TMC
03-10-2023, 09:51 PM
https://www.looper.com/1224690/the-waterfall-family-futuramas-tragic-activists/
BY BRANDON SHOAFF/MARCH 10, 2023 7:57 PM EST
Unflinching freedom, independence, and compassion often formed the backbone of many beliefs in the subculture known as hippies in the 1960s, but what would this group of tie-dye-wearing and patriarchy-destroying individuals look like a thousand years from now? Luckily, "Futurama" is here to answer that specific question, and it seems as if the Waterfall family is the response. Although "Futurama" has plenty of callbacks and reoccurring jokes, like the hypnotoad, the soft drink Slurm, and the folk-song compulsion of Bender (John DiMaggio), the Waterfall family always pops up in exceptionally inopportune times — at least they are for the family itself.
The reason why the previously mentioned family is considered tragic is that whenever a member of their family appears in "Futurama," the end is near. More often than not, a Waterfall family member will be introduced in a particular episode only to meet a grisly fate soon after, but this isn't always the case, and sometimes, these characters might make it more than one episode. However, the end result is almost always the same, and despite their best efforts at activism, they almost always die, sometimes by the very thing they are defending. So, who are the people who make up the Waterfall family, and what happens to each one in "Futurama"?
BY BRANDON SHOAFF/MARCH 10, 2023 7:57 PM EST
Unflinching freedom, independence, and compassion often formed the backbone of many beliefs in the subculture known as hippies in the 1960s, but what would this group of tie-dye-wearing and patriarchy-destroying individuals look like a thousand years from now? Luckily, "Futurama" is here to answer that specific question, and it seems as if the Waterfall family is the response. Although "Futurama" has plenty of callbacks and reoccurring jokes, like the hypnotoad, the soft drink Slurm, and the folk-song compulsion of Bender (John DiMaggio), the Waterfall family always pops up in exceptionally inopportune times — at least they are for the family itself.
The reason why the previously mentioned family is considered tragic is that whenever a member of their family appears in "Futurama," the end is near. More often than not, a Waterfall family member will be introduced in a particular episode only to meet a grisly fate soon after, but this isn't always the case, and sometimes, these characters might make it more than one episode. However, the end result is almost always the same, and despite their best efforts at activism, they almost always die, sometimes by the very thing they are defending. So, who are the people who make up the Waterfall family, and what happens to each one in "Futurama"?