Futurama (season 7)

Futurama Season 7

DVD cover art for Volume Seven (left) and Volume Eight
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 26
Broadcast
Original channel Comedy Central
Original run June 20, 2012 – September 4, 2013
Home video release

DVD release

Region 1 Volume 7 :
December 11, 2012[1]
Volume 8 :
December 10, 2013[2]
Region 4 Volume 7 :
December 12, 2012 [3]
Volume 8 :
December 11, 2013 [4]

Blu-ray Disc release

Region A Volume 7 :
December 11, 2012[1]
Volume 8 :
December 10, 2013[2]
Region B Volume 7 :
December 12, 2012[3]
Volume 8 :
December 11, 2013[4]

Futurama‍‍ '​‍s seventh and final season 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.[5]

In April 2013, Comedy Central announced that they would not be renewing Futurama for another season, making 7-B the final season of the series. The final episode aired on September 4, 2013.[6]

Episodes

Comedy Central chose to air some parts of season 7 out of production order. This list is depicted in production order as this is the order used in Volume 7 and Volume 8 and intended by the producers. According to the commentaries in Volume 7, "31st Century Fox" (7ACV11) and "Viva Mars Vegas" (7ACV12) were aired out of the intended production order because Comedy Central wanted to advertise Patrick Stewart being in the broadcast season finale. No such advertisement was made, however.

