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[[File:01.gif|frame|Frank "Grimey" Grimes]]
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{{Character
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|image= [[File:FrankGrimes.png]]
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|name=Frank Grimes
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|gender=Male
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|hair=Black
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|age=35 (at death)
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|job=Nuclear Power Plant employee (Sector 7-G)
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|nicknames=Grimey
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|relatives='''Son''': [[Frank Grimes, Jr.]]
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|appearance=[[Homer's Enemy]]
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|voiced by=[[Hank Azaria]]
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|}}
  
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'''Frank "Grimey" Grimes''' was an employee of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] and the self-important enemy of Homer. He is also short-tempered, grumpy, and easily frustrated. Frank kind of served as Homer's 2nd boss and nemesis.
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'''Frank "Grimey" Grimes''' was an employee of the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] and the self-declared enemy of Homer. His first and last appearance was in "[[Homer's Enemy]]". He is voiced by [[Hank Azaria]].
  
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As a young boy, Frank 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 18th birthday, he was severely injured in a silo explosion.
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==Appearance==
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Frank has yellow skin, crew-cut black hair and bushy eyebrows. He wears large glasses, a blue-grey suit, and a short-sleeved white shirt with black tie. He has a slim build.
  
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He has black hair. He is 35 years old. He has a son named [[Frank Grimes, Jr.]]. His first and last appearance was in "[[Homer's Enemy]]." He wears a short-sleeved suit. He also wears large glasses.
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== Biography ==
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Frank Grimes was a hard worker, who had to earn everything the hard way. He was also short-tempered, grumpy, and easily frustrated.
  
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One fact about Frank, that was not generally known was that he enjoyed hiring prostitutes. We know this, because his son, [[Frank Grimes, Jr.]], revealed in a much later episode that his father enjoyed "hiring his hookers". One such woman became the mother of his son, who later tried to avenge his father's death by killing Homer, but ultimately failed.
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As a young boy, Frank 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 (delivering toys to happier children). On his 18th birthday, he was severely injured in a silo explosion.
  
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Frank received a degree in nuclear physics from a correspondence college. Shortly after this, he was featured in an episode of Kent's, "[[Kent's People]]." Mr. Burns saw the report and insisted that Frank will be hired to work at the Power Plant. When he arrived at work, he took a dislike to Homer. After Homer inadvertently caused Frank to be blamed for an accident involving spilled acid, Frank told Homer that they would be mortal enemies from that point on. Homer tried to patch things up by inviting Frank to dinner at his house, but after Frank saw that the Simpson family and their home, he accused Homer of being a "total fraud", who leeched off hard-working people, like him.  He is voiced by [[Hank Azaria]].
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At 35 years old, Frank received a degree in nuclear physics from a correspondence college (which a bird attempted to steal from him when it arrived). A week later, he was featured in an episode of "[[Kent's People]]" which highlighted his lifelong determination; Mr. Burns saw the report and insisted that Frank be hired to work at the Power Plant as Executive Vice President. By the time Grimes arrived, Mr. Burns had forgotten all about him, and said that he should be "put somewhere out of the way".
  
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Frank took an instant dislike to [[Homer Simpson]], finding him idiotic and dangerous. Strangely enough, Homer took a shine to him, even giving him the nickname "Grimey" (which he thinks Frank liked, when in fact Grimes despised the moniker). After Homer blamed Frank for an accident involving spilled acid, he told Homer that they would be mortal enemies from that point on.
  
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Homer tried to patch things up by inviting Frank to dinner at his house. He arranged everything to be perfect (much more than usual), telling the neatly-dressed children to behave and having Marge cook an exuberant amount of lobsters. Unfortunately, it only served to further enrage Frank: This moron had a polite family, a dream home, two cars, even [[Deep Space Homer|been to space]]! He accused Homer of being a "total fraud" who leeched off hard-working people like him, being overly rewarded for a lifetime of sloth and ignorance while he had nothing.
  
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=== Death ===
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Back at work, in an effort to prove that Homer was a undeserving buffoon, Frank tricked him into entering a nuclear power plant model-building contest for children. When Homer won the contest, Frank 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--".
  
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Frank Grimes died from electrocution, and was buried in Springfield Cemetery. Homer managed to make a mockery of the funeral ceremony.
  
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== Life ==
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===Offspring===
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=== Death ===
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In Season 14's "[[The Great Louse Detective]]", Homer is subject to repeated attempts on his life. It is revealed that these were carried out by Frank Grimes' illegitimate son; [[Frank Grimes, Jr.]]. Junior revealed the previously unknown fact that while his father never married, he did enjoy "hiring his hookers", leading the viewer to assume that one of them was his mother.
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In an effort to prove that Homer was a buffoon, Frank tricked Homer into a nuclear power plant model-building contest for children, but when Homer won the contest, Frank threw a fit. 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.
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Junior was trying to avenge his father's death by killing Homer, but ultimately failed and was arrested.
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Known to Homer as "Frank Grimes, or Grimey, as he LIKED to be called (which he actually hated)."
 
  
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Frank's gravestone makes a split-second appearance in the new revised-for-HDTV opening title card.
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==Creation==
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Frank was created as a surrogate for the audience, to highlight how absurd it would seem to a "real-world" hard worker, just how lucky Homer is to be ''alive'', let alone so well off.
  
