@@pigglesgoomshby7249 And you woke up in another world with an elf that you mistake for a dude and won't know she's not for several months or even years staring down at you in confusion and speaking a language you don't understand. You go on a harrowing adventure where you frequently miss indoor plumbing and technology above the Iron Age, aid in the slaying of mighty beasts, acquire a small harem of women but are utterly clueless as to their true affection for you, and eventually arrive at the Monster King's fortress. Inside you discover that the real Monster King has been dead for over 300 years and one of his followers has been leading the nation ever since yet refused to take the title for ITself since it's actually a sophisticated golem serving its master's last will. You battle the thing and defeat it, then after plundering the HECK out of that castle like the loot goblin you are, you return home as the remaining monster-folk start fighting each other for power in the vacuum left behind by the destroyed golem. Their civil war, you suspect, will last at least a century or two before it finally settles down again. Returning to the capital city of the 'Good Guy' nation, you are rewarded by the king informing you that if you so desire they can return you to your homeworld via the same truck that delivered you to them. In fact, Tuck kun is parked nearby with what looks like a green faceless 4chan anon sitting in the driver's seat. "Yo! You getting in?" The driver/truck asks as the back of the truck opens and reveals.....an empty freight truck. Do you get in?
He's been dismembered, frozen, skeletonized, splattered across the pavement, seen the world end multiple times, lost many loved ones, etc; and he's still the chipper dude he is. So yeah, quite a lot of adversity
@@puppetstudio4989 Ya true dat if your considering the views on youtube of these moments it seems frys dad and leela discovering her parents are probably the most underrated of the futurama moments
@Mark Guerrero True. I always wondered why they never had a moment with Fry's dad. Turns out they did; I just never realized they had already done one until now.
Fry's father may have seemed tough and strict towards him, but it turns out he really does care about his own son and he loves him too, which also shows that Yancy Fry Sr does have a heart. Man what an emotional scene.
Also, he may not have grown up with a dad. Considering we know that Fry is his own grandpa his mom or his dad are his biological offspring. Mildred has brown hair, Fry has orange hair, Fry's dad/son has brown hair, and his mom/daughter has orange hair. So it's 50/50, but if his dad/son was his child unless Mildred married she would have raised him herself, which can give men a mindset like that.
It's amazing how a fiction scene in a cartoon of all places can really make you think sometimes. His dad is a product of the cold War Era where kids were raised in a world that could end in a second. He's hard on his kids because that might be over but God knows what's next. There may not be raid sirens to tell them the world's about to explode. He's gotta make sure his kids are ready and can handle whatever comes their way
Anyone notice at the beginning of the episode when bender brews his own beer, fry says löbrau is a reliable beer and picks that one specifically now we know why
I'm a dad myself, in moments like this I can see myself in Fry's dad. I'm hard on my kids some times, probably my son most of all. He's got my wild streak and I don't want him to struggle like I did. Hell his generations already facing things I could never dream of growing up. I love my kids like crazy, every one of them. Some times dads have to be hard but there's always love behind it
I do love how when we first see Fry's family they seem like they care about there own interests rather then him but then we get these episodes that show that deep down they really do care about him and/or miss him.
Futurama started giving us this image that no one cared for Fry when it started. Then they slowly poked holes and showed that each member of his family really wanted him around and loved him. I like to believe that the reason Fry's dad stopped the searching(as it was stated by his ex) was because he was sure Fry became tough enough, and he'd be pull through, wherever he was.
Yeah I really got that feeling too back when the show was first airing and before Game of Tones. I always thought his family hated him and he was better off in the future. This show is a masterpiece in my opinion man. It’s my comfort show right now. Have you been watching this years season?
That is a true and loving father there. Helping to motivate his son to be strong, and ready for when he can stand on his own two feet. And proud of who he is.
Both Frys parents always seemed so distant and cold to him... And then we learn that...yeah they really loved him in their own ways.. His father wanted him to be strong and his mother just loved him so much. It's wonderful
Ya know, people keep on dissing Fry’s family about how they never found him, making them awful, but honestly, a lot of episodes contradict that. Fry had a good family. It was unusual and it didn’t always show it, but they were a good family.
I forgot what episode, but I think fry even admits to his friends that he lied about how poorly his family treated him so he could lie to himself that he missed them too much .
@@nickatnash9728 Yeah, once he remembers all the good times and how happy he is to see them (even if only in a dreamscape) he realizes he was mostly overblowing how much his life sucked just to make it easier for himself since he knew there was no way he'd get to see them again.
