Jonathan Young portrays Edison in this episode. Young's character in Sanctuary is Tesla who, in reality, was Edison's primary rival.
This episode's title comes from the song "Bad to the Bone"
Jonathan Young portrayed drone maker scientist Dr Edison in Eureka where the school was named after Nicolas Tesla.
Edison was portrayed as a loser. His drones defeated in testings every time. The subtle subtext was a mockery of Thomas Edison.
Circa 2008, newspapers, magazines knocked Edison off his demigod podium. Light Bulb was invented 40-years before Edison. His hijacking patents, propaganda use of killing an Elephant to discredit Telsa's Alternating Current as safe,.. had gain traction in the media. Noted, "Topsy" was the episode of Bob's Burger where the kids told of the story of the Elephant electrocuted to death by Edison.
In short, the show that takes place in a town of highly intelligent scientists that favor Nicolas Tesla. Jonathan Young's Dr Edison was a passive-aggressive statement against the highly questionable inventor in a time the American Public was becoming more informed.
Edison was portrayed as a loser. His drones defeated in testings every time. The subtle subtext was a mockery of Thomas Edison.
Circa 2008, newspapers, magazines knocked Edison off his demigod podium. Light Bulb was invented 40-years before Edison. His hijacking patents, propaganda use of killing an Elephant to discredit Telsa's Alternating Current as safe,.. had gain traction in the media. Noted, "Topsy" was the episode of Bob's Burger where the kids told of the story of the Elephant electrocuted to death by Edison.
In short, the show that takes place in a town of highly intelligent scientists that favor Nicolas Tesla. Jonathan Young's Dr Edison was a passive-aggressive statement against the highly questionable inventor in a time the American Public was becoming more informed.