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Episode Reviews
Short Summary
The Why Of FryFirst aired 04/06/03
Rank: 9/124
Reviews: 354
Rating: 91%
Once again the Nibblonians need Fry's help to save the universe.
#1 by Rene
Interesting episode, though a bit odd.
Rene gave 4 points
07.04.2003
#2 by Pimp Daddy
Great episode, loved the kiss at the end.
Pimp Daddy gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#3 by GH
It was good, but I suppose I was expecting more for why Fry was frozen. Still, I liked seeing the Nibblonians and the Brains again, and the ending was just so sweet.
GH gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#4 by kling
WOW! Best episode I have seen in a LONG time since Luck of the Fryish. Best season 5!! It was suprising to find out it was really Fry who put hisself in the future. What a great plot and storyline this had. It also had some really funny parts in it. Brilliantly written!!!
5/5 *****
kling gave 5 points
5/5 *****
07.04.2003
#5 by Zilo
Excellent episode! This would of been a good way to end the series - the main story arch has been concluded and Fry finally gets his kiss.
Zilo gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#6 by jp
Not much new info since most people were already thinking something like this but its cool to see how things went precisely, and with the jokes too....its hard to like episodes when i know theres so few left though *sigh*
jp gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#7 by Michelle
Wow. This episode was full of great storytelling. The writers must have been planning this one for a long time, and I love the way it ties in with so many other episodes. And the Nibblonians are just so cute!
The best part was the Fry/Leela relationship development at the end.
Michelle gave 5 points
The best part was the Fry/Leela relationship development at the end.
07.04.2003
#8 by JabstaMcnasty
A great episode. The best of the season IMO. Ive heard this is supposed to be the Season finale, if so, than it couldnt have ended in a better way. Fixed plotholes, great jokes, and even a big Fry/Leela moment make this one of my favorite episodes. If I could give a 6/5 I would.
JabstaMcnasty gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#9 by Filpaul
Lots of references to past episodes, and The Reason why everything happens!!!
Filpaul gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#10 by Clamps
Beautiful. It made me laugh, it didn't make me cry, it was awesome. I loved those jokes,
"You mean they're trying to learn?"
"Correct."
"Those bastards!"
And we finally found out that Nibbler pushed Fry in the tube. Plus, Fry now has a Chance with Leela! Yay! This episode, Fry seemed surprisingly noble, giving himself for the universe. The side story woth Leela and that Chaz guy did not work, but it did intertwine with with the final scene at the end. A very solid episode, Clamps gives it 5 out of 5.
Clamps gave 5 points
"You mean they're trying to learn?"
"Correct."
"Those bastards!"
And we finally found out that Nibbler pushed Fry in the tube. Plus, Fry now has a Chance with Leela! Yay! This episode, Fry seemed surprisingly noble, giving himself for the universe. The side story woth Leela and that Chaz guy did not work, but it did intertwine with with the final scene at the end. A very solid episode, Clamps gives it 5 out of 5.
07.04.2003
#11 by Justin Z
A pretty good episode, many past references and Fry finally gets a little something from Leela. It's good to see a new episode....
Justin Z gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#12 by Dan H
WOW!
Its a long time waiting for this episode, and we weren't dissapointed.
We found out what that second shadow was, and it was Fry! Very sweet, very well thought out, and very confusing. What happened to the Fry that went into the past to stop Fry from getting frozen? Hmmmm...
Nice to see the Nibblonians again, as they are so cute.
All in all, VERY happy to know all of the past history to bring us to why fry was exactly brought to the future!
Dan H gave 5 points
Its a long time waiting for this episode, and we weren't dissapointed.
We found out what that second shadow was, and it was Fry! Very sweet, very well thought out, and very confusing. What happened to the Fry that went into the past to stop Fry from getting frozen? Hmmmm...
Nice to see the Nibblonians again, as they are so cute.
All in all, VERY happy to know all of the past history to bring us to why fry was exactly brought to the future!
07.04.2003
#13 by Brian
If I could, I would give it a 4.5 but instead I will round up. It wasn't the funniest episode ever, but the story was fantastic and as usual it was fun to watch. Thats the most important thing in my mind.
I want to see some rocket hockey!
Brian gave 5 points
I want to see some rocket hockey!
07.04.2003
#14 by THE WHY OF THIS GUY
SO EVERYTHING THATS HAPPENED TO FRY HAS HAPPENED FOR A REASON!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!
DID ANYBODY NOTICE THAT THERE WAS NO PROFESSOR IN THIS EP!!!!!
THE WHY OF THIS GUY gave 5 points
DID ANYBODY NOTICE THAT THERE WAS NO PROFESSOR IN THIS EP!!!!!
07.04.2003
#15 by Jon S
Awesome.
Hard to believe that there was so much interweaving of different storylines, from Fry's past, Him being his own grandfather, the orphanarium, the nibblonians, vergon 6.... All I can say was wow.
Additionally, It was not too emotional, and had some great jokes in it.
Jon S gave 5 points
Hard to believe that there was so much interweaving of different storylines, from Fry's past, Him being his own grandfather, the orphanarium, the nibblonians, vergon 6.... All I can say was wow.
Additionally, It was not too emotional, and had some great jokes in it.
07.04.2003
#16 by Margarita
I like episode,Leela/Fry part was cute and now we know how Fry got frozen:)
Great ep!
Margarita gave 5 points
Great ep!
07.04.2003
#17 by DMH
Did I absolutely love this episode?
To quote what I thought was the funniest line in the episode...
"With Gusto"
DMH gave 5 points
To quote what I thought was the funniest line in the episode...
"With Gusto"
07.04.2003
#18 by Edd
Really great eps. but y aren't they making more eps. It sucks knowing there is ony a few left...
Edd gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#19 by Dane
Wow. A true milestone episode. If the series had ended on that note, I would have been content.
Getting to see Fry travel back to that fateful New Year's Eve 1999 and make the decision he made renders everything Mr. Glitz from The New York Post said about the show and its characters utterly worthless. If these aren't "warm, genuine characters" -- can you tell me which cartoon characters are?
I love to see continuity in a series like this -- it's something you'll rarely see in a show like The Simpsons, but the writers managed to put together a funny, entertaining and monumental episode using references from "Space Pilot 3000" and "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", thereby giving the fans who have stood by the show through the years something to hold onto. I can only hope the final episode of the series ends on such a high note.
Dane gave 5 points
Getting to see Fry travel back to that fateful New Year's Eve 1999 and make the decision he made renders everything Mr. Glitz from The New York Post said about the show and its characters utterly worthless. If these aren't "warm, genuine characters" -- can you tell me which cartoon characters are?
I love to see continuity in a series like this -- it's something you'll rarely see in a show like The Simpsons, but the writers managed to put together a funny, entertaining and monumental episode using references from "Space Pilot 3000" and "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", thereby giving the fans who have stood by the show through the years something to hold onto. I can only hope the final episode of the series ends on such a high note.
07.04.2003
#20 by dude
an incredible season finale I haven't seen an episode like this since roswell ends well. great!!!
dude gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#21 by jp
im not sure about being the best episode of the season "Jurassic Bark" hit an emotion like no other for lots of people including me, its rare that a cartoon can do that and i think it needs credit.
jp gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#22 by dude
an incredible season finale I haven't seen an episode like this since roswell ends well. great!!!
dude gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#23 by fonoop
This is only the second episode I've written a review for, that means it was really good in my book. It certainly explains a lot, quite a coincidence since I recently saw "Space Pilot 3000" on dvd and on the commentary track, they pointed out the scene with the shadow of Nibler. Certainly one of the most interesting/funny episodes in awhile. Surprise ending too...I hope they developed that a little more in future episodes.
fonoop gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#24 by natt
Great episode.
great ending.
now i might as well turn off my TV because there isn't going to be anything that's even near as good as this
natt gave 5 points
great ending.
now i might as well turn off my TV because there isn't going to be anything that's even near as good as this
07.04.2003
#25 by Cygnus-hime
One of the most ambitious and emotional episodes ever. Granted, it wasn't perfect: I did't understand why Fry's doing the nasty with Grandma had to do with him lacking Delta waves until I thought about it, and I have some logistical objections to the Brain Spawn trying to gather knowledge (which would probably take an infinite amount of time), and moreover, why would they want to destroy the universe WHEN THEY LIVE IN THE UNIVERSE? However, the episode did have some delightfully warped moments, such as the feast of a thousand feasts and riding to his mission on a child's play-cart, Fry found out WHY he wound up in the future in the first place (save the universe, find love, all that good stuff) and had to choose between his past and future lives, and Leela realized just how much she loved Fry, despite his flaws. If only FOX would give the show a chance--then we could have many, many more great episodes like this!
Cygnus-hime gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#26 by Brian
What a great story. This is probably one of my all time favorites - very smart writing. Great last couple scenes.
Brian gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#27 by aslate
Great episode! The start was funny and it remained interesting throughout.
Fry: "I can't work under these conditions, without me there is no mission, i am the mission."
Leela: "We're back from the mission"
Fry: "Wha, what? You went without me?"
Bender: "You were looking up cursewords in the dictionary, it seemed a better use of your time"
We kinda guessed most of what happened, but it was great to see it confirmed and all the bits between.
The bit inside the data-thingy where Fry talks with the Nibblonians about how it was his life they had taken away was so touching.
Nibbler: "We had no choice, you were the only one that could help us. What is one life weighed against the entire universe?"
Fry: "But it was my life" :sniff:
Definately one of the top episodes produced. And it advanced the plot between Fry and Leela so much at the end, but yet it didn't seem forced or sudden.
Loved it all, full marks!
aslate gave 5 points
Fry: "I can't work under these conditions, without me there is no mission, i am the mission."
Leela: "We're back from the mission"
Fry: "Wha, what? You went without me?"
Bender: "You were looking up cursewords in the dictionary, it seemed a better use of your time"
We kinda guessed most of what happened, but it was great to see it confirmed and all the bits between.
The bit inside the data-thingy where Fry talks with the Nibblonians about how it was his life they had taken away was so touching.
Nibbler: "We had no choice, you were the only one that could help us. What is one life weighed against the entire universe?"
Fry: "But it was my life" :sniff:
Definately one of the top episodes produced. And it advanced the plot between Fry and Leela so much at the end, but yet it didn't seem forced or sudden.
Loved it all, full marks!
07.04.2003
#28 by Makaio
This one make me feel compleat. This ties up alot of loose ends. But what I don't get, is that in Jurassic Bark, you can see Nibbler's eye coming out of the garbage can, but it wasn't in this one, even though you see Fry's shadow. Uh, well, any-who, this was a great episode.
Makaio gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#29 by Magpie
great ep! the Nibbolians are so cute and the fry/leela part was great too. I wish there was another whole season. I mean the Simpsons had tons of seasons y not Futurama? I hope the season Fanale is as good as this.
Magpie gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#30 by futurama fan
I don't know what all the fuss is about, sure it had some nice revelations as to Fry's destiny, but where are the laughs, i only laughed once through the entire episode. The writer's seem to concentrate more on plot then on jokes, and while that is nice and all, i still would like to experience the humour that made me fall in love with the show in the first place. In the first few seasons the jokes came out of left-field but now i can see them coming a mile away and most of them are lame. Still love futurama, but if this is the way the show is going,i'll be glad to see it go before it gets really bad.
futurama fan gave 3 points
07.04.2003
#31 by Ceil�
<insert "awwww" and "FINALLY!" here>
Ceil� gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#32 by scubabob
play that funky music fry. good ending
scubabob gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#33 by UsualNoise
Just a great episode. Cohen wrote it, and it shows. Lots of really funny lines and a very strong interesting story. Loved it!!
UsualNoise gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#34 by Icehouseman
I loved it. Loved all the references to Babylon 5 and Star Wars. Plus it adds to everything that happened in past episodes. As others have said, this would have been a great series finale. Wonderful end moment between Fry and Leela. Also the rip on Dave Matthews Band was great. Glad I'm not the only one who think they don't rock.
Icehouseman gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#35 by HawkingHole4001
WOW! That was a good episode.
Now, On to WHY is was great.
1. We finally know the secret behind the Nibbler shadow in the episode that started it ALL, including the Nibbler Controversey (spelling), 1ACV01, Space Pilot 3000.
2. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! Fry and Leela's relationship grows, of course only us, the audience knowing.
3. WE ALL FINALLY GET OUT QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
And this is, hands down, one of the episodes I would give a 12. Of course, I qould give it a 7 in this case.
5 "Nibbler Eyestalks" to "THE WHY OF FRY"!
HawkingHole4001 gave 5 points
Now, On to WHY is was great.
1. We finally know the secret behind the Nibbler shadow in the episode that started it ALL, including the Nibbler Controversey (spelling), 1ACV01, Space Pilot 3000.
2. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT! Fry and Leela's relationship grows, of course only us, the audience knowing.
3. WE ALL FINALLY GET OUT QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
And this is, hands down, one of the episodes I would give a 12. Of course, I qould give it a 7 in this case.
5 "Nibbler Eyestalks" to "THE WHY OF FRY"!
07.04.2003
#36 by artan
it was pretty cool to see the reason for fry being frozen, but i didn't find it really all that funny.
artan gave 3 points
07.04.2003
#37 by Jeff
What a great episode. I want to give David X. Cohen a hug.
Jeff gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#38 by YoungHov116
Just nice to see the show 2 weeks in a row.
YoungHov116 gave 3 points
07.04.2003
#39 by WaffleKing
Great episode. Thank you FOX you morons for finally airing the end of that character arc.
I thought it was great finally understanding why that shadow was there. Its been 4 years!!!
WaffleKing gave 5 points
I thought it was great finally understanding why that shadow was there. Its been 4 years!!!
07.04.2003
#40 by Kramer
It was good but not really funny... Thats why i give it a 3
Kramer gave 3 points
07.04.2003
#41 by Raan
I caught the end, but it was still pretty cool. The writers and artists must have must have had this in mind in the first episode.
Raan gave 4 points
07.04.2003
#42 by Yeakey
All that I had hoped for....and more! This was such a wicked tight episode. Perfect 5, nuff said.
by the way
let your brain chew on this for awhile.
If Fry didn't push himself into the freezing tube, he never would have gone to the future, if he never went to the future he never would have gone back in time, if he never would have gone back in time he wouldn't have fathered his father which would mean he never would have been born, if he was never born then he wouldn't exist at all!!!! It sure is a good thing he pushed himself in (for his sake and the universes;-)
Yeakey gave 5 points
by the way
let your brain chew on this for awhile.
