Professor Genius is a character, who originated in the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay and other subsequent media.[1] He is the right-hand man to King Morpheus, the ruler of Slumberland. His main jobs are to look after the Princess, Little Nemo, and make sure the King's things are in order.

Little Nemo comics

In the original Little Nemo comics, musical and vaudeville, Professor Genius appeared with a different personality and appearance as "Dr. Pill."[1]

Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland

In the 1992 movie Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Professor Genius is given the task of bringing Little Nemo to Slumberland by dirigible and is successful.[2] Along the way he looks after Little Nemo and introduces him to King Morpheus and Princess Camille. He also brings Nemo to his prince lessons, which Nemo detests. After the Nightmare King is released, Professor Genius is one of the few that join Nemo's group, to make a rescue attempt to save the King.

He is voiced in the movie by the late René Auberjonois.[3]

Appearances in video games

While most of the major characters in the film appeared in the video game Little Nemo: The Dream Master, the Professor was absent. However, in the Nemo Arcade game, he was seen in the opening scene and the ending scene

References

  1. 1 2 Jerry Beck (2005). The Animated Movie Guide. p. 149. ISBN 1-56976-222-8.
  2. ↑ Doug Atkinson; Fiona Zippan (1994). Videos for kids: the essential, indispensable parent's guide to children's movies on video. ISBN 1-55958-635-4.
  3. ↑ John Clute; John Grant (1999). The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. p. 586. ISBN 0-312-19869-8.


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