Summary

• Futurama season 12 brings back the hilariously bad Farnsworth inventions, promising more disappointment and laughter.
• The trailer teases new Farnsworth creations like jetpacks that barely work, setting the stage for more comically flawed devices.
• With a release on Hulu on July 29, the new season promises the familiar joy of Farnsworth's almost-successes along with the crew's adventures.

As I watched the Futurama season 12 trailer, I found myself surprisingly grateful that certain things had made the cut, which makes me look forward to the coming run of episodes even more. Several aspects of Futurama make me laugh, but there's one in particular that never fails to hit the mark for me. Thankfully, the trailer teases that I won't be disappointed when Futurama season 12 hits Hulu on July 29.

For me, the Futurama season 11's ending was interesting, I feel like the writers favored the sci-fi elements of the show over the comedic parts. As a result, the overall vibe felt off. Even if they plan to do the same in the season, the trailer has already promised me at least a few of my favorite kind of laughs.

Futurama Season 12 Will Continue To Introduce Hilariously Bad Professor Farnsworth Inventions

The jetpacks in the Futurama season 12 trailer have to be Farnsworth's handiwork

The Futurama season 12 trailer includes brief glimpses of new inventions from Professor Farnsworth that fall just short of the mark. For instance, the jetpacks worn by the Planet Express crew may look like they'd allow the wearer to take flight, but their true purpose is to slow the descent of a head-first plummet toward the ground at the very last minute - and they barely manage that.

Another new Farnsworth breakthrough gets much more screen time in the trailer, with his Frankenstein's Monster-inspired lifeform boasting many of the facets of a sentient being, but it is also missing a head. These two "inventions" surely can't be the only new additions to Farnsworth's litany of almost-successes, and I welcome the potential slew of intentionally underwhelming reveals from the professor.

Why I Find Farnsworth's Inventions So Funny

The professor rarely develops anything faultless (but everything still gets used)

I love the way the professor invariably sets the bar so high with every "Good news, everyone!" just to present to his friends and employees that he's been working on something that is ever so slightly off-base. There's no denying Farnsworth is an incredibly intelligent man, but Futurama brilliantly makes use of the character's senility to ensure there's almost always a fault or a sense of disappointment with anything he showcases.

What's even better is that I often forget to expect that his latest contraption could be anything less than flawed. I get to enjoy the wonder of an incredible sci-fi device before being brought crashing back down to Earth in an amusing cloud of familiar and oddly welcoming despondency. If Futurama ever stops the awful Farnsworth inventions coming, that's the day I stop watching.