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futurama (1999)

futurama
Futurama
Comedy
Sci-Fi

Release Date
March 28, 1999
Main Genre
Comedy
Seasons
7
Studio
Comedy Central

Summary

"Futurama" follows the life of Philip J. Fry (Billy West), a pizza delivery boy who accidentally stumbles into a freezer on December 31, 1999 and wakes up a thousand years later. In his future home of New New York City, Fry goes to work for the Planet Express Intergalactic delivery company, where he befriends Bender (John DiMaggio), a booze-fueled robot, and sets his romantic sights on Leela (Katey Sagal), a sexy cyclops who enjoys beating him up.

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