It was the final episode broadcasted on the fox network. The 9 saddest episodes of futurama that cartoon blog. The devils hands are idle playthings the infosphere, the. In an article on the dvd release, winstonsalem journal described hell is other robots as one of futuramas best episodes. Watch the devils hands are idle playthings season 3000, episode 72 of futurama or get episode details on. You can use your mobile device without any trouble. Billy west, katey sagal, john dimaggio, tress macneille. Futurama season 5, episode 16 4acv18, the devils hands are idle playthings, first aired 15 years ago today. This final installment focuses on our readers choice of a musical episode. He lives in robot hell along with many other sinners. With billy west, katey sagal, john dimaggio, tress macneille. Our players are mobile html5 friendly, responsive with chromecast support. The title of this episode is a turn of the phrase idle hands are the devils playthings which is often used to illustrate how people, usually kids, that have nothing to do often turn to doing bad things for entertainment.
Ranking all the futurama episodes best to worst imdb. He has tried to take holophonor lessons, but his teacher claimed he had stupid fingers. Ghost in the machines the infosphere, the futurama wiki. Futurama recap the devils hands are idle playthings syfy. He is talented at playing the fiddle, therefore, he owns a golden one. Futurama has since doubled its viewership in syndication. The opera part of the futurama episode the devils hands are idle playthings. The devils hands are idle playthings in this episode fry trades his hands with the robot devil to impress.
The episode was written by ken keeler and directed by bret haaland, and it guest stars dan castellaneta, who reprises his role as the robot devil. Searching the web, i found very few lists of robots from futurama and those were not very complete. The devils hands are idle playthings is a madcap episode that sees fry making a deal with the robot devil to gain the musical talent hes convinced will finally win leela over. Trivia the title is is a play on the adage that idle hands are the devil s play things. He seems to resemble the devilsatanlucifer of many earth religions. This was the final episode of the original series run on fox. The robot devil also mentions having switched hands with fry before. Futurama season 4 episode 18 the devils hands are idle. Rating is available when the video has been rented.
Frys holophonor recital is like kens when he was younger the holophonor makes its second appearance. Includes futurama downloads, futurama dvd info, tv listing, futurama episode guide, a chatroom and more. Hell is other robots is the ninth episode in the first season of the american animated television series futurama. Fry wanted new hands so he could play the holophonor without practicing. Fry makes a deal with the robot devil in order to master the holophone and show his love for leela.
The title of this episode is a turn of the phrase idle hands are the devils playthings which is often used to illustrate how people, usually kids, that have nothing. He is a professional fiddler who plays a solid gold fiddle, and is the lead singer and composer of robot hells band. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on may 18, 1999. Fry makes a deal with the robot devil so he can become a skillful musician and win leelas heart. In a twist of fate, fry trades hands with the robot devil and writes a masterpiece opera about leela. He is talented at playing the fiddle, therefore, he owns a golden one presumably a reference to the devil went down to georgia, which mentions a golden fiddle. In june 3011, the robot devil told benders ghost that he and fry once traded hands and that his still stank of candy corn after possessing his new body, after his old one was destroyed by benders ghost while saving fry, his fingers changed from a clawlike appearance to a cylinderlike appearance more typical of futurama robots. He spends his time tormenting robot sinners in robot hell. The devils hands are idle playthings is the seventysecond episode of futurama, the eighteenth and last of the fourth production season, the sixteenth and last of the fifth broadcast season and the finale of the original run.
Watch futurama season 4 episode 18 the devils hands are. The last episode of the fourth season of futurama and the series finale. Schocilazroy robot playthings as well as options for the future. Episodes edit hell is other robots a tale of two santas voiced by maurice lamarche crimes of the hotcameo the devils hands are idle playthings ghost in the machines the mutants are revolting no dialogue the six million dollar mon the silence of the clamps no dialogue forty percent leadbelly. Fry makes a deal with the robot devil so he can get robot hands to play the holophoner and impress leela. The episode was written by eric kaplan and directed by rich moore.
Fry wins the robot devil s hands, though the robot devil manages to reverse the trade after setting up a complicated scheme to force fry into relinquishing them. He goes on to become a skilled holophonor player, winning leelas heart and penning an opera about her life story, but the robot devil still has a trick or two up his sleeve. The devils hands are idle playthings in this episode fry trades his hands with the robot devil to impress leela by playing holophonor. The devils hands are idle playthings futurama wiki. The devils hands are idle playthingsquotes futurama wiki. He goes on to become a skilled holophonor player, winning leelas heart and penning an opera about her life story, but the robot. Unlike zapp brannigan, or nixon, or kiff, or mom, or lrrr, the robot devil only took center stage in his debut episode and then only at the end. The devils hands are idle playthings full opera dub youtube. The episode coincidentally became the last episode aired on adult swim on december 31, 2007, when the series contract with the network expired.
The devils hands are idle playthingsreferences futurama. Futurama s05e16 the devils hands are idle playthings video. Fry, in an effort to win leelas love, makes a deal with the robot devil to become a gifted musician. The robot devil also mentions having switched hands with fry before, stating that they still smell like candy corn. A man hands the robot devil his coat and he hands him a ticket. Futurama opera the devils hands are idle playthings. The episode coincidentally became the last episode aired on adult swim on. He plays another major role in the devil s hands are idle playthings, in which fry makes a deal with the devil to improve his holophonor skills.
