Futurama: 10 Best Zoidberg Moments

That's right - Zoidberg has the ability to grow hair! But under one circumstance.

The Professor reminisces about his missing first crew. Zoidberg was the only survivor and was apparently very popular with all the staff team, much to the current crew’s bemusement. Their mission was to deliver a cookie bouquet but it never delivered, with only Zoidberg returning in an escape pod. Something he witnessed on the trip traumatised him so badly that he grew hair and became insane, not remembering why.

The current delivery team are sent on a mission to collect a statue of the first crew for a 50th anniversary memorial. Amongst their travels, they discover the original ship and Zoidberg remembers why he was so traumatised – it was because of a giant space whale (and partially because of a wasted McDonalds meal). History repeats itself as all devoured by the whale, except for Zoidberg who returns to Earth in an escape pod with a head of hair. Once again, he can’t remember what caused him the distress.

The memorial goes ahead anyway. Zoidberg begins to cockatiel before growing a thick load of hair for the third time as the whale returns with the gang unharmed. The mammal has a power of stopping all its victims from getting older which is why the original crew haven’t aged.

Everyone goes to attack the whale whilst Zoidberg, now with gorgeous brunette locks, attracts the female attention of navigator Candy.