List of Futurama characters
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This article lists the many characters of Futurama, an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century. Along with the employees of Planet Express, Futurama includes a large array of characters, including co-workers, media personalities, business owners, extended relatives, townspeople, aliens, and villains. Many of these characters were created for one-time gags, background scenes, or other functions, but later gained expanded roles. Other characters started as background characters, and have been used to personify new roles later on in the series.
The main characters are listed first; all other characters are listed in alphabetical order. Only main, supporting, and recurring characters are listed, with brief descriptions of the main and supporting characters also given.
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| Character | Voiced by | Seasons | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||
| BBS | TBwaBB | BG | ItWGY | |||||||||||
| Philip J. Fry | Billy West | Main | ||||||||||||
| Professor Farnsworth | Main | |||||||||||||
| Dr. Zoidberg | Main | |||||||||||||
| Zapp Brannigan | Main | |||||||||||||
| Turanga Leela | Katey Sagal | Main | ||||||||||||
| Bender | John DiMaggio | Main | ||||||||||||
| Amy Wong | Lauren Tom | Also starring | Main | |||||||||||
| Hermes Conrad | Phil LaMarr | Also starring | Main | |||||||||||
| Kif Kroker | Maurice LaMarche | Guest | Recurring | Main | Guest | Main | ||||||||
| Nibbler | Frank Welker | Guest | Recurring | Guest | Recurring | Main | Does not appear | Main | Guest | Also starring | Does not appear | |||
| Mom | Tress MacNeille | Guest | Main | Supporting | Recurring | Main | ||||||||
| Scruffy | David Herman | Guest | Recurring | Supporting | Also starring | Main | ||||||||
References
- A literal grandfather paradox caused by accidental time travel in "Roswell That Ends Well" is solved by Philip J. Fry be
- Time travel-created duplicate, as established in Futurama: Bender's Big Score.
- Fresh Airhttps://www.npr.org/2010/07/15/128490848/billy-west-the-many-cartoon-voices-in-his-head
- 1,729 is the smallest number that can be represented as the sum of two cubes in two ways, 1³ + 12³ = 9³ + 10³, serial nuhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24459279
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- Fresh Airhttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128490848
- "Futurama Writer/Co-Executive Producer Patric Verrone"http://thestream.tv/futurama-writerco-executive-producer-patric-veronne/
- "Phil LaMarr Comedy Central Interview"http://www.comedycentral.com/videos/index.jhtml?videoId=342951&title=the-voices-of-futurama-phil
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- TV Clubhttps://www.avclub.com/phil-lamarr-on-futurama-and-getting-shot-in-the-face-fo-1798232073
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- Futurama: Bender's Big Score
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- Fresh Airhttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128490848
- Wiredhttp://blog.wired.com/games/2007/12/video-games-f-1.html
- Futurama season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "The Series Has Landed"
- Futurama season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "A Taste of Freedom"
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- Futurama season 3 episode 9 "The Cyber House Rules"
- Animation Magazinehttps://www.animationmagazine.net/2025/08/futurama-season-13-rockets-to-hulu-with-new-trailer-key-art/
- Futurama season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Xmas Story"
- "9 Odd Things We Now Know About Futurama"http://www.totalfilm.com/features/9-odd-things-we-now-know-about-futurama/page:4
- Futurama season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Kif gets Knocked Up a Notch"
- "Billy West: The TV Squad Interview"http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/06/15/billy-west-the-tv-squad-interview
- Billy West on Phil Hartmanhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE239gnv58k&t=1m40s
- "Futurama: "Leela And The Genestalk""https://web.archive.org/web/20160528153608/http://www.avclub.com/tvclub/futurama-leela-and-the-genestalk-101104
- "A Head in the Polls"
- How to Defeat Your Own Clone: And Other Tips for Surviving the Biotech Revolutionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=b2H01Xb9Ma4C&q=%22cubert+farnsworth%22&pg=PA41
- "Farnsworth's Clone – Futurama"https://web.archive.org/web/20171114040850/http://www.cc.com/video-clips/q98h0h/futurama-farnsworth-s-clone
- Futurama season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Leela's Homeworld"
- Futurama season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Leela's Homeworld"
- Pastehttp://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/08/futurama-review-lrrreconcilable-ndndifferences-611.html
- The A.V. Clubhttps://www.avclub.com/futurama-lrrreconciliable-ndndifferences-1798165799
- Drawn to Television: Prime-Time Animation from The Flintstones to Family Guy
- Futurama season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Space Pilot 3000"
- "The Five: Presidents' Day Spectacular!"http://www.aoltv.com/2006/02/20/the-five-presidents-day-spectacular/
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- Pittsburgh Post-Gazettehttp://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07333/837581-120.stm
- "Futurama Monster Robot Maniac Fun Collection"https://www.popmatters.com/tv/reviews/f/futurama-monster-robot-maniac.shtml
- "A Big Piece of Garbage"
- Futurama season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "My Three Suns"
- The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings
- DVDtalk .com, Review: Futurama: Bender's Big Scorehttps://archive.today/20130102135526/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/review.php?ID=31358
- CHUD.com Archived January 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, A film site for the brillianthttp://www.chud.com/index.php?type=specialed&id=12562
- TVshowsondvd.com Archived May 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Futurama DVD news: Press Release for Futurama – Bender'shttps://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Futurama-Bender's-Big-Press-Release/8402
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- Futurama, season two episode "Raging Bender". Retrieved August 8, 2015.
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- 5000 Episodes and No Commercials: The Ultimate Guide to TV Shows on DVD
- cracked.comhttp://www.cracked.com/article_20356_5-recurring-movie-extras-you-wont-believe-you-never-noticed_p2.html
- Futurama Season 2, Episode 9 – "Why Must I be a Crustacean in Love?" episode commentary
- The Gospel According to the Simpsons. Bigger and possibly even Better! editionhttps://archive.org/details/gospelaccordingt0000pins/page/229
- "Al Gore reprises role on 'Futurama' cartoon"https://web.archive.org/web/20071011175003/http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/20021108-1750-ca-people-gore.html
- "Al Gore, The Futurama President"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jack-zulkey/al-gore-the-futurama_b_51200.html
- USA Todayhttps://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/e1831.htm
- Futurama: Bender's Big Score DVD commentary for "A Terrifying Message From Al Gore"
- screenrant.comhttps://screenrant.com/futurama-scientist-cameos/
- screenrant.comhttps://screenrant.com/futurama-season-12-cara-delevingne-cameo-explained/
- New Scientisthttps://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21323-the-man-who-saves-stephen-hawkings-voice.html