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This article lists '''pop culture references''' in the show ''Futurama'', that means references inside of the show to the other shows, in alphabetic order by name of the popular culture referring to it. | This article lists '''pop culture references''' in the show ''Futurama'', that means references inside of the show to the other shows, in alphabetic order by name of the popular culture referring to it. | ||
==Family Guy== | |||
[[File:Fry as a Family Guy character.png|200px|thumb|right|Fry as a Family Guy character]] | |||
*In [[Fear of a Bot Planet]], the mirroring of Fry in Leela's helmet looks a lot like the characters on {{w|Family Guy}} and his comment "we look stupid" was a clear mocking of Family Guy. | |||
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=="Got Milk?"== | |||
[[File:Gotmilkkilled.jpg|200px|thumb|right|got milk? Then you're a human and must be killed]] | |||
*In [[Space Pilot 3000]], when Fry walks out of the lab, an ad on a taxi behind him reads "Got Protoplasm?", a reference to the series of "Got Milk?" advertising slogans. | |||
*In [[Fear of a Bot Planet]], a sign on Chapek 9 reads: ''got milk? then you're a human and must be killed.'' | |||
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==Life in Hell== | ==Life in Hell== | ||
*In [[Space Pilot 3000]], Fry passes a sign on the street that says "AKBAR." This is likely to be a reference to Akbar, a character in Matt Groening's "Life in Hell" comic strip, and it is the name of the Simpsons font. | *In [[Space Pilot 3000]], Fry passes a sign on the street that says "AKBAR." This is likely to be a reference to Akbar, a character in Matt Groening's "Life in Hell" comic strip, and it is the name of the Simpsons font. | ||
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==Red Dwarf== | ==Red Dwarf== | ||
{{see|Red Dwarf}} | {{see|Red Dwarf}} | ||
*The cryogenic chamber may be a reference to Red Dwarf, how Lister, the main character, is punished by being put in a cryogenic chamber for 15 years, except something goes wrong and everyone dies on the ship due to a fatal radiation leak. Lister is left for 3 million years until the ships computer decides that the radiation level is safe enough for him to be released. | *The cryogenic chamber may be a reference to Red Dwarf, how Lister, the main character, is punished by being put in a cryogenic chamber for 15 years, except something goes wrong and everyone dies on the ship due to a fatal radiation leak. Lister is left for 3 million years until the ships computer decides that the radiation level is safe enough for him to be released. | ||
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==The Simpsons== | ==The Simpsons== | ||
[[File:Blinkytube.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Blinky]] | [[File:Blinkytube.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Blinky]] | ||
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*In an early storyboard of this episode, Fry is watching The Simpsons on TV. This does not appear in the final episode. | *In an early storyboard of this episode, Fry is watching The Simpsons on TV. This does not appear in the final episode. | ||
*The badge at second from the bottom of Bender's sash has a profile of Homer Simpson. | *The badge at second from the bottom of Bender's sash has a profile of Homer Simpson. | ||
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==The PJs== | ==The PJs== | ||
[[File:PJmanhole.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The PJ's]] | [[File:PJmanhole.jpg|200px|right|thumb|The PJ's]] | ||
*As an act of reciprocation for Fry being on a milk carton, The PJ's manhole cover, like the one in The PJ's opening scene, is shown in the episodes "[[I Second that Emotion]]" and "[[The Luck of the Fryrish]]". | *As an act of reciprocation for Fry being on a milk carton, The PJ's manhole cover, like the one in The PJ's opening scene, is shown in the episodes "[[I Second that Emotion]]" and "[[The Luck of the Fryrish]]". | ||
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==Star Trek== | ==Star Trek== | ||
{{see|Star Trek}} | {{see|Star Trek}} | ||
[[File:Leelabathingsuit.jpg|200px|thumb| | [[File:Leelabathingsuit.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Jadzia Dax's baithing suit]] | ||
*[[startrek:Captain's log|Captain's log]] are still used, complete with star date. | *[[startrek:Captain's log|Captain's log]] are still used, complete with star date. | ||
*[[Brannigan's Law]] is the equivalent to [[startrek:Starfleet|Starfleet's]] [[startrek:Prime Directive|Prime Directive]]. | *[[Brannigan's Law]] is the equivalent to [[startrek:Starfleet|Starfleet's]] [[startrek:Prime Directive|Prime Directive]]. | ||
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*Bender screaming at the universe is like a scene from [[startrek:Star Trek Generations|''Star Trek Generations'' (Film)]]. | *Bender screaming at the universe is like a scene from [[startrek:Star Trek Generations|''Star Trek Generations'' (Film)]]. | ||
*[[Leela]]'s bathing suit looks very like the one worn by [[startrek:Jadzia Dax|Jadzia Dax]] in the [[startrek:Let He Who Is Without Sin... (episode)|Let He Who Is Without Sin... (DS9)]] | *[[Leela]]'s bathing suit looks very like the one worn by [[startrek:Jadzia Dax|Jadzia Dax]] in the [[startrek:Let He Who Is Without Sin... (episode)|Let He Who Is Without Sin... (DS9)]] | ||
