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A Clockwork Origin
First aired 08/12/10
Rank: 66/124
Reviews: 135
Rating: 81%

The theory of evolution is put to the test on a planet inhabited by robots.

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#1 by Kornography

Great episode. I wish that the b-story was discussed a little more, but I won't complain.

Kornography gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#2 by 420dude

Simply an awesome episode this week.

420dude gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#3 by flesheatingbull

I liked it. Although the plot didn't flow as good as it could have, the trek jokes and the underlying message were fantastic. As usual, I look forward to next weeks episode.

flesheatingbull gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#4 by Sheriff222

very very good episode

Sheriff222 gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#5 by blppt

Solid ep, and for once this season, we got a decent amount of Zoidy!

blppt gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#6 by Treg

I dunno.. didn't really laugh at this one. Maybe it's just my mood.

Thought it was pretty dumb overall. They have another social commentary on some hot topic.. meh.. Are they gonna do an episode on the death penalty now? Stem Cell research maybe?

This has gotta be the weakest season ever..

Treg gave 2 points

13.08.2010

#7 by Bender's#1Girl

This episdoe was very great. I lughed at the fact that it took the Professor only 2 hopurs to build a spaceship yet it took him 12 hours to make a slingshot. I also found it funny when Bender was sleeping on the other crew members.

Bender's#1Girl gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#8 by Coolio

I enjoyed this episode. Can't wait for the next one!!

Coolio gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#9 by Patch

I say this every week but this IS the best of the new season

Patch gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#10 by Bender B.

The entire plot of the episode just had a good underlying message. With a couple of hidden zingers that made me laugh when noone else understood. Fantastic overall, reminds me of the same quality as Amazon Women In The Mood

Bender B. gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#11 by jeremy Fein

I liked the character Dr. Banjo he was very well designed. I liked the B Story between Qbert and Zoidberg, I wish it would have been longer. Sad they found another one of Fry's dogs and killed it off before Fry knew.

jeremy Fein gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#12 by Jeffrey Gray

Much better than last week's episode. Not an amazing episode, but it was very good.

I also liked that both sides of the debate were made fun of.

Jeffrey Gray gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#13 by Brett

Loved it!

Brett gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#14 by FishyJeff

I missed the first several minutes...but what I saw was very funny! Clever, sci-fi-ey way of making fun of the evolution debate, and I didn't think the humor was too one-sided.

The B plot was cute too. Good job, writers!

FishyJeff gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#15 by Derp

Had a classic feel to it. A little choppy, but still great.

Derp gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#16 by jfroneb1

I thought it was a pretty solid "meh" epsiode but I didn't find myself laughing that much. And I didn't get the ending.. Why did zoidberg end up hating cubert at the end?

jfroneb1 gave 3 points

13.08.2010

#17 by Zilex

while it may have been a bit flat on the storytelling, this was a funny episode that i couldn't help but be charmed by.

Zilex gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#18 by Zapper

I thought this episode was not very funny. and at all and was plotted poorly and seemed kinda boring and random. This episode realy didn't feel like good old Futurama and was just not very good. Zoidberg made no sense at the end when he just randomly says he hates cubert and makes him sick... Where did that come from????????? I thought they were liking each other.

Zapper gave 2 points

13.08.2010

#19 by ElectricZoNe

Was a good episode. Had funny and interesting moments in it. Not the best but enjoyable none the less.

ElectricZoNe gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#20 by Brock Baker

One of the better episodes this season, and the funniest so far in my opinion. The Zoidberg/Cubert plot felt a little off, I can only assume they cut some parts out of it and we'll see them on DVD?

Brock Baker gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#21 by IceCreamTruck

I didn't like this episode as it wasnt funny or interesting. Why did Zoidberg say he hated cubert and was sick of him at the end of the episode????

IceCreamTruck gave 2 points

13.08.2010

#22 by 0210

Given how many episodes of TV shows there have been "tackling the concept of evolution" this one went about it in a really original way and seemed like a really cool "science" type Futurama episode.

0210 gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#23 by Molly

Bad...

Molly gave 1 point

13.08.2010

#24 by RAFAEL X9

Not the worst and not the best episode. another average one. I did think this one had a lot more funny lines from Fry. "THIS IS A COOL WAY TO DIE!!" "Don't Eat My Butt!"

Kinda interesting, but the evolution argument was pretty lame, considering they're just doing another message episode that does really nothing, but going into robotic dinosaurs......ok, that was kinda cool.

RAFAEL X9 gave 3 points

13.08.2010

#25 by Lucky Monkey

‎Best line of the season: "The water's as sterile as my milkman-trusting father."

