Fry's middle name

[#80 :]

Jay is a possibility, but now I'm thinking that Joseph is also likely, as his father may have wanted to honor a certain Wisconsin senator from the 1950s.

TOTPD

[#81 :]

 

Originally posted by Unknown:
...Joseph is also likely, as his father may have wanted to honor a certain Wisconsin senator from the 1950s.

Root 'em out Joe.
Root 'em out Joe.
Send them all back to icy Moscow.
Root 'em out Joe.
Root 'em out Joe.
Send them all back to the commie-a-go-go.

[#82 :]

yancy , to follow the family tradition. phillip yancy fry.

[#83 :]

^apart from the fact that "Yancy" begins with a "Y", not a "J". 

I don't think it is Jay, purely because that is Homer's middle name and I don't think Matt Groening would use that joke twice, as it wouldn't be as funny the second time.

As to what it is, no idea. Maybe it doesn't stand for anything? (like the "S" in "Harry S Truman" ). After all, when we see baby Fry in "Luck Of The Fryrish", his nametage on his cot says "Philip J Fry", not his full name.

[#84 :]

it is jay just like Homer jay simpson
Matt groening faveorite middle initial is J from Bullwinkle J moose. if you dont belive me check out IDMBs futurama trivia section.
END OF THREAD!

[#85 :]

 

Originally posted by rule brittannia:
... END OF THREAD!

congratulations on being made a mod 

[#86 :]

thanks tweek, yes i am a mod arnt i? am i not

[#87 :]

bye bye

[#88 :]

 

Originally posted by rule brittannia:
thanks tweek, yes i am a mod arnt i? am i not

I'm sorry, I just had to say something. Sarcasm is lost on you isn't it?

Now as for Fry's middle name. I think James or Jason fits him quite well. A fanfic I read said his middle name was Jody. That just doesn't fit, particulary since it's a girl's name.

[#89 :]

"yancy , to follow the family tradition. phillip yancy fry."

maybe its jancy?

[#90 :]

????

I dont understood... good Rule Brittannia sayd clearer than clean whater and still....

nervermid..

[#91 :]

i have no idea, and i don't really care.

but i do know his blood type is B.

[#92 :]

 

Originally posted by rule brittannia:
it is jay just like Homer jay simpson
Matt groening faveorite middle initial is J from Bullwinkle J moose. if you dont belive me check out IDMBs futurama trivia section.

Did you even bother to read what was on IMDb?
 

Originally on IMDb:
J is Matt Groening's favorite middle initial because of Bullwinkle J. Moose; Hence the J in Phillip J. Fry, and Homer J. Simpson.

'J' dosen't = 'Jay' 

[#93 :]

i would say Jay is frys middle name, on the grounds that groening made both simpsons and futurama and the main characters both have J. for their middle initial. Homers middle name is Jay, or so ive been told by a friend of mine whos as big of a simpson nazi as i am to futurama.

[#94 :]

I think Philip James Fry has the best ring to it. And it suits fry so well.

But I was wondering... I had an arguement with a friend about his middle name, I said no one knew what it was, he said it was Jason. I said, "How do you know that" he answered "It appeared in an ep. in season 5." Now we all know there were only 4 seasons, correct? (Although it was aired in 5 TV seasons right?) But anyway, can you guys clear this up, his name has never appeared has it? Just to settle the arguement.

[#95 :]

major *bump*

Sorry but just had to add my comments to this.
I can't believe that Jay is leading the poll. I mean why would anyone want to give Fry the same middle name as Homer.

[#96 :]

I vote other. Id say its:
Philip Jebus Fry!
But P.James Fry does have a ring to it.

[#97 :]

Well, I know Matt named Fry Phip because Phil Hartman was supposed to be the voice of Zapp Brannigan, so who knows what his first name was originally gonna be, or if he'd still have the J. initial

[#98 :]

jay i once heard on a interview phillph jay fry

[#99 :]

i'd think it was jay

but james or jason has a ring to it

[#100 :]

Jim - Nope
James - Maybe
Jay - Maybe
Jason - Maybe
John - Nope
Jacob - Maybe
Josh - Nope

From this, is think it is some like J-A- something. Begins with' Ja'

OMG, I only just realised this is a poll

[#101 :]

 

Originally posted by PumaGirl:
major *bump*

Sorry but just had to add my comments to this.
I can't believe that Jay is leading the poll. I mean why would anyone want to give Fry the same middle name as Homer.

