The Simpsons: Frank Grimes Death + Funeral

The Simpsons: Frank Grimes Death + Funeral.
"Homer's Enemy" is the twenty-third episode of Season 8.
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[@Dc0sby]

I love how Frank was a real person in The Simpsons but soon as he actually acted like them they thought he was crazy.

[@DarthRushy]

I mean, he was crazy. If he was just goofing off, they would've liked him. But he had a legit mental breakdown.

[@Pleasestoptalkingthanks]

Its almost cosmic horror the way it all plays out.

[@disneyknightspadilla1406]

He's not crazy he's telling the truth this universe is gone bonkers especially if he watch the itchy and scratchy show with bart and Lisa he would tell them that this is unorthodox. Bart: Hay Franky ? Frank: please just Mr Grimes Bart: sorry Lisa: Mr Grimes My brother and I are wondering if you want to watch cartoons with us. Frank: uh alright. But just one episode because I have a meeting with my therapist . Bart: okay just one , and here it is. Krusty the clown: hey kid's it's time for a new itchy and scratchy cartoons. (Itchy and scratchy show intro 🎶) Scratchy: (scratchy looking for a nice beach to picnic) Itchy:( itchy gave him a spot consider trap an ocean full of sharks and a mud of quicksand.) Scratchy: scream sharks and quick Sand Itchy: (evil laughter) Bart & Lisa: (both believed laughing for jokes) Frank: I don't get it why are you kids laughing didn't you see the cat he's only looking for a beach and you're just laughing at his humiliation. Lisa: it's only a cartoon sir it was meant for laughter. Bart: ya dude get to the programming. Frank: this does not look like comedy but rather than extreme violence , crossing and disgusting. Marge: is there a problem Mr Grimes. Frank: yes your children are undiscipline they're not even understanding the difference between right and wrong. Marge: believe me I learned it the hard way. Homer: don't worry grimy I'm pretty sure the next episode would make the cat win I think. Frank: I'll make sure of it but you're lucky my meeting is not until 2:00. (10 episodes later) Bart & Lisa : (both continue to laugh) Frank: will you stop that laughing of humiliation and cruelty . You Kids are undisciplined, uneducated, misunderstanding. Bart: English please Frank: this is English. What I'm really saying is you kids are too stupid to understand the difference between right and wrong no wonder why you keep getting detention at school after I'm hearing this from your father. At least I thought you were the smart one but turns out you're also second in mischief. Lisa: it's true Mr Grimes I am smart but why are you upset cartoons are supposed to be funny. Frank: yes but not the way it was meant to appear cartoons are supposed to be about comedy not about torture and framing innocence and double crossing. Bart: big deal Frankie. Frank: you're still not listening to me you little (strangling Bart's neck out of rage and patience) Homer: hey Granny what are you doing to my son that's my job only if he teases me and doesn't get my parent name right. Frank: Homer your children are undiscipline, creepy , psychotic , despicable and uneducated they're just like you lack of perfection. Listen if you don't control your children make them understand I have no choice but to send them to a military school academy. And for that I even miss my meeting. this world is insane!

[@edenhazardfan1232]

@@disneyknightspadilla1406 was this featured in the episode or did u just make it up

[@disneyknightspadilla1406]

@@edenhazardfan1232 I just made that up in case I would be the one as a guest star.

[@nickskupien8271]

"His agonizing struggle through life was tragically cut short" Such a subtle and underrated joke

[@SonofTuscon99]

Lol I had to read that a few times to get the joke.

[@brucedillon8358]

?

[@SonofTuscon99]

@@brucedillon8358 he was electrocuted to death. In other words, his life “shorted out”.

[@brucedillon8358]

@@SonofTuscon99 oh

[@TopSuperDude]

@@SonofTuscon99 So bassicaly a "Short Circut" but with his life?

[@Falxifer95]

His last words were "I'm Homer Simpson".

[@Turin_Turumba]

Change the channel Marge 😁

[@martingamez01]

Nah nah his last words were "I'm Homer Sim--"

[@Falxifer95]

@@martingamez01 Potato Patato. He still died being a spiteful bitch and saying the name of someone he obsessively hated.

[@migvelv]

@@martingamez01 "I'm Homer *SIMP*"

[@martingamez01]

@@Falxifer95 I didnt blame him but I also didnt exactly side with him.

[@waynemacfarland1546]

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

[@user-yb1vc4lv8x]

That's how little Dick heads like him are

[@bubbachildsupport4535]

⁠​⁠@@armora4912bro said gheyyy in 2024 💀

[@Matt-hz6ru]

Who?

[@bulbybuds]

@@Matt-hz6ru homer lol, he spent the whole episode trying to befriend him

[@kisbie]

This is exactly why I hated Grimey as a kid, and why I have never understood the people who think he’s the sympathetic character in this episode.

[@jayyyzeee6409]

"...or Grimey as he liked to be called..." One of my favorite Simpson's lines.

[@MsMRkv]

🤣

[@mikepuppetz9]

What makes it so dark is that it was Homer's nickname for him. He didn't like being called that at all. At his own funeral he was called a nickname given to him by his own worst enemy. As if this episode wasn't mean spirited enough.

[@Bruss390]

Phil Michaels aye lad, that would be the joke

[@micksmith5123]

@@mikepuppetz9 grimey was a dick

[@Wegetsu]

@@micksmith5123 He was also right.

[@coralroper6876]

You gotta admire how genuinely affectionate Wiggum is towards his son here

[@cyronic4261]

Yeah, despite him being a terrible police officer, he is still a great father though

[@TheWeepingDalek]

He has always been a loving father to ralph

[@bluejet2235]

Eh, I think the “sweetheart” was a little condescending

[@HighSlayerRalton]

Smithers, too.

[@dakotastein9499]

ive never heard of a father calling their son "Sweetheart" id sounds...odd.

