Talk:Igor (character)

Aminadab
I've Googled for references showing that Aminadab is somehow related to Igor, but other than the fact that Aminadab is a mad scientist's assistant, I've found no claims that Aminadab is Igor's inspiration. Is there a source for this speculation? Travisl 04:32, 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Other homages/references
In the Frankenstein catalog, Donald Glut notes other Igor/Ygor appearances in adaptations or rewrites of Shelly's novel.

Carl Dreadstone included Ygor in his novelization of Bride of Frankenstein.

Carol Burnett included him in a skit air date February 9, 1972.

Giovanni Scognamillo included Igor in Frankenstayn in 1971.

Igor appeared in the film One More Time with Sammy Davis, Jr.

He may have appeared in the film Hollow My Weanie.

Igor appeared in Frankenstein Diaries by Stewart Cowley.

Igor appeared in the April 1976 issue of Quasimodo's Monster Magazine.

He appeared in a story by Enoch Rosengarten in the August-September issue of Mosnter Sex Tales.

Igor appeared in the play the Prevalence of Mrs. Seal.

Igor appears in the plays I'm Sorry the Bridge is Out and Frankenstein Slept Here by Tim Kelly.

An Igor served Baron von Evilstein in the Demon series by Kirby.

Igor also appeared in Creatures on the Loose#12.

Other forerunner of Igor include Fritz in a play by Richard Brinsley Peake (before 1931) and Julio in a 1932 radio play featuring George Edwards.

17:18, 6 November 2006 (UTC)Enda80

Son of Frankenstein
All-America Comics published in 1939 Movie Comics#1, which features an adaptation of Son of Frankenstein, which was the first appearance of Igor or Ygor, and therefore this was the first comic book appearance of Igor or Ygor-which oddly enough this article now makes no entry of.

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Enda80 00:02, 18 August 2007 (UTC)Enda80

Should we maybe clarify that the stock character "Igor" who appears in various Universal Horror pastiches is actually an amalgam of Dwight Frye's hunchback character from the first two Frankenstein films and Bela Lugosi's "Ygor" character (not a hunchback, but rather a fugitive with a broken neck) from "Son of Frankenstein"? And where does the surname "Manic" referenced in the article originate? This is the first I've heard of it. RossEron 19:03, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

Igor manic
Couldn't find any reliable references that suggest this stock character is commonly called "Igor Manic", so removing this from lead. -- Ekjon Lok (talk) 18:49, 17 March 2009 (UTC)

Hunchback in Metropolis?
How solid is the assertion that there is a hunchbacked assistant to Rotwang in Metropolis? I have seen this film a number of times but do not remember any such character. A Google image search doesn't seem to turn up anything either. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.192.106.242 (talk) 16:46, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
 * I don't remember this character either, so I removed the statement (which was OR anyway). It's possible that whoever added it was confusing Metropolis with another film: there's a documentary on Universal horror films (included in the "legacy collection" boxset) which shows a clip from a silent film - this one, I believe - featuring a magician character with a hunchbacked assistant, and cites it as a possible influence on the Frankenstein cycle. NeilEm (talk) 10:26, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

First Igor?
This article is very thorough in mentioning the origins of the stereotypical Igor, but one thing it does not mention is the first hunchbacked Igor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.69.196.175 (talk) 17:35, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
 * Agree with the above comment (not mine, I was going to say the same thing though), hasn't been fixed in the three and a half years since. Anyone got a reference concerning this?121.74.239.86 (talk) 02:10, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

I can't help with a reference but have a related origin question: Doesn't Quasimodo have anything to do with the decision to put a hunchback into the Frankenstein movies? Lon Chaney as Q had already made a successful horror movie featuring a hunchbacked character and Hollywood hates to let go of a proven moneymaker. Don G Taylor (talk) 03:06, 19 October 2017 (UTC)

Mustn't forget
...Dr. Vic Frankenstein's scheming, egomaniacal assistant (voiced by Wayne Knight) in Toonsylvania. In an homage to both Dwight Frye and to Knight's role on Seinfeld, Igor has a rivalry with another lab assistant, Renfield.

Slight correction suggested
"...in the original Mary Shelley novel, Dr Frankenstein has no lab assistant..." Not only that, there is no "Dr Frankenstein." Victor Frankenstein drops out of medical school and never practices. Don G Taylor (talk) 17:44, 14 October 2017 (UTC)

Monster Mash should probably be mentioned as possibly the first real Igor.
I think I've heard people say that was the first "real" Igor as we know of the character today. Either that or Young Frankenstein is first. Benevolent Prawn (talk) 23:40, 28 June 2024 (UTC)