Editing Professor Frink (section)

==Merchandising and legacy==
Frink has appeared in various merchandise related to ''The Simpsons'', including issues of ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Mason |first=Dog |title=Be as smart as Bart&nbsp;— Contest launches 'Simpsons' comic strip |newspaper=[[The Knoxville News-Sentinel]] |date=1999-08-27 |page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kapalka |first=Jeff |title=New comics seek broader Audiences |newspaper=[[The Post-Standard]] |date=2003-02-16 |page=22}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kapalka |first=Jeff |title=From 'Bizarro World' to Springfield |newspaper=[[The Post-Standard]] |date=2005-02-13 |page=27}}</ref> the [[simulator ride]] "[[The Simpsons Ride]]" at [[Universal Studios Florida]] and [[Universal Studios Hollywood]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Bevil |first=Dewayne |title=Cowabunga! – Simpsons Ride opens at Universal |newspaper=[[The Orlando Sentinel]] |date=2008-04-29}}</ref> and video games such as ''[[The Simpsons Wrestling]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Rommie |title=Plug & play |newspaper=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |date=2001-05-18 |page=34}}</ref> ''[[The Simpsons: Road Rage]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Johnson |first=Rommie |title=Video games&nbsp;— The Simpsons: Road Rage |newspaper=[[The Tampa Tribune]] |date=2002-01-11 |page=41}}</ref> ''[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last=Chong |first=Joel |title=Hit-and-run fun with the Simpsons |newspaper=[[New Straits Times]] |date=2004-05-17}}</ref> and ''[[The Simpsons Game]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lahti |first=Evan |title='Simpsons Game' best virtual version of the show yet |newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)|Daily Herald]] |date=2007-11-09 |page=53}}</ref> He has also been turned into a Halloween-inspired [[action figure]] that was packaged with Kids Meals at [[Burger King]] in October and {{nowrap|November 2002}}.<ref>{{cite news |last=A. Guzman |first=Rene |title=Consumer's edge |newspaper=[[San Antonio Express-News]] |date=2002-10-25 |page=1F}}</ref> In addition, Frink was featured on the cover of the {{nowrap|October 16, 2000}} issue of ''TV Guide''.<ref>{{cite news |title=That Azaria is quite a character: In fact, he's a few on TV Guide's cover |newspaper=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |date=2000-10-18 |page=A2}}</ref>

The professor has also affected [[real life|real-life]] science. [[Frink (programming language)|Frink]], a computer programming language, was named after him.<ref name="frinktool"/> It is, according to creator of the language, "designed to make physical calculations simple, to help ensure that answers come out right, and to make a tool that's really useful in the real world. It tracks units of measure (feet, meters, kilograms, watts, etc.) through all calculations, allowing you to mix units of measure transparently, and helps you easily verify that your answers make sense."<ref name="frinktool">{{cite web |last=Eliasen |first=Alan |title=Frink (official website) |url=http://futureboy.us/frinkdocs/ |access-date=2011-07-30}}</ref>