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January, 2007

The New Justice Team is a super team created by the three crew members of Planet Express to fight crime in and around New New York after they aquire a tube of Dr. FlimFlam's Miracle Cream from Dr. Zoidberg. The team consist of Clobberella (Leela), Captain Yesterday (Fry), and Superking (Bender).

February, 2007

The Scary Door is a television series sometimes viewed by the characters on Futurama. It is a spoof of the classic science fiction TV series "The Twilight Zone". The plots of the episodes are often fast paced and can contain numerous plot twists despite the short air time.

March, 2007

Dr. John Zoidberg is a Decapodian born on planet Decapod 10. Giving up his dream of becoming a comedian he moved to Earth and became the Staff Doctor at Planet Express, where he has been employed for the past ten years. Zoidberg is poor and his medical skills are questionable, but he is a very friendly person, even Robot Santa recognises this fact. He also is the nephew of legandary silent hologram star Harold Zoid.

April, 2007

Godfellas showed us Bender in a way he'd always wanted to be seen, as a god. After a run in with Space Pirates, Bender is accidentally shot from a torpedo tube into space at a speed beyond the ship's maximum. During his time in space, a society of tiny people forms of Bender's torso. Later, he meets a god-like entity. Meanwhile a distraught Fry hopes to find a way to get Bender back.

May, 2007

The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings, the last episode of Futurama's run on Fox, was written as both a season and a series finale, as there was a 50/50 chance the show would get renewed. The episode continues the story arc relating to Fry and Leela's developing relationship. Fry has been trying unsuccessfully to learn the Holophonor, which he'd previously seduced her with while infected with worms. He makes a deal with the Robot Devil so that he can play well, but the Devil doesn't like the outcome and launches a ridiculously circuitous plan to undo it.

June, 2007

The Waterfalls are a family of environmentalists who occasionally appear in episodes and comics of Futurama. When a member of the family is a major character in a story, they tend to die trying to protect the very thing that kills them. One known member of the family yet to be focused on (and killed off) is Frida. With a new season in the works, it is possible the family will return too.

July, 2007

Sal is one of Futurama's many secondary characters. Sal is almost always seen filling one of his many blue-collar jobs throughout the universe, whether he holds these similtaneously, frequently changes jobs or has an army of clones is unknown. He is also very lazy which prevents him from being violent. In his spare time, Sal enjoys camping and bus rides with beautiful women. Sal often adds an 's' to words that don't need it and occasionally takes off 's' from words that do need it.

August, 2007

Nibbler is a small alien with a big appetite that was found on the now imploded planet known as Vergon 6. Nibbler is believed to be a dumb animal by the crew of Planet Express, but thanks to his cuteness and the fact that he poops starship fuel, he makes a perfect pet. His lack of intelligence is a cover story; Nibbler is a member of a highly advanced species, referred to as "Nibblonians" for our convenience. He had visited Earth at least once in his millennia of life before taking on the name Nibbler.

September, 2007

Scruffy, the janitor, is the least well known of the Planet Express staff. He keeps to himself, spending a lot of time in the basement reading pornography. Scruffy is a major shareholder at Planet Express, largely due to the fact that he believes in the company. Scruffy's past is shrouded in mystery, but he is known to have been to prison. His catchphrase is "I'm Scruffy ... the janitor."

October, 2007

Brain Slugs are little parasitic slugs that attach themselves to the heads of intelligent beings (such as humans) and control them. They are about as big as a fist, green, translucent and have two feelers and one enormous eye. A person posessed by a brain slug will be likely to speak in a monotone voice and do everything possible to further the spreading of brain slugs throughout the universe. Hermes has been under the control of a brain slug on multiple occasions. It is unclear how he escaped as the crew had no intention of rescuing him.

November, 2007

The Luck of the Fryrish is the fourth episode of the third production season. The episode, which focuses on Fry and his relationship with his older brother Yancy, is seen as one of the more emotive episodes of the series. While Fry is searching Old New York for a good luck charm, he learns how his brother's life in the 21st Century played out.

December, 2007

I Dated a Robot, the 15th episode in the 3rd season of Futurama, features a plotline in which Fry downloads Lucy Liu's image from nappster.com onto a blank robot. The DVD commentary is a humorous discussion of the creative process behind the episode and series, with the crew pointing out occasional random factoids.

January, 2008

The title captions in Futurama's opening sequence, like The Simpsons' chalkboard, change with every episode and are always unique. As well as those that have been used for the episodes and films, the writers have released many others in the DVD special features.

February, 2008

25-Star General Major Webelo Zapp Brannigan is one of the most decorated commanders amongst the DOOP Army, he is known for his brilliant tactical mind that has lead him to victory against such enemies as the Retiree People of the Assisted Living Nebula and the peaceful Ball-People of planet Spheron 1. Brannigan's love of velour is outstretched only by his love for Leela, who after they first "crossed paths" has had to reject his advances each time they meet, no matter how much Champpaggin he offers.

March, 2008

After a break of four years without any new episodes of Futurama, four films are being released. The first, Bender's Big Score, has been released in the USA and Australia and is due out early next month in Europe. In the film; the secrets of time travel are found on Fry's buttock and a group of scammer aliens takes control of Bender. Meanwhile, Leela finds true love and Hermes looses his body.

April, 2008

Mars University is a university located on Mars, which featured prominently in a similarly named episode. The university was established in 2636 and resembles the universities of the 21st century with lecture halls, fraternities, the universe's most comprehensive literature collection and featuring traditional foliage such as ivy, trees and hemp. The university has skilled educators such as Farnsworth and Wernstrom on staff and offers subjects such as 20th Century History.

May, 2008

Blobs are a species of jellyfish-like aliens of unknown origin who have settled on Earth and other nearby planets. Members of the species, the most notable of which is H. G. Blob, tend to be quick to anger and may solve their problems by eating them. Although eating annoying humans may just be a habit of H. G. and his family. The Blob digestive system is not a unidirectional system and anything eaten remains visible, and potentially alive, while being digested.

June, 2008

Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch continues the relationship between Kif and Amy that first blossomed in A Flight to Remember on board the Titanic. Here, during an unscheduled detour from a delivery, Amy meets up with Kif and causes him to enter a receptive state, leading to his pregnancy. Amy has trouble adjusting to her role as Smizmar to her unborn children and even reconsiders the entire relationship.

July, 2008

War Is the H-Word follows Fry and Bender into war on Spheron 1 as they join the army for the most noble of causes; cheaper gum. Unfortunately, the Spheroids prove to have plenty of chutzpah, leading to a closely matched battle for the Earthicans. Meanwhile, General Brannigan finds himself oddly attracted to Private Lee Lemon, another new recruit.

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