30 of the best Futurama Easter eggs ever!
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary The long-running animated series Futurama is packed with Easter eggs. Many of them are references to the earlier creations of cartoonist Matt Groening, including The Simpsons and the comic strip Life In Hell. Others are nods to classic literature, science fiction, and advanced mathematics, meant to amuse the well-read audience to whom Futurama was meant to appeal.
27 Leela's Parents' First Appearance Abandoned on the doorstep of an orphanage as an infant, Leela spent the early seasons of Futurama presuming that she was an alien abandoned on Earth. It was ultimately revealed in the Futurama season 4 episode "Leela's Homeworld" that Leela's parents were sewer-dwelling mutant humans who gave her up, hoping she might pass as an alien and find a better life than they could give her.
23 To Serve Man One of Futurama's sillier running gags involves the robot Bender's desire to become a master chef, despite having no sense of taste. He is still employed as the Planet Express ship chef, sometimes wearing an apron that says "To Serve Man." This is a reference to a classic science fiction story by Damon Knight, which was later adapted into an episode of The Twilight Zone in 1962.
19 Jar Jar In A Jar There are a number of Easter eggs in one quick crowd shot at the Academy Awards ceremony in "That's Lobstertainment!" The most notable is the head of Star Wars' Jar-Jar Binks in a jar, sitting next to news anchor/alien invader Morbo. On the other side of Jar-Jar is the head of the legendary costume designer Edith Head, who inspired Edna Mode in The Incredibles.
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