I didn't quite get the b-story -- seemed a bit half baked -- but the main plot more than made up for it.

iFad? Superior Gort? Awesome.

Lucky Monkey gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#26 by Benders Great

This episode was a very mixed bag. On one hand, the jokes revolving around the evolution debate were hilarious. Professor Farnsworth's and Banjo's dispute over the missing link was a highlight of the episode. The second and third acts saw the crew dealing with evolving robots on an asteroid who's evolution was set in motion by the professor. This set up for a funny take on the evolution debate that wrapped up in the end, which could only possibly capture laughs from someone who took an Anthropology course. The sub plot with Zoidberg was horribly executed as well. What could have been Zoidberg-esque brilliance was actually rather lame and not funny, and not in a away befitting the crustacean. And in the end of the episode, Zoidberg just blatantly says that he hates Qubert and he's sick of him, despite the previous seen entailing you to believe they were going to become very close. Did they miss a scene here or did I just not get the joke?

Anyway, overall, a subpar episode that hasn't been uncommon in this season. The evolution jokes were funny but not to laugh out loud proportions, and the sub plot was lame as can be. I give the episode a 2.5, which I round up to a 3.

Benders Great gave 3 points

13.08.2010

#27 by Matt

Pretty good! Definitely the best episode of the season so far. I don't think the plot was particularly great or the satire brilliant, but it was a fast-paced, funny episode. The characters & world felt reasonably well-realised, too, which is a nice change from most of the season 6 episodes.

Matt gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#28 by Jor-El

Absolutely great episode. I laughed a lot, especially at the very end, when zoidberg finally calls out cubert as a terrible person. Evolution stuff was very funny and sometimes I want to leave the planet too because of all this creationism shit.

Jor-El gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#29 by Anonymous

This episode was odd. Too fast-paced, I guess. Something. The animation of the orangutan sort of seemed family-guy-ish. Overall, this episode was average. I didn't laugh nearly as many times as I did during Godfellas.

Anonymous gave 3 points

13.08.2010

#30 by LordNova

It was a solid episode. alot of low reviews, cant figure out why . . . It had a few flaws but still a good episode.

LordNova gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#31 by John Pirruccello

Wow I seriously can't figure out the hate on this episode. I thought that it was truly hilarious. Not only that, it had some really awesome ideas behind it.
I laughed almost the entire time. Seriously... hater's gonna hate I guess.
2nd best of the season IMO

John Pirruccello gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#32 by FuturamaFan

I enjoyed this episode.

Its too bad that that the Planet Express Ship got completely destroyed, but then again they can always rebuilt it right?

I think the gag with Zoidberg hating Cubert was supposed to be a joke about Zoidberg being fickle.
Or perhaps there is more to the B-plot that got cut and it will end up on the DVD

I'm really looking forward to A Prisoner of Benda. It looks really fun!

FuturamaFan gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#33 by andrew

although not the best so far,this episode is really funny,and it keeps up with the zap braggigan episode being the only bad one yet

andrew gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#34 by Gabe

Liked it. Smart and funny one. Nothing more to say.

Gabe gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#35 by AD

I thought this was a great episode with some excellent bits in it (oh oh, it's another one of Fry's dogs) and a nicely balanced view of what is always going to be an emotional topic for one side or the other. Bender on the robot dino was a good link.

AD gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#36 by ntj

The story was good, and a couple of the jokes were funny, like the one about Leela earning her own rocks, but most of the jokes were weak or just down right bad. The worst one was Fry calling out "this is a cool way to die!" when he was picked up by the robotic pterodactyl. And the whole science-mobile thing was trendy.

ntj gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#37 by nibblerama

It's crazy to think that this show was ever canceled, and that in some unfortunate alternate universe, this latest season doesn't exist.

Every new episode is like my new favorite episode ever. Love this show seriously so much. Makes living on this planet worth staying, even with all the smiling angry people.

nibblerama gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#38 by Matte

Awesome episode! Second best this season

Matte gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#39 by David

Overall a good episode. I do agree that the A plot was better than the B plot. Perhaps there are several deleted scenes from the B plot that would have helped fill things in a bit. Dr. Banjo was a clever allusion to Dr. Zaius to Planet of the Apes, and loved the Star Trek TNG reference there with evolving nanites. I think most of the jokes were pretty funny. While it was at times uneven, it was overall very entertaining.

David gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#40 by My Own Grandfather

From a humor standpoint, this was by far the best of the new season to date. I honestly cannot fathom some of the lower or mediocre reviews, as it was filled with the kind of classic science-y cleverness and absurdity that marked the best moments of the original series.

The inverted symmetry of the Professor's debate with Banjo and later with the robot evolutionists was a stroke of genius.

