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.

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, Professor Frink, he’ll make you laugh, he’ll make you think. Named for one of the writers of the show, Professor John Frink boasted the above when trying to cram himself in to ...

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 ...