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''[[Futurama]]'' has a number of "'''sponsors'''" in the [[30th century]]. Their commercials are sometimes shown as a [[cold opening]], before the title credits. They first appeared in the [[Season 2|second season]] and last in [[season 3]]'s "[[Insane in the Mainframe]]", sponsors first returned in "[[Bender's Big Score Part 1]]", though this sponsor was before a commercial break. Then the sponsors as cold opening returned for the [[second run]] with [[That Darn Katz!]].
''[[Futurama]]'' has a number of "'''sponsors'''" that are generally shown as a [[cold opening]], before the title credits. They first appeared in [[season 2]]. Due to time constraints, sponsors were not featured in [[season 7]].


== Sponsors ==
== Sponsors ==
(in order of appearance)
''(In order of appearance)''
{| class="overview" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4"
{| class="overview" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="4"
! Image
! Image
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|-
! colspan="3" |
! colspan="3" |
===Glagnar's Human Rinds===  
 
=== Glagnar's Human Rinds ===  
|-
|-
| [[File:Glagnar's Human Rinds.jpg|200px|Glagnar's Human Rinds]]
| [[File:Glagnar's Human Rinds.jpg|225px]]
| {{e|2ACV01}}
| {{e|2ACV01}}
| It's a buncha muncha cruncha human!
| It's a buncha muncha cruncha human!
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=== Arachno Spores ===
=== Arachno Spores ===
|-
|-
| [[File:Arachno Spores.jpg|200px|Arachno Spores]]
| [[File:Arachno Spores.jpg|225px]]
| {{e|2ACV06}}
| {{e|2ACV06}}
| The fatal spore with the funny name!
| The fatal spore with the funny name!
;See also
*[[:Category:Sprays]]
*[[Hal's Roach Bombs]]
|-
|-
! colspan="3" |
! colspan="3" |
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=== Molten Boron ===
=== Molten Boron ===
|-
|-
| [[File:Molten Boron.jpg|200px|Molten Boron]]
| [[File:Molten Boron.jpg|225px]]
| {{e|2ACV15}}
| {{e|2ACV15}}
| Nobody doesn't like Molten Boron!
| Nobody doesn't like Molten Boron!
|-
|-
| colspan="3" | The singers hired to sing the tune used the incorrect "Nobody does it like Molten Boron". It was edited to take the "n" sound and put it after "does" to make the correct version.<br />
| colspan="3" | The singers hired to sing the tune used the incorrect "Nobody does it like Molten Boron". It was edited to take the "n" sound and put it after "does" to make the correct version.<br />
As a trucker, I can verify that that is the correct hazmat marker. ([[User:Buddy13|Buddy]])
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|-
! colspan="3" |
! colspan="3" |
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=== Thompson's Teeth ===
=== Thompson's Teeth ===
|-
|-
| [[File:Thompson's Teeth.jpg|200px|Thompson's Teeth]]
| [[File:Thompson's Teeth.jpg|225px]]
| {{e|3ACV11}}
| {{e|3ACV11}}
| The ''only'' teeth strong enough to eat other teeth!
| The ''only'' teeth strong enough to eat other teeth!
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{{main|Torgo's Executive Powder}}
{{main|Torgo's Executive Powder}}
|-
|-
| [[File:Torgo's Executive Powder Sponsorship.png|200px|Torgo's Executive Powder]]
| [[File:Torgo's Executive Powder Sponsorship.png|225px]]
| {{e|5ACV01}}
| {{e|5ACV01}}
| Only Torgo's packs the power of five highly paid television executives into every can for maxim odour absorption.<br/>''When your toilet smells like faeces, <br/>from some disgusting species; <br/>make it take a powder, <br/>with Torgo's!''
| Only Torgo's packs the power of five highly paid television executives into every can for maxim odour absorption.<br/>''When your toilet smells like faeces, <br/>from some disgusting species; <br/>make it take a powder, <br/>with Torgo's!''
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=== Cash Bone ===
=== Cash Bone ===
|-
|-
| [[File:Cash Bone sponsorship.png|200px|Cash Bone]]
| [[File:Cash Bone sponsorship.png|225px]]
| {{e|6ACV08}}
| {{e|6ACV08}}
| Cash Cash Cash!  4 Your Bones!  Too many bones??  Not enough cash??  Call Cash Bone!  Ribs!  Skulls!  Spines!  Even certain tiny ear bones!  The leg bone's connected to the CASH BONE!
| Cash Cash Cash!  4 Your Bones!  Too many bones??  Not enough cash??  Call Cash Bone!  Ribs!  Skulls!  Spines!  Even certain tiny ear bones!  The leg bone's connected to the CASH BONE!
|-
! colspan="3" |
=== Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts ===
{{main|Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts}}
|-
| [[File:Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts.png|225px]]
| {{e|6ACV13}}
| It's nut'so good!
|-
! colspan="3" |
=== Mutual of Omicron ===
|-
| [[File:Mutual of Omicron.png|225px]]
| {{e|7ACV13}}
| Insuring your world... and its destruction.
|-
! colspan="3" |
|}
|}


== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
=== Trivia ===
=== Trivia ===
*There was also a deleted sponsor, on the [[Volume Two]] DVDs, called "[[Soylent products|Soylent Chow]]" ("Because it's a dog-eat-dog world") with special voice, Scooby-Doo saying "Rit's rearry rood!".
*There was also a deleted sponsor, on the [[Volume Two]] DVDs, called "[[Soylent products|Soylent Chow]]" ("Because it's a dog-eat-dog world") with [[Frank Welker]] as Scooby-Doo saying "Rit's rearry rood!".
*Cash for bones may explain Amy's missing rib(s) in "[[Rebirth]]". Though her missing ribs may have just been a animation mistake.


=== Episodes with sponsors ===
=== Sponsored episodes ===
*{{e|2ACV01}}
*{{e|2ACV01}}
*{{e|2ACV06}}
*{{e|2ACV06}}
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*{{e|5ACV01}}
*{{e|5ACV01}}
*{{e|6ACV08}}
*{{e|6ACV08}}
*{{e|6ACV13}}
*{{e|7ACV13}}


[[Category:Misc]]
[[Category:Misc]]

Revision as of 07:15, 2 November 2013

Futurama has a number of "sponsors" that are generally shown as a cold opening, before the title credits. They first appeared in season 2. Due to time constraints, sponsors were not featured in season 7.

Sponsors

(In order of appearance)

Image Episode Slogan/Jingle

Glagnar's Human Rinds

Glagnar's Human Rinds.jpg "I Second that Emotion" (2ACV01)
Episode
It's a buncha muncha cruncha human!

Arachno Spores

Arachno Spores.jpg "The Lesser of Two Evils" (2ACV06)
Episode
The fatal spore with the funny name!
See also

Molten Boron

Molten Boron.jpg "The Problem with Popplers" (2ACV15)
Episode
Nobody doesn't like Molten Boron!
The singers hired to sing the tune used the incorrect "Nobody does it like Molten Boron". It was edited to take the "n" sound and put it after "does" to make the correct version.

Thompson's Teeth

Thompson's Teeth.jpg "Insane in the Mainframe" (3ACV11)
Episode
The only teeth strong enough to eat other teeth!

Torgo's Executive Powder

Main article: Torgo's Executive Powder
Torgo's Executive Powder Sponsorship.png "Bender's Big Score Part 1" (5ACV01)
Episode
Only Torgo's packs the power of five highly paid television executives into every can for maxim odour absorption.
When your toilet smells like faeces,
from some disgusting species;
make it take a powder,
with Torgo's!

Cash Bone

Cash Bone sponsorship.png "That Darn Katz!" (6ACV08)
Episode
Cash Cash Cash! 4 Your Bones! Too many bones?? Not enough cash?? Call Cash Bone! Ribs! Skulls! Spines! Even certain tiny ear bones! The leg bone's connected to the CASH BONE!

Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts

Main article: Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts
Gunderson's Unshelled Nuts.png "The Futurama Holiday Spectacular" (6ACV13)
Episode
It's nut'so good!

Mutual of Omicron

Mutual of Omicron.png "Naturama" (7ACV13)
Episode
Insuring your world... and its destruction.

Additional Info

Trivia

  • There was also a deleted sponsor, on the Volume Two DVDs, called "Soylent Chow" ("Because it's a dog-eat-dog world") with Frank Welker as Scooby-Doo saying "Rit's rearry rood!".
  • Cash for bones may explain Amy's missing rib(s) in "Rebirth". Though her missing ribs may have just been a animation mistake.