I have ever seen.
Better than any T.V show ever produced I would say! I too have never cried while watching a cartoon.. but this made me lose it for a few minutes!
6/5!!
Mr. Melt gave 5 points
Better than any T.V show ever produced I would say! I too have never cried while watching a cartoon.. but this made me lose it for a few minutes!
6/5!!
03.06.2004
#621 by koal
boy, this one was weak. the dog was annoying, the characters pretty much out of their roles and most jokes seemed very artificial. even bender had few good lines, and the professor talked too much of the same. the only funny thing was the excuse for the girls' fight.
it's always the same with futurama epsiodes that try to tell a story - they never really take off (see luck of the fryish, leela's homeworld and this one)
there was nothing in here that made me think clever/original/unexpected.
most overrated episode ever.
koal gave 2 points
it's always the same with futurama epsiodes that try to tell a story - they never really take off (see luck of the fryish, leela's homeworld and this one)
there was nothing in here that made me think clever/original/unexpected.
most overrated episode ever.
03.06.2004
#622 by FryBot5000
I've been an avid fan of Futurama since the first episode, and each time I sit down with the show, I appreciate how beautiful it became towards the end.
This is the first TV show/movie/anything that has actually made me cry. I can't put into words how sad it was. I've never seen a cartoon display such emotion before, and I doubt we will again. To me, this episode was flawless. A solid 5. If you're a dog lover, it's safe to say that you too will either cry or at the very least hold a tear in your eye.
FryBot5000 gave 5 points
This is the first TV show/movie/anything that has actually made me cry. I can't put into words how sad it was. I've never seen a cartoon display such emotion before, and I doubt we will again. To me, this episode was flawless. A solid 5. If you're a dog lover, it's safe to say that you too will either cry or at the very least hold a tear in your eye.
04.06.2004
#623 by FireZdragon
i'm italian i have just seen this episode today.
it's make me cry too guys.. i love that dog.. please let him revive.
BEST cartoon EVER.
FireZdragon gave 5 points
it's make me cry too guys.. i love that dog.. please let him revive.
BEST cartoon EVER.
08.06.2004
#624 by marco1
I'm Italian: TOday i see this episode for the first time . Is the BEst Episode ever. THe end is so sad. Similar to the end in a simpson episode "[2F10] And Maggie Makes Three" With "DO IT FOR HER"
marco1 gave 5 points
08.06.2004
#625 by kery
soooo sad! what made me and my friends cry was the fact that this was a true story, (not the cloning and the future part!) but i remember a story about a dog that used to wait for his master to come home from work every day at the train station, one day there was a train accident and his master was killed but everyday the dog went there just in case and that was for around 12 years too untill the dog eventually died. :(
kery gave 5 points
09.06.2004
#626 by jumper
I'm Italian, I also seen this episode yesterday... very touching, it reminds me Argo the Ulysses's dog who wait for 20 years his owner and die when finally see him. But in this case he doesn't see Fry...
jumper gave 5 points
10.06.2004
#627 by Sad
so poignant, how can a very simple cartoon be so powerful?
Sad gave 5 points
10.06.2004
#628 by Anna
I'm so happy to hear that most people cried while watching it because I did too. This is the episode that makes me want to own the Season 5 DVD REALLY bad.
Anna gave 5 points
11.06.2004
#629 by seymour
i'm italian, i've seen the episode five times in three days and i think it's beautiful, probably the most i've ever seen. i just cried because i have a dog and i know what a dog can do for his best friend.
seymour gave 5 points
11.06.2004
#630 by zomit
This is by far my favourite episode, and the end seems to get sadder everytime I see it.
zomit gave 5 points
11.06.2004
#631 by doggielover
I can never, ever watch this episode again. Not cause it was bad, cause it wasn't. I'm a dog owner and that ending just makes me cry every single time. If you have a dog that has either passed away recently, or a dog that is still living and you love him/her a lot then just avoid it all together. Had it just ended with Fry being sad that he wasn't getting his dog back and had it left there then I would have liked this episode a lot more.
doggielover gave 4 points
14.06.2004
#632 by Latuman
The most beautiful ending in cinematic history ever. Cannot be topped, ever.
Latuman gave 5 points
15.06.2004
#633 by Cylleru
This episode was really good... I watched it with my sis and she actually cried. But it was still really funny! Boy, these scenes with Mr Penucci!
Cylleru gave 4 points
18.06.2004
#634 by Mattius
I can't believe some people here gave this episode a bad rating just because "it's not funny". Futurama is normally a comedy, but if once in a while the writers want to make drama or even tragedy out of an episode, as long as they do it right, why not? You can say "it's manipulative", you can say it's "melodramatic", but please don't trash its rating because "it's not funny"!
Oh, and if you were totally untouched by the ending, I have to assume you have no heart.
Mattius gave 5 points
Oh, and if you were totally untouched by the ending, I have to assume you have no heart.
21.06.2004
#635 by nightly
Wow , good to know i'm not the only on that got touched by that episode. Poor dog tho , i know it's a cartoon , but still can't get past the loyalty, awEsome display of it. R.I.P. sEYMORE
nightly gave 5 points
22.06.2004
#636 by joshua
when i watched that episode, i cried my tail off. even 3 days later, just the thought of that ep made me cry and all sad. ever since, ive been watching futurama every night to see that episode again, bu it never came on. can someone tell me when its supposed to come on again. i giv that ep 5/5, and the show 4/5, because it lacks the essential comedy.
joshua gave 5 points
25.06.2004
#637 by syrix
this episode was the sadest yet, i think.one of my personel favourites and one of the best episodes. Ever. as most this ep made me cry, the only ep better is the devils hands are idle playthings.
syrix gave 5 points
27.06.2004
#638 by MeiMei
This was the saddest episode ever to me. I thought it was so sad like Ellie said that the fry's dog waited for him all his life. I cried for a long time. I keep wishing i never saw the episode because it was soo emotional for me.
I want Matt to make an episode where the dog comes back. This would actually put a smile back to my face. WHY THE DOG? WHY???!
MeiMei gave 5 points
I want Matt to make an episode where the dog comes back. This would actually put a smile back to my face. WHY THE DOG? WHY???!
28.06.2004
#639 by Random
This has to be the greatest episode of Futurama ever. What makes the episode so great is also what touches a lot of people. Seymore waitin for Fry was so damn sad :'(. I wouldn't want them to make a second ending to it like Matt D asked for because it'll take away from the original episode. It was perfect, as sad as it was. Matt Groening is brilliant for creating this.
Random gave 5 points
28.06.2004
#640 by chris
This episode was unbelievable. It was Probably the saddest thing ive seen on a tv show or movie in my entire life. The Writers, and animators did great on this. It gave more deph to the characters in the show. Ive seen that alot of you mentioned why teh dog has never been mentioned before in any of the episodes. Ill tell you teh most likely reason when they made the series they never thought they were going to have a dog in it. It probably just came up in one of the later seasons.
chris gave 5 points
28.06.2004
#641 by thecrystalx
Such a sad freaking episode. I cry every time I see it, the ending just gets you and makes you wish you get give the dog some closure. :(
thecrystalx gave 5 points
28.06.2004
#642 by Brian C
this was the greatest animated episode i have seen, this is the second time i've seen it, and it made me cry yet again. This definately deserves a 5 and thanx to john burkitt for letting me know the end song which was a tear jerker.
Brian C gave 5 points
28.06.2004
#643 by z28
after a long time i decided to watch futurama. When i turned to the channel i saw the jurassic bark episode and it was soooo sad!It definately made me cry to associate seymore with my dog and how fry's reaction to seymore was so innocent and heart breaking
z28 gave 5 points
28.06.2004
#644 by dogs rule
i cant stop crying after this episode. dogs are pure love.
my heart is crushed
BRING HIM BACK!!!!
dogs rule gave 5 points
my heart is crushed
BRING HIM BACK!!!!
28.06.2004
#645 by hotshot
I really loved this episode of Futurama. I hadn't cried in years but this one made me cry when Fry thought his dog forgot him, but spent its life waiting for him.
hotshot gave 5 points
28.06.2004
#646 by cthemason
I always thought Futurama was a pretty average show but I had heard someone telling me about an episode about Fry's dog and how it made them cry. So I finally got around to seeing it and it was such a sweet but sad episode and it still has me tearing up a good 17 hours later. A devastating ending but an awesome episode. Maybe Futurama is better than I thought.
cthemason gave 5 points
28.06.2004
#647 by Veronica
WHY?! I'm not a major Futurama fan but I watch it every now and then. Tonight I just happened to tune into it and I really got into it. I bawled my eyes out at the end! Why couldn't it have been a happy ending?? Can't they make another episode where (it's sad but I HAVE thought this out) Fry goes back down in the basement thing and finds Seymore still there and goes back in time and gets him?? Alright now it sounds silly but that ending was just too sad!
Veronica gave 5 points
28.06.2004
#648 by Alex
It is so sad, it's even sadder that it sometimes happens in real life too. I wish groening would make the episode again with him cloning the dog in the end.
Alex gave 5 points
29.06.2004
#649 by Leslie
The dolomite references were awesome (shout out to Rudy Ray Moore) but the ending killed me. I can't remember the last time (if ever) I cried over a TV show. And I don't even like dogs. But that's besides the point...well written, poignant and not a pat sitcom ending. If the ending had been different...it would still be funny, but it wouldn't have been as memorable.
Leslie gave 5 points
29.06.2004
#650 by Fosheeeeeeezy
I ALMOST SAW BOOBIES!!!! WHY DONT ANY OF U GUYS CARE ABOUT THE LEELA-AMY "FIGHT" YOU ARE ALL F***ING MORONS IF U ASK ME. F*** THE DOG!!!!
Fosheeeeeeezy gave 5 points
29.06.2004
#651 by uberleet1337
So sad....
uberleet1337 gave 5 points
29.06.2004
#652 by Yanni the Yanitor
Oh boy...This episode is the one to end all episodes. 2 DAYS after seeing it still hurts...sheesh. The final scene wouldn't have been so poignant without that song that was under it. Anyone know what it is?
Yanni the Yanitor gave 5 points
29.06.2004
#653 by Omar Jacobo
Greatest episode ever, i can't stop crying!
Omar Jacobo gave 5 points
29.06.2004
#654 by frylark
man everyone got the same feeling i got afterwards this thing was so sad and what made it worse was the reason that it made me think mt dogs gonna die too,i wish fry would have cloned seymore
frylark gave 5 points
29.06.2004
#655 by Chazzz
The ultimate goal of true art is to provoke emotion and thought in its audience. I think the 66 pages (and counting) of people detailing just that attests to the brilliance of this episode.
Superb.
Chazzz gave 5 points
Superb.
29.06.2004
#656 by SAD
That was one of the saddest things on futurama I have ever seen, I cried so much especially at the last scene.
*TEAR*
SAD gave 4 points
*TEAR*
30.06.2004
#657 by sniff
that was sad and f*** u Fosheeeeeeezy
sniff gave 5 points
30.06.2004
#658 by ordnael
Hi. I`m a dude from Brazil.
It's the best episode of Futurama and the saddest thing i ever see.
Bring back Seymour !
ordnael gave 5 points
It's the best episode of Futurama and the saddest thing i ever see.
Bring back Seymour !
30.06.2004
#659 by Billy North
Like many, I just saw this episode the other nite and it still is killing me.Reading all these reviews has me has me misty again. I am a 36 year old man who VERY RARELY buys into the sentimental crap(that's my wife's job...)but this one struck the mark!!My black pug more resembles Nibbler, but Seymour was perfectly portrayed.For the love of god, bring him back!!!But then I guess the theme here is "you can't go home" and life doesn't always wrap up perfectly.Here's to Futurama pulling a "Family Guy" and rising from the ashes...
Billy North gave 5 points
30.06.2004
#660 by elf's paradise
I couldn't ever imagine such a moving episode. It simply was... so magistrally orchestrated... Without ever thinking about i was in tears. No one of my very friends still comprehend me. But it's okay, it doesn't matter... Best cartoon episode ever. EVER! (17, from Italy, sorry for my english)
elf's paradise gave 5 points
01.07.2004
#661 by John O.
I'm a huge fan of Futurama, but only a week ago was the first time I had a chance to see this episode of the show (for me it's like fox isn't retarded and the show is still running insted of "My Girlfriend's a Midget!" or something). This was one of the best i have seen!!! This reminded me so much of "Luck of the Fryish" (which is the best i have seen) and ended with a just as sweet ending. To press this point, in the DVD comentary of "Luck of the Fryish" they talk about Seymore.
John O. gave 5 points
02.07.2004
#662 by Officer 1BDI
What can be said about this episode that hasn't already been said in the previous 66 pages? The flashbacks, the Nibblonians, the Robo-Puppy, it’s all good!
I'm one of the few individuals who did NOT sympathize with the dog's... well, I wasn't exactly crushed by the ending (although I was kind of PO'ed that no one took Seymour in). Don't get me wrong; I thought the ending was very well done. I guess I'm just not a dog person (that, and a spoiler released before the episode aired set me up for the angsty ending).
However... Fry's final words had me in tears. "But he forgot about me a long, long time ago." Though it contradicts what Fry discovered in LotF, I still can't help but wonder if he was only referring to Seymour....
Billy North (#660) said the episode’s theme was “you can’t go home again.” I whole-heartedly agree with that. That’s what makes this episode so heart-wrenching, whether you apply the idea to Fry or his dog.
Overall, one of the better episodes of the show’s run, combining humor, meta-references, and the emotional stuff so many of us love to lap up. Certainly among my top 10.
Officer 1BDI gave 5 points
I'm one of the few individuals who did NOT sympathize with the dog's... well, I wasn't exactly crushed by the ending (although I was kind of PO'ed that no one took Seymour in). Don't get me wrong; I thought the ending was very well done. I guess I'm just not a dog person (that, and a spoiler released before the episode aired set me up for the angsty ending).
However... Fry's final words had me in tears. "But he forgot about me a long, long time ago." Though it contradicts what Fry discovered in LotF, I still can't help but wonder if he was only referring to Seymour....
Billy North (#660) said the episode’s theme was “you can’t go home again.” I whole-heartedly agree with that. That’s what makes this episode so heart-wrenching, whether you apply the idea to Fry or his dog.
Overall, one of the better episodes of the show’s run, combining humor, meta-references, and the emotional stuff so many of us love to lap up. Certainly among my top 10.
02.07.2004
#663 by Sparkplug
This is truley a great episode. I cried like a baby on the last scene when he just laid down quietly and passed on. I guess the only reason that I really cried was because of my dog. But, it was sad seeing that dog really did love Fry. I didn't like the part where Bender through him into the lava though, That made want to slap him.
Sparkplug gave 5 points
03.07.2004
#664 by Neptunian
How can this episode not be over 90%? Superb writing and so moving.
A five for sure.
Neptunian gave 5 points
A five for sure.
05.07.2004
#665 by Si UK
Bought the Season 4 Box Set a month ago. I'm a 20 year old guy, I can't stand chick flicks, romantic comedies and anything else sentimental, but this is the only television show that's EVER bought a tear to my eye. How could Fox cancel this? Haven't they learned from Family Guy? Let's all get the DVD's and they'll bring Futurama back! (Sadly not Seymore though *sniff*)
Si UK gave 5 points
09.07.2004
#666 by Phill
i didnt cry but it was a good emotional episode, i recently completed my collection with season 4 dvd box set
futurama is the greatest show ever
Phill gave 5 points
futurama is the greatest show ever
11.07.2004
#667 by devolock
this episode has been my favorite so far it made me cry when they played the damn song with semour sitting in front of panucchis :( well i guess semours walking on sunshine.
devolock gave 5 points
12.07.2004
#668 by ayagi
Somehow I missed this one on fox, but caught it on the cartoon network a few weeks ago. The ending had me in tears... thinking about my aging dog. Excellent story.
ayagi gave 5 points
13.07.2004
#669 by Bobzilla
Sad but perfect the way it is.
Bobzilla gave 5 points
13.07.2004
#670 by humanhorn
In the words of Bender: "Comedy's dead as an art form. Now tragedy, that's funny"
humanhorn gave 5 points
15.07.2004
#671 by I
Beautiful!!!
