![]() In many ways, Frink is a spiritual descendant to the kind of archetype Lewis played frequently in his career. ![]() This was all in an attempt to make himself more appealing a la the central morphing of Kelp in The Nutty Profressor. Other episodes focused on Frink - like Season 27's "Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4" - saw Frink try to go through a similar transformation from a more personal place. Season 13's "The Blunder Years" briefly saw Frink transformed into a smooth riff on Buddy Love, Kelp's alternate identity from The Nutty Professor. Notably, The Simpsons have even openly referenced this connection in other episodes. adds a layer to the character, as he's not just the inspiration for Frink in the real world, but is literally his father within the context of the rest of the series. Lewis being brought in to play John Frink Sr. Hank Azaria's voice for Frink is even similar to the silly affection that Lewis gave Kelp in the film. The character was a geeky and accident-prone genius, similar to Frink. Frink is very specifically modeled after Jerry Lewis' character Professor Julius Kelp from The Nutty Professor. The episode serves as something of an extended love letter to Frink as a character, as well as his direct inspiration. Luckily for the pair, Frink then captures his soul, allowing him and John to be together again in this reduced form in the non-canon short. This forces Frink to finally kill his father once and for all. attempts to make amends with his son, but his homicidal impulses drive him to murder other scientists. As such, he quickly killed numerous people across Springfield to build himself a patchwork body. Unfortunately, however, his resurrected father was driven by a need for human pieces instead of robotic replacements. Recovering his body, Frink was eventually able to restore his father to life with the help of technology. The two had a falling out during Frink's youth, and never got the chance to fix their relationship due to John Sr. "Frinkenstein" formally introduces a version of Frink's father, who the scientist explains was an adventurer and explorer on top of his role as an inventor. Despite being a part of the show since the early days of the series, Frink's backstory had only ever been briefly touched upon. ![]() Season 15's "Treehouse of Horror XIV" included the segment "Frinkenstein," which primarily followed Professor Frink.
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