[@ryryhc]

Homer actually made a genius move without even knowing it to win the competition, kissing up to his own power plant, that is definitely the way to win with burns as a judge.

[@robbieking4070]

And the additions he suggested would hardly cost a thing. Bonus points for being cheap

[@davidhong1934]

As an added bonus, everyone keeps their job. In comparison, the Martin design would've left thousands unemployed.

[@robbieking4070]

@@davidhong1934 Exactly. Where’s the heart (literal human hearts of employees)?

[@iwantlee9510]

It's not a genius move if he didn't do it on purpose.

[@origamipein18]

Yeah! :D

[@yuna2381]

I used to think Frank's death was dark as hell as a kid. And I still do.

[@Generic_Username_547]

@Elias Rivera That’s dark humour for ya. It’s meant to make you laugh, and then make you uneasy for laughing.

[@Anonymous-pl6fi]

How so? The point is concentrate on yourself, dont watch other people!!!

[@masonf7332]

Who gives a shit? He was a prick. Good riddance I say.

[@Anonymous-pl6fi]

@@masonf7332 lol luv that!!!

[@ryandiggs750]

But he was telling the truth he works hard and and still living poor and Homer doesn't works hard and lives in a better house Frank did saved Homer from the acid and still got yelled at from Mr Burns

[@nathanjackson9112]

I love how Homer is the only person who's actually concerned about what's happening. Like everybody else is just thinking "Somebody's gone crazy - must be a Tuesday".

[@WhyTho525]

Also look at Homer's expression when Grimes eats the doughnuts. He is completely unsure whether to laugh or not.

[@matt13r1]

Smithers: Simpson, are you sure you wanna handle this? Homer: Eh, let’s see where he goes

[@angiereyes7856]

Grimes really should had quit.

[@maximumforce8275]

​@@WhyTho525kinda like the audience

[@coralroper6876]

This scene becomes so much more unsettling when you're older

[@Nygge1982]

i feel like grimey, grinding the rat race everyday

[@erectilereptile7383]

I laughed bro

[@zeltzamer4010]

Do people often laugh at your funeral?

[@coralroper6876]

@@zeltzamer4010 It hasn't happened the last few times I've died

[@lmaobox4068]

The most upstanding-looking people can turn out to be mentally insane jerks? Yeah tell me about it

[@skahler]

The fact that Homer managed to survive his entire career with that box in the same room as him completely evades me

[@spacelion88]

Homer's donut & ham layered body fat insulated him from lethal shock. Grimes had a more stark diet for sure

[@youtubeneedstochange4414]

It might even be evidence that he's smarter than he seems. Maybe.

[@otaddiction]

To be fair, knowing Homer, if he touched that box, he would have just been shocked a little and walked away even if his bald head were on fire 😂

[@frankielovejoy9928]

Of course he'd survive with that box in the room. He's Homer Simpson, after all.

[@David-lb5py]

Two things are possible A: he is actually smart enough not to touch live high voltage electrical cables. B he’s so fat he had built up an entire layer of fat that completely insulates and protects him from and any all forms of electrocution

[@TheSteamLord]

2:03 I love that Homer's facial expressions are switching from finding Grimes amusing to actually being concerned.

[@DarkOverlord96]

I think it's probably an animation error with how it loops back and forth.

[@kalvin187douglas]

Oh yeah I just noticed that

[@onesexyvirgo1576]

wow…looks like a glitch…but Great observation

[@VibrantlySmartalicious87]

@@kalvin187douglassame

[@jeffreyherrera5069]

​@@DarkOverlord96 That, or Homer could just be torn between "Haha, that does sound like me" and "Is he feeling okay?"

[@novakattila]

The ending is so dark, even Marge is laughing totally out of character

[@alephnull4044]

I know right? Unbelievably dark ending when you think about the reality of it.

[@wolfferrari4365]

Well Grimes does have one of the 7 deadly sin, ENVY

[@andrewfutterman3346]

Because everybody hates Frank Grimes lol!

[@firstcooommment3675]

Dark Comedy is still comedy. Besides the episode played out in a likeness of a twilight zone episode. You have a guy to envious of his co-workers that he doesn't get along with the whole workplace environment.

[@gambler942]

Everyone is out of character on "tree house horror"

[@TheRoyalKnightPain19]

When everyone stars laughing to Homer while Grimey's coffin is descending must be the most genius meta shit on a tv show ever.

[@DiggitySlice]

I could barely see it past the annotations

[@jacobschweitzer1068]

Even burns was laughing

[@ots1634]

how is it meta?

[@RM2011ish]

@@ots1634 Because the status quo literally killed Grimes. Homer is well loved for his oafishness as is the audience. And Grimes was a one shot character that will be forgotten. What makes it super dark was that Grimes' suffering was relatable.

[@alanjefferson1127]

Incredible, once you've seen the analysis. In the end, the new-Homer won the battle for the soul of the show, and the producers knew it.

[@ironicmanx9886]

I like how they didn't even bother writing Frank Grimes on his gravestone just Grimes.

[@kevinpaige4902]

That was funny😂

[@Rockhound6165]

In the episode where Maude Flanders dies, it just says Grimey.

[@snoopdoggydogg94]

If they wrote “Grimy” I would have died laughing 😂

[@iSyriux]

@@snoopdoggydogg94 I didn't laugh at all this entire episode. There must be something wrong with you.

[@snoopdoggydogg94]

@@iSyriux i mean… Its The Simpsons. If u didnt laugh, maybe u take it Way to seriously

[@skycloud4802]

I thought it was nice seeing Carl and Lennie sticking up for Homer in this episode. And Burns called Homer a young man, what a compliment.

[@RFP15]

The way Homer says "you wish" makes me laugh every time.

