The Muppets

The Muppets are a group of puppet characters created by. Futurama has parodied them five times. Warner Bros.

The Muppets in Futurama

 * In 3009, Planet Express went out of business because its Tickle Me Bender dolls, a reference to based on the Muppet, did not sell well  and Fry turned into a Muppet (US#044).
 * In 3010, Kif read a book entitled It's not Easy being Green, a reference to played by the Muppet  (US#051).
 * In 3011, the Planet Express crew encountered Tickle Me Elmo's fire, another reference to the children's toy based on the Muppet Elmo, on its voyage through the Bermuda Tetrahedron and Fry had Muppet gangrene and said "It's not easy being gangrenous", another reference to the song played by the Muppet Kermit the Frog.