@@Godzillakingofkaiju1 we know they did, I believe we've heard it during a few episodes during the odd flashback of after fry got frozen. It's understandable they wouldn't find him. Who would think to look in a cryogenics lab when, last they knew he was living with his girlfriend.
@@michaelchi1336 Except when Fry's "grandfather" is in danger he says to his crotch "it's going to be alright dad!" Of course maybe Fry is mistaking his grandparents. He was dumb enough to assume Mildred couldn't be his grandmother just because the official grandfather was killed, not thinking it's possible she was cheating on him or had a one night stand with a guy who looks like him And the latter happens anyway
"Someday, you may face adversity so preposterous, I cant even conceive of them." Maybe its how his dad raised him, or maybe its just Fry's inherent stupidity, but Fry is amazingly adaptable. He gets to the year 3000, and within a day has escaped the cops, motivated Leela and Bender to go on the run with him, found new work, found new friends, and already formed a new life as a member of the Planet Express crew. Throughout the series he gets into absolutely insane situations, but he always just rolls with it. Arm chopped off by Zoidberg? He starts angrily hitting Zoidberg with his own severed arm. Leela's pet Nibbler starts talking and tells him to save the universe? Sure, why not. Discover you're your own grandfather? Sure, he freaks out initially, but within a short while he just accepts that it happened. He just rolls with the punches. And that's part of why he survives. Someone like his old girlfriend Michelle would just freak out and get herself killed, while Fry just deals with whatever madness the universe throws at him.
@@Ric_Vicious That's my way of life. I dont know what lies ahead, but I'll go through, and get out better than before, because, while I dont know if I can do something, I will do my best) Keep going forwards, learn new things. That's humanity)
Weird how Futurama makes more sense to me as a man in my late twenties. That feeling of not knowing your place, being lost in life, being stuck in a job you should have stopped doing years ago and went on to something greater. I think a lot of us can relate to Fry. Being a dude who's young but...not that young. Then they hit us with this emotional shit. fathers, mothers, hell I even have a cat that is a lot like Seymour, and I know how bad he would feel if he never saw me again.
My is dad hard on me and my brothers. Unlike his dad who was hard on him because he had problems he’s hard on us so not only could we be better people but also give ourselves better lives. His approach may not be something I can agree but I am encouraged to find alternate ways for a better family cycle.
I love how over the course of the series they reversed Fry's family image. At first it seemed none of them cared about him but over time they revealed they did, just had trouble expressing it.
Reminds me of the relationship my dad and I had growing up I thought he was being an asshole to me for no reason but now that I’m on my own I see that he was preparing me for the real world outside of the small town I grew up in and appreciate what he did for me more ❤️
Man I do love this scene. So many times in fiction we have stern characters that refuse to ever utter the three simple words 'I love you,' but Fry's dad not only explains why he's tough on him but also gives those words. The man knew his son needed to hear that, and looked fairly satisfied and proud of himself for saying it, which he should be. Fry's brother may never had the chance to tell his brother he loves him, but Fry's father didn't miss out on saying it. I do love that Fry's father was stern, unfun, and a bit coocoo, but he didn't seem outwardly or overly abusive. It's sad how this trait feels oddly refreshing in the climate like the Simpsons and Family Guy. I feel that one reason Bob's Burgers resonates with people is because the characters actually act like a family.
This show portrays family in such an accurate and endearing way. Frys dad, like a lot of fathers today finds it hard to express his love for his child, especially compared with how much more mothers seem capable of expressing there feelings to their children (similar to how frys mother has a clear heart to heart with fry much easier than frys father attempts to here), but his love is certainly there and he always does what he thinks is best for Fry. They also portray most siblings bond with eachother stunningly well, fry and his brother fought and bickered for almost their entire childhood, but deep down behind all the bravado and jealousy they love eachother. The tradgedy is that they never got to chance to express it to one another before fry got frozen. And yes I was drunk when I wrote this lol
Wow I didn't know about this scene, I thought with the mom dream ending he was a hardass the way he slept, but every single family member had a touching moment, retconing the part were Seymour was the only one who cared about Fry and they simply not care.
It wasn't really a retcon as we only saw things from Fry's point of view and his old girlfriend's word on it. Remember Luck of the Fryish? About as early as Jurassic Park came out. With Yancy breaking tradition of naming his firstborn "Yancy" in favor of "Philip"; Yancy always loved his brother but he didn't realize how much until after Fry disappeared.
@@michaelchi1336 Absolutely. I didn't say they didn't love him. Just they took Fry for granted. Remember in the Flashback when Yancy named him, the Mother said: "You pick. I picked dinner last night." She considered helping to name her second born son to be an equal event to choosing what to eat. That's even after the fact, their first Son was named Yancy III per her husband's family tradition. Granted Fry was a huge under achiever and the dad seemed like a typical ex military 'man's man' dad who had a real hard time expressing any soft emotion, but yeah Fry's family really didn't give him much regard. I bet they realized that after he disappeared and regretted it, but by then it's kinda late.
A father teaches his son to be strong and brave. He knows the world can be cruel but he hopes to toughen up his boy so when he becomes a man and goes out into the world on his own, he'll be ready.
A fathers love isn't always shown or expressed, its just understood. My old man was really hard on me and my brother growing up and when we got older we finally understood that it was because he cared and wanted us to be tough and resilient. I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for my old man
It’s kind of sad that Yancy Sr. didn’t know his father (time traveling Fry) when growing up so raising his own father was the only way he (unknowingly) bonded with his own dad.
My dad in the 23 years I knew him (his personality lead to him meeting an early end) never said anything to me that conveyed nearly this much love. Be better guys. We must be.
This scene hits pretty hard man. Took me reaching adulthood to realize my dad didn't dislike me, he just had his own unique way to show love. Respect to all fathers who stuck around, man.
Same. Furthermore I feel I have been treating my sister (12, almost 13) too harshly for the past five years (and I admit it's my fault). I know that deep inside her siblingly love for me still exists, and having recently watched this episode I hope she comes to realise that no matter how traumatic her memories of me are I will always love her, and that she starts warming up to me again, this time with more resilience as the years roll by further.
Ashgabat Ketchumov as you both grow older, you will both grow in maturity and your sister will know you love her. Sometimes a small gesture works wonders
I like what they did with frys parents. They got distracted by things and fry like the audience only remembered how they left things, but his whole family cared about him and fry slowly remembered those moments as the show progressed
You know. There's no best way to parent. You just gotta have in mind what's best for them and try your best depending on the variables. Some parents are neglectful and lazy like my dad. Some are strict just because they're control freaks. Some are straight up abusive but you gotta find a balance. This scene really showed me what I was missing and if I'm ever a parent, I'll keep an open mind
I bet you that admission was one of the hardest things Yancy Jr. Had ever done. He had to open up, about his feelings and be vulnerable, but he did it because he knew Fry needed to hear that.
I remember when i turned 21 I took my dad to a baseball game. I was never a big baseball fan but my dad loved it. I was so proud buying a beer for my dad and myself 🍻
My pops was a lot like this. I never understood why he did what he did until I was 23 and watched this exact scene eight years ago. That’s when it finally started clicking.
There are no better episodes in this show than the ones that deal with Fry's family. Whether it be Game Of Tones, Luck of the Fryrish, Jurassic Bark, or this. None fail to make me cry like a baby.
This all sweet and kind until you remember that frys dad its literally his son and then everything gets weird af along with that nice heartwarming feeling.
I love this scene cause it shows his father really cared alot about him but he had that old solider mentality where he couldn’t say it with words but always tried to show it
this is the first time I cried to this show. especially since my biological father was a neglectful drunk, and my stepdad, while amazing guy but has zero communication. it was nice to see something where a father gave such kind advice.
Cold warriors is a strange episode in my experience. I hate the first half where everyone is out to get fry for something that is 98% not his fault & beyond his control, even his “friends”; But the flashbacks & ending message makes it a nice character builder.
Some fathers dont understand what tough love truly is) Do not abuse your children, that makes them live with trauma and makes you an undeniably bad person) Make them strong, prepare them for a future where you are not there. You'll be proud, and they'll be happy) Sweet dads are great, but tough dads are too) Fry's got a good dad. I hope you all got a good dad, whether it be through direct or subtle love) It sucks that some people got abusing or spoiling dads, they went way too far on one side) Love your children)
Call me crazy, but I always thought Fry's dad wasn't too bad of a dad, starting back when they first showed him when Fry was born and just they way he's encouraging his wife while she's giving birth, gets offensive when he thinks the doctor's insulting his son, picks out his name, and even how he introduces Fry's brother to him and gives him the baby mobile with the space theme. I don't know, yeah he's a little though around the edges but I felt that he meant well when it came to raising his sons and loved them both
This is healthy. Always show your kids that, no matter what happens, you do love them. That in their darkest moments you can be a pillar for them to lean on.
It's honestly mind blowing when I think of how Fry's dad is his future son what with his grandma business. And he had it though because he grew up without a dad.
From being condescended by a nerdy twerp whose last name rhymes with “wedgie” to getting beaten up by his friends for something that wasn’t even his fault, I felt bad for Fry this episode.
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