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Frink Gets Testy

  • Episode aired Jan 14, 2018
  • TV-14
  • 21m
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6.3/10
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Hank Azaria, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, and Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons (1989)
The Simpsons: Frink Gets Testy
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Mr. Burns builds a doomsday ark after he believes the world is ending; Professor Frink is tasked with determining who is worth saving.Mr. Burns builds a doomsday ark after he believes the world is ending; Professor Frink is tasked with determining who is worth saving.Mr. Burns builds a doomsday ark after he believes the world is ending; Professor Frink is tasked with determining who is worth saving.

  • Directors
    • Mike B. Anderson
    • Chris Clements
  • Writers
    • Matt Groening
    • James L. Brooks
    • Sam Simon
  • Stars
    • Dan Castellaneta
    • Julie Kavner
    • Nancy Cartwright
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
    1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Mike B. Anderson
      • Chris Clements
    • Writers
      • Matt Groening
      • James L. Brooks
      • Sam Simon
    • Stars
      • Dan Castellaneta
      • Julie Kavner
      • Nancy Cartwright
    • 7User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    The Simpsons: Frink Gets Testy
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    Dan Castellaneta
    Dan Castellaneta
    • Homer Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Julie Kavner
    Julie Kavner
    • Marge Simpson
    • (voice)
    Nancy Cartwright
    Nancy Cartwright
    • Bart Simpson
    • (voice)
    • …
    Yeardley Smith
    Yeardley Smith
    • Lisa Simpson
    • (voice)
    Hank Azaria
    Hank Azaria
    • Prof. Frink
    • (voice)
    • …
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    • Dr. Hibbert
    • (voice)
    • …
    Valerie Harper
    Valerie Harper
    • Jennifer Clarkeson
    • (voice)
    Maurice LaMarche
    Maurice LaMarche
    • Orson Welles
    • (voice)
    Pamela Hayden
    Pamela Hayden
    • Jimbo Jones
    • (voice)
    • …
    Tress MacNeille
    Tress MacNeille
    • Lindsey Naegle
    • (voice)
    Chris Edgerly
    Chris Edgerly
      • Directors
        • Mike B. Anderson
        • Chris Clements
      • Writers
        • Matt Groening
        • James L. Brooks
        • Sam Simon
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      8ggkinigg

      Good enjoyable fun!

      Frank Gets Testy is a genuinely great episode with great jokes and all round funny moments. The highlight of the episode for me was definitely the PVQ song, which really helps you get into this episode and certainly brings up the score for me.

      I always feel the episodes where someone almost too wacky happens take away from the immersion and this is the pitfall this episode falls into with the spaceship building subplot.

      Besides that I liked the other bits, especially Lisa's subplot with Ralph.

      A great episode Held back by the story and ending 8.4/10.
      8lesleyharris30

      Enjoyable Episode, Albeit Never Completely delivering on its Potential,

      Frink Gets Testy is a great Simpsons episode with a very well written plot and plenty of very funny scenes. There is gag after gag in this episode, plenty of laugh out loud moments for me, particularly from Professor Frink, it was refreshing to see a character who is rarely given the spotlight getting a lead role.

      I love the concept of the episode, however, it actually felt too ambitious for twenty minutes, I could have seen it being a two parter, but instead it tries to cram this big idea, which ends up being their biggest downfall.

      What it lacks in story in makes up for in humour. Funny and immensely enjoyable, Frink Gets Testy could have been better, but it is very fun.

      Fearing Doomsday is coming, Mr. Burns gets Professor Frink to test everyone to see who's worth saving. The results are a major shock to the Simpsons family.
      1gblh

      I know modern Simpsons is a shell of its former self but this is awful....

      From start to finish this is about as unfunny as something trying to be funny can be. Professor Frink sings some aimless garbage song that hardly even makes sense let alone entertains.

      Sooner they end the Simpsons the better.

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      • Trivia
        The voice Maurice LaMarche uses for Brain in Animaniacs (1993), Pinky and the Brain (1995), and Animaniacs (2020) is essentially the same as the one he uses for Orson Welles in The Simpsons, as the voice of Brain is largely based on Lamarche's impersonation of Welles.
      • Connections
        References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
      • Soundtracks
        P.V.Q. Song
        (uncredited)

        Music by Bleeding Fingers Music

        Lyrics by Dan Vebber

        Performed by Hank Azaria, Dan Castellaneta and Tress MacNeille

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      • Release date
        • January 14, 2018 (United States)
      • Country of origin
        • United States
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      • Language
        • English
      • Filming locations
        • Seoul, South Korea
      • Production companies
        • Gracie Films
        • 20th Century Fox Television
        • 20th Century Fox Television
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      • Runtime
        • 21m
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby
      • Aspect ratio
        • 16:9 HD

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