Every episode of the simpsons season 2, ranked according to imdb as with many bob episodes, there are various horror and thriller parodies littered throughout, with the most noticeable being its overarching spoof of the 1962 film of the same name as the episode. He added that the episode is also memorable for having homers attempted murderer turn out to be frank grimes jr. Frank grimes illegitimate son, frank grimes jr, was introduced in season 14s episode the great louse detective. Oct 14, 2016 hank azaria discusses the frank grimes episode of the simpsons emmytvlegends. Hank azaria discusses the frank grimes episode of the simpsons emmytvlegends. The episode continues with the citizens of springfield brutally hating bart, when this becomes dark.
He is an actor and producer, known for a bridge too far 1977, royal flash 1975 and dangerous lady 1995. The simpsons just couldnt leave frank grimes alone screen rant. After homer is named mardi gras king and rides on a float his wouldbe murderer is exposed,as junior,the son of frank grimes. In that episode, what made it dark was when, it first started, the four ganger boys, started singing bart stings. The simpsons will hit the 600episode milestone on sunday night with its annual treehouse of.
It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on december 15, 2002. He was the son of frank grimes and an enemy of homer simpson who wants to avenge his father he was voiced by hank azaria. The simpsons to resurrect frank grimes for 600th episode. The series has referenced grimes who is voiced by simpsons cast member hank azaria multiple times in memoriam, introduced his son, frank grimes jr. Grimes was said to be unmarried, but he happened to have a son named frank grimes, jr. Youre afraid to go to work because frank grimes will. The great louse detective is the sixth episode of the fourteenth season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons. After homer simpson is subject to several murder attempts, sideshow bob is roped in to help him find the perpetrator, who is revealed to be junior, homers mechanic. The simpsons season 9 dvd digipak, special lisa head edition the dvd boxset for season nine was released by 20th century fox in the united states and canada on december 19, 2006, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television.
The message was sent already, so homer kicking franks grave and asking his son how his father was doing felt pretty tasteless. It was first broadcast on the fox network in the united states on may 4, 1997. Grimes served as the main antagonist of the episode homers enemy. The simpsons the great louse detective tv episode 2002 imdb. Grimes meets the employees and is immediately stunned at homers lackadasial work performance and his coworkers are nonchalant about it.
At the funeral homer is even sleeping, makes a joke and everyone laughs about that joke. The simpsons s14 e6 the great louse detective recap tv. I think what happened to the simpsons is a lot bigger than just one episode taking the whole thing off the rails. Every time i watch it i get mad at how homer is written in that episode. Homers enemy is the twentythird episode in the eighth season of the american animated television series the simpsons. Grimes, although he is forced to watch all of the simpsons episodes that were ever made in a row as his frank grimes at the simpsons dr. Industrious frank grimes starts working at the plant and becomes irritated by homers laziness. Someone keeps trying to murder homer, and in desperation to locate the culprit, the family hires sideshow bob. The simpsons will resurrect frank grimes for 600th episode. The demise of frank grimes is handled in a cruel jump cut, the climax of a manic break that doesnt even afford the character the dignity of being wheeled out of the springfield nuclear power plant.
Sep 06, 2017 to kick off the shows 600th episode, fanfavorite frank grimes will be returning to the simpsons. Imo, simpsons really truly went off the rails in season 10. Bob and homer chase the culprit into an alley, where they discover it is homers mechanic, junior. But none of their fatalities, not even green days in the simpsons movie, can compare to what happened to frank grimes. When someone kept trying to kill homer, he hired sideshow bob to help him catch the murderer, who turned out to be homers mechanic junior frank grimes jr. The simpsons to revive frank grimes in annual halloween.
Sep 08, 2016 grimes, voiced by simpsons cast member hank azaria, has been referenced several times throughout the series, including the introduction of his son, frank grimes jr. Frank grimes, the new employee at the power plant, is displeased with homers incompetence and work ethic, and becomes further provoked with the laziness. In the season fourteen episode the great louse detective, it is revealed that he fathered a son named frank grimes jr. Episode references gags appearances gallery quotes credits in marge we trust homers enemy the simpsons spinoff showcase marge. The infamous grimes episode simpsons what are your. The show has its cynical moments, but a viewer introduced to the simpsons via this episode might assume that the series heart is black as coal. Frank grimes, referring to the simpsons house which he thinks frank liked, when in fact frank grimes despised the moniker. Frank grimes had his son when he was very young or homer and his. Grimes son grew up and became a mechanic known as junior. Jan 15, 2020 frank grimes illegitimate son, frank grimes jr, was introduced in season 14s episode the great louse detective. He was the son of frank grimes and an enemy of homer simpson who wants to avenge his father.
The footage of grimes death is also shown during that episode. Bart reluctantly invites homer to accompany him on the groups annual father son. Episode 4f19, season 8 first aired may 04, 1997 written by john swartzwelder directed by jim reardon. There were great episodes after the frank grimes episode. Its not my favorite episode but i dont hold a grudge against it for setting the series down a shittier path. Frank grimess son, the spitting image of his father, would appear in the great louse detective nearly half a decade after homers enemy. Perhaps my favorite episode of the simpsons is the season eight juggernaut of dark humor, homers enemy. The simpsons treehouse of horror xxvii halloween episode airs on sunday, october 16 on fox. I thought that frank grimes was an interesting character that was unfortunately killed off. In the noncanon season twentyeight episode treehouse of horror xxvii, the ghost of frank grimes appears as part of sideshow bobs army of the simpsons enemies. The popular character was introduced and killed off. List of recurring the simpsons characters wikipedia. Factfiles from simpsons world the ultimate episode guide.
The simpsons treehouse of horror 2016 marks 600th episode. The popular character was introduced and killed off in season 8s classic episode homers enemy. May 05, 2018 the simpsons includes a large array of supporting characters. To kick off the shows 600th episode, fanfavorite frank grimes will be returning to the simpsons. Also, we know from a later episode that frank grimes was a man who had an illegitimite child from his numerous visits to prostitutes. Frank just got stuck in his tunnel vision that hes good and right, and homer is bad and wrong.
A dreamhouse, two cars, a beautiful wife, a son who owns a factory, fancy clothes and. The great louse detective is the sixth episode of season 14. The simpsons just couldnt leave frank grimes alone. Homers enemy is the twentythird episode of season 8. Frank grimes has since been referenced many times in the show, often showing his tombstone, and occasionally mentioning him by name. In that episode, homer, with the help of sideshow bob, foiled a scheme by grimes jr. The simpsons 2016 halloween episode treehouse of horror xxvii will resurrect the ghost of. Homer simpson is subject to several murder attempts. Its similar to frank grimes situation, when bart starts to paint i hate bart simpson. Frank grimes, is disgusted by homers laziness and popularity. That makes me think that he was unable to form a normal relationship with other people. A new employee at the power plant, frank grimes, takes a dislike to homers laziness and ineptitude, which turns to hate when he sees that homer is more of a success than he is.
He is a mechanic who tries to kill homer, as revenge for tormenting his father frank grimes. Sideshow bob is temporarily releasd in to help him find the perpetrator, who is. Frank grimes was a hard worker, who had to earn everything the hard. Apr 01, 2012 achmed the dead terrorist has a son jeff dunham. He was also easily frustrated, grumpy, but seemed reasonably tempered. Burns hires frank grimes the human interest subject of kent brockmans report as executive vice president at the springfield nuclear power plant. Frank grimess speech from the simpsons gently hew stone.
Homers enemy script a new employee at the power plant, frank grimes, takes a dislike to homers laziness and ineptitude, which turns to hate when he sees that homer is more of a success than he is. May 21, 2008 with sideshow bob and the mardi gras lol its a great episode, but its not frank grimes, its frank grimes jr. He is the main antagonist of the season 14 episode the great louse detective. Burns is slow to embrace his offspring, and despite homers best attempts, they do not reconcile. Grimes holds an integrated masters degree in physics mphys, and is a chartered physicist cphys. Youre afraid to go to work because frank grimes will be there, arent you. The 10 best sideshow bob simpsons episodes, according to imdb. Poor grimey, he just wanted to eat his lobster, and not live below one. Here, the unreasonably lucky homer, who somehow happens to succeed in life despite being a lazy moron, meets the new guy at work, frank grimes, a realistic person who scrapes by in life by working hard and being responsible. Sep 08, 2016 the series has referenced grimes who is voiced by simpsons cast member hank azaria multiple times in memoriam, introduced his son, frank grimes jr.
The simpsons to revive frank grimes in annual halloween episode. In the episode, the simpson family wins a free spa weekend, and homer is. The series has referenced grimes who is voiced by simpsons cast member hank azaria multiple times in memoriam, introduced his son, frank. It is revealed that he is actually frank grimes, jr.
Homer questions how frank grimes had a son if he never married. Frank grimes was a hard worker, who had to earn everything the hard way. As of this episode, the show fully switched over to digital paintnote the. Episode 4f19 first aired 541997 a normal man named frank grimes who has had to work hard every day of his life with little reward gets a job at the nuclear plant and takes an instant dislike to homer and his achievements in ignorance. It also doesnt help that they pretty much brought back frank twice once in a graveyard, and the other with his son and homer still acted like a jerkass. Homers enemy is quite a controversial episode of the simpsons, featuring frank grimes, who hates homer because he lived a better life than frank.
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