Phillip Fry is a 25 year old pizza delivery boy whose life is going nowhere. When he accidentally freezes himself on December 31 1999 he wakes up 1000 years in the future and has a chance to make a fresh start. He goes to work for the Planet Express Corporation a futuristic delivery service that transports packages to all five quadrants of the universe. His companions include the delivery ship''s captain Leela a beautiful one eyed female alien who kicks some serious butt and Bender a robot with very human flaws.