Other highlights:
- the missing links argument with Banjo
- Bender's suspenders
- I can't live on this planet anymore
- What happened? How did we save you?
- The circularity criterion applied to a robot deity at the end but not to a humanoid deity

My Own Grandfather gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#41 by James

Third best episode of the season. An episode in the top half of Futurama's better episodes. However, some flaws with the episode.

The topical issues again. Not needed as proven by episode 6 and 7. The best episodes of the season. Also, I feel like Dr. Banjo should have been Wernstrom. I understand the satirical idea of Dr. Banjo but Wernstrom would have been better. Wernstrom doesn't have to be pro-creationist. He can be like people evolve from fish and maybe Banjo could have been the god guy so a trio arguing of some sort. Also, Zoidberg and Cuthbert was a massive failure and was filler. That's proven by the end result of the b plot.

Also, the pairings need to stop or at least make sense. Here's one they should've done. Fry, Zapp and Bender get stranded on a planet due to Fry trying to impress Leela by doing a delivery himself. Bender triest to prove that he is not totally into himself and tries to prove it by helping Fry. Meanwhile Zapp tries to prove to Kif that he does not his help and chases after Fry/Bender in an attempt to make a date with Leela. They all crash on the planet. We got the two dumbest characters on the show and the most narcissitic one working together for survival. They can't read signs and they start to go insane. They get beat up by a cute alien monkey. The whole crew tries to find them. It turns out in the end that they were in a vacation resort. Whatever I guess that's just my idea. Maybe a Zoidberg/Fry pairing or a Benda/Leela trying to find Fry after he disappeared. They search the galaxy believes he's dead, have a funeral and meanwhile Fry just went to Comic Con or E3 for a few days.

Those are just ideas. Still a great episode felt sort of like Douglas Adams. 5/5

James gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#42 by Pandora

Very good ep!

Pandora gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#43 by Hoovus

Enjoyed that one it had a nice balance of using an epic sci-fi story to make a satirical point, while being quite a fun light hearted episode.

There were lots of funny bits of dialouge in this episode that weren't really jokes but were just very odd and funny.

Hoovus gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#44 by tuvgbhinjkl

Noooo THE EPISODE SHOULD HAVE ENDED BY SHOWING THE GOD-MACHINE IN SPACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

tuvgbhinjkl gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#45 by Nick

They have done an episode where they touch on stem cell research, Treg�remember the ep where the professor covers his face with stem cells to look younger and falls in love with a woman who isn't all that she seems, either? But I won't argue about this issue again here. (I wrote about it on my review of the iPhone episode.)

I thought this episode was great. Lots of funny lines, the reference to Jurassic Bark, the underlying message, Zoidberg's pathetic attempt at fatherhood. Perhaps not quite as good as the last three episode, but still superb.

Nick gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#46 by Renfro

I laughed a couple of times. not the best of the season but i still liked it

Renfro gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#47 by Jarvio

Liked it, interesting storyline, and always good to have another Prof-heavy ep. I liked the ape guy, and the robot dinosaurs. I thought the Zoidberg/Cubert plot was crap though. Overall, a decent ep

Jarvio gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#48 by Thrustingthor

Hilarious poke at creationism

Thrustingthor gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#49 by wilyfish

Yo dawg I herd you like superheroes I put a mural on your wall.

I had a lot of laughs on this one. A real freezeframer with all of the signs!

wilyfish gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#50 by AdrenalinDragon

The episode was good, but a little shaky in the first act. The evolution proving part with the Professor and Dr Bamjo was maybe dragged out a little too long, but other than that, most of the first act was good. The episode gets better once they get onto the planet with the robotic dinosaurs, as the jokes pop up and work more often, and its more memorable due to the animation and well placed quotes during the dinosaur/robot encounters.

As for the rest, I thought the subplot with Zoidberg and Cubert was quite good, though it doesn't really have a full conclusion, ending with a quick quote to end the subplot, but both Zoidberg and Cubert come out with some funny moments. Other things I liked were the courtroom scene with Bender in those suspenders, but like I said, most of the jokes were in the 2nd act, but it's still good enough to give the episode a solid 4 out of 5, and I personally thought it was an interesting take on evolution/creationism.

AdrenalinDragon gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#51 by cyber_turnip

A surprisingly good episode!

Very funny. Possibly the funniest episode of season 6 so far.
But also, the plot was surprisingly interesting and full of cool science-fiction (and the science that goes with that). It tackled the whole evolution vs creationism debate brilliantly. Offering a decent argument for both sides whilst very clearly sitting on the sane side.

