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*''Bureau'' is the [[French]] word for ''office''. However, many bureaucrats are seen working on the field. | *''Bureau'' is the [[French]] word for ''office''. However, many bureaucrats are seen working on the field. | ||
*The portrait of bureaucracy in ''[[Futurama]]'' is among {{w|popular culture|the most popular}}. | *The portrait of bureaucracy in ''[[Futurama]]'' is among {{w|popular culture|the most popular}}. | ||
=== Quotes === | |||
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<poem>'''Number 1.0''': Don't quote me regulations. I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to revise the color of the book that regulations are in. We kept it gray.</poem> | |||
<poem>'''Hermes Conrad''': That's a calculator. I ate it to gain its power.</poem> | |||
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=== Appearances === | === Appearances === |
Revision as of 23:08, 16 September 2010
Bureaucrats | |
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Location | Central Bureaucracy |
Leader | Number 1.0 |
First appearance | See Appearances |
Bureaucrats in the 31st century are usually members of the Central Bureaucracy and handle financial, legal, and other business matters in New New York. They use a numerical ranking system, where lower numbers outrank higher ones, and seem to respond to Number 1.0, who is probably their leader. There is a numerous list of bureaucrats, and Hermes Conrad (bureaucrat grade 36) is the most wellknown of them.
They communicate by pneumatic tubes, possibly ramifications of the Tube Transport System, which run not only throughout the Central Bureaucracy Building, but have terminals at their assigned businesses, such as the Planet Express headquarters. At the center of the building is the Central Filing, where most incoming messages are deposited for later sorting. Employees at the Central Bureaucracy Building use a Slowmobile as a means of transport and Cubicle Rooms as offices.
There is also a Bureaucrat Song, assumably written by Hermes Conrad and performed by himself, his wife LaBarbara Conrad, his fellow bureaucrat Morgan Proctor (bureaucrat grade 19), his boss Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth, and co-workers Dr. John A. Zoidberg, Bender Bending Rodríguez and Turanga Leela, who became a bureaucrat for a bried period, as did his son Dwight Conrad. Other bureaucrats include the Beholder (bureaucrat grade 11), Warden Vogel (bureaucrat grade 135), and the Center Square Guy (bureaucrat grade unknown).
List of Bureaucrats
- Number 1.0, Bureaucrat Grade 1.0.
- The Beholder, Bureaucrat Grade 11.
- Morgan Proctor, Bureaucrat Grade 19.
- Hermes Conrad, Bureaucrat Grade 36.
- Warden Vogel, Bureaucrat Grade 135.
- The Center Square Guy, Bureaucrat Grade Unknown.
- Dwight Conrad, for a bried period in "The Route of All Evil".
- Turanga Leela, for a brief period in "Lethal Inspection".
Additional Info
Trivia
- Bureau is the French word for office. However, many bureaucrats are seen working on the field.
- The portrait of bureaucracy in Futurama is among the most popular.
Quotes
Number 1.0: Don't quote me regulations. I co-chaired the committee that reviewed the recommendation to revise the color of the book that regulations are in. We kept it gray.
Hermes Conrad: That's a calculator. I ate it to gain its power.
Appearances
Although bureaucrats first appeared in the second episode of the first season, this list only deals with sightings (both cameos and significant roles) of bureaucrats other than Hermes Conrad, a recurring character in Futurama. For his appearances, see Hermes Conrad#Appearances.
- "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back" (2ACV11) (Morgan Proctor, the Beholder and Number 1.0)
- "The Cyber House Rules" (3ACV09) (Warden Vogel)
- "The Route of All Evil" (3ACV12) (Dwight Conrad as a bureaucrat)
- "Leela's Homeworld" (4ACV02) (Warden Vogel)
- "The Why of Fry" (4ACV10) (Warden Vogel)
- "The Sting" (4ACV12) (Morgan Proctor)
- "Three Hundred Big Boys" (4ACV16) (Warden Vogel)
- "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (4ACV18) (Morgan Proctor)
- The Beast with a Billion Backs (Warden Vogel) (Morgan Proctor) (Number 1.0)
- Into the Wild Green Yonder (Warden Vogel) (Number 1.0)
- "Lethal Inspection" (6ACV06) (Turanga Leela as a bureaucrat, the Center Square Guy, the Beholder and Number 1.0)
- "The Mutants Are Revolting" (6ACV12) (Morgan Proctor)
- "The Cure for the Common Clod" (US#011) (Number 1.0)