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
code		 Television
broadcast
Part 1
1151"The Bots and the Bees"Stephen SandovalEric HorstedJune 20, 20127ACV01S07AE01
Bender's fight with the new soda machine, Bev (voiced by Wanda Sykes) leads to anger-fueled sexual intercourse -- and a son.
1162"A Farewell to Arms"Raymie MuzquizJosh WeinsteinJune 20, 20127ACV02S07AE02
The Planet Express crew uncovers an ancient Martian calendar (that looks like the one the Mayans created) that predicts that the world will come to an end in the year 3012. Meanwhile, Fry's good-intentioned acts of kindness to Leela end in disaster.
1173"Decision 3012"Dwayne Carey-HillPatric M. VerroneJune 27, 20127ACV03S07AE03
The head of Nixon runs for re-re-election against a competent politician who is accused of being an alien when his Earth birth certificate cannot be found.
1184"The Thief of Baghead"Edmund FongDan VebberJuly 4, 20127ACV04S07AE04
Bender joins the paparazzi and attempts to photograph a famous actor whose face has to be hidden for the good of mankind.
1195"Zapp Dingbat"Frank MarinoEric RogersJuly 11, 20127ACV05S07AE05
Leela is horrified when her mother divorces her father -- and begins dating Zapp Brannigan.
1206"The Butterjunk Effect"Crystal Chesney-ThompsonMichael RoweJuly 18, 20127ACV06S07AE06
Leela and Amy volunteer to be players in the brutal, redneck sport of Butterfly Derby and get hooked on a performance enhancer made from butterfly hormones.
1217"The Six Million Dollar Mon"Peter AvanzinoKen KeelerJuly 25, 20127ACV07S07AE07
After firing himself from at Planet Express for being useless, Hermes replaces parts of his body with robotic counterparts to increase his productivity.
1228"Fun on a Bun"Stephen SandovalDan VebberAugust 1, 20127ACV08S07AE08
Fry's drunken antics at an Oktoberfest (which, in 1000 years' time, has become a sophisticated affair rather than an excuse to get drunk on German beer) land him in a civilization of Neanderthals, while everyone else believes that Fry died in a sausage-making accident.
1239"Free Will Hunting"Raymie MuzquizDavid X. CohenAugust 8, 20127ACV09S07AE09
After going to college and turning to a life of crime to pay off a debt to the Robot Mafia, Bender discovers that, because he's a robot, he has no free will and sets out on a journey of being an independent thinker.
12410"Near-Death Wish"Lance KramerEric HorstedAugust 15, 20127ACV10S07AE10
The Professor is deeply disturbed when Fry reunites him with his long-lost parents, whom he blames for not spending time with him.
12511"31st Century Fox"Edmund FongPatric M. VerroneAugust 29, 20127ACV11S07AE12
Bender fights for the rights of robot foxes after finding out that robot foxes are being hunted for sport.
12612"Viva Mars Vegas"Frank MarinoJosh WeinsteinAugust 22, 20127ACV12S07AE11
The crew stages a casino heist to recover stolen property from the robot Mafia, while Zoidberg finds a bag of ill-gotten cash in the Dumpster and blows it all at the casino.
12713"Naturama"Crystal Chesney-ThompsonEric Rogers (Part 1)
Michael Saikin (Part 2)
Neil Mukhopadhyay (Part 3)		August 29, 20127ACV13S07AE13
The Futurama characters are depicted as animals in a three-part documentary episode modeled after Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
Part 2
12814"Forty Percent Leadbelly"Stephen SandovalKen KeelerJuly 3, 20137ACV14S07BE04
Bender meets his hero, Silicon Red, a folk singer who has been in jail 30 times, during a convict transport, and uses a wireless 3D printer to duplicate his guitar, but the wireless connection between Bender's brain and the 3D printer turns his folk song about an angry space railbot hunting down Bender into a reality.
12915"2-D Blacktop"Raymie MuzquizMichael RoweJune 19, 20137ACV15S07BE01
Professor Farnsworth joins a gang of street racing punks, and ends up in a two-dimensional world.
13016"T.: The Terrestrial"Lance KramerJosh WeinsteinJune 26, 20137ACV16S07BE03
In a reverse parody of E.T.: The Extraterrestrial, Fry gets left behind on Omicron Persei 8 (which has blocked off all trade and communication with Earth) after the Planet Express crew sneak onto the planet to gather a marijuana-esque herb needed for the Professor's tea.
13117"Fry and Leela's Big Fling"Edmund FongEric RogersJune 19, 20137ACV17S07BE02
Fry and Leela's romantic vacation goes south when Leela's prior boyfriend, Sean (who before, this episode, has been mentioned, but not seen), drops by. Amy, Bender and Zoidberg have to rescue Fry and Leela from their vacation spot (which is an intergalactic zoo).
13218"The Inhuman Torch"Frank MarinoDan VebberJuly 10, 20137ACV18S07BE05
Bender becomes a firefighter, and ends up housing a solar flare who wants to blow up the Earth from the inside.
13319"Saturday Morning Fun Pit"Crystal Chesney-ThompsonPatric M. VerroneJuly 17, 20137ACV19S07BE06
Amid angry protests from anti-TV violence groups on the White House lawn, the head of Richard Nixon and the headless body of Spiro Agnew try to watch a Saturday morning cartoon block, featuring the Futurama gang in parodies of Saturday morning favorites from the late 1970s into the early-to-mid 1980s: A Scooby-Doo parody called Bendee Boo and the Mystery Crew featuring appearances by Larry Bird, George Takei, and the Harlem Globetrotters; a Strawberry Shortcake-meets-The Smurfs parody called Purpleberry Pond that was only made to advertise an excessively sugary cereal; and a violent G.I. Joe parody called G.I. Zapp that Nixon tries to edit for violence and offensive language.
13420"Calculon 2.0"Stephen SandovalLewis MortonJuly 24, 20137ACV20S07BE07
Calculon (who died in "Thief of Baghead") is backed up and put into the body of a new robot so he can return to All My Circuits, only to learn that his over-the-top acting was never appreciated.
13521"Assie Come Home"Raymie MuzquizMaiya WilliamsJuly 31, 20137ACV21S07BE08
Bender searches the universe for his shiny, metal ass after an alien street gang has him stripped down to his bulb eyes and mouth grille.
13622"Leela and the Genestalk"Lance KramerEric HorstedAugust 7, 20137ACV22S07BE09
Leela becomes mutated and is captured by Mom of Mom's Friendly Robot Company.[7]
13723"Game of Tones"Edmund FongMichael RoweAugust 14, 20137ACV23S07BE10
The Planet Express crew enter Fry's dreams and find themselves back in the year 1999 in search of a mysterious alien song.
13824"Murder on the Planet Express"Frank MarinoLewis MortonAugust 21, 20137ACV24S07BE11
The crew get trapped aboard the Planet Express ship with a horrific alien creature.
13925"Stench and Stenchibility"Crystal Chesney-ThompsonEric HorstedAugust 28, 20137ACV25S07BE12
Zoidberg falls for a flower vendor, who has no sense of smell, while Bender competes against a cute little girl in a tap dancing competition.
14026"Meanwhile"Peter AvanzinoKen KeelerSeptember 4, 20137ACV26S07BE13
Professor Farnsworth invents a button that can take a person 10 seconds back in time, which complicates Fry's plans to finally marry Leela.[8][9]

U.S. ratings

# Episode Original air date Viewers
(millions)		 Ratings share
(Adults 18-49)
A-1 The Bots and the Bees June 20, 2012 1.57[10] 0.7[10]
A-2 A Farewell to Arms June 20, 2012 1.65[10] 0.8[10]
A-3 Decision 3012 June 27, 2012 1.45[11] 0.8[11]
A-4 The Thief of Baghead July 4, 2012 1.07[12] 0.6[12]
A-5 Zapp Dingbat July 11, 2012 1.10[13] 0.6[13]
A-6 The Butterjunk Effect July 18, 2012 1.19[14] 0.6[14]
A-7 The Six Million Dollar Mon July 25, 2012 1.19[15] 0.6[15]
A-8 Fun on a Bun August 1, 2012 1.01[16] 0.5[16]
A-9 Free Will Hunting August 8, 2012 0.99[17] 0.5[17]
A-10 Near-Death Wish August 15, 2012 1.18[18] 0.6[18]
A-11 Viva Mars Vegas August 22, 2012 1.07[19] 0.6[19]
A-12 31st Century Fox August 29, 2012 1.35[20] 0.8[20]
A-13 Naturama August 29, 2012 1.36[20] 0.7[20]
B-1 2-D Blacktop June 19, 2013 1.40[21] 0.7[21]
B-2 Fry and Leela's Big Fling June 19, 2013 1.49[21] 0.8[21]
B-3 T.: The Terrestrial June 26, 2013 1.02[22] 0.6[22]
B-4 Forty Percent Leadbelly July 3, 2013 0.81[23] 0.4[23]
B-5 The Inhuman Torch July 10, 2013 1.43[24] 0.7[24]
B-6 Saturday Morning Fun Pit July 17, 2013 1.13[25] 0.7[25]
B-7 Calculon 2.0 July 24, 2013 1.23[26] 0.7[26]
B-8 Assie Come Home July 31, 2013 1.19[27] 0.6[27]
B-9 Leela and the Genestalk August 7, 2013 1.36[28] 0.8[28]
B-10 Game of Tones August 14, 2013 1.07[29] 0.6[29]
B-11 Murder on the Planet Express August 21, 2013 1.04[30] 0.5[30]
B-12 Stench and Stenchibility August 28, 2013 1.40[31] 0.8[31]
B-13 Meanwhile September 4, 2013 2.21[32] 1.2[32]

