After some winter sports and a few injuries, the crew relaxes by the fire. This episode is a lot of fun because it builds on the myth of the robotic santa from the original robot santa episode xmas story. Please support our site by visiting this ad autoplay autoplay. He may have been inspired by the robot santa seen in the simpsons episode homers phobia if you think about it, maybe the robot santa claus is right to consider all the inhabitants of the earth as bad and not a programming error, since throughout the series you can see how in reality all the characters are selfish and bad. When fry, leela and bender make a delivery to neptune, they run afoul of the robot santa claus. Futurama could make dark christmas stories work, as seen with the robot santa episodes from the early seasons, but this went way too far. Like, maybe robot santa doesnt show up until season three. Futurama santa has something very special in his sack for you. Everyone celebrates their victory over robot santa, who threatens to return next xmas. The premise, at least once you strip away all the extraneous material, isnt bad either. A tale of two santas futurama christmas specials wiki. Throughout the series, she has an onagain, offagain relationship with philip j.
An exclusive robot santa figure was released on july 2008, at the sdcc. This documentary film about why humans should not date robots is brought to you by space pope. His act, mostly dated material from the 20th century, leaves them feeling cold. The infosphere left to right, fry, bender, and leela, tha main characters of the series. See more ideas about robot santa, futurama and robot. Regardless of how we look at it the robot mafia is a super funny and sometimes silly group that makes repeat cameos and appearances throughout the futurama. And against a backdrop of pesky aliens, exasperating robots. Santa, kwanzabot, and the hanukah zombie sing, dance, and create explosives. Fry learns how christmas has changed and remained the same over the last years when a robot santa terrorizes new new york. Preparing for santa syfy youtube futurama season 4, episode 3. This episode is most notable for being shelved due to the controversy over the evil robot santa claus. Watch futurama season 4 episode 2 online a tale of two santas.
Ranking all 3 futurama christmas episodes, best to worst ranker. If youre on santas naughty list and everyone is, except zoidberg, due to faulty programing, he considers you naughty enough to kill off almost kiss. If we never hear what happens to these supposedly horrible children. He is a fourton robot designed by the friendly robot company, possibly a precursor to moms friendly robot company, in 2801 to judge whether people were naughty or nic and sort out presents accordingly. Robot santa was eventually replaced by bender for a small amount of time, who got to catch up with kwanzaabot while delivering gifts. Ninetynine percent of all santas are jolly, merry and kindhearted.
John dimaggio takes over the voice work from john goodman, but the character remains a monstrous delight. Xmas story is the seventeenth episode of futurama, the fourth of the second. Leela is spaceship captain, pilot, and head of all aviation services on board the planet express ship. Its christmas again and the crew must deliver letters to santa. Robot santa claus the infosphere, the futurama wiki. Fry, a young everyman, finds himself accidentally transported 1,000 years in the future. In the 31st century, he resides at the head museum as a head in a jar. From series 4 to 6, you are able to collect parts of this toy, to assemble yourself. After a stern warning from walter cronkite, the crew works hard to secure planet express against robot santa. The violentest season of the year futurama video clip comedy. Each episode of futurama takes at least a year to make. The robot santa claus is one of the main antagonists in futurama. Fox network decided the episode was not appropriate for its 7 p.
Obrien as himself in a jar and john goodman as robot santa. The robot santa claus is the second build a bot in the toynami futurama figures. It originally aired as a holiday special on november 21, 2010, before the remaining episodes of season 6. After seeing a news report about down and out robots getting free. The futurama holiday spectacular season 6, episode time travelers. Xmas story is the eighth episode of futurama season two. In a tale of two santas, though, bender takes on the mantle, but he tries to do it in a not evil way. In a tale of two santas, bender, posing as the murderous robot santa claus, is.
But when bender is mistaken for the real robot santa, he is arrested and sentenced to death. Take a ride on the planet express ship, and enjoy the best futurama. According to the creators, the treehouse of horror episodes from the simpsons were the inspiration for this episode. Bender takes his place, but the previous santa s fearsome reputation makes his job difficult. Usually, hes the most amoral robot around, but thats not the case when santa is involved. Futurama belongs to there distintive owners i only made this cut for entertament puposes and for nothing more. Fry and leela almost kiss under the mistletoe, but theyre interrupted by an actual missile.
It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on december 19, 1999. Poor programming made robot santa have improbably high standards of morality all crimes are equal. Thats why futuramas robot santa is scarily realistic. Robot santa tries to break into the building, but everyone teams up to drive him away.
