Ive got season 14 of futurama on dvd that i purchased back in the early 2000s. Philip j fry and turanga leela on futurama have one of the most unlikely relationships in animation history. I heard someone say that if you look at the pilot episode, you can actually see nibbler s shadow as he knocks fry into the freezing chamber, meaning theyd been planning this plot arc for years. Dec 31, 2014 yeah, it took me fourteen years to notice this but i dont pay attention to everything on tv all the time. The episode contains flashbacks to the events of space pilot 3000 when fry is originally frozen. Nibblers shadow can be seen underneath frys chair in the first episode, space pilot 3000. It really shows what a good show futurama is, and how much planning has gone into the episodes from the word go. Originally it appeared in space pilot 3000, but it was not fully explained until the why of fry. Go god go xii 2006 tv episode in the future, new hampshire has become new new hampshire, this in reference to how in futurama s world, every city in america has been rebuilt over the remains of the original cities and are named new then the city name, leading to jokes about new new york and new new jersey. In the first episode, nibblers shadow is seen under the desk when fry falls into the freezer. Nibblers shadow is visible as fry falls off his chair in the first episode. Nibbler s truth was first revealed in the day the earth stood stupid, but fry first finds out the truth in the why of fry.
In the original seymour episode, fry is shown being frozen in the cryogenics lab with his and nibbler s shadow under the desk as a result of the infosphere episode. Are you guys really that planned out, and is there any off beat detail that you know us weirdos have missed. Nibblers birthday futurama video clip comedy central. Jurassic bark is the seventh episode in the fourth season of the american animated television series futurama.
Yeah, it took me fourteen years to notice this but i dont pay attention to everything on tv all the time. Adam bellotto this article is part of our month long theme dedicated to the greatest tv pilots. Notice the lack of a shadow in the whatif scenario in anthology of interest i. It is finally explained why nibblers shadow was seen in the very first episode, space pilot 3000, and why frys shadow was seen with nibblers in jurassic bark. Cohen points out that nibbler s shadow is present in the pilot episode, a point which is explained in this episode, and that this was a plot point which was planned since the pilot. The shadow of nibbler has been an arc on futurama since space pilot 3000. Wild green yonder, a full eleven years and one series cancellation after. The events of the episode were planned before the show even started, as is evidenced by the foreshadowing of nibblers shadow in the pilot. Ive got season 1 4 of futurama on dvd that i purchased back in the early 2000 s. Bender flushes nibbler down the toilet in a fit of jealousy, which prompts professor farnsworth to implant in him a chip that will allow him to feel empathy. By utilizing the infosphere, fry sees that nibbler was present in the cryogenics lab on 31 december, 1999 and was directly responsible for fry falling into the cryogenic chamber.
Nibblers shadow can be seen underneath frys chair in the first. These documents are produced by futurama fans for futurama fans. In the original airing of the pilot, was nibblers shadow drawn under. Feel free to contribute if you see missing things in any of the capsules. Nibbler does appear as a shadow in the first episode. The second season of futurama began airing on november 21, 1999 and concluded after 19 episodes on december 3, 2000 the original 72 episode run of futurama was produced as four seasons. Excellent writing, great episode bort gave 5 points. Four seasons later, it is revealed that fry was pushed off his chair by the superintelligent pet nibbler, as he is the only one who can save the universe in the 31st century. Not much is known of nibbler s biography before new years eve, 1999, at which time he was stationed at the planet vergon 6 alongside a great number of his species. In the season 4 episode, the why of fry, it was revealed that leelas. As with all nibblonians, nibbler s feces consist of dark matter, which can be used as starship fuel. Futurama the why of fry tv episode 2003 trivia imdb.
Space pilot 3000 the infosphere, the futurama wiki. Futurama nibblers shadow appears in the pilot episode reddit. The show delves much further into this story line in a later episode. Bender grows jealous when fry attempts to clone his beloved fossilized dog. Your favourite tv shows are secretly full of hidden clues. In this episode, as frys chair tips over, nibbler s shadow is visible in the background. Well they did have nibbler s shadow in the pilot episode so groening could have had some vague idea of what he was planning for later in the series. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on november 17, 2002. The idea that nibbler pushed fry into the cryogenic chamber on new years eve 1999 was apparently planned from the very beginning of the series. One of the highlights of this episode is the way in links back to events in previous episode. On december 31st, 1999, nibbler was responsible for pushing fry into the cryogenic tube, which brought him a millennium into the future so. Have you ever tried simply closing out of reddit, sitting down with your children, and hitting them. The last four episodes were preempted by sporting events and pushed into the second broadcast season. Futurama space pilot 3000 tv episode 1999 trivia imdb.
Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Futurama s 2 e 1 i second that emotion recap tv tropes. Lord nibbler born 274 bce, known mostly just as nibbler, though discovered on the planet vergon 6 by bender bending rodriguez, philip j. The shadow of leelas parents are also visible two seasons before viewers meet them. On the other hand, since i can only watch through netflix, i would not put it past those nerds to retroactively edit the episode. An easter egg showing nibbler s eye in the futurama episode jurassic bark when a memory comes up in the episode showing a clip from the first episode the eye shows up which is from an episode. If you look close enough, you can see nibbler s shadow on the floor as fry falls backwards into the tube. Nibbler birthdays bender turanga leela hermes conrad pets professor farnsworth dr. Nibblonians are capable of exiting the universe by eating themselves whole. The character didnt appear for real until several episodes later.
Lord nibbler was born on planet eternium in 274 bc, making him almost 3300 years old, one of the oldest characters in the series. In the pilot episode, nibbler s shadow can be seen as fry falls into the cryogenic. Space pilot 3000 was aired on tv the other night, and during the scene where fry first falls off his chair, you can see nibblers shadow on the underside of the desk. Lord nibbler born 274 bce, known mostly just as nibbler, though discovered on the planet. When fry is seen taking his first stroll in the new millennium, a nudist couple passes by censored with black bars.
Nibbler s shadow can be seen in the pilot episode right before philip j. Nibbler is in the pilot episode of futurama which proves they had a lot planned for this. The lord nibbler is one of the most complex characters in the futurama universe, having been revealed as the entire reason that fry was pushed into the cryogenic chamber and launched into the year. Also in the cryonic woman bender hands over an arm for the chip to be scanned. The original order of thirteen episodes was split, with the last four episodes airing as the first four episodes of the second season. Nibblers shadow on december 31st, 1999, nibbler was responsible for pushing fry into the cryogenic tube, which brought him a millennium into the future so that he would be present to stop the brain spawn when they attacked earth. In season 5 episode 2 jurassic bark we see the freezing scene again but if you watch the scene where fry is about to fall into the tube you can see the shadow of fry and nibbler on the floor since we learn that they are under the desk from s5e08. The audience wouldnt learn the truth until the season four episode. In futurama s1 e1 which aired in 1999, you can see nibblers shadow under frys chair. It gueststars leonard nimoy and dick clark as themselves in jars.
When bender flushes nibbler down the toilet, leela has bender implanted with a chip. Nibblers shadow was indeed in the original airing of the first episode. Though this may seem to be a retcon, nibblers shadow is visible as fry falls off his chair in the first episode and also in other versions of the same scene such as his third eye poking out of the trash and both his and frys shadow appearing when fry falls off his chair in the why of fry. Later, during the series, it is revealed that it was actually nibbler who pushed fry into the cryogenic tube. Sep 12, 2018 considering matt groening s propensity to hide clues to later twists in early episodes nibbler s shadow appears in futurama s pilot, foreshadowing the season 4 reveal of his involvement in sending fry to the future this cant be discounted, and is surely a wink to one of disenchantment s biggest secrets. In the first episode when fry falls into the tube, you can see nibblers shadow. But even more amazing is looking back at the first episode when fry gets frozen, nibblers shadow is still on the ground. In the original airing of the pilot, was nibblers shadow. Comparison between the futurama pilot episode with the episode 10 from season 04, where fry and nibbler went back in time and watched fry fell into the cryonic tube. Futurama episode capsule 4acv10 the why of fry futurama capsules are meant as complete guidelines for the episodes. This surprised me, as i never remembered seeing it on the original airing. After some digging on the futurama wiki, i found that nibbler was introduced in episode 4, which is not all that amazing.
Nibbler s shadow also appears for a brief second the moment fry falls back into the cryo chamber. Includes futurama downloads, futurama dvd info, tv listing, futurama episode guide, a chatroom and more. Nibblers shadow in the pilot episode of futurama youtube. I pulled out my dvd box set and found the scene, and sure enough i can see the shadow there too. Well, two can play at that game, and one of them is me. And, finally, an old easter egg from seymour s first appearance is finally explained. Frys presence results in an additional shadow, which first appeared in a flashback in jurassic bark.
The entire season is included within the volume one dvd box set, which was released on march 25, 2003. Some futurama easter eggs foreshadowed events that wouldnt happen until seasons later. Nibblers shadow it is finally explained why nibbler s shadow was seen in the very first episode, space pilot 3000, and why frys shadow was seen with nibbler s in jurassic bark. The plot revolves around fry, who finds a fossilized version of his dog seymour from before he was frozen. This episode is one of two futurama episodes that do not feature professor farnsworth, the other being where no fan has gone before, which is the following episode in production order. Yes, his shadow is in the pilot, meaning that entire arc was planned from the start. He falls into the cryogenic tube after the countdown is over. New shadow in jurassic bark at the largest futurama forum peel.
