Oh, Mom. She's the sweet old lady of the Futurama universe, who is simply trying to make the world a better place ... yeah, right. The character is pretty developed, with many nuances, but there's one aspect of Mom's history that has fans scratching their heads.
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A character named Carol Miller, but better known as "Mom," is the head of a multi-billion-dollar company that seems to have a monopoly on all things robot, and she flexes that wealth quite a bit. Just how much dough has she really accumulated, however?
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The Star Wars animated series flesh out the galaxy far, far away with engaging characters, exciting arcs, and a look at the universe's stranger corners. Fans of all ages have much to love here -- but there's a lot that goes over the littlest heads. These are the details only adults appreciate.
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Fans have been discussing a wild finale theory on Reddit. The episode in question ends with Farnsworth pressing the button, turning Futurama into the only show that you can restart from the beginning at the end of a binge session while making the argument that you're just starting the next season.
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Considering that this is the same show that promised a world where someone would want to keep Jay Leno's head alive for centuries, maybe we shouldn't be taking it all that seriously — but for die-hard fans, next-level pedantry is the name of the game.
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There's a lot that doesn't make sense about Bender Bending Rodriguez. Each added detail of his life only serves to raise more questions. But more than anything, the biggest unsolved mystery in the life of B.B. Rodriguez's life lies at the character's very core.
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Recently, the sleuths over on Reddit outdid themselves yet again, bringing up a very subtle Simpsons Easter egg from one of Futurama's early episodes that was nearly impossible to catch during the first viewing.
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Despite its cancellation in September of 2013, Matt Groening's Futurama remains a cult classic. Fans across the globe still praise the show's clever dialogue, its colorful cast of characters, and the world — or rather, worlds — that the Planet Express crew inhabited.
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It's safe to say Avatar: The Last Airbender has stood the test of time since airing on Nickelodeon 15 years ago.Quite a lot happens in its epic story, so we're going to discuss what leads up to the conclusion, how things play out in the finale, and what we think it all means.
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Bart has written many memorable and controversial statements on his school's chalkboard over the years — some attack school faculty and politicians, others criticize current events, while still others are colorful innuendos and puns.
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars: Rebels, and Star Wars: Resistance tell a complex story full of fascinating characters, intriguing lore, and killer action. With three shows to keep track of, however, even the most passionate fan can get confused. We're here to help with this timeline of events.
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Ah, Jerry Smith. On the hit Adult Swim animated series Rick and Morty, there may be no more disrespected human being on the planet. For Rick, it's obvious that Jerry is the living, breathing equivalent of a splinter stuck under his thumbnail — but just why does he hate Jerry so much?
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Grab a bowl of your favorite cereal and sit down in front of the TV because here are cartoons based on movies we'd love to see!
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The team behind Futurama cared about what they were working on -- after all, the production schedule for a single episode took an entire year. There is, however, one plothole that remains a sticking point thanks to its implications for the Planet Express crew and the trajectory of Futurama.
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Both shows are masterworks of animated comedy, and since they come from the same creator and feature similar animation styles, there's a question that's always been hanging out there in the Groening ether: Do The Simpsons and Futurama exist in the same universe? The answer is ... complicated.
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Fire Lord Ozai generates a looming dread on Avatar: The Last Airbender, more a pure incarnation of evil than a true villain. Indeed, Team Avatar encounters far more devious threats, not the least of which comes in the form of the Grand Secretariat of Ba Sing Se: Long Feng.
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This supernatural thriller has been climbing the Netflix charts, largely thanks to its impressive cast. It's a safe bet you'll recognize the actor who portrays the FBI agent at the center of the fray. Her name is Amanda Schull, and she's been making quite a name for herself.
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From the uncertain future of fan-favorite characters, unexplored backstories, and historical contexts, here are some of the biggest questions left unanswered in Avatar: The Last Airbender.
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For every Batman: The Animated Series and Animaniacs out there, there's a '90s cartoon that hasn't exactly stood the test of time.
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If you're curious about the fates and futures of the citizens of Springfield, here's what will happen to the characters of The Simpsons ... eventually.
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When Rick and Morty creators Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon gave their acerbic scientist character a nonsense catchphrase in the first season — "Wubba lubba dub dub!" — they accidentally created a monster. Here's the truth behind the line, and why you probably shouldn't shout it at the creators.
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Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon sure knows how to tell a mean story, and a fourth-season episode of his animated sci-fi odyssey may just have given us a look under the hood at his process. Let's break down the "Story Circle" that informs all of his work.
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The show's midseason premiere, "Never Ricking Morty," took the series' entire story off the rails — literally and figuratively. But sharp-eyed fans have spotted an Easter egg suggesting there's far more to the episode than meets the eye.
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No matter how closely you watched the most recent episode of Adult Swim's Rick and Morty, there's just no way any mortal person could catch each and every insane reference. The guest appearance of one White Witch of Winter was perhaps the perfect example of this episode's chicanery.
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Rick and Morty is created for the Easter egg-obsessed. On their way through a fourth season, the show dropped its most reference-heavy episode ever. One particular character stood out, and if you feel like you've seen Biblesaurus before, you probably watched Saturday morning cartoons in the '80s.
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Fiction that involves a man traveling into the future frequently touches on the idea of accrued wealth. Futurama got around this by having its accidental time traveler be a world-class screwup. Fry did manage to fall into a fortune, but it's one the writers of the series seemed to forget.
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While creator Matt Groening is best known for another little animated series he started working on in the '80s, many fans would argue that Futurama is his true magnum opus. Here are some of the darkest Futurama fan theories that you'll never be able to unlearn.
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