text: 
  Frinkiac: Simpsons quote search engine - asicboy
  https://frinkiac.com
  ======
  reaperhulk
  One of the authors here. I blogged a bit the other day about how we built
  this: [https://langui.sh/2016/02/02/frinkiac-the-simpsons-
  screensho...](https://langui.sh/2016/02/02/frinkiac-the-simpsons-screenshot-
  search-engine/)
  
  ~~~
  mumrah
  Was this done using the DVDs? I'm curious about any potential licensing issues
  with the screen caps and subtitles. Did you have to get permission/sign
  something - or does this fall under fair use?
  
  ~~~
  cplease
  No way this is licensed (no copyright notice, even; not even a mention of
  Fox), and no way it is fair use. It has frame-by-frame, full resolution images
  and full transcripts of every episode up for browsing. This is textbook mass
  copyright infringement. Short of offering unlicensed video downloads for a
  fee, it could hardly be more clear-cut.
  
  Yeah, it's cool, I get it, but you can't just steal and redistribute content
  en masse for your cool project. Well, he did, but I expect he'll be hearing
  from Fox's lawyers soon.
  
  ~~~
  jrochkind1
  It is arguably fair use in the U.S. I don't think there is enough case law to
  be sure. It's hard to predict how it would go in litigation. I think you're
  right that the defendants wouldn't have a particularly strong case, but they
  wouldn't have the weakest.
  
  The courts have generally judged significant "transformation" of the source
  material to be powerful in determining fair use. I think that would be in
  their benefit. Also it could be argued that this has very little effect on the
  market for the original copyrighted material, which would be in their favor.
  Of course, the copyright holder would see and argue it differently if they
  choose to sue. And the "the amount and substantiality of the portion taken"
  would not look good for the defendants -- but even though some common belief
  focuses on this factor almost exclusively -- thinking as long as you copy only
  10 pages or whatever you're good, and if you don't you're definitely not --
  that's not how it works, it's just one factor, and one that the courts in the
  past couple decades have somewhat de-emphasized.
  
  But I don't think we can say "no way it is fair use", or "it could hardly be
  more clear cut." It could go either way. Fair use in the U.S. for novel
  things, not already well established as fair use or not, almost always looks
  like this.
  
  ------
  dopeboy
  This is impressive. It found everything I tried. If the author is reading,
  showing GIFs or a small video clip instead of a static image would be
  preferable.
  
  My favorite Simpsons quote:
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=up+and+atom&e=S07E02&t=673...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=up+and+atom&e=S07E02&t=673422&m=+UP+AND+ATOM).
  
  Coach: Up and atom!
  
  Rainier Wolfcastle: Up and at them.
  
  Coach: Up and atom!
  
  Rainier: Up and at them!
  
  Coach: [annoyed] Up and atom!
  
  Rainier: [louder] Up and at them!
  
  Coach: Better.
  
  ~~~
  acomjean
  Simpsons gifs as a service... al la:
  
  [https://twitter.com/StarWarsDotGif](https://twitter.com/StarWarsDotGif)
  
  Its open source and maybe could be repurposed?
  
  [https://github.com/LindseyB/starwars-dot-
  gif](https://github.com/LindseyB/starwars-dot-gif)
  
  ------
  asd
  I love this. It found everything I threw at it. I hope the Fox lawyers don't
  take it down.
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=THERE%27S+A+STUFFED+PEPPER+...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=THERE%27S+A+STUFFED+PEPPER+IN+THE+TRASH+FROM+LAST+NIGHT.&e=S06E14&t=214897&m=+THERE%27S+A+STUFFED+PEPPER%0A+IN+THE+TRASH+FROM+LAST%0A+NIGHT.+JUST+RINSE+IT%0A+GOOD.+Kid%3A+Come+home%2C%0A+Lassie%21)
  
  ~~~
  md224
  I searched for "moon pie" and didn't find what I was looking for. :(
  
  ~~~
  Gorbzel
  Yeah, I _was_ saying Boo-urns, and it couldn't find it.
  
