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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 ===
{{q|
<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>
}}


=== Appearances ===
=== Appearances ===

Revision as of 22:08, 16 September 2010

Bureaucrats
Central Bureaucracy.jpg
The Central Bureaucracy Building.
LocationCentral Bureaucracy
LeaderNumber 1.0
First appearanceSee 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

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.