I was surprised how challenging Professor Frink's Simpsons History was to put together! There was a temptation to just turn the video into one long list of his inventions or scientific reports, since that's what the large majority of his cutaway joke appearances are. Tried to put a little more emphasis on the personality spotlight moments, although it resulted in a pretty long "Al Jean Era" section. (Next time we need a candidate who peaked in the early years) 😛
An idea for a character history could be marges mum, she’s this weird character that’s never really seen that much in the present obviously, but she’s so intriguing as a flash back character as she clearly messed up Marge in a few ways. Her advice she gave to Marge (in which Marge gives to Lisa for a second before taking it back) in moaning Lisa comes to mind. Where she actively tells Marge not be sad “to show what a good mother she has.” And it’s not the only time she’s been seen giving advice like that to my knowledge at least
weird to think that it was portrayed as a stupid and useless invention specifically for a gag when the episode was written but now there are probably a lot of scientists writing actual sarcasm detector programs out of modern AI natural language processing techniques or whatever for applications in automatic social media content regulation and what have you
I don't know about the "very late" seasons, but Frink is somewhat unique for not having a singular cartoon outfit. They put him in a basic white lab coat a lot later on, but he'll still sometimes crack out the classic green jacket now and then.
I’d love a Simpsons Histories on Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney. They’re sort of like Snake in that they go from being legitimate threats (to Bart at least) to complete jokes seemingly at the drop of a hat. Not to mention Kearney having a son, and the fact that we know almost nothing about Dolph. I think it would be a fun one.
Yes! I've been asking for those 3 for a while! It's crazy how much we know about Kearney and how little we know about Dolph with Jimbo landing somewhere in the middle
"I was trying to spare her feelings, you insensitive clod" "Absence of flubber, glavin" and the "Professor Frink, he'll make you laugh he'll make you think." All great.
I’d like to put in a Simpsons Histories vote for Ruth Powers. Her daughter Laura was the center story of her first appearance, but I don’t know if Laura ever came back. Ruth on the other hand had several speaking roles in the future, and seems have become a staple background character too. She could be good for a mini episode maybe, I’m not sure if she has enough appearances for a full episode
Ruth actually had a cameo in Season 33, in The Wayz We Were. She chides Marge for not saying hi to her in 25 years, even though they’re neighbors. I’m guessing Shauna basically replaced Laura for the teen girl character lol
Jerry Lewis as Frink's dad is a low-key favorite guest spot for me. He's not one of the Mount Rushmore of guest stars or anything, but it's such a fantastic idea for a guest star that you just KNOW that happening made a few Simpsons actors and writers very happy.
Frink was a favourite character from when I was a kid Trying to add all that ""depth"" to a caricature like Frink is like making those hyperrealistic Mario digital paintings, but then making that part of his permanent character design. It's uncanny. I always assumed that his off-camera actions were sort of like Beaker/Dr Bunsen from the Muppets.
2:50 That lady was named Mrs, Frink in the Simpsons tapped out and In the questline is confirmed as his wife. Now tapped out isn’t canonical but seeing as the Simpsons writers write the questlines its enough for me
Let's see the Blue Haired Lawyer next. Like what's that guy's deal? Is he just a boring drab lawyer, an evil Burns henchman, or something in-between? And we NEED to know what kinks and fetishes that dude has!
Professor Frink and Professor Farnsworth interacting together was one of the greatest moments in modern Simpsons. I would love to see an episode of JUST those two of either series.
How has there not been a Simpsons history on mayor quimby yet. I say vote for quimby. Just the other day I was reflecting on the rat milk gag from the episode where Homer becomes a bodyguard and it got me into a delightful laughing fit when I made the connection that the R in vitamin R probably stands for rat. That’s assuming malk = rat milk which creates a calcium plot hole that science would strongly disagree with.
For April Fools Day, you should do a "Simpson History" on a non simpsons character that has crossed over with them, like Peter Griffin or Philip J. Fry, but don't acknowledge they're from a different series.
You know what’s funny? Frink seems to be the only character with two distinct recurring outfits: white lab coat, and green squiggly jacket (seriously, why are the outlines so uneven?)
His lab coat was disheveled at first too, then the green one got toned down a bit but it’s still present. Definitely meant to be “he never irons anything” type characterisation.
like I defininitely rememebr it being referenced vaguely as springfield's rival city before getting a full blown episode to it, so I wonder if more came of that, if they continued making references to it or if they gradually forgot about it even existing
I’d like to see Uter covered. Most notable for his first (two?) appearances being in Halloween episodes, plus they did that surprising bit of long form plot where he disappears for seasons.
A pretty logical way to lead from Frink to the next Simpsons character would be Comic Book Guy, come to think of it. Looking at the more cynical Yang to Frink's more adventurous and joyful Ying. It is also another character that, while it had solid moments in the classical era, grew a lot in the later years, even marrying someone at the later seasons. I vote for either that or Willy, because Willy.
This is the kind of high-quality content I subscribed for. Frink is such an interesting secondary character, someone I've wanted to know the story behind.
