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X-Mas Story, in a heartbeat.
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"Roswell That Ends Well" or "Xmas Story"
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Nixorbo

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Amazon Women in the Mood. You can't go with with the snoo-snoo.
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Originally posted by me, in that other thread: Um, how about "Space Pilot 3000"? Why not begin at the beginning? Actually, I'd show "Space Pilot 3000" immediately followed by "The Series Has Landed". I know that you said one episode only, but I'd claim it was a two-part episode. We're talking about people who've never seen Futurama; it's not like they'd know it wasn't.
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all of my friends who don't really like futurama like it after I showed them Jurassic bark
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So this topic started in the chatroom and I thought it would be a great topic of discussion on here.
If you were introducing someone to Futurama who had never seen it before or heard of it (apparently people out there still exist!) which one(s) would you show (not necessarily the pilot episode)?
Roswell That Ends Well and anything from first season would be my choice.
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My friend at school didn't like Godfellas at all when I showed it to my R.E. class, but we watched all of Season 4 and he was laughing at parts I didn't even find funny, so I guess it depends on the ep(s) and the person.
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I have to second Roswell as a good choice. A Head in the Polls and The Farnsworth Parabox would be other good ones in my opinion.
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Aslate brought up a good point in chat, that it depends on whether you want them to become a dedicated fan like us or just impress them with something amazing they'll enjoy. In either case, I think I would still pick Roswell That Ends Well. First season episode might be better after they got in a few second season episodes, because I keep forgetting how animated shows have changed over the last 12 years. They move much quicker than first season now.
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futurefreak

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I thought about Farnsworth Parabox Frisco, but I thought they might be more enjoyable once they got a few episodes under their belt and understood the dynamic between certain characters, like Fry and Leela.
If the person is a Star Trek TOS fan, I would say show Where No Fan Has Gone Before right from the start.
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Bind them to a chair, pop in the first disc of Season one and don't let them go until after they saw all original 4 season, the movies and probably season 6 too.
Then start over with the commentaries.
If that doesn't impress them then I dunno what.
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I would probably start with Space Pilot 3000, but like others have said Roswell That Ends Well seems to be the perfect n00b ep. Then I would probably go with my personal favourite ep; Parasites Lost. I think next I'd pick When Aliens Attack because it's just hilarious, especially Zapp and Lrrr. I'd be tempted to chuck in The Sting next, although perhaps that needs a little more background knowledge of the characters first...
I wouldn't pick anything from Season 6 until later on, possibly around 15 or so eps in, then it would be The Late Philip J Fry, Cold Warriors and slightly later Möbius Dick...
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I think that "The Farnsworth Parabox"
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I think that "The Farnsworth Parabox"
You " think that "The Farnsworth Parabox"" what?
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Otis P Jivefunk

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Maybe they're from a parallel universe where that makes sense  ...
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futurefreak

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Interesting choice. Why that one may I ask? That might be a good one a few episodes into the series, from my perspective.
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