10 Futurama Secrets You Never Knew

9. ...And Leela's Parents Before The Reveal She's A Mutant

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Nibbler appearing in Futurama's pilot episode is pretty fantastic, but you know what's also pretty great? The fact the series pulled the same trick TWICE - this time with Leela's parents.

Throughout the beginning of Futurama, it's taken as a given that Leela is an alien, and the only cyclops left alive in the galaxy. The series doesn't really entertain the thought that she might be a mutant for a second, making the eventual reveal that her parents were mutants and left her to the surface world a pretty seismic bombshell.

However, if you were paying close attention, you'll realise that Leela's parents actually make a split-second appearance in the Season 2 episode 'I Second That Emotion', pictured here in the upper left corner.

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It's a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, but one that again illustrates the level of detail put into Futurama's more pivotal arcs.

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