Janey for the next histories please! She's such a weird relic of a bygone era and if Richard and Lewis could get a video as Bart's other best friends, then so can Janey as Lisa's friend... Depending on the writer.
I've always found it annoying how Lisa would tell people that she has no friends and she would come across as a complete loner at school, when she clearly has a pretty strong friendship with Janey, even if they aren't on the same level intelligence- wise.
It's so weird, that he's such a direct parody of a character but now he's outlasted the original and entirely replaced him to the point I couldn't remember them off the top of my head.
Between Professor Frink and Mr. Director, you wonder why there was such love for Jerry Lewis by cartoon writers in the 90's. Doesn't help that most people remember nowadays The Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy.
One thing I will forever credit Frink with is teaching me, whn I was a little kid, how to draw a cube. We had just started learning about 3-D shapes in school, and I could not draw a cube for the life of me. I kept drawing all these smaller shapes, trying to put them together like puzzle pieces to make a cube. Nope: two overlapping squares, and then you just draw in the lines that connect them. Genius!
I love Frink because he reminds me of the really nerdy people in my advanced classes in high school who got As, understood the material, and worked on very ambitious projects. Frink represents the overly intellectual nerd that Lisa or Martin represent but as the adult in Simpsons World. Besides the students that Homer befriends in the episode of him going to college, there are very few outwardly nerdy adult characters and fewer characters who aren't one-offs. Martin's dad may be one. And Allison's dad in Lisa's Rival. But they're portrayed as being more snobby than intellectual. And we have Comic Book Guy for that.
One thing I never noticied about Frink, the color of his labcoat changes constantly, white and green being the most common. He's still switching between the two by season 9 here. I'm so used to Simpsons characters nailing their color schematic in a season or two.
Really think a Simpsons Histories on Groundskeeper Willie could be good, as he has had some overlooked appearances which give him a pretty fleshed out backstory for a typical joke character.
I think he is a positive and a pretty smart character. The writers in the older episodes did not play on the loneliness card at all which was nice. My favorite moment is definitely the automated tap dancing device. He really did something nice there, which sets him apart of the Comic book guy big time. I generally love his enthusiasm for trying out new wacky inventions. I will always view him positively, although I'm too not a huge fan of the voices he makes sometimes :D
Don't forget the 8 months after pill. Also technically his first name John was revealed in "Old Money" where he's credited as Professor John Frink (that was the episode where all the characters were named in the end credits
2:48 In Lost in Space (1998), Maureen refers to her husband as "Professor," notably just prior to the greatest line in cinema history, "I love you, Wife."
Never would I consider Janey get picked in the obscure section. But I'd be interested to see a history video of Principal Skinner (whom is one of my personal favourite characters on the show) or perhaps Mayor Quimby.
Amazing video, frink is such a specific archetype, but definitely has been used in some interesting ways. Still hoping to one day get A Simpsons Histories on the most iconic side character, Luigi. I just really wanna know what’s up with the guy
I absolutely love Professor Frink! He’s one of my favorite characters in the entire series. Glad to come back to this video, since my system was crashed when it first came out. Very happy whenever he delivers his classic “Hoyven, Maven” jokes! I kinda wish I had a friend like him in real life. Always love seeing him interact with Lisa and Bart. My personal choice for a future histories episode is still Jasper from the old Folks home. I think he’s way overdue for a spotlight event. He has always been a special character to me.
Frink is one of my favorites. Before I'd ever heard of Jerry Lewis I was familiar with the "Nice Laaaady" type character. I'm surprised they've never done a "French people love him" joke.
Do a Simpsons Histories video on The Blue-Hair Lawyer. Underrated low key favorite character of my. Started off as just one of Mr. Burns many lawyer, he then become a lawyer for anyone in Springfield.
what if you did a low key histories on Santa’s Little Helper. I figure he would require less in depth character analysis but it also would be a way to involve some of the main Simpsons family more in a histories video.
Still voting for Kearney- he has enough weird connections to the churchy crowd and such to set him apart from the other bullies. And I second the momentum behind Janey!
I'd actually love a Janey Simpsons History. She has such a bizarre role in the show as Lisa's sort of friend, even though Lisa is most consistently characterized as being friendless. And despite being the alleged best friend of one of the main characters she's never been developed, unlike Milhouse. What is her deal?
You know, I think it would be fun to do a Simpsons histories on Shelbyville. It's basically like the Mirror Universe of Springfield that's only been explored in a couple of episodes. You could also explore some of the neighboring towns like Ogdenville.
That’s a great idea, Shelbyville, and then, the other towns that are mentioned in the monorail episode. Ogdenville, North Haverbrook, and there was a third one, but I always forget what it was.
I always loved Frink despite not being a Jerry Lewis fan. One of my favorite inventions was a building being able to stand up on robot legs and run down the street to safety.
I like all of those suggestions for future episodes. The ones about Shelbyville and the Springfield Elementary crew sound interesting. My two picks would definitely be Mayor Quimby or the Wiggums household. Thanks for another great video!
I still find it weird that Jims finds Captain McAllister an out-there choice. He has a name and everything! And he hires a guy called Handsome Pete who dances for nickles!
