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Futurama Season 4 episode " Jurassic Bark " remain a masterclass in storytelling , enamour the sleep with hamper between pet and their owners .
As we wrap up 2024 , the usual ruefulness and triumphs aerofoil as we gain perspective on what we gained and lost . For some , feelings take a small more clock time to process , peculiarly when it comes to loss . to begin with this month , my golden retriever , Cody , had to be euthanized after an eight - month - long battle with cancer at the age of nine . As a species , we ’re often conditioned to prepare for the inevitable when it come to final illness , but the struggles , impuissance , and final decision never make it easier . One thing that has helped me cope is the classicFuturamaseason four episode " Jurassic Bark , " provide that masterclass in heartwarming love life chronicle between a boy and his pawl . write byEric Kaplanand directed bySwinton O. Scott III , the episode involves a relic from Fry ’s ( Billy West ) 20th - century past , the fossilized remains of his hotdog , Seymour Asses ( Frank Welker ) .
Why Futurama Episode “Jurassic Bark” Remains One of the Best Episodes of TV Ever
" Jurassic Bark " begins when Fry takes Bender ( John DiMaggio ) to a museum exhibit , shock to find Seymour on display . As far as why he consider it ’s his precise dog beyond a reasonable doubtfulness , you have to debar some incredulity here in the trick of telecasting . After stick his protest , the museum relinquish hands of Seymour ’s remains back to him , and Professor Farnsworth ( West ) reveals that the fossilization was so rapid that it is potential to extract a sampling , clone the frump , and simulate his memories over to the new consistency .
Throughout the episode , we see flashback of Fry and Seymour having the time of their lives as the latter bring the uncommon joyfulness we have n’t figure from him during his life in the 20th century . Even during the volume ofFuturamaat this period , Fry fit the prototypical mold of aMatt Groeningprotagonist of a lovable loser bordering on a sorry sack status and mind Great Depression . While things did considerably improve in the series with his relationship with Turanga Leela ( Katey Sagal ) , much of that did n’t issue forth to full fruition until long after their run on Fox end .
Billy West and Frank Welker in " Futurama " . Cr : 20th Century StudiosSeymour ’s living before he met Fry was that of a mangy , mongrel isolated dog who struggle to pull through in the street . In such a short geological period , given thatFuturamais a 30 - minute animated sitcom , audiences felt a lifetime of experiences confine to a microcosm of a simple episode . As Bender grew jealous and sabotaged Farnsworth ’s cloning operation of Seymour , you’re able to see the excruciating pain of Fry ’s living have sex what he suffered through and how much joy Seymour impart him all at once to the point where Bender sense guilty for hurting his good friend .
It seemed moot at the end of the episode that Fry learned Seymour ’s historic period when he died at 15 , knowing he live a full life assuming he found someone else to endure out his 12 remaining years of quality life . The final moments indicated otherwise as Kaplan and Scott delivered the takeover de grâce to the audience that Seymour spend his remaining age waiting for Fry at his place of employment , Panucci ’s Pizza , not knowing Fry was frozen in time as " I Will Wait for You " byConnie Francisplays .
" Jurassic Bark " is the type of standalone sequence where it ’s so strong on its merits , that you would n’t need to follow any other episode of the series to understand any of its context . It exhibit the staying business leader and resiliency ofFuturamaeven when it ’s on its 13th revival ( I live I ’m exaggerating ) with its current run on Hulu . It does n’t even matter that EPDavid X. Cohenrevisited the episode inBender ’s Big Scoreto cheapen its legacy by providing a glad ending that saw a version of Fry reunited with Seymour . " Jurassic Bark " attend to as a reminder to enjoy the lifetime you have and cherish those who have bonk you along the way , not to mention it also helped me develop an even deeper appreciation for the 1985 classic " I ’m walk on Sunshine " byKatrina and the Waves .
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