Difference between revisions of "Waterfall family"

From The Infosphere, the Futurama Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 95: Line 95:
==Additional Information==
==Additional Information==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
*All family members are voiced by [[Phil Hendrie]] (yes, even Frida and the Encyclopod).
*All family members are voiced by [[Phil Hendrie]] (even Frida and the Encyclopod).
*The Waterfalls have only ever appeared in episodes and comics with a 5 in the production code and, excluding Hutch, they all die in media where the 5 is at the end of the production code.
*The Waterfalls have only ever appeared in episodes and comics with a 5 in the production code and, excluding Hutch, they all die in media where the 5 is at the end of the production code.
*Technically, [[The Last Encyclopod]] counts as a Waterfall because it has the DNA of [[Hutch Waterfall]]. It is unlikely that when [[Futurama]] returns, The Last Encyclopod will return.
*Technically, [[The Last Encyclopod]] counts as a Waterfall because it has the DNA of [[Hutch Waterfall]]. It is unlikely that when [[Futurama]] returns, The Last Encyclopod will return.

Revision as of 01:41, 7 April 2010

The Waterfalls
Old Man WaterfallFree Waterfall Sr.Free Waterfall Jr.Frida WaterfallFree Waterfall IIIHutch WaterfallThe Last EncyclopodWaterfallFamilyTree.jpg
About this image

The Waterfall Family Tree
First appearance"The Problem with Popplers" (2ACV15)
Episode
Current statusDeceased

The Waterfalls are a doomed family of political stereotypes, members of the family never survive past the episode in which they are the focus, generally being killed by that which they protect or something related.

The Family

In the order they appeared.

Free Waterfall Jr.

See Free Waterfall Jr..
Free Waterfall Jr.

Appeared: "The Problem with Popplers" (2ACV15)

Episode


Affiliation: M.E.A.T.(Mankind for Ethical Animal Treatment).
Quote: "That's an Orangutan, one of Mother Earth's most precious creatures!"
Defended: Popplers/Omicronian young.
Died: Eaten by Lrrr.

Free Waterfall Sr.

See Free Waterfall Sr..
Free Waterfall Sr.

Relation: Father of Free Waterfall Jr.

Appeared: "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" (3ACV05)

Episode


Affiliation: Penguins Unlimited.
Quote: "If rubbin' frozen dirt in your crotch is wrong, hey, I don't wanna be right."
Defended: Penguins on Pluto.
Died: Pecked to death by penguins.

Old Man Waterfall

See Old Man Waterfall.
Old Man Waterfall

Relation: Father of Free Waterfall Sr.

Appeared: "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" (3ACV05)

Episode

, "A Taste of Freedom" (4ACV05)

Episode


Notes: First family member to appear in the episode the previous family member died in. Bigamist, Satanist, bisexual.
Affiliation: Lawyer/war hero.
Quote: "Do your worst, you sea devils. I'll make my stand with Old Freebie. You can crush me but you can't crush my spirit!" [is crushed] "Argh, my spirit"!
Defended: Zoidberg.
Died: Crushed by Decapodian Mobile Oppression Palace.

Free Waterfall III

See Free Waterfall III.
Free Waterfall III

Relation: Son of Free Waterfall Jr.

Appeared: "Who's Dying To Be A Gazillionaire?" (US#005)

Comic


Notes: First family member to die in a comic, first to die at the start of a story.
Affiliation: Game show contestant
Defended: A holographic rainforest.
Died: Shot with a laser for getting a question wrong.

Frida Waterfall

See Frida Waterfall.
Frida Waterfall

Relation: Great-granddaughter of Old Man Waterfall, probably daughter of Free Waterfall Jr.

Appeared: "A Taste of Freedom" (4ACV05)

Episode

, Into the Wild Green Yonder

Film


Affiliation: The Feministas.
Quote: "Great Grandpa nooo! Another victim of the manocentric male-ocracy!"
Defended: Various subjects, but mainly everything threatened by the construction of Leo Wong's miniature golf course.
Died: Killed by the Last Dark One.

Hutch Waterfall

See Hutch Waterfall.
Hutch Waterfall

Relation: Brother of Frida Waterfall

Appeared: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Film


Affiliation: The Legion of Mad Fellows.
Defended: The recoming of the Chi.
Died: Killed by the last Dark One.

The Last Encyclopod

See The Last Encyclopod.
The Last Encyclopod

Relation: Holds the DNA of Hutch Waterfall.

Appeared: Into the Wild Green Yonder

Film

.

Notes: In the commentary it is noted that the last encyclopod is the last known surviving family member
Defended: Endangered species

Additional Information

Trivia

  • All family members are voiced by Phil Hendrie (even Frida and the Encyclopod).
  • The Waterfalls have only ever appeared in episodes and comics with a 5 in the production code and, excluding Hutch, they all die in media where the 5 is at the end of the production code.
  • Technically, The Last Encyclopod counts as a Waterfall because it has the DNA of Hutch Waterfall. It is unlikely that when Futurama returns, The Last Encyclopod will return.

Appearances