There’s just no getting around the fact thatLove, Death, + Robotsis a weird show. It has gigantic man-eating crabs, washed-up dead giants, and more killer robots than fans could ever ask for. And that’s not all. The show also spans a wide variety of genres. While they are all mostly rooted in some form of science fiction, there are some episodes that are scary while others are deeply philosophical.
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Then there are the episodes that are just downright silly. These take such a ridiculous and outlandish approach to humor that almost nothing is off-limits. And since the show is geared towards adults, there are no censors to hold it back. Here’s a list of the funniest.
10All Through The House
This story might be the strangest on the list because it’s technically horror. The premise is that two children try to stay up on Christmas to catch a glimpse of Santa. A monster comes into the house instead and the children have to run away from it. It’s a terrifying premise, but the action plays out in a hilarious fashion.
The animation also doesn’t take itself too seriously, which gives the story a bit of a lighter feel. If there’s one thing this show can do well, it’s dark comedy.
9Mason’s Rats
This show has a way of making episodes comedic through animation and action alone. This episode is about a rat infestation that a farmer tries to get rid of in his barn. There aren’t really any jokes to make the episode funny. Instead, it’s the way the rats are organized like a never-ending army that makes it so hilarious.
It’s even funny when a deadly exterminator robot starts mowing them down, which would beperfect for a video game. It’s sad to laugh at such death and destruction, but that’s what makes this show so special.
The Dump is another episode that could have been a different genre entirely if only the story had taken a different tone. Instead, the episode has a ridiculously raunchy plot about an old man living in a dump and refusing to leave.
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There are some truly horrific moments as a garbage monster is discovered living in the dump, but the episode definitely takes a light turn when it’s discovered that the dirty old man actually treats the monster like a pet that he can use to ensure the dump remains his home.
7Night Of The Mini Dead
This episode is not so much funny in a comedic sense as it is cute and adorable, although pretty horrific at the same time. The idea is that a zombie apocalypse,similar to some video games, ravages the Earth and humanity fights back.
The only difference is the action is depicted from a distance, so everything is miniaturized. The result is a very silly and short episode that puts even a world-ending disaster in perspective. If this were any other show, an episode like this might seem awkward and out of place, but it fits right in.
Ice Age is the only episode to utilize live-action actors, but they aren’t the stars of the story. They’re merely spectators, not unlike the audience itself. The basic idea is they open up their freezer and find a whole civilization in there. In fact, the civilization moves by so fast they get to see it actually evolve in real-time.
It’s very fun, cute, and quirky. The fact that it has live-action in an animated anthology series is a testament to the tools in the Love, Death + Robots toolbox.
5Three Robots: Exit Strategy
This episode holds the distinction of being the only true sequel in the series. It hasa trio of robots straight out of a gamestarring in a short so hilarious and unique that it’s no surprise the show would bring them back to keep on commentating on the downfall of humanity.
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Rather than merely be tourists, this episode has them on a mission to study humanity’s end. In addition to merely being pretty funny, the episode has a lot to say about the nature of humans and the way in which our world may end.
4Automated Customer Service
The great thing about this show is how easily the episodes border each other in terms of tone and voice. For example, this episode would have a different animation style it could be easily set as a horror story. The basic premise is that a customer care robot turns against its owner and tries to kill her.
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The simple fact the action is depicted through hilarious animation makes it funny. With a few tweaks and the episode could have been something else. But they are determined to keep it light and playful, even when something is out to kill you.
3Alternate Histories
There’s something empowering about combining Hitler with comedy. This goes doubly true when the plot of the story is seeing all the alternate deaths Hitler could have had. In this episode, various timelines are depicted as to what would happen if Hitler met a very early and silly demise.
What follows is a series of events too ridiculous to fathom. It involves a Russian Jello weapon, which is pretty iconic, and sentient octopi landing on the moon. This kind of absurdity is what Love, Death + Robots excels at, and it also has an animation style that compliments it perfectly.
2When The Yogurt Took Over
It’s a blessing that this show embraces the absurd, and there’s really nothing more absurd than humanity getting taken over by sentient yogurt. It’s a hilarious premise by itself that’s made all the grimmer by the fact that it really doesn’t end well for humans.
It’s actually a pretty dark and dystopian story by itself. If the yogurt were swapped out for anything else, it wouldn’t be a comedy. The simple fact that humanity’s conquerors is a dairy product makes it funny by itself.
1Three Robots
Sometimes the simplest premises can have the best results. Three Robots is about three different kinds of AI robots visiting post-apocalyptic cities after the fall of humanity and commenting on what they find. The writing is hilarious, and the voice acting is spot-on.
Viewing the end of the human race through sarcastic and witty robots in the future seems almost like the reason science fiction was invented in the first place. It completely nails all of today’s social quirks while delivering laughs from beginning to end. It’s no surprise this is the only episode that ever got a sequel and is alsoone of the best.
