This episode takes place a year after calculons death. When bender found religion, he was signed up to go to robot hell automatically. Castellaneta modeled the robot devils voice after hans conried, a character actor and voice actor whose credits include captain hook in disneys peter pan and snidley whiplash in dudley doright. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at planet express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retrofuturistic. In this futurama episode, the final of those three dreams comes to fruition when bender is invited to join the robot mafia. Robot hell is performed by fry, leela, beelzebot, bender, and the beastie boys heads in robot hell. Antonio calculon, sr, better known as calculon 19603012 and calculon 2. With some help from nibbler, leela and fry set about tracking down their missing colleague. He first appears in hell is other robots, kidnapping bender and tormenting him until fry and leela manage to save bender.
The series follows the adventures of slacker philip j. Due to the recurrently uncertain production status of futurama, meanwhile is the fourth episode written to serve as an ending to the series. The robot devil also referred to as beelzebot is the dark lord of robot hell, where robots of robotology are sent after having sinned. Hell is other robots is the ninth episode in the first season of the american animated television series futurama. We know all your sins, bender, and for each one, weve prepared an agonizing, and ironic, punishment. The devils hands are idle playthings is the final episode in the fourth season of the american animated television series futurama, and the finale of the original run. It serves as the 26th episode of the seventh season, and the 140th episode of the series overall. It gueststars michael mike d diamond and adam king adrock horovitz from the beastie boys as themselves in jars, as well as dan castellaneta as. Futurama the devils hands are idle playthings tv episode 2003. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on august 10, 2003. The original 72 episode run of futurama was produced as four seasons. This little project actually sprang out of a desire for a database of potential computer names.
Robot hell on earth was the second month long event. Futurama the devils hands are idle playthings tv episode. In a twist of fate, fry trades hands with the robot devil and writes a masterpiece opera about leela. In this episode, fry makes a deal to swap hands with the robot devil so he can better play the holophonor.
Robots can acquire wealth, marry, obtain jobs, consume resources, own property and live in robot societies. The episode guest stars adam horovitz and mike d as themselves, and dan castellaneta, famous for his role as homer simpson on the simpsons, another show matt groening created. Now to explain how an episode of this can feel right. Fry from the year 1999 who gets frozen for years at a cryogenics lab and awakens to a futuristic spin on new york city, where he befriends a drunken, viceridden robot. Futurama is as funny and endearing as ever in its sixth season. But after returning to his old ways, he is banished to robot hell where, in a musical extravaganza, he faces the robot devil and endures tortures unimaginable to man.
With billy west, katey sagal, john dimaggio, dan castellaneta. Meanwhile is the series finale of the american animated television series futurama. He seems to resemble the devilsatanlucifer of many. However, the robot devil has evil plans of his own. This episode is one of four featured in the monster robot maniac fun collection, reflecting its popularity with both fans and the creators of futurama. In a shocking twist of their deal, fry gets the devils hands, which he needs to play well. Fermats huge little theorem, pseudoprimes and futurama. Robot hell is performed by fry, leela, beelzebot, bender, and the beastie boys heads in robot hell lyrics edit. Robots in futurama seem to exist in conflict with the idea of form and function to which present day industrial design strives. Rating is available when the video has been rented. It introduces two of the religious figures of futurama, the robot devil and reverend lionel preacherbot, both of whom make appearances in later episodes. As the ruler of robot hell, he spends most of his time dishing out ironic punishments and gambling with souls. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at planet express, an interplanetary delivery company in the.
When robot devil turns the giant wheel to find a robot whose hands will play for fry and bender says i have 100 bucks on rectal examining bot. Jul 06, 20 from the devil s hands are idle playthings. The oldest living robot is calculon, who refreshes his look every now and then to avoid suspicion, and claim to be much younger. The six million dollar mon is the seventh episode of the seventh season of the animated sitcom futurama. Mar 28, 2019 nevertheless, this episode remains a staple in the couples ongoing love story, thanks in part to frys tragic yet humorous dealings with the robot devil, as well as an impressive, operatic climax. Just like right now, life in the future is a complex mix of the wonderful and horrible, where things are still laughable no matter how crazy they get.
Nevertheless, this episode remains a staple in the couples ongoing love story, thanks in part to frys tragic yet humorous dealings with. Ranking all the futurama episodes best to worst imdb. First appearance, hell is other robots 1acv09 episode. The devils hands are idle playthings futurama wiki fandom.
The devils hands are idle playthings is the final episode in the fourth season of the american. He was voiced by dan castellaneta who also voiced various characters on the. Each different facet of society in the year 3000 has some form of robot related to human benefit or not. The robot devil or beelzebot as he is sometimes called is a major antagonist in the animated comedy series futurama created by matt groening. It follows the devil s hands are idle playthings, into the wild green yonder and overclockwise, all of which were also written by ken keeler. After the robot devil himself is selected, they swap hands and fry enjoys success as his new and superior. Bender joins a robot church after fighting an addiction to electricity, but reverts to his preaddictive behavior of cigars, booze and robot hookers, leading to a musical confrontation with the robot devil. Beelzebot, commonly referred to as the robot devil, is one of the recurring antagonists in futurama. There are 3 points in this episode where bender appears golden just like his parallel self. He escaped with fry and leela after hitting the robot devil over the head with the golden fiddle they had to play a fiddle contest with in order to escape alive. Robot hell is a place in atlantic city where all bad robots are sent.
