"The Series Has Landed" | |
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Futurama episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 2 |
Directed by | Peter Avanzino |
Written by | Ken Keeler |
Production code | 1ACV02 |
Original air date | April 4, 1999 |
Episode features | |
Opening caption | In Hypno-Vision |
Opening cartoon | "Baby Bottleneck" (1946) |
"The Series Has Landed", also known as "Episode Two: The Series Has Landed", is the second episode in the first season of the American animated television series Futurama. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on April 4, 1999. The episode was written by Ken Keeler and directed by Peter Avanzino. In this episode, several main characters, including Doctor Zoidberg (Billy West), Amy Wong (Lauren Tom) and Hermes Conrad (Phil LaMarr), are first introduced, and the crew goes on their first mission. After completing their delivery, a series of mishaps occurs which puts Fry and Leela's lives in danger and nearly leaves all of them trapped on the Moon.