If Fry didn't push himself into the freezing tube, he never would have gone to the future, if he never went to the future he never would have gone back in time, if he never would have gone back in time he wouldn't have fathered his father which would mean he never would have been born, if he was never born then he wouldn't exist at all!!!! It sure is a good thing he pushed himself in (for his sake and the universes;-)
07.04.2003
#43 by The Baz
This does leave plot holes! We already found out about Nibbler during the brain episode, but now we see a capeless Nibbler not push Fry in, but Fry himself!
Also Fry seemed rather selfish not wanting to save the universe because the Nibblonians ruined his "life", a life he has made clear that he didn't like and was glad to be in the future.
Pfft, good jokes and solid story. But boring and definetly not as good as some people think imo.
The Baz gave 3 points
Also Fry seemed rather selfish not wanting to save the universe because the Nibblonians ruined his "life", a life he has made clear that he didn't like and was glad to be in the future.
Pfft, good jokes and solid story. But boring and definetly not as good as some people think imo.
07.04.2003
#44 by Stover
Very good episode. I was quite happy with the jokes in the begining. Especialy where bender kept saying no.
Fry finaly gets lucky, and the shaddow in the first episode realy was nibbler (so many people believed to be so).
This one lived up to it's name, and explained why fry was in the future.
Stover gave 5 points
Fry finaly gets lucky, and the shaddow in the first episode realy was nibbler (so many people believed to be so).
This one lived up to it's name, and explained why fry was in the future.
07.04.2003
#45 by Arctic Sunlight
Truly, a great episode!
Arctic Sunlight gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#46 by en0mis
Excellent episode and one of my new favorites. :)
en0mis gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#47 by The Man
One word, WOW!!!! This was great. Normally when a show does somthing like this it dosn't match up with the previous episodes. All of those plants from other episodes really were paid off great. The Leela/Fry thing at the end was cool. I just wish we had alot more episodes to look forward too.
The Man gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#48 by Mark
Great episode that tied up many loose ends. The ending rocked!
Mark gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#49 by Josh
Excellent episode. I'd complain about the plot hole/space time continum breaches, but I'll just remember that it's just a TV show and I should relax.
And since this is quite possibly the series finale on Fox, I'm glad to see it end with Fry finally getting Leela.
Josh gave 5 points
And since this is quite possibly the series finale on Fox, I'm glad to see it end with Fry finally getting Leela.
07.04.2003
#50 by Tzlk
Pure Genius. Loved the Ending. Thought Leela was a bit shallower than normal, but at the same time, Im glad she came to her senses. My new favorite Episode!
Tzlk gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#51 by some guy
We need more episodes like this one. All questions were answered with this one!! Keepem coming!!
some guy gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#52 by robmac
I was expecting so much from this episode that it flopped for me. I liked it for a Futurama episode, don't get me wrong, but so much hype was generated for, what, the past year that it was supposed to be on that it fell flat (Thanks Fox!).
I did like finally seeing the reason behind the Nibbler and Nibbler/Fry shadows in 1999, but thought it'd be a little deeper than it was.
Too bad FOX continues to bone this truly funny show.
robmac gave 3 points
I did like finally seeing the reason behind the Nibbler and Nibbler/Fry shadows in 1999, but thought it'd be a little deeper than it was.
Too bad FOX continues to bone this truly funny show.
07.04.2003
#53 by Kevin
Wow! This was a really cool episode! It put a different look on the whole series. I'd always thought Fry had put himself in the future by falling off his chair. But it was really Nibbler. Well, then again, it ended up being Fry who put himself in the future after all. Well, still, really cool episode! I am partial to time travel movies and shows.
Kevin gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#54 by Smitty
The Junior Scooty Puff Hehee!
Loved it, fine ep tho I missed the first 5 minutes. :-/
But I'll catch up when it reruns either on FOX and/or Cartoon Network.
-cs
Smitty gave 5 points
Loved it, fine ep tho I missed the first 5 minutes. :-/
But I'll catch up when it reruns either on FOX and/or Cartoon Network.
-cs
07.04.2003
#55 by Chalic
Great Episode, restores faith in the ability of the futurama team to make great television.
Chalic gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#56 by Jim
Just wonderful.
Futurama is the best.
Jim gave 5 points
Futurama is the best.
07.04.2003
#57 by cvlegion
I liked the episode very much. It tied a lot of things in. However, it was bittersweet. Since they are letting the cat out of the bag on a lot of secrets, it is only too obvious that there is no hope for the continuation of the series. I think that this would have been the perfect series ender. It leaves it very open-ended. We know why Fry came to the future and that in the end it was what he really wanted. He served a purpose in the future. And everyone lives happily ever after. What it also does is it leaves open the possibility for the series to continue at some other point. So I think it provides a sense of finality, but leaves the door open.
cvlegion gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#58 by Dan
A great episode that tied it all together, but if this is the last (new) episode, they blew it with one small omission:
This was the perfect opportunity for Fry to rescue Seymour before pushing himself (and Seymour) into the freezer.
Dan gave 4 points
This was the perfect opportunity for Fry to rescue Seymour before pushing himself (and Seymour) into the freezer.
07.04.2003
#59 by JingM
One of the worst episode. Not funny, stupid plot. Dont make much sense. I felt like I was watching an SImpsons episode. I expected a better plot.
JingM gave 1 point
07.04.2003
#60 by Dave
Amazing episode! I guess I'm just a hopeless romantic, but it's these episodes that I feel really are the brilliance of Futurama. No other cartoon can cause such emotion in the audiance. Hell, it gives most any other show a run for it's money. It's hillarious and timeless, and it's a shame that Futurama won't be around much longer for more of these gems to pop up.
Dave gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#61 by Jamie
Greatest one since Godfellas. This and godfellas are now tied with me for favorite episodes.
Jamie gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#62 by D
Pure genius. Another great episode of the most underrated show on TV.
D gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#63 by BaronK
Superb, although I do miss the mystery of not knowing what Nibbler was doing in '99.
BaronK gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#64 by Ant
It was OK. It wasn't very funny.
Ant gave 3 points
07.04.2003
#65 by Venus
it made my insides happy in ways i can't even understand! The shipper in me nearly died of too much joy!
Venus gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#66 by schwiz
really funny one. I just loved in the end the big ass gun that was on frys new ship. funny stuff
schwiz gave 4 points
07.04.2003
#67 by crippled_ass
I like how they tied up many loose ends.While creating even more paradoxes. (sp)
But i hated the Leela-Chaz thing.
crippled_ass gave 4 points
But i hated the Leela-Chaz thing.
07.04.2003
#68 by ZombieZoidburgJesus
Very good episode, but it suffered for a few reasons:
1) A few failed jokes.
2) The whole episode being about things many of us had already figured out.
3) Being too rushed. It really would've helped if it had been a two-parter.
4) Character inconsitancies.
5) Once again, it seems like the Futurama writers have difficulty with anger. When Fry was mad in the Infosphere, it reminded me alot of Leela's angry rant at the end of "Leela's Homeworld".
Anyway, still a solid episode (Needed more Zoidburg, though)
"The Other One" - Does this mean that Leela is in some way important to the whole scheme of things? Nibbler seemed pretty ademant about Fry and Leela hooking up. Maybe the Nibblonians will need help the help of a half mutant, half inbred child in the future. Perhaps there is more to Leela coming to the surface than we saw in "Leela's Homeworld".
ZombieZoidburgJesus gave 4 points
1) A few failed jokes.
2) The whole episode being about things many of us had already figured out.
3) Being too rushed. It really would've helped if it had been a two-parter.
4) Character inconsitancies.
5) Once again, it seems like the Futurama writers have difficulty with anger. When Fry was mad in the Infosphere, it reminded me alot of Leela's angry rant at the end of "Leela's Homeworld".
Anyway, still a solid episode (Needed more Zoidburg, though)
"The Other One" - Does this mean that Leela is in some way important to the whole scheme of things? Nibbler seemed pretty ademant about Fry and Leela hooking up. Maybe the Nibblonians will need help the help of a half mutant, half inbred child in the future. Perhaps there is more to Leela coming to the surface than we saw in "Leela's Homeworld".
07.04.2003
#69 by Mandy Grrrl
"Scooty Puff Jr. suuuuuuuuuuuuucks!!!
Mandy Grrrl gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#70 by spaceytracy84
Excellent. Futurama is still the greatest!
spaceytracy84 gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#71 by Dr. Z
This was a great way of tying the entire series together. Its a shame that Fox won't let us see all the other stories they had for us. Is this the series finale or will we have more? If not, then this was a great way to go out.
Dr. Z gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#72 by Hypnotoad
A nice choice for possibly the last Futurama aired ever.
Hypnotoad gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#73 by Yahoo
Fantastic! Best episode I have seen in a LONG time since Luck of the Fryish.
Yahoo gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#74 by Dark Shooter
Lots of old questions answered in this one. You know they've been planning to put this one out for a LONG time. Very story driven episode that shows just why Futurama doesn't deserve the short end of the stick from Fox. You don't see stuff like this in comedy shows often; IE: a point to it all. *****
Dark Shooter gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#75 by Frank
It all comes together!
It's exactly what I expected and wanted, which is why it makes me so happy. Many are angry that they figured it out already, but what the hell? Maybe you shouldn't have thought about the show so much.
Great episode. Now I can't wait to see how Nibbler hooks Fry and Leela up.
Frank gave 5 points
It's exactly what I expected and wanted, which is why it makes me so happy. Many are angry that they figured it out already, but what the hell? Maybe you shouldn't have thought about the show so much.
Great episode. Now I can't wait to see how Nibbler hooks Fry and Leela up.
07.04.2003
#76 by Prowla RX7
I don't get why those who gave it low ratings are doing so because it wasn't as funny... I don't think this episode was made for hilarious moments all throughout the way. It was a great plot that tied up many loose ends. Stupid people...
Prowla RX7 gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#77 by Meat Bag
It wasn't that funny of an episode (as far as Futurama episodes go. It seemed to be alot of references to previous episodes.
Meat Bag gave 3 points
07.04.2003
#78 by Nero
I liked it alot. I thought it was funny. It was good how it explained the shadow (and later shadows) in the first ep. Heh, I liked when Fry stopped himself from falling the first time, just that little thing can make it really good.
Nero gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#79 by Kristi
This was a good episode. I was a little disappointed at first because I thought there would be more scenes in the past. The jokes were good, but there weren't enough of them. The Fry/Leela thing was okay but the ep would have been fine without it. It's amazing the way they had this all planned out from the first episode.
I didn't like the way Fry was so depressed at the beginning. Even when his life was awful in "Space Pilot 3000" he wasn't that depressed. And he kept complaining about how his life was changed. I know he didn't like being used, but wouldn't he get over it since he got to live in the future (which he said he liked)? Why would he even consider giving up his year 3002 life for his crummy 1999 life (even if things weren't going well recently)? And he didn't care about saving the entire universe, just saving Leela. That seems so selfish and out of character.
Like in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", memories were erased, and it felt like a cheap way to never metion an important series event again.
Overall, this was a good fairly funny episode. It's great that they were able to wrap up that Nibbler shadow plot line before the series ended.
Kristi gave 5 points
I didn't like the way Fry was so depressed at the beginning. Even when his life was awful in "Space Pilot 3000" he wasn't that depressed. And he kept complaining about how his life was changed. I know he didn't like being used, but wouldn't he get over it since he got to live in the future (which he said he liked)? Why would he even consider giving up his year 3002 life for his crummy 1999 life (even if things weren't going well recently)? And he didn't care about saving the entire universe, just saving Leela. That seems so selfish and out of character.
Like in "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid", memories were erased, and it felt like a cheap way to never metion an important series event again.
Overall, this was a good fairly funny episode. It's great that they were able to wrap up that Nibbler shadow plot line before the series ended.
07.04.2003
#80 by tastycrat
Fantastic episode, with one disappointment. It appears that the Seymour story line began and ended with Jurassic Bark. Seymour could have been worked in to the future through this space-time nexus business. Of course, if that had happened AND Leela kissed Fry, the series could have (and should have) ended tonight.
tastycrat gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#81 by Adam S.
A great episode, filling in a few of the how's and why's of previous eps.
However, this really feels like it *could* be the ending of the show. FOX could end the series right now, and not leave anything unanswered. This is tragic.
Adam S. gave 5 points
However, this really feels like it *could* be the ending of the show. FOX could end the series right now, and not leave anything unanswered. This is tragic.
07.04.2003
#82 by Anarchist
Good episode, but I was expecting something a bit more... epic. This was such a highly-anticipated episode that promised some key revelations, that I expected a lot more from it than we got. We barely learned anything new (by now, it was fairly obvious that it was Fry and Nibbler who pushed him into the cryogenic tube), and the explanation of the brainspawn's goals was just plain lame. The beginning and ending were really good, though - really sets the plotline up for a nice, touching finale. I dunno, maybe I'm just upset because the series is ending which means there won't be many more chances for truly great episodes, but I feel that this episodes is not what it should have been.
Anarchist gave 4 points
07.04.2003
#83 by BrainSluggo
For we shamelessly-nerdy uber-fans who have been rewinding "Space Pilot 3000" and "Jurassic Bark" over and over looking for new clues, this was just a filler in terms of Fry's history. Nothing we hadn't already guessed.
Frankly, Fry's ultimate escape could've been better; I imagined it was going to end with Fry voluntarily stepping into another cyrogenic tube after being given a "decide-now" choice by Nibbler--and being unfrozen in 3003 the day after he left. (That way, we could've seen Leela's former co-workers again:
"Welcome...to the fut--"
"Yeah yeah yeah, outta my way!! Leela!!"
"Hey, where's he going? He didn't let me do my line!"
...and right before Fry finds Leela--who is searching for him--he could've run into Nibbler, who then "blanks" him, depriving him of his "important role"--making the ending that much sweeter.)
Little complaints: No Professor and virtually no Amy; the current ending is one of those time-travel paradoxes; the "Death Star" takeoff was funnier the last two times it was done on the show.
BUT! I'm sure all shippies are as delighted as I am in the ending. Last week, a glance; this week, a kiss. Oh, if only "The Devil's Hands..." were running next week...
BrainSluggo gave 4 points
Frankly, Fry's ultimate escape could've been better; I imagined it was going to end with Fry voluntarily stepping into another cyrogenic tube after being given a "decide-now" choice by Nibbler--and being unfrozen in 3003 the day after he left. (That way, we could've seen Leela's former co-workers again:
"Welcome...to the fut--"
"Yeah yeah yeah, outta my way!! Leela!!"
"Hey, where's he going? He didn't let me do my line!"