Brought me close to tears...but futurama hasn't quite done it... besides the sting this came closest (i guess i'm mentioning the sting as much as i can because it's the best)
I gave 5 points
Brought me close to tears...but futurama hasn't quite done it... besides the sting this came closest (i guess i'm mentioning the sting as much as i can because it's the best)
16.07.2004
#672 by Alex
The ending just killed me. I cried like a little girl for that dog, and was angry at Fry for changing his mind about bringing it back. I thought I'd give anyting to see and episode where Fry finally decides to clone it, but it only made me more depressed reminding me that Futurama got cancelled... I really think it wasnt cool at all with the ending. NOT cool
Alex gave 5 points
16.07.2004
#673 by Pete
I liked that episode
Pete gave 5 points
17.07.2004
#674 by Meella
Man . . . a week after my dog died I saw this episode. It kind of traumatized me, but I think it was the best episode ever. Well written (except the pointless Amy and Leella scenes)and a perfect song choice at the end. Horribly sad and way better than any Simpsons episode of the past decade.
Damn stupid Fry for not bringing his dog back.
Meella gave 5 points
Damn stupid Fry for not bringing his dog back.
19.07.2004
#675 by Jinx
A sad ending on a comedy show. That's daring, but fitting for the episode.
Jinx gave 5 points
20.07.2004
#676 by Keni
Unbelievable. Just found this site and can't believe how many people ahead of me found it as a result of this episode alone. Having seen all of the eps, I have to say that this one is far and away my fave and I am actually sitting here crying from having found a link to the haunting "I will wait for you" and following along with the lyrics.
Brilliant. Moving. Perfect. Thank you. (My backup dog is lying next to my feet and needs a hug now.)
Keni gave 5 points
Brilliant. Moving. Perfect. Thank you. (My backup dog is lying next to my feet and needs a hug now.)
21.07.2004
#677 by Anonymous Broccoli
Strange how life works sometimes. I visit a site called ProgressiveBoink.com to read a very funny feature poking fun at Hulk Hogan. While I'm there, I see an article for "The 25 Best Futurama Moments Ever". Having just ordered the first volume of Futurama DVDs during a half-price sale online, I check it out. Some fine moments are included, but topping the list was the ending to "Jurassic Bark". I'm intrigued. I manage to get a hold of the episode, through means I'm sure Fox's lawyers wouldn't appreciate, and I watch it tonight.
Man. That's some fine television to tug on the ol' heart strings. I don't know if the whole thing had more punch or less punch, knowing the end going in, but there was some definite punchage happening nonetheless. It's 4:30AM, but I feel like taking my poor old pooch out for a walk.
My dad and I have always liked Futurama when we've watched it. I can remember cracking up together at some of the stupid jokes during its first seasons on the air. With its inconsistent schedule, I probably only saw half of the later episodes. Being a big fan of Firefly, Family Guy, Titus, Undeclared, Dark Angel, Andy Richter Controls The Universe, Oliver Beene, and other canned shows, I've got enough material to harp about Fox for a long time. Suffice it to say, there's just a little more to add to the pot after seeing this awesome, awesome episode.
Anonymous Broccoli gave 5 points
Man. That's some fine television to tug on the ol' heart strings. I don't know if the whole thing had more punch or less punch, knowing the end going in, but there was some definite punchage happening nonetheless. It's 4:30AM, but I feel like taking my poor old pooch out for a walk.
My dad and I have always liked Futurama when we've watched it. I can remember cracking up together at some of the stupid jokes during its first seasons on the air. With its inconsistent schedule, I probably only saw half of the later episodes. Being a big fan of Firefly, Family Guy, Titus, Undeclared, Dark Angel, Andy Richter Controls The Universe, Oliver Beene, and other canned shows, I've got enough material to harp about Fox for a long time. Suffice it to say, there's just a little more to add to the pot after seeing this awesome, awesome episode.
23.07.2004
#678 by Richard Nash
Even though I hate dogs I just watched this and bawled at the end. That last scene is sooo sad. I watched it another four times.
So upsetting...
I'm an animator too. Top marks to the production team, this is what animation is about; portaying emotion. Really, first rate.
Richard Nash gave 5 points
So upsetting...
I'm an animator too. Top marks to the production team, this is what animation is about; portaying emotion. Really, first rate.
23.07.2004
#679 by leelaholic
Best. Episode. Ever.
leelaholic gave 5 points
23.07.2004
#680 by ya ya
=[ this is the saddest thing i have ever seen.
damn you =[
stupid ending
why couldnt he have made it happier!?@?#!?@?#@!?
WHY oh why
ya ya gave 5 points
damn you =[
stupid ending
why couldnt he have made it happier!?@?#!?@?#@!?
WHY oh why
24.07.2004
#681 by pete punj
Sad as blazes. Superb stuff as usual. Prefer ones that don't make me cry so much.
However, is there some intentional joke about this dog-tragedy cartoon having been animated in Korea ?
pete punj gave 5 points
However, is there some intentional joke about this dog-tragedy cartoon having been animated in Korea ?
25.07.2004
#682 by M Dee
This is one which makes me sad. I will never watch it again. Trust me I wont!
M Dee gave 3 points
27.07.2004
#683 by Maniac
allright, here i go. this episode was the most emotionel episode ever and therefor one of the best, i got to say that i almost couldn't keep myself from crying during the last minute or so, a great story mixed up with some great (background) jokes, don't watch it if your a dog lover or an emotional type though
Maniac gave 5 points
28.07.2004
#684 by Peter
Oh my God!
thats incredible - I saw that episode yesterday evening and since then I cannot go back to normal life. I still hear that song and Seymour waiting for Fry. Crying like a baby and my wife too...
I came here to find if I'm insane but I'm not. God bless you all for sharing your feeling and bless writers to make me releasing such a big emotions....
All the best for all :-)
Peter gave 5 points
thats incredible - I saw that episode yesterday evening and since then I cannot go back to normal life. I still hear that song and Seymour waiting for Fry. Crying like a baby and my wife too...
I came here to find if I'm insane but I'm not. God bless you all for sharing your feeling and bless writers to make me releasing such a big emotions....
All the best for all :-)
30.07.2004
#685 by Mark
This is my favorite episode. Reminds me a lot of me and my dog, and the loss I went through losing her.
Mark gave 5 points
31.07.2004
#686 by patrick
the song is called "i will wait for you" by connie francis. amazing episode
patrick gave 5 points
02.08.2004
#687 by John Smith
This episode is the saddest thing ever. I've seen movies with dogs and stuff and they always tend to make me sad, but this has gotten the strongest emotional response out of me of all time. I admit that I almost cried at the end, and I probably would have cried if my brother and sister weren't there. I guess with dogs and other animals, they evoke such strong emotions because they never stab you in the back, like people sometimes do. He just didn't understand why Fry didn't come back to him. He had nobody in the beginning, but Fry became his best and only friend, and he was so grateful and loyal. Life couldn't be better for him than that. Then he ended up with nobody again at the end. He just sat there because to his knowledge that's where Fry would come if he ever came back, and he couldn't be happy without Fry. Very sad. Man, I'm holding back tears just thinking about it. The first time I saw it, I had the worst day of my life. I kept trying to get my mind off it, but I couldn't. That night I went to bed hoping that in the morning I would feel better, but I didn't. It took weeks before I could think about it less, and those weeks were honestly hard for me because I love animals, and my first dog who was my best and first friend and was always there for me since I was like 3 years old had recently died. I still occasionally think about it and it makes me sad every time. I think about it less now, but then I come across something like this website and it all comes back to me. I don't think I will ever be able to forget this episode. That last scene is something I would normally walk away from because I know how I'm going to feel at the end, but since this is Futurama, I thought something good would happen. But nothing happened and it killed me. I would have preffered a number of different endings. Maybe they could show the whole sad scene at the end and then have like a rewind effect and only a few days after the dog started waiting for Fry, we could see the PlanEx ship come down from the sky and Fry could come out and reunite, and the dog could follow fry around in the future like nibbler does for leela. That would still be as powerful, but it would be a happy ending, and it could open up possibilities for future episodes. But we all know that's not going to happen. Another ending would be one where Fry wants to go back in time but the proffessor says that's impossible and explains that when they went back bafore, it never happened. So Fry could spend the rest of his years trying to invent a time machine, and he eventually does and reunites and dies of old age with his dog. That would only be marginally happier i guess. Or it could have been a What-If machine thing where Fry could have been watching what if he hadn't gotten frozen with his dog, with seymour sitting on his lap. Then they couldve shown when Fry got frozen but seymour couldve snuck in the machine, and it would make sense because he was always following Fry everywhere. Oh well. I can never watch this episode again.
I guess this episode is so powerful because of the contrast between the good times at the beginning, and the saddest thing possible (death) at the end. Also because of the anticipation, hoping that Fry can be with his dog again, and hoping seymour can be with his only friend again. It's okay if an pet dies because people can get over it, they haven't had the animal their whole life and they knew it was coming. But animals don't understand death or deception, and they don't know what to do when their owners die or abandon them, because in most cases, the pet lives with the same family their entire life. Sorry this is so long, but maybe other animal lovers will understand that I have to write this. Maybe not. Maybe I'm just emo.
John Smith gave 1 point
I guess this episode is so powerful because of the contrast between the good times at the beginning, and the saddest thing possible (death) at the end. Also because of the anticipation, hoping that Fry can be with his dog again, and hoping seymour can be with his only friend again. It's okay if an pet dies because people can get over it, they haven't had the animal their whole life and they knew it was coming. But animals don't understand death or deception, and they don't know what to do when their owners die or abandon them, because in most cases, the pet lives with the same family their entire life. Sorry this is so long, but maybe other animal lovers will understand that I have to write this. Maybe not. Maybe I'm just emo.
03.08.2004
#688 by Grace
This is by far the best antimated episode I have ever seen. Not only were the writers able to evoke such strong emotions in 20 minutes, but the story has permanently impacted my life. All Seymour wanted was to see Fry one more time ... and it never will happen. I will never forget Seymour.
Grace gave 5 points
04.08.2004
#689 by matt
this episode made me sob.
matt gave 5 points
05.08.2004
#690 by Billy West worshiper
They really know how to get to ya. They did it in luck of the fryish.
Billy West worshiper gave 5 points
06.08.2004
#691 by biguc
the ending makes this episode some of the best television ever. it really choked me up. excellent work.
biguc gave 5 points
06.08.2004
#692 by Poopy Doopy
I didn't like the ending because it seemed to be sad just for the sake of it, there was no message to it and it felt cheap.
If you're gonna do something that sad, at least make it thought provoking.
Poopy Doopy gave 3 points
If you're gonna do something that sad, at least make it thought provoking.
11.08.2004
#693 by Connor MacLeod
THIS...WAS...SAD. I cried at the end, man! It was funny, and sad, and made you really think about what Fry must have gone through when he came to the future. That last scene with the dog was what put it over the top. Any episode of any TV show that can make you cry AND laugh deserves a five outta five. How didn't this win an emmy?
Connor MacLeod gave 5 points
12.08.2004
#694 by Tom Pyott
This was such a good episode, and the ending scene almost made me cry. it was sad because i have a dog that died a year ago.
Tom Pyott gave 5 points
12.08.2004
#695 by Unit7
I'll watch a Lifetime original movie if I want to see sap like this. Terrible.
Unit7 gave 2 points
13.08.2004
#696 by IceBogan
Most poignant cartoon episode EVER! I am still bawling. Does anyone know who sang "I Will Wait For You"?
IceBogan gave 5 points
14.08.2004
#697 by keul
this episode was so so sad, i hugged my dog after watching this
there was no reason whatsoever for making this episode so sad
it wasnt thought provoking
keul gave 1 point
there was no reason whatsoever for making this episode so sad
it wasnt thought provoking
15.08.2004
#698 by thespiceweasel
I've NEVER watched an animated show and cried. Oh, wait, I have now. I blubbered like a baby after watching this episode and it's good to see I wasn't the only one. Do not watch with family dog in the room, it made me even worse! Very provoking for me, top points.
thespiceweasel gave 5 points
16.08.2004
#699 by Emil
First cry in a cartoon. Best episode of best cartoon. Magnifique !!!
I just found the last beatiful song on internet ( I Will Wait For You - from Connie Francis)
Emil gave 5 points
I just found the last beatiful song on internet ( I Will Wait For You - from Connie Francis)
16.08.2004
#700 by Tarco
It was a great episode that moved me that no other cartoon program has. The episode was good up to the ending scene with the dog waiting for his masters.
I wish that Groening would have made another episode that involved the awakening of Seymour to make me feel better.
I liked the part when bender was willing to save Seymour from the lava even though he would have melted.
Oerall even though it was a tear jerker it helps us to keep our pets closer then we did before
Tarco gave 5 points
I wish that Groening would have made another episode that involved the awakening of Seymour to make me feel better.
I liked the part when bender was willing to save Seymour from the lava even though he would have melted.
Oerall even though it was a tear jerker it helps us to keep our pets closer then we did before
18.08.2004
#701 by Steve Sykes
Best ever, how could anyone not like this episode they must be idiots. it should have won award or something screw you Unit 7!!!
Steve Sykes gave 5 points
19.08.2004
#702 by griff
why aren't people giving this episode better reviews? if it made you sad, that's good. it was the intent of the episode.
griff gave 5 points
20.08.2004
#703 by Sven
It was an episode to remember.
I love animals so much, I knew
from the start that I would have trouble with this episode.
I cry every time I see that ending where they show the doggy really loved & waited for fry :(
On a different note, I am happy that they did not clone him
Sven gave 5 points
I love animals so much, I knew
from the start that I would have trouble with this episode.
I cry every time I see that ending where they show the doggy really loved & waited for fry :(
On a different note, I am happy that they did not clone him
23.08.2004
#704 by N
emotional episode with a sad ending
N gave 5 points
25.08.2004
#705 by Slurms Mcenzy
I have trouble ever. hilarious, and sooo sad. *sob* so beautifal
Slurms Mcenzy gave 5 points
25.08.2004
#706 by Basil M. Pesin
Even today this episode makes people cry. I felt out of breath each time I saw the circle of seasons at the end of the episode. I felt the same emotion three times (English 5.1, director's comments, writter's comments).I never had a dog because I am alergic to fur. Though I hear it is difficult to see your pet pass away, only now I think I understand how it feels. This episode is very close to the Luck of the Fryish. Sadder, but no less beautiful. One of the many things I love in Futurama: the emotions it wakes in people are not limited to laughter and mild sorrow, like many of other TV shows; I always said that each of of Futurama's episodes is constructed like a movie. Some episodes even have a soundtrack!
Funny that the directors quoted Ayep. with "Somehow, the writers always know just what song to pick to turn me into a horrible gelatinous blob of sorrow." in the Director's Comments of the episode.
Basil M. Pesin gave 5 points
Funny that the directors quoted Ayep. with "Somehow, the writers always know just what song to pick to turn me into a horrible gelatinous blob of sorrow." in the Director's Comments of the episode.
25.08.2004
#707 by Dave Melroy
It made me think of my dog and how it died while i was away, yes i did get choked up at they end. this is a very sad season.
Dave Melroy gave 5 points
26.08.2004
#708 by Friend
Few "items" of tv ever touched me. This one didn't touch me - it ripped me apart. When I had to put my 14 year dog to sleep - holding him - I thought my life was over. This episode of Futurama is not the best of the series it's the best of everything ever made on tv...
Friend gave 5 points
26.08.2004
#709 by Ratan
Wow, I don't know what to say. The first time I saw this was last night, in the s4 box set. I hardly ever cry at TV, let alone cartoon, but I'm still getting teary eyed thinking about it now.
I'm not sure if I'll watch this one again or not, but I'd dare say this is the best Futurama episode ever made.
Ratan gave 5 points
I'm not sure if I'll watch this one again or not, but I'd dare say this is the best Futurama episode ever made.
27.08.2004
#710 by ...someone...
I'm going to send the following to Fox -
If it takes forever I will wait for Fox to give us a sequel to this episode
For a thousand summers I will wait for Seymour
Till he's back beside my heart, till I'm holding him in my heart
Till I hear him sigh here in my heart
Anywhere I wander, anywhere I go
Every day remember I'll love Seymour
In your heart believe what in my heart I know
That forevermore I'll wait for you
The clock will tick away the hours one by one
Then the time will come when all the waiting's done
The time when you return and find me here and run
Straight to my waiting arms
If it takes forever I will wait for you
For a thousand summers I will wait for you
Till you're here beside me, till I'm touching you
And forevermore sharing your love
I LOVE YOU SEYMOUR - YOU'RE THE BEST!
