2003

In-universe

 * Unknown
 * Lucy Liu is named  magazine's "Sexiest Woman of the Year."
 * Fry gets a job at an aquarium working with a rare narwhal called Leelu.

Real-world

 * 12 January
 * Episode fifty five, "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch", is aired on FOX.
 * 2 March
 * Episode fifty eight, "Less than Hero", is aired on FOX.


 * 25 March
 * Volume One, is released in Region 1.
 * 17 February
 * Episode sixty three, "Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles", is aired on FOX.
 * 6 April
 * Episode sixty four, "The Why of Fry", is aired on FOX.


 * 13 May
 * Volume Two, is released in Region 4.
 * 1 June
 * Episode sixty six, "The Sting", is aired on FOX.


 * 2 June
 * Volume 3, is released in Region 2.


 * 8 June
 * Episode sixty nine, "The Farnsworth Parabox", is aired on FOX.


 * 15 June
 * Episode seventy, "Three Hundred Big Boys", is aired on FOX.
 * 13 July
 * Episode seventy one, "Spanish Fry", is aired on FOX.


 * 20 July
 * Episode sixty seven, "Bend Her", is aired on FOX.
 * 27 July
 * Episode sixty eight, "Obsoletely Fabulous", is aired on FOX.


 * 1 August
 * The Futurama video game is released in Europe.
 * 3 August
 * Episode sixty, "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television", is aired on FOX.
 * 10 August
 * Episode seventy two, "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings", is aired on FOX. season 4 finale. end of first run.


 * 12 August
 * Volume Two, is released in Region 1.


 * 14 August
 * The Futurama video game is released in North America.


 * 24 September
 * Volume 3, is released in Region 4.


 * 24 November
 * Volume 4, is released in Region 2.
 * Volume 4, is released in Region 4.