#<-kif from futurama:

[insectsinsects]

when my sisters are like let's get a meal and it pushes back getting another atrocious fivedollar footlong that i'll surely eat in 8 minutes is a blessing and a curse.

[cyborgsgrl]

It's crazy to think that after all this time we finally get to see Kif and Amy’s babies. Looking forward to it!!

[bunwarmer]

y’all this is NOT a DRILL now who the fuck was going to tell me there’s a futurama reboot and in it Kif and Amy’s babies come out of the swamp 20 years after they’re born??? in real life??? just like in the actual lore of the show?? like literally they’ve waited since 2003 and now they’re ready.

anyway tdlr: my blorbos are parents now

[unrated-g]

this quiz sorts through characters from like dozens of fandoms and finds the one you’re most like. I’m not even a little bit surprised by my result

[finalexpenses]

Wgat do you mean there isnt a fortnite amy wont skin . shes literally cute

[ladybender]

Jesus oh my god...

Futurama's second episode of this season "Quids Game" was a punch in the guts. In a good way! It goes right on par with episodes like "Cold Warriors" and "Game of Tones": an exploration of Fry's childhood, this time through the lens of mean aliens making him relieve his 8th birthday party games - this time to the death!

I have a lot to say about this episode so buckle up!

Let's start off with some minor complains I have for this one, which are pacing, stakes, and Leela's characterization (in a particular scene).

The episode really flew by so fast, almost at a break-necking pace, and the games felt too short and jam-packed because of that. The emotional weight of the end of each game hits hard because with every one a beloved character dies. There managed to find the time to get the reaction for the major ones (Kif, Leela's parents and grandmother), which is great, but the episode moves so quickly and there is little more time to absorbed it all.

Though, about this issue, I wanna say that I often feel like episodes are either going by too fast or too slow the first time I watch them and it usually doesn't feel the same from a second watch onward. so this is really a minor one that might not even be an problem for me later on, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

moving on to stakes, with this I mean that I originally thought, before the episode aired, that the end goal of the death dame was that the winner would get a prize. A birthday gift for example, and it would have incentivized everyone to go on and even play dirty (which, in retrospect, seems like a really smart thing to put in! compare everyone trying to get an advantage to Fry absolutely refusing to cheat, and pack an even bigger punch with that ending). I suppose playing to survive is motivation enough, but I think it undermines the "wants" of most other characters, and since this was a big coral episode (which is absolutely a strength! I can only imagine how hard it must have been to put together, wow!) I would have loved to see them striving to win, guess what their “birthday wish” would have been, maybe even learn a few of them along the way.

The third iffy thing I want to mention is Leela in the scene in the kitchen. There are seven characters left in the competition and only four baseballs to find to win the round. Leela is panicking trying to find one and she begs fry to cheat and find it for her since he already played when he was a kid and knows the house. Now this conflict was SO good and ALMOST perfect, but whyyyy oh why was Leela so ready to leave Fry behind??? doesn't make sense to me??? I know she was scared and upset bc she had just lost her family and that probably pushed her to act irrationally, but I just can't see her only wanting to keep herself alive and not Fry, especially when an easier and stronger solution is RIGHT THERE.

Have Leela go to Fry already with one of the baseball (that she might have found in some crawled and ridiculous place, to show how desperate she is to win and survive. if you have the wish giving stakes it's even better because you can imagine she'd use her gift to bring her parents back). in the meantime, the other characters find two other balls so there is only one left, and NOW Leela begs Fry to cheat to find the last one and win with her. It's even more emotional, Leela tells him she doesn't want to lose him too but Fry categorically doesn't want to cheat, and in the end tells Leela to win without him, sacrificing himself for her. Bender finds the last ball in the fridge and the episode continues just like we saw (with Bender tossing the ball to someone else right before being pulverized lol. like I said, Bender should be cheating like MAD in these games, really drive home the concept).

I wanna make it clear that these complains don't really turn me off from the whole episode, they are just my free flow of thoughts on stuff that i thought could have been stronger.

But now for the meat. This episode was phenomenal!!! so much good Fry's family characterization and SO much to unpack for Fry as a character. Cody Ziglar has such a spot on take on Fry, it was so validating seeing this episode and putting together all the little pieces of Fry's psyche I’ve picking out for years now, converging into one.

It seems superficial at first glance, but this really runs deeper than it looks. Fry has always been earnest but insecure, proven and proven again in countless episodes. You expect a person goofy and easygoing like Fry to go ham at his birthday and celebrate with all the people he loves, but we find out Fry doesn't like his birthday and feels bad about being put at the center of attention, and it all goes deeper and more upsetting from there.

