Who is this man called pinky??
Since some of you still want to overanalyze everything (and a request from
Andres), I will give you my opinion of who Pinky (of Pinky and The Brain) is.
There have been many items written about the Brain, but his loyal sidekick has
been forgotten. Why a sidekick and, in particular, why this one, NARF This page has nothing to do with The WB Network
(or Fox Kids) or anything else.
These are my own thoughts, put out there by special request.
All famous heroes have had sidekicks. Matt Dillion and Festus, Batman
and Robin, the Lone Ranger and Tonto. The hero needs a faithful sidekick
to back him up, assist him in his every need, and of course, to run errands for
him (Tonto, ride into town and see if the bad guys are there). The
sidekick is indispensable to the hero.
Comedy acts also need a hero (straight man) and a side kick (fall guy).
Laurel and Hardy, Abbott and Costello, Moe and Curly (and Lary). In these
and in many other cases, it took both players to make the act a success.
Perhaps the most famous duo in literature, is Don Quixote and Sancho (The Man of
La Mancha) {see "The Mouse of La Mancha"}. Don Quixote {Don Cerebro}
was so confused and delirious, that if not for Sancho {Sancho Pinky}, he would
not have even survived, much less been somewhat successful. I have shown that
the Brain NEEDS a sidekick. But who? First, the name. While the name Brain has certain definite
connotations. the name Pinky has a few possible meanings. When mice
are born, they do not have any fur yet and their skin is a pink (rosa) color.
In English, we add a "y" ("ito" in Spanish) to the end of a
name to denote affection. This gives us names such as Jimmy, Tommy, Janey.
Thus, the name Pink with a "y" would give us Pinky (Rosito). An
affectionate name of a child. Also, we call the our smallest, most
insignificant finger the pinky finger (dedito). I do not think that this
is a coincidence with Pinky's name. The Brain is mighty! Pinky is,
well, a Pinky! What kind of sidekick? In the examples that I have
listed, the protagonist and his sidekick have been opposites. The Wellian
Brain is highly intelligent, domineering, short tempered, very focused, selfish,
intolerant, and cares about no one but himself and his quest to Brain is very focused. Pinky, on the other hand, tends to
daydream a lot. "Pinky, AYPWIP? I think so, but what if the
hippo won't wear a thong bikini?" How many times has a teacher asked
you, "do you know what the capital of Bolivia is?" And you answered,
"I think so, is it Romeo and Juliet?" The Brain is very intense.
Pinky's philosophy is, "Just say NARF!" Or in the words of the
great philosopher ZZTOP, "Don't worry, be happy!" (Or is it
"Don't worry, drive happy!?") There are even some
instances where Pinky takes on some of the attributes of the Brain, and the
Brain doesn't like it! As Pinky Suavo, he has the charisma covets,
but lacks and is therefore jealous. In another episode, the Brain makes
Pinky as smart as he is, because he figures that the reason that his plans fail
is because of Pinky's idiocy. Once smart, Pinky points out an error in
Brain's math and shows that it is the Brains fault that the plans fail! In
disgust, Brain makes himself stupid so the plans can succeed. Out of
compassion, Pinky makes himself stupid too, so Brain would have company. They
even have opposite home lives. Brain is married to Sheila, the mouse that plays
Billie in three episodes. She is a real witch, and as foul tempered as the
Brain. Pinky, on the other hand, is married to Margaret, a hand puppet
made out of an old sock (in Brain's mind, worthless). Brain espouses what
the world would see as the best and Pinky takes on the least. Finally, there
are those who say that ALL of the Brain's plans for world domination have
failed. Not so! In their Christmas special, Brain's plan succeeds
and the whole world is hypnotized and waiting for Brain's commands. Just
as he is about to give the orders, he is overcome by Pinky's selfless, kind act
and breaks down into tears as wishes everyone a merry Christmas!
dominate
everyone and everything. Pinky is very much the opposite in almost
everything.
He is patient, kind, not jealous or boastful, not arrogant or rude, does not
insist on his own way, is not resentful or irritable, does not rejoice at wrong,
but rather at right, he bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things
and endures all things. Pinky has love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (This sounds like
something the Apostle Paul would write!)
Or maybe Pinky is: Trustworthy,
loyal, helpful, friendly courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave,
clean and reverent?