Summary

• In season 12, episode 5 of Futurama, the secret of Man Number 9 is revealed and his character is linked to a dark storyline.
• Leela gets her own episode in season 12, where she deals with the question of why she was excluded from the men of the Planet Express crew.
• The story of Man Number 9 was retroactively changed for the film Futurama, linking him to a supernatural underground society.

Futurama Season 12, Episode 5 just brought back a classic character for the revival who has been around since the series’ pilot, and it’s a chilling reminder of the darkest of storylines cut. The world of Futurama has a surprising amount of lore, with the way the franchise’s world is built meaning there are many background details that most fans may have missed. A character in the world of Futurama is a reminder of that more than any other, and although its major storyline may have been cut short, it still sheds light on some dark secrets about the 31st century of Futurama.

Futurama Season 12, Episode 5 finally gives Leela her own episodethereby fixing a problem some series fans had with the revival. In the episode, Leela decides to form her own circle of friends after constantly being excluded by the men of the Planet Express crew. Meanwhile, the aforementioned men head to a doomed music festival that is a parody of the real-life Fyre Fest, with many of FuturamaThe most popular supporting characters who attend the festival. However, one of these characters highlights an abridged storyline that changes the world of Futurama so much darker.

Man Number 9 from Futurama was one of the series’ biggest mysteries for 10 years

His background activities raised many questions

The man with the number 9 finally returns to Futurama Season 12, Episode 5, with him as one of the participants of the music festival. While Man Number 9 now seems to be nothing more than one of the many background characters that populate the world of, Futuramahe was actually one of the biggest mysteries of the show in the first 10 years. The writers of Futurama had big plans for the Number 9 Man and although his story would not be revealed until later, the crew incorporated him into the first few episodes of the show to give a taste of that future storyline.

The mysterious background activities of the number 9 man were noticed by many fanswhich led to many theories about the character. Due to the complexity of the world of Futurama is that many viewers knew this character had to mean something, with the large number nine on his chest being the main topic of theories. The seemingly insane homeless man was clearly involved in a conspiracy that audiences didn’t yet know about, and the original plans for this character were so much darker than fans would have thought.

However, these plans were scrapped before the series produced this story, meaning viewers had to wait even longer for the Number 9 Man’s big mystery to be solved. Thankfully, this finally happened a decade after his first appearance in the Futurama Pilot, where he finally got a big role in the Futurama film Into the wild green over there.

Man number 9 from Futurama was supposed to be part of a dark caste system (but was cut out)

His story was never revealed

As it turns out, The nine on the shirt of the man with the number 9 was supposed to be part of a dark caste system that existed in the world of Futuramabut it was cut before the show actually revealed it. As explained by the Futurama Team, Fry eventually discovered that a strict caste system had been introduced in the 31st century, where everyone was assigned a number. The higher numbers were treated as if they were royalty, while the lower numbers, as seen with Man Number 9, were undesirables wandering the streets.

For unknown reasons Futurama The team decided to scrap this storyline and remove it from the show completely. Nevertheless, they decided to put Man Number 9 in Futuramawho used him regularly during the original run of the show. The constant use of the Number 9 Man without any references to the caste system made him so mysterious in the early days of the show. While it is possible that this caste system Futurama too dark or too complicated, it’s strange that they decided to use the number 9 man without his original storyline.

The story of Man Number 9 was retroactively changed for the Futurama movie

“Into the wild green over there”

Although the original story of the number 9 man from Futuramahe was brought back on a grand scale for the Futurama film Into the wild green over thereIn the film, Fry is knocked unconscious and taken to a mysterious underground society run by Man Number 9, who now wears a tinfoil hat. It is explained that Man Number 9 is part of a large group of clairvoyants who populate New YorkThey are always looking for new members. This explains why he is always traveling through the world of Futuramaa continuity of its original plot.

In the film, it is explained that the Number 9 Man coordinated all of these psychics for one important reason: saving the universe. The Number 9 Man explains to Fry the concept of the universal energy known as Chi, and then sends Fry on a mission to prevent Futuramas wealthy businessman Leo Wong from setting off a chain of events that will lead to utter destruction. So while the Number 9 Man is still part of a vast conspiracy that affects the entire society, this storyline is far less sinister than the caste system the series originally planned to portray.

Hulu’s Futurama revival finally pays off: Matt Groening’s hidden Number 9 Man gag

Finally a connection between him and the music

Although the original story of the number 9 man was never mentioned again, Futurama Creator Matt Groening also hid another joke about the character that wasn’t resolved until season 12. As it turns out, the Number 9 Man’s design is actually a hidden musical reference. The conspiratorial figure Number nine on his white robe is actually a reference to the Beatles song “Number 9 / Turn Me On Dead Man” from the White Albuma title that caused a lot of mystery among Beatles fans.

While the Number 9 Man’s musical origins were never mentioned in the series, the decision to make him a celebrity attendee at a music festival in season 12 brings the character back to his roots. While it doesn’t directly reference the Beatles, acknowledging the character’s musical origins is a fun way to allude to Groening’s original gag. Futurama Character.