# Futurama Just Cured “A.S.S.” — But Not With Rat Juice

URL: https://technosports.co.in/futurama-just-cured-a-s-s-but-not/  
Published: 2026-08-20  
Updated: 2026-08-20  
Author: Reetam Bodhak

Professor Farnsworth’s memory has been going haywire — he forgot Cubert, forgot his own bath was running, and even forgot his signature “Good news, everyone!” catchphrase mid-sentence. Zoidberg’s diagnosis? The dreaded **Absentminded Scientist Syndrome (A.S.S.)**. So in *Futurama* Season 14, Episode 4, “Lords of the Ring,” the Planet Express crew races to a rat-ruled planet for a cure — and the ending isn’t what anyone expected.

## What Actually Happens

The crew heads to Vivisectoid Alpha, where Farnsworth once ran a rat lab. A century has passed in rat-time, and the rodents have evolved into an intelligent, Wheel World-ruling civilization that turns the *entire* Planet Express crew into lab rats — flipping the show’s classic animal-testing gags on their head.

Everyone assumes the professor needs the rats’ “brain juice” (cerebral fluid) to reverse his memory loss. He doesn’t. Farnsworth improves simply by being run through a maze, just like the rats he once studied. **The cure was the experience itself, not the rat fluid.**

![Futurama](https://technosports.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/futuiriruirmrmr-1024x576.webp)

## Futurama Recap Table

| Detail | Info |
| --- | --- |
| Episode title | Lords of the Ring |
| Season/Episode | Season 14, Episode 4 |
| Air date | August 17, 2026 |
| Professor’s diagnosis | Absentminded Scientist Syndrome (A.S.S.) |
| Assumed cure | Rat brain juice (cerebral fluid) |
| Actual cure | Running through the maze himself |
| Twist | Crew becomes the lab rats |

Beyond the memory-loss plot, the episode packs in a *Steamboat Willie* parody and sharp satire of animal experimentation — classic *Futurama* absurdity wrapped around a surprisingly sincere point about empathy. For the show’s full broadcast history, see [Futurama on Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futurama).

If you’re keeping up with this season, TechnoSports has more [animated series episode breakdowns and streaming guides](https://technosports.co.in/) to help you track every new drop.

## FAQs

### **Does Professor Farnsworth get cured in this episode?** 

Yes — but through the maze experiment itself, not the rat brain fluid he set out to collect.

### **When did Futurama Season 14 Episode 4 air?**

 “Lords of the Ring” premiered on August 17, 2026, on Hulu.