[@blackasylum9770]

Every. Time.🤣🤣🤣

[@TheICEDoutking]

The only time he ever defends himself and I’m not mad lol despite being the butt of jokes he’s gotten a successful career than those that made fun of or laughed at him

[@kimsy520]

That’s the sad thing, he really did wish. Lol

[@GeneThundersnow]

I read this was the most divisive episode amongst the original writers. Some of them thought it was way too dark. I personally think this is one of the best episodes.

[@zipgow]

That's funny because I think it's also very divisive among fans.

[@pbskids4000]

A lot of people consider this the episode where The Simpsons officially died.

[@davidhong1934]

@@pbskids4000 Didn't the show die when Seymour Skinner was [REDACTED]

[@professor4202]

@@davidhong1934 yes, it was that...travesty of an episode. this particular one is a work of comic genius.

[@snnnaaaaaakeeeee4470]

@@pbskids4000 Nah that was Season 9

[@leestacey970]

"change the channel marge!" gets me every time.

[@RX88D]

That's our Homer!

[@poohandtiggervideosinc6163]

Suga Mama: Hey I was watchin’ that!

[@undoneonion90]

That's our homer! 😂

[@laurahughess13]

in real life i would not say that but if i was in simpsons i would say do the same thing fall asleep

[@diegodubber2140]

@@RX88D And everyone, even the preacher, bursts into uproarious laughter as Frank's coffin is lowered in the grave! Showed up even in death!

[@TasselledWobbegong]

"...uh Ralphie, get off the stage, sweetheart"

[@NevaSellmySoul]

Lmfao

[@Nygge1982]

Mr Smithers breath smells like pee

[@GilbertoMadeira83]

The moral: All those bad feelings that you have towards someone can only affect you, meaning, if you die, or disappear, the person that you hate won't give a f*k because it was only within you.

[@lobster6736]

this doenst feel like a moral, it feels more like a direct attack

[@Ali_7.8.6]

Very insightful

[@FreakyTeeth]

Yeah precisely! THIS IS A FICTIONAL COMEDY! Obviously almost everything that happens in fictional universes is absolutely nonsensical and of course both the writers and the audience are fully aware of it. The Simpsons is absurd, that is what makes it laughable. That's what makes it entertaining. There's no insult to the audience's intelligence, it's just straight up comedy due to it's obvious absurdity. People who take the details of shows like the Simpsons, Dr Who, Star Wars, Harry Potter Avatar and so on seriously are just pitiful, because they are going to feel as if their intelligence is offended even though that is not the writer's intentions and if the writers do make canonical mistakes those really should be pointed out, then corrected in at least the audience's mind, then just forgotten about because really it's just a fictional story, it doesn't matter, just move the hell on. Frank Grimes is a parody yeah, but not of hard-working, admirably talented people in real life. He's a parody of people who take the unrealism of fictional shows too seriously. Any mature person would have just gone away from Springfield with that kid whose name I've forgotten who made the better nuclear power plant and find a future elsewhere, but he grew insecure due to his sense of importance being damaged by the very existence of a town as crazy as Springfield and people as idiotically wealthy as Burns and Homer, and that insecurity made him a spiteful fool. Perhaps he thought he could persuade people to be better through his complaining, but really he was a vain fool if that was the case. Being negative as opposed to being constructive, is foolish.

[@jedijackluther]

Wise words.

[@tracksremastered7796]

Very True.

[@Bigfrank88]

Worst part is after all this Burns probably asked “ Who’s Homer Simpson?”

[@carultch]

He's uh one of your drones in Sector 7G, sir. Somehow all of your life events seem to involve him.

[@Knuckles8864]

​Simpson, eh?

[@comic6571]

The worst part is. I’m 100% sure frank could have been super successful had he played his cards right with springfields craziness. But instead he went completely overboard in the end and it cost him his life

[@vincentfichtler7758]

That too and if he was a bit nicer to Homer.

[@LizLuvsCupcakes]

If you’re in a town where everyone is so dumb they can’t fit a square peg into a round hole, you roll in like "hey- I know what fits in a round hole. Pay me and I’ll fill any hole you’ve got- round, square, octagonal, sky’s the limit baby!" Guarantee you wind up in a decently sized house with lobsters for dinner.

[@DundG]

You mean? Scamming them with useless solutions they think are good, because the real solutions don't win like in the competition?

[@lespyguy]

@@DundGexactly

[@jeremytung1632]

@@LizLuvsCupcakes then they burn you at the steak as a witch for knowing what an octagon is.

[@brettarifischer4948]

I think the most impressive part about Grimey that no one talks about is how he ate 10 donuts in 7 seconds. That’s some world record stuff right there

[@MikeJ2023]

Legend has it that marge still has not changed the channel.

[@cyronic4261]

She's too busy laughing at what Homer said

[@basedbattledroid3507]

Screw Frank; I feel bad for Martin, he could have revolutionized the power industry and he was disqualified.

[@BillyShamsReal]

but his plant didn't have HEART! No PASSION! Where's the FEELING, young boy?

[@TimeLord675]

The problem was that Burns would have been shown up. And he couldn't have that.

[@ToonReel001]

Burns is a man stuck in the 1910s. A futuristic design just flies over his head.

[@IllousionsTrappedintheYouTube]

@@BillyShamsReal Get off the stage, Ralphie.

[@Sahuagin]

Burns is not the person to show it to. Martin shouldn't even be living in Springfield, his family should move to Capital City.

[@Sim0n98]

“It was a contest for children!” “Yeah, and Homer beat their brains out!”

[@psyche7668]

...

[@2ac4_87ack]

That would have sound super messed up in a different context, 8l

[@markdpane]

The residents of Springfield don't really care about small details, which is why a real life person can't live there.

[@gooduser2]

That’s really dark, how they all laugh while at his funeral

[@kevinpaige4902]

Hell, I laughed too😂😂

[@sarahkilpatrick6011]

Well they didn't care about him when the funeral started they only expressed blank faces until Homer did something

[@ResoluteMujigae]

@@sarahkilpatrick6011 That was sleeping, and even talks while sleeping, with saliva coming out!

[@laurahughess13]

@@sarahkilpatrick6011 frank was nuts he went crazy he caused his own death because he thought he was homer.and to be honest homer would not touch that sign.

[@CDbiggen]

As he's being lowered into the ground.

[@whatamidoing725]

Sad part is that homer wouldve lived touching those electrical wires too

[@spacelion88]

years of donuts layered bodyfat insulated him from lethal shock

[@justsomerandomguy7539]

Plot armor

[@dollofshadows1703]

This was my FAVORITE episode as a kid, although I didn't understand how dark-humored it was. Seeing it now as an adult, it's STILL my favorite episode.

[@Ubritoons96]

You know they could’ve gone the easy route for a final joke and just have Frank appear as a ghost observing the funeral and going “Aw come on!”. But I’m glad they didn’t, it just adds to the episode’s unusual unsettling nature.

[@getajobmate1281]

It's because he's gone. The pain and suffering he knew will go forgotten, forever and ever. Homer will go on with his life of almost disgusting ignorance, and Grimey is in the ground.

[@jettlucashayes8508]

@@getajobmate1281 he did come back as a ghost in a three house of horror intro

[@Gabi-dd7bq]

@@jettlucashayes8508Those are not cannon though.

[@abseiduk]

@@getajobmate1281 Exactly...that hits a deeper nerve the fact he's dead without even a ghost to carry on his legacy.

[@nevermind5657]

@@Gabi-dd7bq in the tapped out its explained that he was in coma and buried alive, but he dug out there, then in simpsons comic 211 homer walks by frank grimes in nuclear power plant.

[@israelvillabicensio6444]

Frank Grimes was a guy who did everything he was told, by the book, and never got the reward that was promised for his integrity and determination. No trials kept him down because he new that the world would compensate him in the end for not giving up. Frank's mistake was assuming that just because he did everything the right way and was the poster child for "resolve", the world owed him everything he desired. His world views came into conflict when he meets Homer Simpson. A below average man, who never applied himself in anything, yet was given everything. Frank did not understand how Homer can be so beloved, blessed financially, and unscathed; this is everything Frank has worked towards. Unable to digest a case like Homer Simpson in comparison to his "works hard but never catches a break" life, Frank has a mental break down. Tragedy strikes when Frank succumbs to his belief of how the world should work. Lesson: Do not live life in a certain or restrictive way because you are promised a trophy at the end. Live a life that gives YOU personal fulfilment. A fulfilling life is the only trophy that you need.

[@Chad_Thundernuts]

Kind of reminds me of a "nice guy" who thinks women owe them sex just for being nice, and then hating on women and being a jerk when that doesn't happen.

[@bragtime1052]

We could all relate to him in a way. For the past three weeks straight I've been grinding speedrunning an unpopular Minecraft category with only 7 submitted runs and the WR last broken a year ago and me talking about it in a Discord server unintentionally got someone to try speedrunning it and in 1.5 hours they beat the WR, while currently I'm almost 500 attempts in over three weeks and tens of hours and it seems I'm not even close to beating it (since the category is very luck dependent and I'm not getting the luck I need while they got very significant luck with minimal time put in).

[@GOKU-gw4pw]

Change the channel Margue :v

[@EndrVersace]

That's deep man

[@nowindgofly8933]

True Words.

[@masterzombie161]

You want to hear the real saddest part about all of this (excluding the later seasons) is that Frank is under the assumption that Mr. Burns gives Homer a free pass. While it is True Mr. Burns does treat Homer differently than anyone else in his life, it’s ultimately Burnses fault that Homers life is what it is today. He made Homers mother run away, leaving her son. Mr. Burns tried to make Bart his heir. He took Lisa’s environmental solution into a means of killing tons of sea life for profit. He even tried to kill Abe Simpson, and sleep with Homers wife. Despite all of that, Mr. Burns doesn’t even remember Homers name.

[@ErichGrooms1]

Mr. Burns also tries to marry Marge's mother and tells the cops to arrest Maggie.

[@etheriasnatsudragneel4154]

I'm about sure he upgraded his life. Yes, he's the one that makes it miserable. But if it weren't for burns Homer wouldn't have a life to begin with.

[@lisettegarcia7013]

Burns even tried to steal Maggie's piece of candy but she stopped him by shooting him.

[@rogonandi]

I've always thought that Frank Grimes grabbing the high voltage wires and killing himself wasn't a mistake on his part. Grimes knew exactly what would happen if he grabbed them, making this scene all the more dark.

[@glumanteri]

So he was driven to suicide? Yup that's dark 😳

[@rogonandi]

@@glumanteri It's the ultimate end game of someone gripped that badly by envy.

[@AliDoesntWork]

i can’t tell if he just wasn’t thinking considering it seems like he lost his sanity or he just couldn’t bear living in the same world as homer

[@David-lb5py]

@@AliDoesntWorkand couldn’t stand the fact someone like Homer could Happier and More Successful then him

[@BANcuckholdery]

"But this was a contest for CHILDREN!" "Yeah, and Homer beat their brains out!" Some of the funniest lines in television history.

[@ChBrahm]

Lenny and Carl true friends of Homer Hypeing him up even in the most stupid situations

[@servantofthelivinggod6192]

They are flat out telling you that they beat the brains out of children. The high ranking freemasons and other secret societies that run Hollywood and politics are absolutely evil wicked human beings. Wake up.

[@Nannowatts19482]

@@servantofthelivinggod6192 grow up

[@servantofthelivinggod6192]

@@Nannowatts19482 Wake up, and think critically. Do some research, unless you’re one of them.

[@teuvotalonpoika6086]

@@Nannowatts19482 please do elaborate further on what these secret societies are, and where can one research about them more?

[@barontaylor7139]

"I am peeing on the seat. Give me a raise!" and "I don't need to do my work, 'cause someone else will do it for me" are my favourite parts

[@AnalyticalMenace]

The first quote is pure gold!😂

[@baz1388]

the sad thing is its true what frank grimes says all the useless lazy workers get the promotions and raises while the ones that actually work hard get shit on

[@AnalyticalMenace]

@@baz1388 Yes and there's a reason for that.

[@UenoLocker54]

@@AnalyticalMenace yeah, human resources.

[@tylersmith1415]

The 2nd part of that quote perfectly describes what my job is like and it's so frustrating to deal with. That said, this video is comedy gold.

[@synthguy7774]

I think the darkest thing was how it was assumed that he liked to be called Grimy even though he hated it. But then again, it was probably mentioned because it was perhaps the most interesting thing about him, regardless of whether or not that's true.

[@bhuman111]

The joke is great but pretty dark: Grimes didn't even control the narrative over his own life.

[@paulgraves1392]

The joke is that Franks funeral is being attended and run by people who barely know or care about him.

[@SCP-096-2]

"Could you explain your model, young man?" - Montgomery Burns.

[@traintrack3761]

SCP-096-2 Official WHATS TO EXPLAIN?! HES AN IDIOT!

[@harderman306]

You're making us miss the contest

[@ScoutSunset]

Well, basically I copied the plant we have now. Then I added some fins to lower wind resistance, and this racing stripe here I feel is pretty sharp.

[@shadowtheimpure]

Honestly, compared to Mr. Burns, he IS a young man.

[@davidhong1934]

Agreed. First prize! :D

[@asliceofbread9972]

Both Homer and Grimes had unfortunate events in their life, but really the winner is the one who simply doesn't care. Jealousy is one hell of a "disease" it "rots" you inside and change you forever.

[@diegodubber2140]

Yeah. That's why the episode shows Homer under the winner light.

[@asliceofbread9972]

@@diegodubber2140 Because this mentality is correct. Too much stuff to care in life, so why not do the opposite and just care for yourself? For Grimes, there's always a luckier one, he should have been proud for his status he worked on.

[@grantorino2325]

MICHELLE: You were a loser in 2000, and you're a loser in 4000. FRY: Yeah, but in *3000* , I had it all! Several friends, a low-paying job, a bed in a robot's closet. I envied no man!!!

[@FishbedMyBeloved]

What do you mean? He didn't die of jealousy, he died from grabbing high voltage wires.

[@bendalymckenna6271]

@@FishbedMyBelovedboth actually

[@lightheart5]

The moral of the story is: There's are things in reality you can't change

[@bendalymckenna6271]

Or don’t let bitterness get the better of you.

[@grasthube]

or don't be an annoying ass like Grimey

[@TheAmericanLoudmouth]

Personally, I feel that Ned Flanders freak out was a better roast of the town.

[@ColinElkin-ce1337]

I guess Season 8 had quite a bit of character freakouts.

[@aryastark772]

Well Ned knew everyone there. And it was out of character. Frank was just on one episode

[@AdiCool88]

@@aryastark772 I wouldn’t say Ned freaking out and roasting everyone was out of character. It just showed how very observant and aware Ned was to everyone, and at how much he tolerated everyone’s bullshit.

[@pyromania1018]

With Ned, it was more a case of him finally having enough of everyone's crap.

[@etheriasnatsudragneel4154]

That's the thing, this freakout is not meant to roast the town.

[@CompagnonDeMisere25]

I love how supportive Carl and Lenny are

[@bane2201]

I love the meta-humor at his funeral. Grimes died in a way that other characters would survive. This whole episode treated him as a punching bag. And the last time he's brought up in a sympathetic light he's no exception. I think this was a way of throwing shade at the detractors who thought sitcoms should be about good nuclear families. That's boring, "change the channel".

[@bombabombom3603]

I saw it more as him being a literal representation of a real-life character enforcing the realistic result of touching something lethal. I mean he survived an explosion but anyone can do that, NO one can touch conducted electricity and live from it, except the cartoon characters this real life man has no way of comprehending at all.

[@sp4c1ng_0ut8]

@@bombabombom3603 Ah, its possible not likely, but possible

[@justcody4615]

Sorry but, isn't the Simpson's about a nuclear family?

[@Riles3152]

Good nuclear families will always be a greater option than the alternative. It may not be “entertaining” to you, but it’s undeniably more productive for society.

[@bane2201]

@@justcody4615 I should've bolded the *good.* My point was that it was very subversive for a primetime animated show - the focus was on how the family _wasn't_ a stereotypical strong nuclear family. Homer was an obese alcoholic who solved very dangerous issues at his job through powering water on the controls or randomly pressing buttons. Bart was a brat whose pranks got very serious. Lisa was a smart kid who gets very little mental or emotional support from anyone except Marge, who didn't have the knowledge to provide much and who couldn't keep Bart _or_ Homer in order.

[@evandhelen]

well, I don't need safety gloves, because I'M homer simps-

[@ryan9990]

BZZZZZTZZZZTZZZTZZZZZ!!!!!

[@BlueFlamePrince75]

Coffin dance song plays

[@Juiianm]

Either im a sociopath and evil af . or im normal cuz i laughed hard as shit when he died lmfao

[@ryan9990]

It’s called DARK HUMOR. You’re supposed to laugh and feel bad at the same time.

[@MerSorax2007]

That was a brutal way to go

[@ionlyfearphobophobia]

Part of the genius of the old Simpsons episodes is as a kid it makes you laugh your ass off, while as an adult it both makes you laugh and depressed. Let's face it, everyone that has worked in the real world, especially large corporate environments can relate to this.

