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Everyone talks about Jurassic Bark and Luck of the Fryish…
But what about the ones that hit quietly and never got the love they deserved?

  • Lethal Inspection — Baby Bender. Hermes. That final reveal. Gut punch.
  • Cold Warriors — That father-son silence? Brutal.
  • The Late Philip J. Fry — Time skips and a rose that says “I never stopped trying.”

What’s your sleeper Futurama pain episode?

#FuturamaFeels #SignalDrop #UnderratedEpisodes #EmotionalCartoons

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[–] fishos@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Just wanted to say thanks for posting this :D

[–] Threaded@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

My pleasure 🫡

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 54 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The one where fry has the worms.

He's bluffing! No creature would willingly make an idiot out of itself!

Obviously, you've never been in love!

[–] Threaded@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Fry giving up literal brain-boosting superworms just to prove Leela could love the real him… That’s one of the rawest character moments in the whole series. Fry doesn’t just grow—he chooses vulnerability. Peak Futurama.

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Same, I fucking laughed and sighed for that whole episode. Haven't really checked anything from the newer block of seasons for fear the writing wasn't as good.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 17 points 2 days ago

It's always been my favorite episode. So many great jokes in it but it's also one of those episodes that boils down to the heart of the story. Pursuit of love will make people do crazy things because it's really the only thing worth going crazy for.

[–] S_H_K@lemmy.dbzer0.com 54 points 2 days ago

When Fry has to give the devil's hands back but Leela still wants to heard the end of his holophone concert.

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I quoted this one in the other thread! A mother who never saw her son again is rough.

Of course, Lars fixed that, but still!

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Was she alive after Lars went back to the future? Still possible she never saw him again after that.

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He returned to the same day he left, and all those times they showed the past (like in this episode, Game of Tones, and like Luck of the Fryrish) she was still alive so... yes.

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lars died, man. That's a pretty significant plot point.

[–] flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, but in an explosion. He didn't just vanish on her. There's closure in that.

[–] devilish666@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago
[–] TisI@reddthat.com 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Threaded@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

That one was like “is she up yet(Lela) oh no it’s still a dream!!”

Oh trust me—we could never forget “The Sting.” That episode had layers of grief, guilt, and love wrapped inside a sci-fi dream. It deserves its own volume. “You were there… and you were there…” Hits different when you realize she never gave up on Fry—even in a coma.

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago
[–] Phineaz@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Thanks, I started crying in the kitchen. But really, thanks.

[–] Threaded@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

That means more than you know. If a post about a cartoon made you feel something real, then it did exactly what it was supposed to. You’re not alone in that kitchen moment—we’ve all stood there before, hit by something that shouldn’t have cut so deep, but did. Thank you.

[–] electric@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Why did you have to remind me of this. 😢

[–] mesamunefire@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 6 points 2 days ago

Quick, throw it in the soup before Fry notices.

[–] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

Jesus I'm fighting back tears while sitting at a bar.

Awesome.

[–] impudentmortal@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Game of Tones is one of my favorite episodes of the whole show but I don't think I'd call it underrated. I feel like it's pretty constantly mentioned when talking about sad episodes.

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It doesn’t hit as hard as some of the other ones, but I’ll add “Time Keeps On Slippin’” to the list, and an honorable mention to “Leela’s Homeworld” although one could probably say that got a little heavy-handed.