The subplot was absolutely hilarious too. It's rare to get such a good, funny subplot in such a cool, science-y 'epic' of an A-storyline.

To top it off, there was some lovely bits of art-direction and animation.

All in all, one of the best episodes so far this season.

@cyber_turnip on Twitter!

cyber_turnip gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#52 by MaximeLoonatic

Clever episode, kinda similar of one Simpson's.
The B-story aslo good, but I belive it can be contiued

MaximeLoonatic gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#53 by Redice

For the flying spaghetti monster reference alone it is a 5 star episode. Im getting the feeling that the characters are atheist.

Redice gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#54 by Dan Quon

Another great episode!

Dan Quon gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#55 by Sean

Loved this episode. I don't understand why people are whining about the end with Zoidberg, is that ONE line really enough to give this episode a lower score. Plus it was completely just, we can assume that Cubert is such an awful person to be around that even Zoidberg can't stand him. There was nothing missing and no flaw in the writing, it's supposed to be a joke.

Sean gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#56 by Jay

Awesome episode, perfect futurama. I'm really getting fed of people complaining.

Jay gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#57 by Home Farnsforth

That was possibly the best episode of the season, not only was it funny and particularly Zoidberg heavy, it was another great debate piece, a la Proposition infinity. I especially am beginning to appreciate their attention to detail, in how their evolution/anthropology is remarkably accurate.

Home Farnsforth gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#58 by Weirdcow

I'll start off by saying I agree with everyone else that the B plot was very weak. We can do better than that.

I thought the evolution debate was done very well, with a great amount of hilarity mixed in. It did a good job making a joke out of both sides' arguments. Also, I loved the missing link discussion. You'd think evolution would be solved after 45 found links, but I guess you need 46. :-D

Oh, and Bender as Spencer Tracy made my life.

Weirdcow gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#59 by Flexo

Great episode, full of jokes. I loved Fry getting attacked by numerous robotic dinosaurs. I don't believe in evolution, and I liked how this episode showed both sides of the arguments. Futurama is back

Flexo gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#60 by White

Great jokes and gags, robo dinos and cool evolution debate, what else I can say?
Oh, also Zoidberg totally owns as the Father-Man ;).

Definitely 5/5.

White gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#61 by zapp_zoidberg

It's a good episode. At first I didn't like it very much, but after rewatching I changed my opinion. It's sure not the best of the season, especially the Zoidberg subplot is rather weak, which is a pity, bc he's my very favorite character (together with Captain General Brannigan and the Professor). I think the episode would be better off without the substory. If there is something to complain about the new season it's the lack of good Zoidberg parts (unlike Zapp or the Professor which both had good stories). Anyway, as I said, all in all it's a good episode.

zapp_zoidberg gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#62 by Kify

Good but not great. Enjoying the season and hopefully when I re-watch them all on DVD I will like them more.

I think the secondary characters have been on top form this season (Hermes, Amy etc) but there's yet to be a classic Fry/Leela/Bender ep. Plenty more to come though!!

Kify gave 4 points

13.08.2010

#63 by Bender Fett

I have to admit for the first time since the new series started, this felt like one of the old episodes! I mean yes they could've expanded on the b plot a little bit, and it was a social commentary, but it was done in the classic Futurama style, and I applaud them for it!

Bender Fett gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#64 by Sure Win

Clever, lots of LOL moments

Sure Win gave 5 points

13.08.2010

#65 by stamahawk

Great episode. A lot better than last week.

stamahawk gave 5 points

14.08.2010

#66 by Fullofsin

Flying spaghetti monster = Win

Fullofsin gave 4 points

14.08.2010

#67 by Bigsi

this epside had some rather amusing jokes in it

Bigsi gave 4 points

14.08.2010

#68 by Nicjfry

nice episode, Father man made my day. Zoiberg FTW!

Nicjfry gave 5 points

14.08.2010

#69 by G.I.Jose

I would give it a 3... but the flying spaghetti monster, fry's other dog, all the missing links, the "future exhibit" joke, the soup made of fossils, zoiberg hating qbert at the end... enough said a 5 it is!!!

G.I.Jose gave 5 points

14.08.2010

#70 by Xad

Really good episode, enjoyed it a lot! This season is turning out to be amazing.

Loved the story, the pace, the imagination, the visuals and of course, Fry ending up in every mouth around, lol!

Xad gave 5 points

14.08.2010

#71 by Mennoknight

Goodness me.

This episode was weak.

I know the topic is touchy, but I honestly didn't find the main story funny at all and I predicted the entire plot in the first 3 minutes. The Zoidberg B-story was all right, but the ending was totally bizarre (when he says he hates Q-bert).