I'd love to see Jasper get a video. He just pops up a lot but only as Grandpa's friend or they need need an old coot character that's not grandpa or Mr Burns. He's been around since like season 1 or 2 but the most he's ever done for a main plot was getting shot by Mr Smithers in his fake leg and being frozen in Apu's freezer
I'd like to nominate The Sea Captain for the next Simps Hist. Mostly cause you called him 'obscure' yet in my mind he's one of the bigger secondary characters. Granted I don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of all 30+ seasons of Simps-age, but I'd still find his history interesting.
I love early Professor Frink because of his misanthropy. Whenever he showed up, he would do the wacky scientist shtick, but then sometimes makes some dark or threatening comment at the end. I got the sense that he's basically a Herman type who's geeky appearance and voice keeps people from taking him seriously. I haven't seen the newer episodes, but it seems like they softened him up by making him the loser that he appears to be, which is a shame. As for a nomination, I like the idea of a Maggie episode. Wanna see how much personality you can gather from a baby.
Seems clear Frink wound up with a load of unseelable home security systems since he was giving them out for free in the backs of Bakini Bottom magazines. I guess they wouldn't ignite under water but I'm certain Squidward still regrets ordering one during his Sunday community service obligations.
When you got to the point where you were analyzing the depressing side of Frink's life, my immediate thought was, "Huh, so he's like Gladstone Gander?" A character that appears to be, and is, one type, in Frink's case a well educated scientist, but on the surface is much lonelier than they really let on, so they just kind of bury themselves in this one trait they have, Frink with Science, Gladstone with his luck. I'll admit, the comparison isn't totally apt, but that is where my immediate thought went. Maybe I just got to tie everything back into Duck Comics, I dunno.
Just the whole "are my friends really my friends or are they taking advantage of me" thing just screams Gladstone to me. Hell, his family even takes advantage of him sometimes. I was into the Duck Comics, glad to see another fan!
Love these retrospectives, there's always so much detail I forgot. Voting for Duffman for the next Histories/Mysteries - whichever suits the character(s) best
Oh man, feels like the end of an era for me, I've been rooting for a Frink spotlight since this series started! I was hoping to learn he had a little more positive development later on, the lonely scientist feels like a stereotype that's worn out, but I just always love to see the guy. Whatever quick gag he goes for is almost always funny to me, glad to see him finally get here. Well, damn, who do I root for now? It's funny you mentioned Shelbyville, because I was actually thinking a Histories style episode on the whole town could be really cool. Yeah, guess that's it, would love to see a Shelbyville deep dive.
I am once again politely asking for a Moe Syzslak Simpsons history. Arguably right up there with Skinner and Mr. Burns as “as close as you can get to main characters without being part of the Simpsons fam”
Moe reminds me a whole lot of Mr. Reese from Clarence; both are cantankerous, both have a bleakly negative view of the world, and both display some behaviors that are...unsettling, to say the least. But above all, both of these characters are lonely, and a lot of their troubling behaviors come from how desperate they are for human connection. They legitimately want to have friends, but lack the social skills needed to form healthy relationships, which is probably why they're so curmudgeonly. However, whenever they do have positive interactions with others, they become much more good-natured. While their ways of being in the world are often extremely off-putting, more than anything they're just depressed because they're unable to connect with others.
Another thing that you will notice is that Professor Frink's clothing used to be drawn all squiggly, to imply that his clothing is rumpled and untidy. To save money and streamline his model for overseas animation all of Frink's rumbles were straightened out later, but they do occasionally make a comeback, when they have enough time to give a note on it. This aspect of his design makes him unique from any other character.
Awesome Video! I love the segment in Treehouse of Horror 14 were we met his father that was my favorite Fink moment. I would love to see The Sea Captain in your next Histories video.
As an old sci fi nerd specifically (and a nerd in general lol) i absolutely love how referential and meta Prof. Frink is tbh. He's one of my favorite secondary characters. And yes, please do a history of Rainer Wolfcastle. I think there's a really interesting history there with the way the he started out as just a Schwarzenegger/ all 80s action movies parody when we watched the show in the 90s and now how some of that is lost on younger audiences because of just the show being on so long.
I just recently discovered this channel and I’m very happy to have found it. This is an incredibly interesting and fun look into the world of The Simpsons.
Another great Simpsons Histories! Here's my requests: I've been very excited for a Shelbyville episode for a while now. I also seem to champion paired characters, like Lenny and Carl, barflies Sam and Larry, and Bill and Marty the Springfield KBBL radio DJs. And for solo characters, I'd love to see Squeaky Voiced Teen or the Wise Guy! (I believe his name's Raphael)
I am once again asking you to give us a Lenny and Carl episode. That all aside, this was a super fun video. I never really thought about how deeply central Frink is to so many storylines and episodes. Also, I have to say, if choosing from the characters you mentioned at the end of this video, I vote for Quimby. He seems like he's got a lot more to him that would make for a very interesting video.
