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Futurama: Volume 3 (2001)
Starring: Billy West, Katey Sagal Director: Chris Sauve Rating: Not Rated
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This is the third volume in Matt Groening's hilarious animated sci-fi satire, which won the 2002 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program." Featuring the voices of Billy West and Katey Sagal, in addition to many surprise guests, FUTURAMA is a show that only gets better with subsequent viewings.
Episodes:
33 "Amazon Women in the Mood"
A double-date for Kif, Amy, Zapp, and Leela ends in disaster when their orbiting restaurant crashes on planet Amazonia. The hulking female inhabitants of the planet take their male captives to the omniscient Femputer, who orders Fry, Zapp, and Kif to death by "snu-snu".
34 "Parasites Lost"
When Fry becomes infested with parasitic worms that make him stronger and smarter, he finally finds the perfect way to profess his feelings to Leela. Meanwhile, the rest of the crew goes on a Fantastic Voyage-esque journey into Fry's body to eradicate the worms.
35 "A Tale of Two Santas"
A Planet Express mission to SantaBot's colony on Neptune leaves the murderous robot trapped in the frozen sea, and Bender takes over as Santa, vowing to bring peace and goodwill to Xmas again. But when Bender is mistaken for the real SantaBot, he is arrested and sentenced to death.
36 "The Luck of the Fryrish"
After a string of bad luck, Fry ventures into the decaying ruins of Old New York to regain his lucky seven-leaf clover from his childhood, only to find that his brother Yancy Fry had stolen not only the clover, but Fry's identity as well. Fry sets out to exhume his brother's body, but discovers the startling truth about Yancy instead.
37 "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz"
A sober Bender crashes a dark matter tanker on Pluto, threatening the penguin reserve nearby. Leela helps out in the clean-up, but when the penguins begin mating out of control, drastic action must be taken to thin the herd.
38 "Bendless Love"
Bender's urge to bend prompts Professor Farnsworth to send him on a rehabilitation visit to a steel factory, where he falls in love with a shapely fem-bot named Angleyne. But Bender's old rival Flexo and the intrusion of the Robot Mafia threaten to throw a wrench into the proceedings.
39 "The Day the Earth Stood Stupid"
Earth is invaded by super-intelligent flying brains, who sap the Earth's populace of their intelligence. Leela is taken to Nibbler's home planet Eternia, where the Nibblonians explain that only one human is immune to the brains' powers - Fry.
40 "That's Lobstertainment!"
Dr. Zoidberg reunites with his uncle, silent hologram star Harold Zoid, and the two of them set out to make a movie together. They cast the temperamental Calculon in the lead role, who demands an Oscar for his performance, but the movie doesn't go over well with audiences.
41 "The Cyber House Rules"
Leela meets up with her former orphanarium playmate Adlai Atkins, now a plastic surgeon, who offers to grant Leela surgery that will give her two eyes. Meanwhile, Bender adopts twelve orphans in order to collect $1200 in government stipends.
42 "Where the Buggalo Roam"
When Amy's parents' ranch is hit by a dust storm that blows away their herd of buggalo, Kif sets out to prove his masculinity by rounding up the herd, only to become entangled with the native Martians.
43 "Insane in the Mainframe"
Accused of robbing a bank, Fry and Bender plead insanity and are both sent to a robot insane asylum. While Bender and his buddy Roberto plan an escape, Fry is brainwashed into thinking that he is a robot.
44 "The Route of All Evil"
Farnsworth's clone Cubert teams up with Hermes' son Dwight to launch a newspaper delivery business. Farnsworth and Hermes scoff at the kids' efforts - until the delivery boys accumulate enough capital to buy out Planet Express. Meanwhile, Fry and Leela use Bender to brew their own homemade beer.
45 "Bendin' in the Wind"
When Bender is paralyzed in a tragic can opener accident, he discovers his musical washboard skills and goes on tour as a member of Beck's folk-rock band, acting as a voice for broken robots everywhere. Fry, Leela, Amy, and Zoidberg tag along in Fry's antique 1960s VW Van.
46 "Time Keeps on Slippin'"
While creating a team of mutants to play the Harlem Globetrotters, the Professor accidentally causes a disruption in time that threatens the existence of the universe. Meanwhile, Fry tries to win an unreceptive Leela's heart.
47 "I Dated a Robot"
Fry discovers the ability to download any celebrity onto a blank robot, and chooses to download Lucy Liu, with whom he falls madly in love. Repulsed by this disgusting display of human/robot love, Leela, Bender, and Zoidberg set out to shut down Nappster.com and put an end to illegal celebrity downloads forever.
48 "A Leela of Her Own"
Leela endeavors to become the first female blernsball player, but her lack of depth perception hinders her skills. Nevertheless, she becomes the pitcher for the New New York Mets, purely for her novelty value.
49 "A Pharaoh to Remember"
Bender fears that nobody will remember him after he dies, and sees his chance for immortality when the crew is enslaved on the planet Osiris 4. Posing as the planet's new pharaoh, Bender orders a humongous statue built in his honor, and quickly goes mad with power.
50 "Anthology of Interest II"
When the Professor fine tunes his What-If Machine, Bender discovers what it would be like if he were human, Fry discovers what it would be like if life were more like a video game, and Leela discovers what it would be like if she found her true home.
51 "Roswell That Ends Well"
The combined explosions of a supernova and Fry putting metal in the microwave hurtle the Planet Express crew back in time to 1947. They land at Roswell, New Mexico, where a shattered Bender is mistaken for UFO debris, Zoidberg is taken in for an alien autopsy, and Fry accidentally kills his grandfather Enos.
52 "Godfellas"
Bender is accidentally shot out of the ship's torpedo tube and becomes lost in space. Floating through the ethereal darkness, Bender becomes inhabited with tiny alien life forms, but has trouble playing God to their unyielding prayers.
53 "Future Stock"
With Planet Express in financial trouble, Fry nominates a flashy businessman from the 1980s to replace Professor Farnsworth as CEO of the company. "That Guy" goes on to sell Planet Express to Mom's Friendly Robot Corporation, putting everyone out of a job.
54 "The 30% Iron Chef"
Bender receives culinary lessons from the great chef Helmut Spargle, and puts his skills to the test on national television when he competes against Elzar on "Iron Cook". Meanwhile, Dr. Zoidberg accidentally destroys Professor Farnsworth's ship-in-a-bottle and pins the deed on Fry, only to be struck with remorse afterwards. |
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Starring:
Billy West | Katey Sagal | John Di Maggio | Tress MacNeille | Maurice LaMarche | Phil LaMarr | Lauren Tom | David Herman | ...more
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Directed By:
Chris Sauve | Peter Avanzino | Mark Ervin | Rich Moore | Ron Hughart | Brian Sheesley | Bret Haaland | Susie Dietter | Chris Louden | James Purdum | Swinton O. Scott III | Gregg Vanzo | Jeffrey Lynch | Patty Shinagawa | Wesley Archer
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Genre:
Animated/Cartoon, Comedy, Family, Teens, Television/TV Series
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DVD Release Date:
March 9, 2004
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Format: Region 1
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Rating:
Not Rated
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Year:
2001
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Regional Coding:
R1:
Will only play on North American Region 1 or multi-region DVD players.
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Number of Discs:
4
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Subtitles:
English, Spanish
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Screen Ratio:
Full Screen Edition - 1.33:1
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English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround) | |
Running Time:
552 minutes
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Studio:
20th Century Fox
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Catalogue Number:
2220501
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UPC/Barcode Number:
024543105015
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Color: Yes
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- Audio Commentary for all episodes
- Gallery
- Deleted Scenes
- Easter Scenes
- "How to draw characters".
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