Futurama

:For the exhibit/ride, see Futurama (New York World's Fair).

Credits gags

Opening credits

At the start of each episode, just as the "Futurama" logo appears on the screen, a caption appears on the bottom of the screen, different in every episode. Some captions include "Coming Soon to an Illegal DVD", "Dancing Space Potatoes? You Bet!", and "Crafted With Wuv (By Monsters)". Occasionally, an advert is displayed instead.

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A Planet Express Ship then flies through the text, and around a futuristic city. During the final shot of the opening credits, a billboard screen appears in view, upon which the executive producer credits appear. Just before they do, a clip from a classic public domain cartoon is shown on the screen. A number of classic cartoon stars have been featured on the billboard, including Koko the Clown, Betty Boop, Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Little Lulu, Felix the Cat, The Simpsons and Bosko http://www.peelified.com/cgi-bin/showpage.cgi?Forum=1&Thread=000427. During the last episode, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", the billboard shows the Futurama opening credits, implying a visual infinite regression.

Related Topics:
Billboard - Public domain - Koko the Clown - Betty Boop - Bugs Bunny - Porky Pig - Daffy Duck - Little Lulu - Felix the Cat - The Simpsons - Bosko

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The opening theme pays homage to the 1967 piece "Psyché Rock" from the album "Messe pour le temps présent", a collaboration between a rock band an Pierre Henry, one of the founders of musique concrète and electronic music as a genre.

Related Topics:
Pierre Henry - Musique concrète

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Closing credits: "30th Century Fox"

"30th Century Fox" is a variation of the "20th Century Fox" closing logo listed in the end credits. Fox initially rejected the idea of show creator Matt Groening, who sponsored the design of the logo by himself. Later, it became popular, with Fox embracing and taking some credit for it.

Related Topics:
20th Century Fox - Closing logo - Credits - Matt Groening

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The episode "That's Lobstertainment!" reveals that 30th Century Fox is a television and film studio within the Futurama universe. The studio building is shaped like the logo. The spotlights surrounding it are used to blind pilots, so that the resulting plane crash can be filmed

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