10 Dumbest Decisions Made By Futurama Characters

10. Planet Express Surrendered Control To "That Guy"

What went on in the mind of Professor Farnsworth seemed to alter depending on what episode you were watching. Some days he was a genius, while others he was senile and didn’t even recognise certain members of his own crew. The same can be said about how competent he was at running a company.

At a stockholder’s meeting, Hermes revealed that the company was bankrupt, which of course sparked outrage among the staff. Fry, who had randomly met an '80s businessman that same day recommended him to take over. He didn’t even know his name, and based much of his motion at the meeting on the fact that “that guy” had a tie on.

Most people voted for the Professor to remain CEO, but Scruffy voted his 40,000 shares to the mysterious stranger, and Zoidberg sold his shares for a sandwich. The company almost immediately found itself in even worse shape than it was in before, and was almost sold off to Mom to strip down and remove as competitors.

The only reason Planet Express was saved was because of That Guy’s terminal Boneitis. He was so busy being an 80’s guy in the future that he forgot to cure it, and died a gruesome death before having the chance to cast his vote. This was almost enough to warrant its own entry on this list.