Theres no mention of robot santa in the episodes early going, to the point where i briefly wondered if id somehow misremembered the whole thing. The futurama holiday spectacular, originally titled holiday valupak, is the thirteenth episode of the sixth season of the animated sitcom futurama and is the 101st episode of the series. The series follows the adventures of slacker philip j. While on a ski trip, the planet express crew are watching the comedy stylings of conan obriens head.
Futurama a tale of two santas tv episode 2001 imdb. The second xmas episode brings another robot into the mix, bender, perhaps futuramas greatest character. Bender takes his place, but the previous santas fearsome reputation makes his job difficult. A tale of two santas starts off strong, featuring the return of the evil robot santa first seen in xmas story. Robot santa infiltrates the planet express headquarters to wreak havoc and explain the true meaning of xmas. The episode went into frys first christmas in the future and featured a robot santa that made the occasion not very jolly. Watch futurama season 2 episode 4 xmas story online for free. With billy west, katey sagal, john dimaggio, tress macneille.
Zoidberg security guns songs explosions weapons fights missiles scruffy scruffington amy wong death music robot. The first episode of the second season of futurama is a take on the hollywood blockbuster romance titanic. Futurama santa has something very special in his sack for you two. Unfortunately, what might work for a halloween episode wont really work for a christmas. Just like right now, life in the future is a complex mix of the wonderful and horrible, where things are still laughable no matter how crazy they get. Futurama premiered on fox in 1999 after a fouryear development process between cohen and the simpsons creator matt groening. Turanga leela born july 29, 2975 is a fictional character from the animated television series futurama. The violentest season of the year futurama video clip.
He may have been inspired by the robot santa seen in the simpsons episode homers. But when bender is mistaken for the real robot santa, he is arrested and sentenced to. As this episode opens we see the gang preparing the planet express building for robot santas. This time the producers went for three noncanon stories think the simpsons treehouse of horrors an idea they had used for anthology of interest episodes.
Futurama is an animated series by fox and comedy central about a delivery boy who was frozen in 1999 for a thousand years and goes into the year 3000 tv. Only 331 shopping days til last xmas so, after a quiet cancellation and rebirth on comedy central, futurama did another christmas episode. Bender also explores his love of cooking, even working with celebrity. Fry turanga leela professor farnsworth christmas bender hermes conrad dr. In the future, santa is not the bearer of gifts, but an evil robot, intent on bringing. In the second xmas episode, a planet express mission to robot santas colony on neptune leaves the murderous robot trapped in the frozen sea, and bender takes over as santa, vowing to bring peace and goodwill to xmas again. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for years and is revived in the 31st century. Xmas story is the fourth episode in the second season of futurama. Robot santa claus, voiced by john goodman, taking great joy in his work. John goodman guest stars in this episode as robot santa. A planet express mission to robot santas colony on neptune leaves the murderous robot trapped in the frozen sea, and bender takes over as santa, vowing to bring peace and goodwill to xmas again. The futurama holiday spectacular futurama terrible tv.
The episode is very reminiscent of the godfather including street urchins and of course the requisite flat foot or two. A tale of two santas is the second christmasthemed episode of the animated television series futurama, aired on fox as the second episode of the shows fourth broadcast season though it was actually made as the third episode for the shows third production season. In this episode, we take a look at the robot mafia and their roots. Biography edit edit source ben franklin was an american politician, scientist and writer in the 18th century. And even though im surrounded by robots and monsters and old people, ive never felt more at home. Futurama is an american adult animated sciencefiction sitcom created by matt groening that aired on fox from march 28, 1999 to august 10, 2003 and on comedy central from march 23, 2008 to september 4, 20. This assortment of futurama action figures includes popular characters fry, leela and bender in their super heroic guises as captain yesterday, clobberella and super king, as well as the sinister alien thief nudar, robot actor extraordinaire calculon and planet express intern and martian heiress amy wong. Bender was mistaken as the robot santa and sentenced to death. The character, voiced by katey sagal, is named after the. At the bot mitzvah, fry asks a jewish robot if they dont believe in robot jesus, to which the robot replies, we believe he was built, and that he was a very wellprogrammed robot, but he wasnt our messiah. During the planet express company vacation, the whole crew goes on a luxury space cruise. A tale of two santas is the second episode of the fourth season of futurama, and the fortyfifth episode overall. The killer robot santa then revisits the gang in december 2001 in the holiday episode, a tale of two santas. Robot santa, futurama robot santa, futurama, santa.
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