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This article is about the real-world TV series. For other uses, see Futurama (disambiguation).

Futurama is an animated science-fiction comedy show, that was also created by Matt Groening. Numerous references have been made to the show throughout the run of The Simpsons as well as Futurama making references to The Simpsons. Many people have compared the Futurama main and minor characters with The Simpsons main and secondary characters such as Bender Rodríguez is Futurama's Homer Simpson, Cubert Farnsworth is Futurama's Bart Simpson or Dwight Conrad is Futurama's Milhouse Van Houten.

A running joke is that on The Simpsons, Futurama is a fictional cartoon show. On Futurama, however, it is The Simpsons that is a fictional cartoon show.

Both shows crossed over in the comic book 2 parter Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis, and again in the 2 parter The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II.

The Season 26 episode "Simpsorama" is an official crossover between Futurama and The Simpsons.

Futurama in The Simpsons

Episodes

Picture	Season	Episode number	Episode name	Reference
	5	85	"Rosebud"	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.
250px	86	"Homer Goes to College"	The first use of the word "Nerdlinger" occurs when Homer is watching School of Hard Knockers and sees the same-named character (on the right in the picture). This episode aired 5 and a half years before Futurama started.
	93	"Bart Gets Famous"	Kitty Carlisle's head in a jar is in Bart's dream about his future. This episode aired exactly 5 and a half years before Futurama started.
	10	207	"Treehouse of Horror IX"	David X. Cohen's pseudonym is David "Watch Futurama" Cohen. This episode aired five months before Futurama started.
	212	"Mayored to the Mob"	Üter wears a Futurama T-shirt at the "Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con". This episode aired three months before Futurama started.
	11	241	"Missionary: Impossible"	Bender appears in a FOX telethon.
	12	257	"HOMЯ"	In the couch gag, the Simpsons come out from tubes are deposited onto the couch via tubes Marge, Homer, Lisa, Maggie and Fry come out but Fry is sucked up, with Bart put down in Fry's place.
	14	294	"Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"	Bender is one of the TV characters Bart hallucinates and sees the kids turn into.
	296	"Helter Shelter"	A model of the Planet Express Ship can be seen on Comic Book Guy's shelf. A Bender figurine can also be seen.
	15	322	"I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot"	Bender's name appears on a videotape fighting Killhammad Aieee.
	330	"My Big Fat Geek Wedding"	Matt Groening appears as himself at the Comic Book convention, billed as the creator of Futurama.
	331	"Catch 'Em If You Can"	In the video store, there's a poster for Futurama in the background.
	335	"Fraudcast News"	Squeaky-voiced teen yells: "Why did they have to cancel Futurama?!" before jumping off Geezer Rock.
	16	350	"Future-Drama"	The episode's title is a reference to Futurama.
	Bender appears when Homer and Bart pass through the tunnel.John DiMaggio guest stars as the voice of Bender.
	Moe's clone was made out of Moe's back fat, just like how Cubert was made.
	18	394	"Homerazzi"	Sideshow Mel eats the American Flag just as Dr. Zoidberg did in "A Taste of Freedom".
	19	411	"That '90s Show"	Homer says that Matt Groening created Futurama at the time.
	20	424	"Treehouse of Horror XIX"	Bart, when looking for a present for Lisa, picks up a bottle of Somber String with a picture of Fry being hanged on the front of it.
	21	445	"Treehouse of Horror XX"	Hubert Wong, a reference to Hubert Farnsworth and Amy Wong, is seen.
	22	481	"Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing"	The title screen gag does a parody of the Futurama opening sequence where the Planet Express ship flies across the screen while a small piece of music from the Futurama opening theme is played before The Simpsons theme takes over.
	23	490	"Replaceable You"	Bender appears on an issue of Popular Robotics.
	491	"The Food Wife"	Iron Cook is the name of a cooking show in the Futurama episode "The 30% Iron Chef".
	495	"Holidays of Future Passed"	A passenger travels to New New York via teleport at Heathrow Teleport.
	The Ultranet is very similar to and may draw inspiration from Futurama's Internet.
	One of the ships Homer has bottled is the Planet Express ship from Futurama (see image, above Lisa's head).
	504	"Beware My Cheating Bart"	Fry and Leela are on a distant planet.
	The writing on the wall during the show Stranded is the alien language from Futurama. It translates to: "WATCH FUTURAMA THURSDAYS AT 10".
	24	513	"A Tree Grows in Springfield"	A box with the Slurm logo is seen. Slurm is a soft drinks brand from Futurama.
	522	"Black-Eyed, Please"	Hubert Wong is seen again.
	25	532	"Treehouse of Horror XXIV"	The Hypnotoad appears in the opening sequence.
	536	"The Kid Is All Right"	The Hypnotoad and a Blob appear in the audience of Decision 2056.
	548	"Days of Future Future"	Homer becomes a disembodied head, similar to the heads in jars from Futurama, except he doesn't need to be in a jar to survive as it's his consciousness in a robotic head. His head can also be placed on a robotic body, similar to Richard Nixon's head, which sometimes goes on a robotic body.
250px	26	556	"Simpsorama"	The whole episode is a The Simpsons/Futurama Crossover Episode
	566	"My Fare Lady"	Bender appears at the end of a scene that parodies The Jetsons.
	574	"Mathlete's Feat"	In the Rick and Morty couch gag: The Planet Express ship flies away in the sky. A Slurm vending machine appears. A Futurama style human is seen with a Brain Slug.
	27	579	"Treehouse of Horror XXVI"	Scott Muller's Halloween credit is "Scott Mulrrr! Ruler of the Planet Omicron Persei 8!", referencing Lrrr from Futurama.
	595	"Simprovised"	During the "Homer LIVE!" segment, Bender appears with a sign that says "Bring Back Futurama (Again)"
	28	598	"Friends and Family"	One of the faces Smithers changes the Simpson children to is Zoidberg.
	600	"Treehouse of Horror XXVII"	Homer dresses up as Bender.
	One of the bad shows mentioned in "600" is Futurama.
	30	648	"Daddicus Finch"	In the Springfield Science Museum, Professor Farnsworth pushes a "The Science of Futurama" exhibit. On the exhibit is a picture of Richard Nixon's head, Hedonismbot and the Planet Express ship.
	31	666	"Treehouse of Horror XXX"	Professor Farnsworth is one of the potential bodies Homer could have gone into.
	673	"Hail to the Teeth"	One of the Marge robots resembles Bender.
	32	691	"Three Dreams Denied"	A banner for Futurama is seen at Comicalooza. Cosplayers are dressed as Morbo and Hypnotoad.

