Bender is accidentally shot out of the ship's torpedo tube and becomes lost in space. Floating through the ethereal darkness, Bender becomes inhabited with tiny alien life forms, but has trouble playing God to their unyielding prayers.
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“Godfellas” ranks #45 of 170 Futurama episodes on the Humor Index, scoring 80.9 — Elite. The episode packs 58 scored jokes at 3.8 per minute, averaging 6.8 on craft and 6.8 on impact, with Bender landing the most laughs. Every joke is ranked below with its individual craft and impact scores.
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Top Jokes
God Entity: When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
God Entity Observational Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback God Entity: When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
God Entity Callback Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Bender: Oh, cruel fate, to be thusly boned. Ask not for whom the bone bones. It bones for thee.
Bender Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bender: Behold, the one commandment: Make it a double!
Bender Setup/Punchline Character Comedy God/Galaxy Entity: You must use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket.
All Jokes — 58 analyzed
Show all ↓ Hide ↑ Fry: Space pirates? You know, pirates, but in space.
Fry Deadpan/Understatement Observational Space Pirate: Afore I send thee to Davey Jarg's locker!
Bender: Hey! Keep it down, you kids! I'm trying to take a nap!
Bender Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Leela: That's not torpedo three! Not at all! Damn you, Fry and Lee... la!
Leela Character Comedy Reaction Beat ★ Rewatch Space Pirate Captain: Too late I realize that me children are me only real treasures.
Fry: We can't catch him even if we rub the engine with cheetah blood?
Fry Absurdist Character Comedy Leela: I don't know how to say this... But Bender is doomed to drift through space. Forever.
Leela Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Fry: He always wanted to drift forever... But through the American Southwest.
Fry Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Bender: I'm gonna spend eternity alone with barely any swag. Ooh!
Bender Character Comedy Reaction Beat Bender: Wow, ostentatious. Except what good is a candelabra without...?
Bender Setup/Punchline Visual Gag ★ Rewatch Bender: Oh, cruel fate, to be thusly boned. Ask not for whom the bone bones. It bones for thee.
Bender Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy ★ Rewatch Bender: The only thing that keeps me sane... Is the thought that I have all eternity in which to perfect my art.
Bender Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Bender: Now, when I'm found in a million years, people will know what the score was.
Bender: It could hurt slightly.
Bender Deadpan/Understatement Dark/Subversive Malachi: Holy frijoles. All bow before the great Metal Lord.
Malachi Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Bender: Those peewees think I'm God, huh? Hard to blame them.
Bender Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Bender: It means 'He who really loves the Metal Lord.' Listen here, time for a religious donation. Hand over your wallet!
Bender Character Comedy Irony/Sarcasm Malachi · Bender: But we are a poor and simple folk. Poor? Oh, crap!
Bender: Gag unto me with a spoon. It's time I laid down a few commandments.
Bender Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Bender: Behold, the one commandment: Make it a double!
Bender Setup/Punchline Character Comedy Fry: Hooray! People are paying attention to me.
Fry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Leela · Helper: His name is Helper. He is eager to be your new best friend. Hello, chum. Miss your buddy?
Helper: No. I just thought you would enjoy that for a moment.
Helper Dark/Subversive Cringe/Discomfort Bender · Malachi: Yes, tonight is kind of special. Did you rip off your arm as a joke?
Malachi: Nay. Like most of your followers, I was maimed building the great brewery.
Malachi Dark/Subversive Irony/Sarcasm Malachi: And, of course, the liquor industry attracted organized crime.
Bender: This looks like a job for God.
Bender Character Comedy Setup/Punchline Bender: That was a practice miracle. Who's next?
Bender Deadpan/Understatement Character Comedy Malachi: When you're writing the Bible, you might want to omit that last miracle.
Malachi Meta/Self-Referential Deadpan/Understatement Father Changstein el Gamahl: We could join together in prayer. But is there anything useful we can do? No.
Gypsy · Fry: I am your friend, Bonder. Bonder? Is it really you? Yes. I am fine. Give the gypsy $10.
Gypsy Fry Character Comedy Cringe/Discomfort Gypsy · Fry: You want false hope or not? Only if there's no real hope.
Gypsy Fry Dark/Subversive Deadpan/Understatement Father Changstein el Gamahl: They'd let me use it to find Bender? What am I, psychic? I mean, yes. I'm sure they will. Yes.
Bender: How am I supposed to hear prayers coming out of my ass?
Bender: What part of nay doesn't thou understand?
Bender Wordplay/Pun Character Comedy Fry: You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You gotta hope even more and cover your ears and go, 'Blah, blah!'
Fry Character Comedy Absurdist Bender: Now that's one Bible that doesn't disappoint.
Bender Character Comedy Meta/Self-Referential Malachi: Convert them? To radioactive vapor!
Malachi Jr.: Look, Daddy, I'm hugging God.
Bender: Hello? Is anyone still alive? How about in the porno theater? Don't be embarrassed.
Bender Dark/Subversive Character Comedy Bender: Who would have known playing God could have such terrible consequences?
Bender Irony/Sarcasm Character Comedy Fry: None of that 'huddled for warmth' crap.
Fry Character Comedy Dark/Subversive Monk: Please stand to one side to let faster pilgrims by.
Monk Absurdist Deadpan/Understatement Bender: But I only know enough binary to ask for the bathroom. Speak English?
Bender Character Comedy Absurdist Bender · God Entity: What are you, a galactic computer? Possible. I am user-Friendly, my good chum.
Monk: There he is! No. No, wait. No.
Monk Running Gag Character Comedy Fry · Monk: Like a giant karaoke machine? Not really. Want to see our giant karaoke machine? Not really.
Monk: He speaks out of love for his friend. Perhaps that love is God.
Monk Meta/Self-Referential Character Comedy Monk: Actually, we only practice martial arts as meditation. We are strictly nonviolent.
Monk Irony/Sarcasm Setup/Punchline Bender · God Entity: Do you know what I'll do before I do it? Yes. What if I do something different? Then I don't know that. Cool, cool.
God/Galaxy Entity: You must use a light touch, like a safecracker or a pickpocket.
Bender · God Entity: Or a guy who burns a bar for insurance money! Yes, if you make it look like an electrical thing.
God Entity: When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
God Entity Observational Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback Fry · Monks: Has anyone out there seen Bender? No! Quit asking!
Fry: I know he was evil, and on more than one occasion... He actually stole my blood.
Fry Escalation Character Comedy Leela: This is, by a wide margin, the least likely thing ever to happen.
Leela Deadpan/Understatement Meta/Self-Referential Bender: Fat chance! You can't count on God for jack! He pretty much told me so!
Bender Character Comedy Callback ★ Rewatch Callback God Entity: When you do things right, people won't be sure you've done anything at all.
God Entity Callback Meta/Self-Referential ★ Rewatch Callback