Professor Norton Nimnul
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Professor Nimnul |
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| First appearance | Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, 1989 |
| Created by | Walt Disney Company |
| Voiced by | Jim Cummings |
Professor Norton Nimnul is a fictional character created by The Walt Disney Company for the animated series Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, and the comic book based off of it. He is a wacky mad scientist whose elaborate plans are often foiled by the Rescue Rangers (or as he calls them, "the rodents").
Nimnul made his appearance known in the series premiere serial "To the Rescue", where he was employed by criminal mastermind Aldrin Chlordane to construct a laser cannon with which to create a giant gelatin mold which Chlordane would use to cause an earthquake under the United States Gold Reserve. The laser cannon, however, would only work if powered by the stolen Klutchcoin Ruby; as Chlordane reminded him, without it, "your precious laser is just a big, overgrown flashlight!"
Since then, Nimnul frequently appeared as an antagonist. Usually, his plans involved bank robberies or making slave labor out of animals by way of his inventions.
He is an intelligent scientist, but he seems to lack any trace of logic, and his plans are extremely convoluted and contrived (not to mention goofy). In his first show-length episode, "Catteries Not Included", he kidnapped all the cats in the city so he could use an immense amount of static electricity, to create a lightning cannon; in another episode, "A Chorus Crime", he used tap dancing penguins to make icebergs, and sink ships so he could rob them. Nimnul is easily frazzled, and usually his own nutty actions lead to his defeat.
In Normie's Science Project, it was revealed that Nimnul has a nephew named Normie. This character was also featured in issue #13 of the comic book, albeit with a different appearance.
Nimnul's voice was provided by Jim Cummings, who also voiced the show's other regular villain, Fat Cat.
[edit] Quotes
- "They called me MAD!! MAD?! I'm not mad! Well, a little angry, but not mad."
- Normie: Gee, Uncle Norton? Why do you want to destroy the city?"
Nimnul (after thinking a bit): Because nobody really takes a mad scientist seriously until he's leveled a city or two."
[edit] External link
| Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers |
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| Rescue Rangers: Chip 'n Dale | Gadget Hackwrench | Monterey Jack | Zipper |
| Villains: Fat Cat | Professor Norton Nimnul | Aldrin Chlordane | Sewernose | Rat Capone |
| List of episodes: Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 |
| Media: Video Game | Video Game Sequel | DVD Releases |