I cant remember exactly but its not that far into season 1 that nibbler is introduced in nonshadow form. Leela, fry, and bender bring nibbler to the vet and discover nibbler s true age episodes tuesdays, fridays, and saturdays on syfy. Fry travels back in time to intercept nibbler, but ultimately chooses not to alter time. In the verison im watching on netflix it says chainsaw juggler. Nibbler s shadow in the first episode, his sudden appearance in loves labours lost in space just as the pe ship needed some dark matter, leelas parents apparently turning up in the crowd scene in i second that emotion, and the sudden twist in luck of the fryrish. Futurama may have begun life as a spaceage simpsons, but those foundations laid in space pilot 3000 held futurama up through cancellation, movies, revivals, and so much more. The why of fry is the tenth episode in the fourth season of the american animated television series futurama. When fry goes in the capsle in first episod at the largest futurama forum peel. Before futurama before simpsons matt groening worked on a comic strip know as life in hell about a tormented oneeared rabit named bongo. Lets see how well you remember the first episode of futurama. Every post somebody has to think of a futurama charcter and post there name. Nibbler is fun enough when he is pretending to be leelas pet but it is funnier when they are talking seriously while being overly cute. Futurama episode 1 first minutes kisscartoon world.
But, upon entering the room, a second nibblonian antennaeye can be seen in the garbage can. It wouldnt be revealed that nibbler pushed fry into the cryogenic chamber until season 4 which aired 4 years later. Cohen points out that nibblers shadow is present in the pilot episode, a point. Jan 06, 2008 clip season 2 ep 5 1 62008 bender pulls out all the stops to get everyone s attention at nibbler s birthday party. On one hand, these writers are easily the geekiest on tv and would think something like that that far beforehand. In anthology of intrest 1 when fry dosent fall in the tube, nibblers. Despite several attempts at debunking, people regularly claim that nibblers shadow was not in the original tv airing of space pilot 3000 but was added later. 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. Mar 28, 2018 leela, fry, and bender bring nibbler to the vet and discover nibbler s true age episodes tuesdays, fridays, and saturdays on syfy. Whos here because they watched the season finale and wants to watch the loop. Nibbler was not introduced until loves labours lost in space, and the shadow did not make a reappearance until anthology of interest. He first appeared in the season 1 episode a big piece of garbage. Its not unreasonable to assume that the story arc involving nibblers appearance in the first episode was going to be a big first season finale, but when the show was successful it was pushed back. The first season of futurama began airing on march 28, 1999 and concluded on november 14, 1999 after episodes.
While everything wasnt planned out from the beginning, the writers included nibblers shadow for a short second as fry falls into the tube in space pilot 3000, in spite of nibblers first real appearance being several episodes later, and in spite of the bigger conspiracy starting to unveil several seasons later. Space pilot 3000 is the first episode of futurama, the first of the first production season and the first of the first broadcast season. Jurassic bark is the sixtyfirst episode of futurama, the seventh of the fourth production season and the second of the fifth broadcast season. It is an extremely dense material, each pound of which weighs over ten thousand pounds, according to professor farnsworth in the season 1 episode, love s labours lost in space.
Dont know if its the original original but its quite close. Fry i and turanga leela, just before its destruction, he is a nibblonian who has existed since the beginning of time. Nibblers shadow is shown when fry falls into the machine. Jun 30, 2017 the continuity is amazing, nibblers shadow under the desk, the museum being free on tuesday, and other such details. Futurama is an american animated science fiction sitcom created by. The shadow of nibbler is a recurring theme on futurama as well as an important story arc. New futurama episodes premiere on comedy central in june. To think they put that in 64 episodes earlier is amazing. I noticed nibbler s shadow in episode one fairly shortly after viewing the why of fry. Space pilot 3000 was aired on tv the other night, and during the scene where fry first falls off his chair, you can see nibbler s shadow on the underside of the desk. In futurama s1 e1 which aired in 1999, you can see.
It s been said before, but the continuity of this show is outstanding. Planet express is also seen being built during the time passes montage in the first episode. Futurama space pilot 3000 and the why of fry scene. It is revealed in season 5 that nibbler pushed fry into the freezer. The nibblonian ruling council is the ruling authority over the nibblonian civilization and is sited at the hall of eternity which is located ten miles west of the exact centre of the universe, on eternium. I belive this shadow was added to the space pilot 3000 episode when futurama was released on dvd, when it was originaly aired there was no shadow. This is already a pretty wellknown one within the futurama community. Much later in the series, it is revealed that nibbler ordered the pizza that fry delivers at the beginning of this episode, and that he was the one who caused fry to fall into the cryogenic chamber. Well in futurama episode 17 xmas story when fry goes to the pet shop to buy leela a pet you can see bongo a one. Futurama nibblers shadow appears in the pilot episode. Jul 29, 2015 1 futurama in futurama, the main character, fry, is sent to the year 3000 in the pilot episode after accidentally falling into a cryogenic chamber on new years eve. Because this episode aired prior to the why of fry, viewers may have been originally confused about the new shadow. Wiener prank call frys pizza delivery to the cryogenics lab, and causing fry to go into the future. Theres a huge amount of backstory and information about the futurama universe packed into this.