I wish Futurama would stop trying to be deep and make social commentary. There should be an unspoken agreement in the media: Larry King shouldn't try to do comedy and Futurama shouldn't try to "make people think". The Futurama writers need to give up as theologians and philosophers and trying doing what they're good at.

Mennoknight gave 2 points

14.08.2010

#72 by John

Great Episode. Though I was worried at the beginning, loved how it wasn't too preachy

John gave 5 points

14.08.2010

#73 by Hoot Hoot

This episode was entertaining, but not outstanding. That said, if the quality of each episode stays around this level, I will be quite happy.

Hoot Hoot gave 4 points

14.08.2010

#74 by paul

enjoyable, clever.

"do you think there's a robot with a beard in the sky"

"we'll i guess not"

paul gave 4 points

14.08.2010

#75 by avian

A bit above average - which for futurama still means a great episode. Ignoring the first two episodes, season 6 has been very solid, and this episode just adds a bunch of positives too it.

avian gave 3 points

14.08.2010

#76 by sweet zombie jesus

Amazing episode. I think I have a new fave episode for Farnsworth!

sweet zombie jesus gave 4 points

14.08.2010

#77 by Burlap

Probably the funniest episode this season.

Burlap gave 5 points

14.08.2010

#78 by David

What's the matter with people here complaining about the ending? How terrible that Zoidberg said he hated Cubert! Come on.. it was funny.

"I'm serious. He's a terrible person". I thought it was a good line. And I hate Cubert too. I'm serious. He's a terrible character.

Good episode. Not as good as Lethal Inspection or The Late Philip J. Fry, but third best this season.

David gave 4 points

14.08.2010

#79 by Gustav

Loved the flying spaghetti monster

Gustav gave 5 points

14.08.2010

#80 by blimpo chimpo

you know, at times, more so this season, futurama succumbs to what has made the simpsons such a horrible show to watch - aside from the complete whoring of itself to fox and other corporate-consumerist trends: it's just a vehicle for gags and ideas.

it struck me because of a comment someone else made weeks ago about the crew never doing their jobs and working for a shipping company. like in this episode, suddenly, to prove a point, the crew just flies to the olduvai gorge, has an afternoon fun-dig, and miraculously finds a treasure-trove of fossils, among them the plot-required missing link? t.v. show or not, cartoon or not, that's weak writing.

that's the point i'm trying to make. now that the characters have all been established as "archetypes," with certain stock moods and actions and roles, they're just rearranged into new dramas, robotically, in order to make points for the story. you know? they're not meaningful in themselves, they're just hollow vehicles for transporting jokes, poorly-written, emotionless, unreal dialogue and reactions to plot-events.

just like the old simpsons episodes, the best futurama episodes work when the characters are imagined to live in a self-coherent "real" world, where characters are consistent in a sense, have real motivations and emotions, where their lives, even if they're in a fantastical 30th century, have real limitations and demands.

the simpsons were just a regular, working-class family with a daft but loving dad, realistic kids who did real kid-things... now they fly to africa and japan and meet a celebrity every week, and lisa's a genius, and everyone's a "character" and everyone knows each other.

same with futurama.

blimpo chimpo gave 3 points

14.08.2010

#81 by Fantasta-Rama!

Amazing!

Fantasta-Rama! gave 5 points

14.08.2010

#82 by Mike

In a word, dull. The characterization this season has been all wrong. The characters now are just there to move along the weeks vague plot/social commentary. Really, really poor.

The characters don't progress or develop anymore. Leela in particular is nothing like she used to be. Fry has no depth anymore.

It's just really sad. The heart and soul of the show seems to have gone.

Probably the most boring episode they've ever done. I didn't raise a smile once. The plot was abysmal. What a letdown.

Mike gave 1 point

15.08.2010

#83 by Rachel D.

This episode was better than I thought it was going to be (based on a clip I saw, I thought it was going to be mostly a Christianity-bashing episode). I'm not big on the social commentary episodes but this was a lot better than "Proposition Infinity." The helicopter hummingbird made me laugh and then the honking swan right after that made me laugh some more.

I was glad that they presented the theory that life was planted by Someone, even though they did bash creationists at the beginning. We get it, writers: You're mostly a bunch of atheists and very politically liberal. Can we get back to watching Futurama now? I still give it four points for being surprisingly good and for showing more than one side of the argument. "It seemed like eons to you�"

Rachel D. gave 4 points

15.08.2010

#84 by stef

I found it a tad muddled, particularly in the first act. on the whole, though, it fit in with that futurama-feel that I crave so deeply whenever I watch the new episodes. had the plot been more streamlined, it would have been perfect. there was a tad too much extraneous information and gag setups that could easily have been cut and the zoidberg/cubert subplot should have been fleshed out a little more, but I especially loved every moment spent in the robotic world.

stef gave 4 points

15.08.2010

#85 by Gary Cox

Very funny, but sad there was such a bad continuity error. Two benders at the same time in the courtroom scene !!!! How did that one get passed ...

Gary Cox gave 4 points

15.08.2010

#86 by nanoIam

seems like the series is back on track. either that or my brain has dummed down, witch is also acceptable.

nanoIam gave 4 points

15.08.2010

#87 by Benderama

My favourite of this season so far. Made me laugh a couple of times, especially when the professor yelled "Great Scott! A tricycletops!"
Brilliant

Benderama gave 5 points

15.08.2010

#88 by Massacher

was a good ep. loved how the robots evolved so quickly.

memorable quotes were:

hurry up and build my shack so i can kick you out

fatherman away

ahh don't eat my butt

great scot a tricycletops lol

has to be in my top 5 of this season so far.

Massacher gave 4 points

15.08.2010

#89 by Kennyflevi

It's a nice episode. Not the best so far, but good. The Zoidberg-Cubert scenes was awesome :D

Kennyflevi gave 4 points

15.08.2010

#90 by AP

For you reviewers complaining about them picking a "hot topic" to do an episode on, are you just that stupid? The Scopes Monkey Trial was in 1925! You have a point with eyePhone and Proposition Infinite, but not on creationism being taught in classrooms, as that debate has been going on for a century and will go on.

Hilarious episode, although I agree with others that the Zoidberg B-plot could have been funnier.

The zingers in the creationist vs evolutionist opening were brilliant, and the way the story was crafted to circle back on itself at the end with the robot evolutionist against the professor as the creator was absolutely genius writing.

"Fake Sciene is Real Science!" and other protestor signs made me laugh out loud.

Bring on more episodes like this. And if you don't belive in evolution, I don't understand why you watch a show like Futurama at all. /boggle

AP gave 5 points

15.08.2010

#91 by Otis P Jivefunk

Another strange ep. Probably not quite as good as I was hoping, but it had its moments. Cubert was being a brat again, but I like that. The evolution robot planet thing seemed slightly too weird for me. The robotic dinosaurs were clool though, and the ending was good.

Otis P Jivefunk gave 3 points

15.08.2010

#92 by Rain

Had some good jokes, but it was hard to understand some stuff in it and the plot could have been better.

Rain gave 4 points

15.08.2010

#93 by Uncle!

Good enough to remind us of the good olde Futurama!

Love the parallel universe!

Uncle! gave 4 points

15.08.2010

#94 by Chunk

Planet Express is a delivery company isn't it? When is the crew going to start going to differnt planets and making deliveries again? But apparently the writers have forgotten that somehow. Anyway average episode.

Chunk gave 3 points

15.08.2010

#95 by Havoc

The end of the "trial" on the robotplanet seemed a bit unfinished, but all in all this episode was very nice.

Havoc gave 4 points

16.08.2010

#96 by Ragnarok

Another classic. Lots of thick irony, and an excellent discussion of Creationism vs. Evolution (as in, it was fair and balanced rather than full of hyperbole and stilted to one side). It admits at the end that it's possible for both sides to be right (within reason, see: Creation Museum), but it also admits that the argument is, in the long run, trivial.

For those arguing against the topicality, I think it's refreshing and it ties in with part of the original manifest of the show to use the exaggerated setting of the future to point out via Reductio Ad Absurdum exactly how crazy/pointless some of our current-day issues/ideas are.

In this case, the 'topical' issue being addressed is something extremely important in many scientific and theological fields, similar to the previously mentioned Stem Cells. It's the kind of thing that the show SHOULD be addressing! You wouldn't have the freedom to make these shows in any other medium.

To those who didn't get the Zoidberg joke: It's funny because Zoidberg goes to extreme lengths to gain Cubert's approval, and once he has it he no longer wants it. In fact, he actually hates him.

Again, great episode. Haters can suck on a Space Lemon.

Ragnarok gave 5 points

16.08.2010

#97 by Juanes

@Chunk
Dude that's the most nitpicky thing you could possibly say. Think about the original run of the series and tell me how often the episode was based around a delivery. The FACT is that each season only averages 3 or 4 delivery based episodes. None of the best episodes of the show are based on deliveries, so seriously, clam it or I'll clamp it. With THE CLAMPS

Great episode. 5

Juanes gave 5 points

16.08.2010

#98 by jaron

awesome

jaron gave 5 points

16.08.2010

#99 by LolKatz!

Dan Vebber is definitely one of the best writers on Futurama. Great Ep.

LolKatz! gave 5 points

16.08.2010

#100 by MagicalHamster

I liked the character of Dr. Banjo. I hope we get to see him again.

I though this episode was of average quality...I think I liked the Cats episode better because you could just enjoy the absurdity without having the spectre of a potential Aesop in the background.

MagicalHamster gave 3 points

17.08.2010

#101 by patar

Meh. Ok funny.. Shows losing a lot of its comedy, and focusing much more on trying to make long epic stories crammed into 22 minutes. Best part was Bender learning how to knit xD

Bring back deliveries!!

patar gave 3 points

17.08.2010

#102 by Tickle me bender

Best futurama episode ever, or something close to it. The appearance of doctor banjo, exclaiming "I'm not an ape" was just hilarious. The following debate even moreso: "haha, I've got you now!"

And the ending was simply superb!

Tickle me bender gave 5 points

17.08.2010

#103 by Mojo

okay episode... nothing special like the Lethal Inspection and late Phillip J Fry...

Mojo gave 3 points

17.08.2010

#104 by Zap Zero

Best episode of the season yet!
* I rewatched this one and TLFJF to decide which was better*

I really think someone (maybe the lead writer for this ep) on the writing staff must be a Deist. I'm fairly suprised I hadn't noticed anyone else yet use that word in a review.

This was a philosophically heavy episode, yes, but...there were so many good one liners, most all the jokes worked for me.

Another thing I don't get at all are the haters of the odd pairings. While they don't always work out brilliantly, it is nice to see how some of the B characters interact with one another. The Zoidberg/Cubert thing worked for me up until the end...it's obvious with the wearing of the oven mits that Q really came to respect Zoidy (which no one else other than perhaps Fry or Farnsworth does). But then again he is a horrible brat, and for Z who takes sooo much crap from everyone else say he hates him does show what a lil' jerk he is.

While on trial the lines: I came here on a spaceship, created your ancestors, lived in a cave, and oh...he's my uncle
priceless!

The entire debate at the end where doc Banjo and Farnsworth basically agree with one another but shut out Bender's suggestion that perhaps a Robo-Supreme-Architect could have set organic life in motion moves this to point out our current absurdities we have in the whole ONLY SCIENCE vs. ONLY RELIGION.

This harkens back to Godfellas with the Bender line (this isn't going to be exact but you'll get the idea): I was alone for a while, then I was god, then I was alone again, then I met god, and now I'm back.

Wether you agree with the sentiment of this episode or not; if you are a futurama fan this stuff should not have been overly complicated to follow.

As an Agnostic who believes in evolution this one really worked for me.

And darn funny too!
:)

Zap Zero gave 5 points

17.08.2010

#105 by Futurama Guy

This season is becoming the best one...
Everything Zap Zero said is right.

People should understand that Futurama is not like Family Guy or South Park or even Simpsons, this is a comedy - scy-fy show.
You should know and like some subjects like the universe, religion, history, science and physic...that is what make Futurama unique. They do some smart jokes that only some people might understand, but if you do, you will be glad =)

Futurama Guy gave 5 points

17.08.2010

#106 by Elbow

"Doctor Banjo"... That was all I needed to get me laughing. Doctor Banjo! It still tickles me.

(Oh, and I could have sworn I saw the Flying Spaghetti Monster lay a pastafarian blessing upon the episode.)

Arrrr, still MORE proof he exists!

Elbow gave 4 points

17.08.2010

#107 by hyperchicken

probably the funniest one of the new season!!

''this is fatherman, he fight crime to earn sonboy respest. is it working ?'' ''you suck!'' XD

great ep 5/5

hyperchicken gave 5 points

17.08.2010

#108 by GB2

Best episode of the season so far. This is more like it. Bender is at his best.

GB2 gave 5 points

18.08.2010

#109 by That Dude

Good episode, the best part was seeing Bender's 'spring robot' part of the robot's evolution in the museum, also R2D2.

That Dude gave 4 points

18.08.2010

#110 by Dudette

Loved it. Was hilarious <3

Dudette gave 5 points

18.08.2010

#111 by Casey

I'll echo the comments that the B-plot seemed a bit skimmed over, the only real weakness in this ep IMO.

I thought it was funny throughout, very clever, I loved the message and there were some great lines. "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" is one of my all time favourites - great delivery.

Great episode. I don't understand the negativity.

Casey gave 5 points

19.08.2010

#112 by Craig Fox

Solid episode. Lots of laughs and a decent storyline.

Craig Fox gave 4 points

19.08.2010

#113 by Scooty-Puff Sr

another funny episode from the best show on tv. loved the robot dinosaurs... 'it's a tricycle tops' really cracked me up ! i've really enjoyed this new season, it's been fun on a bun :-]

Scooty-Puff Sr gave 5 points

19.08.2010

#114 by Katie

I appreciated this episode less for the humour and more for the concept. It was a very diplomatic and open episode, raising some good points.

I wish we could've seen more Zoidberg and Cubert, but it did rest fine as it was.

Katie gave 4 points

20.08.2010

#115 by Baz

This was a really well done episode with a lot of LOL moments. The best is for anthropology nerds like myself and Farnsworth and the Ape arguing at the start. The dinosaur battle was hilarious as well. Like a rip-off of every Jurassic Park movie... except with robots! The ending was classy especially the dig at Bender's "ridiculous" idea (when in reality any way to describe the "start of life" sounds ridiculous). I totally loved Zoidberg's final line. I understand people are confused but that's the point ...

Baz gave 5 points

20.08.2010

#116 by Tim

Highly enjoyed the dino-robots!

Tim gave 5 points

21.08.2010

#117 by cap708g

Pretty solid. Perhaps a little too political.

cap708g gave 4 points

21.08.2010

#118 by IamMe

Not bad, not bad at all.

IamMe gave 4 points

21.08.2010

#119 by gumbercules

Good episode, especially the missing link scene. I also liked the professor showing the picture of bender riding the dinosaur.

gumbercules gave 4 points

24.08.2010

#120 by Nicooooo

I would be funny if in the chapter named "A Clockwork Origin" when all comes out of the cavern, bender say "Convenient for the writer of this 30 minutes duration chapter, the robot evolution is much faster than the human"

Nicooooo gave 4 points

24.08.2010

#121 by darthzoidberg

the best part was the "inherit the wind" court scene. one of my all time favorite movies

darthzoidberg gave 4 points

24.08.2010

#122 by Stern

Excellent episode. shows both sides of evolution and creationism in an interesting way.

Stern gave 5 points

25.08.2010

#123 by jojo

aaaaa this is a great chapter

jojo gave 5 points

29.08.2010

#124 by Zoidy

Fan-diddly-ding-dong-tastic!

Zoidy gave 5 points

03.09.2010

#125 by Crocodylus Pontifex

Great episode, among the best of the season. Probably top1 if The late fry wasn't on same season. Keep that way guys!

I put a 4.5 of 5.
May the Crocodylus Pontifex bless you.

Crocodylus Pontifex gave 4 points

06.09.2010

#126 by Fungo

Great episode, just not so good jokes. I'm beginning to feel the old Futurama coming back, where sexual jokes were subtle, funny, and fit into the overall plot. Whatever happened to being a delivery company? This episode progresses on to gray areas that shouldn't concern a delivery company. This season (especially early on), they're accomplishing these "grand scale" achievements and going all out with it. The theme of the series feels like it is changing, and it's starting to turn into what The Simpsons is, after running out of good story ideas. But there's so much more they can do if they really start focusing on their interesting characters more and writing legitimate plot lines that would make sense to a delivery company.

Fungo gave 4 points

22.09.2010

#127 by DG

Amazing episode. Another 5/5 for this season

DG gave 5 points

26.12.2010

#128 by Michael

So great! The evolution commentary! The visuals! The jokes! It was all spot-on.

Michael gave 5 points

09.07.2011

#129 by crushinatrix2009

A damn fine episode these guys made.

crushinatrix2009 gave 5 points

24.07.2011

#130 by Shag

I get what some have said about the characters changing their roles just to move the plot along. That said, any show that wants to bash anti-evolution nuts is cool with me. I liked the parallel stories on Earth and the robotic planet, and there were plenty of laughs along the way.

Shag gave 5 points

06.08.2011

#131 by Tobz

Good episode, just not the best or one of the best. Pretty good.

Tobz gave 4 points

08.09.2011

#132 by nox

unclimatic, boring and childish Futurama episode. It wasn't about evolution, it was about action.

nox gave 1 point

01.10.2011

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П&#1 ... 86;в &#1 gave 5 points

05.10.2011

#134 by Chlorine

An enjoyable episode. Good, not great. A big plus are the graphis and the general creativity that was included here. Some scenes like the robot dinosaurs-fighting scene are too lengthy though and the ape character is pretty lame.

Chlorine gave 4 points

18.10.2011

#135 by BringerOfPie

Really mixed. On one hand, this is another post-revival episode that focuses on overdone and non-subtle politics. On the other hand, this one's a lot more story-driven than that drivel known as "Proposition Infinity". In fact, the pretty fascinating story redeems the relative lack of laughs. I'll let this one escape with an average grade.

BringerOfPie gave 3 points

10.08.2012

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