Favorite simpsons episodes a list of 26 titles created 5 months ago favorite tv episodes a list of 39 titles. We should thank our lucky stars theyre still putting out a program of this caliber after so many years. When the production moved to broadway, grimes was nominated for a tony award for best actor. Frank grimes, the simpsons tv fans who watch a series week to week will inevitably start to think of the characters in that series in somewhat intimate termsas people they might be friends with if those people existed in real life. Homer simpson is subject to several murder attempts. Industrious frank grimes starts working at the plant and. Few singleepisode characters on the simpsons are as memorable as frank grimesor grimey, as he liked to be called. Yet most tv characters are extremely heightened versions of.
The simpsons resurrecting frank grimes for treehouse of horror episode. The simpsons sky police homer becomes duffman funny. We like the lesson of sometimes, you just cant winthe whole frank grimes episode is a study in frustration and hence homer has the last laugh and 3. To kick off the shows 600th episode, fanfavorite frank grimes will be returning to the simpsons. Despite homers attempts to befriend him, grimes is angered by homers laziness and incompetence. Its taken almost 20 years, but fan favorite the simpsons character frank grimes is finally getting his revenge this sunday to help build some buzz for treehouse of horror xxvi, fox has released the intro couch gag for the latest halloween episode. Tonights inspiring story is about frank grimes, you are going to watch the simpsons season 8 episode 23 homers enemy. In the episode, frank grimes is hired as a new employee at the springfield nuclear power plant. Frank grimes returns in the simpsons 600th episode neogaf. Homers enemy is the twentythird episode of season 8. Why the best ever simpsons episode stood apart inews.
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. Sideshow bob is temporarily releasd in to help him find the perpetrator, who is. Its not my favorite episode but i dont hold a grudge against it for setting the series down a shittier path. Before the episode, springfield treats homer like another workingclass schmuck, surprised by. 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. There were great episodes after the frank grimes episode. I think what happened to the simpsons is a lot bigger than just one episode taking the whole thing off the rails.
Test your knowledge on this television quiz to see how you do and compare your score to. A classic simpsons episode explores the universality of being frank. Grimes meets the employees and is immediately stunned at homers lackadasial work performance and his coworkers are nonchalant about it. Frank grimes is coming back to the simpsons and homer is. Grimes meets the employees and is immediately stunned at homers lackadasial work. Can you remember frank grimes rant from the simpsons episode, homers enemy. Burns hires frank grimes the human interest subject of kent brockmans report as executive vice president at the springfield nuclear power plant. He achieved his first major success as the young brendan behan in the 1967 stage adaptation of behans autobiography, borstal boy, at the abbey theatre. The tragicomic tale of frank grimes from 1997 contains a sharplyobserved social critique. The infamous grimes episode simpsons what are your. Frank grimes finally gets his revenge in freaky simpsons. The simpsons resurrecting frank grimes for treehouse of.
Perhaps my favorite episode of the simpsons is the season eight juggernaut of dark humor, homers enemy. Frank grimes the simpsons, simpson tv, homer simpson. Frank grimes born 1947 is an irish stage and screen actor. Grimey will make a cameo appearance in the simpsons annual halloween episode. The character frank grimes was a rarity in the simpsons history. Frank grimes is coming back to the simpsons and homer is not going to like it. Imo, simpsons really truly went off the rails in season 10. Season 8 frank grimes and the phony kidnapping dead. He was introduced and killed off in the season 8 episode. Homers enemy is the twentythird episode in the eighth season of the american animated television series the simpsons. Grimes life was portrayed as being difficult from the getgo, being abandoned by his parents, surviving an explosion and.
Frank grimess speech from the simpsons gently hew stone. He is an actor and producer, known for a bridge too far 1977, royal flash 1975 and dangerous lady 1995. Frank grimesor, lets get this out of the way now, grimey, as he liked to. The simpsons homers enemy full episode part 1 youtube. Poor grimey, he just wanted to eat his lobster, and not live below one. 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. But none of their fatalities, not even green days in the simpsons movie, can compare to what happened to frank grimes. Homers enemy made his deadly return to the simpsons. It was first broadcast on the fox network in the united states on may 4, 1997. This episode really made me dislike homer and to this. Homers enemy was one of the last bold episodes that really paid off. List of recurring the simpsons characters wikipedia. 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.
The best episodes of the simpsons, according to imdb. Frank grimes returns for the 600th episode of the simpsons. What makes homers enemy great is what causes trouble for the simpsons down. Grimes served as the main antagonist of the episode homers enemy. Get exclusive access to the latest stories, photos, and video as only tmz can. I cant hear a thing the thumbnail is the episode of maggie makes. Frank grimes death is one of the funniest moments in the show. Listen to every episode of a beautiful podcast to fall in love.
In an edition of kents people, kent brockman tells the story of frank grimes, a man who had to struggle for everything he got in life. The popular character was introduced and killed off in season 8s classic episode homers enemy. Enemy would go on to become one of the most beloved simpsons episodes. The name of a character on the very popular fox serie the simpsons. Frank grimes was a hard worker, who had to earn everything the hard way. With dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. Learn more about frank grimes at with exclusive news, full bio and filmography as well as photos, videos, and more. Episode 4f19, season 8 first aired may 04, 1997 written by john swartzwelder directed by jim reardon. This is a full episode of the simpsons s08e23 homers enemy. The simpsons s08e23 homers enemy frank grimes youtube. 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. Is grimess anger to homer warrented, or is frank just an judgemental asshole. At the beginning of the annual halloween treehouse of horror episode, frank grimes voiced by simpsons cast member hank azaria will be delivering his first lines of dialogue in almost two.
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. This is a fantastic series of the simpsons with so many great episodes this is from 1996 but definitely some of the best written stuff for instance the episode you only move twice is one of the highest rated episodes ever and is a personal favorite. He is the main antagonist of the season 14 episode the great louse detective. Simpsons world account to watch full episodes or see clips below. Homer draws the ire of frank grimes in homers enemy photo. The simpsons to resurrect frank grimes for 600th episode. Episode 4f19 first aired 541997 a normal man named frank grimes who has had to work. Season 8, which ran from october of 1996 to may of 1997, has more than one episode that doesnt quite fit with the rest of the simpsons, which may be why season 8 has the feeling of a show that is winding itself down starting all the way back in season 1, with. The simpsons will resurrect frank grimes for 600th episode. Frank grimes, the new employee at the power plant, is displeased with homers incompetence and work ethic, and becomes further provoked with the laziness. The simpsons is resurrecting frank grimes for 600th episode.
I guess the answer to that lies in how you view the simpsons as a whole. Homers enemy is the twenty third episode of season 8. Frank grimes, after being invited to the simpsons house. 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. The episode also suffered from focusing on a character that was basically this trope defined. Burns hires frank grimes, a bythebook perfect employee, who just doesnt fit in. Overall this is a greatly entertaining series of the simpsons definitely worth it. Watch the simpsons season 8, episode 23 homers enemy. To help celebrate its 600th episode, the simpsons will be resurrecting frank grimes for its annual halloween treehouse of horror episode. Frank grimes was an interesting enough foil for homer when, at least initially, he was intended to be used for only one episode of selfcritiquing of the simpsons. The series has referenced grimes who is voiced by simpsons cast member hank azaria multiple times in memoriam, introduced his son, frank grimes jr.
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