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| − | As a young boy, Frank Grimes was abandoned by his parents. This forced him to fend for himself, which he did by getting a job as a delivery boy. | + | As a young boy, Frank Grimes was abandoned by his parents. This forced him to fend for himself, which he did by getting a job as a delivery boy. |
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On his eighteenth birthday, he was severely injured in a silo explosion. | On his eighteenth birthday, he was severely injured in a silo explosion. | ||
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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. | ||
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| − | In an effort to prove that Homer was | + | 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 with his crude entry, it was the last straw for Grimes. He ran through the plant, trying to act like Homer, and ultimately grabbed hold of some high-voltage power cables, saying that "Homer Simpson" didn't need safety gloves. This resulted in his death. |
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
| − | Frank Grimes | + | 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. |
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*[[C.E.D'oh]] - Appears on the employee family tree. | *[[C.E.D'oh]] - Appears on the employee family tree. | ||
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Revision as of 15:15, December 22, 2007
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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
Frank Grime's life was a complete disaster...
Youth
As a young boy, Frank Grimes was abandoned by his parents. This forced him to fend for himself, which he did by getting a job as a delivery boy.
Injury
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.
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 with his crude entry, it was the last straw for Grimes. He ran through the plant, trying to act like Homer, and ultimately grabbed hold of some high-voltage power cables, saying that "Homer Simpson" didn't need safety gloves. This resulted in his death.
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.
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' wall of people 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.
