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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 characters with The Simpsons main characters such as Bender is Futurama's Homer.
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.
A crossover episode between Futurama and The Simpsons has been hinted for some future episode.[1]
Futurama in The Simpsons
Episodes
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #CCCCCC; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|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.
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| style="text-align: center; background-color: #CCCCCC; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"Homer Goes to College"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #CCCCCC; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|The first use of the word "Nerdlinger" when Homer is watching School of Hard Knockers and sees the same-named character (on the right of the picture)
This episode aired approximately 5 and a half years before "Futurama" started.
Games
Books
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Comic Book Guy's Book of Pop Culture
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Comic Book Guy is shown to have a "Bender blender" in his kitchen. "Bite my shiny metal ass!" also appears as one of the quotes listed in "CBG's Greatest Quotes of All Time!" section.
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In "The Springfield Police Department's Evidence Locker!" section, one of the items seen is a TV playing cheap knock-off DVDs. The DVD playing is called "Future Guy" and shows Brian as Nibbler and Peter Griffin as Zoidberg.
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Comics
The Simpsons in Futurama
Episodes
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"Space Pilot 3000"
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When Fry passes through an underwater tube, Blinky briefly appears in the water below him. Also, in an early storyboard of this episode, Fry is watching The Simpsons.
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"My Three Suns"
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One of Bender's badges at the bottom of his sash has a profile of Homer.
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"A Big Piece of Garbage"
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On the trash asteroid, a pile of Bart Simpson dolls can be seen. Bender picks up one and hears Bart say his catchprase, "Eat my shorts". Bender complies and eat them and mimics Homer in saying "Mmm... shorts". Nancy Cartwright voiced the Bart Simpson doll.
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"Hell Is Other Robots"
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When Fry and Leela open the door to the Robot Hell, a heart with an arrow through reads "H.S. 4 M.B.". This means "Homer Simpson for Marge Bouvier" (later Simpson).
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11
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"Mars University"
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Homer and Bart toys appear as prizes at the "Coney Island College".
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13
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"Fry and the Slurm Factory"
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Bart, Lisa, and Maggie appear in the opening sequence on the TV screen in one the Tracey Ullman short, "Making Faces".
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18
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"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?"
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The opening subtitle is "From the network that brought you 'The Simpsons'."
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36
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"The Luck of the Fryrish"
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Bart's head appears on the shelf.
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"Anthology of Interest II"
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Bender's human alter-ego bears a striking resemblance to Homer.
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56
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"Leela's Homeworld"
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Bart is a part of the hot air balloon the main characters use to escape the sewers.
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"Jurassic Bark"
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The hole of the miniature windmill is closed until further notice due to someone being inconsiderate and creating an unsanitary condition. This this is a reference to "Natural Born Kissers" in which Homer and Marge have sex at a mini golf windmill.
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Bender's Big Score
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Apu and Manjula's heads appear in the head museum.
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The Beast with a Billion Backs
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The end credits show the actor's name, together with an array of pictures of the characters they voiced. This is similar to The Simpsons Movie.
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90
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"In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela"
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Bender mentions that a censor chip canceled shows like "The Pimpsons".
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"Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences"
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Bender asks Matt Groening's head when the second Simpsons Movie is coming out, and after being shot, he shouts "D'oh!".
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"The Tip of the Zoidberg"
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Fry develops a condition called "Simpsons jaundice", which turns his skin yellow. He then says "Ay carumba!".
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"T.: The Terrestrial"
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Blinky is seen in a fish bowl in Jrrr's room.
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Comics
- In reference to the longevity of the show, it was stated that in the year 3000 The Simpsons are still on the air and keep producing original episodes even over one thousand seasons.[citation needed]
External links
Referrences
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #CCCCCC; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|"Homer Goes to College"
| style="text-align: center; background-color: #CCCCCC; border: 1px solid #b0a266; "|The first use of the word "Nerdlinger" when Homer is watching School of Hard Knockers and sees the same-named character (on the right of the picture) 
Futurama at the Internet Movie Database
Futurama at Wikipedia
Futurama at the Infosphere