...someone... gave 5 points
If it takes forever I will wait for Fox to give us a sequel to this episode
For a thousand summers I will wait for Seymour
Till he's back beside my heart, till I'm holding him in my heart
Till I hear him sigh here in my heart
Anywhere I wander, anywhere I go
Every day remember I'll love Seymour
In your heart believe what in my heart I know
That forevermore I'll wait for you
The clock will tick away the hours one by one
Then the time will come when all the waiting's done
The time when you return and find me here and run
Straight to my waiting arms
If it takes forever I will wait for you
For a thousand summers I will wait for you
Till you're here beside me, till I'm touching you
And forevermore sharing your love
I LOVE YOU SEYMOUR - YOU'RE THE BEST!
27.08.2004
#711 by paul
This is one of the best Futurama episodes ever. Like to most people I cried at the end. I tried not to but I did. Even through it was sad it still was a good episode.
paul gave 5 points
28.08.2004
#712 by Stephen F.
One of the best. The end sequence with the dog is perfect, and one of the saddest things ever on a cartoon
Stephen F. gave 5 points
28.08.2004
#713 by Joho
Yeah... this episode was hilarious at the right moments, but ultimatly got to the good ol' heartstring tugging. Jurassic Bark really shows that Futurama is not just a quirky cartoon, but a brilliant, deep, unforgettable masterpiece.
Joho gave 5 points
28.08.2004
#714 by mikey
Wow i was absolutely stunned when i saw the last scene of this episode, tears did flow for a good few mins, it was just soo moving because it made me think of my dog that recently passed away! This truely shows why futurama should air for an age!! Bril
episode, two thumbs up!!
mikey gave 5 points
episode, two thumbs up!!
28.08.2004
#715 by Frank Anderton
I just saw this on my DVD for the first time and cried my eyes out. Best episode ever!
Frank Anderton gave 5 points
29.08.2004
#716 by cheeks
this episode was prob the only one that brought tears to my eyes...it was the best one ever
cheeks gave 5 points
29.08.2004
#717 by ben
one of the best episodes ever. The ending was very sad though
ben gave 5 points
30.08.2004
#718 by Ivy
You know, this one REALLY got to me. I LOVE Futurama, but if this is the first episode I ever saw I don't know if I would have continued to watch the show. I had a dog when I was a child and my parents separated. The dog was given to a couple that didn't take care of it. When my dad and I came to get the dog (Peppy) he was SO happy to see us. Unfortunately, something was logged in his throat and my dad had a vet put the dog to sleep. This episode made me cry (and cry and cry). Why did this have to be so damned sad?
Ivy gave 3 points
31.08.2004
#719 by not so emo kid
god damnit. this episode made me cry my parents were with me so i held back the tears. such a great episode. i have the dvd for season four i can NOT watch this episode again because i know im going to cry. i always skip it because it's just too damn sad.
not so emo kid gave 5 points
03.09.2004
#720 by manbeast
the manbeast is coming to eat us all!!!!!!!!
manbeast gave 5 points
03.09.2004
#721 by Tom
I love this episode, like other people have said it has more depth than the Simpsons or Family guy ever will. It has its funny moments like Benders robo-dogs yipping session and the part with Amy and Leela wrestling in really skimpy outfits but then it has its really sad moments like the ending, and also when fry decides not to clone Seymour. I love the part where Fry's doing the Hustle and Bender and Leela are saying whats going on with there book.
Tom gave 5 points
04.09.2004
#722 by Mike
Yeah, this one really deserved that emmy it was nominated for afer watching it again. I had already lost faith in the decisions of those things, but seriously. ANYWAY, this is one of my favorite episodes of Futurama, it really has a powerful ending, but the episode's also pretty funny, mostly due in part to Bender. "You're not fit to wear Fry's leotard!"
Mike gave 5 points
04.09.2004
#723 by Esteban Sabor�o
This is the best episode in the series. Literally, it made me cry. It just got to me. 5-Superb
Esteban Sabor�o gave 5 points
05.09.2004
#724 by Benny-boy
Have only seen this episode recently, I think I have to agree with the general consensus of opinion that this is possibly the greatest episode ever. Even just thinking about it makes me well up. I recently lost my dog - my beautiful little puppy and my companion for over 14 years, and I was the one that had to take him to the vets and stand there and stroke him and hold his paw as the anaesthetic took effect.
This episode brought it all back. I think this episode deals wonderfully with all the themes of loss. Loss and regret are the two most consuming emotions that it is possible to go feel and the fact that this cartoon evokes these feelings is impressive.
The entire episode just made me miss my puppy. If I could clone him and bring him back, I would.
Benny-boy gave 5 points
This episode brought it all back. I think this episode deals wonderfully with all the themes of loss. Loss and regret are the two most consuming emotions that it is possible to go feel and the fact that this cartoon evokes these feelings is impressive.
The entire episode just made me miss my puppy. If I could clone him and bring him back, I would.
13.09.2004
#725 by Wibble
I'm giving this episode a five for one simple reason - the ending. Absolutely devastating ...
Wibble gave 5 points
14.09.2004
#726 by p*ss off!
WHATS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE! Geeze, that episode really tore me up. Okay, and what's the deal with all the fives? I mean, seriously, IT'S EVIL!
I am a person who absolutely hates to cry and dang! Stupid Episond!!!
p*ss off! gave 1 point
I am a person who absolutely hates to cry and dang! Stupid Episond!!!
17.09.2004
#727 by Peca33
One of the best
Peca33 gave 5 points
18.09.2004
#728 by jojo
this has to be one of the sadest things i have ever seen with seymore waiting for fry for years. still great but i was broken.:(
jojo gave 4 points
18.09.2004
#729 by Kai J Shebiglseworth
Its a good episode, but the ending was so damn sad, it ruined the episode for me.
Kai J Shebiglseworth gave 4 points
19.09.2004
#730 by bmk
sad but good
bmk gave 5 points
20.09.2004
#731 by Mandy J
The best Futurama episode I've seen. It's been a while since a TV show ep affected me like this one.
Maybe it's because I found the petrified remains of my old mutt around the same time...*sobs* Someone should have told you could scare a dog to death!
No really, a very touching episode with a very good point: Never leave old Yeller behind ;)
Mandy J gave 5 points
Maybe it's because I found the petrified remains of my old mutt around the same time...*sobs* Someone should have told you could scare a dog to death!
No really, a very touching episode with a very good point: Never leave old Yeller behind ;)
20.09.2004
#732 by Jackie
I first heard about this episode from my friend. She told me that she cried non-stopped after watching it and kept on cursing the evil writers who didn't give Seymore a "happy ending". I thought she was exaggerating...but I was wrong. And I don't even like dogs.
Jackie gave 5 points
21.09.2004
#733 by Joshua
Good episode. Very emotional. The part where Leela was about to jump into the lava was great. Fry doing his dance was great too.
Joshua gave 4 points
23.09.2004
#734 by Dave Ryan
I'm so glad I'm not the only person with enough of a soul to cry at this futuristic version of Greyfriars Bobby. I love everyone else who cried.
Dave Ryan gave 5 points
23.09.2004
#735 by panos d
well.. the episode itself wasnt that funny (i thought the dog barking 'im walking on sunshine' was a bit cornball) but the ending made my fincee and I cry. We had to go out for icecream and then watch a funny episode to try and cheer up.
brilliant amount of emotion at the end.. oh yeah, i listened to it with the commentary and they quote a couple of the comments from this board!
panos d gave 5 points
brilliant amount of emotion at the end.. oh yeah, i listened to it with the commentary and they quote a couple of the comments from this board!
25.09.2004
#736 by Fish of Doom
That was the first time I cried during a cartoon...
Fish of Doom gave 5 points
25.09.2004
#737 by Sam
Ok i just wanted to know why the episode had to be sad, why would a comedy turn int a drama just like that. I hated cause it made me sad, and i have a dog whos getting old. if anyone knows anything about this episode, and why the writers dcided to make it sad email me
Sam gave 1 point
26.09.2004
#738 by Morbo the Greek
I was deeply disturbed after seeing this episode. Obviously the story is very sad, but I was affected in a way that seemed to defy explanation. Sure, I own a dog, but I think the pathos of this episode runs deeper than the bonds of human-canine relationships.
One of the enduring themes in Futurama is that, though he was born in the 20th century, Fry never seemed to belong in his own time. By contrast, once he arrived in the 31st century, it was as though the world had fortuitously changed into one where he could fit in. This episode, like 'Luck of the Fryish' and a few others, reaffirms the notion that though Fry may not have felt important in his own time, his disappearance strongly impacted the lives of those who were close to him (few though they may have been).
What makes Seymore's story so moving (for me, anyway) is that Fry was really all he had. Fry *was* his world. When Fry left, Seymore's world changed into one where he no longer seemed to fit - devoted to someone who was no longer there. In short, the episode makes us sad not just because we identify with Fry, but because we identify with Seymore and his loss as well.
Also, the way the writers deflect our expectations in the last two scenes makes the episode that much more emotionally effective. I find it very reassuring to read this board and find that I am not the only viewer who cried at the end. But truly, this episode is sublime.
Morbo the Greek gave 5 points
One of the enduring themes in Futurama is that, though he was born in the 20th century, Fry never seemed to belong in his own time. By contrast, once he arrived in the 31st century, it was as though the world had fortuitously changed into one where he could fit in. This episode, like 'Luck of the Fryish' and a few others, reaffirms the notion that though Fry may not have felt important in his own time, his disappearance strongly impacted the lives of those who were close to him (few though they may have been).
What makes Seymore's story so moving (for me, anyway) is that Fry was really all he had. Fry *was* his world. When Fry left, Seymore's world changed into one where he no longer seemed to fit - devoted to someone who was no longer there. In short, the episode makes us sad not just because we identify with Fry, but because we identify with Seymore and his loss as well.
Also, the way the writers deflect our expectations in the last two scenes makes the episode that much more emotionally effective. I find it very reassuring to read this board and find that I am not the only viewer who cried at the end. But truly, this episode is sublime.
28.09.2004
#739 by Johnnystorm
It was pretty good but not as good as other sad ones like 'Parasite Lost' or that 7 leaf clover one. They tried to make it too sad instead of adding on a sad part at the end to "ta-da" show a new side to the character. Fry's reasoning for not bringing back his dog didnt make much sense, and the darn dog suffered for 12 years.
Johnnystorm gave 4 points
28.09.2004
#740 by Caroline
SOOOOOO SAD SO CUTE SO LAF ... SO EVERYTHING!!! I CRIED ALL THE TIME!!!! OOOOO THAT WAS SO SAD!!!! I MEAN REALLY SAD ( okay you understand...) The episodes about the past of Fry are always sad! you know... if it was me i miss so much things ofthe past! :'(!
Caroline gave 5 points
02.10.2004
#741 by dr. zoidberg
this episode makes me cry everytime i see it its just a plain out sad ending
dr. zoidberg gave 5 points
03.10.2004
#742 by Vanessa S
I loved this episode just as I do every other episode, but this is the first one to make me bawl. I shed a tear or two with "Luck of The Fryrish" but this one, tugs at my heart-strings, and even as I type this now, still teary-eyed...
It's amazing how a CARTOON can make people cry, but I think this one really hit home with all us dog owners/lovers...I can't watch anything where a dog dies, especially in such a sad way as that. Having just recently lost my own dog, hits too close to home.
But otherwise the episode was very, loved the sanitation in the pizzaria part and Fry singing "Walking on Sunshine" that's one of my fav. songs!
Vanessa S gave 5 points
It's amazing how a CARTOON can make people cry, but I think this one really hit home with all us dog owners/lovers...I can't watch anything where a dog dies, especially in such a sad way as that. Having just recently lost my own dog, hits too close to home.
But otherwise the episode was very, loved the sanitation in the pizzaria part and Fry singing "Walking on Sunshine" that's one of my fav. songs!
03.10.2004
#743 by Sally
Seeing that other people cried just made me feel a whole lot better. Pets are so faithful that it is hard to know that they miss you and sometimes don't understand why your gone. I can't believe a Futurama ep made me cry!
Sally gave 5 points
07.10.2004
#744 by Jim
this by far is prob one of my fav episodes. if i could five it a six i would
Jim gave 5 points
07.10.2004
#745 by Servantes
This episode made me cry, it was so sad to see the poor dog sitting there waiting for someone who wasn't comeing back. I was so mad when Fry's parents didn't recognize Fry in the freezer, but hey there wouldn't be much of a show if they did recognize him, and when Bender threw Seymour into the lava. I probably would have done the same thing that Fry did when he found out that Seymour lived to be 15. I thought the episode was great all together, just really sad.
Servantes gave 5 points
07.10.2004
#746 by AIkya8006
I am writing for the exact reason James Geaghan and Guy Woodland are, the ending of this episode moved me so much i just had to find out what other people thought about it. I wanted to find out if anybody else had to hold back thier tears just as i did. AND I NEVER CRY!! by the way... the wrestling scene with Leela and Amy was fun to watch. HEll yea
AIkya8006 gave 5 points
07.10.2004
#747 by SheWolf
SOOOO SAD. This is by far the best episode, even if I was crying for an hour afterwards. Right after I too went to Google to see if I could find a picture of Seymore. I am a big cry baby but DAMN this was the worst.
SheWolf gave 5 points
07.10.2004
#748 by Joseph Siano Jr.
That was the most touching and sad ending I have ever seen in my life. Just watching the dog wait season after season, and Fry thinking the dog forgot all about him. The dog thou was waiting for his reunion. Damn you Futurama, you make me cry, laugh. Excellent episode, one request though...
Please do another episode where they bring the dog back for real. I need some serious closure.
Joseph Siano Jr. gave 5 points
Please do another episode where they bring the dog back for real. I need some serious closure.
07.10.2004
#749 by FuturPimp
This episode i think is the best sad and some past parts in it that's on Futurama. I was just in tears on the last part. I just can't believe that Fry broke the machine. That was just stupid. If I was Fry I would of let the machine finish and see my old dog again. I've had at least 10 dogs (not at the same time!) that were taken to a dog pound, died, or were puppys that we gave away!
Ohhhhhhhhhh! The tragedy!!!!!!
This episode is alot better than The Luck Of The Fryrish. They're both great!
FuturPimp gave 5 points
Ohhhhhhhhhh! The tragedy!!!!!!
This episode is alot better than The Luck Of The Fryrish. They're both great!
07.10.2004
#750 by WOLFRAM_and_HART
This was really a good episode in so many ways. As much as I like Futurama's humor, such as simpsons and family guy, this episode was very different and tragic. When the episode ended, I was in tears and I said, "How could a show like this, be able to capture so much emotion?" There are shows and movies that specify in tearjerkers, but futurama put them to shame in this episode, especially if you have a weakness for dogs.
WOLFRAM_and_HART gave 5 points
08.10.2004
#751 by wacozaco
sad episode. i hate bender now because of what he did to fry's dog.I liked the flashbacks. the woman in the freezer as well as fry's dad with rivers explodin' calculators turnin' into scud missiles
wacozaco gave 5 points
08.10.2004
#752 by Zoid
It takes a lot for me to cry, especially in a cartoon show but this episode struck something inside and I just broke down and cried. It was so sad to see poor Seymour waiting in front of the Pizza place for someone who was never coming back. The episode was awesome I liked it just really sad in the end.
Zoid gave 5 points
08.10.2004
#753 by Tantopat
I first watched this one on the season 4 dvd, and like just about everyone who reviewed here, I cried at the end. I actually had to turn it off halfway through the end bit because I didn't want my sisters to see me cry, but later I watched it all and I cried even more!
Apart from the sad bits, it also made me laugh a lot, and Bender's robotic dog was really cool (I'm a big aibo fan, so that bit made me smile). If you haven't seen this episode yet, get the season 4 dvd and watch it right now! :)
Tantopat gave 5 points
Apart from the sad bits, it also made me laugh a lot, and Bender's robotic dog was really cool (I'm a big aibo fan, so that bit made me smile). If you haven't seen this episode yet, get the season 4 dvd and watch it right now! :)
08.10.2004
#754 by Sorrowperson
This is episode made me cry it was so sad at the end with Seymour waiting at the pizza store for Fry. (The song was perfect for the moment)
Liked Leela and Amy fighting part. Especially when Leela piledrived Amy.
Sorrowperson gave 5 points
Liked Leela and Amy fighting part. Especially when Leela piledrived Amy.
10.10.2004
#755 by Kimi
I love this episode.It's so sad,I was actully bawling once i got into my room because i didn't want my brother to see :P lol the song is called "I will wait for you" I got the song off of dogpile it mad me cry always,those old songs get me real bad.How dare fry think that seymour would forget him especially if you are in the year 3000 -_- i would bring my dog back even if it can't remember me.
