Futurama season 3

DVD cover for the 2012 re-release of Volume Three featuring Professor Farnsworth
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	Fox
Original release	January 21, 2001 (2001-01-21) – December 8, 2002 (2002-12-08)

The third season of Futurama began airing in 2001 and concluded after 22 episodes in 2002. The entire season is included within the Volume Three DVD box set, which was released on March 9, 2004.

The complete 22 episodes of the season have been released on a box set called Futurama: Volume Three, on DVD and VHS. It was first released in Region 2 on June 2, 2003, with releases in other regions following in 2003 and 2004 and is based in 3003 and 3004. The season was re-released as Futurama: Volume 3, with entirely different packaging to match the newer season releases on July 17, 2012.

Episodes

See also: List of Futurama episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
33	1	"Amazon Women in the Mood"	Brian Sheesley	Lewis Morton	February 4, 2001 (February 4, 2001)	3ACV01	8.18
34	2	"Parasites Lost"	Peter Avanzino	Eric Kaplan	January 21, 2001 (January 21, 2001)	3ACV02	8.35
35	3	"A Tale of Two Santas"	Ron Hughart	Bill Odenkirk	December 23, 2001 (December 23, 2001)	3ACV03	7.29
36	4	"The Luck of the Fryrish"	Chris Louden	Ron Weiner	March 11, 2001 (March 11, 2001)	3ACV04	7.80
37	5	"The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz"	James Purdum	Dan Vebber	March 4, 2001 (March 4, 2001)	3ACV05	7.92
38	6	"Bendless Love"	Swinton O. Scott III	Eric Horsted	February 11, 2001 (February 11, 2001)	3ACV06	8.20
39	7	"The Day the Earth Stood Stupid"	Mark Ervin	Story by: Jeff Westbrook & David X. Cohen Teleplay by: Jeff Westbrook	February 18, 2001 (February 18, 2001)	3ACV07	8.29
40	8	"That's Lobstertainment!"	Bret Haaland	Patric M. Verrone	February 25, 2001 (February 25, 2001)	3ACV08	8.06
41	9	"The Cyber House Rules"	Susie Dietter	Lewis Morton	April 1, 2001 (April 1, 2001)	3ACV09	6.37
42	10	"Where the Buggalo Roam"	Patty Shinagawa	J. Stewart Burns	March 3, 2002 (March 3, 2002)	3ACV10	7.61
43	11	"Insane in the Mainframe"	Peter Avanzino	Bill Odenkirk	April 8, 2001 (April 8, 2001)	3ACV11	7.57
44	12	"The Route of All Evil"	Brian Sheesley	Dan Vebber	December 8, 2002 (December 8, 2002)	3ACV12	4.21
45	13	"Bendin' in the Wind"	Ron Hughart	Eric Horsted	April 22, 2001 (April 22, 2001)	3ACV13	6.04
46	14	"Time Keeps On Slippin'"	Chris Louden	Ken Keeler	May 6, 2001 (May 6, 2001)	3ACV14	6.51
47	15	"I Dated a Robot"	James Purdum	Eric Kaplan	May 13, 2001 (May 13, 2001)	3ACV15	6.06
48	16	"A Leela of Her Own"	Swinton O. Scott III	Patric M. Verrone	April 7, 2002 (April 7, 2002)	3ACV16	4.99
49	17	"A Pharaoh to Remember"	Mark Ervin	Ron Weiner	March 10, 2002 (March 10, 2002)	3ACV17	6.13
50	18	"Anthology of Interest II"	Bret Haaland	January 6, 2002 (January 6, 2002)	3ACV18	7.74
51	19	"Roswell That Ends Well"	Rich Moore	J. Stewart Burns	December 9, 2001 (December 9, 2001)	3ACV19	5.40
52	20	"Godfellas"	Susie Dietter	Ken Keeler	March 17, 2002 (March 17, 2002)	3ACV20	5.83
53	21	"Future Stock"	Brian Sheesley	Aaron Ehasz	March 31, 2002 (March 31, 2002)	3ACV21	4.79
54	22	"The 30% Iron Chef"	Ron Hughart	Jeff Westbrook	April 14, 2002 (April 14, 2002)	3ACV22	4.73

Critical reception

Reception

Andy Patrizio of IGN gave the season a positive review, rating it a 7.0.

Nielsen ratings

The season ranked 115th in the weekly ratings with an average viewership of 5.9 million viewers.

Home releases

The original Volume Three home release.

Futurama: Volume Three
Set details			Special Features
22 episodes 4-disc set (DVD) 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Surround) Subtitles: English SDH French Spanish			Optional full-length commentaries on all 22 episodes Deleted scenes from 17 episodes Storyboards for "Parasites Lost" Concept art still gallery "How to draw Fry and Leela" featurette International clips Animatic and 3D models Hidden intro for "A Tale of Two Santas" Easter egg Hidden table read for "A Tale of Two Santas" Easter egg Hidden unused title captions Easter egg
Release dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
March 9, 2004	June 2, 2003	September 24, 2003

Futurama: Volume 3
Set details			Special Features
22 episodes 4-disc set 1.33:1 aspect ratio Languages: English (Dolby Surround) Subtitles: English SDH French Spanish			Optional full-length commentaries on all 22 episodes Deleted scenes from 17 episodes Storyboards for "Parasites Lost" Concept art still gallery "How to draw Fry and Leela" featurette International clips Animatic and 3D models Hidden intro for "A Tale of Two Santas" Easter egg Hidden table read for "A Tale of Two Santas" Easter egg Hidden unused title captions Easter egg
Release dates
Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
July 17, 2012	N/A	March 13, 2013

External links

• Futurama season 3 at IMDb