Futurama

An American sci-fi TV show about the life of a 20th-century man named Philip J. Fry (also nicknamed Fry) after being cryogenically frozen for one millennium and awaking in the 31st century. The show features a far-future version of Earth inhabited by humans, robots, aliens, and mutants after humanity achieved space travel, colonized the Moon and Mars, and created interstellar travel technology. Futurama 's central delivery service, Planet Express, uses its interstellar-travel capable spaceship to send packages to far-off customers on other planets and in other galaxies. Fry's coworkers at Planet Express consist of Turanga Leela (Fry's love interest who is a mutant cyclops), Bender Bending Rodriguez (an alcoholic robot originally built to bend girders), Professor Hubert Farsworth (the company's CEO and scientist), Amy Wong (an Asian intern from Mars), Hermes Conrad (a Jamaican man from Jamaica who acts as the company's bureaucrat and manager), and Dr. John Zoidberg (the company's alien lobster-like doctor). Futurama premiered in 1999 and ran until it was cancelled in 2014.

Being a franchise in the sci-fi genre, the world of Futurama consists of the standard robots and space aliens expected from a show of its category. Its main Scientist, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, constructs machines that defy the laws of physics and sometimes endanger the fabric of reality. The shenanigans of his employees, namely Fry and Bender, can quickly snowball into large-scale issues that may threaten the existence of the Earth itself due to out-of-control science-related events, such as Bender virtually infinitely replicating himself with Farnsworth's own duplicating device. Aside from being a science fiction TV show, Futurama also focuses on romance, most notably the relationship between Fry and Leela. For his first few years at Planet Express, Fry makes an almost excessive amount of attempts at expressing his love for Leela only to be ignored, interrupted, or get on his interest's nerves. Another couple often featured in the show is Amy Wong and Kif Kroker. Unlike with Fry and Leela, Amy and Kif hitched their relationship off immediately after meeting each other face-to-face for the first time. They also have more in common than the former couple as they each have someone in their life who makes being in their relationship harder. Amy's parents Leo and Inez Wong disapprove Kif for not being a strong, impressive man who could father their grandchild; Kif's commanding officer Zapp Brannigan usually rips him away from his girlfriend to tend to a degrading task. Outside the two main couples, Futurama also tells the story of lesser-showcased relationships like those had by Prof. Farnsworth, Hermes Conrad, and Dr. Zoidberg. Farnsworth occasionally goes over his romantic history with Mom of MomCorp, and Hermes acts as a family man for his wife Labarbara and son Dwight.

Philip J. Fry (Philip Jay Fry) (Flawed NN)
"Philip Fry, the Main of Futurama, is young delivery boy of Planet Express. Sent to the future after accidentally being frozen in a cryogenics lab, he spends his days working for the delivery company alongside his friends and the love of his life, Turanga Leela. Of all his coworkers, Fry is the least talented and intelligent, lacking a delta brain wave that has made him the hero of the universe on a few occasions."

Pros (Score 1.5)
Altruism: Fry willingly puts himself in danger to save those he cares for, even if that danger threatens to end his life. This best applies to Leela, the woman Fry has loved since the first time they met, as he not only made the most Self Sacrifices for her sake, but she is the one Fry makes the most extreme sacrifices for.

Animal Bond UP-: Although Fry meets few organic animals in the future, he easily befriended some of those he encountered in his original time period. One of the best examples of this is Seymour, a stray dog Fry met and took care of in 1997 until he was frozen. From that day forward, Seymour spent the rest of his life waiting for Fry's return outside the pizzeria he worked at.

Cons (Score 1)
Stupidity: Fry's greatest downfall is possibly his inability to effectively use his brain. Meta-wise, this is due to him being the main character of a sitcom, but the in-universe explanation is his Stupidity is a result of his lack of a delta brain wave which nearly all living things (including certain plants) possess.

