What Job Would You Be Assigned in "Futurama"?

By: Ian Fortey

5 Min Quiz

Image: Fox; Comedy Central

About This Quiz

When Phillip J. Fry awoke 1,000 years in the future after stumbling into that cryogenic chamber, he went from being a pizza delivery boy to being a delivery boy of things other than pizzas all across the known universe. That's the power of leaping forward 1,000 years in time. The world of "Futurama" is teeming with alien life, sentient robots and tubes. Lots of tubes. There are mutants underground, pilots in the sky and bureaucracy as far as the eye can see. Plus the odd evil corporate overlord and demonic Santa robots. It's a lot to take in, and there's lots of work to be done.

If you're tired of the employment opportunities in the present, then maybe you need to leap ahead a millennium yourself and see what the world has to offer you in terms of careers. If nothing else, the world of Futurama seemed a lot more colorful and diverse. Who wouldn't want a Nibbler? Or to do the news with Morbo? Or to try to stay alive on a ship captained by Zapp Brannigan?

It's time to glimpse your way, way, way distant future and see what job awaits you in the Futurama universe. Pop off that brain slug and take the quiz!

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Robots get so much done on Futurama. Which one do you think is the most useful?

Calculon

Robot Santa
Bender

Robot Devil

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The future looks bright, but if you could go back in time, where would you go?

The Wild West

The 1950s
The '20s

To the Industrial Revolution

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Since Planet Express isn't around to deliver stuff right now, who do you use when you need something?

FedEx

Uber Eats
UPS

The post office?

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Do you ever feel like you're ahead of your time?

Never really thought about it.

Constantly
Maybe

Just the opposite

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Do you feel like the robots are going to rise up one day?

I don't think so.

Inevitably
I sure hope not.

Not against me, they won't.

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If you had the option to work on another planet, would you take it?

In a heartbeat!

Maybe for a little while
I'd visit but I don' want to stay in one place for long.

I'm happy where I am.

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Is workplace romance ever a good idea?

Sure, why not?

Oh no, not at all
I'd rather keep things professional.

Of course!

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If you could get a robot to do all your work for you, would you do it?

No, I like to get my hands dirty.

Menial tasks, maybe
No thanks, that would drive me crazy.

Yes, as long as I still get paid.

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Would you rather have a high-paying job all alone or a lower-paying job working with friends?

I'd rather be with people I'm closed to.

I can get friends later, I'd rather work alone.
How about a mid-range job with acquaintances?

More money, please!

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Do you usually get along well with coworkers?

Some of them

I'd rather be the boss so then it doesn't matter so much.
Pretty well, yeah

Not at all

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Would you ever consider being cryogenically frozen?

Not at all

Definitely!
I'd need a pretty good reason for it.

No, I'm happy where and when I am.

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Zapp Brannigan is remarkably successful and also incompetent. How do you deal with coworkers who aren't good at their jobs?

Trash talk them behind their back

There must be some way to make use of them.
Avoid them at all costs

Fire them!

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What would make you feel like you were a success at work?

I could retire and relax.

I created something amazing.
I met some cool people and did some cool things.

Endless riches

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If you had an idea to make your place of work more efficient, would you speak up and tell the boss?

Why not?

No! My ideas are mine.
If it makes my job easier, then sure.

Not if it's going to cost me money in some way.

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Do you approach a job scientifically, or are you more chaotic?

I try to be a little scientific.

Is chaotic science an option?
Ooh, chaos!

It depends on the job, I guess.

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Which Futurama character would clearly be the coolest coworker?

Leela

Professor Farnsworth
Fry

Bender

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If you only had one alien to work with, who would it be?

Kif Kroker

Zoidberg
Nibbler

Lrrr

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Do you have any big career goals that you've already reached in life?

Yes, but they were never big.

Some but not all
Not in the slightest

One or two

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How do you handle workplace conflict?

Avoid it

Defeat the other person with my superior intellect
Go to management

I destroy the other person.

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Do you think aliens have ever visited Earth?

I think they're real but no, they haven't visited.

Oh, I bet they have.
Not at all

If they did, we'll never know.

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Which planet seems like the nicest in the galaxy besides Earth?

Mars

Nude Beach Planet
Decapod 10

Omicron Persei 8

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Work can be stressful. How do you relax?

Just sit in the fresh air and chill

I have tons of hobbies.
Spend time with friends

Spending my money

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Let's say you're opening your own business in the 31st century. What field might it be in?

Hospitality

Oh, you know. Something weird.
Travel

Industrial

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Have you ever been fired from a job in the past?

Maybe once

I didn't give those jerks the satisfaction. I quit!
Not in a long time

Never

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Would you rather be the boss and have all the responsibility or just a well-paid employee?

I'm happy either way.

I'd much rather be the boss but have employees run everything anyway.
I don't want to be the boss.

I run everything!

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What would make you quit a job right away?

If it was unsafe

If it didn't challenge me
If it was super boring

If the pay was garbage

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Do you like a job that changes every day or do you want the same routine?

I like consistency.

I want constant change.
A little change is good but not a ton.

I want everything to go as planned all the time.

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Do you ever wish there were more hours in a day?

Nope!

Constantly
Just on weekends

Some days I do.

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Who do you think is the most responsible person in the Futurama universe?

Kif

Hermes
Leela

Mom

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Which sci-fi show or movie has the best-looking future based on the jobs people do?

"Star Wars"

"Dr. Who"
"Star Trek"

Does anyone even have a job in any of those shows? Like a paying job?

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