  Also, yeah, this is coming down as soon as the lawyers get ahold of it.
  
  ~~~
  rconti
  They may or may not (be allowed to) have a sense of humor about it. Our 24
  Hours of LeMons car's publicity was sent to Matt Groening by a friend, and he
  passed it around the office. Apparently he asked their publicity folks if they
  could invite us up to show off the car about the same time that legal asked
  about sending us a cease and desist.
  
  In the case of the car, it's probably fair use and the only issue was likely
  that we have non-Fox-approved sponsorship on it, but they probably decided
  their advertisers wouldn't complain about it because it's not exactly big
  bucks changing hands here.
  
  So yeah, we got to meet Matt Groening and David X Cohen and Al Jean and a lot
  of the writers. It was definitely a cool experience.
  
  [http://www.thehomercar.com](http://www.thehomercar.com)
  
  ------
  6stringmerc
  Just in time for the Grammys!
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=grammy&e=S10E14&t=1008006&...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=grammy&e=S10E14&t=1008006&m=+OH%2C+THAT%27S+VERY+SWEET.%0A+HAVE+A+GRAMMY.+UH..).
  
  Once the AV Club finds this I think a black hole will open and consume us all.
  The website is quite cool though!
  
  ------
  Analemma_
  If I could use this to get subtitled gifs of the scene in question, not just
  screenshots, it would go from amazing to godlike. On the roadmap for v2,
  hopefully?
  
  ~~~
  tptacek
  CLICK THE IMAGES
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=lousy+smarch+weather&e=S07...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=lousy+smarch+weather&e=S07E06&t=598313&m=+Oh%2C+lousy+Smarch+weather).
  
  ~~~
  shawabawa3
  For me I don't get gifs, just a list of stills from the same scene
  
  ~~~
  LinkDJ
  I think he's making a joke about clicking the "next image" fast enough that it
  appears to be animated.
  
  ------
  navbaker
  I tell people every day that you don't win friends with salad. Glad I finally
  have the images to go with it!
  
  ~~~
  redwards510
  I know that feel[1][2] bro.
  
  [1]
  [http://www.redbubble.com/people/babushack/works/12826784-you...](http://www.redbubble.com/people/babushack/works/12826784-you-
  dont-win-friends-with-salad?grid_pos=2&p=t-shirt)
  
  [2]
  [http://www.redbubble.com/people/newdamage/works/9371721-i-wo...](http://www.redbubble.com/people/newdamage/works/9371721-i-won-
  friends-with-salad?grid_pos=3&p=t-shirt)
  
  ------
  ColinCochrane
  Great work! Tried out some of my favourites and it worked like a charm.
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=that%27s+a+paddlin](https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=that%27s+a+paddlin)
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=thrillho](https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=thrillho)
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=now+where%27s+me+toothpick](https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=now+where%27s+me+toothpick)
  
  ~~~
  acomjean
  All my favorites are there:
  
  "we tried nothing and we're all out of ideas"
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=we+tried+nothing+&e=S08E08...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=we+tried+nothing+&e=S08E08&t=1014362&m=+YEAH.+YOU%27VE+GOT+TO+HELP%0A+US%2C+DOC.+WE%27VE+TRIED%0A+NOTHING%2C+AND+WE%27RE+ALL%0A+OUT+OF+IDEAS.+%0A)
  
  'see you suckers'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=suckers&e=S14E18&t=688354&...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=suckers&e=S14E18&t=688354&m=+So+long%2C+suckers.+%28%0A+laughing%29)
  
  'the buddy system... foolproof'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=buddy+system&e=S14E03&t=94...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=buddy+system&e=S14E03&t=944235&m=+is+anyone+missing+their%0A+buddy%3F+ALL%3A+No.+Ah%2C+the%0A+buddy+system.+Foolproof).
  
  'I'll never be the darling...'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=stoke+their+beards&e=S06E0...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=stoke+their+beards&e=S06E02&t=899915&m=+OH%2C+I%27LL+NEVER+BE+THE%0A+DARLING+OF+THE+SO-
  CALLED%0A+CITY+FATHERS+WHO+CLUCK%0A+THEIR+TONGUES%2C+STROKE%0A+THEIR+BEARDS+AND+TALK%0A+ABOUT%2C+%22WHAT%27S+TO+BE+DONE%0A+WITH+THIS+HOMER+SIMPSON%3F%22)
  
  'mountain of sugar'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=mountain+of+sugar&e=S06E02...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=mountain+of+sugar&e=S06E02&t=1068701&m=+A+MOUNTAIN+OF+SUGAR+IS%0A+TOO+MUCH+FOR+ONE+MAN.%0A+IT%27S+CLEAR+NOW+WHY+GOD%0A+PORTIONS+IT+OUT+IN+THOSE%0A+TINY+PACKETS)
  
  'childrens dance recital'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=parents+expect+a+children%...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=parents+expect+a+children%27s+dance&e=S11E20&t=1082360&m=+I%27M+SORRY%2C+LISA.+PEOPLE%0A+GO+TO+A+CHILDREN%27S+DANCE%0A+RECITAL+EXPECTING+A%0A+CERTAIN+LEVEL+OF%0A+PROFESSIONALISM).
  
  'wookie'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=wooki&e=S06E02&t=1301984&m...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=wooki&e=S06E02&t=1301984&m=+%28+Ralph+chanting%29%3A+I+BEAT%0A+THE+SMART+KIDS.+I+BEAT%0A+THE+SMART+KIDS.+I+BENT+MY%0A+WOOKIE.+HEY%2C+RALPH%2C+WANT%0A+TO+COME+WITH+ME+AND%0A+ALLISON)
  'idiots island'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=any+sign+of+inteligence&e=...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=any+sign+of+inteligence&e=S15E19&t=41250&m=++a+rose+of+continuation%3B+%0A+and+he+hurled+a+rock+of%0A+rejection+at+anyone+%0A+displaying+intelligence%2C%0A+character%2C+or+ethnicity).
  
  'George Harrison'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=george+har&e=S05E01&t=9790...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=george+har&e=S05E01&t=979010&m=+HELLO%2C+HOMER.+I%27M+GEORGE%0A+HARRISON.+OH%2C+MY+GOD%21+OH%2C%0A+MY+GOD%21+WHERE+DID+YOU+GET%0A+THAT+BROWNIE%3F)
  
  'Beer'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=killing+you+with+beer&e=S0...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=killing+you+with+beer&e=S04E19&t=1079327&m=+YOU+DON%27T+LIKE+ME%2C+AND+I%0A+DON%27T+LIKE+YOU+BUT+LET%27S%0A+JUST+DO+THIS+AND+I+CAN%0A+GET+BACK+TO+KILLING+YOU%0A+WITH+BEER).
  
  'alcohol'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=+the+cause+of&e=S08E18&t=1...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=+the+cause+of&e=S08E18&t=1306704&m=+TO+ALCOHOL--+THE+CAUSE+OF%0A+AND+SOLUTION+TO)
  
  ~~~
  derman232
  'help yourself to some more stock'
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=help+yourself+to+more+stoc...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=help+yourself+to+more+stock&e=S13E18&t=741324&m=help+yourself+to+some+more+stock)
  
  ~~~
  acomjean
  "bubbles can burst?"
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=golden+age+&e=S13E18&t=107...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=golden+age+&e=S13E18&t=1074365&m=+Bubbles+can+burst%3F!+Yeah%2C%0A+but+it%27s+a+golden+age+for%0A+the+repo+business.+One%0A+that+shall+never+end).
  
  ------
  j45
  This is great and long over due.
  
