frank and widow hutchison are dr. hutchison's parents and filburt's in-laws. the col. sanders-esque owner of an ice cream company, he sits in a wheelchair with a nurse, named magnolia, accompanying him. he appears in "the big answer" and encounters his wife, widow hutchison (who has two hooks), at filburt and dr. hutchinson's wedding. the widow hutchison exhibits anger towards him throughout the episode and in the previous "the big question" episode because frank left her. at the end of "the big answer" the widow hutchison tells frank, "frankie, wait! i still love you!" widow hutchinson is voiced by kevin meaney, and frank hutchinson is voiced by carlos alazraqui. ironically, he is a turtle despite the widow hutchison's prejudice against them. widow hutchinson didn't want her daughter to date or marry filburt because she was afraid that dr. hutchinson would get hurt.