Why does the intro of Futurama feature old cartoons?
Nearly every intro of Futurama features a large television screen playing cartoons raging from 30s-era black-and-white to 70s-era futurism, all of which the Planet Express ship will immediately crash into.
I tried researching why the cartoons were displayed but most sources were just a list of what cartoons correspond with what episodes. Because of the short length of the cartoon depictions and the wide range of eras the cartoons call from it isn't immediately obvious what purpose they serve. I also thought getting permission to depict all these cartoons would get rather expensive if they're showing a new one every episode - they wouldn't include it without a good reason.
Is it an homage to the cartoons that inspired the artists, and homage to cartoons in general, or just a fun way to pad out the intro?
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Why does Futurama have old cartoons?
I don't have a citation, but my recollection from when it debuted is that 1) they wanted to have a part of the credit sequence that changed every week, a la \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d and 2) they wanted to pay homage to the earliest days of animation.What changed in Futurama intro?
In Season 6, when the opening sequence is shorter, the original song is replaced with the one from the opening of Bender's Big Score, except without the character voices. The intro for the new episodes appears to look more cyan-like than the green-blue intro from the original series.What does it say in the Futurama intro?
The title caption says: "The flames on your television are not part of the show."When did Futurama go widescreen?
The series began high-definition production in season 5, with Bender's Big Score. The opening sequence was re-rendered and scaled to adapt to the show's transition to 16:9 widescreen format.Futurama: Season 1 Opening Theme
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