Earth
Earth | |
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Location | The Sol System |
Star | Sol |
Ruled by | Richard Nixon |
Member of | DOOP |
First appearance | "Space Pilot 3000" (1ACV01) |
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The perfect place for life, the third planet from the sun and home planet of humans, animals and plants as well as robots. In spite of being conquered several times by various aliens, by the 31st century, humans are again the dominant life form on Earth. Earth's government is a planet-wide democracy that is clearly modeled after (if not directly descended from) America's government of today. Even the flag, Old Freebie, is similar to the American flag. The government is largely run by clones, though in 3000, Earthicans elected Richard Nixon's head President of Earth. Although frequently invaded by the Omicronians and others, Earth seems to be a military power to be reckoned with.
Thanks to the colonizing and contact of dozens if not hundreds of other planets (including Mars, Neptune, Pluto and many others from across the galaxy and universe), human population by the year 3000 is not known. In terms of wealth, Mom is the richest person on the planet, Zapp Brannigan is responsible for protecting the world from various alien invasions as well as expanding Earth's empire.
In 3007, the planet was stolen by the Alien Scammers, who renamed it New Scammadonia. A few days later, however, the Earthican fleet managed to win it back from them. The Earth briefly stopped rotating in August of 3010, after the Thubanians invaded. Amy Wong managed to fix the problem by "bringing back" the planet's rotational energy from Thuban 9.
Technology
One of the most important places in the entire universe, by the 31st century, Earth is a huge glowing utopia (sort of) the planet is at the height of existence, major technological advancements have been achieved by humanity, the wheel is obsolete and hovercars are prominent, sentient robots possibly have a higher population than humans themselves and space travel has excelled significantly, journeys to other galaxies take but a few hours because spaceships can move billions of times the traditional speed of light. Many people who lived in the 20th and 21st are preserved in jars albeit only their heads, this technology was invented by Ron Popeil. Almost everything electrical is a robot with feelings, from intergalactic spaceships to toasters.
Life forms
Many species of aliens have migrated to Earth and live in peace with the life forms already on Earth, the Decapodians specifically came to Earth in the 23rd century. Anchovies and cow have become extinct. Mutants have since developed in the sewers especially in New New York, the vermin and confined to the sewers.
Earth gets invaded by aliens multiple times a week. However, almost all attempts to take over the planet have been unsuccessful.
Locations of Interest
Americas
- Washington DC - The capital of USA of today and capitol of the entire planet by the future.
- New New York - One of the most advanced cities in the world, home to the Planet Express, built over the original New York after it was destroyed twice in the 24th century.
- Los Angeles - Has become a desolate wasteland.
- Atlanta - Sank underwater in the late 21st century.
- San Francisco - The bridge is now a hover bridge.
- Florida
- New Jersey - Home of DOOP headquarters as well as Robot Hell.
- Tijuana
- Milwaukee
- Galápagos Islands
Eurasia
- Pisa
- Thermostadt
- Kyoto
- Jerusalem - The holy land.
- Rome
- Paris, France
- Great Wall of China
- Robo-Hungary
- Norway
- Sweden
Satellites
- The Moon- First landed on in 1969, the landing site was lost for centuries until Fry and Leela discovered it again.
- Orbiting Meadows National Cemetery
- Intergalactic Stock Exchange
- Hubble Telescope (destroyed by Fry during a space battle in 1ACV12)
- Wozniak Nerd Academy
Additional Info
Trivia
- In scientific terminology (as well as the planet-naming conventions used within the show), Earth could also be called Sol 3 (or Sol III).
- As of "That Darn Katz!", the Earth rotates clockwise, instead of counter-clockwise.
- Around the year 3000, Earth's population was about 10 billion