# Fictional supergeniuses **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 16, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213 "2018-12-16T01:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/21 "2018-12-16T22:53:54Z")
> [@StusBlues](#): > > Pretty much everyone in _Real Genius_. Except for Kent! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/22 "2018-12-16T22:54:09Z")
Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Dr. Sivana, Dr. Ivo, The Mad Thinker… ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/23 "2018-12-17T00:06:09Z")
Good: The Professor on “Gilligan’s Island.” Bad: Harold Lauder in Stephen King’s “The Stand.” ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/24 "2018-12-17T00:06:26Z")
Dr. Mabuse The Lawnmower Man Dr. Morbius in _Forbidden Planet_ (and briefly, “Doc” Ostrow) Beauregard Bottomley in _Champagne for Caesar_ (1950) ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/25 "2018-12-17T00:15:27Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I thought it was Charley. > > Which is why it took me such a long time to figure out wth you were talking about. > > ETA: Anyway, also Algernon, briefly. And Dr. McCoy, briefly. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/26 "2018-12-17T00:28:20Z")
[Chris Peterson](https://youtu.be/K8hU39U4-Dw?t=170) Dr. Strangelove ATHF’s envelope-pushing [Dr. Wierd](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W36pKI6qNKo) Carnac the Magnificent (ok maybe more a prognosticator than a genia- geniuh- gen-yo- geneay- oh you know what the hell I mean.) (But a genius one, at that!) Technically “the most sophisticated computer in the world”, but I must anthropomorphize it a little by qualifying it with the human _feel_ of supergenius: _Team America_ 's[I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6WQfTHg1o4) In _Defending Your Life_ Buck Henry was considered a totally supergenius lawyer, even though he never uttered a word. ok sure I’m stretching things a little here. ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/27 "2018-12-17T01:38:32Z")
> [@Andy\_L](#): > > Except for Kent! Even Kent, really. That guidance system was no small potatoes. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/28 "2018-12-17T01:45:45Z")
Dr. Drakken from _Kim Possible,_ and briefly Ron Stoppable, when he and Drakken switched good/evil allegiances. Ron was actually a better supervillain than Drakken. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/29 "2018-12-17T02:03:09Z")
Doctor Madcap. From “Cool McCool”, Saturday morning cartoon, 1966. Most brilliant super genius EVAIR. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/30 "2018-12-17T02:14:36Z")
Victor von Doom. Better known as… DOCTOR DOOM! ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/31 "2018-12-17T02:20:01Z")
Hannibal Lecter. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/32 "2018-12-17T02:23:00Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Are you thinking what I’m thinking? The Brain, of course. You mean Pinky. It says so in the title song. One is a genius, the other’s insane. And since Brain is a megalomaniac with grandiose delusions, he’s clearly the insane one. And obviously his plans are all flawed, he’s not as smart as he thinks he is. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/33 "2018-12-17T04:37:14Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > You mean Pinky. It says so in the title song. One is a genius, the other’s insane. And since Brain is a megalomaniac with grandiose delusions, he’s clearly the insane one. And obviously his plans are all flawed, he’s not as smart as he thinks he is. He’s committed to keeping Pinky around as his friend and conquering the world together with him. His supergenius is rendered moot by his super-loyalty. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/34 "2018-12-17T05:04:22Z")
MacGruber ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/35 "2018-12-17T06:08:16Z")
Hugo Agogo - Batfink’s nemesis ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/36 "2018-12-17T06:10:42Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The original: Wile E. Coyote My first thought. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/37 "2018-12-17T10:05:43Z")
Plankton? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/38 "2018-12-17T11:39:22Z")
Prof. Jonathan Frink from The Simpsons. Sure, we know about his advances in teleportation and time travel, but did you know about his pioneering research in nutrition? He discovered Niacin. And Thiamine. And RIBO-FLAVINNNNN! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/39 "2018-12-17T14:25:35Z")
The Big Bang’s Sheldon Cooper. And he is not crazy. His mother had him tested. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-supergeniuses/826213/40 "2018-12-17T15:51:53Z")
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