Three-Eyed Zebra

A background mutant seen grazing somewhere in the irradiated wilds of Futurama's future New York, this zebra sports the show's signature third eye — a small sight gag among the countless oddities the crew barely notices anymore. It doesn't drive plot; it simply exists, evidence of how thoroughly the world has changed.

Futurama's throwaway creatures are half the joke of its universe-building, and the three-eyed zebra is a perfect example: no dialogue, no arc, just a visual punchline that rewards viewers paying attention to the margins of the frame. David Herman, one of the show's reliable utility voices, gives even a background animal the show's deadpan commitment to a fully imagined, faintly absurd future.