Star Wars

Futurama, being a comedy science fiction TV show, is bound to make references to other science fiction works. One of the most famous science fiction film sagas is the  series which is one the most referenced things in Futurama. Star Wars, too, has made references to Futurama several times. Following is a complete list of connections between Futurama and Star Wars. Most references are to the, though there are some to .

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Crew
There have been a number of people who work on both Star Wars (primarily , it being an animated TV series) and Futurama:

Voices

 * John DiMaggio: Provided voice for and  for  of the Star Wars: Clone Wars. He has done many (namely Bender) voices for Futurama.
 * Phil LaMarr: Provided voices for & Additional Voices in ',  & Additional Voices in ' and  in "", an   in "",  in "",  in "" and "",  and  in "Hostage Crisis" of . He has done many (namely Hermes) voices for Futurama.
 * Mark Hamill: Best known for his portrayal of in the Original trilogy, though has done the character in . He voiced Chanukah Zombie in Bender's Big Score. (Image)
 * Frank Welker: Provided voices for, , , Swoop Fan & Additional Voices in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Outpost commander in and ,  &  in .

Other

 * "Digital Camera & Composite" for Star Wars: Clone Wars and Futurama.
 * "Supervising Overseas Animation Director" for Star Wars: Clone Wars. "Assistant Director" and "Overseas Supervisor" for Bender's Big Score.
 * "Digital Camera & Composite Supervisor" for Star Wars: Clone Wars and Futurama.
 * Claudia Katz: "Producer" for Star Wars: Clone Wars and Futurama.
 * "3D Animator" for Star Wars: Clone Wars and Futurama.
 * "Digital Camera & Composite" for Star Wars: Clone Wars. "Assistant Editor" for Futurama.
 * Scott Vanzo: "Director of Computer Graphics" for Star Wars: Clone Wars. "Director of Computer Graphics" and "3D Director" for all Futurama episodes and Bender's Game, "Composite Supervisor" for Bender's Big Score and "Camera Composite" for A Terrifying Message from Al Gore. (Image)
 * "3D Animator" for Star Wars: Clone Wars and Futurama.

Star Wars in Futurama
Star Wars has appeared in Futurama on many occasions:

Season 1
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 * The part where Fry gets hit in the head by the remote door is a possible reference to the scene in , where of the  accidentally bumps his head into a similar gadget.
 * A sign on the street says "AKBAR." is a character in Star Wars. Though, it is more likely to be a reference to Akbar, a character in Matt Groening's "" comic strip.
 * A guy on a jet bike is wearing a helmet like wore in  on the.
 * When the policemen are beating Fry with their lightsaber clubs Leela says: "There is no need to use force" as a reference to in Star Wars.
 * The crew escaping as Vergon 6 self-destructs is similar to the  in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
 * The of Vergon 6 looks like the hologram for  in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. Both are green, translucent, and orbit slowly.
 * Hermes shows up in the form of a hologram, much like Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
 * The entire scene in Little Neptune seems to be a somewhat vague reference to scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Both seem seedy, have a menagerie of robot and alien denizens, and both feature the main characters going into a place that sell food. Also, the scene where Fry is saved by Leela from the Organ Dealer and his accomplice is similar to when  saves Luke from  and.
 * The Robot Hell is somehow reminiscent of the Robot holding area in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope when and  are captured by the s and see several s/Robots being tortured.
 * When the crew rush to an escape pod, the Professor is seen on the back of Fry, a reference to on Luke's back during his training in .
 * The shot of the Planet Express Ship flying by is based on an identical shot in the Star Wars (time 11:47).
 * Fry wears a   helmet while flying the Planet Express Ship. (Image)
 * The battle planning session (and battle) is very reminiscent of the scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
 * An un-spiky version of the Near Death Star from "A Clone of My Own" is believed (by fans) to have appeared after Fry spills beer on the transmitter and "zooms" into space; right after the Asteroid Belt and before Jupiter, a white ball-like structure can be seen with streaks like the Near Death Star.
 * During the attack on the mother-ship, you see a turret swivelling while trying to shoot down a fighter. This is exactly the same as a small scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, during the attack on the Death Star. (Image)
 * The translation of the AL1 is:
 * The following species are ineligible: space wasps, space beavers, any other animal with the word 'space' in front of it, space chickens, and the elusive yak-face.
 * Yak face is a rare Star Wars figure of not released in the USA. Mint figures have sold for thousands of dollars. It was added because David X. Cohen owns one.

