Barely Sarcasm

kl7:

Something that gets lost in “Family Guy” and other adult animated comedies (especially the 15-minute long ones on Adult Swim) are stories with a lot of heart.

I don’t hear people off the Internet talk about “Futurama” much, but I caught a rerun of a “Jurassic Bark” and couldn’t bring myself to watch the ending again. So I shut the TV off and was just left trying to think the last time an animated anything, other than a Pixar movie, moved me like that.

It’s been a while. I still don’t have an answer. What I can say if you ever find yourself in need to cry “Up” style at an animated series, just watch “Jurassic Bark” and “The Luck of the Fryrish” episodes of “Futurama,” which will cause you to:

A) Sob hysterically for a cartoon dog.

B) Consider giving your sibling a call or make you wish you had a sibling. 

I never even had a dog in my life and I still feel bad about how “Jurassic Bark” ended. That enduring loyalty and attachment Seymour had for Fry. Oof. That cartoon dog is more loyal than most human beings I know in real life. 

And yet if you sit there and try to figure out what it is exactly about the structure of the episode that tugs at those little heart strings it seems almost simplistic and mystical at the same time. There doesn’t have to be a grand dramatic moment just a slight misdirection and reveal. 

To me, “Futurama” is one of the most underrated shows of the early aughts and I’m glad it has comeback in some capacity. But these early run episodes will always be my favorites. 

Agreed on all fronts.  The “luck of the fryish” and “jurassic bark” have moved me to tears on multiple occasions.  Yeah. Fuck you.  When Seymour just waits… yerp.  It’s hard to not well up and cry one out.