#Futurama #Bender #Turanga Leela #Bender Bending Rodriguez #Amy Wong #Professor Hubert Farnsworth #Doctor John Zoidberg.
Great mix of 2D animation and CGI.
Futurama is no stranger to Christmas episodes, returning to the idea three times during its seven season (and counting) run. They make good viewing for fans looking for something more off-the-wall than traditional holiday fare, and the Christmas season makes a fantastic target for the show's black and squicky sci-fi satire. The three episodes -- Season 2, Episode 8, "Xmas Story," Season 3, Episode 3, "A Tale of Two Santas," and Season 6, Episode 13, "The Futurama Holiday Special" -- together comprise a little more than an hour's running time, making them a good mini-binge for those so inclined.

Of the three, the middle one may be worth saving for the end. "A Tale of Two Santas" finds the right type of story to hang the show's dark humor off of, while putting series favorite Bender front and center in a story that suits him perfectly. The remaining two, while amusing, simply don't have the same snap in their step, and in a few cases veer into unduly problematic material. Fans looking for a single choice would do well to go with "A Tale of Two Santas."

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Futurama's First and Last Christmas Specials
Nearly,10,years,after,it,signed,off,,Futurama,has,been,revived,for,a,20-episode,run,on,Hulu,,the,third,platform,for,the,animated,comedy,from,creators,Matt,Groening,and,David,X.,Cohen.

The,series,that,aired,its,first,five,seasons,on,Fox,before,being,revived,for,three,more,at,Comedy,Central,will,return,to,production,this,month,for,a,2023,premiere.,Following,an,extended,deal-making,period,,original,stars,Billy,West,(Fry),and,Katey,Sagal,(Leela),along,with,ensemble,players,who,voiced,multiple,characters,Tress,MacNeille,,Maurice,LaMarche,,Lauren,Tom,,Phil,LaMarr,and,David,Herman,will,all,return.,John,DiMaggio,,who,provided,the,voice,behind,the,wise-cracking,robot,with,the,“shiny,metal,ass,”,Bender,,is,finalizing,a,deal,to,return,as,well,,though,it,has,not,yet,closed.
Futurama,is,no,stranger,to,Christmas,episodes,,returning,to,the,idea,three,times,during,its,seven,season,(and,counting),run.,They,make,good,viewing,for,fans,looking,for,something,more,off-the-wall,than,traditional,holiday,fare,,and,the,Christmas,season,makes,a,fantastic,target,for,the,show's,black,and,squicky,sci-fi,satire.,The,three,episodes,--,Season,2,,Episode,8,,"Xmas,Story,",Season,3,,Episode,3,,"A,Tale,of,Two,Santas,",and,Season,6,,Episode,13,,"The,Futurama,Holiday,Special",--,together,comprise,a,little,more,than,an,hour's,running,time,,making,them,a,good,mini-binge,for,those,so,inclined.

Of,the,three,,the,middle,one,may,be,worth,saving,for,the,end.,"A,Tale,of,Two,Santas",finds,the,right,type,of,story,to,hang,the,show's,dark,humor,off,of,,while,putting,series,favorite,Bender,front,and,center,in,a,story,that,suits,him,perfectly.,The,remaining,two,,while,amusing,,simply,don't,have,the,same,snap,in,their,step,,and,in,a,few,cases,veer,into,unduly,problematic,material.,Fans,looking,for,a,single,choice,would,do,well,to,go,with,"A,Tale,of,Two,Santas."

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Futurama's,First,and,Last,Christmas,Specials
There,are,tons,of,unforgettable,,hilarious,,emotional,and,enjoyable,episodes.
Likable,characters,such,as,Fry,,Turanga,Leela,,Bender,Bending,Rodriguez,,Amy,Wong,,Professor,Hubert,Farnsworth,and,Doctor,John,Zoidberg.
Clever,humor,based,on,science-fiction,parodies,and,references.,This,ranges,from,subtle,ones,like,using,the,same,sound,effects,of,the,doors,from,Star,Trek,to,Captain,Zapp,Brannigan,,who,is,a,full-on,parody,of,Captain,James,T.,Kirk,from,the,same,series.
The,voice,acting,is,good,,featuring,talented,voice,actors,like,Billy,West,,John,DiMaggio,,Maurice,LaMarche,,Phil,LaMarr,,Katey,Sagal,,Lauren,Tom,and,Tress,MacNeille.
It,has,some,heartwarming,and,tear-jerking,moments,as,well,,most,notably,"Jurassic,Bark",,the,episode,where,Fry,finds,the,fossilized,remains,of,his,pet,dog.
Countless,pop-culture,references,done,well.
The,show's,humor,is,well-done,,and,mixes,well,with,the,more,dramatic,moments,without,coming,off,as,forced.
Great,writing.
The,show,managed,to,have,not,one,,not,two,,not,three,,but,four,series,finales,,and,each,one,served,as,a,good,way,to,end,the,series,,with,"The,Devil's,Hands,Are,Idle,Playthings",and,"Meanwhile",being,regarded,as,some,of,the,best,episodes,of,the,show.
Amazing,character,development,,best,demonstrated,with,Fry's,maturation,over,the,course,of,the,series;,he,went,from,being,repulsed,by,Leela's,body,putting,on,dozens,of,pounds,(after,Amy,took,control,of,it),in,"The,Prisoner,of,Benda",to,giving,a,heartwarming,speech,about,how,he'll,never,stop,loving,Leela,no,matter,how,much,her,looks,will,change,in,"Leela,and,the,Genestalk".
Speaking,of,

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