Adding to all of this and speaking about Fry’s parents, especially his mom, I wanna add that it’s such a realistic conflict it was painful to watch – she wanted to give her son the chance to be a winner, she had no idea how the situation would turn against him. Sometimes a good day of parenting could be the kid’s most terrible experience of his life, and that’s brutal but the parent meant well even if they ruined things for their kid. It’s so sad Fry never got to see how much his mom and dad did for him, and she wanted him to feel like a winner, but this isn’t a story with an easy resolution. It’s bittersweet and it's insane and this last scene ruined me fr, like just look at this what the hell

This exploration of Fry goes hand in hand with everything we know of him. it seamlessly adds another layer of understanding that I’m honestly not even sure I can unpack in a single post, because there is so much to say and draw conclusions from, starting from the very first episode and ending with Meanwhile. From his relationship with his parents and his brother, to his love life and friendships, from his view of himself as a loser to the way he's always striving to better himself while always staying true to himself, trying to achieve his goals the hard way instead of finding an easy way out. Think the why of Fry, Parasite Lost, TKOS, the sting, godfella, my three suns, BBS, cold warriors, and on and on and on. It’s building together a picture of Fry’s character that’s so complex and worth exploring.

With this episode we have a new fundamental facet of him, and for this alone it’s an amazing episode.

I’ll mail my therapy bill to the writers, thank you

And thank you for reading, let me know your thoughts and opinion, I wanna know what y’all thought about this episode

[tboyswag]

lieutenant kif kroker from futurama has tboy swag!

[wilwheaton]

Do you like Futurama and if so what's your favorite line from the show?

I love the first three seasons to death. When they came back after that long hiatus, something changed and I didn't love it as much.

I don't have a single favorite line, but I love the stuff all of us love: "Kif, I have made it with a woman. Inform the men."

"I think I've been to enough conventions to know how to spell 'Melllvar'."

"Everyone experiences the upgrade differently."

"Shut up, baby, I know it!"

And, of course, Fry's dog. 😭

[thesoftboiledegg]

"Children of a Lesser Bog" was such a sweet episode--well, for the most part. Animals and insects (and Zoidberg) eating most of the children at the beginning was pretty dark. I realize that the writers didn't want thirty kids running around, but that scene caught me off guard. Still, reducing the number of kids to three allowed Kif and Amy to form close, loving bonds with them.

One of the issues that I had with the Comedy Central run was an overreliance on shock humor and "awkwaaard" scenes, so I've enjoyed watching Futurama return to the goofy, laugh-out-loud humor that made the show famous. The CC episodes also had a lot of pacing issues, but this episode had perfect timing. Believe me, I was counting down the minutes, hoping the writers wouldn't rush the ending.

Lauren Tom gave a great performance. Amy's voice has so much emotion as she cries, worries and makes sacrifices for her children. She had to mature pretty quickly--she'd forgotten all about the kids until her calendar suddenly reminded her--and she was up for the challenge.

I also loved the sweet moment between Amy and Leela. I hated the "Amy and Leela secretly hate each other because they're women" narrative that stretched all the way back to the original run and was afraid it would continue when Amy showed jealousy toward Leela. But instead, Amy apologized and told Leela that she knew she'd be a great mother if she ended up with the kids.

The kids gravitating toward Leela was a smart touch. She DID give them her DNA! Like Kif and Amy, she struggled with the responsibility of suddenly having three kids, but she did her best.

I did notice that Fry was barely in this episode. Some of Leela's jokes sounded like they'd be better suited for Fry, like when she was sucking the jelly out of a doughnut with a straw. As others have pointed out, Fry sounds a little rough--to be fair, Billy West is 71--so I wonder if that's why he's taken a backseat.

In any case, I've enjoyed seeing characters from older seasons return. This time, it was the whale biologist. These cameos don't seem like nostalgia bait; instead, they're loving callbacks.

The plot wasn't anything mindblowing--a couple has to deal with the challenges of suddenly raising kids has been done a million times--but the writing was so sweet, funny and charming that I didn't even notice. "I, Roommate" from season one also has a cliche plot, and it's one of my favorite episodes.

We're only two episodes in, but I feel like we're watching both the series and the characters grow up. Futurama is still a little dark and cynical, but it's taking on a sweeter tone without being corny. This is what I wanted from the Comedy Central run, and we're finally getting there.

[artist-emerald]

My theory on Troll Reproduction

(This was doing numbers on Twitter, so i thought I'd put it here as well)

I theoroze thag Trolls reproduce based on love and affection, and who they receive the most from.