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==Star Wars== | ==Star Wars== | ||
{{see|Star Wars}} | |||
[[File:Galaxy Wars.PNG|200px|thumb|right|Galaxy Wars]] | |||
*In [[Space Pilot 3000]], Fry passes a sign on the street that says "AKBAR." Admiral Akbar is a character in [[starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]. | *In [[Space Pilot 3000]], Fry passes a sign on the street that says "AKBAR." Admiral Akbar is a character in [[starwars:Star Wars|Star Wars]]. | ||
*[[Galaxy Wars]] is an obvious parody of ''[[Star Wars]]'', most likely ''[[starwars:Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]''. | |||
*A guy on a jet bike is wearing a helmet like [[starwars:Leia Organa Solo|Leia]] wore in ''[[starwars:Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi|Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]'' on the [[starwars:Speeder bike|Speeder bike]]. | |||
*When the policemen are beating Fry with their [[lightsaber]] clubs [[Leela]] says: "There is no need to use force" as a reference to [[starwars:The Force|The Force]] in ''Star Wars''. | |||
*The crew escaping as [[Vergon 6]] self-destructs is similar to the [[starwars:Death Star I|first Death Star's]] destruction in ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''. | |||
*The [[starwars:Hologram|hologram]] of Vergon 6 looks like the hologram for [[starwars:Endor|Endor]] in ''Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi''. Both are green, translucent, and orbit slowly. | |||
*Hermes shows up in the form of a hologram, much like Princess Leia in ''Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope''. | |||
Revision as of 02:54, 1 May 2009
Popular culture references
This article lists pop culture references in the show Futurama, that means references inside of the show to the other shows, in alphabetic order by name of the popular culture referring to it.
Family Guy
- In Fear of a Bot Planet, the mirroring of Fry in Leela's helmet looks a lot like the characters on Family Guy and his comment "we look stupid" was a clear mocking of Family Guy.
"Got Milk?"
- In Space Pilot 3000, when Fry walks out of the lab, an ad on a taxi behind him reads "Got Protoplasm?", a reference to the series of "Got Milk?" advertising slogans.
- In Fear of a Bot Planet, a sign on Chapek 9 reads: got milk? then you're a human and must be killed.
Life in Hell
- In Space Pilot 3000, Fry passes a sign on the street that says "AKBAR." This is likely to be a reference to Akbar, a character in Matt Groening's "Life in Hell" comic strip, and it is the name of the Simpsons font.
Red Dwarf
- See Red Dwarf.
- The cryogenic chamber may be a reference to Red Dwarf, how Lister, the main character, is punished by being put in a cryogenic chamber for 15 years, except something goes wrong and everyone dies on the ship due to a fatal radiation leak. Lister is left for 3 million years until the ships computer decides that the radiation level is safe enough for him to be released.
The Simpsons
- See The Simpsons.
- Blinky, the Three-Eyed Fish, from The Simpsons makes a brief appearance in an underwater section of tube-way Fry travels through.
- The chef on the Panucci's Pizza box is very similar to the chef Luigi in The Simpsons.
- In an early storyboard of this episode, Fry is watching The Simpsons on TV. This does not appear in the final episode.
- The badge at second from the bottom of Bender's sash has a profile of Homer Simpson.
The PJs
- As an act of reciprocation for Fry being on a milk carton, The PJ's manhole cover, like the one in The PJ's opening scene, is shown in the episodes "I Second that Emotion" and "The Luck of the Fryrish".
Star Trek
- See Star Trek.
- Captain's log are still used, complete with star date.
- Brannigan's Law is the equivalent to Starfleet's Prime Directive.
- At the The Hip Joint, Fry meets a woman from the 21st century who asks if he remembers "when those cyborgs enslaved Humanity?" This is a reference to Star Trek: First Contact (Film), when the Borg attempt to assimilate Earth.
- Fry finds a "Mr Spock Collector's Plate" with a picture of Spock on it.
- Bender screaming at the universe is like a scene from Star Trek Generations (Film).
- Leela's bathing suit looks very like the one worn by Jadzia Dax in the Let He Who Is Without Sin... (DS9)
Star Wars
- See Star Wars.
- In Space Pilot 3000, Fry passes a sign on the street that says "AKBAR." Admiral Akbar is a character in Star Wars.
- Galaxy Wars is an obvious parody of Star Wars, most likely Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
- A guy on a jet bike is wearing a helmet like Leia wore in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi on the Speeder bike.
- When the policemen are beating Fry with their lightsaber clubs Leela says: "There is no need to use force" as a reference to The Force in Star Wars.
- The crew escaping as Vergon 6 self-destructs is similar to the first Death Star's destruction in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
- The hologram of Vergon 6 looks like the hologram for Endor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Both are green, translucent, and orbit slowly.
- Hermes shows up in the form of a hologram, much like Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.