If I remember correctly, he was unhappy in the past, he loved his parents and some other people, but generally he disliked his life the 2000's. Also the universe would've been destroyed several times if he didn't went to the future.
they named Fry 'Philip' after Phil Hartman, who was supposed to play the character of Zap Branagan until he was killed in his sleep by his wife. may God rest his soul, and beautiful voice
So let me get this straight, Fry was named after his father's brother, then proceeded to go to the future to go to the past to become his own grandpa, making his dad his son, therefore his dad's brother is also his son or in the worst case, his step-son.
No, it's Fry's brother Yancy naming his son (Fry's nephew) after Fry because he went missing (he's in the freezer tube at that moment) and Yancy misses him very much
A hallmark of a great story line in a comedy is to get you high with laughter and bring you down with somber thoughts. It's why it's one of my favorites.
I know this is supposed to strike some feels into us and what not, but the fact that the drawing on the wall says "Age 20" on it just makes me chuckle a bit.
Question, doesn't Fry go back in time to the point when he left, causing this moment to no longer exist? But in that same special, Fry's nephew is still named after him