21) Godfellas (Futurama)

UPDATE: Futurama is now getting a review of the complete series. Including, now, this very episode!

Futurama almost had three episodes on this list. Around ten were nominated in general, but three almost got on. This one, “Lethal Inspection” which brilliantly address mortality through a presumed immortal being, and “Prisoner of Benda,” because it actually generated a mathematical theorem within group theory that is now known as the “Futurama theorem.” Ultimately, though, this one was the only one that made the cut.

Futurama is, for me, one of the ultimate hit-and-sort-of-miss shows. A few episodes are boring or ill-conceived or based on a one-joke premise that just can’t sustain 22 minutes. Most episodes are pretty good. But, once in a while, the show would earn another season or two by producing something amazing. This episode is one of the latter.

The show’s premise is that a delivery…