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* ''[[Fenspace]]'' has so many they're simply called "Mads". First and foremost among them, though, is The Professor, who is responsible for ''many'' of the strangenesses in the setting.
 
== Western Animation ==
* Professor Farnsworth on ''[[Futurama]]'' takes this to the lengths of parody and beyond. Case in point:
** "Even '''I''' laughed at me when I proposed the cross-species genetic analyzer, but I guess I showed ''myself''!"
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*** His rival and former student, Professor [[Berserk Button|WERNSTROM!]] is of the evil (or at least [[Jerkass|asshole]]) variation.
** [[Leonardo da Vinci]] also counts.
* ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' :
** Professor Frink is a rather more amicable Mad Scientist,: he's always apologetic when things go wrong with his inventions, and has a passion for inventing crazy things like self-aware robots that only scrub floors, auto-diallers with retractable wheels, automatic tap-dancing shoes, buildings that can sprout legs and run away from danger, and hamburger earmuffs.
{{quote|'''Frink:''' ''(as a radio controlled baby-plane with his son in it crashes)'' Oh dear. My wife is going to kill me.}}
** [[Show Within a Show]] example,: Radioactive Man's nemesis [https://radioactiveman.fandom.com/wiki/Dr._Crab Dr. Crab].
* The Brain of ''[[Pinky and The Brain]]''.
* Dr Karbunkle in ''[[Biker Mice From Mars]]''.