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'''Frank Grimes''' was an employee of [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] and the self-proclaimed enemy of [[Homer Simpson]]. | '''Frank Grimes''' was an employee of [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] and the self-proclaimed enemy of [[Homer Simpson]]. | ||
| − | ==Life== | + | == Life == |
| − | ===Childhood=== | + | === Childhood === |
As a young boy, Frank Grimes was abandoned by his parents on the roadside. This forced him to fend for himself, which he did by getting a job as a delivery boy. On his eighteenth birthday, he was severely injured in a silo explosion. | As a young boy, Frank Grimes was abandoned by his parents on the roadside. This forced him to fend for himself, which he did by getting a job as a delivery boy. On his eighteenth birthday, he was severely injured in a silo explosion. | ||
| − | ===Adulthood=== | + | === Adulthood === |
Grimes received a degree in nuclear physics from a correspondence college. Shortly after this, he was featured in an episode of [[Kent Brockman]]'s "Kent's People." Mr. Burns saw the report and insisted that Frank Grimes be hired to work at the plant. When he arrived at work, Grimes met and took an instant dislike to Homer Simpson. After Homer inadvertently caused Grimes to be blamed for an accident involving spilled acid, Grimes told Homer that they would be enemies from that point on. Homer tried to patch things up by inviting Grimes to dinner at his house, but after Grimes saw the Simpson family and their home, he accused Homer of being a "total fraud" who leeched off hard-working people like him. | Grimes received a degree in nuclear physics from a correspondence college. Shortly after this, he was featured in an episode of [[Kent Brockman]]'s "Kent's People." Mr. Burns saw the report and insisted that Frank Grimes be hired to work at the plant. When he arrived at work, Grimes met and took an instant dislike to Homer Simpson. After Homer inadvertently caused Grimes to be blamed for an accident involving spilled acid, Grimes told Homer that they would be enemies from that point on. Homer tried to patch things up by inviting Grimes to dinner at his house, but after Grimes saw the Simpson family and their home, he accused Homer of being a "total fraud" who leeched off hard-working people like him. | ||
[[File:Frank_Grimes.gif|thumb|Frank Grimes screaming.]] | [[File:Frank_Grimes.gif|thumb|Frank Grimes screaming.]] | ||
| − | ===Death=== | + | === Death === |
In an effort to prove that Homer was a buffoon, Grimes tricked Homer into a nuclear power plant model-building contest for children, but when Homer won the contest, Grimes snapped. He ran through the plant, angrily impersonating Homer, and ultimately grabbed hold of some high-voltage power cables, saying "I don't need safety gloves cause I'm Homer Simp..." before being killed. | In an effort to prove that Homer was a buffoon, Grimes tricked Homer into a nuclear power plant model-building contest for children, but when Homer won the contest, Grimes snapped. He ran through the plant, angrily impersonating Homer, and ultimately grabbed hold of some high-voltage power cables, saying "I don't need safety gloves cause I'm Homer Simp..." before being killed. | ||
Known to Homer as "Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he LIKED to be called". Which he actually hated. | Known to Homer as "Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he LIKED to be called". Which he actually hated. | ||
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His gravestone makes a split-second appearance in the new revised-for-HDTV opening title card. | His gravestone makes a split-second appearance in the new revised-for-HDTV opening title card. | ||
[[File:tombgshci.jpg|200px|left|thumb|nail|Frank's Tombstone shown in "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]"]] | [[File:tombgshci.jpg|200px|left|thumb|nail|Frank's Tombstone shown in "[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]]"]] | ||
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One fact about Frank Grimes that was not generally known was that he enjoyed hiring prostitutes. We know this because his son revealed in a much later episode that Grimes enjoyed 'hiring his hookers'. One such woman became the mother of his son, [[Frank Grimes Jr.]], who later tried to avenge his father's death by killing Homer, but ultimately failed. | One fact about Frank Grimes that was not generally known was that he enjoyed hiring prostitutes. We know this because his son revealed in a much later episode that Grimes enjoyed 'hiring his hookers'. One such woman became the mother of his son, [[Frank Grimes Jr.]], who later tried to avenge his father's death by killing Homer, but ultimately failed. | ||
