Futurama (season 7)

Futurama (season 7)
DVD cover for Volume Seven (left) and Volume Eight
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	26
Release
Original network	Comedy Central
Original release	June 20, 2012 – September 4, 2013

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)	Television order
Part 1
115	1	"The Bots and the Bees"	Stephen Sandoval	Eric Horsted	June 20, 2012	7ACV01	1.57[3]	S07AE01
Bender's fight with the new soda machine, Bev (voiced by Wanda Sykes) leads to anger-fueled sexual intercourse -- and a son.
116	2	"A Farewell to Arms"	Raymie Muzquiz	Josh Weinstein	June 20, 2012	7ACV02	1.65[3]	S07AE02
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.
117	3	"Decision 3012"	Dwayne Carey-Hill	Patric M. Verrone	June 27, 2012	7ACV03	1.45[4]	S07AE03
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.
118	4	"The Thief of Baghead"	Edmund Fong	Dan Vebber	July 4, 2012	7ACV04	1.07[5]	S07AE04
Bender joins the paparazzi and attempts to photograph a famous actor whose face has to be hidden for the good of mankind.
119	5	"Zapp Dingbat"	Frank Marino	Eric Rogers	July 11, 2012	7ACV05	1.10[6]	S07AE05
Leela is horrified when her mother divorces her father -- and begins dating Zapp Brannigan.
120	6	"The Butterjunk Effect"	Crystal Chesney-Thompson	Michael Rowe	July 18, 2012	7ACV06	1.19[7]	S07AE06
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.
121	7	"The Six Million Dollar Mon"	Peter Avanzino	Ken Keeler	July 25, 2012	7ACV07	1.19[8]	S07AE07
After firing himself from Planet Express for being useless, Hermes replaces parts of his body with robotic counterparts to increase his productivity.
122	8	"Fun on a Bun"	Stephen Sandoval	Dan Vebber	August 1, 2012	7ACV08	1.01[9]	S07AE08
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.
123	9	"Free Will Hunting"	Raymie Muzquiz	David X. Cohen	August 8, 2012	7ACV09	0.99[10]	S07AE09
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.
124	10	"Near-Death Wish"	Lance Kramer	Eric Horsted	August 15, 2012	7ACV10	1.18[11]	S07AE10
The Professor is deeply disturbed when Fry reunites him with his long-lost parents, whom he blames for not spending time with him.
125	11	"31st Century Fox"	Edmund Fong	Patric M. Verrone	August 29, 2012	7ACV11	1.35[12]	S07AE12
Bender fights for the rights of robot foxes after finding out that robot foxes are being hunted for sport.
126	12	"Viva Mars Vegas"	Frank Marino	Josh Weinstein	August 22, 2012	7ACV12	1.07[13]	S07AE11
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.
127	13	"Naturama"	Crystal Chesney-Thompson	Eric Rogers (Part 1) Michael Saikin (Part 2) Neil Mukhopadhyay (Part 3)	August 29, 2012	7ACV13	1.36[12]	S07AE13
The Futurama characters are depicted as animals in a three-part documentary episode modeled after Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom.
Part 2
128	14	"Forty Percent Leadbelly"	Stephen Sandoval	Ken Keeler	July 3, 2013	7ACV14	0.81[14]	S07BE04
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.
129	15	"2-D Blacktop"	Raymie Muzquiz	Michael Rowe	June 19, 2013	7ACV15	1.40[15]	S07BE01
Professor Farnsworth joins a gang of street racing punks, and ends up in a two-dimensional world.
130	16	"T.: The Terrestrial"	Lance Kramer	Josh Weinstein	June 26, 2013	7ACV16	1.02[16]	S07BE03
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.
131	17	"Fry and Leela's Big Fling"	Edmund Fong	Eric Rogers	June 19, 2013	7ACV17	1.49[15]	S07BE02
Fry and Leela's romantic vacation goes south when Leela's prior boyfriend, Sean (who has been mentioned before this episode, but not seen), drops by. Amy, Bender and Zoidberg have to rescue Fry and Leela from their vacation spot (which is an intergalactic zoo).
132	18	"The Inhuman Torch"	Frank Marino	Dan Vebber	July 10, 2013	7ACV18	1.43[17]	S07BE05
Bender becomes a firefighter, and ends up housing a solar flare who wants to blow up the Earth from the inside.
133	19	"Saturday Morning Fun Pit"	Crystal Chesney-Thompson	Patric M. Verrone	July 17, 2013	7ACV19	1.13[18]	S07BE06
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.
134	20	"Calculon 2.0"	Stephen Sandoval	Lewis Morton	July 24, 2013	7ACV20	1.23[19]	S07BE07
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.
135	21	"Assie Come Home"	Raymie Muzquiz	Maiya Williams	July 31, 2013	7ACV21	1.19[20]	S07BE08
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.
136	22	"Leela and the Genestalk"	Lance Kramer	Eric Horsted	August 7, 2013	7ACV22	1.36[21]	S07BE09
Leela becomes mutated and is captured by Mom of Mom's Friendly Robot Company.[22]
137	23	"Game of Tones"	Edmund Fong	Michael Rowe	August 14, 2013	7ACV23	1.07[23]	S07BE10
The Planet Express crew enter Fry's dreams and find themselves back in the year 1999 in search of a mysterious alien song.
138	24	"Murder on the Planet Express"	Frank Marino	Lewis Morton	August 21, 2013	7ACV24	1.04[24]	S07BE11
The crew get trapped aboard the Planet Express ship with a horrific alien creature.
139	25	"Stench and Stenchibility"	Crystal Chesney-Thompson	Eric Horsted	August 28, 2013	7ACV25	1.40[25]	S07BE12
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.
140	26	"Meanwhile"	Peter Avanzino	Ken Keeler	September 4, 2013	7ACV26	2.21[26]	S07BE13
Professor Farnsworth invents a button that can take a person 10 seconds back in time, which complicates Fry's plans to finally marry Leela.[27][28]