Season 2
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 * At the start of the episode, Fry and Bender can be seen playing, a game played by C-3PO and in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
 * Star Wars -- Yoda's  appears in Past-O-Rama. (Image)
 * When the crew goes to the movies, Fry suggests that they see a historical documentary called "Galaxy Wars", an obvious reference to Star Wars, most likely Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. (Image)
 * Its movie poster also appears in "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV" and "Where No Fan Has Gone Before".
 * The Professor's head appearing as a giant blue hologram could be a reference to 's appearance in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. (Image)
 * Near Death Star parodies the . (Image)
 * The hologram is based on Princess Leia's hologram in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, including looking to the side, turning off the recorder and Farnsworth's gesture at the end.
 * The high-speed chase draws from each film of the Star Wars Original trilogy:
 * The start is based on the chase on the of Endor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.
 * The central part echoes the dramatic stories on the surface of the Death Star in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
 * The end parallels the escape from Cloud City in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
 * When the camera zooms in on Fry and Bender's bunks before Fry first talks to Umbriel, we see several things propped up against the wall. In the lower right corner, Fry's Rebel Alliance X-wing star-fighter Pilot's helmet appears, it was previously seen in "When Aliens Attack" (see above).
 * The lightsaber scene parodies the scene where Obi-Wan Kenobi trains Luke Skywalker in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. (Image)
 * May, in the 2002 Futurama calendars, depicts this scene.
 * This clip was also seen in "" featurette on the.

Season 3
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 * After being thrown by the orca, Bender makes the same sound as R2-D2 from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes after being spit out of the water by a in a swamp on .  His subsequent landing in the ice references when R2 got stunned by Jawas.
 * Leela puts on a heavy jacket and goes searching for Bender on an ice planet in the midst of falling temperatures, a parody of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes.
 * Some of the main characters are riding a tour bus in Hollywood with the name (a travel agency in Star Wars). Under the bus logo, a disclaimer reads "Note: Bus Does Not Leave Earth." (Image)
 * The head (in a jar) of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace character is in the audience of the Oscars.
 * When the Martians take out bow and arrows, the arrows look like lightsaber blades (with similar sound effects). (Image)
 * The dog chasing Dwight and Cubert (Awesome Express) as they fly through an asteroid field is eaten by a extending from a, a parody of a scene in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, in which the  flies out from inside a similar beast as it tries in vain to re-eat the ship. (Image)
 * While being carried shackled to a pole, Fry says to Leela "Call it a hunch but I've got a bad feeling about this." In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, on Endor, Han Solo says almost the exact same thing while he and his friends are in a similar situation. "" is a line used in all the Star Wars films and some.
 * Helmut Spargle teaching Bender to peel a hover-potato with an energy blade is a modeled after a scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, when Obi-Wan Kenobi was teaching Luke to feel The Force and use a lightsaber using a . (Image)
 * Spargel’s character and subsequent death are a parody of Yoda
 * Spargel also mentions the " of cooking".

Season 4
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 * Zapp says he "feels a very sensual disturbance in the force".
 * One of the first robots Farnsworth designed at Mom's Friendly Robot Company was based on the droid C-3PO from Star Wars. It offers to kiss the professor on the forehead, then the professor destroys it by crushing it. As it is being crushed, it says "Oh Dear" several times. (Image)
 * Later in the episode, the professor says "Ooh, the s are going to feel this one..."
 * When the mirror is being readied to fire the laser, the tracking system looks like the Death Star's tracking system.
 * The medal ceremony is very reminiscent of the scene in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
 * The race was inspired by Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace's s.
 * The Infosphere resembles the Death Star from Star Wars. (Image)
 * The mission to destroy the Infosphere (and destruction of it) is reminiscent of the mission to destroy the Death Star.
 * Nibbler states "maybe she is the other" in reference to Leela, however nothing more about this statement is explained. It is likely it is a reference to Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi where Yoda mentions that "there is another" which too is never explained. While never explained, it is likely to assume he is referring to Princess Leia, however, it is doubtful that the writers of Futurama are trying to suggest that Fry and Leela are siblings.
 * Nibbler also says "Knows not does he!" Again, this seems to be a reference to Yoda messing up grammatical structures in Star Wars movies.
 * When discussing the "Star Trek Wars," Zapp asks, "You mean the vast migration of Star Wars fans?" and then Nichelle Nichols answers, "No, that was the Star Wars Trek."
 * When Hermes sees that Leela is awake, he exclaims, "Sweet Three-toed Sloth of Ice Planet ! She's awake!", referring to the ice planet from Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
 * There are  in the Star Wars universe called Sloths that aren't similar to real 's.
 * As Leela and Fry escape the Bee Hive a bee hits a wall, then explodes; the ensuing scene is similar to Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi when the Millennium Falcon escapes from the.
 * While Bender is playing with the scratch post, in the foreground we can see R2-D2 from Star Wars.
 * Kif defeated the Spiderians with a double-ended fly-swatter weapon. This is similar in design and the manner in which he uses it to 's in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. (Image)
 * A vehicle resembling a from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope can be found in the parking lot.

