Futurama is an animated American sci-fi sitcom created by Matt Groening, who also created The Simpsons. The show was originally developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the FOX network.
The series follows the adventures of a late 20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who after being cryogenically frozen for a thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the 31st century.
In Family Guy[]
Billy West, who voiced Philip J. Fry, Professor Hubert Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan provides a guest voice in "Death Has a Shadow".
In Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story, a reporter asks Stewie if FOX has any plans to bring back Futurama. After finding out the reporter is from Entertainment Weekly magazine, his neck is then snapped by Stewie.
Bender, a character from the show, is seen in the cantina in Blue Harvest.
He is also one of those who heard the dirty joke in "The Splendid Source". Joe, Quagmire, and Peter travel aboard the Planet Express ship to talk to him.
While in Italy in "Boopa-Dee Bappa-Dee", Peter attempts to use the guide on the television remote, turning Stewie into a host of past and present Animation Domination characters including Bender.
When Lois drags Stewie's Time Machine out of his room in "Throw It Away", the time machine at one point takes them to the future, with Chris being replaced by Bender.
In Futurama[]
The animated film Bender's Big Score features a "Family Guy 12 Laughs a Year" calendar.
Seth MacFarlane performed the opening theme to Into The Wild Green Yonder, Futurama's fourth direct-to-DVD movie.
In the episode "Game Of Tones", Fry's dog Seymour talks to him in his dream in Brian Griffin's voice. Seymour is also seen drinking a martini, which is a reference to Brian Griffin.
In the episode "The Impossible Stream", one of the TV shows on Fry's viewing list was called "Family Gorn".