Futurama Season 12 just insulted The SimpsonsFinally call out a 25-year-old Matt Groening mystery. Although Futurama And The Simpsons are completely different shows, it is actually revealed that the two series take place in the same universe. Matt Groening’s sister even had a crossover episode, with this raising many questions about the continuity of Futurama And The Simpsons. While these have long been spoken by Futurama Fans, the series has finally called out the biggest inconsistency between the two shows, with season 12 featuring a hilarious gag at the expense of The Simpsons.
Futurama Season 12, episode 8 has finally been released, with “Cuteness Overlord” taking the Planet Express cast on one of their weirdest adventures yet. In this episode, the Planet Express crew visit Leela’s former orphanage. Soon after, Amy becomes obsessed with collecting Fuzzy Funbags, a series of collectible plushies meant to parody real-life Beanie Babies. However, they quickly discover that the fuzzy funbags are actually an alien race who use their cuteness to conquer planets, with the Futurama Letters nearly dooming earth. Interestingly, the storyline left room for one fantastic The Simpsons Reference.
Futurama just gave The Simpsons another cameo in season 12, episode 8
Bart Simpson appears in “Cuteness Overlord”
Futurama Had a lot of The Simpsons Easter eggs, and season 12, episode 8 features another one. In the episode, Farnsworth makes a discovery about the fuzzy funbag aliens, with him providing a short demonstration to explain the effects of cuteness to the Planet Express crew. The demonstration involves Farnsworth showing some cute pictures to the characters, showing how people can be controlled by cuteness. Most of the images are simply cute animals, but one is a not-so-subtle reference The Simpsons.
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The final image that Farnsworth shows is a Great picture of Bart SimpsonThe pointed son in The Simpsons‘ Titular family. On showing his face, the figure of Futurama Recalls in horror, with this is used to demonstrate what images that are not cute can do to the characters. This funny gag is just one of many The Simpsons Easter eggs over Futuramas 12 seasons, but upon further inspection, it becomes clear that Bart’s cameo actually shows a truth about The Simpsons‘ Connection to Futurama.
Futurama’s Bart Simpson cameo finally calls out the shows’ character design difference
The characters find Bart Simpson rude
Despite The Simpsons And Futurama Taking place in the same universeThe character designs are completely different, with this being a constant question from fans of both shows. The human character in Futurama Have normal skin tones and more traditional hairstyles, with them looking fairly normal when compared to the robots and alien species that populate the show. The SimpsonsHowever, features all kinds of human characters with bright yellow skin. Characters like Bart and Lisa have wacky and unnatural hair styles, highlighting the biggest differences in the show.
Futurama Season 12’s Bart Easter egg lightly pokes fun at the character design differences. The Futurama Characters find Bart ugly because, compared to FuturamaHumans, Bart looks a bit like a freak. His bright yellow skin and hair that extends straight from the top of his head makes him stand out from the rest Futuramas figure, with letters immediately calling out how unappealing Bart’s hair is. The difference has been the butt of many jokes since Futurama Premiere, and it’s nice to see Futurama Finally call it out.
The Simpsons crossover episode of Futurama makes the latest Bart Easter Egg even stranger
“Simpsorama” still makes no sense
While Bart Simpson’s cameo in Futurama Season 12 is strange, it’s made stranger by the crossover episode in between Futurama And The Simpsons. “Simpsorama” sees the Planet Express crew go back in time and meet The Simpsons In Springfield, confirm that both shows take place in the same timeline. Most of the characters meet Bart and spend a lot of time with him. Because of this, it is strange why Bart’s appearance is so horrible, because these characters have already met him.
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however, Futurama And The SimpsonsThe shared universe is already pretty confusing, with this only contributing to the nonsensical timeline of the show. Matt Groening appeared as himself FuturamaWith him being the creator The Simpsons in the universe. On top of that, plushies of Bart can be seen in Futuramas early seasons, further highlighting that The Simpsons is a television show in the Futurama Universe. Since they are both silly animated sitcoms, the connection between The Simpsons And Futurama It’s not that serious, but it’s fun to think about the inconsistencies.