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31st Century Fox
First aired 08/29/12
Rank: 98/124
Reviews: 53
Rating: 73%

After saving a robotic fox from hunters, Bender becomes the hunted.

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#1 by Jaytch

I have been Bendered out this season. This was a low point in what has otherwise been a solid season.

Jaytch gave 2 points

30.08.2012

#2 by Sheriff

This episode was really good! My second favorite of the season!

Sheriff gave 5 points

30.08.2012

#3 by John Cheesa

This episode felt rushed and completely off-the-wall. I'm not understanding what the writers have been trying to accomplish this season, but this episode certainly felt flat.

John Cheesa gave 3 points

30.08.2012

#4 by Dom

Great episode. Better than I expected!

Was going to give it a 4/5 , but decided to be nice and give it a 5/5 .

Dom gave 5 points

30.08.2012

#5 by RoboRoboboboRo

It was a fox hunt... with robo twist.

Funny.. but kinda meh overall.

3/5.

RoboRoboboboRo gave 3 points

30.08.2012

#6 by Brock

I think this was one of my favorites of the season. Went in with low expectations, but this one had tons of great gags. The ice cream bit cracked me up. 4.5/5 for me.

Brock gave 5 points

30.08.2012

#7 by Sweet Zombie Jesus

As an animal rights activist myself I've loved every episode (and movie) thus far which ties into activism... until now. This was a very "meh" episode that was by far the worst of all "activist" related themes. I guess that's what happens when you kill off all the Waterfalls. I few good gags but not a very good episode.

Sweet Zombie Jesus gave 2 points

30.08.2012

#8 by ben

loved it!

ben gave 5 points

30.08.2012

#9 by BringerOfPie

A shockingly boring episode. The story went nowhere interesting, with The Most Dangerous Game being spoofed better on a million other series before, and very few laughs throughout (the ice cream and Judge Whitey gags being 2 of them). It didn't make me wince at its stupidity like "The Butterjunk Effect" did, but I found myself yawning more than most episodes this season.

BringerOfPie gave 2 points

30.08.2012

#10 by Ishkabibble

Leela dressed as Barbarella. 'Nuff said.

Ishkabibble gave 5 points

30.08.2012

#11 by Ash

I saw the ending to this one a mile away, but it was still a fun romp to watch. Have to agree with the first reviewer though, it's been a Benderama season. Overall, I would watch this episode again in syndication. 3.5 feels right, but will have to round it.

Ash gave 4 points

30.08.2012

#12 by It was above okay!!!

Pretty good episode, nothing amazingingly awesome.. but overall very solid.

I liked the bits with the ice cream.

4/5.

It was above okay!!! gave 4 points

30.08.2012

#13 by Jarvio

Patrick Stewart made this episode

Jarvio gave 5 points

30.08.2012

#14 by themoirae

This episode was more stupid than funny. A lowlight of the season.

themoirae gave 3 points

30.08.2012

#15 by endy

Way better than I expected.

endy gave 5 points

30.08.2012

#16 by Lamusiqe13

I'm having a lot of trouble finding something to say about this episode, because even though I just watched it a few minutes ago, I can barely remember it. Seriously. This is possibly the least memorable episode ever. I can barely remember the plot, and I can recall about two lines. I didn't laugh very much, although I liked the brief scene with Ron Whitey in court. But other than that, it stood out for being so damn forgettable.

Lamusiqe13 gave 1 point

30.08.2012

#17 by Mr Snrub

It was okay. It met my expectations of being a pretty average episode. There were some good funny moments, every joke involving Bender's middle finger was funny, as was the beginning with the crew getting new suits. I thought there were quite a few misses, though. The interpretive dance scene in particular was almost cringe worthy. I didn't have a problem with Leela suddenly being all protective of animals again, since she turned on the fox so quickly. Maybe puppies and kittens did her wrong in the past.

Mr Snrub gave 4 points

30.08.2012

#18 by flesheatingbull

Call me crazy, but I really dug this episode. I found it funny and well written. The story told may not have been A calibre, but the writing and jokes certainly made up for it. It reminded me of episodes like 'I Dated a Robot' and 'Raging Bender', which is fine by me.

Highlights: The twist at the end and....... ... Farnsworth dressed up as Zed from Zardoz.

5/5

flesheatingbull gave 5 points

31.08.2012

#19 by Shane

I knew I'd have to pay for the great "Viva Mars Vegas" episode with an absolutely horrible one, and here it is. They probably should have aired the Vegas episode last so we'd have more hope for the next season.

This episode was incredible talky and felt an hour long yet nothing interesting happened. Also, it must be nice to get paid for writing a story when you basically lift it from "The Most Dangerous Game".

Let's fire Patic M Verrone. Verrone did a few good eps in the past but his "new Futurama" episodes are all pretty weak or downright bad. Director Fong is new so I'll give him another chance but he might need to go as well.

Shane gave 1 point

31.08.2012

#20 by TheGreatRevealo

Better than I expected. Can anyone name the scifi those costumes were from?

TheGreatRevealo gave 4 points

31.08.2012

#21 by SpacePope

i found this episode both hilarious and fun. not every episode is going to have an epic plot, but this was a great filler episode. sir patrick was great in this, as well.