...and right before Fry finds Leela--who is searching for him--he could've run into Nibbler, who then "blanks" him, depriving him of his "important role"--making the ending that much sweeter.)
Little complaints: No Professor and virtually no Amy; the current ending is one of those time-travel paradoxes; the "Death Star" takeoff was funnier the last two times it was done on the show.
BUT! I'm sure all shippies are as delighted as I am in the ending. Last week, a glance; this week, a kiss. Oh, if only "The Devil's Hands..." were running next week...
07.04.2003
#84 by Athos
A fine episode in the tradition of The Luck of The Fryish and Jurassic Bark.
Its incredible how many stories in Futurama indeed hang together.... The Day The Earth Stood Stupid, Space Pilot 3000, Love's Labour Lost In Space, Jurassic Bark, Roswell That Ends Well..... Futurama is better planned than I have ever thought.
Leela's kiss surprised me a bit. This episode would make a good last episode for Futurama all together. This reminds me of how few episodes are left before the great curtain falls finally.
Athos gave 5 points
Its incredible how many stories in Futurama indeed hang together.... The Day The Earth Stood Stupid, Space Pilot 3000, Love's Labour Lost In Space, Jurassic Bark, Roswell That Ends Well..... Futurama is better planned than I have ever thought.
Leela's kiss surprised me a bit. This episode would make a good last episode for Futurama all together. This reminds me of how few episodes are left before the great curtain falls finally.
07.04.2003
#85 by AdAM
Just loved it.....
AdAM gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#86 by Luke
A good episode as it dealt with the overall story arc, but from a laugh-out-loud perspective, this episode was lacking, I think. The revelations were fun, I liked the Brains, and I LOVED Nibbler's speaking voice, but I didn't laugh all that much while watching it. The very beginning, with Fry talking about The Mission, and some of his briefing from the Nibblonians were about it. I guess with the show coming to an end that this kind of episode was inevitable, but next week (yay!) I hope for more laughs. Even other sentimental episodes like Luck Of The Fryish had more solid humor while still retaining their emotional stance. A good ep which could have been better.
Even I have to admit, though, the ending was very sweet and left me feeling good! You go Fry!
Luke gave 4 points
Even I have to admit, though, the ending was very sweet and left me feeling good! You go Fry!
07.04.2003
#87 by Tele-Toby
I agree with Zilo that this would have made a very appropriate final episode. (Although as a final ep, it would have been lacking in final appearances for Farnsworth and Hermes. And it def. needed more for Dr. Zoidberg, Amy and especially Bender!)
Still it was great to see how many episodes were tied together; that this was great evidence about how well-thought out this whole series was. (I can't stand when a show never gives a hoot for its master plan!)
from Tubeworld,
Tele-Toby
Tele-Toby gave 5 points
Still it was great to see how many episodes were tied together; that this was great evidence about how well-thought out this whole series was. (I can't stand when a show never gives a hoot for its master plan!)
from Tubeworld,
Tele-Toby
07.04.2003
#88 by Andy
great ep
Interesting, that the storywriters have planned this episode from the beginning of the show. In the first ep (Space pilot) you can see nibblers shadow for a second when Fry is falling into the freezer.
Andy gave 5 points
Interesting, that the storywriters have planned this episode from the beginning of the show. In the first ep (Space pilot) you can see nibblers shadow for a second when Fry is falling into the freezer.
07.04.2003
#89 by metallirock
This was a really good episode. It was funny but not hilarious. It was more interesting to watch Leela start to figure out that Fry is a great guy. The best line was when Nibbler said that the Dave Mathews Band doesn't rock. I agree they SUCK!!!!
metallirock gave 4 points
07.04.2003
#90 by Homie
This episode was amazing. I love Futurama.
Homie gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#91 by Splee
Frankly, I don't care much for the episodes with emotional endings- only the funny ones. Fortunately, this one was also funny. Especially the Brains.
However it also fell into repeating a bit too much. How many times have we seen that 1999 bit in various episodes? Like 5 times?
But it was nice to see one with a grounded plot compared to the last two, which were, well funny, very, very wacky.
I'm sure the last episode will be chalk full of sentiment. I'm not sure whether to look forward to it or fear it.
Splee.
Splee gave 4 points
However it also fell into repeating a bit too much. How many times have we seen that 1999 bit in various episodes? Like 5 times?
But it was nice to see one with a grounded plot compared to the last two, which were, well funny, very, very wacky.
I'm sure the last episode will be chalk full of sentiment. I'm not sure whether to look forward to it or fear it.
Splee.
07.04.2003
#92 by Morbo
Best episode in the season, right after Jurrasic Bark.
Morbo gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#93 by RB
I thought the plot was too convoluted and contrived.
The endless string of jokes during the first act made this a very solid episode though. I just wish they could carry the humor through with the plot.
And Fry finally got his smooch! Good work, buddy!
RB gave 4 points
The endless string of jokes during the first act made this a very solid episode though. I just wish they could carry the humor through with the plot.
And Fry finally got his smooch! Good work, buddy!
07.04.2003
#94 by Scott O
Great, great, great... I loved it. Best ep. in a while. It really is sad though, they are wrapping up all the loose ends in the series... and the kiss, oh man, I got teary-eyed.
Scott O gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#95 by Damitol
I'm giving it a 4, but only because I'm trying to rate it strictly against other Futurama's, and a �Futurama 4� is like a 14 for any other show.
Many good jokes, but more chuckles than belly laughs. I completely understand that the point of this episode was to advance the overall plot arc rather than unending big laughs, but to me, the jokes are a bit more important.
I think that this one will be a lot of fun to rewatch, because it is filled with subtle things. Like, Leela's single big contact lens (which was written pre-Monsters Inc.), or the fact Fry started to fall into the cryogenic tube by himself, but "future Fry" pulled the chair leg back while he was still arguing with 1999 Nibbler. I also loved the Scooty Puff Jr. ("Who's Ready For Some Safe Fun?"), the Feast of 1000 Beasts ("You going to eat that?" "Maybe later.") and, of all the questions Fry could ask the Big Brain, they first was the recipe for stamp glue.
Like others here, I think this would have made a perfect series finale and can't wait to see what they did in "Devil's Hands" for David to say in that interview that it was their "just in case the series ends" episode.
If we could use decimals, I would have given it a 4.8, but I have to reserve a 5 rating for the shows that I laugh out loud at. But - brilliant episode and definitely one of my top 10.
Damitol gave 4 points
Many good jokes, but more chuckles than belly laughs. I completely understand that the point of this episode was to advance the overall plot arc rather than unending big laughs, but to me, the jokes are a bit more important.
I think that this one will be a lot of fun to rewatch, because it is filled with subtle things. Like, Leela's single big contact lens (which was written pre-Monsters Inc.), or the fact Fry started to fall into the cryogenic tube by himself, but "future Fry" pulled the chair leg back while he was still arguing with 1999 Nibbler. I also loved the Scooty Puff Jr. ("Who's Ready For Some Safe Fun?"), the Feast of 1000 Beasts ("You going to eat that?" "Maybe later.") and, of all the questions Fry could ask the Big Brain, they first was the recipe for stamp glue.
Like others here, I think this would have made a perfect series finale and can't wait to see what they did in "Devil's Hands" for David to say in that interview that it was their "just in case the series ends" episode.
If we could use decimals, I would have given it a 4.8, but I have to reserve a 5 rating for the shows that I laugh out loud at. But - brilliant episode and definitely one of my top 10.
07.04.2003
#96 by Kyliedawg
Enjoyable episode (especially the crack about those who don't use their brains much...with reference to 'people who watch cartoon shows!') but I think the hype as the show comes to an end may have been impossible to live up to as I don't think the team behind the show ever planned this as a show OR season finale...
As for Leela and Fry.....can't believe no one has mentioned the "Other One" comment...
What if it's a 'Return of the Jedi' thing and Leela and Fry are really related!
EEEWWWW!!!
Kyliedawg gave 4 points
As for Leela and Fry.....can't believe no one has mentioned the "Other One" comment...
What if it's a 'Return of the Jedi' thing and Leela and Fry are really related!
EEEWWWW!!!
07.04.2003
#97 by Jason M. Peavey
I found this episode to be a bit predictable.. after all, I always believed in the "Nibbler's shadow" theory, and that Fry would have to go back to that fateful night of December 31, 1999 attempting to change things. It also seemed too much like a rerun of "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid".
Still, this episode was significantly better than some of the other most recent ones. And I'm glad this "Nibbler's Shadow" mystery has finally been resolved for people who haven't been paying attention!
Jason M. Peavey gave 5 points
Still, this episode was significantly better than some of the other most recent ones. And I'm glad this "Nibbler's Shadow" mystery has finally been resolved for people who haven't been paying attention!
07.04.2003
#98 by H & S�
One of the best episodes i ever have seen!
Futurma is to cool to cancelled. Think about your mistake FOX!!!
H & S� gave 5 points
Futurma is to cool to cancelled. Think about your mistake FOX!!!
07.04.2003
#99 by cbrowne319
Great episode. I am really going to miss this show.
cbrowne319 gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#100 by Matt
hooray a great ep
Matt gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#101 by lelas' lover
EXCELLENT!!!
lelas' lover gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#102 by Keefe
cool idea for an episode.
Keefe gave 5 points
07.04.2003
#103 by Danny Jr.
This may be our final episode of the series. Hopefully Fox will air us the rest of the season or at least some more episodes than 8. Well I still have a lot of catching up to do with ep. from the past seasons. I have the first Volume on DVD. It's been great! My personal thoughts about this ep. are that is was great. Though, I've never seen those brains before in Futurama. I'm so mad at myself for missing the first 8 minutes. I was so mad. Hopefully Fox will reun it, probably not. Overall, it was great. It ws great to see Nibbler. I have not seen him in a while. Oh yeah and the kiss at the end was great. Overall, it was a good season. I didn't get to see a few episodes because of the football games. My top ep. of the season would be Jurassic Bark, Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdlers, and this one. We can only hope that Fox will show us more episodes. More episodes. We demand more episodes! Long Live Futurama and it's creators.
P.S.-I hope Fry and Leela will hook up!
Danny Jr. gave 5 points
P.S.-I hope Fry and Leela will hook up!
07.04.2003
#104 by David
I liked this episode, but I would rather went on thinking Fry went into the future just because he was an idiot....... Although technically he did... But there was one error. In one of the "Tales of Intrest!", Fry asked what would happen if he didn't fall into the cryo-tube. If Nibbler had failed in freezing him, why didn't he just try again? Other than that, the episode was great.
David gave 4 points
07.04.2003
#105 by fdr
good episode....I find it cool that this must have been planned from the first episode because when fry falls in and gets frozen, you can clearly see nibler's shadow on ground beside the chair. You can also see nibler's eyeball in the garbage can and his and fry's shadow under the desk in Jurassic Bark. Awesome Writting!!!!
fdr gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#106 by BENDER
This was the best episode I have seen In a long time!I captured it so if anyone wants it you can email me or come on IRC using an undernet server do a /whois bender and join a chan he is in. Bender is Great!
BENDER gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#107 by kiran_mk2
Great episode. Everything is starting to come together as the series is comming to an end. One thing I though would happen is that Fry would order the pizza for I.C.Weiner cos in Space Pilot 3000 he says "by this point in my life I always thought I'd be the one making crank calls". That would have been nicely ironic.
We in the UK are getting Season 3 in June so we may get Season 4 by Xmas and so see the final7 eps before Fox show them!
kiran_mk2 gave 5 points
We in the UK are getting Season 3 in June so we may get Season 4 by Xmas and so see the final7 eps before Fox show them!
08.04.2003
#108 by BigWhoop
It was good but not great.
A fine "Back to the Future" episode but not an amazing one. Compared to other episodes that explored Fry's past, it doesn't have the emotion of "Luck of the Fryish" or "Jurassic Bark" and it doesn't have the humor of "Roswell that ends well"... The story feels a bit forced, it tries to be as cool as the episodes I just cited but doesn't really manage to be. Also, it relied too much on the episode "The Day the earth stood stupid" and as a result offered very few surprising moments... It was still pretty damn good but I just feel it could have been much better!
BigWhoop gave 4 points
A fine "Back to the Future" episode but not an amazing one. Compared to other episodes that explored Fry's past, it doesn't have the emotion of "Luck of the Fryish" or "Jurassic Bark" and it doesn't have the humor of "Roswell that ends well"... The story feels a bit forced, it tries to be as cool as the episodes I just cited but doesn't really manage to be. Also, it relied too much on the episode "The Day the earth stood stupid" and as a result offered very few surprising moments... It was still pretty damn good but I just feel it could have been much better!
08.04.2003
#109 by Ben
This was a great episode, the best of the season in my opinion. It was very funny without needing to use much Bender or Zoidberg, had a big-time Leela/Fry moment and even though the #2 plot wasn't great, it didn't get in the way of things. I think it's episodes like this show that why Futurama is the best cartoon on television by a long shot.
"Yes, except the Dave Matthews Band does not rock."
Ben gave 5 points
"Yes, except the Dave Matthews Band does not rock."
08.04.2003
#110 by Robo THE ROBOT HOBO
not the funniest episode i have seen but, i like the new twist on nibbler, and the new suprise, seems like fry falling off the chair was not a mistake after all and he did have some meaning, but i dont want to give anything away, it has somewhat changed the series, some might like it some might not. some parts were a little confusing, but it was supposed to be that way
Robo THE ROBOT HOBO gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#111 by tablage
Just saw the episode and what can i say? ill make it as simple as possible BEST EPISODE EVER. sweetest funniest and cleverest of all the great futurama episodes. it could really be the last one. but so god give we will se a few more, in the next weeks, though i cannot expect them to be as good as "the why of fry". thank you and good night
tablage gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#112 by duke'ku
Amazing... the Nibblonians cracked me up.
duke'ku gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#113 by whatkindapizzagosinu
I'll get right on it, in a thousand years!
whatkindapizzagosinu gave 4 points
08.04.2003
#114 by Ras/Trigorin
The past nastification that beget it all. One of the best episodes not as great as "jurassic Bark" but still better than any simpson episode that has aired since 1997. A true fan would take note that the door to the cryogenics lab said "no power failure since 1997", which is the year the last great simpsons episode aired, Coincidence? I think not. Please some one needs to put a merciful end to the simpson sham that is currently running on fox.
Ras/Trigorin gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#115 by Tomk
futurama mustnt end!!!
