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Dr. Walter Bishop / John Noble
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Occupation: Former research scientist employed by the DOD
Specialty: Science (Fringe + Chemistry), IQ 196
Personality type: Borderline amnesia
Signature look: Crazy
Endearing trait(s): Inquisitive, excitable
Annoying trait(s): is a bit oblivious to the outside world (ok, it is hilarious)
Character's backstory: Frankenstein mixed with Albert Einstein. Formerly employed by the US Government as a Top Secret Research Scientist (worked as part of a classified U.S. Army experimental program called Kelvin Genetics, primarily called Fringe Science...the subjects of which include (but not limited to) mind control, teleportation, invisibility, astral projection, genetic mutation and reanimation). Spent 17 years in a mental hospital after an "incident" in his lab supposedly cost the life of one of his assistants. Found mentally unable to stand trial, he has been isolated for 17 years. Recently freed to help authorities investigate the PATTERN, as many of the incidents greatly resemble several of the research projects he originally worked on.

Dr. Walter Bishop as played by John Noble in J.J. Abrams's Fringe
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Peter Bishop as played by Joshua Jackson on J.J. Abrams's Fringe
Name: Peter Bishop
Relationship: Son
Occupation: Civilian Consultant w/DHS, member of the Science Team
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Name: William Bell
Relationship: Former Partner
Occupation: Owner of Massive Dynamic
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NOTABLE QUOTABLES

  • "They have this horrible pudding here. butterscotch pudding on Mondays."

  • "Whatever punishment you think I deserve, I swear i have already endured it. 17 years. please son."

  • "Oh! i just pissed myself... just a squirt."

  • "There was something important... Oh yes! I've decided on the pancakes. Blueberry!"

  • "Can you get me some cotton candy? Blue, not PINK !!!!"

  • [Looking around his lab] "So much happened here... and so much is about to."

  • [To Peter over the phone] "Hello, Peter. This is me...your father....Walter Bishop."
DEFINING EPISODES | MEMORABLE SCENES

  • He first gets his lab back in the basement in Harvard. Starts asking for all this weird equipment... and a cow.

  • Whenever he starts an experiment he's always laughing- letting go the programmed pigeons in an episode and then causing a fruit to explode in the one after it.

  • When he tries to examine Peter and Peter freaks on him.

  • The astral projection of a frog! Hilarious!!
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fahrwud The character of Walter 0 Yesterday, 10:07 PM EST by fahrwud
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Man, I love John Noble's character. Maybe it's because Walter reminds me so much of Vincent Price.
In fact, I think if this great show had been developed back in the 60's, it WOULD have been Vincent Price as Walter.
Swisspease Alternate Reality Walter 8 Oct 25 2009, 9:35 PM EDT by sac.broyles
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Imagine the alternate reality Walter if he did not end up having the lab accident and getting committed to an asylum. He would have been able to continue on with his work. Then what experiments would he have come up with? Is it possible that the horrible thing that might come over from the alternate realit really him. Could the alternate Walter be the one behind the upcoming war?
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GreenGrammar Walter Bishop / Peter Bishop 12 Oct 17 2009, 9:32 AM EDT by Canadadreamgirl
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I have been reading some interesting theories concerning Walter Bishop being William Bell, and then some other theories about Walter Bishop being his son, Peter Bishop. The latter has some bulky evidence to it. Last night, during the encore of Episode 4: The Arrival, I'm sure we can all remember when Peter "gave" the villain the location of the cylinder, even though Peter didn't know where it was. Pretty strange, huh? But what if Peter and Walter shared minds, in which case Peter would know without really knowing.
Later on, Peter is talking to Walter about this event. Peter asks Walter, "How did I know that, Walter?" Walter will then reply, "You know it, son, because I know it."
There are two possibilities: Either Walter and Peter are the same people (one of them could possibly be a clone, etc) or one of them went into the tank.
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