"Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences" (6ACV11) |
Matt Groening's head is presented as the creator of The Simpsons, and Bender asks when the second Simpsons movie is coming out.
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"Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!" (US#001) |
Fry is bored and has carved a bust of Homer using plasticine. In addition, the package of Play-doh is rotated so that it reads the word "Doh", his famous quote. |
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At the bottom of the panel, you can see the top of Barts head. |
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"The Owner Of Mars Attacks!" (US#003) |
At the market, an Omicronian is buying a Bart Simpson doll. |
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"Who's Dying to Be a Gazillionaire?" (US#005) |
On the cover, Milhouse Van Houten is seen and Fry, Bender, Leela and Amy are on the couch, seen in The Simpsons. |
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Fry strangling Farnsworth is similar to Homer strangling Bart in The Simpsons. |
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In the audience there are two heads reminiscent of Marge and Bart. Also, the head to the right could be Grampa. |
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"Fry Me to the Moon" (US#015) |
There is a nerd at the store who resembles Comic Book Guy. |
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The director plans to go into pre-production of a live action The Simpsons. |
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"The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 2" (US#018) |
Leela talks to the Greek poet Homer and she mistakes him for Homer Simpson. |
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"Rotten To The Core" (US#027) |
Fry has a collection of The Simpsons comics, preserved in perfect condition. Fry argues that the comic is #122, which was published two weeks before this issue. |
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"Let's Twist Again" (US#028) |
Fry watches The Simpsons on TV. |
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"Rust in Peace" (US#039) |
There is a Bart Simpson doll at the fair. |
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"Robot Santa's Little Helpers" (US#040) |
The title may be a reference to Santa's Little Helper. |
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"Futurama Returns" (US#S02) |
Maude Flanders is seen outside the Carton Network building. |
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A character resembling Comic Book Guy appears at Packagecon. |
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"Leela & Amy in Hostile Makeover" (Futurama Conquers The Universe-mini) |
Leela gets a haircut which resembles Marge Simpson's. |
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Futurama/The Simpsons Crossovers
In 2002 and 2005, Bongo comics published four special crossover comics of The Simpsons and Futurama. They are considered non-canon. There are too many references too be listed here, so see individual pages for more information. The first series was called Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis and consisted of "Somewhere Over the Brain-bow!" and "Liquid Diamond Is Forever!". The second series was called The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II and consisted of "Slaves of New New York!" and "The Read Menace!".
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Zapp Brannigan is slightly based on Troy McClure as a tribute to Phil Hartman. Phil Hartman was the voice of Troy McClure, and was also scheduled to be the voice of Zapp Brannigan until his untimely death. He was instead voiced by Billy West. |
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Nine looks faintly similar to Homer. |
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Helmut Spargle is very similar to Hans Moleman. |
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Smitty is faintly similar to Squeaky-Voiced Teen. |
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Ipgee looks faintly similar to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. |
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Horrible Gelatinous Blob, and his species Blobs, are similar to the re-recurring "Space Mutants" of The Simpsons. |
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The Fratbots resemble the characters Benjamin, Doug and Gary from The Simpsons: Both Gearshift and Benjamin are the tallest; Oily would be Doug and both Fatbot and Gary are the fattest. Also, they are all students at university. |
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The Robot Mafia may resemble the characters Fat Tony, Legs and Louie from The Simpsons: Both Donbot and Fat Tony are the bosses and the fattest; Joey Mousepad would be Legs and Clamps's face looks similar like Louie's. |
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Early versions of the characters in Futurama had five fingers to diferentiate from The Simpsons, but it looked weird and was changed. Poster Guy still retains the extra finger. |
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Matt Groening mocked The Simpsons commentaries in the commentary for "Love and Rocket" and says that Futurama commentaries are a lot more lively. |
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Fry's middle initial is J. This seems to be a popular choice for Matt Groening characters, having used it for Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson and Grampa on The Simpsons. Matt uses the "J." middle name, referring to one of his favourite shows, The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. |
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Futurama, like The Simpsons, tends to poke fun at the Fox Broadcasting Company. An example of such would be the Box Network. |
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Both of the Anthology of Interest episodes (and to a lesser extent, the Comics) are similar in nature to The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Halloween episodes. |
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Emmy Awards
Both The Simpsons and Futurama have been nominated several times (up to 2010) for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour):
Futurama in The Simpsons
Futurama has appeared in The Simpsons on several occasions:
Futurama had not yet premiered.