Tomk gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#116 by Razorfeed
Everything about this episode is good. I'm glad there wasn't that much Zoidberg in it, or it would have offset the episode's inherent "cute factor". I do hope however that someday, Fry's contributions to the universe are recognized. I can't think of anyone more deserving.
Razorfeed gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#117 by ZitZo
The best episode yet, this season :)
ZitZo gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#118 by JESUSMAN
SHIT. JUST SHIT.
JESUSMAN gave 5 points
08.04.2003
#119 by Smooth T
"You are the most important person in the universe"
"Aw, snap!"
lol... love it. The second half was a little draggy, but necessary for bringing all those plot elements together. Great show.
Smooth T gave 4 points
"Aw, snap!"
lol... love it. The second half was a little draggy, but necessary for bringing all those plot elements together. Great show.
08.04.2003
#120 by a little girl
Oh, I loved this episode sooo much!! I especially LOVED IT when Leela was holding up the picture of her and the guy(without his face, since Bender did the "honors".)and Fry came into the room, which made it look like Fry was in the picture instead of the other dude. And let's not forget about the kiss!
a little girl gave 5 points
09.04.2003
#121 by Justin Hemenway
One of my all time favorites...I was a huge fan of "the day earth stood stupid", so I like the return of the brains and nibblonians. The only thing I thought was stupid was the knowledge sphere or whatever, which was too similar to the "near-death star" in "A Clone of my Own".
Justin Hemenway gave 5 points
09.04.2003
#122 by Bo, the space monkey
Great episode! Hurrah for Leela! :D She finally came to her sense. A great epsiode for shippers like me and I love how it ties back to the first episode. DAMN YOU FOX!! DAMN YOU TO HELL!
Bo, the space monkey gave 5 points
09.04.2003
#123 by tom
of course its great, its futurama
tom gave 5 points
09.04.2003
#124 by Julia S.
Touching episode (sniff)
Julia S. gave 4 points
09.04.2003
#125 by poppler dealer
BRING BACK FUTURAMA this episode is one of many many many many reasons that the show must come back
poppler dealer gave 5 points
09.04.2003
#126 by Corky
I loved this episode! It was awesome! Nibbler pushing Fry into the tube...then Fry pushing himself in...classic! And the constant references to past episodes! Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! I'd have to say my 3rd favorite part is at the end with Fry's head in the hole where the Mayor's Aide's used to be. That was very sweet.
FIRE STARS! ^.^ *****
Corky gave 5 points
FIRE STARS! ^.^ *****
09.04.2003
#127 by ArchitectureGeek
Great followup to "The day the earth stood stupid"
ArchitectureGeek gave 4 points
09.04.2003
#128 by AreDaval
This is just the type of episode that makes me upset about our uncertain Futurama future...
AreDaval gave 5 points
09.04.2003
#129 by Fat Pat
Pretty good. I love the beformentioned fry line
Fat Pat gave 4 points
09.04.2003
#130 by Otis P Jivefunk
WOW! This is such an awesome fantastic episode; I was speechless after seeing it the first time. I think the funniest moment is when Fry and one of the brains have this conversation:
Brain: You could stop the Nibblonian from pushing you into the cryogenic tube
Fry: That IS interesting �Why?
The way he says it is class! The Nibblonians were really funny too. And that townie joke was class, although I didn�t like how it was directed at Fry. The whole episode flowed so brilliantly, and after watching it some more I�ve realised what a wonderful score it has too. It�s so great to finally know why Fry is there, and how it all actually happened. I just love how in Futurama you can have such plot heavy episodes which are brilliantly told and so engrossing. I think this is probably the most engrossing Futurama so far. Wonderful plot with twists and depth, and plenty of those �How is Fry gonna get out of this?� moments. Combine that with great humour, some emotion, and a sweet romantic ending and you get an almost perfect episode. I also really liked the animation, especially of the infosphere. I found that it reminded me a little too much of the Death Star in �A Clone of my Own� though, but still, awesome. I�m just so thankful that Fox ever actually showed this wonderful episode :)
Otis P Jivefunk gave 5 points
Brain: You could stop the Nibblonian from pushing you into the cryogenic tube
Fry: That IS interesting �Why?
The way he says it is class! The Nibblonians were really funny too. And that townie joke was class, although I didn�t like how it was directed at Fry. The whole episode flowed so brilliantly, and after watching it some more I�ve realised what a wonderful score it has too. It�s so great to finally know why Fry is there, and how it all actually happened. I just love how in Futurama you can have such plot heavy episodes which are brilliantly told and so engrossing. I think this is probably the most engrossing Futurama so far. Wonderful plot with twists and depth, and plenty of those �How is Fry gonna get out of this?� moments. Combine that with great humour, some emotion, and a sweet romantic ending and you get an almost perfect episode. I also really liked the animation, especially of the infosphere. I found that it reminded me a little too much of the Death Star in �A Clone of my Own� though, but still, awesome. I�m just so thankful that Fox ever actually showed this wonderful episode :)
09.04.2003
#131 by tolly_p
the more eps i see the more sad i become because i know the end is near.
i need more eps!!! MATTTT MAKE MOREE (and team ofcourse)
i need it to cope with reality
(_8(¦)...Dooohhhh
tolly_p gave 5 points
i need more eps!!! MATTTT MAKE MOREE (and team ofcourse)
i need it to cope with reality
(_8(¦)...Dooohhhh
09.04.2003
#132 by David X. Cohen
I give it 5 stars because I want the average rating to move ahead of "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles". (Take that, Jeff Westbrook!)
Thanks to everyone for the kind reviews.
David X. Cohen gave 5 points
Thanks to everyone for the kind reviews.
09.04.2003
#133 by zimba
Great epi, really funny stuff in it but the story was the BEST!
zimba gave 5 points
09.04.2003
#134 by this is my name
Very exciting!!!
this is my name gave 5 points
09.04.2003
#135 by Scovron
It seems like ther's enough plot fo one hour episode. Good one, but I'm not stunned.
Scovron gave 4 points
09.04.2003
#136 by smashignitionst
Hilarious episode, and huge plot.
"Right. Except that Dave Mathews Band sucks"
smashignitionst gave 5 points
"Right. Except that Dave Mathews Band sucks"
09.04.2003
#137 by Robotron 2084
Yet another intricate and unique plot from David X. Cohen! Very funny episode, many great jokes, this is really a great plot for the die-hard fans. References to older episodes, and a mindbending time-twist, that, as David will tell us on the commentary, is completely scientifically plausible!
Robotron 2084 gave 5 points
10.04.2003
#138 by Al Farnsworth
I expected a lot out of this episode and I think it came through.
While I never liked the giant brains much (I don't know... they're kinda ugly), I think that the line "Our calculations are always correct, for we are giant brains" was right up there with "I'm the greetest!" :)
Also, I liked the decision Fry has to make when he returns back in time.
All in all, a very good episode
Al Farnsworth gave 5 points
While I never liked the giant brains much (I don't know... they're kinda ugly), I think that the line "Our calculations are always correct, for we are giant brains" was right up there with "I'm the greetest!" :)
Also, I liked the decision Fry has to make when he returns back in time.
All in all, a very good episode
10.04.2003
#139 by Michael
A highly anticipated episode that didn't disappoint. I just wish they'd explained how the brains could send Fry back in time through the Nexus point a bit more clearly. Still, amazing stuff.
Michael gave 5 points
10.04.2003
#140 by martin
sort of expected more, since i had so much hoped fry would be reunited with his 20th century dog....;) great episode though!
martin gave 4 points
10.04.2003
#141 by Vincent Fang Xian
I thought this was really good. When travels back through time and puts himself through the Cryotube.
Because in the Pilot episode, you see nibbler's shadow as Fry falls in... oh well.
He freezes himself,
he's his own grandpa,
lord knows what he'll do to himself in the...oh right...
Vincent Fang Xian gave 4 points
Because in the Pilot episode, you see nibbler's shadow as Fry falls in... oh well.
He freezes himself,
he's his own grandpa,
lord knows what he'll do to himself in the...oh right...
10.04.2003
#142 by Joe Anybody
I hate to give two low ratings in a row, but I'm not that big on the big episodes like this. It was good, up to the point where they threw away all the comedy, for a plot-oriented episode. I appreciate them doing this, but I am still partial to the laugh-a-minute episodes. It was good, and not terrible, by any means, but it could've used more comedy.
Joe Anybody gave 3 points
11.04.2003
#143 by Liberty
A funny "Back to the Future" remake. It is cool to see that a lot of things happened in the first episode! :)
Futurama rocks, Fox sucks.
Liberty gave 4 points
Futurama rocks, Fox sucks.
11.04.2003
#144 by mike@something-or-ot
i actually haven't seen this yet but i get a good idea of it from the framegrabs. its weird are leela and fry going out now or what i thought they started going out when bender had that thing with the ship. also its really good how they gave hints to this episode since the pilot that was cool. i should see this in a few weeks when sky(uk) show it i'm wondering if we might get the episodes before you lot. fox have been right out of order to u americans while sky have been giving us a new episode every week. this sunday they are already showing teenage muntant leela so who knows whats going to happen.
mike@something-or-ot gave 5 points
11.04.2003
#145 by felix
Its great but not enough laughs
felix gave 5 points
11.04.2003
#146 by [SIC]
Nice! Ended some plot strings, started some new ones. Confusing, but one of the best episodes in a while!
[SIC] gave 5 points
12.04.2003
#147 by Smeagol
I loved that episode, although I was hoping that Fry would see Seymour again when he went back...
I thought it was hillarious that Nibbler, when luring Fry to the cryogenics lab, made it a prank call "I, dot, C, dot, Wiener." It shows that Nibbler is not only a cute voracious character but has a sense of humor. A also loved how they made the Nibblonians like little pets ("Purrr... Purrr... STOP THAT!" and the mouse toy)
My favorite part had to be the Scooty Puff Jr.
Smeagol gave 5 points
I thought it was hillarious that Nibbler, when luring Fry to the cryogenics lab, made it a prank call "I, dot, C, dot, Wiener." It shows that Nibbler is not only a cute voracious character but has a sense of humor. A also loved how they made the Nibblonians like little pets ("Purrr... Purrr... STOP THAT!" and the mouse toy)
My favorite part had to be the Scooty Puff Jr.
12.04.2003
#148 by Bort
Loved how they went back using Nibbler and the Brains, plus clarifying why fry is immune to the brains because he is own grandfather.
Also it is Amazing writing with the little touches, because with the flash back of fry�s dog (Jurassic Bark) you can see nibblers eye in the trashcan. Then when fry drops the horn you can see both fry and nibblers shadows.
But even more Amazing is looking back at the first episode when fry gets frozen, nibblers shadow is still on the ground. To think they put that in 64 episodes earlier is amazing.
Excellent Writing, Great Episode
Bort gave 5 points
Also it is Amazing writing with the little touches, because with the flash back of fry�s dog (Jurassic Bark) you can see nibblers eye in the trashcan. Then when fry drops the horn you can see both fry and nibblers shadows.
But even more Amazing is looking back at the first episode when fry gets frozen, nibblers shadow is still on the ground. To think they put that in 64 episodes earlier is amazing.
Excellent Writing, Great Episode
13.04.2003
#149 by Max Power
Really great story! The end was wonderfull for Fry. But, it wasn't funny at all...
Max Power gave 4 points
13.04.2003
#150 by Thomas
Fry actually got lucky with Leela? This MUST be rated as GREAT :D
Thomas gave 5 points
13.04.2003
#151 by -NF-
Futurama rocks. It was just amazing to find how everything was plotted from the beginning and after about 60 episodes finally explained. One thought: when many of the 4th production episodes were created, the staff and the writers were aware that Fox might have cancelled the show sooner or later (in fact it happened), so I think they decided to explain as much as possible in this season (revealing who were Leela's parents, "the why of Fry", developing the relationship between Amy and Kif) and so on, bringing everything to an ending. Furhtermore, Futurama producers declared that the final episode (4ACV18) is really intended to set an ending in case of cancellation. So I'm asking: if Fox didn't cancel Futurama, perhaps they would have developed the main plot and all subplots in a different (longer) way. It's sad thinking of it. Instead of accepting Leela as a mutant we would continue assuming (like herself) she's an alien and watched some more episode were she searches them in the space. The role of brain spawns and the niblonians could be resolved in a more complicated and intriguing way than putting everything in one single episode (for good it was). Amy could continue dating other guys before starting definitely a serious relationship with Kif. In a word, Fox decision to kill Futurama produced this side-effect to "shrink" the plot. Thus, even if it comes back to life, many things will be already revealed. Of course I'm still hoping for Futurama resurrection because the plot possibilities of this show are infinite like the stars :-)
-NF- gave 5 points
13.04.2003
#152 by Kazzahdrane
Odd, but really good. That's all I can say.
Kazzahdrane gave 4 points
13.04.2003
#153 by Yahoo
Thought it kicked a**. Hope it is on Sunday April 13, 2003.
Yahoo gave 5 points
13.04.2003
#154 by Firestar
This was a great episode, because it sums up the whole reason why Fry was frozen. But Fry asked "But why MY life?", and that is a very good question. Technically the niblonians could have used any person in the world or universe to defeat the brains. I hope Futurama ins't cancelled, it's one of the few tv shows that really are interesting and fun to watch.
Firestar gave 5 points
14.04.2003
#155 by johnqpublic
nibbler referred to lela as "the other" !! take note
yay@!
johnqpublic gave 5 points
yay@!
14.04.2003
#156 by jt
more
jt gave 5 points
14.04.2003
#157 by Nibbler
Great episode... one of the more complexing..
Nibbler gave 5 points
15.04.2003
#158 by Mr. Ex
Would have been an excellent finale.
Mr. Ex gave 5 points
15.04.2003
#159 by jimmyjoejoejrshabadu
i agree that it was really odd
jimmyjoejoejrshabadu gave 4 points
15.04.2003
#160 by Jimmy J
A truly great episode,I almost missed it! I liked to see Nibbler in the past because I KNEW there was a nibblonian since Jurassic Bark aired and I saw a Nibblonian Eye in the Trash Can.
Jimmy J gave 5 points
16.04.2003
#161 by oneeyedpony
Good episode finding out why Fry was frozen and all. Not the Funniest episode ever but good story bringing the ending closer and closer.
oneeyedpony gave 4 points
16.04.2003
#162 by Xmpel
Coolest ep for loooong, and the first time we got an ep that connects with other episodes (The day the earth stood stupid, Roswell that ends well and Jurssic bark, as you see nibbler in the cryogenics office.). Most science fictiony and i like that.
Also the start was cool with Zoidberg, Fry, Amy, leela, and Bender, Loved it.