Kimi gave 5 points
10.10.2004
#756 by Bataluna
Absolutely one of the best things I have seen on tv in a long, long time. I am a newcomer to Futurama, this is probably only the twelfth episode I have seen. My wife and I own two welsh corgis, cried like a baby. The flashbacks, the music...simply the best.
Bataluna gave 5 points
10.10.2004
#757 by Kaiser
This is an amazing Episode, tacking more sensitive issues that most programs wouldn't touch with a 10-foot pole. My favorite lines, of course, are "Professor! Lava! Hot!" (Farnsworth); "Robo-puppy commencing two-hour yipping session. Arf! Arf...*kick*...robo-puppy mistreatment alert! Robo-puppy mistreatment alert!" (Robo-puppy); "Very well! Let this abomination unto the Lord begin!" (Farsnworth); and "Oh, sure, smash the SMART guy's machine." (Farnsworth). Some of Professor Farnsworth's best stuff in the entire series occurs in this episode. Fantastic.
Kaiser gave 5 points
11.10.2004
#758 by Kynsi Kline
I, like so many others who have posted on this site for this episode, googled futurama for this one episode. I loved it and I hated it. I watched it last week and I still think about it. I am still so angry that Fry did not clone Seymour. Its almost sad that I am so worked up over a cartoon but as an animal lover I really connected to this show and am happy to find I am not the only one.
Kynsi Kline gave 5 points
12.10.2004
#759 by Shut Up
It's a good episode, although not as great as everybody says. For me, 'Luck of the Fryish' was a much better in terms of plot and emotional impact, and this episode tried a little too hard to mimic it. (Notice the plot structure being similar) Still, it was a good show.
13.10.2004
#760 by Erich Zahnn
This is, in my opinion, one of the best episodes of the season. Being someone who has lost a pet, I cried my eyes out at the end. Sometimes I'll be driving and that song will come on the radio and I'll have to try not to lose it right there. It's amazing how a song can stir up so much emotion.
Erich Zahnn gave 5 points
14.10.2004
#761 by xander
This episode was one of the best i love how you get to see him before he was frosen i think it was really cool how bender got jelaese and the mushroom in the shower joke was cool. i think there wasn't any one who didn't shead a tear when the dog waited in the same spot for 7 years waiting for him to come back like he promised.snif snif
xander gave 5 points
14.10.2004
#762 by Dillon
There isnt a rating I can give this episode. Unfortunately the rating is mandatory, so im giving it a 3. This episode stood out over all the episodes. Obviousely I didn't read all 762 previous reviews but I read the first couple. Holy crap am I glad that i'm not the only one who cried after this episode. I couldn't agree more with the 1st review; Futurama has the emotional punch that the Simpsons never had. I don't know if that's a good thing so thats why I gave it the rating that I did. Personely I don't like things that make me cry, but what am I supposed to do about it. Like the 1st review said; they pick the perfect song at the end to make you sad. This isn't the only one that made me sad but it's the only one that made me cry. The others are the ones like "Time Keeps On Slippin" where Fry tries hopelessly to get Leela to like him until he does the perfect thing but thanks to the time skips he forgets what he did and Leela thinks he tricked her. In the end he finds out he moved the stars to make a love note in the sky only to have it imploded before Leela could see it. And it's that kind of thing that happens all the time in Futurama which is what makes the first reviewers point so valid. The problem with Fry is that, well, he's a moron. That's why he can't get a date with Leela, and thats why it makes you feel sorry for him. This episode on the other hand is not Leela related but it is even more sad than something that is and thats why this episode is so freakin' sad. I probably would prefer a stupid but funny episode than a funny but sad one.
Dillon gave 3 points
14.10.2004
#763 by Anthony
What the hell is with this episode!? The shows meant to be a comedy. Too much sentiment not enough jokes. I prefer episodes where I'm left thinking about how funny it was, not how sad it was.
Anthony gave 2 points
17.10.2004
#764 by oluku
definately one of the top ten episodes. Not as good as luck of the fryrish, but an exellent tear jerker. the song at the end plus the fact that my two dogs were sitting next to me really increased the effect of an already sad episodes. brilliant script.Why doesn't Matt write new eps. for cartoon network? with all its popularity now, I'm sure that they would welcome new ones. who needs fox anyway?
oluku gave 5 points
21.10.2004
#765 by Rileigh
I loved this episode. It made me cry so much, damn it! The last shot of the dog resting its head on its paws! I've been listening to the song and I just cry so hard. I will wait for you by Connie Francis. I wanna thank futurama for this episode. It was really different.
Long live Seymore!
Rileigh gave 5 points
Long live Seymore!
24.10.2004
#766 by Agent124
I am so glad I wasn't the only one who cried his eyes out when I saw this episode. I felt terrible the following days. I really wished Matt would have made an alternate ending, because it's tough to live with that kind of sadness.
Agent124 gave 5 points
25.10.2004
#767 by Peter
I cried like a child. I am trying now to find that song. If you can send me the exact artist name on email, I will be very grateful.
Peter gave 5 points
30.10.2004
#768 by Jess
I only watched this episode once (unlike all the others), but I`m sure I`ll remember it forever. Just like my doggy....
Jess gave 4 points
02.11.2004
#769 by Maniac Cop
I Just Watched This Episode For The First Time Not Even A Week Ago, The Night I Watched It, I Couldn't Get To Sleep, Each Time I Closed My Eyes The Last Scene Of The Episode Would Roll Through My Head. A Really Powerful Episode, Even More So Than The "Luck Of The Fryish" Ending. Classic Show, Too Bad They Didn't Cancel The Simpsons 9 or 10 Seasons Ago And Kept This Show Going.
P.S. To Peter The Song Is Called "If It Takes Forever I Will Wait For You" And Is Preformed By Connie Francis. It's A Little Tough To Find, But Well Worth It.
Maniac Cop gave 5 points
P.S. To Peter The Song Is Called "If It Takes Forever I Will Wait For You" And Is Preformed By Connie Francis. It's A Little Tough To Find, But Well Worth It.
05.11.2004
#770 by Loretta
The with the dog waiting for Fry was so sad! Good episode.
Loretta gave 4 points
05.11.2004
#771 by RCS
This is definately a sad episode, probably the saddest. I have to say that anybody with a heart would agree that it's a sad episode. But it's a DAMN good one.
RCS gave 5 points
09.11.2004
#772 by Steele1010
I finally saw this entire episode on DVD; I was completely choked up at the ending (and a little pissed off at Fry, too). Wow, it was sad. Sometimes great writing means going outside the formula--it's a shame they don't do that more often (but then, I guess that would be a new formula:)
Steele1010 gave 5 points
09.11.2004
#773 by Oliver
A beautiful episode! So sad! Altough slow at times, the humour was very good and the story was exceptional!
Oliver gave 5 points
12.11.2004
#774 by Knuckles
this is the best episode ever.. it was soo sad and actually mad me cry.. i belive the dof should have become a regular
Knuckles gave 5 points
14.11.2004
#775 by Null
Possibly the saddest episode I've encountered since the Luck of the Fryrish.
Its probably the creators, writers,etc intention of having someone from the past, coming into the future, and seeing things which are releated to the person after he/she left.
I really feel that IF they revive Futurama, there would be alot of fresh ideas revolving around Fry, and Possibly some of the other Crews past.
Null gave 5 points
Its probably the creators, writers,etc intention of having someone from the past, coming into the future, and seeing things which are releated to the person after he/she left.
I really feel that IF they revive Futurama, there would be alot of fresh ideas revolving around Fry, and Possibly some of the other Crews past.
16.11.2004
#776 by Super Bloke UK
That episode was simply amazing... I don't see how any of you hardcore morons, I mean "critics" could say how "ground breaking" and "emotional" the episode was and give it less than a 5.
If you're going to give a number give it with reason.
This is by far the best episode of all times.
Super Bloke UK gave 5 points
If you're going to give a number give it with reason.
This is by far the best episode of all times.
16.11.2004
#777 by lebadger
i also googled this site after seeing this episode for the 3rd time, and finding myself with goosebumps and crying again (just a little, mind)!
not many cartoons have ever moved me the way this episode did, and the way the end does, even when i know it's coming...one word - brilliant!
ps, thanks also to maniac cop for the name of the song :)
lebadger gave 5 points
not many cartoons have ever moved me the way this episode did, and the way the end does, even when i know it's coming...one word - brilliant!
ps, thanks also to maniac cop for the name of the song :)
18.11.2004
#778 by cal fital
superb episode,but who's the lady singing the song "i will wait for you" at the end of the episode.
cal fital gave 5 points
21.11.2004
#779 by dr.bender nye
a good episode. the ads and flash backs pissed me off.
other than that it was excellent.
most of u know i like bender and he had his funny moments like his eyes melting and robo-puppy
5 is enough for this ep.
dr.bender nye gave 5 points
other than that it was excellent.
most of u know i like bender and he had his funny moments like his eyes melting and robo-puppy
5 is enough for this ep.
21.11.2004
#780 by Ian Carlos Weener
Wow... I hated that ending, but still I loved it. As all of you already said, it was horribly sad. I al still searching the internet for an alternate ending. Also it made me think of something else. How can a tv show like this make me feel sadder than for instance most of the terrible things I see on the news? It is strange how our emotions work. For me its no question about it, this episode deserves the 5 points.
Ian Carlos Weener gave 5 points
22.11.2004
#781 by Steve Sykes
this episode was really good and have won an emmy Unit7 Gutted
Steve Sykes gave 5 points
27.11.2004
#782 by k1ng
One of best futurama episodes.
k1ng gave 5 points
02.12.2004
#783 by Bfsh
Yeh, it almost made me cry too. The first time ive felt such emotions watching a tv show. The song that plays in the backround just fits in it too perfectly, like everything else. Awesome episode. I dont really even like dogs that much, but now always when i watch futurama i wish that fry would get his dog back.
Bfsh gave 5 points
08.12.2004
#784 by eddie
this episode is definately one of the best, it shaw does have that emotional feeling that the simpsons doesnt, why do they have to cancel
eddie gave 5 points
11.12.2004
#785 by spoon
<p>Great episode with a "shocking" ending. When I saw it the ending seemed to come out of no where and afterwards I immediately said "WTF did they just do?!"
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Needless to say I tear up whenever I look at the stills for this episode. It's just that moving to me.
</p><p>
But I can't say it's the first cartoon to make me cry since "Grave of the Fireflies" (an anime movie) has the distinction of that. That movie was also more depressing and more real (partially based off of someone's autobiography). Still though, this episode really gets to me.</p>
spoon gave 5 points
</p><p>
Needless to say I tear up whenever I look at the stills for this episode. It's just that moving to me.
</p><p>
But I can't say it's the first cartoon to make me cry since "Grave of the Fireflies" (an anime movie) has the distinction of that. That movie was also more depressing and more real (partially based off of someone's autobiography). Still though, this episode really gets to me.</p>
12.12.2004
#786 by Kike Rangel
Never in my life have single animated episode from a TV serie touched liked this, a truly masterfull episode, tears went out trough my eyes and U could not help it, very sad, but one of the best episodes ever...
Kike Rangel gave 5 points
12.12.2004
#787 by connie
that was just so damn sad...I cried more than had altogether for the past year...it was so moving that I actually used it for my schol play where I had to be sad and I actually started crying...but seriously guys...you have to make another episode of this thats not as sad..whenever you becme uncancelled ...the sequel should be your first project..damn it I cried so much
connie gave 5 points
14.12.2004
#788 by Stephany
I am relieved to find out that I am not just overly sensitive, and that this episode touched other people too. I watched it alone at night, thought it was a silly, fun episode, and then the last scene rolled.
Boom! An unexpected punch in the gut, and I am bawling my eyes out.
I too Googled this site only to see how the rest of the world felt about this episode.
Stupendous. I've never even had a family dog, only cats. *Sniffle*
And, that song! Does anybody know what it was and who sang it?
Stephany gave 5 points
Boom! An unexpected punch in the gut, and I am bawling my eyes out.
I too Googled this site only to see how the rest of the world felt about this episode.
Stupendous. I've never even had a family dog, only cats. *Sniffle*
And, that song! Does anybody know what it was and who sang it?
17.12.2004
#789 by Chuck
I watch Futurama whenver I can, when I saw this episode, it made me want to hunt down Groening and force him to write a sequel where the dog is resurrected. I was honestly on the brink of tears.
Terrific writing but, as a hardcore dog person, I REALLY wanted a happy ending on this one.
Can someone start a counseling group for this episode? I don't want to be alone tonight...
Chuck gave 5 points
Terrific writing but, as a hardcore dog person, I REALLY wanted a happy ending on this one.
Can someone start a counseling group for this episode? I don't want to be alone tonight...
18.12.2004
#790 by zoidberg
this is an episode that makes me wish so badly for futurama to come back the dog singing is sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny but it has the sadness that makes futurama brilliant the reason its so sad is because its the last series
zoidberg gave 5 points
22.12.2004
#791 by Rebness
I love this episode because it shows what heart Futurama had. The writers truly understood the love and devotion of dogs, and though I was so upset at the unfairness of what happened to Seymour, I'm grateful that a cartoon can wring such emotion out of the viewers.
Rebness gave 5 points
24.12.2004
#792 by Josh
Very good episode, one of the best.
Josh gave 5 points
30.12.2004
#793 by Jimbo
I'm a 19 year old guy and I cry each time I've watched this. I seriously never do that ever, especially to a TV show or a movie. This is an extremely well written episode with so many hidden fine points and well placed wordings in it that it cant help be sad when the dog takes it literally, "Just wait here Seymore, I'll be back soon." I wish Futurama would come back and make a follow-up episode so Seymore can be with Fry again.
Jimbo gave 5 points
01.01.2005
#794 by Comic Book Guy
The BEST Futurama episode I have EVER seen. I own all the Dvd's...have watched all the episodes at least 3 times.
I couldn't stand to watch this episode for a second time. I to cried....and wrote a letter to FOX begging for closure on this episode.
In conclusion, this once again proves that Futurama needs to come back on the air. This was truly,
Best Episode Ever
Comic Book Guy gave 5 points
I couldn't stand to watch this episode for a second time. I to cried....and wrote a letter to FOX begging for closure on this episode.
In conclusion, this once again proves that Futurama needs to come back on the air. This was truly,
Best Episode Ever
01.01.2005
#795 by Chug a Bug
Sorry I know this is popular ep for some reason, but not for me. It was pretty dumb I thought. Amy/Leela romping around in skimpy costumes for absolutely no reason at all was not funny. Ok maybe they're trying to parody gratuitous nudity on TV, but to me it comes dangerously close to being the exactly the thing it's trying to parody.
The business with Fry's dog was just, meh. Sentimental to the point of being maudlin, seeing the dog's death at the end served absolutely no purpose at all. Not even funny.
There was some mindless fun to be had in this ep but it hardly made up for the rest. Not great.
Chug a Bug gave 2 points
The business with Fry's dog was just, meh. Sentimental to the point of being maudlin, seeing the dog's death at the end served absolutely no purpose at all. Not even funny.
There was some mindless fun to be had in this ep but it hardly made up for the rest. Not great.
05.01.2005
#796 by Jmes
just wondering if there's any sequence episodes from this one?
cuz dis episode was so good dat it made me fawking CRIED!!!
Jmes gave 5 points
cuz dis episode was so good dat it made me fawking CRIED!!!
08.01.2005
#797 by Respek27
great episode! Perfect mix of humor and sadness. I didnt cry but it still made me sad.
Respek27 gave 5 points
09.01.2005
#798 by Hudson_Jumper
Rec'd Season 4 for xmas, It was a lousy day weather wise yesterday. We couch potatoed & cocktailed, watched two of the four dvd set.
I am still a blubbering, puddled slippery spot on the floor. A MUST
WATCH. Good boy Seymour......
Hudson_Jumper gave 4 points
I am still a blubbering, puddled slippery spot on the floor. A MUST
WATCH. Good boy Seymour......
11.01.2005
#799 by Doron
There's not much to say really.
The fact is, I trued to watch this episode again last night and couldn't. What twenty years of movies couldn't do to me, this episode did. It not only made me sad, it also made me cry and I'm not ashamed to admit it. This episode is, in my opinion, the true legacy of futurama. Such an emotional ending, with only one shot and a musical number attached to it, after you think it's all over, is pure genius. As a film student, it really made me rethink everything I know.
