John Frink. Hubert Farnsworth. Both of Matt Groening’s animated shows have given us a classic mad scientist character. But who’s the champion? Which Mad Professor can out-invent the other? Let ...

Professor Frink was named for episode writer, um, John Frink. Even though the writer John Frink didn’t start writing for The Simpsons until after Professor Frink had already been around for years.

The elder Frink is brought back to life after a shark attack, but goes on a body-part-stealing killing spree, taking brains, hair (Sideshow Mel's), spines (Principal Skinner's), and asses (Comic ...