[2] The full thirteen episodes of the season have been released on a box set called Futurama: Volume One, on DVD and VHS.

In 1996, he enlisted David X. Cohen, then a Simpsons writer and producer, to assist in developing the series;[4] the two then spent time researching science fiction books, television shows, and films of the past.

Patrick Lee of Science Fiction Weekly commented, based on a viewing of "Space Pilot 3000" alone, that Futurama was not as funny as The Simpsons, particularly as "the satire is leavened with treacly sentimental bits about free will and loneliness".

"[10] Andrew Billen of New Statesman found the premise of "Space Pilot 3000" to be unoriginal, but remained somewhat enthusiastic about the future of the series.

[13] Tal Blevins of IGN had positive review on the season and said "You really can't go wrong wherever you look in Futurama Volume One, and there are no stinkers in this collection.

[14] The series' premiere "Space Pilot 3000" garnered "unprecedented strong numbers" with a Nielsen rating of 11.2/17 in homes and 9.6/23 in adults 18–49.