As im an heavy Frys fan i totally liked this ep and the one before this (Teenage mutant leelas hurdles).
Snap.
Xmpel gave 5 points
Also the start was cool with Zoidberg, Fry, Amy, leela, and Bender, Loved it.
As im an heavy Frys fan i totally liked this ep and the one before this (Teenage mutant leelas hurdles).
Snap.
17.04.2003
#163 by Colin
Five out five just for Fry's attept to eat the pineapple
Colin gave 5 points
17.04.2003
#164 by Pakenham-Walsh
A great episode!
Pakenham-Walsh gave 5 points
17.04.2003
#165 by Big Frank
It was heavy.......Just like a nibblonians turd.
God I love this show.
Big Frank gave 5 points
God I love this show.
17.04.2003
#166 by Chris
Simply an amazing episode. While the story was a bit odd, it was still brilliantly-written.
The ending was perfect.
Chris gave 5 points
The ending was perfect.
18.04.2003
#167 by Futurefreak
What's the matter with you people? If the only reason you liked this ep was becaused Leela kissed Fry then go watch Dawsons Creek, etc. I will grant you that it did explain a lot but is that funny? Does it make you laugh? I watch this show for benders retorts and farnsworth and frys absent minded humor. Farnsworth was not in this ep at all!! No good news everyone. This was merely and adequate airing that tied up loose ends, but once the ends are all tied then the shows over. I can't face that!
Futurefreak gave 3 points
19.04.2003
#168 by Olli raviolli
best episode i a looong time..
Wonderfull story,
Total 5 of 5
Olli raviolli gave 5 points
Wonderfull story,
Total 5 of 5
19.04.2003
#169 by Smitty
Not a review but hopefully you will it fun.
Leela Leela written by me, do it the tune of Louie Louie.
Leela Leela, oh baby, me gotta go.
Leela Leela, oh baby, me gotta go.
A fine cyclopsed girl, she pilots P.E.
She fly P.E. ship 'cross't galaxy.
Bender cooks slug in oven.
Fry never thinks he'll make it home.
Leela Leela, me gotta go.
Three nights and days trek galaxy.
Brannigan is a dumb monkey.
Kif, Zapp's second does agree.
Though he's thinking of Amy.
Leela Leela, me gotta go.
Prof. says good news everyone.
Zoidberg does medicine all wrong
Hermes think bureaucracy fun
Planet Express continues to run.
Leela Leela, oh baby, I said we gotta go.
-cs
Smitty gave 5 points
Leela Leela written by me, do it the tune of Louie Louie.
Leela Leela, oh baby, me gotta go.
Leela Leela, oh baby, me gotta go.
A fine cyclopsed girl, she pilots P.E.
She fly P.E. ship 'cross't galaxy.
Bender cooks slug in oven.
Fry never thinks he'll make it home.
Leela Leela, me gotta go.
Three nights and days trek galaxy.
Brannigan is a dumb monkey.
Kif, Zapp's second does agree.
Though he's thinking of Amy.
Leela Leela, me gotta go.
Prof. says good news everyone.
Zoidberg does medicine all wrong
Hermes think bureaucracy fun
Planet Express continues to run.
Leela Leela, oh baby, I said we gotta go.
-cs
21.04.2003
#170 by Blade Runner
Very good one
got emotions, jokes, a good story line
What can we ask more ? ;o)
Blade Runner gave 5 points
got emotions, jokes, a good story line
What can we ask more ? ;o)
21.04.2003
#171 by cosmic F
nice solid episode, fry trying to eat the pineapple on the cord was funny... as were some of the one liners.
"wait... I'm trying to pick it up but it weighs as much as a thousand suns"
Leelas infatuation with chaz was funny but chaz was a lame-o who thought he was somebody
cosmic F gave 5 points
"wait... I'm trying to pick it up but it weighs as much as a thousand suns"
Leelas infatuation with chaz was funny but chaz was a lame-o who thought he was somebody
22.04.2003
#172 by Sarah
I loved this episode. I think I squealed at the end. Not louder than my friend John though. :) Sometimes, I too fear the Niblonians are cute. And Scootie Puff Jr. does indeed suck.
Sarah gave 5 points
23.04.2003
#173 by BUTTHEAD
It's just Awesome!
BUTTHEAD gave 5 points
23.04.2003
#174 by marchu
Great episode!
It'd nice as the final chapter, as someone said before...
marchu gave 5 points
It'd nice as the final chapter, as someone said before...
24.04.2003
#175 by futurama_fan_UK
great episode but im writting to tell you to watch the 1st episode of fututurama and get to the point about a second before Fry falls off his chair you can see a shadow of Nibler under the chair fry is sitting on. keep looking for it if you listen to the dvd comentry it will also show you when the shadow of Nibler appears.
any way I gave this episode a five because all the episode are solid gold.
futurama_fan_UK gave 5 points
any way I gave this episode a five because all the episode are solid gold.
24.04.2003
#176 by TheFury
Great episode, I didnt notice the Nibbler shadow originally but just checked now, and it's great how the writers planned it from the beginning. A very well deserved 5!!
TheFury gave 5 points
24.04.2003
#177 by Homer's Revenge
Loved it.
Homer's Revenge gave 5 points
26.04.2003
#178 by the duffguy
Great ending! 10/10
the duffguy gave 5 points
26.04.2003
#179 by Max F. Exter
Definitely one of the worse episodes of the series. Granted, I strongly disliked the first episode that involved the Nibblonians, so I'm unlikely to enjoy a sequel. There were a few good moments in it, particularly Leela's realization about Fry at the very end of the episode, and the Mayor's Assistant was great! (I've known people just like that)
BTW, wouldn't Fry have destroyed the universe had he stopped himself from getting frozen, ALA Anthology of Interest I? :)
What this episode needed was Al Gore's Vice-Presidential Action Rangers.
Cheers,
- ME -
Max F. Exter gave 2 points
BTW, wouldn't Fry have destroyed the universe had he stopped himself from getting frozen, ALA Anthology of Interest I? :)
What this episode needed was Al Gore's Vice-Presidential Action Rangers.
Cheers,
- ME -
26.04.2003
#180 by JUNO
it was cool kind of strange but worth watching again
JUNO gave 4 points
27.04.2003
#181 by s_ula
leave whether it makes sense or not, how many times has that actually mattered in the great goof episodes - of which there are too many to mention! One For The Fans, a bit of confirmation and maybe the Fry - Leela kiss is a 'thank you'... if ur a casual viewer then you can be forgiven for finding it boring/nonsensical but i think most fans would immediately show this episode a little dignity and understand that it's not laughs (tho the fry hologram mission plan thing did make me laugh out loud)... the reason i feel like thrilled and disappointed reminds me of seeing final episode of twin peaks.... where there was also some uncertainty as to whether it'd be the last show... y'know, its great they thought this all out, but so sad that there ain't hundreds of other eps waiting in line. if there was like a bar where only futurama nerds went, some days would be quiet and restrained but after this ep, ppl will be talking for aaaages.
bender was a bit weak. there you go, that's my obligatory minor gripe.
s_ula gave 5 points
bender was a bit weak. there you go, that's my obligatory minor gripe.
27.04.2003
#182 by JFrankA
Not only was this a great episode, but it ties in with the premiere! When I saw the first episode on my DVD's, there a quick scene of a shawdow of a nibbler near Fry's chair. Did the writers plan this from the beginning??!!!!
JFrankA gave 5 points
27.04.2003
#183 by futurama_is_da_best
it was good epo i,ve just saw it on sky 1 and thought it was gd how nibbler done that thing to fry to make him go to the future i hated the bit where fry thought i wanted to stay in the year 2000 wen he is beter of with leller in the year 3000 the kiss was great i wish fry could of escaped and not hafe to change the past for a worse reason i wish fry and lella went out wit each other that would be great
futurama_is_da_best gave 5 points
27.04.2003
#184 by James
Season 4 of Futurama continues to raise the bar higher and higher.
Whilst The Simpsons happily sits in its rut of gag after gag and "lets have Homer meet a celebrity!" trend, Futurama boldly goes where no other sitcom will (or can) go!
The Why of Fry proves once and for all that Futurama has a far grander ambition than simply making you laugh at a couple of clever sight gags and movie parodies (The Simpsons manages that all by itself). This episode comes as close to pure genius as any TV show has or ever will! David X Cohen's passion for the show, and vast general knowledge (clearly evident on the DVD comentaries) have allowed him to write a perfect episode of the most wildly original, mind-blowingly clever (yet most neglected, DAMM YOU FOX!)programme of the 20th/21st Century!
The only plot hole I have noticed is the issue of Nibblers age. In this episode he claims to be 1000+ years old. But in the first episode of season 2 (I Second That Emotion), the rings in Nibblers teeth apparently show he is only 5! Maybe the vet was wrong and the rings have nothing to do with his age, or maybe the writers simply forgot about this throw away gag!
Anyway who cares, The Why of Fry is brilliant! *****, 10/10, 100%...
James gave 5 points
Whilst The Simpsons happily sits in its rut of gag after gag and "lets have Homer meet a celebrity!" trend, Futurama boldly goes where no other sitcom will (or can) go!
The Why of Fry proves once and for all that Futurama has a far grander ambition than simply making you laugh at a couple of clever sight gags and movie parodies (The Simpsons manages that all by itself). This episode comes as close to pure genius as any TV show has or ever will! David X Cohen's passion for the show, and vast general knowledge (clearly evident on the DVD comentaries) have allowed him to write a perfect episode of the most wildly original, mind-blowingly clever (yet most neglected, DAMM YOU FOX!)programme of the 20th/21st Century!
The only plot hole I have noticed is the issue of Nibblers age. In this episode he claims to be 1000+ years old. But in the first episode of season 2 (I Second That Emotion), the rings in Nibblers teeth apparently show he is only 5! Maybe the vet was wrong and the rings have nothing to do with his age, or maybe the writers simply forgot about this throw away gag!
Anyway who cares, The Why of Fry is brilliant! *****, 10/10, 100%...
27.04.2003
#185 by FutureFan
I wholeheartedly agree with you James.
Long live Futurama!!!
FutureFan gave 5 points
Long live Futurama!!!
27.04.2003
#186 by Max Bellamy
A wonderful episode. The plot is the best one Futurama will ever have. The ending was sweet and left me more than satisfied I was hoping this would be the final episode because this episode ended on a strong note. But scince there are 6 more to go, I can't wait for the final one.
PS. Make a movie out of this show!
Max Bellamy gave 5 points
PS. Make a movie out of this show!
28.04.2003
#187 by Leigh J Webb
I read through every reveiw to see if someone mentions the nibbler age thing, and there it was third LAST. but nibbler does have the ability to alter minds so maybe Fry was seeing hundereds apon hundreds of rings until nibbler altered the minds of every one. a) making that joke funnier b) adding another layer to the wonderful story.
as for this episode good humour great plot
Leigh J Webb gave 5 points
as for this episode good humour great plot
28.04.2003
#188 by Helper
It felt kind of sad somehow. I was thinking it was going to be be a 2 parter with all that story packed in. Even Benders orphans made it in there (one of my fav eps.) How could fry think of wanting to stay in this lousy time what about Bender!!! Nibbler did cheer up fry, but he still was more concerend for the universe, so why be Leelas pet? What's the story with her, hmm?!
BTW isnt nibbler immortal??
Helper gave 4 points
BTW isnt nibbler immortal??
28.04.2003
#189 by CDA
Have only seen it once, but WoF seemingly didn't account for the Nibblonian in the trash can (lookout for Nibbler?) nor my pet point of curiosity -- how his dog got encased in dolomite in 20xx. (I've a sneaking suspicion that the dog and girlfriend were preserved in their respective ways in order to make the future better for Fry.)
CDA gave 5 points
28.04.2003
#190 by Cire Dude
Excellent, excellent episode. It really reveals a lot of important things. I also liked that Fry and Leela finally kissed!
Cire Dude gave 5 points
29.04.2003
#191 by Clive
Average episdoe, some of the questions are answered. Interesting twist in the episode, it just was a little dull, could of done with someone like Zoidberg that goes with him to the brain planet.
Clive gave 3 points
30.04.2003
#192 by The Hippo
BRILLIANT EP! Loads of past references, a clever plotline that explains a lot, plenty of greats gags, and a good sub-plot with Leela.
Best bits - The Elzar Scene, Fry's seeing Nibbler talk for the first time, and the ending (Yeeeesssss!)
The Hippo gave 5 points
Best bits - The Elzar Scene, Fry's seeing Nibbler talk for the first time, and the ending (Yeeeesssss!)
01.05.2003
#193 by Totoffle
Great ep :) Sweet and funny :)
Totoffle gave 5 points
03.05.2003
#194 by www.thewhyoffry.com
this episode was great
"does he not know?"
"he does not know."
"he knows not?"
"knows not does he"
"not he knows?"
"enough!"
www.thewhyoffry.com gave 5 points
"does he not know?"
"he does not know."
"he knows not?"
"knows not does he"
"not he knows?"
"enough!"
06.05.2003
#195 by Olivia25
Did any1 one else hear that other remark when Fry mentioned Leela??
Olivia25 gave 5 points
09.05.2003
#196 by fryfan
It was a great episode. If you watch the very first episode of Futurama for a split second as Fry is falling into the tube you can see Nibbler's shadow. This idea was around since the beginning which make this episode better.
fryfan gave 5 points
12.05.2003
#197 by Jeffrey San jose
Great episode. Please don't cancel the show , it has a chance to rival the simpsons in quality longevity!
Jeffrey San jose gave 5 points
14.05.2003
#198 by Stephen Fletcher
Great Ep. Great way to explain the "secrets" in the pilot and "Jurassic Bark". I also liked seeing Fry and The Nibblonians meet for the first time.
Stephen Fletcher gave 5 points
21.05.2003
#199 by Nelson
My 3rd or 4th favorite episode.
But i still like all futuramas though.
Nelson gave 5 points
But i still like all futuramas though.
22.05.2003
#200 by by
cool
by gave 5 points
24.05.2003
#201 by Futurific
Great episode but what did Nibbler mean when he said, "She (Leela) must be the other one..."
I wish they weren't cancelling Futurama so much now! That comment by Nibbler is gonna irritate me...
Futurific gave 5 points
I wish they weren't cancelling Futurama so much now! That comment by Nibbler is gonna irritate me...
27.05.2003
#202 by Jeff Basinger
My favorite episode...