| − | ===Voice=== | + | === Voice === |
[[Hank Azaria]] provided the voice of Frank Grimes, even though such a role would normally have been performed by a guest star. The producers decided Azaria was more suitable because the role involved a great deal of frustration and required extensive knowledge of the show. Azaria, who felt that the role should instead go to William H. Macy, modeled many of Grimes' mannerisms after Macy. | [[Hank Azaria]] provided the voice of Frank Grimes, even though such a role would normally have been performed by a guest star. The producers decided Azaria was more suitable because the role involved a great deal of frustration and required extensive knowledge of the show. Azaria, who felt that the role should instead go to William H. Macy, modeled many of Grimes' mannerisms after Macy. | ||
| − | ==Other appearances== | + | == Other appearances == |
*[[Natural Born Kissers]] - His funeral card appears. | *[[Natural Born Kissers]] - His funeral card appears. | ||
*[[Treehouse of Horror X]] - An exact lookalike appears on the exodus rocket line. | *[[Treehouse of Horror X]] - An exact lookalike appears on the exodus rocket line. | ||
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Character Information
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Frank Grimes was an employee of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and the self-proclaimed enemy of Homer Simpson.
Life
Childhood
As a young boy, Frank Grimes was abandoned by his parents on the roadside. This forced him to fend for himself, which he did by getting a job as a delivery boy. On his eighteenth birthday, he was severely injured in a silo explosion.
Adulthood
Grimes received a degree in nuclear physics from a correspondence college. Shortly after this, he was featured in an episode of Kent Brockman's "Kent's People." Mr. Burns saw the report and insisted that Frank Grimes be hired to work at the plant. When he arrived at work, Grimes met and took an instant dislike to Homer Simpson. After Homer inadvertently caused Grimes to be blamed for an accident involving spilled acid, Grimes told Homer that they would be enemies from that point on. Homer tried to patch things up by inviting Grimes to dinner at his house, but after Grimes saw the Simpson family and their home, he accused Homer of being a "total fraud" who leeched off hard-working people like him.
File:Frank Grimes.gif
Frank Grimes screaming.
Death
In an effort to prove that Homer was a buffoon, Grimes tricked Homer into a nuclear power plant model-building contest for children, but when Homer won the contest, Grimes snapped. He ran through the plant, angrily impersonating Homer, and ultimately grabbed hold of some high-voltage power cables, saying "I don't need safety gloves cause I'm Homer Simp..." before being killed. Known to Homer as "Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he LIKED to be called". Which he actually hated.
His gravestone makes a split-second appearance in the new revised-for-HDTV opening title card.
File:Tombgshci.jpg
Frank's Tombstone shown in "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"
Family
One fact about Frank Grimes that was not generally known was that he enjoyed hiring prostitutes. We know this because his son revealed in a much later episode that Grimes enjoyed 'hiring his hookers'. One such woman became the mother of his son, Frank Grimes Jr., who later tried to avenge his father's death by killing Homer, but ultimately failed.
Voice
Hank Azaria provided the voice of Frank Grimes, even though such a role would normally have been performed by a guest star. The producers decided Azaria was more suitable because the role involved a great deal of frustration and required extensive knowledge of the show. Azaria, who felt that the role should instead go to William H. Macy, modeled many of Grimes' mannerisms after Macy.
Other appearances
- Natural Born Kissers - His funeral card appears.
- Treehouse of Horror X - An exact lookalike appears on the exodus rocket line.
- Alone Again, Natura-Diddily - His tombstone appears.
- Treehouse of Horror XII - Appears on Mr. Burns's Wailing Wall along with other major and one-time characters who died in the series.
- The Great Louse Detective - Appears in a flashback bringing watchers back to Homer's Enemy.
- C.E.D'oh - Appears on the employee family tree.
- My Mother the Carjacker - Tombstone appears again.
- The Seemingly Never-Ending Story - Once again his tomb appears.
- HD intro Ralph Wiggum is seen using Grime's grave as a sandbox.
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