Keeler was nominated for an emmy award for this episode, while the song i want my hands back was nom. Fry signs the contract and the robot devil pulls it away from him. The episode coincidentally became the last episode aired on adult swim on december 31. The devils hands are idle playthings is the final episode in the fourth season of the american animated television series futurama, and the. Futurama the devils hands are idle playthings tv episode. The robot devil or beelzebot as he is sometimes called is a major antagonist in the animated comedy series futurama created by matt groening. The devils hands are idle playthings was thought to be futuramas series.
You cant just have your characters announce how they. References are made to the robot devil s interest in singing, and one of the songs he starts singing is the song with which he explained the punishments for benders multifarious sins in his original appearance. In the devil s hands are idle playthings fry tries in vain to regain his skill with the instrument until he makes a deal with the robot devil in which he gains his robotic hands and begins to write an opera inspired by leela which he partially performs in front of a sellout audience before the robot devil retakes possession of his robotic hands. Desperate to learn how to play the holophonor in order to impress leela, fry swaps hands with the robot devil. The opera part of the futurama episode the devils hands are idle playthings enjoy. Real life becomes the opera, and the robot devil exclaims that if fry will not give back his hands he will take leela who has promised him, in the fine print, her hand in marriage.
Futuramas opera was a poignant final bowuntil it wasnt tv club. This was the original series finale, it has many funny moments, the songs are magnificent, and the ending is beautiful. In the devils hands are idle playthings fry tries in vain to regain his skill with the instrument until he makes a deal with the robot devil in which he gains his robotic hands and begins to write an opera inspired by leela which he partially performs in front of a sellout audience before the robot devil retakes possession of his robotic hands. Three hundred big boys spanish fry the devils hands are idle playthings. The devils hands are idle playthingsquotes futurama. Fry, a pizza delivery boy, is accidentally frozen in 1999 and thawed out on new years eve 2999. He is a professional fiddler who plays a solid gold fiddle, and. The opera part of the futurama episode the devil s hands are idle playthings enjoy. Beelzebot, commonly referred to as the robot devil, is one of the recurring antagonists in futurama. The robot devil also referred to as beelzebot is the dark lord of robot hell, where. The opera part of the futurama episode the devil s hands are idle playthings. Mar 28, 2019 in honor of futurama s 20th anniversary, here are the 25 best episodes from both the fox and comedy central eras.
The devils hands are idle playthings, into the wild green yonder, and overclockwise have all been written to serve as a final episode for the show. In honor of futuramas 20th anniversary, here are the 25 best episodes from both the fox and comedy central eras. The devils hands are idle playthings is the season 4 finale of futurama and the. Watch tv show futurama season 4 episode 18 the devils hands are idle playthings online for free in hdhigh quality.
Fry makes a deal with the robot devil so he can get robot hands to. Oct 05, 2016 although futurama is known for its inappropriate humor and satire, it is a show that also had some of the saddest and most heartwrenching plot lines. Futurama the devils hands are idle playthings tv episode 2003 dan castellaneta as the robot devil, grumpy snail. Jul 06, 20 from the devil s hands are idle playthings. He seems to resemble the devil satanlucifer of many earth religions. In the devils hands are idol playthings fry is able to trade his hands with the robot devil because his hands are actually mechanical replacements of his real hands, which were eaten by a trex in the episode i dated a robot.
Futurama s 4 e 18 the devils hands are idle playthings. First appearance, hell is other robots 1acv09 episode. When robot devil turns the giant wheel to find a robot whose hands will play for fry and bender says i have 100 bucks on rectal examining bot. The devil s hands are idle playthings was thought to be futurama s series. Trivia the title is is a play on the adage that idle hands are the devils play things. Guest stars in this episode include the beastie boys as themselves and dan castellaneta voicing the robot devil. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on august 10, 2003. The devils hands are idle playthings season 4 futurama. Futurama the devils hands are idle playthings comedy central. The title of the episode is based on the phrase, idle hands are the devils playthings. However, the robot devil has evil plans of his own. The devils hands are idle playthingsquotes episode 16 4acv18, the devils hands are idle playthings, first aired 15 years ago today. Now to explain how an episode of this can feel right.
After possessing his new body, after his old one was destroyed by benders ghost while saving fry, his fingers changed from a clawlike appearance to a cylinderlike appearance more typical of futurama robots. Futurama season 4 episode 18 the devils hands are idle playthings. Futurama the devils hands are idle playthings comedy. Futurama episode 516 the devils hands are idle playthings by ken keeler. References are made to the robot devils interest in singing, and one of the songs he starts singing is the song with which he explained the punishments for benders multifarious sins in his original appearance. The devils hands are idle playthings is the seventysecond episode of futurama, the eighteenth and last of the fourth. The devils hands are idle playthings is the season 4 finale of futurama and the finale of the original run. The devils hands are idle playthings futurama wiki fandom.
In the second act the robot devil is depicted as a stupid idiot and the real robot devil, incensed, jumps on the stage. The devil s hands are idle playthings full opera dub youtube. In this episode, fry makes a deal to swap hands with the robot devil so he can better play the. Futurama the devils hands are idle playthings tv episode 2003. Dan castellanetas performance as the robot devil in this episode and the devils hands are idle playthings was described as a bravura appearance. The devils hands are idle playthings season 4, episode 18. The devils hands are idle playthings transcript at imsdb. Futurama s05e16 the devils hands are idle playthings. Futurama opera the devils hands are idle playthings youtube. Although futurama is known for its inappropriate humor and satire, it is a show that also had some of the saddest and most heartwrenching plot lines. Futurama season 5, episode 16 4acv18, the devils hands are. In june 3011, the robot devil told benders ghost that he and fry once traded hands and that his still stank of candy corn. After the robot devil himself is selected, they swap hands and fry enjoys.
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