Jeff Basinger gave 5 points
28.05.2003
#203 by eeeeeep
I liked the episode, but why does everyone keep saying that it was Fry's first kiss with Leela? It has happened before (like the one on the Titanic, and the one in Insane in the Mainframe).
eeeeeep gave 5 points
29.05.2003
#204 by chris285
good episode, bit of a let down due to all the hype.
not a patch on luck of the fryish though, and i don't think any episode will do for me.
chris285 gave 5 points
not a patch on luck of the fryish though, and i don't think any episode will do for me.
31.05.2003
#205 by Ashman
Not brilliant, but a good episode that explains a hell of a lot about the Nibblonians.
Ashman gave 4 points
01.06.2003
#206 by The Manator
WOW. Hopefully they can top this with the movie.
The Manator gave 5 points
01.06.2003
#207 by Three-Finger Brown
I thought this episode would have made a great series finale.
Three-Finger Brown gave 5 points
02.06.2003
#208 by jlb
One of my favourites so far.. good jokes and very good end - 5 out of 5
jlb gave 5 points
03.06.2003
#209 by # 209
Fry and Leela have kissed so many times.
Parasites Lost
Insane in the mainframe
Time keeps on slipping, infact they were married breifly in tkos.
# 209 gave 5 points
Parasites Lost
Insane in the mainframe
Time keeps on slipping, infact they were married breifly in tkos.
04.06.2003
#210 by blinky
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOO
this episode was WEIRD but quite
funny .I laughed for like five minutes about fry "lookin' up curse
words in the dictionary" hehehehehe
(ala DR. hibbert on the simpsons
blinky gave 5 points
this episode was WEIRD but quite
funny .I laughed for like five minutes about fry "lookin' up curse
words in the dictionary" hehehehehe
(ala DR. hibbert on the simpsons
04.06.2003
#211 by generic
I liked this episode and the ending was the best part. This also ties up a few of the mysteries and unexplained questions of Futurama and it would have been perfect as *the* final episode.
generic gave 5 points
04.06.2003
#212 by Dude
Execellent Episode Deserves An Award
Dude gave 5 points
08.06.2003
#213 by Dan
A very good episode, one of the best.
Dan gave 5 points
09.06.2003
#214 by Me
This is the best episode I have ever seen. It really shows what a good show futurama is, and how much planning has gone into the episodes from the word go. In the first episode when Fry falls into the tube, you can see nibblers shadow. IN Anthology of Intrest 1 when fry dosen't fall in the tube, nibblers not there. In jurrasic bark, you can see Nibbler and Frys shadow. O.K so I didn't talk about the actual episode too much, but I THink that all the other stuff was worth a mention
Me gave 5 points
15.06.2003
#215 by Zoidberg
Great episode.
Nibblonian: "You are the single most important person, IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE!!!"
Fry: "Awww, Snap!"
Also the scooty-puff jr./sr.
Hi-larious
Zoidberg gave 5 points
Nibblonian: "You are the single most important person, IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE!!!"
Fry: "Awww, Snap!"
Also the scooty-puff jr./sr.
Hi-larious
15.06.2003
#216 by Freddie Prinze Jr.
I hate talking Nibbler. One extra star for the scooter.
I really hate it when origins are tinkered with, except when it is done in jest (e.g., Anthology of Interest I). Now I can't watch the pilot episode without thinking about how this one totally screwed with it. LAME! Get some fresh ideas and quit tinkering with the old stuff!!!
Freddie Prinze Jr. gave 2 points
I really hate it when origins are tinkered with, except when it is done in jest (e.g., Anthology of Interest I). Now I can't watch the pilot episode without thinking about how this one totally screwed with it. LAME! Get some fresh ideas and quit tinkering with the old stuff!!!
18.06.2003
#217 by FlameBoy
Not enough Bender, Zoidberg or Professor.
Right, that's my one complaint out the way. But other than that, this was an amazing episode. It's so cool to think how much care the makers of the show have taken in plotting out a whole history, to be revealed gradually over the course of the show. One of my favourites episodes.
FlameBoy gave 5 points
Right, that's my one complaint out the way. But other than that, this was an amazing episode. It's so cool to think how much care the makers of the show have taken in plotting out a whole history, to be revealed gradually over the course of the show. One of my favourites episodes.
19.06.2003
#218 by Bang Bang Ash
Great episode.
Bang Bang Ash gave 5 points
22.06.2003
#219 by that guy, no not him
It was brilliant, I really had no idea how it could possibly be a happy ending
that guy, no not him gave 5 points
28.06.2003
#220 by Zack J.
Definitely one of the top 3 episodes ever! Side story was quite insignificant but it all come out very intresting way at the end... and the kiss.
Zack J. gave 5 points
29.06.2003
#221 by hallabalooza-man
That was the best Episode I've seen. Excellent Storyline and a very very sweet ending. That would be a good Season Finale (Hope that isn't the last Season ever!!!)
hallabalooza-man gave 5 points
01.07.2003
#222 by Memphis
Great episode!!!!
Memphis gave 5 points
02.07.2003
#223 by BiggestFuturamaFan
Superb surely to every Futurama fan? Especially to the biggest!
BiggestFuturamaFan gave 5 points
05.07.2003
#224 by fgh
dfh
fgh gave 5 points
10.07.2003
#225 by g.r.p
this was agreat episode I really liked when they kiss at the ending
g.r.p gave 5 points
22.07.2003
#226 by Arthur
Scooty puff jr./Sr. was funny. Kiss at end was nice. Very good episode overall. 5 stars.
Arthur gave 5 points
24.07.2003
#227 by HamNEggs116
Possibly the best so far in 4ACV... Superb
HamNEggs116 gave 5 points
26.07.2003
#228 by Kablamo
This episode ties lots together.
Kablamo gave 5 points
28.07.2003
#229 by B-E-N-D-E-R! BENDER!
I dont know if anyone else spotted this but if you look in the episode with the dog that was about to be cloned (I think its Jurrassic Bark or something) when it shows him about to get frozen, you can see Nibblers Third eye in the bin!
B-E-N-D-E-R! BENDER! gave 5 points
28.07.2003
#230 by Sardauk
Crap .... no fun, no pure futurama humor ... waste of time watching.
As a Futurama fan, I'm more and more enraged by those kind of episode.
Sardauk gave 1 point
As a Futurama fan, I'm more and more enraged by those kind of episode.
30.07.2003
#231 by FishyJoe116
5
FishyJoe116 gave 5 points
31.07.2003
#232 by vengeful bender
In response to #203 the kisses in those episodes were not real kisses, leela was kissing fry for reasons other than liking him. I actually found it kind of creepy discovering nibbler in the garbage can and fry's shadow when past fry fell into the tube(Jurassic Bark).All in all a great episode with great tie-ins to previous episodes
vengeful bender gave 5 points
03.08.2003
#233 by ricardostrokes
el ojo de nibbler que se ve en jurassic bark en la cesta de basura es del primer nibbler que
hizo la llamada ,por eso se ve uno en la cesta y otro en la sombra .el de la sombra es nibbler y fry de este espisodio.
en jurassic bark el primer nibbler al descubrir del viaje de nibbler y fry del futuro se escondio antes de realizar la llamada en la cesta,
por eso hay un nibbler en la cesta y el otro es del futuro.
algun fan de mexico o que hable espa�ol
ricardostrokes gave 5 points
hizo la llamada ,por eso se ve uno en la cesta y otro en la sombra .el de la sombra es nibbler y fry de este espisodio.
en jurassic bark el primer nibbler al descubrir del viaje de nibbler y fry del futuro se escondio antes de realizar la llamada en la cesta,
por eso hay un nibbler en la cesta y el otro es del futuro.
algun fan de mexico o que hable espa�ol
04.08.2003
#234 by Derek Wicks
Good episode kinda explained alot. And also, I figured out why that shadow was there in the first episode.
Derek Wicks gave 5 points
09.08.2003
#235 by Fry to Nibbler
Scooty Puff Jr. SUUUUUUUUUCKS!!!
Fry to Nibbler gave 5 points
12.08.2003
#236 by Athos
I liked it. A good B+. I always like when the fuzzy little Niblonians show up.
There were funnier episodes, but that one concluded a huge part of the plot. Interesting development... Fry tossed himself into the freezer....
Athos gave 4 points
There were funnier episodes, but that one concluded a huge part of the plot. Interesting development... Fry tossed himself into the freezer....
12.08.2003
#237 by Nixon's Head
Well, that was a great episode. And it ties uo many loose ends extending back to the piolet episode. Well done.
Nixon's Head gave 5 points
25.08.2003
#238 by DumbleDork
Best episode in a while. I loved it. If you watch the first episode you see the shadow of Nibbler. Now you know that Fry was under the table too. Great stuff.
DumbleDork gave 5 points
25.08.2003
#239 by Scooty Puff Sr.
Initially I thought this was the series finale, given Fox was playing them all out of order. It would have worked as the finale. Ends well.
I can't give it a 5 because it was only funny vs hilarious.
Scooty Puff Sr. gave 4 points
I can't give it a 5 because it was only funny vs hilarious.
25.08.2003
#240 by MR.TV
One of the best episodes ever in Season 5.
MR.TV gave 4 points
25.08.2003
#241 by T
Did you mention that when Fry throws Fry to the freezing chamber, there are 2 shadows on the floor (fry and nibbler's).
In episode 1 (Pilot) there is only that one, that of nibbler. So either this is a mistake OR because the second time Fry didn't go to the parallel universe, it is like never happened and nimbler is alone (so only 1 shadow).
Good news everyone... I managed to confuse you!
T gave 4 points
In episode 1 (Pilot) there is only that one, that of nibbler. So either this is a mistake OR because the second time Fry didn't go to the parallel universe, it is like never happened and nimbler is alone (so only 1 shadow).
Good news everyone... I managed to confuse you!
28.08.2003
#242 by Brian
Amazing episode!
Brian gave 5 points
31.08.2003
#243 by Future O. Ama
i really didnt like this episode. I liked how Leela dumped whatever his name was.
Future O. Ama gave 2 points
01.09.2003
#244 by Brian
I just plain and simply loved it. My second favorite.
Brian gave 5 points
17.09.2003
#245 by Brian
Best episode ever. A+++++++++ ... +++++++++.
Brian gave 5 points
20.09.2003
#246 by Dragaroo771
I was never really turned onto Futurama up until I saw this episode. I was really impressed, it was top-notch entertainment. The Nibbler backstory is great. Definately my favorite episode.
Dragaroo771 gave 5 points
15.11.2003
#247 by Zinax
I loved this episode best yet. It ties up the whole series. It goes along with alot of other episodes. I like the ending kiss the best. I'm also glad to see those cute little Nibblonians again
Zinax gives it a high ranking of 5 points.
Zinax gave 5 points
Zinax gives it a high ranking of 5 points.
16.11.2003
#248 by Jen
Ahhhhh, I loved this episode. It would indead have been a great way to end the series. I sat with my jaw on the floor when Leela smooched Fry! (God, how sad am I?)
Plus, I always found the Nibblonians with deep voices incredibly funny.
Jen gave 5 points
Plus, I always found the Nibblonians with deep voices incredibly funny.
16.11.2003
#249 by ...
A really great ep, although I am confused because there are 2 shadows in "Jurassic Bark" and only 1 shadow (of Nibbler) in this one. Can someone pleeaase explain!?
... gave 5 points
16.11.2003
#250 by Ella Fudge
Again, I cried!- but just a little bit... It was A really good episode though. (It makes me cry to think about Fry's past for some reason.) I really liked how the guy kept saying it was because he was the aide. And there were also A LOT of good jokes. I wish it wasn't canceled. When I found out I cried so much. I loved that show.
Please email me, for I don't get enough emails
Sincerely,
Ella Fudge
Ella Fudge gave 5 points
Please email me, for I don't get enough emails
Sincerely,
Ella Fudge
19.11.2003
#251 by Elizabeth
The Good Parts:
Leela now likes Fry instead of Chaz (who was sorta like Adelai).
Fry saved the universe and is the most important person.
The Bad Parts:
Personally, I don't like it when Nibbler talks. He erased Fry's memory.
It was surprising that Nibbler existed in 1999 and was I.C. Wiener.
Elizabeth gave 4 points
Leela now likes Fry instead of Chaz (who was sorta like Adelai).
Fry saved the universe and is the most important person.
The Bad Parts:
Personally, I don't like it when Nibbler talks. He erased Fry's memory.
It was surprising that Nibbler existed in 1999 and was I.C. Wiener.
19.11.2003
#252 by Mr K
Brilliant episode. I don't know why everyone complains about the lack of jokes. There are some absolute corkers, most notably the Scooty Puff Jr/Sr.
Mr K gave 5 points
03.12.2003
#253 by sam
This is my second favourite episode. My favourite part is where Fry was walking Nibbler home and he dropped a steamer. When the police came over and saw the poo (dark matter if we must be technical) Fry said "I'm trying, but it weighs as much as a thousand suns.
sam gave 4 points
17.02.2004
#254 by Craig
Great episode, but I missed the first few minutes because it was on early than advised in Australia.
Thought it was a good way to answer some unsolved questions.
Craig gave 5 points
Thought it was a good way to answer some unsolved questions.
18.02.2004
#255 by Ross
lovely
the kiss was so weet :)
and the scooty puff jrn
CLASSIC
Ross gave 5 points
the kiss was so weet :)
and the scooty puff jrn
CLASSIC
08.04.2004
#256 by Roger Taylor
Too much of a rerun of other episodes to be truly great, but it was funny and had a decent plot.
Roger Taylor gave 4 points
16.04.2004
#257 by Nibbler3000
Awesome episode, loved the Nibblonians and the brains, has to be the best Futurama episode ever.
Nibbler3000 gave 5 points
21.04.2004
#258 by poop
Fry gives himself for the universe. He then stopd himself from spending his whole life there. cool episode
poop gave 5 points
29.04.2004
#259 by Sean Stella
Strange, but a must see very nice twist
Sean Stella gave 5 points
09.05.2004
#260 by Wheeler Dealer
hehehe "just remember: scooty puff jr sucks!...."
Wheeler Dealer gave 5 points
11.05.2004
#261 by Benw
This is definitely my favourite episode, not only funny but also romantic and a great twist at the end!!!!!
Benw gave 5 points
12.05.2004
#262 by Zoidy
Favorite.
Zoidy gave 5 points
14.05.2004
#263 by futuramaamamamamama
i didnt see it
futuramaamamamamama gave 5 points
16.05.2004
#264 by hetfiled
one of the best episodes in my opinion
hetfiled gave 5 points
30.05.2004
#265 by Lesley
I thought it was a good episode but it could of made us laugh more. I did like the part when he goes "Those bastards" and when Nibbler goes "So why are you choking me?" Fry,"'cause I don't like being used!" I laughed and i didn't cry.
