The Beast with a Billion Backs

The Beast with a Billion Backs is the second of the four Direct-to-DVD films, and was released on 24 June, 2008 in North America, 30 June, 2008 in Europe and 6 August, 2008 in Australia.

It guest stars Stephen Hawking, David Cross, Dan Castellaneta and the late Brittany Murphy.

The story continues from where Bender's Big Score left off.

Miscellany
for trivia, goofs, etc.

Characters

 * Amy
 * Bender
 * Debut: Bender's First Born Son
 * Billionaire Bot
 * Debut: Blatherbot
 * Bolt Rolands
 * Boxy
 * Calculon
 * Chu
 * Debut: Colleen
 * Debut: Enema Bot
 * Professor Farnsworth
 * Fatbot
 * Debut: The Funkalistics
 * Debut: Francine
 * Fry
 * Debut: Giant Medium-Sized Ant
 * The Grand Midwife
 * Hedonism Bot
 * Hermes
 * Kif Kroker
 * Debut: King Kong
 * Debut: Mr. and Mrs. Kroker
 * Leela
 * Linda
 * Lrrr
 * M5438
 * Morbo
 * Debut: Ndulu
 * Richard Nixon's head
 * Robot 1-X
 * Robot Devil
 * Debut: Schlomo
 * Smitty and URL
 * Debut: Sportsbot 5000
 * Stephen Hawking's Head
 * Unknown superhero
 * Debut: Three-Eyed Zebra
 * Dr. Ogden Wernstrom
 * Leo and Inez Wong
 * Yivo
 * Zapp Brannigan
 * Dr. Zoidberg

Cast

 * Billy West as Philip J. Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg, Zapp Brannigan, Richard Nixon's Head, Leo Wong, Ron Whitey, Mr. Kroker, Superhero, M5438, Hydroponic Farmer, Carnival Barker, Land Squid, Transition Announcer #2, Guard #1
 * Katey Sagal as Turanga Leela
 * John DiMaggio as Bender, Randy Munchnik, URL, Human Friend, The Funkalistics Lead Singer
 * Tress MacNeille as Linda, Hattie McDoogal, The Grand Midwife, Monique, Petunia, Morgan Proctor, Crazed Calculon Fan, Bender's First Born Son, Pocket Pal, Thog, Miss Vega 4, Suicide Booth, Mrs. Kroker, Francine
 * Maurice LaMarche as Kif Kroker, Calculon, Morbo, Lrrr, Horrible Gelatinous Blob, Hedonismbot, Destructor, Harold Zoid, Schlomo, Sportsbot 5000, "Fishy" Joseph Gilman, Guard #2, King Kong
 * Phil LaMarr as Hermes Conrad, Bolt Rolands, Convenience Store Bot, Ndulu, Robot 1-X, Billionaire Bot
 * Lauren Tom as Amy Wong, Inez Wong
 * David Herman as Dr. Ogden Wernstrom, Mayor C. Randall Poopenmeyer, Pazuzu, Chu, Fatbot, Plastic Surgeon Robot, Blatherbot, Enema Bot, Warden Vogel, Three-Eyed Zebra and Giant Medium-Sized Ant
 * Dan Castellaneta as the Robot Devil
 * David Cross as Yivo
 * Stephen Hawking as Himself
 * Brittany Murphy as Colleen

The DVD
The DVD contains:
 * The film itself
 * Commentary by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Billy West, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Michael Rowe, Claudia Katz, Peter Avanzino and Lee Supercinski
 * Futurama: The Lost Adventure - A long-lost, full-length adventure produced for the Futurama video game
 * Audio commentary by Matt Groening, David X. Cohen, Billy West, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarche, Michael Rowe, J. Stewart Burns and Lee Supercinski
 * Meet Yivo! featurette with David Cross
 * "A Brief History Of Deathball" featurette
 * Blooperama: The Futurama Cast At "Work"
 * 3D Models With Animator Discussion
 * Old Farmers Wikipedia easter egg.
 * Storyboard Animatic: The Beast With A Billion Backs, Part One
 * Deleted Scenes/Storyboards
 * Original Opening
 * Fry and Colleen Meeting
 * St. Asimov Parade
 * Zapp and Scientists
 * Amy, Fry and Leela
 * Scruffy, the Janitor
 * - A Sneak Peek at the Next Futurama Epic!