5/5

SpacePope gave 5 points

31.08.2012

#22 by Rich

Pretty mediocre. A few really funny gags but overall the story fell really flat and the "twist" was really obvious (and done better in a previous episode) in my opinion.

Rich gave 3 points

31.08.2012

#23 by John Pirruccello

Maybe I was just sleep deprived but I laughed my ass off the entire episode.

John Pirruccello gave 5 points

31.08.2012

#24 by jon boy

I thought this would be the worst episode of the series, but it was awesome.

jon boy gave 5 points

31.08.2012

#25 by MNGentry

Just got my power back after 6 days without due to the hit of Hurricane Issac...so I was extra jovial when I watched this episode so that might be affecting my vote but I loved this episode. Patrick Stewart was fantastic. Bender's trigger finger gag was funny.
The reveal about the robots was predictable but still entertaining when you see the heads on the wall.

MNGentry gave 5 points

02.09.2012

#26 by falcan

Pretty bad, returning to the "huh" eps again. The only moment I smiled was Bender carrying the horse. Btw. where's Nibbler? Some new planets? Etc. etc. I'm missing invention..damn it's sci-fi, there's so much more potential than fox hunting.

falcan gave 2 points

02.09.2012

#27 by secretary

Patrick Stewart killed it in this episode!

secretary gave 5 points

02.09.2012

#28 by Indigo

Very average in every sense.

The good things: Forest scenery looked very nice. Patrick Stewart as a guest star was also good, but his character wasn't very interesting.

The Bad things:
It seemed like a pretty contrived plot. It didn't feel like the plot had any believable or organic reason for happening and the characters had become aware that they were characters on a TV show. I felt like I was being performed to and not like I was watching believable characters anymore. This story had no reason to be told.

Indigo gave 3 points

03.09.2012

#29 by Roky

This episode was awesome!

Roky gave 5 points

03.09.2012

#30 by Sure Win

Ok

Sure Win gave 5 points

03.09.2012

#31 by Lee Dawson

Nothing particularly special this week, felt like I'd seen it a hundred times before. A few laughs here and there, though. Not TERRIBLE.

Lee Dawson gave 3 points

04.09.2012

#32 by Puff

Fantastic.

Puff gave 5 points

04.09.2012

#33 by jumpman

I usually hate Patric Verrone, but this was a great episode.

jumpman gave 5 points

05.09.2012

#34 by turkinaa

Above average episode, but in the end forgettable.

turkinaa gave 4 points

05.09.2012

#35 by renbutler

Um, the review links on the front page have to be fixed. My review for this ep was posted to the Mars episode.

Anyway, Fox was a dud. Barely a few chuckles, and a boring plot. Par for a pretty uneven season.

renbutler gave 2 points

07.09.2012

#36 by Roky

This was a great episode!!!

Roky gave 5 points

07.09.2012

#37 by Pesky Owl

Sir Patrick Stewart was wasted in this role.

This episode was based on a weak premise, and didn't really have much going for it to redeem itself.

Pesky Owl gave 2 points

08.09.2012

#38 by Xmen

I love it.

Xmen gave 5 points

09.09.2012

#39 by GeoffBr

The plot made very little sense, but more importantly, it just wasn't very funny. Which is much worse.

Was it terrible? No... but it didn't scrape by as average, either.

GeoffBr gave 2 points

09.09.2012

#40 by Viva Euro Vegas

Not a very futuramish episode, but instead a non futurama episode forced into the futurama theme. It doesn't fits fluently enough.

Lol'd with the mechanical chickens and some other situations, but overall it's a very forgetable episode in my opinion.

Viva Euro Vegas gave 3 points

09.09.2012

#41 by nokia

A hell of a lot better than I thought it'd be. In fact, it's one of my favourites from this season.

nokia gave 5 points

09.09.2012

#42 by Ally

Extraordinary. One of the best this season.

Ally gave 5 points

10.09.2012

#43 by camelotbob

Totally mystified by this episode. Did they turn over writing to the 3rd string or something?

camelotbob gave 2 points

12.09.2012

#44 by Mona!!!

I love it!

Mona!!! gave 5 points

14.09.2012

#45 by LadyBender

Great episode. Patric M. Verrone has done a good job.

LadyBender gave 5 points

15.09.2012

#46 by terrance

Patrick Stewart is now my favorite futurama guest star.

terrance gave 5 points

16.09.2012

#47 by Habbo

Very cool episode.

Habbo gave 5 points

17.09.2012

#48 by Sidney

I have to agree with comments here saying that Patrick Stewart was the best part about this episode. He just killed it.

Sidney gave 5 points

19.09.2012

#49 by chesney

"I can't shoot you."
"Bender! I found your trigger finger!"
Ah, now I can!"

chesney gave 5 points

27.09.2012

#50 by David

simple answer both Edmund Fong & Patric M. Verrone deserve atomic wedgies for releasing this as is. Imagine the entire episode from bullfighting, perhaps it would have worked better but fox hunting? serious... #sigh#

David gave 2 points

02.10.2012

#51 by ABC

Great episode.

ABC gave 5 points

18.11.2012

#52 by citizensnips

Very fun episode, but lacking that certain something that makes a classic.

citizensnips gave 4 points

14.08.2013

#53 by Tobz

Decent episode, a bit mixed up in any message it tries to have (if there is one). It's quite funny at times though.

Tobz gave 4 points

01.03.2015

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