Editing Mad scientist (section)

===Animation===
Mad scientists in animation include [[Professor Frink]] from ''[[The Simpsons]]'', [[Professor Farnsworth]] from ''[[Futurama]]'', [[Rick Sanchez]] from ''[[Rick and Morty]]'', [[Rintaro Okabe]] from ''[[Science Adventure]]'', [[Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz]] from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'', and Dr. Lullah from ''[[StuGo]]''.

[[Walt Disney Pictures]] had [[Mickey Mouse]] trying to save his dog [[Pluto (Disney)|Pluto]] from ''[[The Mad Doctor (1933 film)|The Mad Doctor]]'' (1933).

Depictions of mad scientists in Warner Brothers' ''[[Merrie Melodies]]''/''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoons include ''[[Hair-Raising Hare]]'' (1946, based on [[Peter Lorre]]), ''[[Birth of a Notion (film)|Birth of a Notion]]'' (1947, again based on Lorre), ''[[Water, Water Every Hare]]'' (1952, based on [[Boris Karloff]]).

While both [[Tom and Jerry]] dabbled in mad science in some of the [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons, an actual mad scientist did not appear until{{cn|date=October 2024}} ''[[Switchin' Kitten]]'' (1961).