Not only did Frank’s parents abandon him and videotape it, they happily provided the tape when Brockman’s show asked for it

His parents recorded a tape abandoning their child and waved at him as if they are proud xD jesus that's dark.

Frank Grimes is the most tragic person in the Simpsons universe. A real life person trapped in the Simpsons universe.

I like how it's implied that he lost his ability to feel pain and then optionally got it back 😂😂😂

"I'm Lenny.... and this is Carl and Homer......I'm Lenny"

Wait... Lenny and Carl has a masters in nuclear physics?!

The fact that Mr Burns #1. brought him in to be his executive VP and then #2. the next day dropped him for the position for a dog should have right of the bat been a warning sign to Grimes that Homer wasn't the only crazy person working there.

I love how his parents recorded abandoning their son

I just realized that Frank Grimes claims to live above a bowling alley and below another bowling alley, yet he collected his diploma in front of a house.

Frank Grimes is modeled after Michael Douglas's character in Falling Down.

"I'm Lenny. This is Karl and Homer. I'm Lenny."

Grimey arranging everything tiny detail on his desk, he might've suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder

If Frank was 35, then he became a dad at around 15.

most tragedy person ever but smarter.

If Frank wasn't so wrapped up in his cult of work and demands for fairness, he might have learned how envious Homer was of Ned Flanders, how he had been fired from the plant more than once, how he had wanted to work at a bowling alley, how he had been nearly destroyed over innocently removing a candy from a woman's behind, and on and on. Envy destroys and causes the loss of rational thought, that is one of the lessons of this episode

Yeah Frank's back story was dark but for him to accomplish what he did was commendable. But for him to make an enemy out of Homer was his mistake

Everything about the news piece is so darkly excessive and hilarious. The parents waving goodbye, Frank shlepping all the way across a field only for the silo to explode the second gets into it.

Grimes’s first mistake was reaching for a handshake without a signaling that the higher rank wanted to shake his hand.

I think they ruined his character when they revealed he had a son. What they should’ve did is show he had a twin brother, they just chose him over Frank. They gave franks brother a good life where he never really had to work hard and is often rewarded for little effort. One day however he learns he had a brother who died in Springfield so he decides to check it out. And as usual to franks existence no one really remembers or cares. He visits the grave and laments that it would’ve been nice to know his brother Frank. He goes to moes for a drink where he meets Homer and he learns he’s the real reason why Frank dies. While Homer and franks brother have a lot in common he cannot forgive Homer for being responsible for his brothers death so he dedicates his time there to get back at Homer. That right there has more potential than Frank having a son.

Something i never realized, Grimes has the complete opposite backstory as Mr Burns. Instead of abandoning his parents to live with a wealthy billionaire, his birth parents simply abandoned him without hesitation. If only Burns's parents knew Grimes...oh well at least they still have his little brother George.

This might be the smartest episode of the Simpsons ever

Homer did a bunch of stuff to irritate Frank, but it wasn’t on purpose (I love that comedic trope), but Frank’s general bitterness and anger was highly misdirected.

"Hehe, Which if true, means death for us all." Greatest start in any episode of any show. XD

“Heh heh. Which if true, means death to us all.” I’m curious as to what exactly that first story was.

I can actually relate to Frank Grimes and his life. I had so many hurdles and struggles to overcome but I feel like I finally made it.

Frank Grimes was based on the Michael Douglas character from falling down it's pretty much one of if not my favourite episode

Almost as if the silo waited for him to get closer before "choosing" to explode 😆

Notice Mr. Burns forgets about Grimes, but actually follows through on making the dog a VP.

I like how his parents just abandoned him in the middle of nowhere.

I thought he lived beneath a bowling alley and above another bowling alley.

Frank grimes was one of the greatest... truly a legend.

Am I supposed to feel sorry for Frank Grimes or hate him because he's an antagonistic jerk to Homer? It's kinda hard to tell how the writers wants us to view him.

2:45 the only time grimes ever took a joke and it wasn't even a joke He's envy incarnate which eventually caused his demise

Frank Grimes: '' I don't think we are being paid to sleep..'' Homer: '' YEAH ..THEY ALWAYS TRYING TO SCREW YA....''' Cant breath XD

It was a dark episode. It wouldn't have been so bad had Grimes not only lived, but quit his job and then went to Shelbyville or Capitol City to do alright for himself where his boss would treat him a hell of a lot better than Mr. Burns did.

This is one of my favorite episodes

One of my favorite episodes

Poor grimey,classic episode from the golden era

“He taught himself to… feel pain again.” In hindsight, that tells you everything you need to know about Frank.

I always wondered if there's now an upstairs and downstairs bowling alley thanks to this episode

Anyone else notice he has the same glasses he had when he was abandoned and now as an adult?

Something about the mailman taking just slightly too long to hand him his diploma gets me

So Homer is the nuclear power plant’s first ever employee!

He thought himself to hear and feel pain again 😂😂

At 2:24 the animators messed up the drawing, homer somehow spills the pencils over the desk lamp that's above the stack of papers, basically they float in space.

