Meanwhile

"Meanwhile" is the one hundred and fortieth episode of Futurama, the twenty-sixth and last of the seventh production season and the thirteenth and last of the tenth broadcast season. It will also serve as the last episode of Futurama.

The episode will be the second part of a two-part episode that has a single plot spanning over two episodes.

Plot
Professor Farnsworth alters the fabric of time with a new invention.

Production
In 2012, Futurama writer Eric Rogers made two revelations concerning the episode. On 11 April, he revealed that " [ "7ACV25" and this episode] now [had] stories". On 20 April, he revealed that the episode was being "[pitched] out" and urged fans to buy merchandise in order for the show to "come back".

In 2013, the episode was revealed to be the potential series finale, the last episode of Season 7, and the second part of the Season 7B two-parter.

On 22 April, it was announced that Futurama had not been renewed for an eight season, making this the series finale.

On 20 July, the cast read the episode's first act at.

Trivia

 * The episode will air on cast member John DiMaggio's forty-fifth birthday.
 * Bender tells Fry that he told Leela that he loved her "like 140 times". This episode is the one hundred and fortieth episode of Futurama.

Allusions

 * Petunia says "I'll have what she's having", a famous line from the 1989 film .

Continuity

 * When Fry is staring at the time button, his eyes narrow. This is a reference to a scene from "The Lesser of Two Evils", which originated an.
 * Fry's tuxedo and Leela's wedding gown are both from previous episodes. The tuxedo is from "Calculon 2.0", and the gown is from "Time Keeps on Slippin'".

Characters

 * Albert
 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Craterface
 * Elzar
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Fry
 * Hermes
 * Last clone of Agnew
 * Leela
 * Mom
 * Morbo
 * Petunia
 * Scruffy
 * Debut: Ultra Guy
 * URL
 * Zoidberg

Places

 * Apartment 00100100
 * Luna Park
 * Planet Express hangar
 * Planet Express conference room
 * Robot Arms Apartments