Films
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 * The magnifier Farnsworth uses to zoom in on Fry's butt has the sound of a lightsaber.
 * The Scammer Aliens have bought several Remote-controlled solid gold Death Stars. (Image)
 * Nixon says, "The Force is with us, but that is about it."
 * Chanukah Zombie's ship is a . (Image)
 * R2-D2 appears among the pile of valuable objects.
 * The fight between The Great Wizard Greyfarn and Ignus is a reversed parody of the between Luke Skywalker and  in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. (Image) Even the quotes are similar:


 * The Feministas use a lightsaber-like device to cut a hole to get into the Planet Express Ship.
 * The Legion of Mad Fellows and the Dark Ones abilities are similar to a Jedi and 's force powers.
 * When the Dark One kills Frida Waterfall, it is similar to.
 * Both the Dark One and the League of Mad Fellows can read minds, like most beings.
 * The Dark One can persuade people to do things, such as Leo Wong, which is similar to.

Video Game

 * In the end of Act I, the is a reference to Star Wars.
 * The initial meeting with Adoy (Image) on Bogad is a reference to a similar scene in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, when Luke Skywalker meets Yoda on Dagobah.
 * Additionally, the character and planet names in the game are the Star Wars names backwards.

Comics
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 * mentions wanting a " like Princess Leia's from Return of the Jedi."
 * The first delivery the Simpsons tag along on is to "an ice planet in the ", which turns out to be a parody of the Hoth sequence in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
 * Yoda is parodied as a crane operator who lifts the ship out of the water, a reference to the scene in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. (Image)
 * Bender took on the personality of Yoda when he ate the pirated movie collection.

Other

 * The police use sticks that resemble the lightsaber from Star Wars. See its page for more info. (Image)
 * The character of Elzar is a reference to from . (Image)
 * Mom's sons are dressed the same as Darth Vader's Officers from the original trilogy. (Image)
 * In the Opening sequence, New New York is set out like . The Planet Express Ship's entry, also seems to be a parody of the Millennium Falcon's entrance into in Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.
 * January, in the 2001 Calendar, depicts Fry wearing a Slave Leia costume and has the Slurm Queen as . (Image)
 * Alien Language 1 is similar to the Star Wars writing,.

Futurama in Star Wars
Futurama has appeared in Star Wars (though no where near as much as Star Wars in Futurama) on several occasions:
 * The droid and other droids from the Star Wars expanded universe have been known to use Bender's phrase of "".
 * In the , Bender is seen making fun of.
 * A droid with the name "Probulator" appears in the online game .
 * Bender is also seen in the comic  as a scrapped droid. (Image)
 * The also appeared in the novel . It is unknown if they are related.
 * Bender was seen in the Star Wars  in the Chalmun's Cantina scene.
 * 's name was probably derived from Bender and Fry.
 * There are a few characters in the Star Wars galaxy with names shared in Futurama:
 * Jedi 's, , has been jokingly referred to as being the same species of Zoidberg, Decapodian.
 * Jedi 's, , has been jokingly referred to as being the same species of Zoidberg, Decapodian.
 * Jedi 's, , has been jokingly referred to as being the same species of Zoidberg, Decapodian.
 * Jedi 's, , has been jokingly referred to as being the same species of Zoidberg, Decapodian.
 * Jedi 's, , has been jokingly referred to as being the same species of Zoidberg, Decapodian.