As sad as his story was, Frank brought a lot of his problems on himself. What Frank fails to realize is that being likable will offset a lot of incompetence-as was the case with Homer. If he wasn’t as uptight and neurotic and just took things in stride (like being called Grimey or letting Homer keep the pencil) he’d probably see his fortunes change. People like Frank are toxic in a workplace no matter how competent they are.

nuclear paner plant! lol

did lenny just called homer "Homie" like marge does at 1:51?

1:39 No such handshake or welcome from Burns. Also, Smithers is semi-pleased as an dog is less of an threat to him than Grimes.

Poor Frank 🥺

I can't blame him for his difficult youth.

At 2:18 Frank wipes the sweat off of his hands on his pants before he shakes their hands

Damn Silo explosions...

2:20 the pencils land on the desk and somehow end up on top of the lamp. Amazed the animators didn’t see that 😂

Frank Grimes had the opportunity to quit the job and work at another power plant, but lacked the determination.

We all know a Frank Grimes of the world.

Mr. Burns wasn't selfmade though. He came from a rich family and went to Yale.

Frank Grime should’ve been promoted as the executive Vice President.

Frank lived a hard life but he lived a survivor

I like that grimes has a tiny desk in the corner while homer has his own office

The realisation that I am Frank Grimes at my work place 😂

“Haha, which if true, means death for us all...”

Jeez, Frank Grimes had such a tragic life. No wonder he was miserable and angry.

Justice for Frank Grimes

Mr Burns a self made man? He inherited all from his grandfather

“Kent’s People” is actually a rip-off of the successful (but blatantly falsely informing) “Bart’s People”, when Bart Simpson became news anchor for “Kids News”, taking over the original anchor, Lisa Simpson.

This is possibly one of the most we see of Homer at work

So Grimes’s parents would record abandoning him and later send the video to Kent Brockman

"abandoned by his parents" WHAT A PATHETIC EXCUSE FOR PARENTS, THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR ABANDONING THEIR SON

When I was a kid, a silo randomly exploding seemed like Simpsons absurdist humor. Now, having just learned how freaking combustible grain is...

I know that Frank was conservative, critical, snobby, pedantic, grumpy, antagonistic, and jealous. But, I do think Homer came off like an ass too, just an asshole in a different way! He was inconsiderate, selfish, stupid, shallow, and just annoying. He violated every boundary Frank said not to cross. I know that people love Homer, but they made him a bit more overexaggerated in this episode. I felt bad for Frank Grimes, even if he did try to embarrass homer in front of everyone at the powerplant. I honestly felt that he probably should have seen a therapist for his childhood issues, or he could have just stop caring about Homer Simpson.

Personally I can’t stand Grimes despite his work ethic

Wait, why was he running towards the silo, and why did it blow up the second he went inside? Did his parents record them attempting to kill their son?

What a great sounding dog.

I always loved how his parents actually recorded themselves abandoning him lol

0:52 wait just a damn minute. Frank said he lived above one bowling alley and below another bowling alley. So who's house is he getting his mail shipped to??

I just love the idea that his parents filmed themselves abandoning him, and then the news network somehow obtained footage of it

"Which if true, means death for us all".

I’m pretty sure frank grimes doesn’t even approve itchy and scratchy either.

Homer's Enemy is my favourite Simpsons episode.

For what it’s worth if I recall in an episode Homer than just show up he was able to win Mr. Burns begrudging respect and get his attention… Until Mr. Burns completely forgot who he was

I like Grimes, though to me the lesson here is to stop obsessing over what other people have and how they got it. Life is unfair, that's just the truth, if you keep thinking about how and why your deserve more you will just keep hitting your head on the wall. Grimes had already gotten a decent job at the only nuclear plant in who knows how many miles and towns, he was absolutely on his way to get what Homer had, but he couldn't stop obsessing over Homer and his achievements.

"Well I dunno, I'm kinda dizzy....I think I should go home sick."

He taught himself to feel pain again...

Homer: (snoring) Change the channel, Cartoon Guy.

Quite like the idea that Grimes' parents filmed themselves abandoning their son and then distributed the footage to regional news organisations

Very accurate depiction of a real life person. I respect you Frank

The sad part is that Frank Grimes never had any friends, and before he died, he iced out the only person who ever wanted to be his friend.

why was he running towards the silo before it exploded lol

You know the worse part about it, grime choose to picks on homer because he was “inferior” to him. Even though he isn’t even that great of a man.

Kind of ironic that Grimes is well known/important enough to be featured as a bio piece on the local news yet is stuck living above a bowling alley, working two jobs just to make ends meet. You would think with publicity/notoriety like that (even IF it is very minor), he would be living a better life.

I don’t think Frank Grimes is dead inasmuch as the town had buried him alive by mistake.

So essentially someone that life decided was better off suffering or dead...

Who in their right mind would teach themselves to feel pain again?

Chair goes round, chair goes round

Poor Grimey.

“Hahaha which if proved means death for us all…” 😂😂😂😂😂

So I'm guessing he would of had his son at 18 that makes his son 17 because no one ever ages. Edit: he would of had him before the accident the real question is who is the mother

Nic Cage was once attached to play Frank Grimes

Grimes: "I don't think we're being paid to sleep" Google Employees: *riot riot riot*