Debuting in 1999, Futurama has become an animated classic over the past few decades, and for the first time in nine seasons, a forgotten fan favorite has returned to the series. Having been off air for around 10 years, Futurama returned in 2023 and didn’t miss a beat, with season 11 largely maintaining the show’s quality outside a few underwhelming episodes.
Season 12 continued this momentum, becoming one of Hulu’s best shows of 2024, and the 13th installment just concluded, wrapping up yet another solid outing. Even in such a new comedic climate, Futurama still manages to hang with its competitors and come up with new ideas, proving why it will always have a place in the adult animation genre.
However, despite all these fresh concepts, the show’s revival clearly isn’t against bringing back familiar faces. Among Futurama’s multiverse and endless universes, Pazuzu eventually returned for a very brief cameo in season 13’s premiere, and it felt like a long time coming, given his last TV appearance came all the way back in 2003.
Pazuzu Finally Returns In Futurama Season 13 Episode 1
Having been introduced in season 4’s “Teenage Mutant Leela’s Hurdles”, Pazuzu has been absent in the series ever since, until finally returning in season 13, episode 1. The gargoyle belonged to Professor Farnsworth, who helped put him through college, resulting in the creature granting Farnsworth three wishes, one of which was to help rescue him in Pazuzu’s season 4 debut.
He did appear once again in the franchise, but not in the main show. Instead, Pazuzu showed up in a movie titled Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Bucks, where he granted Farnsworth’s second wish of being broken out of prison, and while it seemed like his season 13 cameo could set up the final wish being cashed, this wasn’t the case.
David Herman voices Pazuzu in Futurama. The actor has also played a variety of other characters in the show, including Roberto, Scruffy Scruffington, and Turanga Morris.
Pazuzu’s recent appearance was actually very subtle, as he appeared in the background with the series barely even acknowledging his presence. This could mean Futurama plans on retconning his connection to Professor Farnsworth to make the show’s revival feel different, but until we see him again, this remains unclear, and hopefully it won’t take another two decades to find out.
What Futurama Season 13 Reveals About What Happened To Pazuzu After Season 4
Sadly, despite waiting so long for Futurama to bring back Pazuzu, very little was revealed about what he’s been up to since we last saw him. His cameo came in a bar that seemed to be themed around hell for robots, making him stand out compared to the other clientele. However, why he was there was never revealed.
We do know he has a son, but his whereabouts were also left unknown, making the lack of updates about this one-of-a-kind character all the more frustrating. All we really learned is that he seems to be more than comfortable in a club environment, as he was seen puffing on something during his very brief appearance.