Longtime “The Simpsons” writer Carolyn Omine was dealt a few personal setbacks the past few years, as both her father and sister died — while she was also facing the professional uncertainty that came ...

John Frink. Hubert Farnsworth. Both of Matt Groening’s animated shows have given us a classic mad scientist character. But who’s the champion? Which Mad Professor can out-invent the other? Let’s ...

First, a word about the Frinkiac. As you undoubtedly know, and have wasted a lot of time on, it’s a perfect encapsulation of the scientific philosophy of Springfield’s resident mad scientist Professor ...

On its Twitter account Lego just revealed the lineup for the second series of its Lego Simpsons Minifigures that will be individually available in blind bags once again come May. These include fan ...

(CNN) — You may want to make it your “Homer page.” Thanks to the diligent work of some “Simpsons” obsessives, there’s now a search engine for every quote from the show featuring America’s favorite TV ...

The iconic cartoon has flirted with space travel, evolution and Stephen Hawking. July 26, 2007 — -- In 1986, Dudley Herschbach, now an award-winning chemistry professor at Harvard, won the Nobel ...

After his lifetime of accomplishments, what do most people remember Herschbach for? A 2003 cameo in "The Simpsons," where he rewarded the mad-scientist character Professor Frink his own Nobel Prize.