What I love about Hank is that, you give him a single line – and most of these characters have very few lines – and he just brings it to life. While Dr. Hibbert is the most reliable physician in Springfield, Dr. Nick Riviera is the … [51] In a profile about Frink, the publication UGO Networks wrote: "Where would the town be without your Jerry Lewis/Julius Kelp-inspired voice and antics? His manner of speech, including the impulsive shouting of nonsensical words, has becom… Professor Frink is the inventor of, among other things, hamburger earmuffs, the flying motorcycle and the 8-month after pill. ___ Hayden, actress who voices Milhouse on “The Simpsons” Crossword Clue. The scientist plays mentor to the young Simpson. Frink has been featured in other media relating to the show, such as comics, video games, and The Simpsons Ride, a simulator ride at Universal Studios Florida and Universal Studios Hollywood. Tito Puente (voice) Doris Grau ... Lunchlady Doris (voice) Pamela Hayden ... Milhouse Van Houten / Jimbo Jones (voice) Maggie Roswell ... Miss Hoover / Female Scientist (voice) Despite having at least one known son, Frink seems to be a sperm donor. It’s infested with rats, all the bottles behind the bar are just painted on, and the color of the floor has developed from the layers of dirt that … To him, the word "Nerd" stands for "Not Even Remotely Dorky" - possibly because he doesn't want to be belittled. Although he added that it "was not one of [Frink's] most successful", since it never received the funding it needed from Grampa. [38] In "Treehouse of Horror VIII", Bart enters Frink's matter teleporter and – echoing the film The Fly – it results in an accidental mix between Bart's genes and the genes of a housefly that was also present in the transporter at the same time. [5] He once predicted that computers would be so large and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe would own them, a paraphrase of Thomas J. Watson's misquote. [27] Some of Frink's unsuccessful inventions include his small remote-controlled plane that carries babies as passengers (it crashed),[28] and a burglar-proof house that sprouts legs and runs away from potential danger (the legs of which collapsed causing the house to crash to the ground and catch fire). Born in the 1950s, Frink is Springfield's local mad scientist. Frink doesn’t agree with Limbaugh’s positions, but his body “is a natural echo chamber.” The definition of a shitty latter-day Simpsons joke from writers who don’t care: Cupid is real, and Cletus shoots him. In "Future-Drama", an episode set eight years into a possible future of Bart and Lisa's, a bespectacled skeleton dressed in a lab coat is observed hanging on a rope from a rafter in Frink's basement laboratory, indicating the professor has committed suicide in the interim (although this could be a clone or his aforementioned son), his death has gone unnoticed by family and friends. Professor John I.Q. They have one child. Springfield Heights Institute of Technology, "The top 25 Simpsons peripheral characters", "Science and 'The Simpsons': A match made in Springfield", "Comedian Lewis recovering from heart attack", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Professor_Frink&oldid=996496535, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 26 December 2020, at 23:26. Frink is said to have an IQ of 197 (199 before he sustained a concussion during the collapse of Springfield's brief intellectual junta). With proper funding I'm confident this little baby could destroy an area the size of New York City!" Several netizens felt a déjà vu. Maggie Roswell was born on November 14, 1952 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Mary Margaret Nina Roswell. Frink has also discovered and cured "Frink's Disease" and discovered "Frinkonium.". Relatives In the 1960s, Professor Frink made napalm to drop on Da Nang. "[44], As a homage to Lewis, Azaria conceived the idea of the "Treehouse of Horror XIV" segment in which Frink revives his dead father, with Lewis guest starring as the father. "[32], In the original script, Frink appeared more evil. However, when cast member Hank Azaria ad-libbed a voice for Frink, he did an impression of Jerry Lewis's character from The Nutty Professor, and the writing staff started making Frink more of a parody of Lewis. I'll add more and more stupid noises and sounds to it. Dan Castellaneta voices a number of characters on "The Simpsons," including the … [3] It is, according to creator of the language, "designed to make physical calculations simple, to help ensure that answers come out right, and to make a tool that's really useful in the real world. The nonsensical utterances that Frink makes are written in the scripts as "Frink noise". [1][36] In the latter episode, Frink is awarded a Nobel Prize. [12][13] Frink is generally very polite and friendly. Alias(es) Photos: 'Simpsons' voice actors and their characters Maggie Roswell is the voice of Milhouse's mother, Luann, as well as such figures as Helen … He has a trademark mannerism of using Tourettes-like gibberish when excited, such as "GLAYVIN!" The creators originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokesters or for fulfilling needed functions in the town. [9] Frink is a college professor at Springfield Heights Institute of Technology[10] and runs his own astronomical observatory. Hank AzariaKarl Wiedergott. Patrick Goss of MSN's Tech & Gadgets wrote that "When it comes to gizmos, Frink is the king", and listed the Death Ray as one of the greatest gadgets featured in The Simpsons. Jonathan "John" I.Q. Maggie Roswell, Actress: The Simpsons. Photos of the The Simpsons (Show) voice actors. Grampa responds with "But I want to help people, not kill 'em! [46] He has said that "once you start talking like [Julius Kelp] it's very hard to stop. "[48] In addition, The Knoxville News-Sentinel's Terry Morrow commented that "to hear Lewis doing Azaria doing Lewis is a mind-bending gut buster, the kind of pay-off that die-hard Simpsons fans live for. In The Simpsons: Tapped Out you can have it from level 3, but it costs 150 donuts. Frink was named after writer John Frink; however, that was before he became a writer for the show. "[40], Several critics