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Futurama/At a Glance
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Basic Information
- Full Name: Futurama
- Premiere Date: March 28, 1999
- Finale Date: August 10, 2003
- Networks:
- FOX (1999-2003)
- Airtimes:
International Viewings
Trivia
- Futurama takes its name from the 1939 World's Fair exhibit put on by General Motors.
- The creators developed not just one, but two alien languages which are used throughout the show. (According to commentary from the first season DVD, a total of three languages were created. The third was yet to be cracked as of the DVD release.)
- The rights to the 30th Century Fox logo were bought by Matt Groening for use on the show. Fox initially did not want Groening to use the logo but later recanted.
- The reason why the series is set in the year 3000 is mostly practical. Because the setting is so far in the future, the writers felt that they could justify any absurd advancement in technology as being the natural course of invention and science over the years. This also allowed for the destruction shown in the pilot episode that set up the location of New New York.
Awards and Accolades
Annies
- Nominated: Outstanding Music in an Animated Television Production - 2004
- Episode: 5x16 - The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
- FOX - Ken Keeler
- Nominated: Outstanding Writing in an Animated Television Production - 2004
- Episode: 5x09 - The Sting
- FOX - Patric Verrone
- Won: Outstanding Directing in an Animated Television Production - 2003
- Episode: 4x01 - Roswell That Ends Well
- FOX - Rich Moore
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Production - 2003
- Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production - 2001
- Episode: 3x06 - Bendless Love
- FOX - John Di Maggio, Voice of Bender
- Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production - 2001
- Episode: 3x10 - Luck of the Fryrish
- FOX - Ron Weiner
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime or Late Night Animated Television Production - 2001
- Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production - 2000
- Episode: 2x09 - Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love
- FOX - Brian Sheesley
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in a Primetime or Late Night Animated Television Production - 2000
- Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production - 2000
- Episode: 2x13 - A Bicyclops Built for Two
- FOX - Susie Dietter
- Nominated: Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Television Program - 1999
- Nominated: Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Television Production - 1999
- Episode: 1x02 - The Series Has Landed
- FOX - Ken Keeler
Emmys
Non-Technical
- Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) - 2004
- Episode: 5x09 - The Sting
- FOX - Matt Groening, Executive Producer; David X. Cohen, Executive Producer; Ken Keeler, Executive Producer; David A. Goodman, Co-Executive Producer; Patric Verrone, Supervising Producer/Written By; Eric Kaplan, Supervising Producer; Bill Odenkirk, Supervising Producer; Michael Rowe, Producer; Brian J. Cowan, Producer; Claudia Katz, Produced By; Gregg Vanzo, Animation Executive Producer; Rich Moore, Supervising Director; Scott Vanzo, Director of Computer Graphics; Brian Sheesley, Director; Stephanie Arnett, Assistant Director
- Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) - 2003
- Episode: 5x02 - Jurassic Bark
- FOX - Matt Groening, Executive Producer; David X. Cohen, Executive Producer; Ken Keeler, Executive Producer; David A. Goodman, Co-Executive Producer; Patric Verrone, Supervising Producer; Bill Odenkirk, Supervising Producer; Eric Kaplan, Supervising Producer/Writer; Eric Horsted, Producer; Michael Rowe, Producer; Brian J. Cowan, Producer; Claudia Katz, Producer; Gregg Vanzo, Animation Executive Producer; Swinton O. Scott III, Director; Rich Moore, Supervising Director; Scott Vanzo, Director of Computer Graphics; Celeste Pustilnick, Animation Timer
- Won: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) - 2002
- Episode: 4x01 - Roswell That Ends Well
- FOX - Matt Groening, Executive Producer; David X. Cohen, Executive Producer; Ken Keeler, Executive Producer; Eric Horsted, Co-Executive Producer; Lewis Morton, Co-Executive Producer; Patric Verrone, Supervising Producer; J. Stewart Burns, Supervising Producer/Writer; Bill Odenkirk, Producer; Eric Kaplan, Producer; Brian J. Cowan, Producer; Claudia Katz, Produced By; Rich Moore, Supervising Director/Director; Gregg Vanzo, Animation Executive Producer
- Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) - 2001
- Episode: 3x05 - Amazon Women In The Mood
- FOX - Matt Groening, Executive Producer; David X. Cohen, Executive Producer; Ken Keeler, Executive Producer; Eric Horsted, Co-Executive Producer; Lewis Morton, Co-Executive Producer; Patric Verrone, Supervising Producer; J. Stewart Burns, Supervising Producer; Bill Odenkirk, Producer; Eric Kaplan, Producer; Brian J. Cowan, Producer; Claudia Katz, Produced By; Gregg Vanzo, Animation Executive Producer; Rich Moore, Supervising Director; Brian Sheesley, Director
- Nominated: Outstanding Animated Program (For Programming Less Than One Hour) - 1999
- Episode: 1x08 - A Big Piece of Garbage
- FOX - Matt Groening, Executive Producer; David X. Cohen, Executive Producer; Ken Keeler, Executive Producer; Eric Horsted, Co-Executive Producer; Brian J. Cowan; J. Stewart Burns; Patric Verrone; Jason Grode; Tom Gammill, Consulting Producer; Max Pross, Consulting Producer; Richard Raynis, Consulting Producer; Claudia Katz, Animation Producer; Lewis Morton, Producer/Writer; Susie Dietter, Director; Mili Smythe, Co-Producer; Alex Johns, Co-Producer; Gregg Vanzo, Supervising Director;
Technical
- Nominated: Outstanding Music and Lyrics - 2004
- Episode: 5x16 - The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
- Song: I Want My Hands Back
- FOX - Ken Keeler, Music and Lyrics
- Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - 2001
- Episode: 3x04 - Parasites Lost
- FOX - Rodney Clouden, Storyboard Artist
- Won: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - 2000
- Episode: 2x13 - A Bicyclops Built for Two
- FOX - Bari Kumar, Color Stylist
Environmental Media Awards
- Won: Comedy - TV Episodic - 2000
- Episode: 2x18 - The Problem With Popplers
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
- Nominated: Best Script
- Episode: 4x12 - Where No Fan Has Gone Before
- FOX - David A. Goodman
Writer's Guild of America (TV)
- Nominated: Animation
- Episode: 5x09 - The Sting
- FOX - Patric Verrone
- Won: Animation
- Episode: 4x08 - Godfellas
- FOX - Ken Keeler