Specials

Picture	Special	Reference
	Planet of the Couches	Hedonismbot appears outside of the jail.

Games

Picture	Game	Reference
	The Simpsons Wrestling	Early footage of gameplay shows Leela and Bender among the audience in Kang and Kodos' spaceship. However, they are not actually present in the final game, instead being replaced with generic aliens.
	The Simpsons Game	Bender and Zoidberg appear as enemies in the level "Five Characters in Search of an Author".
	At the end of the level, there is an achievement called "Back to the Futurama" with Bender as the picture. To unlock it, the player must defeat 30 enemies in 3 minutes or less.
	The Simpsons: Tapped Out	During the "Christmas 2013" update, Comic Book Guy mentions Soylent Green and Slurm.
	During the "Clash of Clones" update, Bender turns up after hearing his name (though actually referring to a drinking bender).
	During the "Simpsons Babies" update, Comic Book Guy mentions how the plot resembles the one from Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles and mentions the Youthasizer.

Books

Picture	Book	Reference
	Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture	Bender's "Bite my shiny metal ass" line appears as one of the quotes listed in "CBG's Greatest Quotes of All Time!"
	Comic Book Guy is shown to have a "Bender blender" in his kitchen.
	Chief Wiggum's Book of Crime and Punishment	In "The Springfield Police Department's Evidence Locker!", one of the items seen is a flatscreen TV "used for reviewing pirated, cheap knockoff DVDs and games". Currently playing is an episode of "Future Guy" (a pastiche of Futurama and Family Guy) showing Brian Griffin as Nibbler and Peter Griffin as Zoidberg.
	Homer Simpson's Little Book of Laziness	In his list of types of lazy people, Homer identifies Matt Groening as "Ol' Lazybones", citing him as saying, "Let's do a Futurama episode where the whole universe takes a nap.

Comics

Comic issue	Story name	Reference
Simpsons Comics #85	Crap That No One Wanted	Bender is shown on the cover of the Bongo Annual Corporate Report.
Bart Simpson #14	N/A	There is an advertisement featuring Fry on the back cover of the comic book Homer is reading.
Bart Simpson #69	Hoop Schemes	Two of the basketball players resemble Fry and Leela.
Simpsons Comics #183	Everything's Bartchie!	Barchie was chased away from Memory Lane by Bender for he has looked too much into the future.
Bart Simpson's Treehouse of Horror #5	Apu on Rigel 7	Walt is seen in a jar similar to the Head jars in Futurama.
Simpsons Comics #50	Wall or Nothing	In the two-page picture of the town (where Rainer Wolfcastle is saying, "Because Lower Springfield is sucking!") on the Lower Springfield side of the wall, Philip J. Fry can be seen running in the background.
Simpsons Comics #99	Marge Simpson Living	Bender can be seen eating and drinking wine at Rainer Wolfcastle's six hundred people party.
Simpsons Comics #200	N/A	Zoidberg is seen on the back cover holding a sign that says "Will defect for cake!"
Simpsons Comics #211	An Unconventional Romance	Shane has a T-shirt for CyclopsBabes.com, with a picture of Leela on.
Simpsons Comics #214	Worst Con Ever!	Morbo appears in the crowd.
Simpsons Winter Wingding #7	Kiss Me, Bart Simpson!	Groundskeeper Willie says "Me, Scots-manwich!", referencing Hermes Conrad's catchphrase "My manwich!"
Kang & Kodos #1	Under the Dome!	Kodos' favorite TV show is Single Female Lawyer, a TV show in Futurama.
The Mighty Moe Szyslak #1	"Love Accurately!"	Brenda the Love Bot looks very similar to Bender.
Chief Wiggum's Felonious Funnies 1	Future Cop!	In Chief Wiggum's dream of being a cop in the future, his boss Police Commissioner Zordon is a head floating in a jar.
Zordon sends Wiggum to put down a riot at the space jail. Morbo and Bender are among the rioters.