Edward 'Ed' Grimley was a character introduced on the television show
Saturday Night Live. He was devised and played by actor
Martin Short[?].
After achieving popularity on SNL, Grimley became a cartoon character in the animated show The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley. In each episode, Grimley would have an adventure of some sort, interspersed with science lessons from The Amazing Gustav Brothers, and a 'scary story' presented as a show-within-a-show by Grimley's favourite television host: Count Floyd.