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How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back
Season 2, Episode 14
Airdate April 2, 2000
Production Number 2ACV11
Written by Bill Odenkirk
Directed by Mark Ervin
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How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back is the fourteenth episode of the second season of Futurama, and the twenty-third episode overall.

Guest Stars: Byrne Offutt (Utility Player), Dawnn Lewis (LaBarbara Conrad), Nora Dunn (Morgan Proctor)

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Plot Overview

Hermes is preparing for the arrival of the Inspector for the Central Bureacracy.He has everything organized,and ready for the inspection.He leaves the Planet Express for the day to be ready for the next day.Meanwhile,Leela,Fry,Bender,and Zoiberge are planning a game of Poker with Leela's former Boss,and former Co-Workers.The Game comences,and it looks like Bender is on a winning streak.This is mainly because Bender is wearing X-Ray Glasses.Leela's former Boss,and Co-Workers discover this,and advance on Bender to administer some punishment.Zoigberge begs the men not to hurt Bender,but Bender knocks Zoigberge out of his way to escape the guests.He seeks safety in Hermes Room to which Hermes has given a thorough cleaning.But,the guests of Leela find him,and unseen give him a beatdown.The very next day,Hermes arrives back at Planet Express,going to his Room huming a tune confident that everything is neat,and clean for the inspection.However,when he enters his room,he is shocked find it in a mess.He discovers Bender having been rendered unconscience from the beating he took from Leelas guests,now regaining conscienceness.Hermes is now in a panic as the Inspector is do to arrive in seconds.She arrives.Her name is Morgan Proctor.She is a prim,and proper Inspector.Hermes,feeling that he will be terminated from his job when the Inspector Proctor inspects his Room,and find it a shambles goes on top of the Planet Express Building to jump off.Hermes is talked out of jumping.But, he is terminated,and replaced by Morgan Proctor.Hermes is sent on what he thought would be a Vacation,to rest,and relax.Instead he,and his wife are sent to a Forced Labor Camp,to work in the Mines.Meanwhile,Morgan Proctor is doing the Inspection of the Planet Express Crews Lockers.Everyones Locker is in Tip Top Order...except for fry.When Morgan opens his Locker,she finds it to be a mess.She orders everybody except Fry to leave.She locks the exit door.At first it looks as though she is going to have a talk with Fry about his sloppiness,but instead she grabs,and kisses him,calling him a "dirty,dirty boy".It turns out that Morgan Proctor is turned on by messyness having been around neat people most of the time.Fry is surprised,and somewhat turned on himself.But,Proctor tells Fry that no one must know about their new relationship(since fraternizing is forbidden).So,Fry,and Morgan will keep their relationship a secret.Proctor uses her position to make changes in the Planet Express Crews Positions.While she demotes the others,she promotes Fry.She even gives him his own Office next to hers.This move makes the others suspicious.It is Bender who discovers the truth behind the changes.He catches Fry,and Morgan in Fry's bed.Bender gets stuck in a loop.The next day,Morgan trying to explain it away, fails.She then remove Benders memory chip,rendering him near braindead.This move does not sit well with Fry.He demands that Morgan put Benders memory Chip back in his brain.She refuses,and has Benders Chip sent to Central Filing(where millions of memory Chips are sent to,and stored).Fry fesses up to his friends about his,and Morgan's relationship.Having been told about the removal of Benders Memory Chip,Fry,and friends go to Central Filing.They succeed in getting into the building,but find so many containers with memory Chips.Morgan is already there.Fry announces to Morgan that their relationship is over(because she is an evil,heartless woman).However,Fry would like her help in finding Benders brain.The help in the search for benders brain comes in the form of Hermes.He has regain his love for his job since working at the Forced Labor Camp allowed him to reconsider the job that he so missed.Hermes,with the help of a Jamaican beat music suceeds in finding Benders brain.He is given 5 minutes to find it,or his licence will be revolked,as told by the Head of the Central Bureacracy himself.Hermes is successful in finding Benders bran chip,but he is demoted for finishing with two seconds to spare(a good Bureacrat never finishes early).However,this is temporary,while searching Hermes finds a loophole which would promote him back to Planet Express Bureacrat Inspector,thus replacing Morgan Proctor.The Crew is happy to have Hermes back again.

Notes

This episode shows the singing talents of the Crew.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Hermes does a thorough cleaning of his Office.

Characters

Fry,Leela,Bender,Professor Farnsworth,Zoigberge,Hermes,LaBarbara,Morgan Proctor,Amy,and Utility Worker.

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

Behind the Scenes

Allusions and References

Memorable Moments

Bender seeing through everyones card.Hermes standing on top of the Planet Express Building,threatening to jump.Morgan's shock at seeing the contents in Fry's Locker.Hermes,and the Crew singing,and Zoigberge attempting to sing his solo song at the episodes end.

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