How Futurama's Zoidberg Connects To The DC Universe

Brought to you by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and writer David X. Cohen, Futurama is the story of Philip J. Fry, a regular guy cryogenically frozen until the 31st century, waking up to a world and a time he's completely unfamiliar with. Of course, he needs to make a living somehow now that he's stuck in the future, and so it is that he comes to work for Planet Express, a delivery service not bound to any one corner of the universe. A delivery boy traveling through the vacuum of space naturally needs a regular physical, courtesy of staff physician Dr. John A. Zoidberg.

It becomes immediately clear that Zoidberg isn't entirely familiar with human physiology — quite a problem considering that Fry is, well, human. "Quite a problem" is an apt phrase to sum up Zoidberg in general, actually: he has a tendency to eat the inedible (like t-shirts), sprays ink whenever he thinks he's in a tight spot (which often happens way more often than you might think), and tends to ditch whatever's happening with his signature Three Stooges-like cry of "Woop woop woop!"

On top of all that, he needs to shed his shell from time to time, he lives in a dumpster, and he's just about the poorest doctor you'll ever meet. Yet Futurama wouldn't be the same without the Decapodian's unique brand of comedy. And with his unique appearance, why not Zoidberg for a DC Comics cameo?