Space Pilot 3000

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A pizza delivery boy by the name of Philip J. Fry is cryogenically frozen by mistake on December 31, 1999 and is unfrozen in the year 2999, where he meets a cyclops career counselor named Leela, an alcoholic and bad tempered robot named Bender, and his future nephew, Professor Farnsworth.moreless
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  • Great first episode.

    10
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    By Spongeyfan, Dec 04, 2011 Report Abuse
    This was a great episode that started it all it's about a 25 year old delivery boy called Phillip J.Fry(many people call him Fry for short) who is sick of his job and when he does a pizza delivery in a room he accidentally falls over the chair he sits on and gets frozen 1,0000 years from now when he wakes up he finds that's he's in the future and likes it he then meets a cyclops named Turanga Leela(many people call her leela for short) who tells him his career job is a delivery boy again and Fry is not very pleasedso he pushes Leela into the time machine and it is set to 1,0000 years but Fry finds that too harsh and freezes her to 5 seconds he then takes a little stroll into the street and finds a suicide booth(which of course he thinks is a phone booth) there he meets a robot named Bender who gets into the booth to him once Fry finds out it is a suicide booth and Fry screams of terror they then duck and Bender kicks the suicide booth because he thinks it is a rip off they then go to a bar to get some beer and Leela arrives and they head to the musuem to get away from Leela they then go into the grid to hide from Leela and Fry sees his old neighbourhood there and he starts being sad and Leela arrives and Leela says she knows exactly what it feels like to be alone and that she wants to quit her job and she never realised it until she met Fry the three then hold hands then they apply for Planet Express which is an company owned by Fry's nephew Professor Farnsworth Farnsworth then gives them jobs and Fry becomes a Delivery Boy and is happy about it This was really a good episode.moreless

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  • a perfect way to start a series

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    By mahesh2001, Dec 03, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode was at first taking place in the date January 1st,2000,and Fry (the protagonist) hated his life as a loser pizza deliverer but when someone prank called him and said for a pizza delivery at a Cryonics Place (if you dont know what cryonics means than look at this link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics)and said his name was "I.C Wiener" so he sits in a chair waiting for it to be new years but he accidentally tips the chair in the Cryonics Place and got in one of those freezing chambers and gets frozen for 1000 years and when he gets unfrozen he finds himself on the date December 31,2999 and I dont want to spoil the rest

    Overall Grade: 10/10 Perfectmoreless

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  • An excellent start to an excellent show called "Futurama"

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    By tigerdude22, Aug 21, 2011 Report Abuse
    I thought that this was an excellent pilot episode of "Futurama". The whole entire episode was funny and had a very well written plot. This is story of Phillip J. Fry who happens to be a pizza delivery guy and gets dumped by his girlfriend. Phillip J. Fry hates his life and he brings the pizza to some guy named "I.C. Wiener". It's December 31, 1999 and everyone counts down and when it reaches to 2000, Fry falls in the frozen time machine where he was frozen for a thousand years. Fry is unfrozen after 1000 years and he experiences the future which is now December 31, 2999. I loved the premiere of this pilot episode... the writers did an excellent job with the story and the introduction of the characters. I loved the introduction to my favorite character named Bender who was very funny all the way. Leela's introduction was also very good. Fry asking Leela about her eye was very funny. Fry and Bender being held in prison and then Bender using his bending skills to break out was very good. Fry and Bender are through Fry's old town which is now a complete dump. Fry is sad because he would never see his parents, his friends, or anyone ever again since he was frozen for a thousand years. In the last 3 minutes of the episode, we see the introduction of Professor Farnsworth who happened to be Fry's great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great etc. nephew and Farnsworth's part was very funny. It was also good that Farnsworth offered the job to Fry, Leela, and Bender to be his new Space crew. By the end of the episode, everyone was counting down and it is officially now the year 3000. Overall, an excellent pilot episode of "Futurama". 10/10moreless

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  • Great to start!

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    By gopink, Jun 22, 2011 Report Abuse
    Awesome Pilot episode! I love it lot! Fry is my favorite Cartoon character in Futurama! Fry left his family and friends ahead, It was great start for Fry get second chance, new life for him! Fry already starting to get used in the future and want friend with Bender the robot. In the ending, Fry, Leela and Bender became best friends and coworker. I am so surprised that Fry dont miss his old life and family too! This pilot episode was so awesome and perfect and great start for this show. Fry loves the future and awesome friends to make.moreless

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  • A really good episode.

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    By animebender, Sep 25, 2010 Report Abuse
    This is not the best episode but it had it's moments like when Fry fell in the cryogenic tube and was frozen.

    This episode may have been one of the best pilot episodes ever in my opinion but it is definitly not the best episode in my opinion,but then again it was better than some too.

    If I were a critic I would probably give this episode one thumb up but I can think of others that I would give two thumbs up.

    So overall I would give this episode one thumb up and an 8.1 because this episode wasn't as funny as some others,but it was still a pretty good pilot episode.moreless

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    • In the scene in Old New York, where Leela quits her job and Bender steals her ring, she clearly puts the ring back on her finger. However, when her hand reappears after being hidden behind her leg, the ring is gone. Edit
    • In the beginning of the episode, The Cryogenics building stays on the Old New York surface. But afterwards, the building's on the surface of New New York! Edit
    • In the Hall of the U.S. Presidents, there are actually two heads of Grover Cleveland. This is a reference to the fact that Cleveland is the only person to serve two non-consecutive terms as President, and is numbered as both the 22nd and 24th President of the U.S. Edit

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    • It took the cartoonists over 2 years to come up with the look of the characters on the show. Edit
    • The 30th Century Fox logo at the end of this and every episode almost didn't happen as FOX didn't approve of the idea. Matt Groening then commissioned it at his own expense, and seeing the results, FOX gave the go-ahead and reimbursed Groening. Edit
    • There are many characters introduced in this episode including Philip J. Fry, Leela, Bender, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, President Richard Nixon, Leonard Nimoy, Smitty, URL, and the Cryogenics staff. Edit

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    • Leela: Look, I know it's not much consolation. But, I understand how you feel. Fry: No, you don't. I've got no home, no family. Bender: No friends. Fry: My whole world is gone. You can't possible understand what it feels like to be so alone. Leela: I understand. I'm the only one-eyed alien on this whole planet. My parents abandoned me here as a baby and I don't even know what galaxy they were from. I know how it feels to be alone. Edit
    • (after he freezes Leela) Fry: See ya' in a thousand years. (Is about to leave, then comes back and switches it from 1000 years, to five minutes) Fry: You owe me. Edit
    • Fry: So I guess without jobs, we'll be fugitives forever. Prof. Farnsworth: Not necessarily. Are you three, by any chance, interested in becoming my new spaceship crew? Bender: New crew? W-What happened to the old crew? Prof. Farnsworth: Oh, those poor sons of - but that's not important. The important thing is I need a new crew. Edit

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    • Matt Groening In the head museum if you look fast enough, a head of a man with brown hair and glasses can be seen, with the name Matt Groening written underneath. Matt is the creator of Futurama, as well as the popular cartoon sit-com The Simpsons. Edit
    • The Watergate Scandal When the head of Richard Nixon says "You just made my list!", this is a reference to the Watergate Scandal. Nixon kept an 'enemies list' of over 200 people whom he believed were part of a conspiracy against him. Edit
    • Daffy Duck The 'Suicide Booth' is based on a Daffy Duck cartoon where he went into the future and played numerous coin-op devices which injured him severely. Edit

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