Army librarian Joe Bowles is considered absolutely normal in all respects. With no relatives and future, he was selected as one of the two test subjects for the top-secret hibernation program. He and the prostitute Rita will wake up in a year, but something goes wrong and they wake up in 2505. By then, stupid people have surpassed smart people; the world is (almost) run by idiots, and Joe and Rita are the smartest people in America.