Turanga Leela (Flawed NG)
"Turanga Leela is the one-eyed mutant captain of the Planet Express's starship who delivers packages to off-Earth planets with her coworkers Philip Fry and Bender Rodriguez. Despite her mature personality, she can be quick to resorting to violence when provoked. Initially unmoved by the determined Fry's countless attempts at displaying his love for her, Leela eventually warmed up to him and entered a relationship with him as a girlfriend."

Pro (Score 11)
Allure: In terms of total people swayed by one character, Leela may be considered the most attractive in the show. She managed to capture the romantic attention of her crewmate and coworker Fry, fellow space captain Zapp Brannigan, and many lesser-seen men over the course of her career at Planet Express. Even though Leela welcomed much of this attention to an extent, there are men Leela wouldn't consider for a second. By far the most recurrent example of this is Zapp, a pompous and half-witted military officer of the Democratic Order of Planets (DOOP) who relentlessly hits on Leela at every given opportunity.

Altruism: A partially hidden trait of Leela's is her unconditional willfulness to help others, whether it be a coworker, customer, community member, or alien animal. Leela is shown to have a place in her heart for the local orphans and tries her best to make them happy.

Animal Bond UP: Leela is an animal lover, evident by how she does what she can to ensure the continued existence of those she meets. In "Love's Labours Lost in Space" (S1E4), Leela goes to great extents to save the animals of doomed planet Vergon 6, risking her and her coworkers' lives as the planet nears implosion. After she met Nibbler, a small Nibblonian alien, Leela takes him in as a pet and cared for him ever since. In the movie "Into the Wild Green Yonder", she protects the remaining member of an endangered species of Martian leech in spite of it painfully biting and attacking her multiple times throughout the film.

Athleticism+: Leela is capable of complex parkour that involved running and jumping from other platforms and bar swinging. She most often uses her Athleticism+ in combat against One-Shot Minions when she must fight against them, but Leela also uses her advanced athletic skills in Chase Scenes.

Familial Bond UP+: For most of her life, Leela lived by the belief that she was an alien from a far-away star whose parents left her on Earth. In "Leela's Homeworld" (S4E2), Leela meets her parents for the first time since she was a baby. She actively loves her parents and makes her best effort at making and keeping them happy, let it be by keeping a promise to meet them on the surface or mend their broken relationship back together.

Fighting Spirit+: Leela, Fry, and Bender often get into trouble that calls for fighting for their lives. In these situations, it's common to see Leela taking the enemy head-on instead of fleeing the scene or cowering in a safe place. In "Raging Bender" (S2E21), it's revealed that Leela took kung-fu classes when she was a young girl, which may be when she acquired the fighting skills she carried into adulthood.

Work Ethic UP+: Leela ranks among the most productive employees at her place of work. She puts completing her task before her own well-being, which has been identified as an obsession in "Möbius Dick" (S6E51). This tenacity to complete every mission has made her a very valuable part of Planet Express who has succeeded in areas previous crews have failed.

Con (Score 1)
Stigma: The fact that Leela has only one eye has the tendency to catch many people she encounters for the first time off guard. This is best seen in men who attempt to date or flirt with her. When she was living in the Cookieville Minimum-Security Orphanarium, instead of fearing her single eye, the other children would mock Leela for being a cyclops.

Bender Bending Rodriguez (Pure CN)
"Bender Rodriguez is the robot of the Planet Express who is known for his cigar smoking, necessary alcoholism, and irreverent and self-centered behavior. He considers himself and the rest of robotkind (often only himself as he claims to be "the greatest") to be superior to other races, namely fleshy, weak, organic humans who lack the multitude of abilities possessed solely by machines. Bender's hard-to-tame attitude has gotten him and his coworkers in trouble more times than any of his fellow Planet Express employees can count, but he may pull through and help others if he can benefit from doing so."

Pro (Score 6)
Athleticism: Bender's extension arms and legs can allow him to reach high-up, far-away, and other unreachable areas without having to approach them. This lets him stealthily steal from people's wallets as their heads are turned. In more serious moments, Bender uses his extension arms to clutch someone in danger and pull them to safety.