Lesley gave 5 points
02.07.2004
#266 by Marcshark
This became my new favorite as soon as I saw it, and it was just an awesome one. I thought Fry might want to stay in the past, but he stayed with Leela, that was a nice thing. Finally, Fry has a chance for love! I loved this episode.
Marcshark gave 5 points
14.07.2004
#267 by Chad
Best non-finale finale type episode of Futurama ever. Brings all the loose ends and important episodes together...
Chad gave 5 points
15.07.2004
#268 by Jessi
I loved this episode. It was probably my favorite. The ending was great. This would have made the best finale.
Jessi gave 5 points
16.07.2004
#269 by Matt
This episode was one of the best ones ever. It's just like if they molded The Luck of the Fryish and The Day the Earth Stood Stupid together in one episode. If you have SP3000 on DVD, look closely during the scene where Fry is knocked into the "Freezer-Doodle." Also pay attention in the flashback during Jurrasic Bark. When i reviewed those two scenes, it was like icing on the cake for me.
Matt gave 5 points
29.07.2004
#270 by Da Urbz
Words can't say how good this episode is. Fry can live more happily know that he knows Leela will go out with him. Great, and if you've noticed, Nibbler's Shadow is seen on any reference with the scene at the desk. Wow, just a great episode.
Da Urbz gave 5 points
04.08.2004
#271 by biguc
"you know what fry, i don't care if you're not the most important person in the universe. it really makes me happy to see you right now"
"then i am the most important person in the universe."
great dialogue. the voices of the niblonians were hillarious too. especially when they said "verily".
biguc gave 5 points
"then i am the most important person in the universe."
great dialogue. the voices of the niblonians were hillarious too. especially when they said "verily".
07.08.2004
#272 by DocDoak
This is the way the serie should have ended. A GREAT episode, if not the best
DocDoak gave 5 points
07.08.2004
#273 by griff
"i did do the nasty in the pasty"
"verily"
one of the best lines i've heard.
"oh chaz!" gets annoying fast though. leela really treats fry like shit, but the ending makes up for it.
griff gave 5 points
"verily"
one of the best lines i've heard.
"oh chaz!" gets annoying fast though. leela really treats fry like shit, but the ending makes up for it.
20.08.2004
#274 by Sharon
I'm surprised how much I liked the episode despite the huge hype. However, Chaz x Leela was awful. It was useful in the plot, but I didn't just hate that guy, I hated the scenes with him. That said, it's not my favorite, but every scene with Fry is excellent, which is enough to redeem it. I agree with the comments that this makes a good series finale. This is the last episode I'll ever watch for the first time, and it tied up so many more things than "The Devil's Hands..." On the other hand, it's heart-wrenching to realize they were setting up a more important role for Leela (Nibbler referred to "the other one" or something along those lines) which was never realized because Fox is evil.
Sharon gave 5 points
27.08.2004
#275 by Herb
The best Fry episode ever........as it should be....since it's pretty much all him. But I don't have a problem with that.
"Scooty Puff Jr. Suuuuuuuuuuucks...."
Herb gave 5 points
"Scooty Puff Jr. Suuuuuuuuuuucks...."
04.09.2004
#276 by Christopher Brown
One of my favorite episodes. Fry was actually pretty cool to give himself up to save the universe, and also Fry finally gets with Leela.
Christopher Brown gave 5 points
19.09.2004
#277 by Mildoggz
I really liked the episode. It was good with the foreshadowing in Jurassic Bark with Nibbler in the trash but it was a bit of a stuff up since Nibbler wasn't in the trash in this episode.
FUTURAMA IS THE BEST SHOW EVER...
UNCANCEL IT!
Mildoggz gave 5 points
FUTURAMA IS THE BEST SHOW EVER...
UNCANCEL IT!
08.10.2004
#278 by Dillon
This used to be my favourite episode because there is so much things about why he was frozen in the first place. I also like the scooty-puff jr. 'who's ready for safe fun' and then the scooty-puff senior 'the doom bringer'. Also I like the Men In Black reference.
Dillon gave 5 points
15.10.2004
#279 by beau
I saw this episode and flipped. Genius. I wish the life expectancy of humans was more... Matt Groening is a genius.
beau gave 5 points
21.10.2004
#280 by Joshua
One of the best episodes with a extraordinary plot. I love how this episode tied in with a butch of episodes before it. It was well thought out. I give it a six rating.
Joshua gave 5 points
04.11.2004
#281 by i
perfect. nuthin wrong with it
i gave 1 point
15.11.2004
#282 by Andrew
This was the best episode ever, bit late though
Andrew gave 5 points
27.11.2004
#283 by hugh
best episode ever
hugh gave 5 points
28.11.2004
#284 by dr.bender nye
this is a personal favorate.a funny thing was the wind up hover bike thing was funny but fry as a dumbass yetan annoying person leela dun him 1 so that was good
dr.bender nye gave 5 points
02.01.2005
#285 by btyrie
Definately one of the best episodes ever written, nuv said
btyrie gave 5 points
25.01.2005
#286 by allhailDavidXCohen
Whenever I see the words 'written by David X Cohen' I know it will be a good episode. Some of you said you were let down a little because of the hype surrounding the episode. I never used to read up much about Futurama on the internet, so when this episode was on (had to wait ages for new episodes - damn Australian tv) I was pleasantly surprised.
Dont tell me this episode wasnt funny either, Cohen is always funny.
"failure to scoop, oh yeah..."
And another thing, lol at people who are impressed by Fry and Leela kissing... I watch Futurama for cool sci fi, not so much for the icky romance stuff.
I like this one. 5
allhailDavidXCohen gave 5 points
Dont tell me this episode wasnt funny either, Cohen is always funny.
"failure to scoop, oh yeah..."
And another thing, lol at people who are impressed by Fry and Leela kissing... I watch Futurama for cool sci fi, not so much for the icky romance stuff.
I like this one. 5
26.02.2005
#287 by DX
THis one should be the last episode come on I mean this is the perfect episode to top it of
DX gave 4 points
28.02.2005
#288 by Niall
It was o.k. but a let down after the first brain episode, the joke weren't as funny and the only bit I liked was the scooty puff junior.
Niall gave 3 points
05.03.2005
#289 by HYPNOTOAD
What really killed the dinosaurs?
ME! What a qoute.
HYPNOTOAD gave 4 points
ME! What a qoute.
22.03.2005
#290 by John Porteous
This is a brilliant episode.We hear Fry being his own grandfarther for the 2nd time.We also discover that Nibblonians can erase parts of memories with their thrid eye.
But there is a confusing scene.In the memory bank{which knows everything} shows Nibbler blowing Fry of 1999 into the cryonic tube.But when Fry of 3003/4 comes back in time,he blew his former self in the cryonic tube.Which is similar to the Roswell That Ends Well paradox{see my guide on S04E01}.I think this episode worked to get 5/5 because of explaining the secrets.Oh,and print this out then put it in a capsule for Nibbler.
From John.
P.S:Where did you get the idea of dark matter as spaceship fuel and Nibbler excreting it?
John Porteous gave 5 points
But there is a confusing scene.In the memory bank{which knows everything} shows Nibbler blowing Fry of 1999 into the cryonic tube.But when Fry of 3003/4 comes back in time,he blew his former self in the cryonic tube.Which is similar to the Roswell That Ends Well paradox{see my guide on S04E01}.I think this episode worked to get 5/5 because of explaining the secrets.Oh,and print this out then put it in a capsule for Nibbler.
From John.
P.S:Where did you get the idea of dark matter as spaceship fuel and Nibbler excreting it?
26.03.2005
#291 by mr. bill
This was a really good episode. Not the funniest one, but very entertaining.
But they introduced another mystery: when Fry mentions Leela to Nibbler, Nibbler says "she must be the other!" and says that Fry needs to not give up on her. Too bad Futurama ended, or maybe we would have found out what that was reffering to (however, I think it may have meant that their future child would be important, and in that case then we probably wouldn't have ever actually seen that).
mr. bill gave 5 points
But they introduced another mystery: when Fry mentions Leela to Nibbler, Nibbler says "she must be the other!" and says that Fry needs to not give up on her. Too bad Futurama ended, or maybe we would have found out what that was reffering to (however, I think it may have meant that their future child would be important, and in that case then we probably wouldn't have ever actually seen that).
06.04.2005
#292 by Bender freak
sudden end but great.
Bender freak gave 5 points
09.04.2005
#293 by Hi-C
Not terrific, but still grood.(Between good and great.)
Hi-C gave 4 points
09.04.2005
#294 by waffy
Amazing episode. Has great climactic moments to perhaps the most brilliantly written plot arc ever done in a cartoon. With TONS of callbacks and references to past episodes, it pulls lots of things together, and will be especially appreciated by fans who have seen all the episodes before it. It really shows the great amount of thought and planning that DXC and Matt Groening put into this show from the very beginning.
You won't find this kind of quality and depth in any other cartoon, period.
waffy gave 5 points
You won't find this kind of quality and depth in any other cartoon, period.
24.04.2005
#295 by fry- "fuuuuturistic"
Awesome! This, along with spanish fry and space pilot 3000 is my fave episode. I like how everything is revealed and all the references to past episodes. Also, the ending was great, especially fry's loud "YES!"
fry- "fuuuuturistic" gave 5 points
25.04.2005
#296 by scaryice
good
scaryice gave 4 points
14.05.2005
#297 by Celia
Everyone says that this should've been the last ep. But I liked the las one, this one's fine where it is.
Fry: So I am important? How I feel when I'm drunk is correct?
Nibbler: Yes, except the Dave Mathews Band dosn't rock.
(I already knew this)
Fry: Just remember, scooty-puff juniors suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
Celia gave 5 points
Fry: So I am important? How I feel when I'm drunk is correct?
Nibbler: Yes, except the Dave Mathews Band dosn't rock.
(I already knew this)
Fry: Just remember, scooty-puff juniors suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
18.05.2005
#298 by Fry
Best episode of the series by far. I love both of the episode with the Niblonians! A hilariously well-done episode. I love the Scooty Puff Jr.
Fry gave 5 points
12.06.2005
#299 by SteaminBeauty
This episode is similar to a recent south park episode "best friends forever" in which kenny dies and saves heaven and his friends are unaware of it. Overall though good episode especially where leela kisses him.
SteaminBeauty gave 4 points
14.06.2005
#300 by tabeth
I really didn't find this episode very good at all. Maybe it was the lack of Bender, Zoidberg etc., leaving the humour resting on Fry, the brains and the Nibblonians for the most part, but it just felt that something major was missing
tabeth gave 2 points
21.06.2005
#301 by THT3000
horrible
THT3000 gave 1 point
22.06.2005
#302 by Thomas
Great great great. I love this episode. The Nibblonians rule.
Thomas gave 5 points
29.07.2005
#303 by IJ
This has to be one of the best episodes not too mention the funniest.
"are you my mommy?"
"NEGATIVE!"
Also the last line fry says is near shakespear in delivery.
(forgive me if its slightly out, its been months since iv seen it, but considering that iv still remember it after that is somthing)
"Fry you may not be the most important person in the universe but it makes me happy that your here right now"
"then i am the most important person in the universe" -fry
Even though its been ages since iv seen it, i saw some of the reviews and remembered just how good it was.
IJ gave 5 points
"are you my mommy?"
"NEGATIVE!"
Also the last line fry says is near shakespear in delivery.
(forgive me if its slightly out, its been months since iv seen it, but considering that iv still remember it after that is somthing)
"Fry you may not be the most important person in the universe but it makes me happy that your here right now"
"then i am the most important person in the universe" -fry
Even though its been ages since iv seen it, i saw some of the reviews and remembered just how good it was.
29.07.2005
#304 by DX
This episode was good it should have been the season fianle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DX gave 4 points
01.08.2005
#305 by Ace
Again, another referance to Back To The Future.
But, it is a good storyline with a good plot. That is why I give it a five.
Ace gave 5 points
But, it is a good storyline with a good plot. That is why I give it a five.
04.08.2005
#306 by Jeff
The Why of Fry, which to the new comers of the show, is the second part to The Day the Earth Stood Stupid, is once again, a great episode. I love happy endings.
The rating I would have given for the two episodes is off the chart, but that shows just how good they were. A must watch.
Jeff gave 5 points
The rating I would have given for the two episodes is off the chart, but that shows just how good they were. A must watch.
05.08.2005
#307 by Alida
Great Episode! It was bittersweet:) Great Plot,Jokes...Simply put this rocks!
Alida gave 5 points
10.09.2005
#308 by Morbo
INCREDIBLE! they outlined a series with five seasons into only one episode! Morbo gives puny episode a passing mark. I WILL DESTROY YOU!
Morbo gave 5 points
27.09.2005
#309 by Zamorano
I loved this episode. It answered a lot of questions and a gave meaning to Fry's existance. It also explained why Nibbler was in past episodes such as 'Jurassic Bark' and 'Space Pilot: 3000', even if it was confusing to see him in two diferent scences (i.e. the eyeball in the bin, and the shadow, so which one is it??) I liked the part when Fry tells nibbler his space scooter sucks, then he comes back in a souped-up version in the re-future
Zamorano gave 5 points
13.10.2005
#310 by Eddy
c'est terrible futurama, mon personnage pr�f�r� est Fry
Eddy gave 4 points
16.10.2005
#311 by petros
I agree with dx it should have been the season fianle. but who could not laugh at scooty puff jr. i really liked this episode...though it was out of place.
petros gave 5 points
13.11.2005
#312 by Some Guy
My favorite episode of the entire series, my favorite part being when Fry asks the gian brain
"What wiped out the dinosaurs?"
to which the brain replies
"ME!!"
I love it just because thats exactly what my friends would say if I asked them the same question
Some Guy gave 5 points
"What wiped out the dinosaurs?"
to which the brain replies
"ME!!"
I love it just because thats exactly what my friends would say if I asked them the same question
24.11.2005
#313 by Anthony Alvarez
Super Lame as we know that Fry is the "Stupid One". Come on, what does it take to get a chock full of laughs on this episode!?
Anthony Alvarez gave 1 point
10.12.2005
#314 by Batica
Excellent episode!
Batica gave 5 points
20.12.2005
#315 by The J
This was great it would make a much better ending epsiode the that retarted epsidoe the devils hands are ideal palyingssss. I is both serious and funny. Thoes are good episodes. ( Bender was funny in Leals homeworld but that dinnt stop me from giving it a bad riview.
