Greatest Episode Titles

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Futurama is the King of having top quality episode titles. They are often immensly clever in their manipulation of another famous show/movie or quote. This may seem like an odd topic but it is quite interesting seeing where the episode titles do appear from.

My personal favourite is Love's Labours Lost in Space, which is an astute combination of a William Shakespeare play and the famous 1960's TV show.
I am interested to hear other views on this vital and intriguing issue

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Devils Hands -- the Firesign-esque inversion of that old saying strikes me as particularly clever; in fact, I wouldn't be surprised if the title was thought of first.

I also love The Day the Earth Stood Stupid. The fact that the word "stupid" doesn't scan with the original title, and is also ungrammatical, makes it particularly appropriate -- a sort of conceptual onomotopaeia, or however that's spelled.

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I love 'The Luck of the Fryrish'. I love how the old Irish saying incorporates so fully and flawlessly with both Fry's name and the themes and content of the episode without having to change the original saying much at all.

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Gotta go with 'Luck of the Fryrish.'

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"The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" really should have been called "The Devil's Hands Are Idol Playthings".

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Teenage mutant Leela's Hurdles, simply 'cause I love the Turtles.

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Got to be "Day The Earth Stood Stupid." Perfectly descriptive of the episode, a great classic Sci-Fi reference, and the first appearance of the beloved Hypnotoad.

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Originally posted by Professie:
Teenage mutant Leela's Hurdles, simply 'cause I love the Turtles.

Same here, well, in a nostalgic sort of way. I think it's a really cloolsome title anyway though     

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I very much liked Love's Labours Lost In Space. Whilst most other titles are plays on famous sayings or film titles, this one was an amalgam of a Shakespeare play and a sci-fi series, so for me it stands out.

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gotta vote for tmlh, that requires alot of class and craft to think up. its close tho, roswell than ends well is a clever one aswell.

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All of those titles are good, but 'Teenage Mutant Leelas Hurdles' really stood out for being a great title. Gotta love the turtles.

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I like: I, Roommate; Hell Is Other Robots; How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back; Parasites Lost; Insane in the Mainframe; Bender Should Not Be Allowed On TV.

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I went with, I Second That Emotion.  Not to set off any geekalarms but I use that title in conversation on occasion.

Space Pilot 3000 & The Series Has Landed I consider very clever!  Like the poster aboves suggestions too.

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question:

i hope i dont sound like an idiot, but why is 'spanish fry' called, well, ya know, ''spanish fry' ? it doesnt really have n e thing to do with spanish peeps, only no nosed people.

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There have been some good other suggestions for some further good Episode Titles, but I have tried to choose ones which did stand out as being particularly smart

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The Day The Earth Stood Stupid 

@helpimchoking: "Spanish Fly" is an aphrodisiac. Look, I even found out there's a website www.spanishfly.com    

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Being a Trek fan, I always liked the title "Where No Fan Has Gone Before".

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The Day The Earth Stood Stupid....it made me laugh out loud the first time I saw it, and it's still funny....

Roswell That Ends Well makes no sense so it's also funny....

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I went with 'The Devils Hands Are Idle Playthings'
it's just so funny!

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I think TMLH is the best as well, but I have a really stupid question. Where, besides in the DVD's, are the titles of the episodes ever shown? The only one I know is on the missle in Roswell that ends well. Is it in the ending credits, or what? I know the #ACV## number is.

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"The Day the Earth Stood Stupid" I loved the reference to old science fiction.

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The Day the Earth Stood Stupid is a good example of how clever Futurama had good title names.

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My top 5 is probably "Parasites Lost "Teeenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles", "The Birdbot of Ice-catraz", "Loves Labour's Lost In Space" and Roswell That Ends Well". Likely to change at a whim.

But they're all great, although I do think they could have come with something better for "Leela's Homeworld". Not very punny.

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Parasites lost...I just got that.

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Originally posted by Teral:
But they're all great, although I do think they could have come with something better for "Leela's Homeworld". Not very punny.

True, but it's easy to remember though, as is "Mars University."

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I like Luck of the Fryrish...gotta stay true to the Irish in me!!!

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gotta be Roswell that ends well i think thats the funniest and cleveriest, Spanish Fry is very good as well thanks Mr Burns they must have thought of that title before they wrote it. also im a little worried about the futurama writers what with spanish fly and that keibilmeister or whatever its called

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Kegelcizer? And why are you worried? I don't see why the Futurama writers can't make a few jokes about sexual organs once in a while.   

'cept in Spanish Fry where they beat the arse out of it. 

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I think it's a tie between Parasites Lost (I know it's not up there but...) and Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles. TMLH has the best parody title that still describes the ep, though.

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The Birdbot of Ice-catraz 4ever!

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the day the earth stood stupid; simply because, its a damn good title

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Ahh, a thread bumped from 2 almost 3 years ago. Ah well. I vote I second that emotion.

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I personally think The Day the Earth Stood Stupid is quite clever  so hence I voted it

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Devils hands gets my vote, great name, great episode

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30% Iron Chef was a very creative title. Most episodes are, but I like this one the most. The episode it's self is good too. Great, actually.

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i like Roswell that ends well.But the name of The Sting is kinda dramatic.

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Roswell that ends well is a good title.

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The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings, Roswell That Ends Well, and Love and Rocket.  The last because I like the band.

Yo.

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"Roswell That Ends Well" is not only a clever title, but actually fits the theme of the episode rather well.

I'm also a big fan of the relatively simple "I, Roommate" (not listed).

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Parasites Lost.   

I haven't even seen it, but I like the title.

I also like The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings.