The Planet Express Building is one of the most iconic locations inFuturama, and the show has finally revealed why it looks like that after 25 years. Ever sinceFuturamapremiered in 1999, the Planet Express building has been the show’s main location, with eachmember ofFuturama’s main castworking there. It has been the center of a few storylines, butFuturamaseason 12 just revealed a major secret about its design, highlighting why it has such an odd shape.
Futuramaseason 12 is finally here, and the second season of Hulu’s revival has started a surprising trend.Futuramaseason 12 has already retconned previous episodesof the show, with “The Temp” being asequel to a divisive 23-year-oldFuturamaepisode.Futuramaseason 12 has just done this again, but this time the story has even bigger implications.
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Futurama’s Planet Express Tower Is Actually A Farnsworth Invention
He Uses It To Bring A Monster To Life
The Planet Express Building plays a major role inFuturamaseason 12, episode 6, “Attack of the Clothes,“with it being revealed that the Planet Express Building’s tower is actually a Farnsworth invention. ThroughoutFuturama, the Planet Express building has always featured an oddly shaped tower, one that seemingly has no bearing on the day-to-day operations of the company. While several rooms from within the tower have been shown off, the show has only now explained why the tower is necessary.
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In the opening of the episode,the Planet Express tower flips upside down. It is revealed that Farnsworth is attempting to bring his own version of Frankenstein’s monster to life, with the tower actually being a giant ray that emits the power required to bring life to the corpse. While this is a funny visual gag, it is also a major lore reveal, possibly highlighting why the tower has always looked that way.
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Futurama’s Planet Express Reveal Creates A Huge Series Plot Hole
Was The Tower’s Ray Always There?
While this Planet Express reveal is funny, it actuallycreates a hugeFuturamaplot hole. Planet Express is not the first company that occupied the building, with Farnsworth simply purchasing it when establishing it. In fact, “I Know What You Did Next Xmas” reveals that a meat company owned the Planet Express building in the 2800s, raising one obvious question.
If Farnsworth didn’t construct the building, it is a mystery as to why the tower was there before Planet Express took over. Was the tower still a giant ray in the 2800s? It could also be thatFarnsworth modified it upon moving in. Obviously, the giant tower ray is a simple visual gag that is meant to be funny, but it does have some broader implications for the world ofFuturama.
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Futurama is an animated science fiction series that follows Philip J. Fry, a pizza delivery boy from late-20th-century New York City. He is accidentally cryogenically frozen for a thousand years and becomes an employee at Planet Express, a delivery service in the retro-futuristic 31st century.
