Scruffy

Scruffy... the Janitor.

Species: Human
Planet of Origin: Earth
Age: Unknown
Voiced By: David Herman
First Appearance: "A Fishful of Dollars" (1ACV06)

Biography

Not much is known about Scruffy. He is the janitor at Planet Express and is the only person working for Planet Express who isn't a primary character, he reads pornography and believes in his company which somehow got him to own 40,000 shares of Planet Express while everyone else had 10,000. The other members of staff only see him occasionally, and rarely recognize him when they do. Sometimes he doesn't recognize them, either. Scruffy has indicated that he's been to prison.

Additional Info

Trivia

Scruffy's first appearance

• The first time he appeared, he didn't speak, and his moustache and hat colors were reversed.
• A comment made by Fry in The Luck of the Fryrish ("I didn't reveal the clover's location to anyone. Not even to Scruffy!") suggests that the two may have become close friends. But this is more likely to be a pun on the fact that everyone always seem not to know who Scruffy is.
• The Sting suggests he might be Scottish.
• He may also work part time for the Beastie Boys
• His hair turned grey prior to (or during) Anthology of Interest I, this is also when his name and job were confirmed. The hair and hat colour alternates between old and new during that episode.
• Scruffy is regularly seen with adult magazines, he reads the articles.
• Has yet to complete his masters in Theoretical Janitorial Science.
• Scruffy's character is based on Billy Bob Thorton's character (Karl Childers) in the movie Sling Blade

Quotes

• Scruffy: I'm Scruffy... the Janitor.
• Hermes: I don't even know who this guy is!
• Scruffy: Boy, I've never seen him so down. Or ever before.
• Scruffy: Scruffy's gonna die the way he lived. *turns page of Zero-G Juggs magazine*
• Scruffy: Oh, Marmalade!

Appearances

• "A Fishful of Dollars" (1ACV06)
  
• "Hell Is Other Robots" (1ACV09)
  
• "Anthology of Interest I" (2ACV16)
  
• "Parasites Lost" (3ACV02)
  
• "A Tale of Two Santas" (3ACV03)
  
• "The Luck of the Fryrish" (3ACV04)
  
• "The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz" (3ACV05)
  
• "The Route of All Evil" (3ACV12)
  
• "A Leela of Her Own" (3ACV16)
  
• "A Pharaoh to Remember" (3ACV17)
  
• "Anthology of Interest II" (3ACV18)
  
• "Future Stock" (3ACV21)
  
• "Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch" (4ACV01)
  
• "Jurassic Bark" (4ACV07)
  
• "The Sting" (4ACV12)
  
• "Three Hundred Big Boys" (4ACV16)
  
• "The Devil's Hands Are Idle Playthings" (4ACV18)
  
• Futurama (video game)
• DOOP The Right Thing! (US#004)
• Who's Dying To Be A Gazillionaire? (US#005)
• Xmas Time Is Fear (US#006)
• New Year's Rockin' Evil (US#007)
• Freaky Fry-day (US#009)
• Six Characters In Search Of A Story (US#014)
• More Than A Filling! (US#21)
• As The Wormhole Turns (US#31)
• "Bender's Big Score" (BBS)