When a Troll receives the deep emotional feelings of romantic love, care, and devotion, they enter a reproductive state. (Similar to how Kif from Futurama gets pregnant.) And depending on who makes a Troll feel loved and cared for, an egg can be of multiple parents or a single parent.

For example: At the very beginning of Trolls 2, Guy Diamond lays an egg that gives us Tiny Diamond. Guy Diamond gets a lot of screen time in the shows, and the one thing that stands out about him is that he really loves himself. There was an entire episode, in fact, where he went too far and became completely narcissistic, which led to him losing all of his glitter. He never seriously dates anyone, he never shows any deep romantic feelings with anyone else, and just looking at Tiny Diamond, there aren't any physical characteristics that would point to a second parent.

Now, does this mean that Trolls don't have sex? That depends on if you believe these little creatures have genitalia in the first place. That's as far as I will go on that subject.

Either way, Trolls are capable of reproducing with other species. Bruce being a good example.

You might also ask; does this mean 2 Trolls in a relationship can each make an egg?

Absolutely!

Personally, I hope that if/when Branch and Poppy have kids, they each lay an egg! They definitely seem like a couple who would not be limited to 1 child.

In summarizing conclusion:

Troll feels intense emotional TLC

Troll enters reproductive state

Egg

[spirk-trek]

🙈 for the ask game!

and congrats on 2000!! 🥳💜

🙈 who is your favorite rarely appearing and/or side character in star trek?

sure, i'll answer this one again >:) i have many...

HER.

// do you have a favorite character like this from another book/movie/series?

kif!!! he's the best character in futurama. i love him dearly :)

[amischiefofmuses]

STATISTICAL PERSONALITY TEST

take the linked quiz from the perspective of your character, then select 5 to 10 results from the complete matches list that you feel resonate with your character the most

Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead): 90%

Remus Lupin (Harry Potter): 85%

Aragorn (Lord of the Rings): 85%

Joel Miller (The Last of Us): 84%

Jim Hopper (Stranger Things): 83%

Kakashi Hatake (Naruto): 82%

Will Turner (Pirates of the Caribbean): 80%

Wolverine (X-Men): 80%

Johnny Castle (Dirty Dancing): 80%

Dr. Alan Grant (Jurassic Park): 79%

Tyler Durden (Fight Club): 91%

Han Solo (Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope): 89%

Dean Winchester (Supernatural): 89%

Damon Salvatore (The Vampire Diaries): 88%

Mazikeen (Lucifer): 88%

Jack Sparrow (Pirates of the Caribbean): 84%

Poe Dameron (Star Wars: The Last Jedi): 83%

Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark): 82%

Stitch (Lilo & Stitch): 81%

Billy Hargrove (Stranger Things): 81%

Bruce Banner (Marvel Cinematic Universe): 91%

Sam Winchester (Supernatural): 91%

Will Byers (Stranger Things): 90%

Dr. John Watson (Sherlock): 87%

Dr. Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds): 87%

Dr. James Wilson (House, M.D.): 86%

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer): 85%

Kif Kroker (Futurama): 85%

Vision (WandaVision): 85%

Ben Wyatt (Parks and Recreation): 82%

Tagged by (stolen from): @templeofvengeance Tagging: @compelledcurator @ficklefables @biblicallyaccuratemcu @witchoflegends @vitrumbra and whoever else would like to do it!!

[cinnamnt]

see i’ve always thought that amy and kif from futurama are t4t lesbians

[lenny-zesty]

welcome to the masterlist of characters ive been compared to

-luigi -lenny (shark tale) -bakugou -the mayor (ppg) -the slimes from slime rancher that shit money -pancake (60 seconds) -stitch -cyn (murder drones) -charlie dompler in a maid dress (smiling friends) -kif (futurama)

[zappsbrannigan]

If you're interested in requests still, would you be willing to draw a crossover with Futurama and Higurashi? I myself like taking characters from one piece of media and putting them in situations of another for AU reasons (for example, I have a Corpse Party AU for Futurama, but also wouldn't mind just seeing crossover art with the characters of both if that makes sense), so I think it would be interesting to either see how different Futurama characters would be in a Higurashi AU OR just interacting with the characters as a whole.

For instance, I think it'd be cool to see characters like Kif or Zapp dealing with the effects of Hinamizawa Syndrome, but I'd also like to see how they'd interact with other characters in the actual show. That said, whatever you want to do is up to you, I just want to see more Futurama AUs/crossovers yk?

u gave me a lot of ideas the eventually i might draw later!! omg you're a visionary anon but for now i managed to doodle this : P

[llettuce]

Jo just looked at me and asked me why Dustin Rhodes is built like kif? From futurama????? The fucking squishy lizard man????