Elemental Resistance: Fire, Water, Lightning, Dark: Being a robot, Bender is tolerant to intense heat, liquids, electric shocks, and being submerged in extreme darkness. For all except for the latter, his metallic exterior can resist any incoming element while he has been shown to use his flashlight-like eyes (as well as his fiery belches on one occasion) to illuminate dim areas. This has made him especially useful for times when it is necessary to plunge into any of the listed elements.

Endurance: Despite it being said that alcohol powers all robots, Bender has proven he can go thousands of years without any alcohol intake. Since he is a robot, he can also work for much longer periods of time without rest than an organic being could.

Mastery of the Arts: Bender has partial interests in music and cooking. He can occasionally be found singing or playing a musical instrument of some kind, such as a guitar (as seen in "Forty Percent Leadbelly" (S7E14)). It has been referenced a few times before this episode that Bender's life-long dream was to be become a folk singer. Bender also aspires to be a great cook, evident by his many attempts to prepare complex meals involving tens of ingredients. One of his life's idols is the Neptunian chef Elzar, a cooking celebrity Bender has unintentionally peeved on most meet-ups.

Resistance: Bender can withstand most physical attacks such as punches and kicks. His tough body can, at times, return the pain to the offender. However, this typically does not apply to other robots whose own attacks can pierce Bender's body or dismember his limbs.

Utility Proficiency: Bender has a number of features inside his body, many of which are weapons or hazardous objects. He can effectively act as his own toolbox when helping his coworkers on a mission simply by switching his hands or arms for a tool. The most prominent feature of his body is his empty storage space that can be used to store objects and his own inner workings. It has been shown that Bender's storage space can hold flames, a fully-grown man, and his own head.

Con (Score 4)
Bad Habit+: Bender is a violent, kleptomanic, alcoholic, chain-smoking, foul-mouthed individual whose egotism has gotten in the way of others on numerous occasions. Because Bender has an SOB personality, he hardly cares who he hurts with his antics and wrongdoings so as long as he can get something good out of his actions.

Bane of Existence-: Bender's ceaseless hooting about how great he is considered annoying by others at times. His selfishness and unwillingness to lend a hand also sometimes irritates his coworkers Fry and Leela, especially in situations where a robot could best assist those in need. In addition to getting on his coworkers' nerves, Bender has the habit of being a Vermin to the celebrities Elzar, a famed Neptunian chef, and Calculon, a robotic soap opera actor. Bender uncontrollably and over-zealously gushes over his favorite TV stars after meeting with them, which has properly earned him their contempt.

Greed: The item most commonly stolen by Bender is other people's money, but he is partial to robbing others of their jewelry, precious gems, and valuable trinkets. Bender's casual theft, along with other miscellaneous crimes, has made him one of the biggest criminals in New New York.

Vanity-: Of all the eight employees of Planet Express, Bender would be the last one caught doing anything remotely generous or selfless. Although Bender believes he is superior to others, he is rarely too narcissistic to intentionally leave his coworkers in danger if they need him.

Hubert J. Farnsworth (Hubert Jay Farnsworth) (Flawed CN)
"Professor Hubert Farnsworth is the great-grandnephew of Philip Fry who owns Planet Express, the delivery company he also acts as the scientist for. He assigns and sends Fry, Leela, and Bender on their delivery missions while working on inventions and other scientific projects. Professor Farnsworth's history with science goes back to his days of being a young boy living with his parents, explaining how he is capable of creating machines such as an intergalactic starship, time machine, and teleporting ray gun."

Pro (Score 3)
Intelligence+: As a scientist, Professor Farnsworth naturally has very high intelligence. He constructs dozens of complicated machines, many of which are used by the Planet Express employees. Farnsworth is responsible for all robots built by Mom's Friendly Robot Company, which makes up the majority of the Earth's robot population.

Wisdom: Farnsworth has great insight of the world of science. When a surreal anomaly strikes, he always has the explanation behind it prepared.

Con (Score 1)
Vanity: Farnsworth seems to care more for the success of his business than the security of his crews' lives. This reckless mission assignment is what resulted in the company's history of lost crews.