Al Gore's head

Al Gore is during the end of 20th century, the Vice President of the United States, and leader of the secret Vice Presidential Action Rangers. In the 31st century, he have become the first Emperor of the Moon and the inventor of the environment.

In the 20th Century
Al Gore is leader of the Vice Presidential Action Rangers. Other members include Stephen Hawking, Nichelle Nichols, Gary Gygax, and Deep Blue. It is their duty to protect the fabric of the universe against destructions. Since there is a space-time nexus at the point where Fry is frozen, it makes sense that Fry not getting frozen could start a reaction that could destroy the universe. Thus, in a what-if scenario, Al Gore and his Action Rangers must ensure that Fry is indeed frozen and sent to the future. Fry, however, not wanting to go to the future (after having seen "monsters" in a Fry-hole), destroys the freezer tube, and the universe disappears shortly thereafter.

In the 31st Century
Al Gore survives in the 31st century as a head in a jar. He is emperor of the moon (and claims to have ridden the mighty moon worm), and has written at least two books. As a prominent environmentalist, he is asked to speak at a symposium, which is meant to solve the problem of global warming.

Trivia

 * Al Gore was probably convinced to do his appearances by his daughter, Kristin Gore, who works as story editor on the show.
 * Al Gore listed Futurama as one of his favourite shows prior to his appearance or his daughters' working on the show.
 * Al Gore has written a sequel to his 1992 book "Earth in the Balance" entitled "Harry Potter and the Balance of Earth", which was much more popular.
 * In the credits, he is listed as "Vice President Al Gore"
 * The real Al Gore's 2006 documentary movie An Inconvenient Truth had a Futurama style trailer.
 * On a related note, the movie An Inconvenient Truth has a clip from the episode Crimes of the Hot where they drop giant ice cubes into the ocean.
 * See also in popular culture.
 * In the 31st century, Al Gore is on the $500 bill, in place of William McKinley.

Quotes

 * Al Gore: The universe would be destroyed! And as an environmentalist, I'm against that.