Sfcc simpsons futurama crossover crisis, a twoissue comic crossover series. Futurama is an american adult animated sciencefiction sitcom created by matt groening that aired on fox from march 28, 1999 to august 10, 2003 and on comedy central from march 23, 2008 to september 4, 20. Searching the web, i found very few lists of robots from futurama and those were not very complete. The episode was written by eric kaplan and directed by rich moore. He is talented at playing the fiddle, therefore, he owns a golden one presumably a reference to the devil went down to georgia, which mentions a golden fiddle. Futurama, season 8 2011 futurama, season 3 2000 futurama, season 7 2010 futurama, season 2 1999 the beast. Castellaneta modeled the robot devil s voice after hans conried, a character actor and voice actor whose credits include captain hook in disneys peter pan and snidley whiplash in dudley doright. It gueststars michael mike d diamond and adam king adrock horovitz from the beastie boys as themselves in jars, as well as dan castellaneta as the robot devil.
The following is a list of episodes for the 1999 animated scifi sitcom, futurama, created by matt groening who brought you the simpsons and life in hell, centered on a loser pizza delivery boy named philip j. Unlike zapp brannigan, or nixon, or kiff, or mom, or lrrr, the robot devil only took center stage in his debut episode and then only at the end. Fry, a young everyman, finds himself accidentally transported 1,000 years in the future. He escaped with fry and leela after hitting the robot devil over the head with the golden fiddle they had to play a.
His sticky metal fingers earn him a place in the crime organization after he tries to steal from the donbot himself. There is a collectible toy of the robot devil, featured in the toynami futurama series 1 to 3 as a buildabot. Guest stars in this episode include the beastie boys as themselves and dan castellaneta voicing the robot devil. It was the 9th event, after getting experimental and followed by sponsored by slurm. The robot devil has harassed robots aplenty with his trickery and backhanded schemes, but humans are clearly not off the table for the prince of darkness. Fry makes a deal with the robot devil so he can get robot hands to play the holophoner and impress leela. Kif is pregnant syfy futurama the robot devil criticizes frys writing fermats huge little theorem, pseudoprimes and futurama. Futurama the robot devil criticizes frys writing youtube. From episodesmovie futurama the beast with a billion backs.
Now, after using freezeframe to get all of the robots on beelzebots wheel in the devils hands are idle playthings, i discovered thanks to the magic. Sfcc simpsonsfuturama crossover crisis, a twoissue comic crossover series. The robot devil this is the least scientific thing ive ever seen. It originally aired in north america on may 16, 1999. As conseguence, the shows canon is disrupted by the broadcast order, and more, different regions and networks use different ordering for the episodes.
Project satan himself, an evil werecar, was the first known robot to have a consciousness and mobility the actual progress of robots is. The episode is one of the first to focus heavily on bender. Futurama hell is other robots tv episode 1999 imdb. Billy west, katey sagal, john dimaggio, tress macneille. It originally aired on comedy central on july 25, 2012. He lives in robot hell along with many other sinners. The devil s hands are idle playthings is the final episode in the fourth season of the american animated television series futurama, and the finale of the original run. Eventually, nibbler leads leela and fry to an bandoned amusement park. These 8 actors voice over 200 futurama characters duration. Hell is other robots the infosphere, the futurama wiki. The robot devil also referred to as beelzebot is the dark lord of robot hell. The episode was written by ken keeler and directed by peter avanzino. Crimes of the hot the infosphere, the futurama wiki.
He is a professional fiddler who plays a solid gold fiddle, and is the lead singer and composer of robot hells band. It premiered on comedy central in the united states on september 4, 20, along with futurama live, a special preshow and. Fry makes a deal with the robot devil so he can get robot hands to. For some reason, the shows vibe didnt click with me right away, probably because i was a huge simpsons fan and my standards and expectations for what this series could be were all wrong. He was kidnapped by the robot devil and got sent there after quitting religion. Ghost in the machines the infosphere, the futurama wiki. Hell is other robots is the ninth episode of production, season one, and the season finale of broadcast season one of futurama. He seems to resemble the devil satanlucifer of many earth religions. In the episode, he develops an addiction to electricity. When the robot devil says what you did was evil, youve fed up. Fox broadcast the episodes out of the intended order, resulting in five aired seasons. The series follows the adventures of a late20thcentury new york city pizza delivery boy, philip j. Jun 29, 2012 the robot devil has harassed robots aplenty with his trickery and backhanded schemes, but humans are clearly not off the table for the prince of darkness.
He was a robot actor and celebrity, created sometime before the year 1960 for a while, he was known as david duchovney, and then later on as a car manufacturing robot known as calculon 1. Futurama is an american adult animated science fiction sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company. Hell is other robots is the first episode of futurama i really loved. With billy west, katey sagal, john dimaggio, tress macneille. The plotline with bender in the episode was wild and funny and the robot hell segment was creative and filled with musical numbers. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for years and is revived in the 31st century. The last season received a rating of 92%, and an 8. Patrick lee of science fiction weekly commented, based on a viewing of space pilot 3000 alone, that futurama was not as funny as the simpsons, particularly as the satire is leavened with treacly sentimental bits about free will and loneliness. During may 2011, countdown to futurama released five items of promotional material for the episode. Worlds of tomorrow, a licensed mobile game written by the same team of writers from the show. The robot devil is available as a buildafigure from the first three series of futurama action figures by toynami.
He spends his time tormenting robot sinners in robot hell. One of the most memorable episodes of the first season. Meanwhile, the robot devil reminds bender of his promise when he joined robotology. All episodes 124 next bender joins a robot church after fighting an addiction to electricity, but reverts to his preaddictive behavior of cigars, booze and robot hookers, leading to a musical confrontation with the robot devil.
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