Futurama - Season 4 [1999]

This fourth and final year has all the elements that fans enjoyed so much--but also those elements that partially explain its cancellation. Recurring characters are great if you've watched the show before, as are the in-jokes; and the many parodies of classic science fiction are fine for the initiated, but risk leaving other viewers out in the cold. The show's strengths and perceived weaknesses are exemplified in the episode "Where No Fan Has Gone Before", in which the original cast of Star Trek play themselves: hilarious for Trekkers, but not really for anyone else. Elsewhere we find Leela discovering her real parents aren't aliens at all but in fact live in the sewers; Kif getting pregnant; Fry discovering the fossilised remains of his faithful pet dog; and Bender being converted to steam power. Despite some ups and downs, it's still the funniest animated show on TV. Those responsible for cancelling it can bite my shiny metal …

On the DVD:Futurama, Series 4 DVD box set includes a "Play All" function on each disc. Multifarious extras include cast and crew commentaries, deleted scenes, animatics, galleries and Easter eggs. --Mark Walker

Customer reviews:

Futurama Season 4, 2007-12-25
It was a great series and went out with a bang. This season has some comic gems in it such as Bend Her. Luckily Futurama has started again recently so we have some new matierial.

Futurama Season 4, 2007-02-05
this final season of the sci-fi comedy has some of the best episode ideas to emerge from the brain of Matt Groening ever. from the opening titles of 'Kif gets knocked up a notch' to the credits of 'the devils hands are idle playthings' you will be laughing and crying (the latter for Jurassic Bark in particular) at an animated treat from some of the best minds in the business.