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This article lists references to the show Futurama in popular culture, that means references outside of the show to the show itself.

Comics

Action Comics

Zoidberg appearing in Action Comics #863.

In Action Comics #863, Legion of Super-Heroes comic, there is a plot involving aliens being sent to a prison camp. Among the aliens is Dr. Zoidberg and possibly Kif Kroker.

Life in Hell

Bender appearing among rubbish and toys in Life in Hell.

In Matt Groening's comic, Life in Hell, a Bender "doll" appears in a 1999 Christmas strip.

Outer Orbit

The Planet Express Ship appears in the Dark Horse Comics miniseries Outer Orbit.

Transmetropolitan

Warren Ellis' Transmetropolitan features a billboard depicting Leela and Bender in the background of a panel in issue 25.

Top Ten

Alan Moore's "Top Ten" (issue 11), a discoloured Fry, Leela, and Bender can be seen in the background of one of the frames.

Young Avengers

In Young Avengers Special #1, the logo for Slurm can be seen on a vending machine being thrown by the Hulkling.

Zits

Futurama mentioned on Zits.

In a Zits comic (published in the 2001 collection, Big Honkin' Zits), Jeremy is excited about a new Futurama episode.

Films

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

In the film The Adventures of Pluto Nash, the Futurama theme song can be heard in some scenes on the moon.

Comic Book: The Movie

The mockumentary, Comic Book: The Movie, features a Futurama cut-out in it.

An Inconvenient Truth

Futurama clip appearing in An Inconvenient Truth.

In An Inconvenient Truth, Al Gore uses a scene from the episode "Crimes of the Hot" during his initial explanation of global warming.
The Futurama cast and crew also made an animated faux-trailer for the film titled A Terrifying Message from Al Gore featuring Gore and Bender.
Al Gore is a recurring guest star in Futurama, and he had said that Futurama is his favourite show, prior to his appearance on it.
His daughter, Kristin Gore, also worked for the show in later seasons.

Monsters vs. Aliens

After the first set of credits in the DreamWorks Animation film, Monsters vs. Aliens, President Hathaway inadvertently launches all the U.S.'s nuclear missiles. He tells his generals that they should look into it in 500 years, then addresses the audience asking whether anyone could freeze his head down, referencing the concepts of cryogenics and heads in jars popularised by Futurama. This is possibly a thanks for the DreamWorks SKG reference in "Three Hundred Big Boys".

Over the Hedge

In one of the final scenes of the movie Over the Hedge, the hyperactive squirrel, Hammy, has a energy drink with caffeine, giving him the same effects that happened to Fry after 100 coffees in "Three Hundred Big Boys" - time slows down almost until pausing and the character calmly saves the situation. Although it is not an explicit reference to Futurama, the scene is very similar.

Star Trek

Main article: Star Trek

The word "Futurama" can be heard in the 2009 Star Trek film. It is unclear if this is coincidence or intentional, but the strange wording of the sentence implies the latter. The part in question (out of context) is "...angry future-Romulan...", which does nearly sound like the word "Futurama" is there.

Internet

Homestar Runner

Zoidberg appearing in Homestar Runner.

During the 2008 Halloween toon, "Most in the Graveyard", of the Flash animation series Homestar Runner, The Poopsmith is dressed up as Zoidberg. The King of Town also says Professor Farnsworth's catch phrase, "Good news, everyone!" after mentioning that the ketchup in the ketchup fountain wasn't really ketchup after clicking on The Poopsmith at the end of the toon.

Mozilla Firefox

Bender's quote appearing on Mozilla Firefox.

In Mozilla's Firefox browser (version 3 or later), if you type 'about:robots' in the address bar, a page will appear paying tribute to robots in popular culture. The last point is "Robots have shiny metal posteriors which should not be bitten." This a reference to Bender's catchphrase, "Bite my shiny metal ass!"

Robot Hall of Fame

Bender is currently nominiated for the Robot Hall of Fame. He is (as of June 2009) in number one position, with 33% of the votes, to get a place in the Hall of Fame.

Television

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

In an episode of Aqua Teen Hunger Force called "Bible Fruit", Frylock, Meatwad and Master Shake have a discussion about watching Futurama.

Meatwad: Why don't you ask that TV if he minds showin' me some Futurama. I like me some Futurama.
Shake: Well now we're too damn cheap to receive it, so go the hell over to Carl Central and watch it to your heart's content.
Meatwad: Carl gets Futurama?
Shake: He didn't even want it until we started watching it.

The Colbert Report

During the intro for the 22 June, 2009 episode of The Colbert Report, Colbert's interview with author Simon Schama was headlined "Future-Schama" — a pun on the name for Futurama.

Countdown with Keith Olbermann

Countdown with Keith Olbermann is a news show hosted by Keith Olbermann which regularly uses catchphrases from The Simpsons and Family Guy, but has recently taken to common use of Professor Farnsworth's catch phrase, "Good news, everyone!"

Doctor Who

Space-ship Titanic appearing in Doctor Who.

The relaunched Doctor Who contains a few possible references (or just similarities) to Futurama.

