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Futurama (season 2)
The second season of ''Futurama'' began airing on November 21, 1999 and concluded after 19 episodes on December 3, 2000. Halfway through the season on February 6, 2000, Fox moved the show from its original timeslot of 8:30pm (following ''The Simpsons'') to 7pm. At this time, the show lost half of its viewers. The original 72-episode run of ''Futurama'' was ''produced'' as four seasons; Fox ''broadcast'' the episodes out of the intended order, resulting in five aired seasons. This list features the episodes in original ''production order'', as featured on the DVD box sets. The full nineteen episodes of the season have been released on a box set called ''Futurama: Volume Two'', on DVD and VHS. It was first released in the United Kingdom on November 11, 2002, with releases in other regions in 2003. The season was re-released as ''Futurama: Volume 2'', with entirely different packaging to match the newer season released on July 17, 2012. Episodes Critical reception Receptio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox Broadcasting Company
The Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly known simply as Fox and stylized in all caps as FOX, is an American commercial broadcast television network owned by Fox Corporation and headquartered in New York City, with master control operations and additional offices at the Fox Network Center in Los Angeles and the Fox Media Center in Tempe. Launched as a competitor to the Big Three television networks ( ABC, CBS, and NBC) on October 9, 1986, Fox went on to become the most successful attempt at a fourth television network. It was the highest- rated free-to-air network in the 18–49 demographic from 2004 to 2012 and again in 2020, and was the most-watched American television network in total viewership during the 2007–08 season. Fox and its affiliated companies operate many entertainment channels in international markets, but these do not necessarily air the same programming as the U.S. network. Most viewers in Canada have access to at least one U.S.-based Fox affiliate, either ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lew Morton
Lewis "Lew" Morton is an American television writer. He has written for several shows, including ''Saturday Night Live'' (from 1993-1995), ''NewsRadio'', ''Family Guy'' and ''Futurama''. He worked as a producer for ''Undeclared'', but never authored any episodes. He also executive produced the film '' Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story''. During his time on ''Futurama'' Lewis wrote twelve episodes, making him and writer Ken Keeler the two writers who wrote the most episodes on that show as well as the most known. Lewis also went to the same primary school as David X. Cohen. Morton also attended Harvard University, where he worked on ''The Harvard Lampoon''. Awards 2011 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) on Futurama. 2002 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program (for Programming Less Than One Hour) on Futurama. Nominated 2001 Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program on Futurama. 1999 Emmy for Outstanding Animat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lesser Of Two Evils
"The Lesser of Two Evils" is the sixth episode in the second season of '' Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox Network in the United States on February 20, 2000. Plot While visiting the Past-o-rama theme park, Fry runs over a robot with an uncanny resemblance to Bender. They bring him back to the Planet Express building, where Professor Farnsworth repairs him. The robot's name is Flexo, and like Bender, he is a bending unit. The only physical difference between the two is that Flexo has a goatee. Bender and Flexo hit it off, but Flexo soon begins to grate on the nerves of Fry, who suspects him of being evil, despite his behavior being similar to Bender's. The Professor reveals an atom of the fictional element Jumbonium, which the crew is to deliver to the Miss Universe pageant, to be held on Tova 9. Due to the value of the atom, the Professor hires Flexo as additional security. Leela assigns Fry, Bender, and Flexo shifts guarding the atom, but when Fry's shift comes up h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Zoidberg
Dr. John A. Zoidberg, often referred to only by his last name, is a fictional character from the animated series '' Futurama''. He is a Decapodian, a crustacean-like species of alien, who works as the staff doctor for ''Planet Express'', despite his woeful understanding of human physiology and allusions to his questionable credentials. His character parodies the supposed wealth and automatic respect of modern doctors—for example, his incompetence at human medicine makes him extremely poor despite his profession, and he is implied to be frequently homeless when not at work. The Decapod (named after the actual Decapoda order of ten-footed crustaceans) are an extended parody on Jewish culture —the bigger joke being that shellfish are not kosher. The writing riffs on the marine theme in a playfully absurd way, with just about any marine Arthropoda or Mollusca being implied to be akin to Zoidberg. He is voiced by Billy West, who performs the character with a Yiddish-inflected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Kaplan
Eric Kaplan is an American television writer and producer. His work has included shows such as ''Late Show with David Letterman'', ''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'', ''Malcolm in the Middle'', ''Futurama'', ''The Simpsons'' and ''Rick and Morty''. He also worked on ''The Big Bang Theory'' throughout its run. Early life Kaplan was raised in a Jewish family in Flatbush, Brooklyn where his father was a "storefront lawyer" and his mother taught high school biology at Erasmus Hall. Kaplan graduated from Hunter College High School and Harvard College (where he wrote for the ''Harvard Lampoon'') in 1989. Prior to committing to a career in professional writing, Kaplan had been an English teacher in Thailand. After that he took five years of philosophy graduate school at Columbia and UC Berkeley. Starting in 1986, Kaplan interned for ''Spy'' magazine, where his duties included mopping the floors and writing blurb-length film reviews. Career in television Eric Kaplan's first tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Sheesley
Brian Sheesley (born April 14, 1967) is an American animation director who has worked on several comedy shows, including directing duties on ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'', two episodes of ''The Critic'', nine episodes of '' Futurama'' and two episodes of ''King of the Hill''. Sheesley also worked as an animation timer on ''Rugrats Go Wild'' in 2003 and as an animator on '' A Wish for Wings That Work'' in 1991. In his earlier career Brian worked as a layout artist on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. Brian was an animation director and supervising director on '' Camp Lazlo'', and recently an animation director on '' Regular Show'', '' Sym-Bionic Titan'' and ''Uncle Grandpa''. He studied in the Character Animation program at the California Institute of the Arts. He also worked on ''The Simpsons'' in 1996, as an animation timer. Directing credits The Critic episodes *"Eyes on the Prize" *"Sherman of Arabia" King of the Hill episodes * ''Westie Side Story'' * ''How I Learned to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Why Must I Be A Crustacean In Love?
