It’s nothing new to speculate that Disenchantment takes place in the same world as Futurama in one of the medieval time periods (the one in between the 20th and 30th centuries as the primary candidate), but there’s one piece of evidence fans seem to have either forgotten about, or waved off. I’m talking of course about the 3rd episode of the 10th and final season of Futurama “T.: The Terrestrial.” In the episode, President Nixon enforces an embargo on Omicron Persei-8, stopping all shipments of the medicinal Omicronian weed that the professor needs for his arthritis. The Planet Express crew sneaks out to Omicron Persei-8 to smuggle weed out discreetly, but Bender cheeses it without Fry, leaving Fry stranded, and Bender having to cover for Fry’s absence. In order to fool everyone, Bender uses a voicemail message left by Fry. At one point in the episode, Bender convinces the crew that Fry is exterminating mice, using the recording to make Fry say “Mys-, Mys-, Mys-, Myself, Elf, Elf” to which, Scruffy the Janitor responds “Elves are back” before grabbing a hammer. This implies that the Elves from Disenchantment existed on some level in the days of New New York. Whether New New York is the past or the future for Dreamland and Elfwood, it’s nevertheless a connection between the two series that I’ve never heard anyone else bring up. Are the Elves of New New York the primitive ancestors of Elfo, Rulo, and Leavo, or are they their descendants, telling stories of the great elves that saved Dreamland centuries ago?