I'll never forgive this guy after he said that pi was exactly 3. I know he was deliberately trying to shock people, but I think he went too far. One of the most controversial moments in the show for me.
You need to do Chalmers. His relationship with Shauna, how his wife is “very sick” in pranksta rap, and then dead by Bart stops to smell the Roosevelts…
I’ve always wondered if he could do one for Shelbyville, then a history or mystery video mapping out all of the other locations in North Takoma. I don’t feel like Ogdenville has enough for one video, but a video that compares all of these assorted cities would be an interesting little deep dive.
I always love Frink's wacky hijinx, however my one question right now is when did he loose the green jacket and just wear a lab coat? Was it a sudden permanent change or does he occassionally still wear the green jacket? I don't know why this is all I can think about right now.
I wonder if there are any episodes of the Simpsons that don't start with the Simpsons Family but from the perspective of another character, who is of course the central focus of the episode instead?
I'm really interested in Janey, of course, but there's a part of me that wants to say *Maggie*. Yeah, she's a Simpson, but she does kinda feel more like a side character who happens to live in the Simpsons house.
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I was surprised how challenging Professor Frink's Simpsons History was to put together! There was a temptation to just turn the video into one long list of his inventions or scientific reports, since that's what the large majority of his cutaway joke appearances are. Tried to put a little more emphasis on the personality spotlight moments, although it resulted in a pretty long "Al Jean Era" section.
(Next time we need a candidate who peaked in the early years) 😛
I am Frink's wife and we are polyamorous and gay also. Thanks!
@@bertfromseasamestreet Huh?
Moe pls
Moe has been around since the beginning and i think he needs a good breakdown
Dr. Marvin Monroe would be a good character that by default peaked in the early seasons
Supernintendo chalmers
An idea for a character history could be marges mum, she’s this weird character that’s never really seen that much in the present obviously, but she’s so intriguing as a flash back character as she clearly messed up Marge in a few ways. Her advice she gave to Marge (in which Marge gives to Lisa for a second before taking it back) in moaning Lisa comes to mind. Where she actively tells Marge not be sad “to show what a good mother she has.” And it’s not the only time she’s been seen giving advice like that to my knowledge at least
Her dad's even better in that regard since he's long dead by the start of the series, they both had a clear effect on their daughters personalities.
"This is what a cornfield looks like honey."
I've been proposing Marge's mom since I don't remember when
@@leephillips4402 We've already had a whole Simpsons Mysteries on Marge's dad, though.
Yeah, I second this. Marge's Mom is definitely a character worth looking into.
Frink's sarcasm detector device exploding from Comic Book Guy will never not be funny
A sarcasm detector? What a *really* useful invention
*EXPLODES*
Worse invention ever.
weird to think that it was portrayed as a stupid and useless invention specifically for a gag when the episode was written but now there are probably a lot of scientists writing actual sarcasm detector programs out of modern AI natural language processing techniques or whatever for applications in automatic social media content regulation and what have you
"Are you kidding me? This baby is off the CHARTS!"
My personal favorite is "Of course the real humans won't... won't quite burn up so fast."
I don't know about the "very late" seasons, but Frink is somewhat unique for not having a singular cartoon outfit. They put him in a basic white lab coat a lot later on, but he'll still sometimes crack out the classic green jacket now and then.
Doesn't he also have a black one? He wears it when he's talking about getting Bart out of the well.
EDIT: And he has a pink one at 5:48!
Yeah
For some reason he has a lot of outfits
I’d love a Simpsons Histories on Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney. They’re sort of like Snake in that they go from being legitimate threats (to Bart at least) to complete jokes seemingly at the drop of a hat. Not to mention Kearney having a son, and the fact that we know almost nothing about Dolph. I think it would be a fun one.
He already did Kearney in the Simpsons' past video!
@@theMoporter He never did Kearney.
Yes! I've been asking for those 3 for a while! It's crazy how much we know about Kearney and how little we know about Dolph with Jimbo landing somewhere in the middle
@@Ihasnotomato How old do you think Kearney really is?
@Wolfgalaxy Well he didn't do a Simpsons Histories specifically dedicated to Kearney.
"I was trying to spare her feelings, you insensitive clod" "Absence of flubber, glavin" and the "Professor Frink, he'll make you laugh he'll make you think." All great.
"He was Apu's teacher at S.H.I.T"
I really, REALLY needed that laugh tonight. Thank you Jims
5:27 Well.
😂
I’d like to put in a Simpsons Histories vote for Ruth Powers.
Her daughter Laura was the center story of her first appearance, but I don’t know if Laura ever came back.
Ruth on the other hand had several speaking roles in the future, and seems have become a staple background character too.
She could be good for a mini episode maybe, I’m not sure if she has enough appearances for a full episode
Laura had a brief cameo in the movie, seen with Ruth towards the end, but pretty much vanished show-wise.
Ruth actually had a cameo in Season 33, in The Wayz We Were. She chides Marge for not saying hi to her in 25 years, even though they’re neighbors.