have commented on Frink's inventions. He also occasionally refers to the importance of remembering to "carry the one" in various mathematical calculations. It tracks units of measure (feet, meters, kilograms, watts, etc.) His popularity has led to him giving a name to a computer programming language. ", to which Frink replies "Oh. "Father and I got along like positrons and antineutrinos! They highlighted a scene from the episode "The PTA Disbands", in which Frink becomes a kindergarten substitute teacher and keeps one of the children's toys to himself because the children "wouldn't enjoy it on as many levels" as he did. She has been married to Hal Rayle since June 5, 1987. [37] Frink's bizarre inventions and understanding of advanced physics usually fit well into these supernatural plotlines. Unfortunately, the man decides to steal body parts to improve himself after he is revived. First appearance Michael Hopkin: If you are looking for science on TV, you probably would not turn to a show about a dysfunctional cartoon family whose main intellectual thinker is an 8-year-old girl, but if you look closely, The Simpsons' is one of the most scientifically literate shows around and that is perhaps unsurprising given the fact that the shows head writer, Al Jean studied Also Read: 5 White Voice Actors Who … He explains that his father always saw him as a disappointment, and describes his father as a he-man scientist who worked on the atom bomb by day, slept with Marilyn Monroeby night, and sold secrets to the Russians at lunch. Harry Shearer is just one of the many "Simpsons" voices -- who creates many more "Simpsons" voices. "[40] Frink was originally animated without his buckteeth; they were added later on to make him look even more like Lewis's character. [18][19] When he rambles he often speaks incoherently in run-on sentences without pauses. In "Days of Future Future", Frink spends thirty years cloning Homer Simpson back to life until Homer uses up all the clones and is only able to store Homer's memory on the flash drive. After angry pro-Trump protestors wreaked havoc inside the US Capitol Hill Building, fans of The Simpsons are convinced again about the show’s makers ability to predict the future.. [30][33], Frink often appears in the Treehouse of Horror Halloween episodes of The Simpsons,[34][35][36] which are not accepted as canon and always take place outside the normal continuity of the show. In a 1996 episode, titled ‘The Day The Violence Died’, glimpses of a riot were shown with a number of characters storming the Capitol with bombs and guns after a constitutional amendment tries to ban flag burning. MEGHAN MARKLE is being scouted by bosses at long-running cartoon comedy The Simpsons for a major voice … [21] Nick Griffiths of Radio Times named Frink one of the best characters of the show, stating that he has "always loved Professor Frink", particularly because of his appearance, gibberish talking, and overuse of the word "the", and because of his inventions such as the matter teleporter that turns Bart into half-human half-fly. [30], The professor has a son who is seen in "Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?" He is a recurring character in The Simpsons and a supporting character in The Simpsons Movie, but he has a cameo appearance. Father: Jonathan Frink Sr.Son: UnnamedWife: Mrs. Frink Ex-girlfriend: Miss WyomingLovers: Cookie Kwan,[1] Nookie Kwan,[1] Elizabeth Hoover[1] "[49], Frink is a popular character on The Simpsons and he has received acclaim from critics. [7] Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Robert Philpot called the professor one of the five best supporting characters on The Simpsons, writing that "Springfield's mad scientist is a triumph of style over substance, with Hank Azaria giving him a ripoff Jerry Lewis voice that reminds you why we once thought Lewis was funny. [51] On the same list, Goss also featured Frink's automatic phone dialer, intra bovine ice-cream maker (an invention that is inserted into a cow and uses the four stomachs to mix the various ingredients), and hamburger earmuffs. "[50] On their list of the top twenty-five peripheral Simpsons characters, IGN's Eric Goldman, Dan Iverson, and Brian Zoromski listed Frink at number fourteen, commenting that he fits nicely into the Simpsons universe "as the town's brilliant mad scientist." Well, to be honest, the ray only has evil applications. He eventually decides to spend it on people who are in need of money and holds interviews. [30] He has also mastered astrology to the point where he can use it to accurately predict the future,[31] and has been shown to be capable of time travel. "[9] Joe Rhodes of TV Guide listed the following as the professor's most memorable line: "Sorry I'm late. [17], Azaria has voiced Frink ever since the first appearance of the professor. Frink's use of flubber in his basketball shoes is a reference to the 1961 movie, His pupils aren't usually seen through his glasses, but they are visible in ". He is a member of the Springfield Mensa[4] and a college professor at Springfield Heights Institute of Technology. [20], Frink often tries to use his mad and bizarre inventions to aid the town in its crises,[21] but they usually do not work or only make things worse. According to an interview, Hank Azaria's favorite character he voices is Jonathan Frink. Every time. The professor has received acclaim from critics, particularly for his bizarre inventions such as the hamburger earmuffs, and he has appeared on many reviewers' listings of their favorite supporting characters from The Simpsons. "[1] or "microcalifragilistics". Azaria also voices Bumblebee Man, who is Hispanic; and Springfield cop Carl Carlson, who is Black. The Simpsons has wrung a lot of laughs out of the idea that Moe’s Tavern is the filthiest, most disgusting dive bar that ever existed. Frink, a computer programming language, was named after him. In The Simpsons Game, he lives inside the Game Engine and marries a Koopa Troopa from Super Mario Bros. [60] He has also been turned into a Halloween-inspired action figure that was packaged with Kids Meals at Burger King in October and November 2002. 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