Episode
Futurama: Godfellas
Overview
Bender is accidentally shot out of the ship's torpedo tube and becomes lost in space. Floating through the ethereal darkness, Bender becomes inhabited with tiny alien life forms, but has trouble playing God to their unyielding prayers.
Details
- Series
- Futurama
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2002-03-17
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Godfellas is Episode 8 in Season 4 of Futurama. It aired on 2002-03-17. The runtime is 22 min.
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