Futurama
Summary
One ofFuturama ’s good pass gags is the disclaimer caption that appears under the opening credits , so it ’s deserving revisiting some of the funniest ones . Futurama ’s Hulu revival marks the show ’s 11th time of year , as well as the third time it has been revived from cancelation . Throughout its tumultuous history , the show has stay on fairly consistent . While it ’s possible to point to some point as stronger than others , Futuramahas never fall behind sight of the charm key to its humor and characters . Another consistent throughline for the show has been its opening credits subtitle joke .
Futurama ’s more famous and successful first cousin , The Simpsons , has perhaps the most famous scuttle credits laugh of all time , theSimpsonscouch gag . Creator Matt Groening took this concept to his next animated creation , Futurama . Although theFuturamacredits joke , a modest tag in the style of a disclaimer or apprisal , is less obtrusive than itsSimpsonsdouble , it still requires the same level of hardworking creativeness ; in fact , the briefness required ofFuturama ’s initiative gag necessitates a demanding level of laughable efficiency . Some of these opening credits subtitle have achieved dead on target comedy greatness .
20A Show Out Of Ideas Teams Up With A Show Out Of Episodes
For theSimpsons - Futuramacrossover episode “ Simpsorama , ” the show went with a devastatingly ego - aware opening deed wit . Futurama ’s opening credit subtitles have always shown a hang for knifelike meta - temper , but it ’s especially gratifying to watch the credit spit two shows at once . The joke was even timely when the episode first aired;Futuramahad been off the air for a year ( following its 2d revival ) , and theSimpsonswas into its 26th season .
19As Seen At The 1939 World’s Fair
This text gag is a playfulness reference toFuturama ’s specific vision of the future tense . While most futuristic sci - fi series elect for an aesthetic of light , pared - back efficiency , it ’s a joy to haveFuturama ’s Buck Rogers - esque retrofuturist invention . The 1939 World ’s Fair is a great show window of this visual spoken communication ; it was promoted as “ the reality of tomorrow ” and featured a distinctly early-20th - C vision of technological onward motion .
18Secreted By The Comedy Bee
While some greatFuturamatitle card jokes are simple gags that could fit into any comedy series , a line of products as weird as “ secreted by the comedy bee ” feels innately tied to the world ofFuturama . The show ’s strange blend of high sci - fi / fantasy and absurd capitalist satire has contribute to some great alien creatures who live to stimulate materialism . The comedy bee sounds like it would be perfectly comfortable next to the Hypnotoad , the soda - lactating Slurm Queen , and a great phone number of other unusual , sly creations .
17Put On 2-D Glasses Now
Futurama ’s opening championship card jest was conceive as a parody of the dear subtitles that ground the viewer for the experience of observe the show . While the show has diverged from this initial premise in a variety of uproarious fashion , a joke as unanimous as “ put on 2 - D glass now ” always poses a welcome return to the whiteness of the original jest . It ’s even better in the linguistic context of the installment that watch , season 7 ’s “ 2 - ergocalciferol Blacktop , ” in which the Planet Express ship is compressed into the 2nd dimension .
16For The Sophisticated Shut-In
Through its many cancelations and rebirth , Futuramaseems to possess a level of self - knowledge few shows attain . The show loves to poke playfulness at television set obsession , even while being the bailiwick of fixation for the many fans who have lobbied for its revival . Its portmanteau word of high sci - fi and low comedy delivers a blend of critical acclaim and promiscuous watchability , pure for viewing on repetition with an air of sophistication .
15WARNING: DO NOT SHOW TO HORSES
Another joke that airs along the original premise of the jest functioning as a disavowal , the aesculapian label mannikin has been used a handful of times for aFuturamatitle card . However , there ’s something uproariously anarchical about DO NOT SHOW TO HORSES . Some ofFuturama ’s best jokes seem to come out of nowhere and go nowhere . The urging of the uppercase lettering only intensifies the frenzied absurdity of the bit .
14Cancel/OK
This is n’t the only timeFuturamahas made address to their own cancelation ; it is n’t even the only time on this list . But the brain of format it as a computing machine dialogue box is an fantabulous point . By season 7 , when this subtitle aired , the series had been cancel and renewed enough time that , to the show ’s writers , it probably did feel likeFuturama’sfate was being decide by the casual shiner fall into place of a studio executive .
13Touch Eyeballs To Screen For Cheap Laser Surgery
The conciseness of the writing on this gag is glorious . At eight Word , it ’s on the foresightful side for a title card joke , but it ’s a jest that feels of the essence to the humor ofFuturama . The cynical , satiric show have sex to make jokes that feel reliable to the world of a utopia run by stupid people , and a frightful piece of advice for cheap laser eye surgical process feels ripped straight out of the show ’s thirty-first - century bon ton .
12You Can’t Prove It Won’t Happen
The knowing violation ofFuturama ’s worldbuilding is a big part of the fun . In a time when sci - fi series is maturate more and more involved and ego - serious , Futurama ’s author love to have in gags that entail truly derisory things about the world of the hereafter . When a claim calling card subtitle doubles down on the possibility ofFuturama ’s “ prediction ” coming true , it only make everything experience all the more idiotic .
11IT JUST WON’T STAY DEAD!
Another love wink at its many cancelations , this subtitle comes at the chess opening of the firstFuturamarevival and the first ofthe fourFuturamamovies , Bender ’s Big Score . The blockish impact font is a nice pinch , sending up the post-horse of the schlocky sci - fi and repulsion B - moving picture that influenceFuturama ’s visual language . In the context of such a post-horse , Futuramawould be the unkillable colossus in the rubber courting .
