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"Good news, everyone!" is Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth's catchphrase. His good news usually means a suicidal mission for the Planet Express crew. Very infrequently is the news actually good and once he even seems to realize that.

Occasionally, the Professor will make variances of the remark—such as muttering "Bad news, nobody" after almost being burnt to death.

Appearances[]

My Three Suns[]

"Good news, everyone-"
Farnsworth
"Uh-oh, I don't like the sound of that."
Bender
"You'll be making a delivery to the planet Trisol..."
Farnsworth
"Here it comes."
Bender
"A mysterious world in the darkest depths of the Forbidden Zone."
Farnsworth
"Thank you, and goodnight. "
Bender

A Big Piece of Garbage[]

"Good news, everyone. Tomorrow you'll be making a delivery to Ebola 9, the virus planet."
Farnsworth

Hell is Other Robots[]

"Good news, everyone! Today you'll be delivering a crate of subpoenas to Sicily 8, the Mob Planet!"
Farnsworth

A Flight to Remember[]

"Oh, great news, everyone"
Farnsworth
"Shove it! We quit!"
Bender
"In that case I'll have to hire a new crew to go on our company vacation."
Farnsworth

Mars University[]

"Good news, everyone. We've got a very special delivery today."
Farnsworth
"Who's it going to?"
Fry
"Me."
Farnsworth
"[Dusting off his hands.] Another job well done."
Bender

Brannigan, Begin Again[]

"Good news, everyone. We have a mission to further the noble cause of intergalactic peace."
Farnsworth
  • The crew is hired to take over-sized ceremonial scissors to DOOP.

Raging Bender[]

"Good news, everyone. I've taught the toaster to feel love. And Hermes returns from his vacation today."
Farnsworth

A Bicyclops Built for Two[]

"Good news everyone! Several years ago I tried to log on to AOL, and it just went through! Wheee! We're online!"
Farnsworth

A Clone of My Own[]

"Good news everyone, the university is bringing me up on disciplinary charges! Wait, that's not good news at all!"
Farnsworth

The Deep South[]

"This is chance for Fry to test out my experimental Anti-Pressure Pill."
Farnsworth[He pulls out a huge black pill.]
"I can't swallow that."
Fry
"Well then good news! It's a suppository."
Farnsworth

Mother's Day[]

"Good news. There's a report on TV with some very bad news."
Farnsworth

The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz[]

"Good news everyone! I'm sending you on an extremely controversial mission!"
Farnsworth

The Day the Earth Stood Stupid[]

"Good news everyone. We were supposed to make a delivery to the planet Tweenis 12 but it's been completely destroyed."
Farnsworth
"Why is that good news?"
Leela
"They paid in advance."
Farnsworth

Insane in the Mainframe[]

"Good news, everyone! Today marks our dear friend Dr. Zoidberg's 10th year with Planet Express. Huzzahs are in order."
Farnsworth

The Route of All Evil[]

"(Farnsworth's voice) Good news everyone! I'm a horse's butt!"
Cubert, using the Device That Makes Anyone Sound Like Farnsworth
"I am? That's not good news at all you little..."
―Farnsworth

Time Keeps on Slippin'[]

"Good news, everyone. You're off to the Tempus Nebula to gather Chronitons."
―Farnsworth

Anthology of Interest II[]

"Good news everyone. I've invented a way to make Bender human using a process I call "reverse fossilization"."
―Farnsworth

Kif Gets Knocked Up A Notch[]

"Good news everyone. You'll be delivering pain medicine to the hive mind of Nigel 7."
―Farnsworth

Leela's Homeworld[]

"Good news, everyone! You all know the orphanarium where Leela grew up?"
―Farnsworth
"Sure. We talk about it all the time."
―Fry
"Really?"
―Leela
"No. Burn!"
―Fry

[Fry and Bender Bending Rodríguez high-five.]

"Well done, fellows! Anyway, said orphanarium has named Leela orphan of the year."
―Farnsworth

Less Than Hero[]

"Good news, anyone. The Swedish robot from Pi-kea is here with the super collider I ordered."
[time lapse]
"Bad news, nobody. The super collider super-exploded."
-Farnsworth

The Sting[]

"Bad news, everyone! You're not good enough to go on your next mission."
―Farnsworth

Bender Should Not Be Allowed On Television[]

"Good news everyone. Hermes and I have started a Bender protest group."
―Farnsworth

Jurassic Bark[]

"Good news, everyone!"
―Fry
  • This is one of the few times the phrase has not been said by Farnsworth.
"Good news everyone! The Clone-O-Mat is ready!"
―Farnsworth

Crimes of the Hot[]

"You heard the good news everyone! Save the Earth, et cetera et cetera! Bye!"
―Farnsworth

Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles[]

" Yes, I'd like to meet this "Moose". But in the meantime I have good news. I may have solved our age problem."
―Farnsworth

The Farnsworth Parabox[]

"Good news everyone, I'm still technically alive! Yes! But I need to you to dispose of this crazy ass experiment that almost killed me. You'll have to throw it into the sun itself, for only the thermonuclear inferno of the sun has enough energy to ensure its total destruction!"
―Farnsworth
"Good news everyones"

Bender's Big Score[]

"Good news, everyone! Those asinine morons who cancelled us were themselves fired for incompetence."
―Farnsworth

The Beast with a Billion Backs[]

"Now, I've often said "good news" when sending you on a mission of extreme danger. So when I say this anomaly is dangerous, you can imagine how dangerous I really think it is."
-Farnsworth
"Not dangerous at all?"
-Hermes
"Actually, quite dangerous indeed."
-Farnsworth
"That is quite dangerous."
-Hermes
"Indeed."
-Farnsworth

Rebirth[]

"Good news, everyone! I'm going to make one final attempt to awaken Leela! "
Farnsworth

In-A-Gadda-Da-Leela[]

"Top secret news, everyone! "
Farnsworth

Attack of the Killer App[]

"Good news, nobodies!"
Farnsworth
"Impending news, everyone! We're about to learn the winner of the bet."
Farnsworth

The Prisoner of Benda[]

"Bad news, me. I failed to take into account the cerebral immune response."
Farnsworth in Amy`s body.

Overclockwise[]

"Good news everyone! That's what the Professor would say if he weren't in jail facing a life sentence."
Hermes
  • This is one of the few times the phrase has not been said by Farnsworth.

Reincarnation[]

"Movietone News, everyone!"
Farnsworth in "Colorama"
"Good news, multiplayers!"
Farnsworth in "Future Challenge 3000"

Simpsorama[]

"Good news everyone!"
Farnsworth
"That means it's bad."
Fry whispering to Bart
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