Ed Grimley
| Ed Grimley | |
|---|---|
| First appearance | "Indecent Exposure - SCTV Movie of the Week: The Nutty Lab Assistant" SCTV November 12, 1982 |
| Created by | Martin Short |
| Portrayed by | Martin Short |
| The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Animation Live action Comedy Satire |
| Based on | Ed Grimley created by Martin Short |
| Directed by |
Jim Drake Bob Goe Don Lusk Paul Sommer Animation Directors: Robert Alvarez |
| Starring | Joe Flaherty |
| Voices of |
Martin Short Andrea Martin Catherine O'Hara Frank Welker Jonathan Winters |
| Composer(s) | Michael Tavera |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera Freddy Monnickendam Martin Short |
| Producer(s) | John Hays Scott Shaw Mark Young |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) |
Hanna-Barbera Productions SEPP International S.A. |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | September 10 – December 3, 1988 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
SCTV Saturday Night Live |
Edward Mayhoff 'Ed' Grimley is a fictional character created and portrayed by Martin Short. Developed amongst The Second City improv comedy troupe, Grimley made his television debut on the sketch comedy show SCTV in 1982, leading to popular success for both Short and the persona. Short continued to portray Grimley on Saturday Night Live and in various other appearances. The character also starred in the 1988 animated series The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, as well as appearing in Short's 2012 comedy special I, Martin Short, Goes Home.
Martin Short originated the character on Toronto's Second City stage as an unnamed school parent in a sketch. Originally, his hair was simply very greasy and unkempt, but another cast member joked offstage that the height of the hair seemed to increase with each performance. In an interview, Short said that he was inspired by a scene from the John Wayne movie and started greasing it straight up. Short noticed an incidental baring of his teeth raised laughs; that too became a character trait. Over numerous appearances, the character of Ed Grimley began to take shape.
Ed Grimley is an excessively cowlicked, hyperactive manchild who is obsessed with banal popular culture, particularly Wheel of Fortune and its host, Pat Sajak. He also loves to play the triangle, which for him consists of playing a recorded musical piece, striking the triangle once, and then wildly dancing to the recording. His catchphrases include "I must say", "totally decent", "makes me completely mental," and "give me a break".
Short was added to the cast of Second City's television offshoot SCTV in 1982, debuting the Ed Grimley character in the skit "SCTV Movie of the Week: The Nutty Lab Assistant". Grimley became a SCTV fixture, appearing in the various shows, commercials, promos, and "behind-the-scenes" dramas that made up the fictional channel's programming. After the show's end in 1984, Short moved to the more prominent Saturday Night Live, bringing his breakout character with him.
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