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The latest episode of The Simpsons featured yet another cameo by a Futurama character. This comes after a “Save Futurama” sign was spotted in 2018’s Treehouse Of Horror special. Is a revival in the works?

On last night’s episode of The Simpsons, a mainstay of Futurama dropped by. He didn’t get any lines of dialogue but seeing Professor Farnsworth walk past Homer and Lisa with a Science Of Futurama diagram was enough to make every fan of the long-forgotten Fox series cry out in joy.

Futurama hasn’t been on Fox in some time, though the network appears to still hold usage rights. The series is currently on Hulu — one of Fox’s affiliates — and we continue to see more cameos from characters and props on current episodes of The Simpsons.

In the past few seasons, several drop-ins have been spotted by eagle-eyed viewers. One of the more recent ones took place in The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror XXIX depicting the signature green Planet Express spaceship holding up a “Save Futurama” sign. This particular scene appeared to be inconsequential as the glimpse took place in a Halloween special.

Since everything that happens in the Halloween-themed episodes is just for a laugh, it probably means nothing. But with Professor Farnsworth making a cameo in “Daddicus Finch”, it’s starting to look like a revival is in the works.

Before treading into the realm of speculation, its worth mentioning that Futurama is still very popular in the fandom community. The cult following behind the series has remained active and ever-vigilant for any sight of a possible revival — despite being off the air.

On top of that, co-creator David Cohen and the voice actors who brought the Futurama characters to life were on hand for Nerdist’s Worlds Of Tomorrow Podcast — the most recent continuation. It was only for a single audio episode but the crew gathering together means they’re still willing to return.

Since we can presumably count on David Cohen and the voice cast of Futurama playing some role in a television revival, the only thing left is for Fox to bring the series back. Nothing 20th Century Fox has said in the past year would indicate such a move is being planned but repeated visits from the Futurama crew give us the impression that the series is returning. Though the question remains, will Fox revive Futurama?

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