I’m guessing Shauna basically replaced Laura for the teen girl character lol
@@trustno173 My best guess is that Laura eventually moved back in with her dad after Ruth's troubled encounters with the law
she barely shows up
Could use Ruth and some others for a whole episode on the history of the neighbors of Evergreen Terrace
Jerry Lewis as Frink's dad is a low-key favorite guest spot for me. He's not one of the Mount Rushmore of guest stars or anything, but it's such a fantastic idea for a guest star that you just KNOW that happening made a few Simpsons actors and writers very happy.
Azaria specifically begged to get them Jerry Lewis to appear as a guest
Can’t say I blame him!
I vote for Willie, he gets SO many random jokes in the HD era, and some of them are genuinely bizarre. Would love to see how that all fits together.
Willie low-key stole Barney's job
@@overlordofthepies What do you mean?
@@danielshaffer-green5684 Barney had the random jokes/reactions in early seasons
Go Aberdeen!
You could say it’s time to MAKE WAY FOR WILLIE
Frink was a favourite character from when I was a kid
Trying to add all that ""depth"" to a caricature like Frink is like making those hyperrealistic Mario digital paintings, but then making that part of his permanent character design. It's uncanny. I always assumed that his off-camera actions were sort of like Beaker/Dr Bunsen from the Muppets.
Haha yes that’s a perfect comparison
@@kaitlyn__L Mario or Muppets?
The fact that Gil is seen as part of the Moe’s bar gang reminded me with how unfamiliar I am with this show now.
New Simpsons is terrible
@@tbird-z1r You're complimenting it lol. It's far worse than terrible.
I bet you've never even watched "new" Simpsons. @@tbird-z1r
2:50 That lady was named Mrs, Frink in the Simpsons tapped out and In the questline is confirmed as his wife. Now tapped out isn’t canonical but seeing as the Simpsons writers write the questlines its enough for me
Let's see the Blue Haired Lawyer next. Like what's that guy's deal? Is he just a boring drab lawyer, an evil Burns henchman, or something in-between? And we NEED to know what kinks and fetishes that dude has!
Never knew who Jerry Lewis was until I became an adult and THEN so much of Frink's character made sense to me
Professor Frink and Professor Farnsworth interacting together was one of the greatest moments in modern Simpsons. I would love to see an episode of JUST those two of either series.
How has there not been a Simpsons history on mayor quimby yet. I say vote for quimby. Just the other day I was reflecting on the rat milk gag from the episode where Homer becomes a bodyguard and it got me into a delightful laughing fit when I made the connection that the R in vitamin R probably stands for rat. That’s assuming malk = rat milk which creates a calcium plot hole that science would strongly disagree with.
Vote Quimby!
if you were a supporting Simpsons character, he'd vote for you
For April Fools Day, you should do a "Simpson History" on a non simpsons character that has crossed over with them, like Peter Griffin or Philip J. Fry, but don't acknowledge they're from a different series.
Or the most important character in the entire 30+ year history of the Simpsons: Inanimate Carbon Rod
@@Myne1001 i just can’t believe the impact the Inanimate Carbon Rod has on the Simpsons
@@RiderKick_93 Aww, they were gonna show closeups of the Rod.
It'd be that fake "Mandela effect" character instead, probably.
@@Myne1001 or Mr. Snrub.
You know what’s funny? Frink seems to be the only character with two distinct recurring outfits: white lab coat, and green squiggly jacket (seriously, why are the outlines so uneven?)
Read that last sentence in his voice.
Because he embodies the clumsy, unorganised genius character
His lab coat was disheveled at first too, then the green one got toned down a bit but it’s still present. Definitely meant to be “he never irons anything” type characterisation.
A Simpsons Histories on Shelbyville might be really interesting. To see how the location progressed over the years
Like when they called it Morganville. They sold shoe heels there but you had to take a ferry to get there.
@@scockery People also tied onions around their belts, which was the style at the time.
@@plankton1234567899 wasnt that when coins had a bumble bees on them?
Or that time they made the world's largest pizza
like I defininitely rememebr it being referenced vaguely as springfield's rival city before getting a full blown episode to it, so I wonder if more came of that, if they continued making references to it or if they gradually forgot about it even existing
I’d like to see Uter covered. Most notable for his first (two?) appearances being in Halloween episodes, plus they did that surprising bit of long form plot where he disappears for seasons.
A pretty logical way to lead from Frink to the next Simpsons character would be Comic Book Guy, come to think of it. Looking at the more cynical Yang to Frink's more adventurous and joyful Ying. It is also another character that, while it had solid moments in the classical era, grew a lot in the later years, even marrying someone at the later seasons.
I vote for either that or Willy, because Willy.
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Ying and Yang?
Also, definitely willy.
This is the kind of high-quality content I subscribed for.
Frink is such an interesting secondary character, someone I've wanted to know the story behind.
Janey for the next histories please! She's such a weird relic of a bygone era and if Richard and Lewis could get a video as Bart's other best friends, then so can Janey as Lisa's friend... Depending on the writer.
I've always found it annoying how Lisa would tell people that she has no friends and she would come across as a complete loner at school, when she clearly has a pretty strong friendship with Janey, even if they aren't on the same level intelligence- wise.
