Halleys comet is brown due to the removal of all the ice. When the earth is jeopardized by global warming, the crew attends a conference in kyoto hosted by al gores head, and when the earths increased temperature is linked to emissions from robots. Includes futurama downloads, futurama dvd info, tv listing, futurama episode guide, a chatroom and more. It was first released in region 2 on november 24, 2003, with releases in other regions following in 2004. In this episode, earth is suffering from a gigantic heat wave, due to global warming. Even on futurama has this crisis made its appearance.
It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on november 10, 2002. Episode info when earth is jeopardized by global warming, al gore hosts a conference in kyoto but richard nixons head decides to destroy all robots on the planet including bender. Kyle heats up some science on this weeks because science. The rapid increase in global warming is traced to a ventilation flaw that professor farnsworth failed to correct in his first robot prototype, and now earths population of robots is imperiled. An inconvenient truth records a multimedia presentation hosted by gore in which he discusses the scientific facts behind global warming, explains how it has already begun to affect our. Al gore has a cameo in this episode which finds professor farnsworth claiming responsibility for a global warming crisis. He returned in crimes of the hot in season 4, an episode focusing on his passion, global warming. Dec 16, 2015 posts about global warming written by awkwardbotany. In another episode, the effects of global warming have been somewhat mitigated by the dropping of a giant ice cube into the ocean, and later by pushing earth farther away from the sun, which. This is futurama global warming by victor mirabal on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
In one of the most critically acclaimed and politically sobering episodes of the beloved series, futurama reminded audiences that its fictional world is still susceptible to global warming. Anyway, the planet express crew are hired to go to halleys comet and retrieve a giant ice block. At this point in the shows improbably long life, such an accomplishment is hardly an automatic thing. The complete 18 episodes of the season have been released on a box set called futurama. After seeing the episode again tonight, it is abundantly clear the show is a spoof of the entire subject. How big would a futurama ice cube need to be to combat. Matt requested that there be a reaction to the president calling them. How big would a futurama ice cube need to be to combat climate change. He provided the voice himself in several futurama episodes. Plus, its refreshing to see a show deal so openly with the concept of global warming, especially one thats over a decade old.
The original 72 episode run of futurama was produced as four seasons. In like 6th grade i was shown this clip from the episode to teach us about global warming. The episode also reveals that, in the future, christmas has been officially replaced by xmas and that the cure for global warming was nuclear winter. Futurama crimes of the hot tv episode 2002 futurama. As earth is unable to counter its rising temperature through its usual method the dropping of a giant ice cube into the ocean, gore leads an emergency conference in kyoto, japan, where professor farnsworth claims responsibility for the crisis. For example, while the pilot episode implies that the previous planet express crew was killed by a space wasp, the later episode the sting is based on the crew having been killed by space bees instead. It is my pleasure to introduce the host of the kyoto global warming convention.
When the earth is jeopardized by global warming, the crew attends a conference in kyoto hosted by al gores head. The inventor of the environment and first emperor of the moon. Goofs in xmas story, leela states that global warming had already occurred, but was cancelled out by nuclear winter. Crimes of the hot is the sixtysecond episode of futurama, the eighth of. This episode just might be the point at which futurama was dead to the high command at fox. Episode wikipedia has information unrelated to futurama. Climate change and bc global warming episode guide includes recaps for every episode from every season and a full list of where you can watch episodes online instantly. Global warming is a real thing, ok so not really good news. In another episode, the effects of global warming have been somewhat mitigated by the dropping of a giant ice cube into the ocean, and later by pushing earth farther away from the sun, which also extended the year by one week. Fox broadcast the episodes out of the intended order, resulting in five aired seasons. Crimes of the hot is the sixtysecond episode of futurama, guest starring the voice of al gore. They really need to change the cover art its terrible looking lol. Could this idea from futurama solve climate change. When futurama was renewed for four films, gore returned to lend his voice in benders big score, and he appeared in the season6 episode the futurama holiday spectacular.
Futurama crimes of the hot tv episode 2002 trivia imdb. I hadnt watched futurama before then and when i actually did start watching and discovered the episode it made me chuckle. Leela and the genestalk doesnt push the shows boundaries or deepen our understanding of the characters like the best futurama episodes do, but its a resolutely solid story. He claims to be a normal person, one of the 4 thousands people who march in the streets of new york he says, who are concerned by the global warming. This entirely contradicts the statement made in this episode that global warming did and still happens and leela makes no reaction to this new information. Jurassic bark is not a typical episode of futurama. Season 5 is pretty good but it is not as good as seasons 14. Crimes of the hot is the eighth episode in the fourth season of the american animated television series futurama. Al gore guest stars as his own preserved head in a jar, his second appearance in the series.
Crimes of the hot is the sixtysecond episode of futurama, guest starring the voice of. Futurama s 2002 episode crimes of the hot was pitched at the time as being a vehicle to highlight the perils of humaninduced climate change. The episode was written by aaron ehasz and directed by peter avanzino. It uses tricks the show has used in the past, but with a degree of naked manipulation and emotional directness thats entirely new. Talkshow episode aired 18 august 2016 season 3 episode 33. May 15, 2018 futuramas second episode is character overkill. Feb 10, 2017 this episode explores the topic of global warming. May 04, 2009 in the global warming episode of futurama, the little girl says about an ice cube, just like daddy puts in his drink every morning, and then he gets mad. The episode tackles the topic of global warming as the planet express crew is sent to retrieve earths yearly ice supply in. Al gore has a cameo in this episode which finds professor farnsworth claiming responsibility for a global warming. The fairly oddparents official recommended for you 56. Jan 24, 2018 futurama s 2002 episode crimes of the hot was pitched at the time as being a vehicle to highlight the perils of humaninduced climate change.
