Resemblance Between Philip J Fry and Homer J Simpson?

Did anyone else notice the personality resemblance between Homer and Fry? They're both slobs, both incredibly stupid, and both losers. Who do you think has the worst of those qualities?

Amazing edit: I think this would fit quite nicely in your other Simpsons, Futurama thread.

 

That's because Futurama is, for the most part, the Simpsons recycled.


Fry = Homer
Leela = Lisa
Dr. Zoidberg = Dr. Hibbert
The Professor = Mr. Burns


The only really "original" character would have to be Bender.

(but even then, he has many of Bart's characteristics)

 

True, but Futurama took the Simpson character qualities and made them more or less extreme. And also I think Dr Zoidberg resembles Dr Nick more, because have little knowledge of how to be a real doctor.

 

I think the comparisons may be a bit too simplistic. Just because Mr. Burns and Professor are old does not make one a rehash of the other. Write down the characteristics that make them similar.

 

Certainly.
Dr Zoiberg= Dr Nick(Both suck at their profession and don't know how to treat their patients.)
Professor Farnsworth= Mr Burns+That one scienist guy (i forget his name. Anyway Farnsworth has disabilities as an old man and both are very very old.)
Fry=Homer (easiest comparison. see above for details. they also share the same middle initial.)
Leela=Lisa (both look at the logical choice and usually critisize stupid behavior)
Bender=Bart (Both are evil. That's all i can say.)
And uh, there's probably more but i can't think of them right now. anyway you get the idea.

 

Fry = Homer
Leela = Lisa
Dr. Zoidberg = Dr. Hibbert
The Professor = Mr. Burns

Not to be nitpicky, but Dr. Zoidberg is really nothing like Dr. Hibbert. He's more of a rip-off of Curly from the three stooges. Also, Professor Farnsworth would be more of a rip off of Granpa Simpson. Although they're not really "rip offs" at all, since they're created by the same person.

Bender's personality would be similar to Bart's I suppose. But really, it doesn't matter.

 

Yes, I noticed that too about Zoidberg. He does make the same noise as curly. But Farnsworth is more of a combination of some characters.

 

Yeah, Farnsworth is probably more akin to Professor Frink (who's a parody of Jerry Lewis's Absent Minded Professor), mixed with a little Grandpa Simpson (who plays upon the crazy old man stereotype) mixed with a little Mr Burns (who plays of the evil millionaire/boss stereotype).

Zap Branigan is more or less a Troy McClure type.

But as I said, it's all pretty pointless, as most Simpson characters are based on some kind of personality quirk or another character anyways.

One could argue Homer is a over emphasized Archie Bunker or Andy Capp.