[@atanaZion]

How a kid can not find thos episode dark?? Lol

[@adora_lovely]

Like Professor Frink, remember? "Makes you laugh, makes you think"

[@GiffanyCD]

Homer is the only person to be concerned about Grimes Mental Health Homer is a real one

[@bobachii]

I like how Homer kept smiling and frowning while Frank was eating the donuts. He seemed genuinely kind of worried

[@dreamEnd]

Homer friends are so supportive it's sweet to see.

[@tlebron8426]

That’s Our Homer is filmed before a live studio audience!

[@SuperMisterKory]

I used to get called Frank Grimes at work by a colleague because I would get frustrated (and still do) at what people can get away with, compared with things I've been reprimanded for. It always seemed like an immense contradiction. I wasn't sure what the reference was until I watched this video and now it all makes total sense.. Shockingly accurate.

[@Neogears1312]

heh shockingly...

[@WhyTho525]

You okay?

[@existentialrap521]

I decided to stop giving a fuck. As long as their work wasn't assigned to me and I got paid more, gucci. If not, I just left to another job.

[@SuperMisterKory]

@@existentialrap521 Sadly at the time I was referencing a job in a country I worked in where it wasn't so easy to get another job. Now I live somewhere completely different. Still dealing with the same old double standards (my "supervisor" does the EXACT same job as me; in fact, I do more and supervise myself. But she gets paid more.) - but I guess you'll find this shit anywhere you work until you strive to be independent.

[@existentialrap521]

@@SuperMisterKory Move jobs. Fuck them. If you’re as skilled and hardworking as you say you are, it shouldn’t be an issue. What’s also important to note is your social skills. Are you still nice to lazy coworkers? As a leader, you have to deal with these people more.

[@rdtworld9720]

"I added some fins for wind resistance" is low key underrated here

[@matt13r1]

Agreed. First Prize!

[@atklm1]

Frank basically noticed that Homer had a plot armor, but just didn't understand it.

[@philipitaliano1329]

Notice the contrast - Homer is a bumbling careless fool, yet he is a loving man with a good heart that delivers him from terrible circumstances to victory time and time again. Frank Grimes, though industrious and brilliant, is a bitter angry and malevolent man undone by his negative traits

[@andrearosario8512]

>frank grimes is bitter, angry, and malevolent very biased opinion

[@nellyboi3043]

In the early seasons, the only ones really worth talking about, Homer absolutely was a caring family man, just extremely flawed. As the show went on they lost that duality and just turned him into a caricature of those flaws, as they did with Ned, and Burns, and Marge and countless other characters and parts of the show just cause it was easy. But Homer definitely had some tender moments where he showed he was a good person deep down early on.

[@marshallgraham2178]

@@andrearosario8512 There is a reason Frank Grimes is the main antagonist, dipshit.

[@bazdarinothebizier9085]

This is the dumbest thing I've read in a while. You're a great democrat I bet.

[@fizzelgameplay2395]

I love your opinion 😍

[@asliceofbread9972]

It's the fact that everyone starts laughing while Grimes' grave is sent 6 feet below during Homer's joke that gives quite the impact on the episode as a whole.

[@linear1224]

Homer never tried to hurt Grimes because Homer never tries to do anything (at least in this episode), ironically you could say Grimes' only friend in Springfield was Homer, as Homer was the only person closest to him at the time.

[@jamarkusholcomb516]

Hank Azaria is the voice of Frank Grimes. However he thought William H Macy or Nicolas Cage was a better choice for the character. But I’m I really the only one who sees Tom Kenny the voice of SpongeBob and Ice King as Frank Grimes.

[@jamarkusholcomb516]

I mean Frank Grimes does bear some resembles to Tom Kenny.

[@TulpechaidoplaysMC]

Grimes and Homer are the literal representation of “Work Smarter Not Harder” Homer gains the system and is allowed to keep a great job with minimal effort because of it. Grimes believes his hard work will inherently net him a reward and instead he gains nothing from it. His entire outlook on life that’s basically the American Dream is shattered in front of him by someone who doesn’t even realize it. This is a truly fantastic episode imo

[@dark7element]

The subtext is that Frank Grimes keeps blaming Homer for things that are mostly Mr. Burns's fault.

[@slashbash1347]

Figuratively.

[@stoneyboyd]

I guess you could say that Homer is an example of a Modern Day Warrior

[@GenderlessFurry_They-Them]

The irony? Homer is far from smart. That means Homer is like Luigi: Wins by doing absolutely nothing

[@legitbeans9078]

You mean "games" the system. I sure hope you get fired for that blunder

[@CidVeldoril]

Homer was the only one to understand that understanding the subject matter is not more important as understanding the one grading the project. Homer understood that Burns loves his plant, so basically copying the existing desing was the smartest thing.

[@AntiMTVMovement]

I think this segment serves as a lesson-letting bitterness consume you can lead to your death

[@afonsodeportugal]

You don't say?

[@silenceassassin5565]

People are like Frank Grimes who is a narcissist and are jealous of people who are doing well in life. Because they are bullshit because they didn't understand that life is not fair and bitter of other people doing good in life but wouldn't be jealous of other people doing well in life People are like Frank Grimes who think they people shouldn't better than him or her in life but he should do better than that person in life but don't understand that that person also works hard than him too but he doesn't see it. Homer had nothing in the beginning but work hard to get it

[@iSyriux]

@@silenceassassin5565 Funny how people's grammar usually reflects their opinions

[@harrisonbetker2271]

@@iSyriux funny how you feel the need to kiss grimey's ass.