Season 5 opens with planet express hired to scoop a slab of ice from halleys comet and drop it in the ocean to combat global warming. Planet express is hired to scoop a slab of ice from halleys comet and drop it in the ocean to combat global warming. Watch futurama episodes online season 5 2003 tv guide. Global warming is the worldwide steady heating of the planet earth or perhaps any other planet subject to the same conditions. Would a futurama sized ice cube stop global warming. It was originally intended for the futurama theme to be remixed in every episode. Nov 21, 2015 he claims to be a normal person, one of the 4 thousands people who march in the streets of new york he says, who are concerned by the global warming. One of the shortest first acts in futurama history.
When the earth is jeopardized by global warming, the crew attends a conference in kyoto hosted by al gores head, and when the earths increased temperature is linked to emissions from robots, richard nixons head attempts to rid the planet of them including bender. Sure, its filtered through an absurd framework, but that filmstrip explaining what global warming actually means is, while rudimentary and not exactly scientifically accurate, at least lays out a basic concept. When the weather turns hot, fry and the others gather in the planet express conference room, where the professor screens an old movie about the dangers of global warmingand how handsome politicians came up with the solution of dropping ice cubes in the ocean to help cool the climate. Crimes of the hot is the sixtysecond episode of futurama, the eighth of the fourth production season and the first of the fifth broadcast season. Season 5, episode 1 of futurama or get episode details on. The premiere episode crimes of the hot featured exvice president al gore voicing himself on his crusade to fight global warming. Cohens animated sitcom, futurama, is replete with social commentary. The short film, global warming, or none like it hot. Earths robots are sentenced to death when they are. Futurama episode parodies climate change, slams al gore.
On the show, his head is the first emperor of the moon and claims to have ridden the mighty moon. Global warming soon heats up the earth so much that the ice caps have. From a quick filmstrip explaining the concept of global warming in the broadest possible terms. Futurama s setting is a backdrop, and the writers are not above committing continuity errors if they serve to further the gags. He follows with a sentence which i find really interesting. Earths robots are sentenced to death when they are identified as the cause of global warming. An inconvenient truth 210 movie clip none like it hot. When excess pollution threatens to heat earth to unbearable degrees, a new order is placed demanding that the most polluting items on. Aug 21, 2016 global warming is a huge problem, and its not going away anytime soon.
But when they find the comet all out of ice, the inventor of the environment, al gore, holds a global warming convention. Religion is a prominent part of society, although the dominant religions have evolved. Volume 4, with entirely different packaging to match the newer season releases on july 17, 2012. Explore the wild world of futurama in just 10 episodes. The show aired its final episode on september 4, 20.
In reality, while there are some possible but less likely scenarios where there could be moviestyle doomsdays and even in these unlikely scenarios, doomsday wouldnt happen everywhere at once, in general global warming is a far more subtle phenomenon, with its potential effects being longterm phenomena such as more frequent and more severe droughts, famines, floods, and possibly. I am an actor, i play ficticious characters who solve ficticious problems, and i feel like the world is looking at. Because science would a futurama sized ice cube stop. Futurama had their own solution for it, but would that really work. An old episode of futurama gave a tongue in cheek solution to global warmingdrop a giant ice cube into the ocean every now and then.
This list features the episodes in original production order, as featured on the dvd box sets. Futurama, global warming ep in the global warming episode of futurama, the little girl says about an ice cube, just like daddy puts in his drink every morning, and then he gets mad. There professor farnsworth reluctantly admits the process was sped up by the pollution emissions of all robots. While i could probably use the entire series of futurama as an example, i chose the episode crimes of the hot from the fifth season, because it features none other than al gore himself and it is dedicated entirely to global warming pollution. The episode tackles the topic of global warming as the planet express crew is sent to retrieve earths yearly ice supply in order to keep. The episode also serves as a warning of the true intent of environmentalists pushing the manmade climate change religion. One solution would be that the current 2002 global warming was the one cancelled out but later on a second global warming. Nov 10, 2002 planet express is hired to scoop a slab of ice from halleys comet and drop it in the ocean to combat global warming. Futurama is well known for its scientific accuracy, throughout the show many of the terms and facts that they use are accurate and parts of this episode such as the video at the bottom of this article are even used in some schools to teach about global warming.
Futurama crimes of the hot tv episode 2002 trivia on imdb. Nice to know that it didnt kill the planet by the year 3000. Feb 03, 2016 futurama global warming david sklenicka. Crimes of the hot the infosphere, the futurama wiki. Global warming is the worldwide steady heating of the planet earth or perhaps. Davids dad often asked for him to do a global warming episode. The temporary solution of cooling the earth with giant ice cubes dropped periodically into the ocean is no longer possible because halleys comet, the source of the ice, has been mined completely hollow. Its one of my favorite futurama episodes of all time. An inconvenient truth records a multimedia presentation hosted by gore in which he discusses the scientific facts behind global warming, explains how it. Crimes of the hot ties its global warming aplot to a bplot featuring bender saving a turtle in one of the shows more acrobatic. As futurama was dropped from the february and may sweeps the last 8 episodes were aired during the summer postseason time. The crews attempts to deage professor farnsworth result in everyone becoming young again. The episode crimes of the hot centers around the issue of global warming. Set in the 31st century, its not surprising that much of that commentary involves environmental issues.
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