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Futurama (1999)

The adventures of a late-20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J. Fry, who, after being unwittingly cryogenically frozen for one thousand years, finds employment at Planet Express, an interplanetary delivery company in the retro-futuristic 31st century.

Created byMatt Groening

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  1. 01

    The Simpsons

    Same creator

    1989 · Animation · Comedy

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    Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

    Why it connects

    • the same creator
    • strong shared themes: adult animation and adult humor
    • similar audience response
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    American Dad!

    Similar atmosphere

    2005 · Animation · Comedy

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    The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."

    Why it connects

    • strong shared themes: adult animation and alien
    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared network: 20th Century Fox Television, 20th Television Animation
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  3. 04

    Duckman

    Similar atmosphere

    1994 · 22 min · Animation · Comedy

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    Together with Cornfed, his portly, porcine partner in crime solving, this defective detective amazingly manages to solve crimes and be a single parent to his hilariously dysfunctional sons at the same time.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
    • shared themes: adult animation and sitcom
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  4. 05

    Samurai Jack

    Shared cast

    2001 · 24 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    A great warrior is displaced to the distant future by the evil shape-shifting wizard Aku. The world has become a bleak place under the rule of Aku, segregated into fantastic tribes and ruled by Aku's evil robot warlords. Jack travels this foreign landscape in search of a time portal that can return him to his home time so he can "undo the future that is Aku!".

    Why it connects

    • several principal cast members
    • substantial genre overlap
    • a closely matched era
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  5. 07

    The Mighty Boosh

    Similar atmosphere

    2004 · 30 min · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    A British comic fantasy containing humour and pop-culture references. Episodes often featured elaborate musical numbers in different genres, such as electro, heavy metal, funk, and rap. The show has been known for popularising a style called "crimping"; short acappella songs which are present throughout all three series.

    Why it connects

    • strong genre and series-style overlap
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  6. 08

    Ben 10

    Genre overlap

    2005 · 22 min · Action & Adventure · Animation · Comedy · Kids · Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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    When 10-year-old Ben Tennyson discovers a mysterious device, he gains the power to change into ten different alien heroes, each with uniquely awesome powers. With such abilities at his disposal, Ben realizes a greater responsibility to help others and stop evildoers, but that doesn't mean he's above a little superpowered mischief now and then.

    Why it connects

    • substantial genre overlap
    • similar audience response
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