Home release

Futurama Volume 7
Set details[1] Special features[1]
  • Optional commentaries for all 13 episodes
  • "Too Good for TV: A Smorgasbord of Deleted Scenes" featurette
  • Alternate Ending for "Zapp Dingbat"
  • "Christopher Tyng's Big Score: A Jam Session with Futurama's Innovative Composer" featurette
  • "Möbius Trip: Infinite Futurama Screen Loops" featurette
  • "Futurama Karaoke: Sing Along with Your Favorite Characters" featurette
DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 2 Region 4
December 11, 2012[33] July 21, 2014[34] December 12, 2012[35]
Blu-ray Disc release dates
Region A Region B Europe Region B Australia
December 11, 2012[33] July 21, 2014[36] December 12, 2012[37]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 20th Century Fox. "Futurama Volume 7 DVD". Retrieved 2013-04-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lambert, David (September 5, 2013). "Futurama - Date, Packaging for ‍ '​Volume 8‍ '​ and Plans for ‍ '​The Complete Series‍ '​". TV Shows on DVD. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Futurama: Season 7". Ezy DVD. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Futurama: Season 8". Ezy DVD. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Futurama: Volume 7 Blu-ray". July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ Snierson, Dan (April 22, 2013). "'Futurama' to end seven-season run on Sept. 4 -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ Futurama DVD commentary for the episode "Zapp Dingbat" (DVD/Blu-Ray). 20th Century Fox.
  8. ↑ http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/futurama/bios/fry
  9. ↑ http://theinfosphere.org/Game_of_Tones
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Kondolojy, Amanda (June 21, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Dallas', + 'Royal Pains', 'Storage Wars', 'Barter Kings', 'Necessary Roughness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Bibel, Sara (June 28, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Dallas' and 'Royal Pains' Win Night, 'Necessary Roughness', 'Baby Daddy', 'Melissa & Joey', 'The Real World' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kondolojy, Amanda (July 6, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Dallas' + 'Futurama', 'Storage Wars', 'House Hunters' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Bibel, Sara (July 12, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Espy Awards' Win Night, 'Royal Pains', 'Dallas', 'Necessary Roughness', 'Baby Daddy', 'Melissa & Joey' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 13, 2012.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Kondolojy, Amanda (July 19, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Royal Pains' Wins night + 'Dallas', Restaurant Impossible', 'Necessary Roughness', 'Barter Kings' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Kondolojy, Amanda (July 26, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Royal Pains' Tops Night + 'Dallas,' 'Necessary Roughness,' 'The Exes' and More (Updated)". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Bibel, Sara (August 2, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Dallas' Wins Night, + 'Royal Pains', 'Operation Repo', 'Barter Kings', 'Necessary Roughness' & More (Updated)". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Bibel, Sara (August 9, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Dallas' Wins Night, 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', 'Restaurant Impossible', 'Daily Show', 'Melissa & Joey', 'Futurama', 'The Exes' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Kondolojy, Amanda (August 16, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Royal Pains' Wins Night, + 'Shark Fight', 'Storage Wars: Texas', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Bibel, Sara (August 23, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Royal Pains' & 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Win Night, 'Storage Wars Texas', 'Necessary Roughness', 'Baby Daddy', 'Melissa & Joey' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Kondolojy, Amanda (August 30, 2012). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Wins Night, + FOX RNC Coverage, 'Storage Wars Texas', 'Royal Pains', 'American Hoggers', 'Daily Show' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
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  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 Bibel, Sara (July 25, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings :'The Challenge' & 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Win Night, 'Royal Pains', 'Futurama', 'The Bridge', 'Franklin & Bash' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
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  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Kondolojy, Amanda (August 22, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Dominates + 'Modern Dads', 'Deal With It', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
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  34. ↑ "Futurama: Season 7".
  35. ↑ "Futurama: Season 7". EzyDVD. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
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