He also occasionally refers to the importance of remembering to " carry the one" in various mathematical calculations. He has a trademark mannerism of using Jerry Lewis-style gibberish when excited, such as "HOYVIN-GLAVIN!" and "FLAVIN" and impulsively shouting other words that have no relevance to the situation at hand. Frink is generally very polite and friendly.
He has an IQ of 197 – it was 199 before he sustained a concussion during the collapse of Springfield's brief intellectual junta – and is a member of the Springfield chapter of Mensa. Frink is a college professor at Springfield Heights Institute of Technology and runs his own astronomical observatory. He wears thick glasses, a white lab coat (which was green in earlier seasons), a blue bow-tie atop a white buttoned-up shirt, and pink pants, and has buckteeth. John Frink is generally depicted as Springfield's stereotypical nerdy, mad, and socially inept scientist, inventor, and mathematician. The character's popularity has led to him giving the name to the computer programming language Frink.
#Professor fink simulator
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. 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. Lewis later guest-starred on the show as Frink's father in the 2003 episode " Treehouse of Horror XIV". The staff liked the voice and therefore changed Frink to be more like Julius Kelp, both in appearance and personality – he became more nerdy, and went from evil to just mad. When Azaria ad-libbed a voice for the character, he did an impression of Jerry Lewis's Julius Kelp character from The Nutty Professor. His manner of speech, including the impulsive shouting of nonsensical words, has become his trademark.įrink was originally depicted as an evil scientist in "Old Money," since he was trying to secure funding for a death ray. Frink often tries to use his bizarre inventions to aid the town in its crises but they usually only make things worse. Frink is Springfield's nerdy scientist and professor and is extremely intelligent, though somewhat mad and socially inept. He is voiced by Hank Azaria, and first appeared in the 1991 episode " Old Money".
#Professor fink series
Nerdelbaum Frink Jr., is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons.
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