  For those of use who grew up having conversations in simpsons dialog, this
  will help provide those in my wife who don't have such habits develop them :)
  
  ------
  thepies
  small point - the encaptionator should put a 1/2px black stroke around the
  white text so it is visible against any background colour
  
  edit - after reading the FAQ I see you are working on this
  
  I withdraw my question
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=withdraw&e=S08E14&t=688870...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=withdraw&e=S08E14&t=688870&m=+I+WITHDRAW+MY+QUESTION).
  
  ------
  OhHeyItsE
  This is the reason the internet exists.
  
  ------
  nefitty
  You call this a tax return!?
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/meme/S07E17/702635.jpg?lines=+You+call+...](https://frinkiac.com/meme/S07E17/702635.jpg?lines=+You+call+this+a+tax%0A+return%3F+You+call+this+a%0A+super+computer%3F)
  
  ------
  ringofgyges
  Some great screencaps compiled in this article:
  
  [https://www.inverse.com/article/11007-frinkiac-is-the-
  visual...](https://www.inverse.com/article/11007-frinkiac-is-the-visual-
  simpsons-search-engine-the-world-has-been-waiting-for)
  
  ------
  Kluny
  I can't believe how fast it is.
  
  ------
  martythemaniak
  Who can write a Simpsons quote search engine?
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=the+garbage+man+can](https://frinkiac.com/?p=search&q=the+garbage+man+can)
  
  ------
  dalke
  Any chance of OCR? I searched for "Pharm Team", which was the name of the
  company at
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=major+league+baseball&e=S1...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=major+league+baseball&e=S11E02&t=326760&m=+UNTESTED%2C+POTENTIALLY%0A+DANGEROUS--+CANDY+BAR%3F%0A+NO!+IT%27S+A+NEW+DRUG%0A+CALLED+FOCUSYN.+A+DRUG%3F)
  though the name was never said.
  
  ------
  vlunkr
  This is great! My only complaint is that it comes up with lots of near
  duplicates. The images look they are different frames, but the quotes they
  reference are the same
  
  ~~~
  joe_coin
  I think that's a feature. You get to choose which frame you prefer.
  
  ------
  volaski
  This is amazing. I hope there's an api for this
  
  ~~~
  kentbrew
  Break out your Chrome inspector and follow along in our exciting home version:
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/api/search?q=hoyvin](https://frinkiac.com/api/search?q=hoyvin)
  
  Results look like this:
  
  [{"Id":1745953,"Episode":"S13E08","Timestamp":797213,"Filename":""}]
  
  Concatenate the episode and timestamp to get the image:
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/img/S13E08/797213/medium.jpg](https://frinkiac.com/img/S13E08/797213/medium.jpg)
  
  Caption here:
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/api/caption?e=S13E08&t=797213](https://frinkiac.com/api/caption?e=S13E08&t=797213)
  
  Look for the Subtitles array:
  
  "Subtitles":[{"Id":138914,"Episode":"S13E08","StartTimestamp":794266,"EndTimestamp":796533,"Content":"
  ( gavel pounding ) So,
  Professor,"},{"Id":138915,"Episode":"S13E08","StartTimestamp":796533,"EndTimestamp":799834,"Content":"tell
  us about Operation Hoyvin-Mayvin."}]
  
  ------
  nkrisc
  You'd have to be stupider than a monkey to not like this. Are you stupider
  than a monkey?
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=how+big+of+a+monkey&e=S12E...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=caption&q=how+big+of+a+monkey&e=S12E02&t=433099&m=+ARE+YOU+STUPIDER+THAN+A%0A+MONKEY%3F%0A%0AHOW+BIG+OF+A+MONKEY%3F+)
  
  ------
  seppo0010
  I made this Chrome extension to generate animated GIFs from frinkiac
  [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/frinkiac-
  gif/dlaba...](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/frinkiac-
  gif/dlabaelekmgjofhdmnpmdigegdgndgdc)
  
  ------
  ChrisArchitect
  on the legal/lawyer talk tip - there have been a few notable other simpsons
  screencap repositories (like Lardlad) that have remained online for years.
  Wondering if there's some leeway or can't chase after a single frame (rather
  than video with picture and sound, which they are notoriously strict on
  youtube about etc)
  
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  bootload
  This is a great tool. Any copyright issues? I tried it, "but it disappeared
  into _' fat air'_."
  