Thank you futurama
Doron gave 5 points
The fact is, I trued to watch this episode again last night and couldn't. What twenty years of movies couldn't do to me, this episode did. It not only made me sad, it also made me cry and I'm not ashamed to admit it. This episode is, in my opinion, the true legacy of futurama. Such an emotional ending, with only one shot and a musical number attached to it, after you think it's all over, is pure genius. As a film student, it really made me rethink everything I know.
Thank you futurama
13.01.2005
#800 by Brian
Matt... you are a sonofabitch. Your show made my girlfriend cry, and for that, you must pay (at least five or ten bucks).
As a warning, (but if you're reading this its probably too late) keep animal lovers away from this episode. ~B
PS, everyone should go to a shelter and adopt a dog.
Brian gave 4 points
As a warning, (but if you're reading this its probably too late) keep animal lovers away from this episode. ~B
PS, everyone should go to a shelter and adopt a dog.
16.01.2005
#801 by crushyouall
Chug a Bug, you wouldn't know a good episode if it hit your ugly face. This episode wasn't meant to be funny, dumbass. Anyway, I'd give it a 6 out of 5 if it were possible...it was that sentimental.
crushyouall gave 5 points
16.01.2005
#802 by Inuyasha lover
WHO IS THE PERSON WHO SONG THIS SONG! I love this episode. It made me cry and yell for my dog to come in the room. Dear god! please tell me who!
Inuyasha lover gave 5 points
16.01.2005
#803 by Anonymous Weirdo
This was SOOOOOOOOOOO sad! A good episode, but extremely sad. My little brother was sobbing at the end, and I was in tears as well. So sad. Poor Seymour! *tear*
Anonymous Weirdo gave 5 points
18.01.2005
#804 by SHAREV
This is the BEST episode of FUTURAMA EVER!!!.Brillant!!
I cried my eyes for hours....I NEED TO KNOW THE SONG AND SINGER OF THIS EPISODE.
SHAREV gave 5 points
I cried my eyes for hours....I NEED TO KNOW THE SONG AND SINGER OF THIS EPISODE.
19.01.2005
#805 by hoohah
This episode just gets me every time. Actually a mention of it gets me, and I don't usually cry in any movies or TV shows.
I'm not sure if anyone has already said this (and frankly I'm not going to go through all the reviews!) but seeing people are asking the song is "I Will Wait For You" sung by Connie Francis. There is currently a mp3 of it on soul seek -- be warned, it will make you weep!
hoohah gave 5 points
I'm not sure if anyone has already said this (and frankly I'm not going to go through all the reviews!) but seeing people are asking the song is "I Will Wait For You" sung by Connie Francis. There is currently a mp3 of it on soul seek -- be warned, it will make you weep!
20.01.2005
#806 by l.o.g.
This is one of my favourite episodes. It's so sad!
l.o.g. gave 5 points
20.01.2005
#807 by Flavos
Ok great episode. very sad at the end. Makes you think about nostalgy and all this sad stuffs.
Song stays in the head and the heart a lot of time.
Anyway, could somebody tell me why we see nibbler (in fact his eye ) in the garbage when Fry's in the cryogenic room ???
Flavos gave 5 points
Song stays in the head and the heart a lot of time.
Anyway, could somebody tell me why we see nibbler (in fact his eye ) in the garbage when Fry's in the cryogenic room ???
24.01.2005
#808 by Scarface Fan
Effing Great... I can't think of an episode that was better than this one... I would buy the Futurama Season 4 DVD if it only had this episode and The Sting. Once again to reitterate the earlier consenses I cried like a "Little Person" in a prono. Any one who thinks elsewise can talk to my tommy gun.
Scarface Fan gave 5 points
27.01.2005
#809 by JimmyPageIsGod
I am not an overly sentimental person, especially about things that are just stories and not even real, but the end of this episode was REALLY sad. I love this episode but the end...wow, that was really heavy. Surprised the heck out of me.
JimmyPageIsGod gave 5 points
27.01.2005
#810 by Rune
Damn that ep was touching!!..........................
plz lemme know if they made a continue where he cloes the dog
Rune gave 5 points
plz lemme know if they made a continue where he cloes the dog
31.01.2005
#811 by Bianca
i found this episode to be one of the greats, not only was it funny as but it was also sad. i actually became teary towards the end. benders cool. i love fry. seymours great.
Bianca gave 5 points
02.02.2005
#812 by Timos
Brilliant. I too cant believe that a series that good was cancelled by some airheads
Timos gave 5 points
02.02.2005
#813 by gogodidi
wow, I thought this was a good episode, but.... it didn't make me cry.... hmmm makes me feel like a senseless old git...
yeah....
did the dog really die?
didn't look like it...
great episode though...
--gogodidi
gogodidi gave 5 points
yeah....
did the dog really die?
didn't look like it...
great episode though...
--gogodidi
03.02.2005
#814 by Calamari
My Favourite episode easily, it perfectly grasped the concept of emotion , comedy and arguably song and dance (No I'm not crazy!)
I havent been this touched by a cartoon since the "Lion King" and to blend it with futurama's wit made it outstanding!.
Calamari gave 5 points
I havent been this touched by a cartoon since the "Lion King" and to blend it with futurama's wit made it outstanding!.
06.02.2005
#815 by lurgee
I'm sad Futurama is gone. I'm pissed that they slaughtered Fry's dog like this.
This episode was unbelievable manipulating. Emotional episodes are one thing but this was the equivilant of sticking a cat in a sack and throwing it in the river. How can any of you sit there and accept that emotional manipulation = good writing? You are the same people that put money in the change jars for the homeless animals instead of just adopting one.
An alternative ending: Fry's dog REPLACES fry as the delivery boy. now THAT'S good writing. As it stands, this is easily my least favorite episode.
--lurgee
lurgee gave 1 point
This episode was unbelievable manipulating. Emotional episodes are one thing but this was the equivilant of sticking a cat in a sack and throwing it in the river. How can any of you sit there and accept that emotional manipulation = good writing? You are the same people that put money in the change jars for the homeless animals instead of just adopting one.
An alternative ending: Fry's dog REPLACES fry as the delivery boy. now THAT'S good writing. As it stands, this is easily my least favorite episode.
--lurgee
10.02.2005
#816 by game
brilliant
game gave 5 points
16.02.2005
#817 by AJ
Without question a really really sad ep. Its the reason I jumped on the net and checked out what people had to say, i had a cry at the end and its good to see I was not the only one. Great 5 rated ep.
I love Futurama
AJ gave 5 points
I love Futurama
17.02.2005
#818 by mark detour
love it and hate fox for cancelling this superb show, i love and i will always love futurama,i dont usually cry with TV shows but this one was too sad.
thx for this site
mark detour gave 5 points
thx for this site
17.02.2005
#819 by loz
this ep really touched me and for once i think the writers were wrong to not clone seymore. still the finalle of futurama came not long after so there would be no point introducing a new character.
loz gave 5 points
20.02.2005
#820 by Travis
This episode was truely a work of art as is most Futurama episodes. This is one of the only cartoons in which you find both hysterical jokes and a meaningful message. An episode that can make you laugh and cry is genius.
Travis gave 5 points
20.02.2005
#821 by boo
What an episode. A big favourite.
boo gave 5 points
27.02.2005
#822 by Rufi87
Saddest ending I never seen my lifetime. I'm gonna go give my dog a big hug.
Rufi87 gave 5 points
28.02.2005
#823 by Shao
I loved this episode the way I liked the movie A.I. Both are ridiculously sad, except this Futurama episode doesn't really hit until the last scene. Sometimes tragic endings are enjoyable only because they allow us to feel an emotion that we lock away. Just thinking about this episode makes my eyes water (I guess I'm a sissy), because it makes me remember how difficult it is to lose people I love. Tragic endings are far more memorable than happy ones. Even though it made me sad, this is, in my opinion, the best Futurama episode ending.
Shao gave 5 points
02.03.2005
#824 by Nog rules. Obey it.
The extension of the pizza guys character was good. A nice bit of humor here and there.
Farnsworth: Set to dog mode!
Clone-o-mat: The dog says "moo"
Farnsworth: Oh, dear.This might take a while.
"Farnsworth whacks the clone-o-mat"
and
"Why dosen't anyone listen to the smart guy? Lava! Hot! Melt!"
Heh.
Nog rules. Obey it. gave 5 points
Farnsworth: Set to dog mode!
Clone-o-mat: The dog says "moo"
Farnsworth: Oh, dear.This might take a while.
"Farnsworth whacks the clone-o-mat"
and
"Why dosen't anyone listen to the smart guy? Lava! Hot! Melt!"
Heh.
02.03.2005
#825 by Benny
This is incredible. I saw this episode a long time ago. I put it on again and I can't even watch for 2 minutes ... When I see Seymour ... I feel like crying again.
And still the posts keep on comin' ...
And yes, my first feeling at the end was : "Matt, I did not ask for this" and then I started crying, helplessly.
Thanks Matt.
Benny gave 5 points
And still the posts keep on comin' ...
And yes, my first feeling at the end was : "Matt, I did not ask for this" and then I started crying, helplessly.
Thanks Matt.
03.03.2005
#826 by binary
what can i say, futurama was and always be my favorite cartoon series. i will never understand why fox cancled it, but i am pretty sure if you go out and buy the dvds and when fox notices the sales they will bring it back like they did to family guy. back to this episode, yes like everyone my eyes were wet. it's episodes like this that made futurama important and made tv different and made me happy that i spent my time in front of it. the song at the end of the episode is titled "i will wait for you"
The end song is called "I will wait for You". Connie Francis sang it. the original score by Norman Gimbel and Music by Michel Legrand.
i will wait for the return of futurama.
binary gave 5 points
The end song is called "I will wait for You". Connie Francis sang it. the original score by Norman Gimbel and Music by Michel Legrand.
i will wait for the return of futurama.
04.03.2005
#827 by the man with no name
This is very possibly one of the most powerful animated moments to be had....ever..
Even if you hated this series there is simply no way this episode couldnt touch you.
Damn I have seen this one several times now in recasts and I will get teary eyed even now reading about it.
Thanks for a true piece of art.
the man with no name gave 5 points
Even if you hated this series there is simply no way this episode couldnt touch you.
Damn I have seen this one several times now in recasts and I will get teary eyed even now reading about it.
Thanks for a true piece of art.
06.03.2005
#828 by ryan
what dog do u think it is
ryan gave 5 points
06.03.2005
#829 by Holger
Cried. Wow. Great comedy and overall TV genius.
Holger gave 5 points
06.03.2005
#830 by Brendan
This episode was alright. The ending was sad but overall it was ok.
Brendan gave 3 points
07.03.2005
#831 by Britannicus
I had always heard this episode was great (well, great in the sense that it was very well written). When, I bought the final DVD set the other day, I watched this episode first. I was emotional the whole way through (well, I had already been feeling like crap because of alot of stress I was under), but the ending killed me. Then, my uncle and brother came in and wanted to watch it. So, I struggled through it again. Afterwards, I continued to dwell on the flashbacks, the bitterly sad twist right after Fry's last words - basically the final caption "January 2, 2000", the crazily sweet and depressing song, and the dog's faithfulness till death. I'm still emotional today...but will make it a vow to show this episode to all my friends and family to turn them into blubbering idiots. To those who haven't watched it yet: Brace yourself.
Britannicus gave 5 points
07.03.2005
#832 by Pep
I cried too!!!
Pep gave 5 points
08.03.2005
#833 by Heathcliff
I bought the UK season 4 boxset the other day and skipped past this episode, as I am still unable to watch it without welling up, even almost three years since its first airing. One day I'll fight the flood, damnit.
Heathcliff gave 5 points
21.03.2005
#834 by cartoonheroes
though this was a very sad episode, i like how they were able to flash back to the past and include clips form the first episode. all in all, it was pretty good
cartoonheroes gave 4 points
21.03.2005
#835 by steve.o
these guys seemed to have mastered the blending of hilarity with deep themes and emotional developments.
steve.o gave 5 points
21.03.2005
#836 by Rainy
A 89% rating?! Only?!
Awesome episode, the ending made me sad (in a good way)
Rainy gave 5 points
Awesome episode, the ending made me sad (in a good way)
24.03.2005
#837 by daniel
it was a great episode except for the sad ending... i cannot spend two minutes without looking at my dog now... i love her so much i never want it to fade away like seymour. :'(
daniel gave 4 points
25.03.2005
#838 by Mr Spork
I just got the Season 4 box set the other day and I must say that Futurama is a great show and Season 4 has had me choking up with both laughter and sorrow. This episode was really sad and I'd like to see anyone sit through the final scene without getting at least a tinge of sadness.
Mr Spork gave 5 points
27.03.2005
#839 by tashfitzy
Ok, this is the first thing I have ever cried at that is animated. My fiance and I were so sad after it...I couldnt believe a cartoon could do that..so sad..
tashfitzy gave 5 points
30.03.2005
#840 by Lee Lemon
The writing is superb. I can remember when classic sitcoms like "All in the Family", "M*A*S*H", or "Taxi" could touch your emotions in the way this episode does. I think that's what sets it apart from any show produced in recent years.
Lee Lemon gave 5 points
01.04.2005
#841 by dustin
it could make you cry that Seymour loved Fry so much he died waiting. it is good though
dustin gave 5 points
06.04.2005
#842 by Aragorath
This episode, in my opinion is the saddest. There have been other episodes that I have shed a tear at, such as "The Luck of the Fryrish" but not like this. This episode actaully made me cry, the first time and every time I see it. I agree with the above poster about M*A*S*H and other old shows that could have the same effect. This is definitly a writing triumph, the only cartoon that has ever made me cry for 15 minutes straight.
Aragorath gave 5 points
06.04.2005
#843 by Evil_Hermes
This episode made me reflect on my old dog who would do the same thing when i would go on vacation. Sitter always say she would stand at porch evryday and night tilll i got back. never the less this episode made me kinda cry. and ima a 18 yr old guy. Pathetic
Evil_Hermes gave 5 points
08.04.2005
#844 by OTTOMAN_RIEGN
I LOVED THAT EPISODE SO MUCH, IT HURT lol... Perfect ending... DOES ANY1 KNOW THE TITLE OF THAT SONG AT THE END SCENE????
OTTOMAN_RIEGN gave 5 points
14.04.2005
#845 by IceLeo
This episode is about Fry's dog which he met back in the 1990's. When he got frozen the dog started to searche for Fry. It found him But couldn't make anyone open the frezer he was in. So the dog Waited for Fry outside the pizzeria where he worked for many years but fry never came back.
This is one of the best episodes ever, and it's really, really sad.
IceLeo gave 5 points
This is one of the best episodes ever, and it's really, really sad.
17.04.2005
#846 by kewl
The name of the song is "I will wait forever" and because of the ending its definitely the best Futurama they've made because it's at the same time funny and sooo sad
kewl gave 5 points
23.04.2005
#847 by Ihateyoukenny666
It was a very sad episode it made me want to hug my dog RIGHT away. JB was a sad episode with some funny parts in it. Watching the ending made me sort of tear up it was a sad ending a 5 will do.
Ihateyoukenny666 gave 5 points
25.04.2005
#848 by Runjit
I have seen HUNDREDS of cartoon episodes of hundreds of cartoons and this is one of the only episodes that makes me cry. I have two dogs that look EXACTLY like Seymore and i ALWAYS cry after this episode. Bravo to the writing staff.
Runjit gave 5 points
27.04.2005
#849 by nikea
i've just watched it on adult swim and I'm still crying. Really powerful stuff. Damn you Fry.If you only knew...
nikea gave 5 points
27.04.2005
#850 by NJ4ever
This is one of the many episodes that sets futurama apart from other shows like family guy or the simpsons. It has comedy in it but it keeps the sadness in focus.
NJ4ever gave 5 points
27.04.2005
#851 by Paul
One of my favorite episodes ever, it's very good.
Paul gave 5 points
27.04.2005
#852 by Tyler
Gah... this episode was heart wrenching. It makes me sad every time Adult Swim plays it. A great episode.
Tyler gave 5 points
27.04.2005
#853 by Martin
Saw it for the first time on Cartoon Network last night.
Man did that make me sad. First cartoon to bring me to that emotion. It was a touching story. Futurama's legacy is just made better by an episode like this.
Martin gave 5 points
Man did that make me sad. First cartoon to bring me to that emotion. It was a touching story. Futurama's legacy is just made better by an episode like this.
