Funko Pop! Animation – Futurama – Zoidberg Blue #55

Name: Funko Pop! Animation – Futurama – Zoidberg Blue #55
Artist: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: Funko Pop! Animation
Features: Futurama is a science fiction animated series by Matt Groening and David X. Cohen, which takes place at the beginning of the 31st century and tells of the everyday lives and adventures of befriended employees of the interstellar delivery company Planet Express, based in New New York.Dr. John A. Zoidberg (referred to only by his last name Zoidberg) is a fictional character in the television series Futurama. He is a Decapodian, a crustacean-like species of alien, who works as the staff doctor for Planet Express, despite his woeful understanding of human physiology and allusions to his questionable credentials. His character parodies the supposed wealth and automatic respect of modern doctors—for example, his incompetence at human medicine makes him extremely poor despite his profession, and he is implied to be frequently homeless when not at work. The Decapod (named after the actual Decapoda order of ten-footed crustaceans) are an extended parody on Yiddish culture—the bigger joke being that shellfish are not kosher. The writing riffs on the marine theme in a playfully absurd way, with just about any marine Arthropoda or Mollusca being implied to be akin to Zoidberg. Zoidberg is voiced by Billy West, who performs the character with a Yiddish-inflected
Size: 3 3/4 inch
Year: 2013