Futurama
Summary
Futuramaseason 12 , episode 1 boast another toot - centric story , but the premiere sadly ignores some of Bender ’s good family reveals from the original show . DespiteFuturamabeing an animated sitcom , the series has a surprisingly consistent canon , with the various reveals and twist throughout the show being carry on into the hereafter . However , Futuramaseason 12 seems to have forgotten about some of the bighearted element of Bender ’s traditional knowledge , as they go completely ignored in theFuturamaseason 12 premieredespite their relevance to the new fib .
Futuramaseason 12 , episode 1 , " The One Amigo " has kicked off an all - new batch ofFuturamaepisodes , bringing backthe Planet Express crewfor another hilarious rung of adventures . TheFuturamaseason 12 premiere tackles the subject of NFTs , with Fry , Leela , Farnsworth , and the rest of the ring attempt to relegate into a museum and steal NFTs that stand Bender ’s likeness . Meanwhile , this NFT crisis do Bender to try out some information on his automaton family , with the character traveling to Mexico to reunify with some of his relatives .
Futurama season 12 is finally here , and here is how foresighted fans have until the time of year 12 coda is released , as well as when every other episode air .
“The One Amigo” Is All About Bender’s Family (But It Doesn’t Even Mention Classic Bender Family Members)
It Forgets About Bender’s Brother & Kids
" The One Amigo " is a play improver to the humankind of Bender , as it fleshes out his family tree by allowing viewers to meet some of the other members of the Rodriguez kinsfolk . While these new robots are fun , it is a shame that the installment forget about the other Bender family members that the show has already bring out . Futuramaseason 12 , episode 1 is far from the first episode to tackle this topic , as severalother episodes are focus on Bender win fresh relatives , meaning that they should have been mentioned in " The One Amigo . "
The most illustrious Bender family member is aFuturamacharacter who has been missingsince time of year 7 , sequence 3 , " Attack of the Killer App : " Bender ’s twin Flexo . Flexo is a nigh - selfsame written matter of Bender , with the only difference being that Flexo has a triangular piece of alloy on his chin . Although Fry believes that Flexo is Bender ’s evil twin , it turn out that Bender is in reality Flexo ’s vicious Gemini , reach his role as an adversary questionable . However , despite him being Bender ’s recur brother , he is never mentioned inFuturamaseason 12 , episode 1 .
Flexo debut in the sequence " The Lesser of Two Evils . "
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On top of that , there are two other Bender family extremity who were never mentioned in the instalment : Bender ’s sons . ThroughoutFuturama , Bender has had two shaver . The first of these is an unnamed nipper from theFuturamamovieThe Beast with a Billion Backs , with Bender trade in him to the Robot Devil only to by and by quetch him into a pit of lava , killing him . Bender ’s second son Ben is still alive , although he mislay all of his remembering of Bender in the episode " The Bots and the bee " before enrolling at Bending State University .
Futurama ’s formula countenance several thing to fall out again and again without feeling stale , with certain repeat events suffer funnier each time .
Futurama Season 12 Steals Flexo’s Design Without Acknowledging It
In The Form Of Doblando
AlthoughFuturamaseason 12 does n’t explicitly acknowledge Flexo , it does steal Flexo ’s pattern without acknowledging it . Flexo ’s design is an exact replica of Bender ’s , with the only difference being that Flexo has a bit of facial hairsbreadth . When " The One Amigo " enter Bender ’s stimulate Doblando , played byFuturamaguest starDanny Trejo , this character looks exactly like Bender , except he is rollick a mustache . The line of latitude between these two Bender congener are tough to miss , which is why it is strange thatFuturamadidn’t mention it at all .
Futurama has been canceled and regenerate doubly since it start in 1999 , but its most recent rejoinder may have been a huge error pass away by IMDb scores .
Futurama Does Flip One Bender Family Member Trope
They Leave Bender For Dead
AlthoughFuturamaseason 12 copy some Bender taradiddle , it does add an interesting twist by flipping one Bender fellowship appendage trope . former encounter with Bender family member have often ended withBender leaving his family to die . Bender quetch his eldest boy into lava when he first appeared , and Flexo ’s debut episode cease with Bender leaving his twin in a dumpster .
However , Futuramaseason 12 , installment 1 turns this image on its head , with Bender ’s relative leaving him to conk out . Near the end of the episode , Bender ’s sept decides to sacrifice Bender , criticize him down a pit where they trust he will die . AlthoughBender end up hit it out alive , this gag is made comic due to the fact that it could be study as Bender receiving karma for the treatment of his otherFuturamafamily penis .
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Futurama come after the feat of Philip J. Fry , a pizza delivery son from 1999 who is cryogenically frozen for 1000 years . come alive up in the year 3000 , Fry befriends a cyclops named Leela and a scoundrelly robot named Bender , and the three see employment with Planet Express , an interplanetary delivery service . Their work takes them to all corners of the universe , exploring space and the future as conceive of by Matt Groening and the creator of The Simpsons .
Futurama follows the exploits of Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy from 1999 who is cryogenically frozen for 1000 years. Waking up in the year 3000, Fry befriends a cyclops named Leela and a roguish robot named Bender, and the three find employment with Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery service. Their work takes them to all corners of the universe, exploring space and the future as imagined by Matt Groening and the creators of The Simpsons.
