The Nutty Professor (character) new youth serum to regress Buddy to amniotic fluid allowing him to 'drink' Buddy and regain his old intellect. However, Buddy dies and evaporates into a public coin fountain. Denise and Klump's father, Cletus, arrive just in time to help him when he loses his intelligence. Cletus forces Klump to drink the water from the fountain, which still retains enough of Buddy's genetic pattern, and he regains his intelligence. Later, he and Denise are married. Sherman Klump appears in the third season "Robot Chicken" episode "Endless Breadsticks". The Nutty Professor (character) The Nutty Professor (known as Julius E. Kelp in
1996 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1996 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 31st National Society of Film Critics Awards, given by the National Society of Film Critics on January 5, 1997, honored the best in film for 1996. 1. Breaking the Waves<br> 2. "Secrets & Lies"<br> 3. "Dead Man" 1. Lars von Trier – "Breaking the Waves"<br> 2. Mike Leigh – "Secrets & Lies"<br> 3. Jim Jarmusch – "Dead Man" 1. Eddie Murphy – "The Nutty Professor"<br> 2. Vincent D'Onofrio – "The Whole Wide World"<br> 3. Geoffrey Rush – "Shine" 1. Emily Watson – "Breaking the Waves"<br> 2. Brenda Blethyn – "Secrets & Lies"<br>