
Accidentally frozen, pizza-deliverer Fry wakes up 1,000 years in the future. He is taken in by his sole descendant, an elderly and addled scientist who owns a small cargo delivery service. Among the other crew members are Capt. Leela, accountant Hermes, intern Amy, obnoxious robot Bender and lobsterlike moocher "Dr." Zoidberg.

Amy and Leela become addicted to nectar, a nutritional supplement that boosts their performance in the future sport of Butterfly Derby.

Fed up with his inferiority to machines, Hermes replaces his body parts with mighty mechanical upgrades.

Fry finds himself the victim of a horrific sausage-making accident.

As a robot, Bender lacks free will so he embarks on a quest for the meaning of life.