A brainchild of Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Futurama launched itself into homes across the galaxy in Spring 1999. Employing the same quick wit and visual humor that has made The Simpsons one of the most successful shows in television history, Futurama (despite its early cancellation in August 2003) maintains its own loyal cult following

Set one thousand years in the future, Futurama follows the life of a modern day American pizza delivery boy named Fry who finds himself reanimated 1,000 years after being accidentally cryogenically frozen. Brought back to life, Fry hunts down his great, great, great nephew - a tinkering scientist named Professor Farnsworth - and spends his days working for his distant relative's intergalactic delivery service alongside good friends, Leela (a female Cyclops) and Bender (a morally-challenged robot). As the characters (usually Fry and Bender) engage in various schemes throughout the universe, Professor Farnsworth and his crew meet up with a number of interesting characters and civilizations

The Futurama (Season 4) DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including the first episode of this Volume 4 DVD "30% Iron Chef" in which Bender's dream of becoming a famous chef is dashed when his hero, Elzar, rejects his cooking. Joining a band of vagrant travelers, Bender meets Helmut Spragel - formerly the world's greatest chef. Spragel personally trains Bender and provides him with a secret vile which contains "the essence of flavor". Confident in his newfound abilities, Bender challenges Elzar to a one-on-one cook-off on the "Iron Cook" TV show Other notable episodes from Season 4 include "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" in which Fry travels to the planet Omega 3 where all things Star Trek (including the show's cast) have been banished by the galaxy, and "Jurassic Bark" in which Fry and Professor Farnsworth collaborate to bring Fry's old dog Seymour back to life

Below is a list of episodes included on the Futurama (Season 4) DVD:

Episode 55 (30% Iron Chef) Air Date: 04-14-2002
Episode 56 (Where No Fan Has Gone Before) Air Date: 04-21-2002
Episode 57 (Crimes of the Hot) Air Date: 11-10-2002
Episode 58 (Jurassic Bark) Air Date: 11-17-2002
Episode 59 (The Route of All Evil) Air Date: 12-08-2002
Episode 60 (A Taste of Freedom) Air Date: 12-22-2002
Episode 61 (Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch) Air Date: 01-12-2003
Episode 62 (Less Than Hero) Air Date: 03-02-2003
Episode 63 (Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles) Air Date: 03-30-2003
Episode 64 (The Why of Fry) Air Date: 04-06-2003
Episode 65 (The Sting) Air Date: 06-01-2003
Episode 66 (The Farnsworth Parabox) Air Date: 06-08-2003
Episode 67 (Three Hundred Big Boys) Air Date: 06-15-2003
Episode 68 (Spanish Fry) Air Date: 07-13-2003
Episode 69 (Bend Her) Air Date: 07-20-2003
Episode 70 (Obsoletely Fabulous) Air Date: 07-27-2003
Episode 71 (Bender Should Not Be Allowed on TV) Air Date: 08-03-2003
Episode 72 (The Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings) Air Date: 08-10-2003