27.04.2005
#854 by Kevin
great episode, never want to see it again
Kevin gave 5 points
27.04.2005
#855 by Tim
im glad im not the only one who cried after this man it was such a good eposide, i wish they can bring the dog back in future eposides
Tim gave 5 points
27.04.2005
#856 by Sir Real
I tend to shy away from stories that make me cry like that. I still whistle "If It Takes Forever" just to relive it. If this show made you cry, then don't EVER watch "My Dog Skip" with Frankie Muniz. I will never watch that one again. I was very loudly bawling at the end of that one.
Sir Real gave 5 points
28.04.2005
#857 by Astrodeb
Saw it on repeats night before
last and still feel like crying
every time I think about the ending.
Kudos, Matt & co.
Astrodeb gave 5 points
last and still feel like crying
every time I think about the ending.
Kudos, Matt & co.
28.04.2005
#858 by *****
Best episode ever!
***** gave 5 points
29.04.2005
#859 by SeanMX
This is easily the best episode of any animated show ever!!!!!
It's really funny, and it' really sad. The ending will have anyone with a dog in tears.
SeanMX gave 5 points
It's really funny, and it' really sad. The ending will have anyone with a dog in tears.
29.04.2005
#860 by m2r7
*sob*
m2r7 gave 5 points
30.04.2005
#861 by Charity
I loved this episode SOO MUCH!! First cartoon I ever cried for, I was very sad, this was one of the few Furturama shows I've seen. For those of you who want to download the song it's "I Will Wait Forever" by Connie Francis.
Definetly a 5!!!!
Charity gave 5 points
Definetly a 5!!!!
01.05.2005
#862 by Siberian Husky^.^
I cant give it the best review, only because it wasnt as good as it could of been. Still, as everyone suggests it was sad...VERY SAD! That song at the end really hit me...HARD. I cried, but who wouldnt? Its a shame Fry didnt want his dog. Also it was kind of fustrating to see him just let him go because he was old. JUST USE THE FREIKING "WHAT IF" MACINE!. A fair episode ( just glad it wasnt the last ) -Sniff-
Siberian Husky^.^ gave 3 points
02.05.2005
#863 by essential biology
I bawled like a baby after watching this episode. As weird as it may sound, I felt deeply for Seymour.
And Connie Francis in the end was terrific. In a sad way of course, but none the less terrific.
essential biology gave 5 points
And Connie Francis in the end was terrific. In a sad way of course, but none the less terrific.
06.05.2005
#864 by Mish
I bawled my eyes out after watching this episode :( So thouching yet sooo sooo sad. I'm hugging my puppy as I write this...i simply wont let her out of my sight now!
Mish gave 5 points
09.05.2005
#865 by Zoqoures
Com'on guys what was that?!?!?! "Αν είναι δ` ... 72;ν" που λέμε και στην γλώσσα μας. The episodes are made to make us have a great time and relax from daywork.When i show this episode i thought "Why?"...Maybe we must learn to leave with or without happy endings.Anyway you've done great work.Hope to see new ideas with lot of humor soon. C U. Someone From GREECE.
Zoqoures gave 3 points
10.05.2005
#866 by scaryice
great
scaryice gave 5 points
14.05.2005
#867 by Citizen Snips
Oh man, this episode is so great, it has everything, its so emotional, it has great character building, it also has some hilarious parts ("professor, dolomite, HOT!"), plus it links in to episode 508, check out nibbler first in the bin, and then nibbler and fry's shadows under the table as he drops the party blower thing. Futurama at its best
Citizen Snips gave 5 points
15.05.2005
#868 by ogh
powerful ending never has a tv show made me think so much also a tv show has never brought me so close to tears
ogh gave 5 points
16.05.2005
#869 by superman
Best episode ever
superman gave 5 points
16.05.2005
#870 by cactus
this was one of the greatest and 100% saddest episode i've ever seen, and as many of us has sayed i hate the creators for making this episode beacuse of that god damn ending!!! you can't say anything else than that jurassic bark on dial 1-5 is 6
cactus gave 5 points
16.05.2005
#871 by Celia
I showed this episode to my mom yesterday, afterward she said. "Well, now I'm depressed."
It was sad, but it was nice.
Fry: I'm gonna have my puppy back!
(that made me tear up.)
Celia gave 5 points
It was sad, but it was nice.
Fry: I'm gonna have my puppy back!
(that made me tear up.)
17.05.2005
#872 by Marco
It was really sad. I couldn't stand it!
Marco gave 4 points
18.05.2005
#873 by Juan
I believe it was one of best episodes you have had. One question, what was the name and singer of the song at the end of the episode. I would love to find out so I can get it.
Thanks
Juan gave 5 points
Thanks
26.05.2005
#874 by Jeremy
Wow.
Somehow I had made it this long without seeing this episode. I finally saw it today with my wife and two dogs. When the ending time lapse was shown both of us were in tears and the dogs were looking at us like we were morons.
This may be the best (or at least most poignant) episode ever made.
Jeremy gave 5 points
Somehow I had made it this long without seeing this episode. I finally saw it today with my wife and two dogs. When the ending time lapse was shown both of us were in tears and the dogs were looking at us like we were morons.
This may be the best (or at least most poignant) episode ever made.
29.05.2005
#875 by Me
O my gods!!! I came so close to crying!!! Right after i watched the episode, i sketched a picture of Seymour lying on the side of the road (like he was in the last scene) looking bored and depressed at the same time. I swear if I stare at it long enough, I'm gonna start bawling. But the scary thing is, i think my drawing has hypnotic powers. It start to fall asleep everytime i look at it. Spooky... 0_0
Me gave 5 points
30.05.2005
#876 by Alex Moore
I love this episode of Futurama... this was the one that nearly broke the bank. i haven't cried in eight years, and that dropped a couple down my cheeks... which felt really good. I need to download that song... Screw that... i need to buy that season for that one ep.
Alex Moore gave 5 points
31.05.2005
#877 by Andrew Thomas
At the pub my mates and I were talking about how good the futurama series had been. Anyway one of them got talking about this very episode and all my other mates who had seen it explained to me how amazing it was. Today I finally saw it and wept like a baby, trully powerful. From Fry's willingness to jump in the lava to the final scene where the dog finally lays his head down.
Andrew Thomas gave 5 points
05.06.2005
#878 by Luciano Frias-Andrad
It was a good episode but the ending really sucked. So i'm giving it a one!
Luciano Frias-Andrad gave 1 point
07.06.2005
#879 by Russiam
This is the greatest episode in Futurama
Thanks from Russia
Russiam gave 5 points
Thanks from Russia
08.06.2005
#880 by ddddip
Best episode I've seen, I loved it.
ddddip gave 5 points
09.06.2005
#881 by James
OMGt best happiest and sadest episode ever Great futurama at its best
James gave 5 points
10.06.2005
#882 by Ageless Wonder
It had to have been THE sadest episode of Futurama, not that there are many though...I was crying my heart out at the last scene...and to make it worse, along with the music, was that Fry was SO close to cloning the dog, and in a way, fufilling the animals purpose...I dunno...But it was sad!!
Ageless Wonder gave 5 points
18.06.2005
#883 by the frisky squid
This kept me crying for an hour after i watched it. its sooo sad!
the frisky squid gave 5 points
25.06.2005
#884 by ben
worst ending ever in futurama they should of cloned seymour but still a great episode
ben gave 4 points
25.06.2005
#885 by Gus Hansen
I saw this episode and "Luck of the Fryish" back-to-back, and started wondering if I was going to need hormone-replacement therapy; you know, to become a man again, after all that blubbering.
Gus Hansen gave 5 points
28.06.2005
#886 by Kristen
This episode was great, however, if I happened to see it on the television I would RIGHT AWAY flip the channel.
This episode was horribly sad, I'm even tearing up as I think about it! After I saw that show, I literally cried for 30 minutes, the very last scene just made me break down into tears. But overall, it was a great show.
Kristen gave 5 points
This episode was horribly sad, I'm even tearing up as I think about it! After I saw that show, I literally cried for 30 minutes, the very last scene just made me break down into tears. But overall, it was a great show.
29.06.2005
#887 by someone unknown
OOK... this episode was just... great.
I have never seen anything else in TV that could make me sad somehow, this episode could... why?! It's just a cartoon, argh! I didn't cry though.
I've seen this episode 1 year ago or so, I don't know why I remembered it today, but I just wanted to get some information about it. And it's nice to see that so many people are also touched by it, not only me.
I was never a fan of happy endings in movies, and this episode proved me, why
someone unknown gave 5 points
I have never seen anything else in TV that could make me sad somehow, this episode could... why?! It's just a cartoon, argh! I didn't cry though.
I've seen this episode 1 year ago or so, I don't know why I remembered it today, but I just wanted to get some information about it. And it's nice to see that so many people are also touched by it, not only me.
I was never a fan of happy endings in movies, and this episode proved me, why
30.06.2005
#888 by Shaggu
Sweet Zombie Jesus! This episode was sad. I seriously hope they consider developing the story of this episode if they make the straight-to-dvd movies they have planned.
Shaggu gave 5 points
01.07.2005
#889 by Skye
It was a good episode, I love it when shows like this show emotional depth. I did have to hold on to my little dog crying for a bit after watching it though.
Skye gave 4 points
01.07.2005
#890 by Darren Zoidburg
I have watched every Futurama episode in constant rotation from season 1 through 5 with the exception of this episode. I have only watched Jurassic Bark twice. Once alone, and once with my girlfriend so she could share my pain. It's so incredibly sad, which is why I'm giving it a low rating, as all of the other episodes make me happy and forget for 20 mins about how horrible the world can be, whereas this episode is a burning reminder of how harsh life is.
Darren Zoidburg gave 1 point
05.07.2005
#891 by liam
manny great people say not to take tv to sereously.. that people shouldent be so caughtup in the realisem of what we watch on the tube...
how the fuck can you not feel bad at the end of this episode??
it was breathtaking..
no i dident cry but it was defently one of tho's days where you feel bad for anything you see.
liam gave 5 points
how the fuck can you not feel bad at the end of this episode??
it was breathtaking..
no i dident cry but it was defently one of tho's days where you feel bad for anything you see.
11.07.2005
#892 by Wade
Can't believe it. I actually cried the first time I saw it.
Wade gave 5 points
12.07.2005
#893 by k0rb
I hate this one.
k0rb gave 5 points
13.07.2005
#894 by rusty
The bond they had with each other the best of friends wow so sad when you watch his dog slowly age waiting for Fry
rusty gave 5 points
13.07.2005
#895 by Chubba
I've seen this around 20 times and it always makes me cry. It's the music at the end that makes the waterworks flow!
Chubba gave 5 points
17.07.2005
#896 by bender
whoa! wot a sad ending! like few people hav sed, the futurama movie shud hav summit to do wiv dis ep, perhaps clone seymour...
bender gave 5 points
17.07.2005
#897 by Becky
That was so sad i was a pile of emotion by the end of it, espesially when the dog waited the rest of his life for fry to come back but he never did and then put his head down on the curb and passed away.
Becky gave 5 points
18.07.2005
#898 by gunslingergirlvy_c_e
this was a good episode. super sad though. specially at the end. poor seymour. :(
gunslingergirlvy_c_e gave 4 points
19.07.2005
#899 by Guy Pilla
I did not enjoy this episod eI mean the freakin pooch wa sturned to chocolate, not a good story.
Guy Pilla gave 3 points
20.07.2005
#900 by Andy
Excellent episode.
Andy gave 5 points
22.07.2005
#901 by Markymarkmarkmarc
After reading all of these posts, I feel a little better. I'm not the only one who was crying like a baby over this episode! This was so excruciatingly sad that I still have not recovered, a full day later, from watching it. Every time I think of that dog putting his head down at the end I feel as though crushing waves of sadness are washing over me. I've never seen another animated show that has evoked as deep an emotion in me. I'm serious, I've never seen something that sad on television. If they can resurrect Family Guy, they can bring back Futurama, darn it.
28.07.2005
#902 by Tom
This is one of my top 5 futurama episodes ever. As most have said I cried at the end of this episode , it was just so sad.
Tom gave 5 points
29.07.2005
#903 by Thomas
I wanna know what the song is called...you know, when the credits come in at the end...
Thomas gave 5 points
01.08.2005
#904 by Herve
snif snif snif... that end... oh god, i�m sad, so sad.
the best episode ever
Herve gave 5 points
the best episode ever
01.08.2005
#905 by Ace
One of my favourites. I could not bear watching it again because it is so heart-warming and sadddening.
Being a dog person, I enjoyed it very much, but could wish the dog could live again. And to Fry I say this: "Dogs don't know the passage of time, you jerk! It is best you let him be happy by bringing him BACK TO LIFE!!!"
Ace gave 5 points
Being a dog person, I enjoyed it very much, but could wish the dog could live again. And to Fry I say this: "Dogs don't know the passage of time, you jerk! It is best you let him be happy by bringing him BACK TO LIFE!!!"
04.08.2005
#906 by 247Jennifer
There were plenty of funny scenes, like when the prof. yells at Leela: "Fire! Hot!" But overall just so sad. I didn't like the song at the ending, but seeing that poor dog waiting for so long then dying was so sad. Like that dog in The Odyssey. Episodes like this always tear me up.
247Jennifer gave 5 points
06.08.2005
#907 by Jonathan Waldstein
That got me pissed off because of the ending. i want it to change and let the ending be that the dog was cloned. but this episode made me go here and see wut other people that. damn...
Jonathan Waldstein gave 5 points
07.08.2005
#908 by /m,fd
that episode was too sad.
/m,fd gave 4 points
07.08.2005
#909 by Caleb
I agree, I tried so hard not to cry, but the very end scene where Fry's dog (Seymour) is sitting at the front of the pizzaria waiting for Fry's return, while sad music is playing with the lyric "For a thousand summers I will wait for you". That just tore me up inside to see that poor old dog lay his head down one last time. I'm supposed to be a hardcore guitar player but I just could not hold back my feelings. I cried and ran into the other room cause I didn't want my friends to see me cry, I said to myself, "You must not let them see you cry". Damn!
Caleb gave 5 points
08.08.2005
#910 by new guy
dam u fry, thinkin seymour forgot u...if he wud have cloned seymour it wudnt have been such a good episode...but seriously thats just too sad, if he wuda got cloned i cud just 4get about it right now
new guy gave 5 points
08.08.2005
#911 by Eyevan
The first time I saw this episode, I thought they were going to introduce a new character into the lineup (Seymour) - I got totally blind sided when Fry smashed the Cloning machine.
The closing scene with Seymour sitting in front of the pizza shop, while the seasons passed and he grew older, with "I will wait for you" sung by Connie Francis playing in the background, just took it way over the top for me.
It's just a cartoon, but damn it, dogs are really like that...
This man in Japan adopted an Akita (Hachiko) who followed him to the train station every day when he went to work, and was waiting for him everyday at the same spot when he returned. The man died at work so Hachiko never got to see him again. Hachiko kept returning to the same spot at the train station, at the same time, everyday for the rest of her life.
She was so dedicated to her master the even after she got arthritis and could barely walk, she would show up at the train station at the time when her master was supposed to return.
(Google Chuken Hachiko to find out more)
Eyevan gave 5 points
The closing scene with Seymour sitting in front of the pizza shop, while the seasons passed and he grew older, with "I will wait for you" sung by Connie Francis playing in the background, just took it way over the top for me.
It's just a cartoon, but damn it, dogs are really like that...
This man in Japan adopted an Akita (Hachiko) who followed him to the train station every day when he went to work, and was waiting for him everyday at the same spot when he returned. The man died at work so Hachiko never got to see him again. Hachiko kept returning to the same spot at the train station, at the same time, everyday for the rest of her life.
She was so dedicated to her master the even after she got arthritis and could barely walk, she would show up at the train station at the time when her master was supposed to return.
(Google Chuken Hachiko to find out more)
08.08.2005
#912 by Kevin
Wow, this episode was so sad...I haven't cried since I was 8, now I'm 15 and that end just made me tear up. I'm so glad that everyone else found that episode as sad as I did, and I'm not embarrassed to admit I cried. I was so hoping at the end, another little kid found seymour, or maybe a girl dog walked by...but no. I'll always remember this episode.
Kevin gave 5 points
10.08.2005
#913 by Whitney
I only recently saw this episode for the first time and instantly burst into tears at the end. I have a puppy who waits for me to come home from work and I couldn't imagine what he would do if I didn't show up one day. I can't get this episode out of my head. Everytime I see the end I cry. I don't think I've ever seen anything so sad. I think they should have changed the past when Fry had the opportunity to change the future. He should have frozen Seymour too. I'm just so glad to see that this episode affected so many people in the same way. Come on Matt, I thought this show was supposed to be funny?