The J gave 5 points
16.01.2006
#316 by A Fan
The epidsode was a good one, but did you hear what nibbler said to Fry after Nibbler erased fry's memory of the event? When Fry says" Come on, Let's go home you little popper scopper" (or something to that effect), You don't notice it right away, but Nibbler (in his whinny voice) says "don't ever say that about me".
A Fan gave 4 points
16.01.2006
#317 by yesyouam
Great, intelligent episode. I agree that it would have made a good finale.
yesyouam gave 5 points
21.01.2006
#318 by Dan
Definately one of the best episodes.
Dan gave 5 points
27.01.2006
#319 by Christine
Did You ever think, Fry s a left-handed aguarian?
I so relate to Him!
Christine gave 5 points
I so relate to Him!
04.02.2006
#320 by Khufu
JingM, I don't think you are in any position to criticise with that bad grammar.
For example:
an SImpsons episode - you retard
One of the worst episode - dumbass
Dont make much sense - this is a contraction of "Do not make much sense" and thats exactly what your sentence does. Once again, you are a retard.
Khufu gave 5 points
For example:
an SImpsons episode - you retard
One of the worst episode - dumbass
Dont make much sense - this is a contraction of "Do not make much sense" and thats exactly what your sentence does. Once again, you are a retard.
15.02.2006
#321 by DX
Good episode the Scooty Puff JR joe was one of the best In the series.
DX gave 5 points
19.02.2006
#322 by DX
It Should have been the ending
DX gave 5 points
05.03.2006
#323 by eIRINNSKe56
i found a problem! (as rare as they are)
nibble in this episode is over a thousand years old! but in "i second that emotion" he is only 5! there is a big difference there! other than that, this episode gets a 5 outa 5. i love the episodes based on fry n wen they go back 2 the yr 2000, they get me all teary! lol
eIRINNSKe56 gave 5 points
nibble in this episode is over a thousand years old! but in "i second that emotion" he is only 5! there is a big difference there! other than that, this episode gets a 5 outa 5. i love the episodes based on fry n wen they go back 2 the yr 2000, they get me all teary! lol
15.03.2006
#324 by fry/leela hopeful
great ep, loved the kiss at the end.
Anyone hear the line how fry waited six hours to get her a ticket. that's a awsomely nice thing to do.
leela really donsn't see how nice fry is to her.
fry/leela hopeful gave 5 points
Anyone hear the line how fry waited six hours to get her a ticket. that's a awsomely nice thing to do.
leela really donsn't see how nice fry is to her.
16.03.2006
#325 by Bold Socks
For me, this episode was a little too much of a sequel, and had too few jokes in it to warrant the excursion. The pacing was slightly off for me also.
Loved the pineapple however.
Bold Socks gave 2 points
Loved the pineapple however.
17.03.2006
#326 by makedonec
a good one. a few laughs, a lot of nibbler, a nice story... i think it qualyfies for a 5
makedonec gave 5 points
23.03.2006
#327 by Maka
WoW I just watched "Spacepilote 3000" and i saw a shadow of nibbler in the moment when Fry was falling into the freezing chamber. Does anybody saw that too ????? Btw the "Why of Fry" was a great episode.
Maka gave 5 points
10.04.2006
#328 by Ford
The Niblonians (especially Nibbler ordering pizza "I.C. Weiner"), Orphans and Brians are funny, but nothing else is, not as good as the day the earth stood stupid
Ford gave 2 points
18.04.2006
#329 by ew
it sucked
ew gave 1 point
05.06.2006
#330 by Hinduflame92
Great episode pulls the whole series together. Unlike others that are just random and hang out there.
Hinduflame92 gave 5 points
22.06.2006
#331 by humhohum
It's an excellent episode, but theres a huge plot hole in there. When Fry is under the cryogenics desk and he wavers and vanishes, where does he go? Is he the 'real' Fry, or is the one we see on the Scooty Puff SR the real one, while the old Fry is stuck in the alternate dimension infosphere for the rest of his life?
humhohum gave 4 points
29.06.2006
#332 by Andrew
My question is this:
When Nibbler prompts Fry, asking him if there is nothing worth saving in the future, Fry says that Leela would be worth saving. Nibbler responds saying, "she must be the other one". I know that the creators of the show planned way ahead with plot lines (ex. Showing Nibbler's shaddow in the first episode), but does anyone know what he might have meant by this, and where the future plot lines might have led to for this? Email me with Futurama in the subject if you have a serious answer. Thanks
Andrew gave 5 points
When Nibbler prompts Fry, asking him if there is nothing worth saving in the future, Fry says that Leela would be worth saving. Nibbler responds saying, "she must be the other one". I know that the creators of the show planned way ahead with plot lines (ex. Showing Nibbler's shaddow in the first episode), but does anyone know what he might have meant by this, and where the future plot lines might have led to for this? Email me with Futurama in the subject if you have a serious answer. Thanks
17.07.2006
#333 by magicshoemonkey
In my opinion one of the best episodes of the series. Really brings things together well. Someone said it should have been the finale, but I think it should have been the episode before the finale. The current finale is a good ending, and this would have segued into it quite nicely. Also, the guy before said something about a plot hole. It actually isn't a hole, more of something not explained. If they are going by one philosophy of time travel that is common in Science Fiction, he would disappear, be something of an off-shoot of the natural timeline. The real timeline would continue as usual. Then, of course, there is the paradox of if he disappears, and the timeline continues, he never existed and therefore there should be no Scooty Puff Sr. and Fry should continue in a timeloop, getting trapped again. There are always paradoxes like that when dealing with time travel, which is why the creators said they didn't really want to deal with it a lot, and only did a couple of times. (Actually this paradox can be somewhat explained since they say there are alternate universes)
magicshoemonkey gave 5 points
17.07.2006
#334 by big c
This was one of the best episodes ever. If you look closely, you can see the same shadow of Nibbler and "future" Fry blowing Fry into the time capsule that was also in the 1st episode aired. This shows how amazingly organized and developed this show really is. The creators knew the whole story from the first show and did not air it until the fifth season!
big c gave 5 points
17.07.2006
#335 by RURS
WOOOOOOOOO ... OOOOOOOOAH best episode ever
RURS gave 5 points
09.08.2006
#336 by sam cowen
always thought it should have been the last ever episode-just love the nibbler shadow thing-i bet there are loads of other hidden stuff
sam cowen gave 5 points
24.10.2006
#337 by Fryzer
Just remember: Scooty Puff Junior sucks!
Fryzer gave 5 points
21.11.2006
#338 by Bester
GAY WEDDINGS. KNOW THAT I GOT YOUR ATTENTION READ THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Simpsons Joke)
Not only I think this is the 2nd episode I saw, But It's definantly a favorite.I'll give a list of how I give points.
1.You can't give lower than one point.
2.Must be funny
3.Have some sappiness
4.Has good plot
5.Reveals something(Anything like a Good morel, secret,or about past)
BONUS: Extra of any of these things
It had all of these and the Bonus several .
I almost pissed myself when I first saw the scooty puff jr. break apart.Luv it.
Ohio State should have won. Ya don't mess with Ohio
Bester gave 5 points
(Simpsons Joke)
Not only I think this is the 2nd episode I saw, But It's definantly a favorite.I'll give a list of how I give points.
1.You can't give lower than one point.
2.Must be funny
3.Have some sappiness
4.Has good plot
5.Reveals something(Anything like a Good morel, secret,or about past)
BONUS: Extra of any of these things
It had all of these and the Bonus several .
I almost pissed myself when I first saw the scooty puff jr. break apart.Luv it.
Ohio State should have won. Ya don't mess with Ohio
22.02.2007
#339 by Daa'iyah
Yeah, it was a good episode. I hate Zoidberg-but it wouldn't be Futurama without him. That Scooty Puff Jr. made the episode excellent!
Daa'iyah gave 4 points
07.05.2007
#340 by stephany
wow what a great episode. fry always make me laugh with his silly ways! i couldnt believe leela finally saw through fry and kissed him! best episode ever!!!!!
stephany gave 5 points
25.05.2007
#341 by Rosa
I love this episode
it's very cool
Rosa gave 5 points
it's very cool
17.06.2007
#342 by stephanie troche
best episode writen by david x cohen
it should have won a emmy
stephanie troche gave 5 points
it should have won a emmy
29.06.2007
#343 by Aaron
My second favourite episode of Futurama (second to The Sting). The plot continuation from previous episodes was spectacular. There are many funny parts in this episode and the plot is EXTREMELY well-developed. The ending was also sweet, provoking character development. Great episode!
Aaron gave 5 points
29.07.2007
#344 by mememe
best episode ever
mememe gave 5 points
18.08.2007
#345 by Yo mom
Should have ended the series, instead of the kind of cliffhanger at the end of episode 72.
Yo mom gave 5 points
02.11.2007
#346 by escape goat
Great episode
escape goat gave 5 points
03.05.2008
#347 by cyber_turnip
Very funny and a lot of touching moments as well as a big plot reveal that was set up since the pilot and is thus awesome.
cyber_turnip gave 5 points
26.06.2010
#348 by Fry
I forgeted I did all this, glad they made it into a show and sent it back through time to sell as a cartoon dvd.
But where's Frys muulah from dvd sale 1, eh???
Fry gave 5 points
But where's Frys muulah from dvd sale 1, eh???
16.07.2011
#349 by John Cheesa
Applause-worthy.
John Cheesa gave 5 points
19.08.2011
#350 by Hypnotode
Good sci-fi, very funny. Love the 'past nastification' line.
Hypnotode gave 5 points
29.08.2011
#351 by Lamusiqe13
This was a really interesting episode. It was interesting to see why Fry really got frozen. I've heard people say that in the original footage of Space Pilot 3000, Nibbler's shadow was in the background. Well, I CAN'T FIND IT! Anyone who can, please drop me a line. I did see Nibbler's eye sticking out of a trash can in Jurassic Bark, however. Anyway, back to the episode. This wasn't the funniest episode ever, but the plot was interesting enough to make up for it.
Lamusiqe13 gave 5 points
25.11.2011
#352 by DTP
I love all the poorly written 1 reviews which are basically saying, "WARE R DA LAFFS!?!" Speaks volumes about what they see as good television.
Anyways, I thought this was a great episode as excepted, since it was written by the show's creator. My only disappointment is that it had to be made so soon. For those of you who don't know, they rushed this episode out in the last season since they knew they were getting cancelled. We may never know what other episodes they had in store. Maybe someday they'll explain what Nibbler meant by "The Other." (I doubt it).
DTP gave 5 points
Anyways, I thought this was a great episode as excepted, since it was written by the show's creator. My only disappointment is that it had to be made so soon. For those of you who don't know, they rushed this episode out in the last season since they knew they were getting cancelled. We may never know what other episodes they had in store. Maybe someday they'll explain what Nibbler meant by "The Other." (I doubt it).
29.07.2012
#353 by Fat Kev Smith
Yup!
Fat Kev Smith gave 5 points
23.12.2012
#354 by BlitzPhoenix98
A fantastic episode because it has a great plot, a good subplot and an important message.
Fry is feeling depressed. He thinks there is no one who thinks he is important. However, that changes when Nibbler reveals why Fry was the single most important person in the universe: He is the only person who can stop the dreaded brain spawn due to his lack of intelligence, making him immune. And shockingly, when Fry encounters the know-it-all Big Brain, before everything is about to be set in stone, the Big Brain shows that Fry getting cryogenically frozen back in 2000 was NOT an accident. Instead, he was frozen by... Nibbler. Yep. Surprised?
The Nibblonians are very clever creatures - hell, it they could travel back 1000 years, maybe they could even try to stop the dinosaurs from becoming extinct? Anyway, Fry is now left with a very difficult choice to make - does he want to save himself, be with his family, but also continue to live the same boring job of being a Pizza Delivery boy, or save the universe and start fresh - a new life, new job, new people. However, Fry chooses the smarter thing - he wants to protect Leela and the rest of his friends from the Brain Spawn because he knew the rest of the crew would have to fight them should he never have. This is one of the most emotional climaxes in the series, right next to The Luck of the Fryrish and it's a fantastic message of how it's better to stick to something you already have been more used to.
The subplot is also good. Despite Chaz's attitude of him being that only loyal to the mayor and nothing else, he is selfish, doesn't care about anyone else except not failing the mayor and Leela. However, of course, he fails to realize that Leela is also an orphan, much like the rest of the kids from the orphanarium, so of course Leela had every right to dump him in anger. And now, in the end, the kiss at the end between Fry & Leela is what we've all been waiting for: They are now finally a couple. It's easily one of the most important endings and a climax to an already built-up relationship.
But the primary message this episode shares is: Do not ever think you're not important to anyone. There is someone out there who will always hold you highly in regard.
This is one of the best episodes of all-time.
10/10
BlitzPhoenix98 gave 5 points
Fry is feeling depressed. He thinks there is no one who thinks he is important. However, that changes when Nibbler reveals why Fry was the single most important person in the universe: He is the only person who can stop the dreaded brain spawn due to his lack of intelligence, making him immune. And shockingly, when Fry encounters the know-it-all Big Brain, before everything is about to be set in stone, the Big Brain shows that Fry getting cryogenically frozen back in 2000 was NOT an accident. Instead, he was frozen by... Nibbler. Yep. Surprised?
The Nibblonians are very clever creatures - hell, it they could travel back 1000 years, maybe they could even try to stop the dinosaurs from becoming extinct? Anyway, Fry is now left with a very difficult choice to make - does he want to save himself, be with his family, but also continue to live the same boring job of being a Pizza Delivery boy, or save the universe and start fresh - a new life, new job, new people. However, Fry chooses the smarter thing - he wants to protect Leela and the rest of his friends from the Brain Spawn because he knew the rest of the crew would have to fight them should he never have. This is one of the most emotional climaxes in the series, right next to The Luck of the Fryrish and it's a fantastic message of how it's better to stick to something you already have been more used to.
The subplot is also good. Despite Chaz's attitude of him being that only loyal to the mayor and nothing else, he is selfish, doesn't care about anyone else except not failing the mayor and Leela. However, of course, he fails to realize that Leela is also an orphan, much like the rest of the kids from the orphanarium, so of course Leela had every right to dump him in anger. And now, in the end, the kiss at the end between Fry & Leela is what we've all been waiting for: They are now finally a couple. It's easily one of the most important endings and a climax to an already built-up relationship.
But the primary message this episode shares is: Do not ever think you're not important to anyone. There is someone out there who will always hold you highly in regard.
This is one of the best episodes of all-time.
10/10
23.12.2021
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