"Why Must I Be a Crustacean in Love?" is the fifth episode in the second season of the American animated television series '' Futurama'', and the 18th episode of the series overall. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 6, 2000. The episode is a parody of the ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' episode "Amok Time" and, in part, Cyrano de Bergerac. Plot Amy and Leela drag Fry and Bender to the gym, and Dr. Zoidberg tags along. While at the gym, Zoidberg behaves erratically and aggressively, and even develops a head fin. Back at the laboratory, Professor Farnsworth examines a restrained Zoidberg, and determines that it is mating season for Zoidberg's species. The crew flies to Zoidberg's home planet, Decapod 10, and, after a short tour, Zoidberg sets up a mound on the beach and begins trying to attract a mate. He is rejected by numerous Decapodian women, especially Edna, an old classmate and former crush, leaving him very depressed. Fry begins t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David X
David X ( ka, დავით X) (1482–1526) was a king of the Georgian kingdom of Kartli from 1505 to 1525. Life David was the eldest son of Constantine II, whom he succeeded as king of Kartli in 1505. Although Constantine had recognised the independence of the breakaway Georgian kingdoms of Imereti and Kakheti, the rivalry among these polities continued under David. He had to defend his kingdom against the attacks by Alexander II of Imereti in the west, and George II of Kakheti in the east. In August 1509, Alexander took fort-city Gori and the northwestern corner of Kartli, but had to abandon the occupied lands to David due to the Ottoman raid on Imereti in 1510. A year later, George of Kakheti surged into Kartli, but failed to capture the king in a besieged castle of Ateni. In 1513, George invaded again, only to be defeated and taken prisoner by David’s younger brother Bagrat I of Mukhrani. He died in captivity and his kingdom was annexed to Kartli. In 1518, the Persian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Avanzino
Peter Avanzino (born May 26, 1962) is an American animation director. He has directed several episodes of ''Futurama'', and served as supervising director on the 6th and 7th seasons of the series. Avanzino works for Rough Draft Studios in Glendale, California. He has also directed episodes of ''Drawn Together'', ''Duckman'', ''The Wild Thornberrys'', '' Sit Down, Shut Up'', and ''The Ren & Stimpy Show''. He was also a storyboard artist on ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'' and ''The Simpsons''. Also, he directed the Christmas movie "How Murray Saved Christmas." Avanzino currently resides in Los Angeles, California with his wife and kids. Credits Supervising Director * ''Drawn Together'' * ''Duckman'' * ''Napoleon Dynamite'' * '' Sit Down, Shut Up'' (with Rich Moore) * ''Futurama'' (seasons 6-present) * ''Clash-a-Rama'' (season one) * ''Disenchantment'' (with Dwayne Carey-Hill) Director * How Murray Saved Christmas 2014 ''Sit Down, Shut Up'' *" Helen and Sue's High School Reunion" ''Dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xmas Story
"Xmas Story" is the fourth episode in the second season of ''Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 19, 1999. The episode was written by David X. Cohen and directed by Peter Avanzino. John Goodman guest stars in this episode as Robot Santa. The plot of the episode focuses on the first Xmas that Fry spends in the future. Plot While on a ski trip, Fry begins to feel nostalgic for 20th century Christmases. To cheer him up, the rest of the Planet Express staff decide to decorate for what is now called Xmas (), which includes cutting down an Xmas tree (which are now palm trees, since pine trees are extinct). Fry's moping about his first Xmas without his family unknowingly agitates Leela, who has not felt happy about Xmas since she was an orphan, and storms off in tears. When the others call him out on his mistake, Fry goes to buy a present to cheer Leela up. They warn him to be back before sundown, or else he will be killed by a murderou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was the 36th vice president from 1953 to 1961 under President Dwight D. Eisenhower. His five years in the White House saw reduction of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War, détente with the Soviet Union and China, the first manned Moon landings, and the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency and Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Nixon's second term ended early, when he became the only president to resign from office, as a result of the Watergate scandal. Nixon was born into a poor family of Quakers in a small town in Southern California. He graduated from Duke Law School in 1937, practiced law in California, then moved with his wife Pat to Washington in 1942 to work for the federal government. After active duty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bret Haaland
Bret John Haaland (born August 10, 1964) is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and producer. Awards and nominations Won Emmy Award Outstanding Children's Animated Program All Hail King Julien (2014) Won Emmy Award Outstanding Children's Animated Program Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2014) Won Emmy Award Outstanding Children's Animated Program Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2013) Won Emmy Award Outstanding Animated Program The Penguins of Madagascar: The Return of The Revenge of Dr. Blowhole (2012) Won Emmy Award Outstanding Children's Animated Program The Penguins of Madagascar (2012) Won Emmy Award Outstanding Children's Animated Program The Penguins of Madagascar (2011) Won Emmy Award Outstanding Special Class Animated Program The Penguins of Madagascar (2010) Haaland worked on ''The Simpsons'' during the first season as a layout artist. He has directed episodes of ''The Critic'', ''Futurama'' and ''Father of the Pride''. He served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
