The new Frinkiac search engine digs through millions of images from the "The Simpsons" animated television series to find a still that matches a quote. Fans of the long-running show now have easy access to screenshots from the first 15 seasons of the longest-running prime-time United States TV series.
Users of Frinkiac must type in a quote from the show. It can be their favorite quote made by Bart, Lisa, Homer, Marge, or another Simpsons character, and then press the enter key.
The search engine will scan more than three million frames from "The Simpsons" episodes, according to Gizmodo. It will match up the quote with a still image.
Frinkiac users can even narrow their search to the exact moment when the Simpsons quote is made. Hitting the "Make Meme" button can turn it into a colorful image with the matching quote.
Users can then edit the meme and add their own custom text, according to Engadget. It will make the image even better for photo sharing.
The search engine does not include a feature to share the images outside the search engine, such as through Facebook or Twitter. However, it could be added later.
The search engine's name Frinkiac is named after Professor Frink. He is Springfield's mad scientist and professor who often uses his wild inventions to help the town during crises.
Paul Kehrer is one of the search engine's developers. He referred to "The Simpsons" as one of the all-time best TV comedies and the developers hope having easy access to the perfect screenshot will remind fans to watch their favorite episode again.
The Frinkiac search engine breaks up each scene into 100 sections. It calculates each section's average color and compares them with previous images' sections.
In the case that enough differences exist Frinkiac then saves a screenshot. This allows search engine users to nearly move frame-by-frame through the Simpsons episodes.
"The Simpsons" was created by Matt Groening for Fox and has been running for 27 seasons. Its characters were first featured in shorts on "The Tracey Ulman Show" in 1987, while the first 10 seasons of the animated series are considered its "Golden Age."
Here's a Simpsons scene featuring Professor Frink: