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Decision 3012
First aired 06/27/12
Rank: 83/124
Reviews: 115
Rating: 79%

Leela becomes campaign manager for a presidential candidate whose birth certificate is mysteriously missing.

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#1 by Splufay

Has to be the best Leela episode out there! It was constant laughs throughout, and even though it was predictable something was going to be up with the Senator, the actual twist still got me by surprise!

Splufay gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#2 by 420dude

It was amazing.. I loved all the call backs to BBS and Head in the Polls.

It was insane... and insanely funny.

So far.. this season hasn't missed a beat.

Overall: 5/5.

Bender as FUTURE KING forever!

420dude gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#3 by Marc

Hey, the binary time travel code from the first DVD made a reappearance!

Marc gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#4 by Josh

So funny! It really felt like a pre-cancellation episode with all the subtle jokes, eg the giraffe entrance with the lion waiting... hahaha!!

Josh gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#5 by themoirae

Spectacular episode! Ahhhhrooooo!

themoirae gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#6 by Lighthope

So did they actually commission a writer for this episode or did the Democrat Party send in this script on their own?

Lighthope gave 1 point

28.06.2012

#7 by Kornography

Hate the break the streak of five's here, but it's a strong four for me. Wasn't expecting too much from this, but it was better than I thought. Loved the BBS callbacks.

Kornography gave 4 points

28.06.2012

#8 by Joe

Hilarious episode, lots of callbacks and a pretty good twist! This season is off to an amazing start.

Joe gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#9 by Beer4Bender

A great episode. It's a relevant and humorous take on public service and politics.

Another hit out of the park for writer, Patric Verrone.

Beer4Bender gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#10 by Flesheatingbull

Excellent, excellent episode! As good as the original election episode from the original run, id grant.

The plot was well written, there were no pacing issues to speak of, the jokes were all hit, and there was plenty of background jokes to boot(skyrim!).

All in all, a 10/10 for me. Keep it up, Futurama.

Flesheatingbull gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#11 by John Pirruccello

I had to watch this one again before reviewing. I'm pretty impressed with the quality seen in these first 3 episodes of the season. This one was just an enjoyable and quality episode. Great callbacks to A Head in the Polls and Benders Big Score. It had a great and very real political message at the end. None of our votes matter. Good stuff.

John Pirruccello gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#12 by I WILL DESTROY YOU!

This was a pretty okay episode. It's border lining a 3 and 4, but I'll give it a 4 assuming I missed something.

I WILL DESTROY YOU! gave 4 points

28.06.2012

#13 by Jason

good episode! where is nibbler and qbert?

Jason gave 4 points

28.06.2012

#14 by Will--

Decent episode. Enjoyed the callbacks.

So the writers are all democrats. That's fine, but do they have to pretend that all non-democrats are evil? Minus two for that.

Will-- gave 3 points

28.06.2012

#15 by Dr.Zoidberg

Excellent episode. "Urine Sample" lol

Dr.Zoidberg gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#16 by Smalfri2

Loved this episode, and the call back from prior stuff. I'm a happy camper

Smalfri2 gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#17 by SC4TTERBRA1N

Another quality episode!

SC4TTERBRA1N gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#18 by Ryan

Good stuff. Earth is doomed.

Ryan gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#19 by Zack of all trades

I will dispense with the informal terrorizing and begin the summarized review: Brilliant episode. Great story, great jokes, great callback to past episodes. Nuff said.

Zack of all trades gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#20 by knowsfords

The obama parody was accurate but when I think about the whole situation it just depresses me.
Episode wasn't liberal drivel at all, it was simply parodying the Obama situation.

To be honest I didn't really find it funny, which sucks because the first two episodes last week were strong... as for the ending, I guess they forgot that the time spheres were paradox correcting?

knowsfords gave 3 points

28.06.2012

#21 by jimlapbap

I'm glad Futurama solved the grandfather paradox, and that there are now jungles on Earth.

The danger of doing something with political relevance (like the Birther Movement, which by now is old, eye-rolling news) is that it may not be relevant a year after it was written. However, once the sci-fi/time travel aspect came in and made it tie into the plot, I really enjoyed the episode.

jimlapbap gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#22 by My Own Grandfather

The first act was perfect (street scene with free beer, Bender's "good news!") and looked like Futurama at its very best, though it did drag on a bit later. Some of the parallels to recent topical matters were just too obvious and drawn out. Still, it's a solid 4, because it kept the right tone and had plenty of excellent Fry moments, Bender moments, etc.

My Own Grandfather gave 4 points

28.06.2012

#23 by Zack

Wasn't quite as good as last week, and I wasn't really feeling Act I, but once it got going, it was great. I loved the ending!

NIXON ALWAYS WINS
*jowl movement*

Zack gave 4 points

28.06.2012

#24 by renbutler

Literally the worst ep ever. Worse than �Bend Her.� Worse than �That�s Lobstertainment .� Just a bunch of cliches without a single real laugh. Who thought this would be a good idea? All the momentum from a great �Farewell to Arms� just splatted against the windshield. What a disappointment.

renbutler gave 1 point

28.06.2012

#25 by porklot

I thought this would be the weakest episode of thje season, so I was very pleasently surprised at how good it was.

porklot gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#26 by stellars jay

Started out good, but who really wants to hear 4 year old political humor? this episode was a serious dissapointment and im hoping that this season steps up soon...

stellars jay gave 2 points

28.06.2012

#27 by SGB

Good episode. I'm bordering between a four and five, so I'll just round to a five.

SGB gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#28 by Jeremy Fein

Not a bad one, but the social commentary. The social commentary....sorry, not as good as it was supposed to be. Seemed to collapse in the 3rd act.

Jeremy Fein gave 3 points

28.06.2012

#29 by Zarknik

Terrible episode. Not funny. Quit trying to be topical and stick to the fundamentals that made Futurama great. If I want to see liberal political propaganda I'll turn on the news

Zarknik gave 1 point

28.06.2012

#30 by holt

What was liberal propaganda? The Alaska joke? The whole birth certificate didn't seem to be. It was just making light of the situation. And futurama has always been topical.

holt gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#31 by who the what

the ratings have to be more realistic. if you give this a 5 and honestly think that it is on par with even 50% of past episodes as far as humor, story, and wit... youre wrong! it cheapens the value of other episodes that were genuinely great to give this a 5. it was tired old jokes and clunky plot. no good is the perfect description

who the what gave 2 points

28.06.2012

#32 by joker

Great!

joker gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#33 by SureWin

The time trip episodes are always great

SureWin gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#34 by Catface

Couldn't agree more with the people who said this felt like a pre-cancelation episode. The jokes were fewer, but hit harder and the episode was much more focused and slow pace compared to the other new ones.

The giraffe scene and Nixon waiting for the squirrel to fall had me in stitches XD

Catface gave 4 points

28.06.2012

#35 by EnemaBot

I'm actually shocked at the amount of low ratings some buffoons have given. The primary message I got from the episode was that no matter who you vote for, it doesn't matter, as nothing is gonna change.

It seems idiot Republicans feel like they've taken a shiner from this episode, which only furthers their being an idiot stereotype.

By the way, I'm a Gary Johnson and Ron Paiul supporter and far from a Democrat.

Your comments are just foolish drivel.

EnemaBot gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#36 by 4LegsGood

A very solid episode. A lot of fun and a crack up. I liked the Nixon and BHO jokes all around. The references to BBS and other eps worked fine.

I have to admit I was a little nervous that the result was actually going to stick for a minute, but was pleasantly surprised.

I would have liked, maybe, a bit more of the Robot Rebellion and a bit less of the live birth, but all in all, a really solid episode.

Best this season so far.

David

4LegsGood gave 4 points

28.06.2012

#37 by charles

simply truly wonderful! too many implications and gags in this episode! i have to watch it many many times! I love you matt! BRARRUUUUUUUU!

charles gave 5 points

28.06.2012

#38 by !iMmOrTaL!

I was a little weary at first, thinking that it would be dull and have no character development.
While it is true with the character development, the jokes on the over hand are absolutley hilarious!
Laughed almost all the way through and like a true fan, I 'Aroooed' with Nixon to the very end!

!iMmOrTaL! gave 4 points

28.06.2012

#39 by PlanetExpress

Extremely forgettable episode. No worth the time to watch. Politics, no matter which side, just dont make for clever or witty storys. Meh

PlanetExpress gave 2 points

29.06.2012

#40 by Inmatoor

This one took it's time to get going but did get there for the most part. Had some funny moments but some very dull ones also.

Inmatoor gave 3 points

29.06.2012

#41 by endy

god that squirrel bit made me laugh

endy gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#42 by Segfau

How the hell the ratings of episode 2 are over 90% and this one only has 76%?

The best of the season so far and one I will love to re-watch! :)
It was just as awesome as Futurama can get, phenomenal!!

The "zebra entrance" thing was hilarious :D

Segfau gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#43 by The Magical Dreamer

I loved all of the sci-fi twists -- especially since I thought last season was lacking in the sci-fi at times. It was mad; brilliantly mad.

The Magical Dreamer gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#44 by vaginasnakers

For the love of god, awesome!

vaginasnakers gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#45 by Robby Bloom

Loved it, any episode involving lots of Nixion is a good episode.

Robby Bloom gave 4 points

29.06.2012

#46 by joe p.

I absolutely loved Scoop Changs new employer!

I really hope that the writing staff was referring to Ron Paul with the senator being the only honest and rational canidate only to be booed and ridicules. I certaintly hope that part of the character wasnt mean to be barak obama because we all know how dumb that would be.

All in all a very good episode, precancellation worthy. I cant give it a 5because only eps on The Why of Fry and Jurassic Barks caliber are worthy of that and this wasnt it. But still very good. So a 4

joe p. gave 4 points

29.06.2012

#47 by knowsfords

Actually the second guy was supposed to be Ron Paul in the debate.

knowsfords gave 3 points

29.06.2012

#48 by Boppa

Great season so far.

Boppa gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#49 by Referro

What a fantastic and extremely hilarious episode!

Referro gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#50 by Lamusiqe13

Amazing. I loved every second of it. And to respond to all the controversy from conservatives it's getting: Just let it go. This really had very little social commentary: it was just parodying a situation. The only conservative that they made to appear stupid was Nixon, and Futurama has always done that. And, I guess the candidates in Act 1, but that was really short. Oh, and as for the guy that said you can turn on the news for liberal propaganda... You ever watch Fox News? At least our propaganda is accurate.

Lamusiqe13 gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#51 by Solid Seven

I loved it

Solid Seven gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#52 by Steinzz

I especially love the Bender with sunglasses and big gun reference to BBS. It's as if Bender's still doing the Big Score through time and just accidentally ran into a bunch of people to rob.

(I know that's not what really happens, it just looks like this)

5 points strong

Steinzz gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#53 by Fishy Joe

Fairly enjoyable.

Fishy Joe gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#54 by Eric J. Baker

I seem to be the opposite of everyone else: last week's episodes were extremely weak, this one was excellent. Some of the "topical" jokes suffered from being far removed from the events they referenced, but they were unobtrusive enough to ignore. There were far more non-topical jokes that were excellent, like Bender gasping in Leela's hair, or the Zebra Entrance. Also some relevant commentary on the political process that applies to any election, and some great references to Terminator, including a plot point on the time travel paradox in that series that's always bothered me. All in all, great episode, WAY better than the terrible start to the season.

Eric J. Baker gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#55 by Malfarious

Wonderful to see Futurama get back to making joke-centered episodes instead of trying for our heart-strings. Excellent humour!

Malfarious gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#56 by Dom

This was a pretty good ep. Not the best of the season for sure, but it had alot of cheap jokes, that failed to amuse me. I liked the plot though, and I never had high expectations for this ep anyway.

Dom gave 4 points

29.06.2012

#57 by Astem

Wouldn't go as far as to say it's one of the best but it's certainly a good episode with a few laughs (if some were a bit cheap). Nice to see they used a bit of logic at the end of the episode to resolve the story too.

Astem gave 4 points

29.06.2012

#58 by I'm a Conservative

and even I loved this episode. Who slingshots a giraffe's neck to get to the second floor? I had to rewind and watch that a couple times... WIN.

I'm a Conservative gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#59 by Scooty-Puff Sr

beer beer beer beer beer! ok, who said our favourite show had gone down hill. this episode was up there with the best, from start to finish, bender played an ace roll, loved the start, and when he exploded with bee! and nixon episodes are always great. rock on!

Scooty-Puff Sr gave 5 points

29.06.2012

#60 by The Gromble

Thought the episode was funny, and liked the twist at the end.

The Gromble gave 5 points

30.06.2012

#61 by Randy

Nixon is one if my favorites so of course I loved this one. I do wish they wouldn't have compared conservatives to brain dead hicks. We need all the viewers we can get. Even if the right-wings don't understand the plots, they may still enjoy the bright colors. If the writers insult them they may just go back to watching Hee Haw reruns instead. I don't want this show to get cancelled again!

Randy gave 5 points

30.06.2012

#62 by Chris Devey

Excellent episode! Felt like something out of Season 1 or 2... truly the next Classic!

The time code... it makes perfect sense, realistically, to survive on a xerox.

Chris Devey gave 5 points

30.06.2012

#63 by BBR

The beginning was decent but it became worse and worse. Bender's Big Score reference ruined the episode, why the yreference to the biggest insult to Futurama known as BBS? That's a bad joke.

BBR gave 1 point

30.06.2012

#64 by GULTAX

RIP funny Futurama. Dead & burried.

GULTAX gave 1 point

01.07.2012

#65 by Why Teh Haters?

I thought it was quite good...

Why Teh Haters? gave 5 points

01.07.2012

#66 by Bikeboy

Fantastic episode. When Bender used the Giraffe to break that window I couldn't stop laughing. The ending was completely unexpected and awesome. This is why Futurama is the best thing out there.
(All Glory to the Hypnotoad)

Bikeboy gave 5 points

01.07.2012

#67 by warhol

I was worried this was going to be overly topical, but I loved it!

warhol gave 5 points

01.07.2012

#68 by Raphael

Only 80% (as of 2/July)? This is considerably better than the two season premiers. I'm guessing it took a beating because it was so partisan, which I don't like either, but this episode was too strong regardless. Loved how they recycled the BBS time-travelling concept.

Raphael gave 5 points

02.07.2012

#69 by Segmentation Fault

The only reason I see to people vote less then 5 stars is if they not from USA, because you have to familiar with USA politics and the Obama birth certificate thing to understand most of this episode's jokes.
Well, I'm not from USA btw.

Anyway, just the BBS references would make this a 4 star episode.

Segmentation Fault gave 5 points

02.07.2012

#70 by Harrison

Much stronger than the first two episodes, if you ask me. Had more a futurama feel to it than (especially) A Farewell to Arms.

Harrison gave 5 points

02.07.2012

#71 by gericho

Nixon telling the squirrel to fall was the best.

gericho gave 5 points

03.07.2012

#72 by rok

Brilliant. Every redneck on this planet should watch it.

rok gave 5 points

03.07.2012

#73 by Snarf

good, not great. nice sublte jokes

Snarf gave 3 points

04.07.2012

#74 by Ireal

Not overly preachy on the political story, so that was a plus.

Ireal gave 5 points

05.07.2012

#75 by Zack

more Nixon episodes!

and I love the references to BBS--the best of the movies.

Zack gave 5 points

06.07.2012

#76 by Ben

10 SET VOICE = ZOIDBERG
20 PRINT Ok, we get it, rednecks are stupid.
30 GOTO 10

Ben gave 5 points

06.07.2012

#77 by The Baz

This was one of the worst Futurama episodes ever. A very lame premise relating to a serious and interesting situation currently going on but the satire completely missed the mark. The laughs were forced and awkward. The ending was trivial and redundant. Futurama needs to be able to cover real ground. This episode felt like a rerun...

The Baz gave 1 point

06.07.2012

#78 by endy

It wasn't as political as I thought, and it had a nice sci-fi twist

endy gave 5 points

06.07.2012

#79 by The Futurama Critic

Ha ha, very good episode! I love this new season so far, it feels like they're getting everything into place again (don't get me wrong, I liked most episodes from 2010 and 2011, but something felt off sometimes, but so far I haven't found anything off with this season)!

This one is probably their best political episode so far, and it was awesome, and I loved the twist at the end! Oh, and as a fan of comics, I liked the "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" reference! 8.5/10

The Futurama Critic gave 4 points

07.07.2012

#80 by Brak

One of the worst episodes after a strong showing this season. I have seen every episode since Futurama came out in 1999, and I can deal with the political humor that goes with the show, but this is such in your face leftist propaganda that you would think that it was a campaign commercial for Obama's re-election. I get it that the writers are all democrats and hate republicans, but portraying conservatives as evil "screw-the-poor-and-illegal-alien" hicks is as much an overused cliche as showing liberals as drum-playing pot-smoking fornicating hippies. If I wanted liberal propaganda, I would watch the Communist News Network or More Snotty Nonsense By Communists (by the way, I do not get my news from FOX...try PJ Media and the Drudge report).

Brak gave 1 point

07.07.2012

#81 by hijink

In my opinion, just as good as A Head In The Polls.

hijink gave 5 points

08.07.2012

#82 by likable

Probably the best Leela episode that isn't about Fry ever, which might not be saying much, but yeah.

likable gave 5 points

12.07.2012

#83 by BringerOfPie

When this episode wanted to be Futurama, it was good. When it wanted to force non-clever politics down its viewers' throats, it was awful.

Likewise, acts 1 and 3 were great, but act 2 was painful. The satire wasn't as in-your-face as "Proposition Infinity" was last season, but a show as clever as Futurama shouldn't have to stoop to such obvious political jokes. Especially since this episode's non-political jokes were really funny.

BringerOfPie gave 3 points

13.07.2012

#84 by Kirkby

I like how they're writing leela so far this season, she's still firm and imposing, but not unlikeable like she was last season

Kirkby gave 5 points

13.07.2012

#85 by James

For me, it doesn't beat A Head In The Polls. That had some of the funniest Bender and Nixon lines ever. Overall, its okay. I liked the twist and for me that makes it decent.

6/10

James gave 3 points

15.07.2012

#86 by lionel

Best Leela episode ever!

lionel gave 5 points

17.07.2012

#87 by Surham Madalsi Ugoza

great!

Surham Madalsi Ugoza gave 4 points

23.07.2012

#88 by Mayday Boy

Brilliant. One of the best episodes this season. I love it.

Mayday Boy gave 5 points

23.07.2012

#89 by DTP

I'm slightly biased on this one because I despise when a tv show does a political episode. I usually find them to be really boring. So I give this a 3 because it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. It just isn't a topic that I enjoy Futurama to work with.

DTP gave 3 points

26.07.2012

#90 by wine

Loved, wasn't nearly as political as I thought it'd be.

wine gave 5 points

28.07.2012

#91 by Sweet Zombie Jesus

My fave of the season after seven episodes. Funny gags throughout and good humour about politics.

Sweet Zombie Jesus gave 4 points

28.07.2012

#92 by Xcyle

Very funny episode but looses points for me because the time code was a paradox free time code (goof)

Xcyle gave 4 points

04.08.2012

#93 by errrric

so far, the most underrated episode of the season, for me.

errrric gave 5 points

05.08.2012

#94 by j

boring

j gave 2 points

12.08.2012

#95 by rydon

A really clever story that kept me guessing!

rydon gave 5 points

12.08.2012

#96 by sandy amberg

Better than A Head in the Polls!

sandy amberg gave 5 points

16.08.2012

#97 by BEAST EVAH!

Best ep in a long time, thought it would suck and a boring POS political episode. Ruled, as expected by Futurama. Man, I love this series.

BEAST EVAH! gave 5 points

17.08.2012

#98 by rack zyder

Strange, how the episode I had the lowest expectations for ended up being my favorite this season.

rack zyder gave 5 points

19.08.2012

#99 by Owlsarerats

If every episode was up to this episodes standards, id be one happy man.

Owlsarerats gave 5 points

19.08.2012

#100 by HOLA

It was freakin' awesome!

Loved the Twilight zone parody and callbacks to BBS.

5/5, easily.

HOLA gave 5 points

20.08.2012

#101 by Tiny Iota

To say this episode sucks arse would be to give it way too much credit. Wish the ratings had a zero.

Tiny Iota gave 1 point

21.08.2012

#102 by lotus

My favorite story so far this season

lotus gave 5 points

23.08.2012

#103 by Wage Boggs

Loved it. Triple filtered with a smooth outcome.

Wage Boggs gave 5 points

24.08.2012

#104 by What?!

I hate when the writers bring in their blatant political views. I think the democratic party and their flawed leader paid for this episode just to push their own propaganda. (Not really, but this episode sucked)

What?! gave 1 point

26.08.2012

#105 by HH Hippos

Loved the ending, one of my favorites this season.

HH Hippos gave 5 points

27.08.2012

#106 by andromeder

One of my favorite Leela episodes in futurama.

andromeder gave 5 points

09.09.2012

#107 by terrance

Nixon has to be one of my favorite characters ever. Him telling the squirrel to fall was a personal highlight.

terrance gave 5 points

16.09.2012

#108 by Kid cudi

I didn't think this was overly political. It was just satire.

Kid cudi gave 5 points

19.09.2012

#109 by alberto

I said the same thing in the Thief of Baghead, but I love the Bender & Leela partnership. It's just so unexplored.

alberto gave 5 points

27.09.2012

#110 by Pandorita

Best episode in this season so far! I had tons of fun watching it and also was kind of creeped out by the end of it...

And no, time travel never gets old.

Pandorita gave 5 points

04.01.2013

#111 by Dany

Futurama should stay away from politics. I don't need any Obama and socialist propaganda in a Futurama episode.

Dany gave 1 point

25.01.2013

#112 by everything bagel

Wow...this is my least favorite Futurama episode. Thirty minute episode with two whole jokes, (both of which were about hurting animals) one funny reference to time travel, and the remainder stuffed with one sided political garbage. This is the especially annoying political garbage where there is no respect for differing ideas, instead one side is evil and wrong and the other side is completely clean.

everything bagel gave 1 point

10.02.2013

#113 by SpartanFry

My problem with this episode is one that I've had with several of the newer episodes. In the past the characters and plots almost never referenced or revolved around contemporary issues i.e. things from our time. And if they did they were subtle or referenced in a clever way that wasn't so in your face trying to make a point about some current issue. This episode though was just that, referencing current politics(always a depressing topic anyway) and not even doing so in a clever or original way that I would expect from a work of science fiction. Just switch "Earth Certificate" back to "Birth Certificate" and you've got the 2012 election.

The appeal and strength of science fiction is its ability to let us look at modern situations from another perspective using futuristic places and people to represent ones from our time. This lets us view these situations without the same bias we would feel towards there modern counterparts. This is because the references are done with subtlety, and the viewer often wont even realize what current issues are being represented. This episode however could not have been less subtle, and that is why it fails.

SpartanFry gave 2 points

15.02.2013

#114 by FrinkNSteve

Best political episode of Futurama in 2012!

FrinkNSteve gave 5 points

19.04.2013

#115 by Tobz

Incredibly funny episode, obviously Futurama and politics mix very well.

Tobz gave 5 points

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