Editing Professor Frink (section)

{{Short description|Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise}}
{{for|the Mexican-British cosmologist at Durham University|Carlos Frenk}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox character
| name = Professor Frink
| series = [[The Simpsons]]
| image = Frink.png
| first      = "[[Old Money (The Simpsons)|Old Money]]" (1991)
| based_on = [[Jerry Lewis]] as [[The Nutty Professor (character)|Julius Kelp]]
| creator = [[Jay Kogen]]<br />[[Wallace Wolodarsky]]<br />[[Matt Groening]]
| designer  = Matt Groening
| voice = [[Hank Azaria]]
| gender = Male
| occupation = Scientist, inventor, professor
| family = John Frink Sr. (father)<ref name=toh14/>
| children = John Frink III (son)<ref name="Bot"/>
| spouse =
| full_name = John I.Q. Nerdelbaum Frink Jr.
}}
[[Professor]] '''John I.Q. Nerdelbaum Frink Jr.'''<ref name=toh14/> is a recurring character in the [[Animated cartoon|animated television series]] ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He is voiced by [[Hank Azaria]], and first appeared in the 1991 episode "[[Old Money (The Simpsons)|Old Money]]". Frink is [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]]'s [[nerd]]y scientist and professor and is extremely intelligent, though somewhat [[Mad scientist|mad]] and socially inept. Frink often tries to use his bizarre inventions to aid the town in its crises but they usually only make things worse. His manner of speech, including the impulsive shouting of nonsensical words, has become his [[trademark look|trademark]].

Frink was originally depicted as an evil scientist in "Old Money", since he was trying to secure funding for a [[death ray]]. When Azaria [[ad libitum|ad-libbed]] a voice for the character, he did an impression of [[Jerry Lewis]]'s Julius Kelp character from ''[[The Nutty Professor (1963 film)|The Nutty Professor]]''. The staff liked the voice and therefore changed Frink to be more like Julius Kelp, both in appearance and personality{{snd}}he became more nerdy, and went from evil to just mad. Lewis later guest-starred on the show as Frink's father in the 2003 episode "[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]".

The professor has received acclaim from critics, particularly for his bizarre inventions such as the hamburger [[earmuff]]s, and he has appeared on many reviewers' listings of their favorite supporting characters from ''The Simpsons''. 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 character's popularity has led to him giving the name to the computer programming language [[Frink (programming language)|Frink]].<ref name="frinktool"/>