# Mad scientists' guild **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 6, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468 "2002-05-06T02:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hampster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@hampster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hampster)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/1 "2002-05-06T02:32:52Z")
Let’s list all the genuine, busily tampering in God’s domain with a few screws loose Mad Scientists who are at least recurring characters in a TV show, comics strip or movie. should be fun 🙂 Rick Hundecoph Washu Habiki Victor Frankenstien Nikola Tesla Mad Dr. Nesbit Freddy Frankenstien Dr. Frank N. Furter Dr. Zap Dr. Strangelove ---
**Author:** ![hampster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@hampster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hampster)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/2 "2002-05-06T02:57:28Z")
_drat!_ forgot to mention books. and books. -Willy Wonka ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/3 "2002-05-06T03:12:57Z")
Dr. Clayton Forrester (MST3K not War of the Worlds) ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/4 "2002-05-06T04:39:35Z")
Dexter ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/5 "2002-05-06T04:54:33Z")
Dr. Doom Doc Octopus Does Lex Luthor count? Aw heck, the comics are full of them. Q, from James Bond (sorta) The guy in The Fly (either version) ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/6 "2002-05-06T05:12:26Z")
Dr. Mephisto, from South Park. Dr. Noonian Soong, from Star Trek (If a holographic re-creation and MANY references in other episodes count as appearances) Ranchoth ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_The\_Diver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Buck\_The\_Diver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_The_Diver)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/7 "2002-05-06T05:34:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zap\_Rowsdower \* > \*\*Dr. Clayton Forrester (MST3K not War of the Worlds) \*\* Leave us not forget Pearl. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/8 "2002-05-06T10:02:26Z")
I hate to break it to you, but Nikola Tesla was a real person. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/9 "2002-05-06T10:43:19Z")
**Ranchoth** , Dr. Soong also turned up alive in one episode. Doc Brown from the _Back To The Future_ movies. Dr. Moreau Dr. Henry Jekyll ---
**Author:** ![G.I.J](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ebca7d/32.png) [@G.I.J](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G.I.J)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/10 "2002-05-06T12:02:05Z")
Professor Frink ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/11 "2002-05-06T13:48:05Z")
Let us not forget - the first, the greatest movie Mad Scientist: **Rotwang** from _Metropolis_ …oh, what about the guy from Futurama, what was the name again? ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/12 "2002-05-06T14:37:19Z")
That would be Prof. Farnsworth. Also: Simon Bar Sinister (or is it Barsinister? I’ve seen both.) Dr. Thaddeus “Bodog” Sivana ---
**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/13 "2002-05-06T14:37:26Z")
HOW CAN YOU MENTION TAMPERING IN GOD’S DOMAIN WITHOUT MENTIONING Dr. Eric Vornoff !?!?!?!!? (BRIDE OF THE MONSTER) I wonder if these guys went to that same academy that called them all mad? You know they each get that speech: “They called me mad at the academy! But I’ll show them I’ll show them all! NOW WHO IS MAD HAH AHAHHAHAHAHHAH!” (proper answer: “Uh you are sir.”) ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/14 "2002-05-06T18:01:21Z")
Also from the Superman mythos, let’s include: Professor Periwinkle (pre-Crisis) Emil Hamilton (post-Crisis) May we include Gyro Gearloose? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/15 "2002-05-06T18:07:12Z")
The Brain, of _Pinky and the Brain_. And who was the guy from G. I. Joe? ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/16 "2002-05-06T18:52:31Z")
Let’s not forget Temple Fugate, the Clock King. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/17 "2002-05-06T19:14:26Z")
From _ **Bride of Frankenstein** _, there’s Dr. Pretorius. ---
**Author:** ![Tars\_Tarkas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/18 "2002-05-06T20:07:55Z")
Dr. Mindbender!!! That guy who is the Lizard in Spiderman is a scientist when he is not a crazy lizard man. ---
**Author:** ![Shortie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Shortie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shortie)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/19 "2002-05-06T21:21:16Z")
Dr Helen Narbon (not to mention her mother, and what’s-his-name) ---
**Author:** ![hampster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/53a042/32.png) [@hampster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hampster)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2002, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468/20 "2002-05-06T21:57:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dr. Rieux \* > \*\*I hate to break it to you, but Nikola Tesla was a real person. \*\* Well I was thinking more of the Nikola Tesla who used to hang out at Lady Sally’s after he died. **Fiver** , if we include Gyro Gearloose, we’ll have to include Gadget Hackwrench. cool! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists-guild/107468.md?page=2)