[@markusoreos.233]

​@@iSyriux Lol good one

[@Marcomanexists]

I still remember watching this episode when I was young and thinking really deeply about it for some reason. Usually my dad and I would laugh or start talking after the episodes ended but I remember we just kinda sat there after. I didn’t know it at the time but I was watching the best episode of the series by far.

[@andywood375]

I love how instead of calling security, Mr Burns just followed him and looked on in wonder.

[@JohnSmith-nm4zd]

This episode showed how a regular person cannot survive in The Simpsons universe

[@Daniel-zp2pi]

“I can be lazy too, look at me! Hi I’m a worthless employee, just like Homer Simpson. Give me a promotion!” Man, Grimes just completely lost it!

[@jamarkusholcomb516]

I’m I really the only one who thinks Frank Grimes bears some resembles to Tom Kenny the voice of SpongeBob and Ice King.

[@bombabombom3603]

@@jamarkusholcomb516 The design and voice is based more on William H. Macy.

[@milk_cow_blues]

This is fun until you realize that this doesn't just happen in cartoons, but in real life. There are many talented people overshadowed by people like Homer Simpson. It's amazing to see how much The Simpsons reached reality. However, I think it is always better not to obsess over things and let everything take its course. It is really harmful to strive for life to be the way we want it to be. Do not envy what others have even if it seems unfair.

[@GOKU-gw4pw]

3:09

[@Rockhound6165]

I work in one of those industries. The bigger the screw up, the higher up the ladder they go.

[@Thunderchild-gz4gc]

@@Rockhound6165 you're just incompetent and lying

[@silenceassassin5565]

People are like Frank Grimes who is a narcissist and are jealous of people who are doing well in life. Because they are bullshit because they didn't understand that life is not fair

[@snelgrave101]

Yep 👍 it's not what you know it's who you know that gets you up the ladder, especially in the gangsterment or local gangsterment ( the council )

[@MSILAER]

His final words were "I'm Homer Simpson." 'Tis one's own wrath that truly destroys themselves.

[@diegodubber2140]

Out of the seven deadly sins, he mostly represented Wrath and Envy.

[@PunkyBear36]

“Grimey was asking for it the whole episode. He didn’t approve of our Homer. He was asking for it, and he got it. Now what was this you were saying about heart?” -John Swartzwelder

[@bombabombom3603]

When was this said?

[@jodikirsh]

@@bombabombom3603 In his interview with the New Yorker. 2021 I believe.

[@carson11100]

His impersonation of “D’Oh, D’Oh, D’Oh!” was actually hilarious 😂

[@diegodubber2140]

What's funnier is that Homer never said "D'Oh!" in the episode nor in his presence!

[@novakattila]

2:28 "you wish"

[@RamyTheGreat]

The older I get, the more I become like Frank Grimes.

[@kisbie]

It perhaps doesn’t reflect well on me that the lesson I took from this episode was to be more like Homer in life than Grimey. But then on the DVD commentary, Oakley or Weinstein says that is the moral people should take from it. 😳

[@kamdan2011]

2:18 The line hits me close to home.

[@chewchewonglass]

Thankfully I'm not because I am not delusional.

[@coolgamer2135]

@@chewchewonglass yeah right

[@chewchewonglass]

@@coolgamer2135 People such as Grimes are an embittered drone and desperately seek approval from their masters who don't care about them in the least, nonetheless never bother to notice them. They'd rather attack people in the same class instead. People like Grimes are jerks that don't understand why things don't go their way and never consider the possibility that the problem lies in their lack of introspection and even themselves and are perpetually jealous of the happiness of others. If you are like this, I pity you more than anything else.

[@justinbigdude]

"I don't need to do my work, because someone else will do it for me! D'oh D'Oh D'OH!

[@jordanwelch3832]

justinbigdude “Hey you ok, Grimey?” lmao

[@kirawedderburn]

Ricky Foxx I’m better than okay. I’m Homer Simpson. 😏 You wish.

[@mohamedashian604]

Silver Arrow oh hey mr burns I’m the worst worker in the world time to go home to my mansion and eat my lobster

[@kirawedderburn]

Mohamed Ashian What’s this? Extremely high voltage. Well I don’t need safety gloves 🧤, because I’m Homer Simpso.......⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

@@kirawedderburn Frank Grimes, or Grimey as he liked to be called, taught us that a man can triumph over adversity. And even though Frank's agonizing struggle through life was tragically cut short, I'm sure he's looking down from Heaven right now.

[@diegodubber2140]

One of the darkest episodes of The Simpsons, ever! And I love it for that! An episode that shows that a normal person would go crazy in a cartoon world where nobody is normal, let alone in The Simpsons universe!

[@lonestar6709]

_"You're making us miss the contest."_ Right there, I knew Frank's goose was cooked.

[@azuraluna8996]

My dad always told me, "you can fix ignorance, but you can't fix stupid."

[@TheWarlordNinja]

So that's your advice ?

[@lunatpr5594]

You know, has anyone considered why high voltage wires that KILL a person almost instantly if touched were left without any sort of protective glass or metal plate in front of it, allowing people to easily grab it?

[@VoyageOne1]

At those levels, you don' even need to touch the cable as the air around the cables becomes conductive. The really, really dangerous voltages at a power plant are out in the switchyard where the plant interconnects with the grid,

[@Cheeseanonioncrisps]

Though Homer is the most extreme example, most people in Springfield seem to have at least partial immunity to things that would kill a normal person. As the only normal person at the plant, Frank Grimes was really the only one in danger.

[@KaiserAfini]

Because the person whose job is to rectify that is the safety technician, in other words, Homer. Which is why it was never done.

[@ReddoFreddo]

Well thanks captain hindsight

[@WinterS0lstice]

same reason why a beaker full of acid capable of melting an entire wall in under 3 seconds was in the cafeteria among a spread of donuts and sandwiches?

