Futurama

Sci-fi nerds who like their humor both gross and clever will feel at home. The writers hide math gags and alien-script jokes in the background, so pausing pays off. A delivery to the Moon turned into an amusement park thrills Fry and nobody else, which is the kind of small bickering that runs through every job. John DiMaggio gives Bender a gravelly, sarcastic swagger.

Episodes stand alone, so you can start almost anywhere; the first season finds its feet fast, and a short cold open sometimes precedes the title.