It’s kind of frustrating that the writers tend to do next to nothing with Bart and Lisa’s classmates.
It's so weird, that he's such a direct parody of a character but now he's outlasted the original and entirely replaced him to the point I couldn't remember them off the top of my head.
Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis in "The Nutty Professor"
@@mathieuleader8601 yeah thats right, one of those guys I know, but further in the back of the head than frink
Between Professor Frink and Mr. Director, you wonder why there was such love for Jerry Lewis by cartoon writers in the 90's. Doesn't help that most people remember nowadays The Nutty Professor with Eddie Murphy.
@@mightyfilm I think it’s just an era thing.. lots of nostalgia for the 60s among 90s writers just as the 80s and 90s nostalgia is prevalent now
One thing I will forever credit Frink with is teaching me, whn I was a little kid, how to draw a cube. We had just started learning about 3-D shapes in school, and I could not draw a cube for the life of me. I kept drawing all these smaller shapes, trying to put them together like puzzle pieces to make a cube. Nope: two overlapping squares, and then you just draw in the lines that connect them. Genius!
I love Frink because he reminds me of the really nerdy people in my advanced classes in high school who got As, understood the material, and worked on very ambitious projects. Frink represents the overly intellectual nerd that Lisa or Martin represent but as the adult in Simpsons World. Besides the students that Homer befriends in the episode of him going to college, there are very few outwardly nerdy adult characters and fewer characters who aren't one-offs. Martin's dad may be one. And Allison's dad in Lisa's Rival. But they're portrayed as being more snobby than intellectual. And we have Comic Book Guy for that.
John I.Q. Nerdelaum Frink Jr. ... The dude was born to be a freaking genius!
2:54.
Seeing as they're both wearing lab coats in the middle of a shopping mall, I'm putting all my chips on "academia kink".
One thing I never noticied about Frink, the color of his labcoat changes constantly, white and green being the most common. He's still switching between the two by season 9 here. I'm so used to Simpsons characters nailing their color schematic in a season or two.
Really think a Simpsons Histories on Groundskeeper Willie could be good, as he has had some overlooked appearances which give him a pretty fleshed out backstory for a typical joke character.
MAKE WAY FOR WILLIE!!!!
I think he is a positive and a pretty smart character. The writers in the older episodes did not play on the loneliness card at all which was nice. My favorite moment is definitely the automated tap dancing device. He really did something nice there, which sets him apart of the Comic book guy big time. I generally love his enthusiasm for trying out new wacky inventions. I will always view him positively, although I'm too not a huge fan of the voices he makes sometimes :D
Don't forget the 8 months after pill. Also technically his first name John was revealed in "Old Money" where he's credited as Professor John Frink (that was the episode where all the characters were named in the end credits
Holy shit, been waiting a long time for prof frank!
2:48 In Lost in Space (1998), Maureen refers to her husband as "Professor," notably just prior to the greatest line in cinema history, "I love you, Wife."
Never would I consider Janey get picked in the obscure section. But I'd be interested to see a history video of Principal Skinner (whom is one of my personal favourite characters on the show) or perhaps Mayor Quimby.
Amazing video, frink is such a specific archetype, but definitely has been used in some interesting ways. Still hoping to one day get A Simpsons Histories on the most iconic side character, Luigi. I just really wanna know what’s up with the guy
I absolutely love Professor Frink! He’s one of my favorite characters in the entire series. Glad to come back to this video, since my system was crashed when it first came out. Very happy whenever he delivers his classic “Hoyven, Maven” jokes! I kinda wish I had a friend like him in real life. Always love seeing him interact with Lisa and Bart. My personal choice for a future histories episode is still Jasper from the old Folks home. I think he’s way overdue for a spotlight event. He has always been a special character to me.
We need a history of DuffMan! He's been through a lot over the years. Just don't ask him about his daughter dropping out of college. It's too sad!
Frink is one of my favorites. Before I'd ever heard of Jerry Lewis I was familiar with the "Nice Laaaady" type character. I'm surprised they've never done a "French people love him" joke.
ever considered doing a behind the scenes video? i would love to see ur script writing process, research, editing, etc.
One of the only good youtube video creators left.
Do a Simpsons Histories video on The Blue-Hair Lawyer. Underrated low key favorite character of my. Started off as just one of Mr. Burns many lawyer, he then become a lawyer for anyone in Springfield.
You can’t even comprehend how long I’ve been waiting for this
I've been watching The Simpsons for over 20 years, and I'm just now learning that he wasn't officially named until Season 6?
what if you did a low key histories on Santa’s Little Helper. I figure he would require less in depth character analysis but it also would be a way to involve some of the main Simpsons family more in a histories video.
I had no idea that Professor Frink's jacket kept changing from green to white. It's so weird.
Don’t tease us with Martin’s Dad. You got greedy TheRealJims
Still voting for Kearney- he has enough weird connections to the churchy crowd and such to set him apart from the other bullies. And I second the momentum behind Janey!
Sarah Wiggum seems like an incredibly obscure character for how much screentime Chief Wiggum and Ralph get!
