History YMMV / Futurama

** Zoidberg's girlfriend Marianne from "Stench and Stenchability" is beloved in the fanbase for finally [[ThrowTheDogABone giving Zoidberg a happy ending]] that wasn't ripped away from him at the last second. Being voiced by famed actress Creator/EmiliaClarke certainly doesn't hurt.

** The end of "The Sting" reveals[[spoiler:Leela was comatose for several days dreaming about Fry's death, and Fry sat at her bedside the whole time, trying to reach out to her]]. Fanfics (especially ship fics) like to fill in what was happening in the real world during that time to influence her dreams.

** Zoidberg's girlfriend Marianne from "Stench and Stenchibility" is beloved in the fanbase for finally [[ThrowTheDogABone giving Zoidberg a happy ending]] that wasn't ripped away from him at the last second. Being voiced by famed actress Creator/EmiliaClarke certainly doesn't hurt.

* FranchiseOriginalSin: Both of the revivals were criticized having topical episodes. Defenders of these episodes would point out that the Fox era had topical episodes too, such as the ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' parody in ''A Flight To Remember'' or spoofing Napster in ''I Dated A Robot.'' However, the difference was that during the Fox era, these episodes weren't nearly as frequent.

** From [[CharlieAndTheChocolateParody "Fry and the Slurm Factory"]], the secret ingredient of Slurm, actually the ''only'' ingredient: concentrated slime [[{{Squick}} from a giant alien slug's ass]]. Said alien slug queen also states that the true ingredients of toothpaste is so disgusting even ''she'' doesn't like to talk about it!

** The show also aired on YTV in Canada, a channel for kids.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the titles of the Hulu revival were first leaked, some were concerned that the Hulu revival would repeat the Comedy Central era's practice of blatant topicality, with the titles indicating that there will be episodes on streaming services [[labelnote: Explanation]] "The Impossible Stream" [[/labelnote]], algorithms [[labelnote:Explanation]] "Related To Items You've Viewed" [[/labelnote]], cancel culture [[labelnote: Explanation]] "Zapp Gets Cancelled" [[/labelnote]], and COVID-19 [[labelnote: Explanation]] "Rage Against The Vaccine" [[/labelnote]]. The trailer and further press releases confirmed some of these points, but the reaction to seeing clips from the actual show was more positive.

** Bender. Some people love him for how much of an unapologetic JerkAss he can be. However, some, especially after the revival when {{Flanderization}} set in, see him as a CreatorsPet who gets too much focus and too much lenience for his sociopathic behavior.

** Scruffy was a popular character during the interim when ''Futurama'' was not producing new episodes. He only made a few appearances in the original run, and was mostly noteworthy for his extreme apathy. Since the revival, Scruffy has had a much larger role, frequently appearing alongside the main cast, almost solely due to his popularity on the Internet.

** ''Futurama'' post-revival (Seasons 6 and 7) are also viewed as some of the weaker seasons, where plots started to be more anvilicious (see above), make reference to recent events that had fallen by the wayside by the time the episode aired, more outlandish (as in, TheoryOfNarrativeCausality so much it's a borderline AssPull), and also doing a TwoLinesNoWaiting plot (for Matt Groening shows, this usually means we end up with two mediocre plots instead of one decent one). However, despite these flaws, these two seasons still have several beloved episodes, and are usually seen in hindsight as pretty good, however, they fail to live up to the original FOX run in terms of consistency.

* TaintedByThePreview: When the titles of the Hulu revival were first leaked, some were concerned that the Hulu revival would repeat the Comedy Central era's practice of blatant topicality, with the titles indicating that there will be episodes on streaming services [[labelnote: Explanation]] "The Impossible Stream" [[/labelnote]], algorithms [[labelnote: Explanation]] "Related To Items You've Viewed" [[/labelnote]], cancel culture [[labelnote: Explanation]] "Zapp Gets Cancelled" [[/labelnote]], and COVID-19 [[labelnote: Explanation]] "Rage Against The Vaccine" [[/labelnote]]. The trailer and further press releases confirmed some of these points, but the reaction to seeing clips from the actual show was more positive.

** "[[Recap/FuturamaS1E10AFlightToRemember A Flight to Remember]]" features a sub-plot that follows the best-known story beats from ''Film/Titanic1997'', which was still being referenced[=/=]parodied in pop culture at the time of the episode's first broadcast.

