Medfield College Medfield College Medfield College is a fictitious college used as the setting for several films by The Walt Disney Company. Among them are the two "Professor Brainard" movies, "The Absent-Minded Professor" (1961) and "Son of Flubber" (1963); and the "Dexter Reilly" trilogy: "The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes" (1969), "Now You See Him, Now You Don't" (1972), and "The Strongest Man in the World" (1975); as well as the remake of "The Absent-Minded Professor", "Flubber" (1997). The town of Medfield, the location of Medfield College, was the setting for another Disney film, "The Shaggy D.A." (1976), implying Medfield was also the
William E. Brainard House William E. Brainard House The William E. Brainard House is a historic house in Portland, Oregon, United States. The Mount Tabor neighborhood was one of Portland's prestigious residential districts in the late 19th century, and this 1888 Italianate structure is one of the few stately homes remaining from that period. It was occupied by a series of residents prominent in business, including farmer, real estate investor, and banker William E. Brainard; stock broker and investment banker George W. Davis; and dentist and dental supplier John C. Welch. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.