It took her three decades to get a spotlight episode, it's a shame
I'd actually love a Janey Simpsons History. She has such a bizarre role in the show as Lisa's sort of friend, even though Lisa is most consistently characterized as being friendless. And despite being the alleged best friend of one of the main characters she's never been developed, unlike Milhouse. What is her deal?
You know, I think it would be fun to do a Simpsons histories on Shelbyville. It's basically like the Mirror Universe of Springfield that's only been explored in a couple of episodes. You could also explore some of the neighboring towns like Ogdenville.
That’s a great idea, Shelbyville, and then, the other towns that are mentioned in the monorail episode. Ogdenville, North Haverbrook, and there was a third one, but I always forget what it was.
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*Frink launches out of a building on fire.* *Frink:* I was trying to get past the New York times paywall.
I always loved Frink despite not being a Jerry Lewis fan. One of my favorite inventions was a building being able to stand up on robot legs and run down the street to safety.
I like all of those suggestions for future episodes. The ones about Shelbyville and the Springfield Elementary crew sound interesting. My two picks would definitely be Mayor Quimby or the Wiggums household. Thanks for another great video!
I still find it weird that Jims finds Captain McAllister an out-there choice. He has a name and everything! And he hires a guy called Handsome Pete who dances for nickles!
I'd love to see Jasper get a video. He just pops up a lot but only as Grandpa's friend or they need need an old coot character that's not grandpa or Mr Burns. He's been around since like season 1 or 2 but the most he's ever done for a main plot was getting shot by Mr Smithers in his fake leg and being frozen in Apu's freezer
I'd like to nominate The Sea Captain for the next Simps Hist. Mostly cause you called him 'obscure' yet in my mind he's one of the bigger secondary characters. Granted I don't have an encyclopedic knowledge of all 30+ seasons of Simps-age, but I'd still find his history interesting.
Ah well if it isn't the simps
I love early Professor Frink because of his misanthropy. Whenever he showed up, he would do the wacky scientist shtick, but then sometimes makes some dark or threatening comment at the end. I got the sense that he's basically a Herman type who's geeky appearance and voice keeps people from taking him seriously. I haven't seen the newer episodes, but it seems like they softened him up by making him the loser that he appears to be, which is a shame.
As for a nomination, I like the idea of a Maggie episode. Wanna see how much personality you can gather from a baby.
I was looking forward to this one. Thanks for the wonderful video. I vote Shelbyville for the next Simpsons Histories.
Seems clear Frink wound up with a load of unseelable home security systems since he was giving them out for free in the backs of Bakini Bottom magazines. I guess they wouldn't ignite under water but I'm certain Squidward still regrets ordering one during his Sunday community service obligations.
When you got to the point where you were analyzing the depressing side of Frink's life, my immediate thought was, "Huh, so he's like Gladstone Gander?" A character that appears to be, and is, one type, in Frink's case a well educated scientist, but on the surface is much lonelier than they really let on, so they just kind of bury themselves in this one trait they have, Frink with Science, Gladstone with his luck.
I'll admit, the comparison isn't totally apt, but that is where my immediate thought went. Maybe I just got to tie everything back into Duck Comics, I dunno.
The cryptocurrency episode sounds like it could be a Gladstone plot
@@TuesdaysArt Just like that, you have intrigued me
Just the whole "are my friends really my friends or are they taking advantage of me" thing just screams Gladstone to me. Hell, his family even takes advantage of him sometimes.
I was into the Duck Comics, glad to see another fan!
@@TuesdaysArt That one panel.
"Gladstone! Just the man I wanted to see"
"Why, are you broke again?"
Love these retrospectives, there's always so much detail I forgot.
Voting for Duffman for the next Histories/Mysteries - whichever suits the character(s) best
OK I swear I'm not involved in Simpsons episode production I'm just as freaked out as you are
I love this channel.I watch it every day. Re watching multiple episodes over and over.
Oh man, feels like the end of an era for me, I've been rooting for a Frink spotlight since this series started!
I was hoping to learn he had a little more positive development later on, the lonely scientist feels like a stereotype that's worn out, but I just always love to see the guy. Whatever quick gag he goes for is almost always funny to me, glad to see him finally get here.
Well, damn, who do I root for now? It's funny you mentioned Shelbyville, because I was actually thinking a Histories style episode on the whole town could be really cool. Yeah, guess that's it, would love to see a Shelbyville deep dive.
I am once again politely asking for a Moe Syzslak Simpsons history. Arguably right up there with Skinner and Mr. Burns as “as close as you can get to main characters without being part of the Simpsons fam”
Moe reminds me a whole lot of Mr. Reese from Clarence; both are cantankerous, both have a bleakly negative view of the world, and both display some behaviors that are...unsettling, to say the least. But above all, both of these characters are lonely, and a lot of their troubling behaviors come from how desperate they are for human connection. They legitimately want to have friends, but lack the social skills needed to form healthy relationships, which is probably why they're so curmudgeonly.