Probably because for the reasons that were already mentioned on the first page on this thread.   

It's interesting that there seems to be no discussion about the Professor's middle name...   

*votes for Jay*

[#102 :]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm you do have a point Gocad

[#103 :]

Hmmm....missed voting in this one.  Nice find, PumaGirl.

Anyway, I voted for James, although Joseph would also be a good bet, seeing as those two are quite common Irish names (okay, perhaps James is more English...sue me) and I'm fairly certain Fry's family is of Irish origins.  Joseph could also, as Unknown mentioned like two years ago, be in honor of McCarthy, who was quite likely Yancy Fry Sr.'s childhood idol.  Come to think of it, I probably should have voted Joseph.  I just think James sounds better.  And unfortunately, we can't look to Fry's namesake for ideas, as he was named for the late Philip E. Hartman.  Oh well.

Random thought: "Yancy" could in theory be spelled with a J...if you were from Scandinavia.

[#104 :]

 

Originally posted by Nixorbo:
And let's admit it, "J" is a cool-sounding middle initial.  Try it with your own name.

Uhh.. *ahem* Rachel J.? I dunno... Naw it sounds kinda cool. Better than "h" Jay seems quite probable, but I guessed it could possible be James, because it sounds right. You do know it seems a tradition to give any character a "J" in the middle of their name... Sheldon J. Plankton, Squiward J. Tentacles....and not to mention a load of Futurama and Simpson characters with "J" being the middle initial of choice.

[#105 :]

I honestly think his middle name is 'Jay'.  Also, my middle initial is 'J', my middle name is Jamison. 

Phillip Jay Fry.  That's his full name.  Or maybe we'll find out for sure when those movies on DVD come out. 

[#106 :]

Try J as your middle name,okay,Ashley J.Sounds weird,but I like it better than M.

[#107 :]

It's got to be Jay, Old matt likes to keep it simple

[#108 :]

 

Originally posted by Nerd-o-rama:
Hmmm....missed voting in this one.  Nice find, PumaGirl.

I doubt it was very hard for her to find after I posted a link to it when the subject came up in another thread.

What's this doing in General Discussion anyway?  Shouldn't it be in Human Resources?

 

Originally posted by KurtPikachu2001:
Phillip Jay Fry.  That's his full name.

No it isn't.  You can't even spell his first name correctly.  Why should we believe anything you say?

[#109 :]

i know it is up for debate as to the year he was born, but if it was 1974 the second most common baby name was jason. i know because i got tagged with that winner. me and 12 others in my graduating class.

[#110 :]

I think that it is jay...i remember it from a past episode...

[#111 :]

the one where he tries to find his lucky clover..in one of the flashbacks it says phillip jay fry...

[#112 :]

Yah,It's gotta be Jay.

[#113 :]

 

Originally posted by boiler:
i know it is up for debate as to the year he was born, but if it was 1974 the second most common baby name was jason. i know because i got tagged with that winner. me and 12 others in my graduating class.

well, you can't really tell anything by this...anyway, its totally Jay

[#114 :]

It must be Jay. I mean, come on now...

[#115 :]

has to be jay

[#116 :]

im sure someone has said this
but isnt homers middle name "jay", it would make sense if frys was

[#117 :]

Yeah, James fits really well.

[#118 :]

 

Originally posted by futuramalover:
the one where he tries to find his lucky clover..in one of the flashbacks it says phillip jay fry...

Oh yeah, when I watched that episode I didn't realy have my mind on  And when I read it I didn't realy think about oh his middle name is jay! I just read it and for some reason I thought phillip J fry. wierd  Very good point futuramalover. Finaly some one realised somthing  . And welcome to PEEL. If you read the PEEL FAQ. It tells you everything you need to know about PEEL

[#119 :]

^You do realise she joined the day after you? Over two months ago?

Edit: What a good 200th post that was.
Another Edit: I think James is good.