[@gigglygully4406]

It's really dark how they laugh just before the casket is lowered....

[@PokemonMaster4742]

Hilariously grim how even in death the crowd seems to focus on Homer's antics rather than attending Frank's funeral

[@mdaddy775]

I dressed as Frank Grimes for a Simpsons trivia night. I won! One more win than old Grimey ever got

[@THOMASINTHE1980S]

When Frank decided to humiliate Homer by tricking him into entering the contest, he became a villain.

[@christianjohnson5379]

He might have had a good point about Homer being a slacker who lived off of other people's hard work...BUT Frank took things too far by wishing for Homer to fail and be humiliated. We should always strive to wish the best for people, even people we don't like. And Homer was impacted positively by Frank's criticisms, this inspired him to actually try to work harder and be more professional at work. And even in this contest, while it's true it was primarily for children and Frank was trying to trick Homer into making himself look foolish, showed Homer trying to do something productive...arbeit in a terrible manner, but it still showed that Homer was willing to improve and work hard.

[@diegodubber2140]

​@@christianjohnson5379 Yeah. He actually took his criticisms to heart. But at that point, Grimes' only wish was to take him down, which not only failed, but he winded up taking HIMSELF down.

[@THOMASINTHE1980S]

@@christianjohnson5379 Crude would be the better term.

[@carmel9583]

That’s Past Squidward level of Villainy

[@THOMASINTHE1980S]

@@carmel9583He’s a punching bag, even when he did nothing wrong.

[@googleloogle4379]

I love homer more then anything but can understand grimey frustration. This episode feels so close to home with anyone that works and knows a bit of a slob who doesn’t do anything. They ain’t bad people just lazy and holds everyone down due to them not doing anything of use. However he was a bit of a bully but I did love everything’s about this episode. Frank Grimes is probably the most realistic character in the shows history.

[@7force]

The funniest part is that even Lovejoy was laughing at the end.

[@Myself-yf5do]

Insanity is a sane reaction to an insane world.

[@fabricated]

I feel like you could've just shown Frank a video of every horrible accident Homer had experienced even up to this point in the series and he'd probably have been like "Alright maybe I wouldn't want to be Homer."

[@DeShawnTheGBGuy]

Frank reminds me of Mr. Crocker from The Fairly OddParents.

[@codyshi4743]

It seems Frank Grime just doesn't fit well in the Simpson world and so is his son.

[@andrewd4460]

WRONG. What Frank Grimes should have did was move to GERMANY since he is so obsessed with working hard. There are NO HOMERS in Germany, remember what happened when the Germans took over the power plant? Haha.

[@AhmadTing]

"I'm Homer Simp..." Yeeeeeeeah

[@chaos9608]

CROSSBRO STUDIOS Simp

[@dramaticScar]

His last word was literally "Simp"... The Simpsons have literally predicted everything

[@ThatItalianBastard]

@George Washington can i get the referance to that?

[@lucasinazumai9873]

@George Washington I always thought that simp was short for simpleton. The later learned that it was an acronym for Squirrels In My Pants, then learned the word we know it as today.

[@BiggyWiggy2119]

Actually is sim

[@BiggyWiggy2119]

@Obnoxious Commenter ok obnoxious kid

[@LardManAnimation]

Frank is basically the very definition of why you don’t question cartoon logic

[@delduvall]

“Or Grimey, as he liked to be called….”

[@bronzewand]

That hard cut to Grimes' grave is one of the most hilarious things ever

[@jukio02]

The lesson from this episode is that, life isn't fair, you just have to learn to deal with it.

[@TrueMohax]

Homer took that to heart, Frank couldn’t

[@MrBoswel1]

Yep

[@Ariaga_II]

These days I feel like Frank Grimes.

[@adamclark8994]

We all have at one stage. A few unfair things have probably happened at work to everyone.

[@williameggleton414]

If Frank Grimes was still around, I reckon he and Homer would be like Bert and Ernie. Offices next door to each other with one neat and tidy and one a pigsty, a devoted worker compared with a goofy slob, bringing him to Moe's after shifts much to his disgust and their favorite foods being homemade diet sandwiches, organic juices and donuts with burgers and Duff Beer.

[@riffraff7942]

I heard somewhere that Frank is a real person trapped in a cartoon world. If this isn’t evidence, nothing is

[@TerrenceNowicki]

This really should've been the series finale like they expected.

[@chandlervongphakdy2017]

“That’s our Homer.” - Lenny Even Burns and Smithers and Lovejoy are laughing

[@disneyknightspadilla1406]

He’s in the middle of mental breakdown While everyone else was staring at him quietly and feeling shocked and nervous.

[@DeadmanDave]

Frank is at least one of the characters in the series I feel most sorry for.

[@MarkoBlack76]

“Frank Grimes... or Grimey as he liked to be called....” Frank in the afterlife: *A M I A J O K E T O Y O U ?*

[@kevinpaige4902]

Line of the year😂😂

[@rpk4btw]

This episode has always stuck with me. I’ve seen this episode when I was kid in Germany. Now living in America for many years, I’ve seen many Homer Simpsons, ignorant, lazy, getting through life but still able to live a good life. I know how Frank Grimes feels now.

[@jesuscoyt-munoz2753]

Gotta say while some fans say Frank being like a real person in the world of The Simpsons. I feel like his upbringing as explained in the video detailing his life was what contributed to his psychotic break. It was like him seeing Homer’s life was the last straw and finally broke him.

[@BeeWaifu]

He learned the hard way that all hard work leads to failure.

[@Gundam4]

That is not always the case

[@animacionesdediegofernando5820]

Thats not true

[@AdiCool88]

I don’t think you understood the message, lol.

[@JayTowers901]

Say if you go to college, someone else might have been practicing for their whole life and got a part you wanted. Didn't even have to do anything just have the talent.