Frankenstein (1931 film) the deliberately farcical "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948). Though it is unrelated to the Universal series, the later "Frankenstein 1970" has the scientist Frankenstein, here played by Karloff, animate the Monster using a nuclear reactor. Although Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant is often referred to as "Igor" in descriptions of the films, he is not so called in the earliest films. In both "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein", Frankenstein has an assistant who is played both times by Dwight Frye who is crippled. In the original 1931 film the character is named "Fritz" who is hunchbacked and walks with the aid
In the Name of the Brother shown in the episode Skin Deep. There are references to "Frankenstein", including visuals recalling the 1931 film and multiple comments about the confusion between the names of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster. Red's comparison of Dr. Frankenstein to "the werewolf" refers to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" and the fact that both were part of the Universal Monsters franchise. The ringtone from Greg's cellphone is the theme from "Star Wars", reflecting ABC's parent corporation The Walt Disney Company's recent acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. Grumpy/Leroy mentions two films, 1982's "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and 1983's "Splash", as examples of how