Big Apple Bank (Futurama episode, 1999)

“Big Apple Bank,” in the city of New New York in the year 2999, appeared in “A Fishful of Dollars,” an episode of the animated science fiction sitcom Futurama that originally aired on April 25, 1999. New York City does have an Apple Bank, but not a Big Apple Bank.
 
   
Wikipedia: Futurama
Futurama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company and later revived by Comedy Central, and then Hulu. The series follows Philip J. Fry, a young man who is cryogenically preserved for 1,000 years and revived on December 31, 2999. Fry finds work at the interplanetary delivery company Planet Express, working alongside the one-eyed mutant Leela and the robot Bender.
 
Futurama Wiki: Big Apple Bank
Big Apple Bank (BAB) is a bank chain in New New York. It was established before the year 2000 because Fry had an account open in where he had 93 cents. Over the years, that grew to $4.3 billion.
Roberto held up one branch and was arrested.
 
Futurama Wiki: New New York
New New York is a major city on the Planet Earth located in the State of New Jersey, which is built directly on top of the ruins of Old New York, which is still accessible via the New New York Sewer System. However, residents consider the older city dangerous, as it’s populated by mysterious and repulsive Mutants. This is where the Planet Express building is.
 
Futurama Wiki: A Fishful of Dollars
“A Fishful of Dollars”is the sixth episode of production and the sixth broadcast episode of Futurama. It originally aired in North America on April 25, 1999. This episode also introduces Mom who wants to try and steal the anchovies Fry tries to buy, for her own purposes. It also introduces Walt, Larry and Igner; Mom’s sons who are also very incompetent henchmen to their evil mother.
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Air date
April 25, 1999
 
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He became broke to billionaire in seconds.
(“Big Apple Bank” is shown in this clip.—ed.)
6:21 PM · Dec 28, 2025