** The last episode's opening has the caption "Avenge Us!" before its cancellation. Hulu listened, reviving the show ten years later.

* TaintedByThePreview: Some are concerned that the Hulu revival will be repeating the Comedy Central era's problem of having topical episodes, with the titles indicating that there will be episodes on streaming services [[labelnote: Explanation]] The Impossible Stream [[/labelnote]], algorithms [[labelnote: Explanation]] Based On The Items You've Viewed [[/labelnote]], cancel culture [[labelnote: Explanation]] Zapp Gets Cancelled [[/labelnote]], and COVID [[labelnote: Explanation]] Rage Against The Vaccine [[/labelnote]].

** Carol Miller, better known as "[[OneBadMother Mom]]", is the head of the massive company [=MomCorp=] who hides her ruthlessness behind a grandmotherly facade. Throughout the series, Mom effortlessly manipulates others to her own ends, notably draining [[Characters/FuturamaPhilipJFry Fry]]’s bank account to protect her oil monopoly, and using the eyePhone to brainwash people into buying the eyePhone 2. Mom even used her control over all robots to enact a plan to conquer Earth, only to relent upon reconnecting with Professor Farnsworth. In "[[Recap/FuturamaM3BendersGame Bender's Game]]" it’s revealed that Mom uses a massive farm of force fed Nibblonians to monopolize the fuel industry. When she is pulled into [[Characters/FuturamaBenderBendingRodriguez Bender]]'s imagination, she is turned into the witch Momon and uses her powerful magic to attain the Die of Power. In her last appearance, Mom is revealed to be performing illegal genetic experiments to solve world problems, when Leela contracts Squidification and finds her lab, Mom captures her and uses her DNA to help solve world hunger, and then [[PetTheDog cures Leela as thanks]].

* ItWasHisSled: Leela's origins and parentage were a big twist when "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E2LeelasHomeworld Leela's Homeworld]]" first aired, but it's unlikely any viewers make it to that episode without knowing ahead of time these days.

* TaintedByThePreview: Some are concerned that the Hulu revival will be repeating the Comedy Central era's problem of having [[WereStillRelevantDammit topical episodes]], with the titles indicating that there will be episodes on streaming services [[labelnote: Explanation]] The Impossible Stream [[/labelnote]], algorithms [[labelnote: Explanation]] Based On The Items You've Viewed [[/labelnote]], cancel culture [[labelnote: Explanation]] Zapp Gets Cancelled [[/labelnote]], and COVID [[labelnote: Explanation]] Rage Against The Vaccine [[/labelnote]].

* MisaimedFandom: The "Shut up and take my money" line from "Attack of the Killer App" is often quoted in response to things that are expensive, but incredibly impressive and thus worth every dollar. This is the ''opposite'' of the original context; the joke is about Fry ignoring all the downsides of the overpriced [=eyePhone=] and just dropping money on it immediately because it's so popular -- a TakeThat at the Apple fan culture.

* AlternativeJokeInterpretation: The "person" who orders a pizza for Fry to deliver at the cryogenics lab is named "I.C. Weiner." This is a PunnyName in two directions, both of which foreshadow Fry's fate. It's likely meant to be "icy weiner" as an insult to Fry getting frozen (especially since [[spoiler:Nibbler is the one who placed the order under the name, as Fry was fated to go to the future]]). However, it could also be "I see weiner," referencing how Fry immediately gets naked after he's unfrozen and has to be probed.

%% * ValuesDissonance: As funny (and even somewhat heartwarming) as it is, a lot of the gender bending and misogynistic jokes in "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E13BendHer Bend Her]]" feel a lot crueler in an age more enlightened about trans issues. (Values Dissonance has a 20 year time limit; while this example has merit, it is based on an episode that came out in 2003 and must wait until 2023.)

** "[[Recap/FuturamaS4E16ThreeHundredBigBoys 300 Big Boys]]" was based on big news in mid-2001 about plans for the newly-elected UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush to give a $300 tax rebate to American taxpayers, owing to a budget surplus. It was dated even by the time it aired, because [[AnimationLeadTime it finally did so two years later]] in June 2003, well after the September 11th attacks and the subsequent [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq]] ended those plans.