In the series 1 episode, "The Long Game", a character pretends to be a student at Mars University, to which a medical technician replies, "The Martian boondocks. Typical!"
The series 2 episode, "New Earth" (set in the year five billion and twenty-three), takes place in the city of New New York. However, if the city had been more accurately named, it would in fact be "New New New New New New New New New New New New New New New New York" (as it was the fifteenth New York).
- New New York also appears in the series 3 episode, "Gridlock", which is set 30 years after "New Earth". It features a character called "Branagan", and has the the same NNY skyline as Futurama.
The series 4 Christmas Special, "Voyage of the Damned", has an interstellar cruiser modelled after the original RMS Titanic. This is very similar to the space cruise ship, Titanic, in the Futurama episode, "A Flight to Remember".

The Einstein Factor

Contestants in the Australian ABC1 quiz show The Einstein Factor choose a specialty on which to be quizzed during the first round. During episode ten of the 2005 season, a contestant chose Futurama as his specialty. He was the second placing of three contestants in the episode.

Family Guy

Bender appearing in Blue Harvest.

During the premiere skit in Family Guy's Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, a reporter on the red carpet asks Stewie Griffin if Fox has any plans to bring back Futurama. Family Guy and Futurama were both animated series on Fox which were cancelled and subsequently aired on Adult Swim; at the time of release Family Guy was scheduled to return but Futurama was not.
Bender was seen during the Chalmun's Cantina scene of the Family Guy episode "Blue Harvest".

Journeyman

Futurama appearing on a TV in Journeyman.

From the series Journeyman, in episode "Emily", the main character travels back in time to the year 2001, and enters his own house at that time, on a TV screen is seen and heard (namely, Professor Farnsworth's "Come on, let's all give Fry some privacy.") a clip from "Parasites Lost", meaning the character probably travelled to January 21^st.

Kenan & Kel

In season 4 of the sitcom Kenan & Kel, there is an episode named "Futurama".

Looney Tunes

Zoidberg appearing in Daffy Duck.

On the show Looney Tunes, in the Daffy Duck episode "Attack of the Drones", Dr. Zoidberg makes a cameo appearance.

The PJs

Fry appearing on a milk carton in The PJs.

In the episode "Hangin' With Mr. Super" of the show The PJs, Fry makes a cameo appearance on a wanted ad on a milk carton, referring to Fry's disappearance after being frozen. This was an act of reciprocation for an advertisement of The PJs etched onto a manhole cover in the episodes "I Second that Emotion" and "The Luck of the Fryrish", like The PJ's opening scene.

South Park

In the South Park episode "Go God Go", Cartman is stuck in the snow and is buried by an avalanche and is defrosted 500 years later. Although not an explicit reference to Futurama, there is brief reference to cryogenics, and the name of the city "New New Hampshire" is familiar to other names of cities used in Futurama, like "New New York" or "New New Jersey".

Talkin' 'bout your Generation

The Australian quiz show, Talkin' 'bout your Generation, asks many popular culture questions. On episode 9, in the round "Your Generation", a true or false question was asked: "Did Darren Shatner, the son of William Shatner, compose the theme song to Futurama?" Generation Y answered true and got the question wrong. Futurama's theme song was actually composed by Christopher Tyng.

Xiaolin Showdown

In the Xiaolin Showdown episode "Days Past", Dojo is instructing Omi about the dangers of travel to the past, he mentions the possibility to him "of being your own grandfather". This is probably a reference to the incident in "Roswell that Ends Well".

Other

Contra 4

Bender's name appearing in the credits of Contra 4.

Bender appears credited with his full name on the Special Thanks section in the Contra 4 credits.

The Graduate

MC Lars referenced the show in the song "Space Game", from his album The Graduate, with the lyric "Hey Fry, look, we can still be friends. I won't ask Leela out again".

Forbes

Mom was included in the 2007 Forbes list of the richest fictional characters. She was ranked at #4 with an estimated net worth of $15.7 billion. MomCorp was also included in the list of "The 25 Largest Fictional Companies" which estimated its sales at $291.8 billion.

The Simpsons

Bender appearing on The Simpsons.

Main article: The Simpsons

In "Bart Gets Famous" (1F11), there is a head in a jar in a dream about the future from Bart Simpson. This episode aired approximately 5 years and a month before Futurama started.
In "Future-Drama" (GABF12), Bender appears in the hovercar Homer Simpson 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.
In 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.
In Simpsons Comics #99, there is a cameo appearance by Bender.
In Simpsons Super Spectacular #6, the Planet Express crew appear at the end of this comic.

Star Wars

Bender appearing in Junkheap Hero.

Main article: Star Wars

The droid HK-47 and other droids from the Star Wars Expanded Universe have been known to use Bender's phrase of "Meatbag".
In the comic Skippy the Jedi Droid, Bender is seen making fun of Skippy.
A droid with the name "Probulator" appears in the online game Star Wars Galaxies.
Bender is also seen in the comic Junkheap Hero as a scrapped droid.
- The "Bender Droid" also appeared in the novel Death Star. It is unknown if they are related.
Bender was seen in the Star Wars parody Family Guy: Blue Harvest in the Chalmun's Cantina scene.
Bendu Fry's name was probably derived from Bender and Fry.
There are a few characters in the Star Wars Galaxy with names shared in Futurama:
- Bender
- Doctor Farnsworth
- Fry
- Leela
Jedi Master Xamar's species, Khil, has been jokingly referred to as being the same species of Zoidberg, Decapodian.
A clip from "War Is the H-Word" appears in the "The Birth of the Lightsaber" featurette on the 25 anniversary trilogy DVD