However, whenever they do have positive interactions with others, they become much more good-natured. While their ways of being in the world are often extremely off-putting, more than anything they're just depressed because they're unable to connect with others.
Another thing that you will notice is that Professor Frink's clothing used to be drawn all squiggly, to imply that his clothing is rumpled and untidy.
To save money and streamline his model for overseas animation all of Frink's rumbles were straightened out later, but they do occasionally make a comeback, when they have enough time to give a note on it. This aspect of his design makes him unique from any other character.
I’ve been waiting for this one!
Awesome Video! I love the segment in Treehouse of Horror 14 were we met his father that was my favorite Fink moment. I would love to see The Sea Captain in your next Histories video.
As an old sci fi nerd specifically (and a nerd in general lol) i absolutely love how referential and meta Prof. Frink is tbh. He's one of my favorite secondary characters.
And yes, please do a history of Rainer Wolfcastle. I think there's a really interesting history there with the way the he started out as just a Schwarzenegger/ all 80s action movies parody when we watched the show in the 90s and now how some of that is lost on younger audiences because of just the show being on so long.
I just recently discovered this channel and I’m very happy to have found it. This is an incredibly interesting and fun look into the world of The Simpsons.
Oh boy! New RealJims video time!
great video!
Another great Simpsons Histories! Here's my requests: I've been very excited for a Shelbyville episode for a while now. I also seem to champion paired characters, like Lenny and Carl, barflies Sam and Larry, and Bill and Marty the Springfield KBBL radio DJs. And for solo characters, I'd love to see Squeaky Voiced Teen or the Wise Guy! (I believe his name's Raphael)
I am once again asking you to give us a Lenny and Carl episode.
That all aside, this was a super fun video. I never really thought about how deeply central Frink is to so many storylines and episodes.
Also, I have to say, if choosing from the characters you mentioned at the end of this video, I vote for Quimby. He seems like he's got a lot more to him that would make for a very interesting video.
I'll never forgive this guy after he said that pi was exactly 3. I know he was deliberately trying to shock people, but I think he went too far. One of the most controversial moments in the show for me.
I’m only just now realizing his name is pronounced Frink and not Frank. I feel like Homer when he realized Edna’s name was Krabappel and not Crandall.
the secret ingredient is... LOVE??? Alright, who messed with this thing?
5:20 whoops! That's not John Frink there, Jims. That's his former writing partner, Don Payne. :^P
Since I first found this channel years ago Ive been waiting for this video
Finally! So glad to see you get round to Professor Frink - he makes you laugh and makes you think!
Nominating Duffman again, but Martin's dad would be extremely interesting.
Here's an idea (though maybe more of a Simpson's Mystery than History... ), but who is the most recently-added regular character?
Mike Wegman, maybe? Only two notable roles, though it's kind of rare for recently added characters to be recurring at all.
@@youcouldbelisteningtomusic442 The only other newish character I can think of is Kumiko... but even she was originally added nearly a decade ago! 😳
Oh, I believe Rayshelle Peyton was created to be a regular character, though she's only had one appearance so far. We'll find out in season 34.
Plot twist: Frink has a twin broher. The 'green jacket' Frink is married, while the 'lab coat' Frink is the single one.
A history of Shelbyville episode would be amazing
You need to do Chalmers. His relationship with Shauna, how his wife is “very sick” in pranksta rap, and then dead by Bart stops to smell the Roosevelts…
Professor Frink, Professor Frink. He'll make you laugh. He'll make you think. Glaven!
A complete history of Shelbyville please
I’ve always wondered if he could do one for Shelbyville, then a history or mystery video mapping out all of the other locations in North Takoma. I don’t feel like Ogdenville has enough for one video, but a video that compares all of these assorted cities would be an interesting little deep dive.
Disco Stu does not advertise, that's why I have to do it for him. Where's the Disco Stu video?
8:30 Literally a Venture Bros. plot...
I've always liked this guy. He just randomly shows up and does something weird.
Friendly local zany scientist
I'd love to see a Simpsons Histories on Principal Skinner please!
Also, Professor Frink is one of my favorites, so thank you
Dude you just unlocked my Nutty Professor nostalgia
I always love Frink's wacky hijinx, however my one question right now is when did he loose the green jacket and just wear a lab coat? Was it a sudden permanent change or does he occassionally still wear the green jacket? I don't know why this is all I can think about right now.
I wonder if there are any episodes of the Simpsons that don't start with the Simpsons Family but from the perspective of another character, who is of course the central focus of the episode instead?
Moe’s Bar Rag. 🙃
I think it's time for a deep dive into Lenny and Carl.
1:00 “Like for example… for example.”
...Let's just say this wasn't one of my better scripts 🤣
@@TheRealJims Haha it just caught my ear! I love these histories, you do great work.
@@TheRealJimslet's just say
The Springfield nuclear power plant would make for a cool history
I'm really interested in Janey, of course, but there's a part of me that wants to say *Maggie*. Yeah, she's a Simpson, but she does kinda feel more like a side character who happens to live in the Simpsons house.
i’ve been really waiting for. the whole shelbyville episode. i feel like it will pull a ton from all over the series