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Whitney gave 5 points
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11.08.2005
#914 by Ladycane
I watch hilarious Futurama reruns every night on Adultswim, but when this episode comes on, I just can't watch it. It's got so much emotional punch that it rivals (maybe even surpasses) everything else on tv. Definitely 5 SUPERB Stars. One of the best episodes on one of the best series ever to grace the airwaves.
Ladycane gave 5 points
11.08.2005
#915 by Bristol Dave
Having always known that Futurama is one of the best (perhaps THE best) show ever broadcast, I was gobsmacked that the retarded muppets at Fox failed to green light any more episodes. Then I managed to watch this superb episode and I was left asking myself "who are those muppets at Fox....so that I know whose ass I need to boot repeatedly". This episode had everything in it's small 20 minute running time, it puts so much of the crap that's on T.V. to shame. Here we have a "cartoon" which managed to reduce me to tears (for the first time in 8 years), which even I didn't think was possible. I have to admit though that I will find it difficult to watch this episode again, and that is for all the right reasons. Big thanks to Matt Groening et al for an excellent show. I'm just glad that I read everyone else's comments, I don't feel like so much of a wuss now.
BRING BACK FUTURAMA DAMNIT
Bristol Dave gave 5 points
BRING BACK FUTURAMA DAMNIT
12.08.2005
#916 by Andy Burnside-Weaver
There are a handful of episodes that deserve a rating of 6(Goes To 11) and this is one of them. Tears in my eyes, I got down on the floor with my dog and cuddled with him when the episode ended. Jurassic bark was a rare example of excellent modern television writing. Yeah, it's a cartoon - SO WHAT!?
Andy Burnside-Weaver gave 5 points
15.08.2005
#917 by cheer up
Its on cartoon network at 10:30
cheer up gave 5 points
18.08.2005
#918 by Ben
Dammit..It always make me cry when I see the ending. DAMN! And if I'm listening to the song it really makes me sad :/
btw the songs name is
I will wait for you by Connie Francis
Ben gave 5 points
btw the songs name is
I will wait for you by Connie Francis
18.08.2005
#919 by by dog-owner
when I'm thinking of the ending I'm still getting close of crying...
I have a dog my own, so I think I will forever be sad when I think of Seymor, and I will ever cry when I see this episode- though this episodes has such funny parts.
the dog waited 12 years for Fry, his best friend, till he died.
And 1000 years later, Fry has the the ability to get Seymor alive again... but thinking Seymor have had a nice live after he left him, Fry decides to don't do it...
Seymor died alone after having waited 12 years, never getting his Fry back. This sad story, those sad pictures, and that sad music... I could cry again...
by dog-owner gave 5 points
I have a dog my own, so I think I will forever be sad when I think of Seymor, and I will ever cry when I see this episode- though this episodes has such funny parts.
the dog waited 12 years for Fry, his best friend, till he died.
And 1000 years later, Fry has the the ability to get Seymor alive again... but thinking Seymor have had a nice live after he left him, Fry decides to don't do it...
Seymor died alone after having waited 12 years, never getting his Fry back. This sad story, those sad pictures, and that sad music... I could cry again...
21.08.2005
#920 by Hypnofrog
With this tear-jerking end Futurama diverted from an otherwise great course.
Hypnofrog gave 1 point
21.08.2005
#921 by Galaxy Babe
Sooo sad. Cried at the end. The song was "I will wait for you" but don't know the singer, sounds Country to me.
Galaxy Babe gave 5 points
23.08.2005
#922 by Anarky
This in my opinion was one of the, if not the, best episode in Futurama.It wasnt as funny as other episode in the 5 seasons but DAMN it was deep.The ending just caught you and just took it home,absoloutly dope episode...the reason it hit me most cos of how deep it was and the emotion in it, and the sogn at the end was PERFECT..big props to the writier of this episode,it was the only TV show cartoon episode(or maybe just any TV show) that hit me hard and made me think about ish...
Anarky gave 5 points
23.08.2005
#923 by Rei
Like many others, I came to this site simply because of this ep. Never before have I been so close to crying because a tc programme, SUCH a good episode. I just hope I never see an episode of any programme even remotely as powerful as this again, I would probably break down! I hope that at some point Fry finds out what his dog did for him and they are ruinited. 5 out of 5, excellent tv.
Rei gave 5 points
24.08.2005
#924 by Cayonter
Every time I see this episode, I have a mix of emotions. Being a dog lover,it is hard to see Seymour at the ending part there.
When Fry stops the cloning,I feel
a wave of anger burst forth.(I've actually found myself yelling at Fry. LOL)I mean, it's his dog! He says: "Oh, he probably forgot about me anyway." Didn't he realize the bond thay had?? ARRGH! This episode and Luck of the Fryrish really get to me. If anyone needs me, I'll be in the angry dome!!
-cayonter
Cayonter gave 2 points
When Fry stops the cloning,I feel
a wave of anger burst forth.(I've actually found myself yelling at Fry. LOL)I mean, it's his dog! He says: "Oh, he probably forgot about me anyway." Didn't he realize the bond thay had?? ARRGH! This episode and Luck of the Fryrish really get to me. If anyone needs me, I'll be in the angry dome!!
-cayonter
25.08.2005
#925 by Tom from Hungary
I read about this episode and thought I give it a try. Sad ending, yeah, yeah. Let's see it...
I thought Time Keeps On Slipping has a sad ending, but this one is deeper than that. Seeing that dog at the end and hearing the music was hartbreaking.
I haven't thought a cartoon can have that effect on me. Crying like a baby. And I'm a man.
Brilliant episode. Makes you think you have to spend as much time as possible with those you love until it's too late.
Tom from Hungary gave 5 points
I thought Time Keeps On Slipping has a sad ending, but this one is deeper than that. Seeing that dog at the end and hearing the music was hartbreaking.
I haven't thought a cartoon can have that effect on me. Crying like a baby. And I'm a man.
Brilliant episode. Makes you think you have to spend as much time as possible with those you love until it's too late.
26.08.2005
#926 by benny boi
fellow meatbags, This episode almost made me cry. And i was 16 at the time =p. Well im 17 now o that isn't much of a difference! But yeah this episode was so great to know that fry made a friend dog. And once again, it takes us back in time, my favourite kind of episode!
I watched it with my sister who is two years older thatn me, shedosn't relaly watch futurama, only watches it when she can. And even she creid at it! which proves it is a sad episode.
This episode is really big for fry, bender and seymour of course. Because now fry has found his new best friend from the past, bender feels left out and thinks he is not fry's best friend anymore.
Masterpice, well done once again futurama crew.
benny boi gave 5 points
I watched it with my sister who is two years older thatn me, shedosn't relaly watch futurama, only watches it when she can. And even she creid at it! which proves it is a sad episode.
This episode is really big for fry, bender and seymour of course. Because now fry has found his new best friend from the past, bender feels left out and thinks he is not fry's best friend anymore.
Masterpice, well done once again futurama crew.
27.08.2005
#927 by Seselo
I'm really surprised with this episode. This one and the "luck of the fryrish" are the best episodes of futurama to me, but it's not because they are sad. It's just that i've never thougt about that ending the first time i saw them. And when you see them twice, you really apreciate the first time you've watch it.And in this case, you can see that fry wasn't alone at his time. And even a dog could think about you, until its end. really superb
Seselo gave 5 points
01.09.2005
#928 by Q
12 long years...... never once wavering in his belief that Fry would come get him. But in his last moments of life he realized that Fry was never coming back.
Q gave 5 points
03.09.2005
#929 by Reilly
Best 20 mins of a cartoon I've ever had the pleasure of viewing. Not only hilarious, but a real tear jerker....unless your heartless like Morbo
Reilly gave 5 points
03.09.2005
#930 by *sniff*
it was because of this episode that made me come to this site... it was definately superb
*sniff* gave 5 points
03.09.2005
#931 by Drix
The eps ended 15 mins ago, yet I am still crying. It is one of those eps that you can't help but cry. I wish I had a dog like that...
Drix gave 5 points
03.09.2005
#932 by Shea
Okay the beginning was funny like i mean the first 16 minutes but why , why did he build seymour a dog house,put out his doggy bed , bought the daily growl, got him a collar, protested for them to give him seymour back and why did he let Bender jump into the lava just to get the dog and destroy the cloning?!? Bender was to die just for Fry to be happy. Yah and the whole ending part sucked! If Matt Groening were to do this episode i would have wrote this review happy, no comlaints and rate it a desante rating.
-thanks Matt for bringing futurama to tv-
Shea gave 2 points
-thanks Matt for bringing futurama to tv-
03.09.2005
#933 by Giovanni Spina
Why is it so sad? I keep asking myself. I watched it twice, and both times the ending was sad. The dolomite jokes were funny, and "Bender the Magician" was good too.
5/5. One of my all time Futurama favs.
Giovanni Spina gave 5 points
5/5. One of my all time Futurama favs.
03.09.2005
#934 by vek
This episode reduced me to a pile of jelly. Its funny how something so poignant could come from a cartoon.
Jurassic Bark reminded me of the Simpsons episode that leaves Homer sitting on the hood of his car, watching the stars in the middle of the desert.
vek gave 5 points
Jurassic Bark reminded me of the Simpsons episode that leaves Homer sitting on the hood of his car, watching the stars in the middle of the desert.
04.09.2005
#935 by Teary eyed viewer
That episode made me teary eyed, I wish it had ended with the Dog coming back. I hope they have Fry see his Dog again in the comics or something, cause that ending is going to haunt my mind, like every other sad ending i've seen or reaqd in anything. Poor Dog.
Teary eyed viewer gave 5 points
05.09.2005
#936 by *sniff*
Yes this episode was really sad, don't let the fact that it's a cartoon stop you from feeling that way! for another animated tearjerker, check out Grave of the Fireflies.
*sniff* gave 5 points
05.09.2005
#937 by vanessa
I LOVE THIS EPISODE..it's the best..and i'd love to know who sings that version of the song ,it's so pretty ..The If it takes forever, i will wait for you
for a thousand summers
i will wait fo r you
so if anyone knows what the woman singer's name is i'd be so excited..
vtr05@hampshire.edu
vanessa gave 5 points
for a thousand summers
i will wait fo r you
so if anyone knows what the woman singer's name is i'd be so excited..
vtr05@hampshire.edu
14.09.2005
#938 by M
Sad shows with chessy music in the end usually automatically deduct 2 points from my book, but this one just done so beautifully that I think it's superb. It's not the usual funny episodes, but it has its funny moments. This is the kind of episode that the Simpsons can never have.
M gave 5 points
15.09.2005
#939 by BigD
This episode was so great and funny but so sad to I cried for at least 6 hours non stop wasnt able to sleep and I was fukin mad aftrer the writers I wish Fry realizes that seymour didnt forgot him and seymour would be so happy if fry have clone him but I cant change the episode but It was so beautiful an sad this should win a oscar LOL
BigD gave 5 points
17.09.2005
#940 by Lyle Thompson
After watching Jurassic Bark this Episode made me cry. When Fry gets frozen Seymour searches for his DNA in order to locate him, (that is what you call a True Friend). Even today when I think of Seymour or Jurassic Bark my eyes water. This Episode is Television at its finest.
Lyle Thompson gave 5 points
18.09.2005
#941 by Big D
I hate the writers I hate these motherfukers I hope they all go to hell they making me cry non stop and I can sleep its too sad for this cute little dog who wait all is life for fry its too sad i just can stop crying and hating the writers and now I cant sleep I just cry I want to begg these motherfukers of writers to reunated fry and sey mour poor little thing and If one of these writers or anything who got contact to futurama please make a new episode with a good ends pleaze im begging you
Big D gave 5 points
18.09.2005
#942 by T
It's good to read all these reviews and see people echo your feelings. Glad to know other people were similarly touched by this remarkable story.
T gave 5 points
24.09.2005
#943 by Amanda Kennedy
The name of the song at the end is "I Will Wait For You" sung by Connie Francis. It was in a French movie called the Umbrellas of something or other. It's a wonderful song.
Amanda Kennedy gave 5 points
25.09.2005
#944 by thedoe
One of the best episodes ever, by far. One of the only cartoons that can ever evoke such a strong range of emotions so accurately.
thedoe gave 5 points
27.09.2005
#945 by crying fan
that was the sadest episoide ever.trivia .how many years did seymore wait for fry to come back.still the sadest bit whas the end.anyone know the title of that song at the end of the episoide
crying fan gave 5 points
27.09.2005
#946 by Azizi 'Zapp' Othman
I've never seen a dog so loyal.........it's a sad ending..sob sob sob
Azizi 'Zapp' Othman gave 5 points
27.09.2005
#947 by John Mason
This episode is incredible!!! And I am glad to hear I'm not the only one who shed some tears after that last scene... I've had two dogs so far, one of them died and one is still here (he's 3 years old, just like Seymour in 2000)... lol... Funny is that I didn't think about any of them while sobbing... Damn episode!!!
Cheers.
John Mason gave 5 points
Cheers.
28.09.2005
#948 by royce royce
wow, i hated crying and i did, fighting it was futile, i was with a girl and had to try and pretend i was looking for something in the couch but it was no use, she busted me. All i wanted to see afterwards was the two of them together again. the idea of the whole rest of the dogs life being wasted on waiting for someone never coming back gives such a hopeless feeling, its terrible. Everyone who reads this needs to somehow let the writers know that we want to see that dog alive and happy again in some future episode. is that possible for us to have some sort of influence like that? later
royce royce gave 5 points
02.10.2005
#949 by Luc
Funny, sad, and great
Luc gave 5 points
04.10.2005
#950 by GILI
wow
i've just seen thet ep and wow
got no words (something in my eye)
in my opinion it just cant be thet way
no chance they going to leave it like thet....are they?
(and then i ren and huged my dog)
GILI gave 5 points
i've just seen thet ep and wow
got no words (something in my eye)
in my opinion it just cant be thet way
no chance they going to leave it like thet....are they?
(and then i ren and huged my dog)
07.10.2005
#951 by Dave Morison
I agree with most of the people who have posted before me (not that I've read all 96 pages of them). This episode did make me laugh and it did make me cry. It made me cry more than listening to the song 'Little Joe' by Red Sovine, and even more impressively, more than watching the AWOL ending, with Jean Claude Van Damme.
Fantastically powerful episode - Easily one of the best.
Dave Morison gave 5 points
Fantastically powerful episode - Easily one of the best.
09.10.2005
#952 by Ryan Weber
Ok, my name is Ryan. im 17 and im hardcore...I have earings that are a half inch in width through my ear, you can see through my earlobe basically...I go to brutal shows and mosh...a couple days ago i kicked two people in the face in a pit, then i got elbowed in the face and wiped the blood off my nose, laughing.......this episode made me cry like a baby...I cant remember how long it has been since i cried so hard, emotional moments like this kill me...and this is why i now LOVE futurama.
Ryan Weber gave 5 points
11.10.2005
#953 by Zamorano
A beautiful episode. It reminded me of this true Japanese story, where this man's dog would follow his master to the train station everyday, and wait for him to return from work in the afternoon. But then one day the guy died at work and he never came home. The dog stayed in the same spot for the rest of his life, waiting for his master to return. Life can be both lovely and sad. The episode has taken the ability of animation as a medium to convey stories to a whole new level. Well done Futurama guys
Zamorano gave 5 points
13.10.2005
#954 by April
i loved this story and hated it as i felt upset that the dog died loyal and loving. Always waitinf for his owner to come back.... im hoping thy make afuture episode were the dog comes back to life and there both happy
April gave 5 points
16.10.2005
#955 by Bif
Oh my goodness! I am still crying! I never saw Futurama before and I came specially to the internet cafe to find out about this episode as it made me cry for at least an hour and I was a basket case at work! Have to buy it! What's the song called?
Bif gave 5 points
17.10.2005
#956 by MrC
My favourite episode of Family Guy. Not because I love dogs, but because it shows me just what the show is capable of. There are many shows out there that try for a cheap laugh, and oftentimes fail; on the other hand, how many shows can you name that touch people on an emotional level? Some people may say that it is purely "populist emotionalism", but at least this does it in a tasteful and reflective way. And the music at the very end there was an excellent touch.