Home release

Futurama Volume 7
Set details[29]			Special features[29]
13 episodes (Season 7-A) 2-disc DVD set/2-disc Blu-ray Disc set 1.78:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1) (Blu-ray only) English (Dolby Digital 5.1) (DVD only) Subtitles: English SDH French Spanish			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[30]	July 21, 2014[31]	December 12, 2012[32]
Blu-ray Disc release dates
Region A	Region B Europe	Region B Australia
December 11, 2012[30]	July 21, 2014[33]	December 12, 2012[34]

References

1. "Futurama: Volume 7 Blu-ray". July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2012.
2. Snierson, Dan (April 22, 2013). "'Futurama' to end seven-season run on Sept. 4 -- EXCLUSIVE". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
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8. 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.
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10. 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.
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13. 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.
14. Yanan, Travis (July 5, 2013). "Wednesday's Cable Ratings: "Franklin & Bash" Tops Modest Night of Originals". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
15. Kondolojy, Amanda (June 20, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Futurama' & 'Royal Pains' Win Night + 'Necessary Roughness', 'Daily Show', 'South Beach Tow' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
16. Bibel, Sara (June 27, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Royal Pains' Wins Night, 'Necessary Roughness', 'Franklin & Bash', 'Futurama', 'Toddlers & Tiaras' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 28, 2013.
17. Bibel, Sara (July 12, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'The Bridge' & 'The Challenge' Win Night, 'Royal Pains', 'Futurama', 'Franklin & Bash', 'Necessary Roughness' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 13, 2013.
18. Kondolojy, Amanda (July 18, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'The ESPY Awards' & 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Premiere Win Night + 'Royal Pains', 'Deal With It', 'The Challenge: Rivals II' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
19. 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.
20. Kondolojy, Amanda (August 1, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'The Challenge: Rivals II' & 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Tie for First + 'Royal Pains', 'Deal With It', & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
21. Bibel, Sara (August 8, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Shark Week' Wins Night, 'The Challenge', 'Futurama', 'Royal Pains', 'Franklin & Bash', 'Melissa & Joey' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
22. Futurama DVD commentary for the episode "Zapp Dingbat" (DVD/Blu-Ray). 20th Century Fox.
23. Bibel, Sara (August 15, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Dominates Night, 'Bad Ink', 'Royal Pains', 'The Bridge', 'The Challenge' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
24. 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.
25. Kondolojy, Amanda (August 29, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Dominates + 'Modern Dads', 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo', 'Futurama', 'The Challenge: Rivals II' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
26. Bibel, Sara (September 5, 2013). "Wednesday Cable Ratings: 'Duck Dynasty' Wins Night, 'Modern Dads', 'Futurama', 'Royal Pains', 'The Bridge' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved September 5, 2013.
27. http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/futurama/bios/fry
28. http://theinfosphere.org/Game_of_Tones
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External links

• Season 7 on the Infosphere.