Episode 23: How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back
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References and Trivia
The line on the opening credits for this episode is "As Foretold by Nostradamus".
The title is a reference to the film How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
Hermes alludes to his marijuana addiction by stating he is going to “relax the old Jamaican way.”
Leela is revealed to have courted her old boss.
Hermes is revealed to be a Grade 36 bureaucrat.
The Australian slave makes occasional appearances as a slave throughout the run of the series.
Another allusion to owls being pests, as one is caught in a huge spider web.
“Got Protoplasm?” is a parody of the “Got Milk?” advertisements.
The only thing that Bender can say when restored to factory settings is, “I am Bender. Please insert girder.”
The slow-mobile is a parody of Austin Powers’ steamroller.
The Central Bureaucracy is a nod to Terry Gilliam’s Brazil.
A creature from Dungeons & Dragons, the Beholder, makes an appearance.