 
== Other appearances ==
 
== Other appearances ==
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*[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily|Natural Born Kissers]] - His funeral card appears.
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*[[Natural Born Kissers]] - Frank's funeral card appears.
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*[[Treehouse of Horror XII|Treehouse of Horror X]] - An exact lookalike appears on the exodus rocket line.
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*[[Treehouse of Horror X]] - An exact lookalike appears on the Exodus rocket line.
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*[[The Great Louse Detective|Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]] - His tombstone appears.
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*[[Alone Again, Natura-Diddily]] - His tombstone appears.
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*[[Homer's Enemy|Treehouse of Horror XII]] - Appears on Mr. Burns's Wailing Wall along with other major and one-time characters who died in the series.
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*[[Treehouse of Horror XII]] - Appears on Mr. Burns's Wailing Wall along with other major and one-time characters who died in the series.
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*[[C.E.D'oh|The Great Louse Detective]] - Appears in a flashback bringing watchers back to [[My Mother the Carjacker|Homer's Enemy]].
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*[[The Great Louse Detective]] - Appears in a flashback of "[[Homer's Enemy]]".
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*[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story|C.E.D'oh]] - Appears on the employee family tree.
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*[[C.E.D'oh]] - Appears on the employee family tree.
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*[[Ralph Wiggum|My Mother the Carjacker]] - Tombstone appears again.
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*[[My Mother the Carjacker]] - Tombstone appears again.
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*[[Character Guide|The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]] - Once again his tomb appears.
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*[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]] - Once again his tomb appears.
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*HD intro [[Homer Simpson|Ralph Wiggum]] is seen using Grime's grave as a sandbox.
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*[[Opening credits]] (HD) - [[Ralph Wiggum]] is seen using Grime's grave as a sandbox.
  
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==Trivia==
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*His gravestone has been shown with several different inscriptions: 'Grimes' ("[[Homer's Enemy]]"), 'Frank "Grimey" Grimes', and 'Frank Grimes (Homer's enemy)'.
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*He was diabetic (Homer eats his "special diabetic lunch").
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*While working at the plant he also had a second job, working nights at a [[wikipedia:Foundry|foundry]].
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*When he received his diploma, the film showed him to be living in a small house on a terrace. However when in Homer's house, Frank says that he lives "in a single room above a bowling alley, and below another bowling alley".
  
 
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Revision as of 13:57, August 30, 2009

Frank Grimes
File:FrankGrimes.png
Character Information
Gender: Male
Status:
Unknown
Age: 35 (at death)
Hair: Black
Occupation: Nuclear Power Plant employee (Sector 7-G)
Relatives: Son: Frank Grimes, Jr.
First appearance: Homer's Enemy
Voiced by: Hank Azaria
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Frank "Grimey" Grimes was an employee of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and the self-declared enemy of Homer. His first and last appearance was in "Homer's Enemy". He is voiced by Hank Azaria.

Appearance

Frank has yellow skin, crew-cut black hair and bushy eyebrows. He wears large glasses, a blue-grey suit, and a short-sleeved white shirt with black tie. He has a slim build.

Biography

Frank Grimes was a hard worker, who had to earn everything the hard way. He was also short-tempered, grumpy, and easily frustrated.

As a young boy, Frank 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 (delivering toys to happier children). On his 18th birthday, he was severely injured in a silo explosion.

At 35 years old, Frank received a degree in nuclear physics from a correspondence college (which a bird attempted to steal from him when it arrived). A week later, he was featured in an episode of "Kent's People" which highlighted his lifelong determination; Mr. Burns saw the report and insisted that Frank be hired to work at the Power Plant as Executive Vice President. By the time Grimes arrived, Mr. Burns had forgotten all about him, and said that he should be "put somewhere out of the way".

Frank took an instant dislike to Homer Simpson, finding him idiotic and dangerous. Strangely enough, Homer took a shine to him, even giving him the nickname "Grimey" (which he thinks Frank liked, when in fact Grimes despised the moniker). After Homer blamed Frank for an accident involving spilled acid, he told Homer that they would be mortal enemies from that point on.

Homer tried to patch things up by inviting Frank to dinner at his house. He arranged everything to be perfect (much more than usual), telling the neatly-dressed children to behave and having Marge cook an exuberant amount of lobsters. Unfortunately, it only served to further enrage Frank: This moron had a polite family, a dream home, two cars, even been to space! He accused Homer of being a "total fraud" who leeched off hard-working people like him, being overly rewarded for a lifetime of sloth and ignorance while he had nothing.

Death

Back at work, in an effort to prove that Homer was a undeserving buffoon, Frank tricked him into entering a nuclear power plant model-building contest for children. When Homer won the contest, Frank 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--".

Frank Grimes died from electrocution, and was buried in Springfield Cemetery. Homer managed to make a mockery of the funeral ceremony.

Offspring

In Season 14's "The Great Louse Detective", Homer is subject to repeated attempts on his life. It is revealed that these were carried out by Frank Grimes' illegitimate son; Frank Grimes, Jr.. Junior revealed the previously unknown fact that while his father never married, he did enjoy "hiring his hookers", leading the viewer to assume that one of them was his mother. Junior was trying to avenge his father's death by killing Homer, but ultimately failed and was arrested.

Creation

Frank was created as a surrogate for the audience, to highlight how absurd it would seem to a "real-world" hard worker, just how lucky Homer is to be alive, let alone so well off.

Other appearances

Trivia

  • His gravestone has been shown with several different inscriptions: 'Grimes' ("Homer's Enemy"), 'Frank "Grimey" Grimes', and 'Frank Grimes (Homer's enemy)'.
  • He was diabetic (Homer eats his "special diabetic lunch").
  • While working at the plant he also had a second job, working nights at a foundry.
  • When he received his diploma, the film showed him to be living in a small house on a terrace. However when in Homer's house, Frank says that he lives "in a single room above a bowling alley, and below another bowling alley".






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