MrC gave 5 points
19.10.2005
#957 by jordan
family guy??? screw family guy futurama for life!
i didnt get as choked up in this ep as i did in the last ep but it certainly was a tear-jerker, never before have i had a cartoon do this to me, simpsons has nothing on futurama the storylines lack heart. hopefully the rumors the movie is going to be out in 2007 are true
jordan gave 5 points
i didnt get as choked up in this ep as i did in the last ep but it certainly was a tear-jerker, never before have i had a cartoon do this to me, simpsons has nothing on futurama the storylines lack heart. hopefully the rumors the movie is going to be out in 2007 are true
19.10.2005
#958 by Chris
A really emotional episode. On of the best episodes of Futurama.
Chris gave 5 points
21.10.2005
#959 by laura
wow, it makes me feel all toasty inside to read all these people�s thoughts about the episode. Cuz they think exactly the way i do! I ACTUALLY HAD TO TURN OFF THE TV AND RUN AWAY TO MY BATHROOM TO CRY!!! i felt kind of silly, like what would people think of me, but as i�ve said, i�m so happy i read these reviews, really. i hate whoever�s responsible for the show being cancelled, and if i could i�d send two docen complaint forms... o geez, what makes me really sad is that fry will never actually know that the dog had indeed been waiting all those years... i can�t think about it, too sad
laura gave 5 points
22.10.2005
#960 by Guy Morfitt
A masterpiece. Frank Capra would bow. Interesting there have been more posts on this episode than any other (at the time of writing).
I think I should buy a dog.
Guy Morfitt gave 5 points
I think I should buy a dog.
23.10.2005
#961 by sassle girl
WOW, when i first saw this episode i didn't think it was gonna be so sad. i yelled at the TV when it ended! why did it have to end like that!
leave it to futurama to have this extremly sad, "wanna make you cry" story of a dog, with just the right music just everything great and of course two girls wrestling!
Futurama roxes!
sassle girl gave 5 points
leave it to futurama to have this extremly sad, "wanna make you cry" story of a dog, with just the right music just everything great and of course two girls wrestling!
Futurama roxes!
31.10.2005
#962 by Sally Lee
By the time I wrote this here I've seen this eposide twice. Not planned but I managed to watch the whole thing for the second time when I realized it is the eposide that made me cry last time! And so I did cry this time and finally download that song at the end of the eposide. One more thing, I so wanna pet Seymour and tell him what a good boy he's been and hope I do not watch this eposide ever again.
Sally Lee gave 5 points
31.10.2005
#963 by Darwin O'Connor
Maybe I'm just a cat person, but I wasn't too impressed by this. Bender's jealousy seemed uninspired. Leela's wrestling outfit seems gratuitous.
I can seen how the ending would be touching, had the first part been better.
Darwin O'Connor gave 2 points
I can seen how the ending would be touching, had the first part been better.
01.11.2005
#964 by Lynn From Montreal
You guys really caught me off guard. Didn't expect such an emotional finsh. The music just added to my agony. Hats off to the writers. Superb work.
Lynn From Montreal gave 5 points
01.11.2005
#965 by Guate-bot
wow i didn't see the whole episode i started watching when Fry was getting things ready for his dog and bender was mad about it.
It was a sad ending, i never thought it would happen that way like, how Fry tought the dog was happy but the dog spent the rest of it's life waiting for Fry to come bakc, i demand there be an episode where the dog is brought back.
I have a dog like that he waits for me to catch mt bus down the street, and waits for me to come home, so it got to me.
Guate-bot gave 5 points
It was a sad ending, i never thought it would happen that way like, how Fry tought the dog was happy but the dog spent the rest of it's life waiting for Fry to come bakc, i demand there be an episode where the dog is brought back.
I have a dog like that he waits for me to catch mt bus down the street, and waits for me to come home, so it got to me.
05.11.2005
#966 by Emmy
I cried for 5 hours after I saw this episode. just reading everyone's reviews makes me so freaking sad... my dog is currently sick and I never pay attention to him even though he is always following me! this episode was so sad!
Emmy gave 5 points
05.11.2005
#967 by BRINGBACKFUTURAMA
omfg...this episode wuz......so so so so depressing.......I just wish they would make like a Jurassic Bark 2 or something. Where fry duz clone his dog. the ending wuz incredibly depressing. but none the less, its an incredible episode. if i could id give it a 9999999999 out of 5
BRINGBACKFUTURAMA gave 5 points
05.11.2005
#968 by ...
:'(. *cries...*
... gave 5 points
06.11.2005
#969 by Dave
Wow this episode made me cry and im glad ro know im not the only one.
Dave gave 5 points
07.11.2005
#970 by Muletones
One of the best episodes... had to try not to cry at the end, and i don't even have a dog. Great humour bits too, Fry wrenching the clonomatic was hilarious
Muletones gave 5 points
07.11.2005
#971 by ben
Season 4 is ace but this is the worst episode on season 4, its to sad at the end i feel so sorry for seymore. Its not funny at all and the lady at the muesum is meant to be dead she got eaten by an elephant in less than hero. sos about my bad spellings
ben gave 1 point
10.11.2005
#972 by hypno toad123
Best episode ever!!!!!!!!!!!! How do you come up with this stuff? I know it sounds crazy , this being my favourite episode , but it rocks!!!!!!
hypno toad123 gave 5 points
10.11.2005
#973 by raghu
Oh man just clone the bloody dog. In fact like a review i just read this episode is y i typed futurama in 2 google,aaargh so sad. This has 2 b 1 of my fave episodes and man futurama is bloody good.
raghu gave 5 points
13.11.2005
#974 by Mike Dunn
Yes, I cry, whenever i see this episode, such a good one
Mike Dunn gave 5 points
16.11.2005
#975 by Bleached Fobb
I LOVED this episode. One of the saddest and most touching things I've seen in a long time. OH my crap, just thinking about it makes me re-saddened all over again. Great episode... *sniff*
Bleached Fobb gave 5 points
16.11.2005
#976 by Sam
This episode was a really good episode, I think its probably one of the best among the series. But I have to know what that song is at the end. Does anyone know? If so please email me. That song is so fitting and perfect for the ending I have to know what its called.
Sam gave 5 points
16.11.2005
#977 by retarded Gretzky fan
*sniff*
"Hey what are you looking at? Turn around! I ain't crying! ... Damn rubber-necking stooges."
Felt compelled to search for this episode on this site and view comments and leave one of my own.
Yes, I must say this ep was a real tearjerker, especially if you have a dog and have a soft heart for animals. Seymour was the only individual who loved Fry unconditionally. It was sad watching him gradually waste away waiting for Fry to return while life passed him by. He missed a reunion in life. I really spent more time with my pooch after this episode.
Even if they did clone Seymour, the clone is not the same as the original even if he did have the same memories. He won't be Seymour in spirit. After all, Cubert isn't Prof Farnsworth.
A previous comment did mention that Seymour died standing up with a smile and not lying down so there must be a happy ending eventually.
The writer did leave a lot of flexibility in the plot to allow a possible reunion between Fry and Seymour. Alas, Fox canned this series and hence any future for sequels. I guess this leaves the sequel to be filled by fanfic or maybe those underground cartoons like the one where Wile E Coyote finally captures the roadrunner and mutilates him.
The creators should merchandise plush toys of Seymour so he can be at anyone's home and doesn't have to wait anymore.
retarded Gretzky fan gave 4 points
"Hey what are you looking at? Turn around! I ain't crying! ... Damn rubber-necking stooges."
Felt compelled to search for this episode on this site and view comments and leave one of my own.
Yes, I must say this ep was a real tearjerker, especially if you have a dog and have a soft heart for animals. Seymour was the only individual who loved Fry unconditionally. It was sad watching him gradually waste away waiting for Fry to return while life passed him by. He missed a reunion in life. I really spent more time with my pooch after this episode.
Even if they did clone Seymour, the clone is not the same as the original even if he did have the same memories. He won't be Seymour in spirit. After all, Cubert isn't Prof Farnsworth.
A previous comment did mention that Seymour died standing up with a smile and not lying down so there must be a happy ending eventually.
The writer did leave a lot of flexibility in the plot to allow a possible reunion between Fry and Seymour. Alas, Fox canned this series and hence any future for sequels. I guess this leaves the sequel to be filled by fanfic or maybe those underground cartoons like the one where Wile E Coyote finally captures the roadrunner and mutilates him.
The creators should merchandise plush toys of Seymour so he can be at anyone's home and doesn't have to wait anymore.
17.11.2005
#978 by Helen
LOVED THIS EPISODE!i cried so much..the last scene was very depressing..to see seymour just sitting there waiting for fry to come back since that was frys last words to seymour.."dont worry boy,ill be back" sumthing like dat..but still..sad and emotional.i really wanted fry to clone seymour..but if that did happen,it wouldnt be the greatest episode..well to me atlease.i really liked how seymour anf fry both sing "im walking on a sunshine",and how seymour took his paw and stoped fry from leaving..so adorable but sad...
Helen gave 5 points
17.11.2005
#979 by ILUVFRY
This episode was so sad i started crying seymour is so cute singing walking on sunshine but the ending was so sad with the music and all i would have to rate this episode the sadest even over the luck of the fryish and i cried on that to I'm so pathetic
ILUVFRY gave 5 points
19.11.2005
#980 by Dylan Sterling
Man, this episode made me weep like a little girl. You'd think that the music getting louder as the dog was dying would lessen the intensity, but it just drove the nail in deeper. Sad, sad, sad episode. Beautiful, really.
Dylan Sterling gave 5 points
19.11.2005
#981 by Jim Bailey
Wow, this episode had the power to make so many grown men cry. Brilliant stuff - BRING BACK FUTURAMA!!!! ROLL ON SERIES 6!!!!
Jim Bailey gave 5 points
21.11.2005
#982 by HJCrespo
This is one of the greatest Episodes of any show I have ever seen.
It was one of the true inspirational endings futurama has had, this one made me and many others cry or have tears in their eyes.
The Ending is just so sad. 11 out of 10
HJCrespo gave 5 points
It was one of the true inspirational endings futurama has had, this one made me and many others cry or have tears in their eyes.
The Ending is just so sad. 11 out of 10
22.11.2005
#983 by ElGuapo
I've seen a few people makin posts about the song that is playing in the ending credits to this episode, if anyone is interested the song is called "I Will Wait For You" by Connie Francis, enjoy
ElGuapo gave 5 points
23.11.2005
#984 by ben
fantastic & emotional but deres 1 question, if they did clone seymour wudnt nibbler eat him on sight?
ben gave 5 points
25.11.2005
#985 by Chris Dalton
I wanted to literally put Bender in a trash compactor after this episode. I couldn't watch Futurama for awhile after this one. Being a dog owner, this episode made me cry and literally got me upset. If you love dogs as much as I do, avoid this one at all costs. It is a tear-jerker!
Chris Dalton gave 1 point
01.12.2005
#986 by Dan Maloney
I couldn't believe that a cartoon had such an emotional impact on me. If you are truly a dog lover be careful watching this one!
I didn't get into Futurama until it started running on Adult Swim. Now I'm totally obsessed by it. BRING BACK FUTURAMA!
Dan Maloney gave 5 points
I didn't get into Futurama until it started running on Adult Swim. Now I'm totally obsessed by it. BRING BACK FUTURAMA!
03.12.2005
#987 by Xabier
I love this episode as much as I hate its ending.
Seymour deserved a soethig better.
Xabier gave 5 points
Seymour deserved a soethig better.
03.12.2005
#988 by weegie
What a painfully cruel ending!!!! So sad... I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who was moved to tears by this one. Oh man, that was a heart-breaker.
I can't get over how amazing this show is in so many ways. Amazing. The beauty of it is how it really captures a reality, that an ending isn't always happy (so true in this case).
weegie gave 5 points
I can't get over how amazing this show is in so many ways. Amazing. The beauty of it is how it really captures a reality, that an ending isn't always happy (so true in this case).
04.12.2005
#989 by Robke
This was the saddest episode I have ever Watched of any program. especialy the end. truely a classic
Robke gave 5 points
04.12.2005
#990 by Dan Maloney
After watching, I couldn't believe that a cartoon made me so emotional. Being a dog lover for over 35 years I was reminded of every dog I ever lost. I didn't watch Futurama until it started playing on Adult Swim. Now I'm obsessed. The writers were the best in the business.
BRING BACK FUTURAMA!
Dan Maloney gave 5 points
BRING BACK FUTURAMA!
04.12.2005
#991 by that dog
No way I would have admitted a cartoon made me cry, but look how many people posted here. When that dog put his head down, that was it. No chance.
that dog gave 5 points
05.12.2005
#992 by Noah
Woah, 100 pages of posts. Like everyone else this made me really sad. I had to go over to my dog and just pet him. Seriosuly, i was surprised that the ending was so blunt. I was hoping something would happen that would get the dogs mind of off fry, but nothing happened. :( i sat on the couch for a while just thinking...
Noah gave 5 points
06.12.2005
#993 by Doyle
Its been 25 minutes, andi m still crying. I Really feel Futurama was ahead of tis time lol.
Matt Really did a amazing job with this series...and this episode proved it. I Laughed...I CRIED!.....Simpsons never did that...Futurama had depth
This episode alogn with Godfellas are a PErfect example of how Cartoons COULD be
Doyle gave 5 points
Matt Really did a amazing job with this series...and this episode proved it. I Laughed...I CRIED!.....Simpsons never did that...Futurama had depth
This episode alogn with Godfellas are a PErfect example of how Cartoons COULD be
06.12.2005
#994 by Renee Carson
What can I say...I just finished watching this episode on Adult Swim and despite it being 2:49am and despite that I am viewing the screen through a blurred veil of tears, I had to make this miniscule declaration. This was by far was of the most moving pieces of animation I have ever had the honor to witness. Not since Adam Benjamin Elliott's "Cousin" have I wept at a work of this genre. Stunning, simple stunning.
Renee Carson gave 5 points
06.12.2005
#995 by Allie
This was one of the best episodes of Futurama in my opinion. I just saw this one for the first time last night on adult swim. The flashbacks of Fry's dog trying to find him were so sad. At the very end when the dog finally lays his head down I started to cry. Even thinking about it now gets me teary eyed. The episode made me think of my previous dog, she passed away while I was away at college. This was a really good episode that was very heartfelt.
Allie gave 5 points
06.12.2005
#996 by Judy
This is my favorite episode of Futurama...It is funny throughout, but really sad at the end...I've seen this episode about 8 times, and it always manages to make me cry...I saw it last night and thought I'd be okay, but once the credits started rolling like always the tears flowed....I came here looking for the name of that episode and after reading some of the reviews I am happy I'm not alone....Long live Futurama!
Judy gave 5 points
06.12.2005
#997 by Jeremy
Why?????
that was like my favorite one but FRY why did you have to stop the cloning.......Thier has to be a sequal......make a sequal!!!!!!
Jeremy gave 5 points
that was like my favorite one but FRY why did you have to stop the cloning.......Thier has to be a sequal......make a sequal!!!!!!
07.12.2005
#998 by NSign
*Cries* Fry has to go back in to the future like he did in the giant brain episode, and then see Seymour just sitting there on the sidewalk and then..take the little guy home :P great episode btw ,*almost* made me cry.
NSign gave 5 points
07.12.2005
#999 by Cerulean Shadow
OMG... SEYMOUR!!!! This episode made me think of my dog Daisy that looked EXACTLLY like Seymour.
I LOVE IT
Cerulean Shadow gave 5 points
I LOVE IT
08.12.2005
#1000 by SiNz
This episode was really sad. But I mean totally completely absolutely really sad. I am not much of a Futurama fan. It is actually one of my least favorite cartoons. But Ive been starting to like it. This episode just finally picked me up. This episode got me out of bed at night when I was watching it on TV, got on the computer, and look up about the episode. Its been about 2 days since Ive seen it and am a blubberring mess. I havent stopped crying at all for 1 second. Im actually crying rite now as I am typing this. This episode has well balanced jokes, cuteness, and then the big blow out(this is a blow out thru the eyes). I would have never imagined how much emotion can be put into a cartoon. This is the 4th show or movie that has ever made me cry in my life. This being the most tears ive ever let out. Its just a thing with animals that just make anyone explode(in the sad type). Especially with dogs, my dog died not too long ago, only a few months ago this year. This episode just brought more memories of my dog my than anything. The last minute of the episode just made me cry as to everyone else. Im just glad I am not alone on this subject for the episodes sad ending. I didnt get any bit of sleep when i turned off the TV after the show ended. My pillow was all wet. It is still a bit moist from tears. This is episode should win an award if they have any cartoon grammies.
SiNz gave 5 points
09.12.2005
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