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Futurama: Season 4

12 episodes Premiered Dec 9, 2001 Updated Oct 1, 2026

Futurama Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 12 episodes. The American animated series was created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, who are also the authors of the series The Simpsons. The first four production seasons were broadcast by the television station Fox from 1999 to 2003. The overarching narrative continues the adventures of a late-twentieth-century New York City pizza delivery boy.

Previously on Futurama

Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ The series follows the adventures of a late-twentieth-century New York City pizza delivery boy.
  • ⚡ The American animated series was created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen.
  • ⚡ The creators Matt Groening and David X. Cohen are also known as the authors of the series The Simpsons.
  • ⚡ The first four production seasons of the show were broadcast by the television station Fox from 1999 to 2003.
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Season overview

Futurama Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 12 episodes. The American animated series was created by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, who are also the authors of the series The Simpsons. The first four production seasons were broadcast by the television station Fox from 1999 to 2003. The overarching narrative continues the adventures of a late-twentieth-century New York City pizza delivery boy.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (5): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (7): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S4·E1 Mytharc

Roswell That Ends Well

Dec 9, 2001 · 22 min

A spacetime accident leaves the Planet Express crew stranded in Roswell, New Mexico in the year 1947, where a shattered Bender is mistaken for UFO debris and Zoidberg is captured a

S4·E2 Core

A Tale of Two Santas

Dec 23, 2001 · 22 min

A Planet Express mission to Robot Santa's colony on Neptune leaves the murderous robot trapped in the frozen sea, and Bender takes over as Santa, vowing to bring peace and goodwill

S4·E3 Core

Anthology of Interest II

Jan 6, 2002 · 22 min

When the Professor fine tunes his "What-If" machine, Bender discovers what it would be like if he were human, Fry discovers what it would be like if life were more like a video gam

S4·E4 Core

Love and Rocket

Feb 10, 2002 · 22 min

As Valentine's Day approaches, Bender's romance with the Planet Express ship puts the crew in jeopardy.

S4·E5 Core

Leela's Homeworld

Feb 17, 2002 · 22 min

Leela finally learns the truth about her parents and her own identity.

S4·E6 Core

Where the Buggalo Roam

Mar 3, 2002 · 22 min

When Amy's parents' ranch is hit by a dust storm that blows away their herd of buggalo, Kif sets out to prove his masculinity by rounding up the herd, only to become entangled with

S4·E7 Mytharc

A Pharaoh to Remember

Mar 10, 2002 · 22 min

Bender fears that nobody will remember him after he dies, and sees his chance for immortality when the crew is enslaved on the planet Osiris 4. Posing as the planet's new pharaoh,

S4·E8 Mytharc

Godfellas

Mar 17, 2002 · 22 min

Bender is accidentally shot out of the ship's torpedo tube and becomes lost in space. Floating through the ethereal darkness, Bender becomes inhabited with tiny alien life forms, b

S4·E9 Core

Future Stock

Mar 17, 2002 · 22 min

With Planet Express in financial trouble, Fry nominates a flashy businessman from the 1980s to replace Professor Farnsworth as CEO of the company.

S4·E10 Core

A Leela of Her Own

Apr 7, 2002 · 22 min

Leela endeavors to become the first female blernsball player, but her lack of depth perception hinders her skills. Nevertheless, she becomes the pitcher for the New New York Mets,

S4·E11 Mytharc

30% Iron Chef

Apr 14, 2002 · 22 min

Bender, insulted by the reception his terrible cooking receives, runs away and joins a space hobo camp, where he apprentices with a legendary former TV chef. Meanwhile, Dr. Zoidber

S4·E12 Mytharc

Where No Fan Has Gone Before

Apr 21, 2002 · 22 min

The crew is pitted against the original Star Trek cast to win the devotion of an energy creature.

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