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The main theme for Futurama samples Pierre Henry's "Psyche Rock", The Winstons' "Amen Brother" and Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight". [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As was noted in the audio commentary of the Futurama episode " The Problem with Popplers ", Tyng is first and foremost a drummer; indeed, he accredits his composing proficiency to the awkwardness of ...
The Futurama theme was created by Christopher Tyng. The theme is played on the tubular bells but is occasionally remixed for use in specific episodes, including a version by the Beastie Boys used for the episode "Hell Is Other Robots", in which they guest starred as their own heads for both a concert and as part of the Robot Devil's song. [54]
"Bender Gets Made" is the thirteenth episode in the second season of the American animated television series Futurama, and the 26th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 30, 2000.
At Bender's memorial service, it is revealed that this is not really Bender, but a duplicate fabricated by the 3-D printer. The real Bender arrives and sings the rest of his song, explaining that during the octopus trouble, he made a duplicate of himself with a fatal weakness that the real Bender does not have: artistic integrity.
[2] David Johnson of DVD Verdict described "Hell Is Other Robots" as "not one of my favorites", criticizing the episode for focusing a large amount on the character of Bender. [18] Johnson concluded his review by rating the episode a "B". [18] The episode led to a Dark Horse Comics book, Futurama Pop-Out People: Hell Is Other Robots. [19]
Zack Handlen of The A.V. Club gave the episode an A. [9] In 2008, Empire placed Futurama 25th on their list of "The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time" and cited "Godfellas" as the show's best episode. [10] In 2013, it was ranked number 7 "as voted on by fans" for Comedy Central's Futurama Fanarama marathon. [11]
Futurama is a 3D platform video game based on the science fiction animated series of the same name. It was developed by Unique Development Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox, both of which use cel-shading technology. The cutscenes of the game are presented as an entire "lost episode" of Futurama on the DVD of The Beast with a Billion Backs.
The seventh season of Futurama consisted of 26 episodes split equally across two broadcast seasons: 7-A and 7-B. It premiered on Comedy Central on June 20, 2012. A box set containing the 13 episodes of Season 7-A was released as Futurama: Volume 7 and another box set containing the 13 episodes of Season 7-B was released as Futurama: Volume 8.