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"Rosebud" (1F01) |
In Burns's dream about the future, he appears as a head in a jar (with robotic body). This episode aired approximately 5 and a half years before Futurama started. |
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"Bart Gets Famous" (1F11) |
There is a head in a jar in a dream about the future from Bart. This episode aired approximately 5 years and a month before Futurama started. |
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"Itchy & Scratchy Land" (2F01) |
The robotic arms behind Professor Frink are very similar to the arms of Bender in form (even with three fingers) and colours. This episode aired approximately 4 and a half years before Futurama started. |
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Futurama had been premiered by this time.
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"HOMR" (BABF22) |
The couch gag shows the family enter through tubes with Bart replaced by Fry, only for Fry to be sucked up and replaced by Bart. |
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"Trilogy of Error" (CABF14) |
Linguo bears a slight resemblance to Bender. For example in the shape of the head and antenna. Moreover, Homer gets Linguo to drink beer which again may be a reference to Bender. |
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"Future-Drama" (GABF12) |
Bender appears in the hovercar Homer and Bart are driving after crossing a "quantum tunnel". There are references to heads preserved in jars, Hovercars and cities similar to Futurama. Homer's under water house is resembles one that Fry considers buying in "I, Roommate". The title, "Future-Drama", is an obvious reference to the title of Futurama itself. |
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"That 90's Show" (KABF04) |
Homer mentions that Matt Groening was working hard to release Futurama during the 1990s. |
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"The Simpsons Wrestling" |
At the scene of the spaceship of Kang and Kodos, Leela and Bender are among the public. |
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"The Simpsons Game" |
Bender and Dr. Zoidberg are characters at the end of Level 15 - "In Search Of an Author." Fry also appears in a painting from Matt Groening. |
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#11 |
There is an album that has a picture that looks a lot like Kif. This issue was published approximately 3 and three quarter years before Futurama started. |
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#46 |
The dialogue between Dolph and Nelson is clearly allusive to Futurama. Nelson says "I just wanted to draw robots and an alien girl with one eye which I saw on TV the other night". |
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#50 |
There is a cameo appearance by Fry at the wall. (Top centre) |
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#84 |
On the cover the hair of Leela and Fry can be seen. (Centre right) |
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#85 |
There is a cameo appearance by Bender on the cover of the "Corporate Annual Reports" of Bongo. |
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#95 |
Homer (nearly) exclaims "Bite my shiny metal ass", Bender's phrase. |
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#99 |
There is a cameo appearance by Bender. |
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#100 |
There is a cameo appearance by Bender. (Centre) |
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"Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!"'s" cover appears in a pile of comic books. |
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#128 |
Bender appears on one of the TV channels. |
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#145 |
There is a comic book entitled "Anthology of Interest" with a a Bender-like robot on the cover. |
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"Bart Simpson" |
#14 |
Space Boy in Outer Space and "Fry Me to the Moon" appear on the back cover of the comic that Homer is reading on the front cover. |
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#25 |
Someone wants to sell Bart a Futurama comic that has been peed on by a cat. |
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#31 |
There is a cameo appearance by Bender at the Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con. |
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"Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror" |
#5 |
There is a head inside a jar and Mr Burns is holding a head similar to that of Bender. |
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#7 |
Fry is seen in the crowd of people on the last panel. |
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"Radioactive Man" |
#7 |
The Sea Monkeys are similar to those seen in "Monkey Sea, Monkey Doom!". |
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Dr Crab, one of Radioactive Man's enemies, is similar to Zoidberg. |
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"Simpsons Super Spectacular" |
#6 |
The Planet Express crew appear at the end of this comic. |
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"Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror Heebie-Jeebie Hullabaloo" |
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Kang and Kodos are in the office of Matt Groening, surrounded by all kinds of articles from The Simpsons, along with a poster of Bender and the Planet Express ship hanging from the ceiling. |
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"The Simpsons Holiday Humdinger" |
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There is a toy of Robot Santa Claus when Comic Book Guy is daydreaming of being Santa. |
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"Simpsons Winter Wing Ding" |
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There is a toy of Robot Santa Claus in this comic. |
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"Free Comic Book Day" |
2005 |
The two covers for this comic include Futurama comics on them. This issue also has "The Bender You Say" among the comics inside it. This first cover has "The Owner of Mars Attacks!" on it. |
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2005 |
The second cover has "The Time Bender Trilogy: Part 3" on it. |
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"The Simpsons Library of Wisdom: Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture" |
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"Bite my shiny metal ass" appears in his personal greatest quotes of all time |
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A "Bender blender" appears in his best apartment ever. |
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See also
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