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  daok
  Every time you type a character in the search box, it adds a browser history.
  That is not great...
  
  ~~~
  tptacek
  WORTH IT.
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=meme&q=gamblor&e=S05E10&t=1151749&m=...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=meme&q=gamblor&e=S05E10&t=1151749&m=I+CALL+HIM%0A+GAMBLOR%21+%0AAND+IT%27S+TIME+TO%0A+SNATCH+YOUR+MOTHER+FROM%0A+HIS+NEON+CLAWS%21)
  
  ~~~
  jameshart
  Hmm...
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=meme&q=gamblor&e=S05E10&t=1151749&m=...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=meme&q=gamblor&e=S05E10&t=1151749&m=I+allow%0Aarbitrary%20text%0Ato%20be%20inserted%0Ain%20the%20picture%21)
  
  ------
  jchendy
  No Milpool! :(
  
  More seriously:
  
  1) Awesome!!!
  
  2) It would be great if the search results page listed the quotes in addition
  to showing the images.
  
  ~~~
  tptacek
  It totally does have milpool:
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=meme&q=i+think+i+left+my+glasses+in+...](https://frinkiac.com/?p=meme&q=i+think+i+left+my+glasses+in+your+pool&e=S06E01&t=445595&m=I+think+i+left+my+glasses%0Ain+your+pool.+)
  
  It's just that nobody ever says "Milpool" in the dialogue.
  
  ~~~
  jchendy
  Excellent!
  
  ------
  ChrisArchitect
  curious about how it works/was developed
  [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11036894](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11036894)
  
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  anindyabd
  First thing I searched for: "Kids, you tried your best, but failed miserably.
  The lesson is, never try." Got the exact episode. This is great :)
  
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  doodpants
  I was hoping to find the quote in which Grandpa Simson mentions Estes
  Kefauver, but searching for "Kefauver" yields no results. :-(
  
  ~~~
  squeaky-clean
  It looks like there's no episodes indexed past season 15, and this quote is
  from season 20.
  
  [https://frinkiac.com/?p=episode&e=S20E14](https://frinkiac.com/?p=episode&e=S20E14)
  Should be the episode.
  
  ------
  fungos
  Authors: Can you describe the backend infrastructure?
  
  I'm just a bit curious here about the costs of running a toy service like
  this.
  
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  mjklin
  "And that is why The Lord of the Rings can never be filmed!"
  
  Stumped ya Frinky. It didn't have to go down like this.
  
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  djrogers
  This is an amazing feat of human ingenuity.
  
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  silveira
  Awesome. I could find an episode about "tiger-repellent rock" just by
  searching for "tiger".
  
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  morsch
  Much cooler than expected. So I assume this is fairly trivial to adapt to any
  other set of subtitled videos?
  
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  huangc10
  "Hi Supernintedo Chalmers" LOL...this is freaking awesome. GIFs would be an
  improvement :)
  
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  noobie
  Though you may be rat-like in appearance, you are truly king among men for
  sharing this!
  
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  ChrisArchitect
  also, why didn't this get picked up in the duplicate post algo HN? For the
  blog writeup @reaperhulk you should have put 'Show HN' in your original post
  to get more traction or something
  
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  tehbeard
  I'm getting a nothing found error? Is this a mobile bug?
  
  ~~~
  GurnB
  Getting the same results from my laptop at the moment also. Everything is
  returning 'Nothing Found' Error. It was working earlier today. (Can you tell
  it is Friday?)
  
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  sdh
  needs a random button
  
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  sotojuan
  How is this so fast?
  
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  pbhowmic
  Brilliant. just what I need to needle the wifey
  
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  rglover
  YES.
  
  