Fry, an ordinary pizza man, whose life turns down, upon his frozen falsely, as he after 1,000 years, has the chance to begin a new life in future, where he and Bender, join the army, but unfortunately, they have to defend the country against the war, the thing that make them struggle.
They had some hits and some misses in this season. When they hit, they still hit big. Misfires aside, it's still better entertainment than what's out there these days.
Futurama is renowned for tapping an otherwise hilarious episode with a stinger that is emotionally charged enough to bring a grown man to tears. "The Luck of the Fryrish" stands as one of the prime examples of this tendency.