[90] He is normally featured wearing a rhinestone-encrusted leisure suit. She was voiced by Pamela Reed in her first two speaking appearances. When Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie wanted to go back to Springfield, Homer had to quit while Hank was fighting off the government, but since Homer was a big help, Hank gave him the Denver Broncos in return. Carl then says that he met Drederick Tatum while he was at a party with Dr. Hibbert at Murphy's house. Üter Zörker, voiced by Russi Taylor, is an overweight German foreign exchange student with a sweet tooth, and strange habits such as offering his already-licked lollipops to others as a sign of friendship, and eating marzipan candies (called Joy Joy) fortified with iodine. and that they don’t entirely get along. After being thrown out of his village, Bob swore a vendetta against the Simpsons, which Francesca encouraged, saying they brought dishonor to the whole family. His character is based on a character created by Tex Avery, Droopy. Dr. Hibbert is married; he and his wife Bernice have at least three children, two boys and a girl. If there is an unsung hero in the long history of The Simpsons, a good argument could be made that it is Phil Hartman.… He is also the father of Shauna Chalmers. Sideshow Mel is revealed, in the episode entitled "All About Lisa", to have been the winner of the prestigious Springfield Entertainer of the Year award. This episode is referenced in multiple Simpsons video games such as The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants, where the statue's head serves as a power-up item, or The Simpsons: Road Rage and The Simpsons: Hit & Run, where characters can kick or ram Jebediah's head off the statue. She first appears in the season 17 episode "The Italian Bob", when Sideshow Bob moved to Italy to get away from Bart for a fresh start. [158] In that episode, she had no name and was known only as "The Generic Female TV Executive". Thankfully, the gaming companies settled the lawsuit before it went to court. He first appeared in the second season in "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". The episode "Marge on the Lam" features Ruth and Marge going on the run from the law in a stolen convertible in a light parody of Thelma & Louise. He later appeared in "I Married Marge", "Selma's Choice", and "Viva Ned Flanders". Brunella Pommelhorst (voiced by Maggie Roswell in "Moaning Lisa" and Tress MacNeille in other episodes) is the gym teacher at Springfield Elementary School. (See The Great Gabbo. Action star Rainier Wolfcastle and TV host Opal are based on Arnold Schwarzenegger and Oprah Winfrey respectively--but some may not know that the Bumblebee Man also has some real world inspiration. Who is your favorite wacky minor character on The Simpsons? The Grumple, is a green monster voiced by Hank Azaria, who is an obvious parody of The Grinch. He made several generic appearances on the show before being given his first name in "Home Sweet Homediddly-Dum-Doodily". [171] Though he has nearly always been African-American,[172] he was mistakenly animated with yellow in "There's No Disgrace Like Home"[107] and his other first-season appearances. The Weasels are fraternal twin bullies at Springfield Elementary School and Nelson's henchmen, despite being in the 2nd grade with Lisa Simpson. [8] In the beginning of the series, the writers made several references to Agnes and Seymour's unhealthily close relationship as similar to that of Norman Bates and his mother. His distinct voice is strikingly similar to The Simpsons universe's version of actor Charles Bronson seen in the 2002 epsiode "The Old Man and the Key". [66] He is voiced by Hank Azaria. Sherman was originally the main character on The Critic, which was created by Al Jean and Mike Reiss. Let us know in the comments! Years later he directed Krusty the Clown in The Salesman's Bad Day, a heavily reworked take on Death of a Salesman since the rights were too much for him to afford. However, he is much less willing than Bart. In "My Fair Laddy", she takes a leave of absence to get a sex-change operation and will return as "Mr. Pommelhorst" (implying that she is a transsexual man), the new shop teacher and is replaced with Coach Krupt. “The Squeaky-Voiced Teen” seems to have every crappy job that anyone ever had to deal with as a teenager. In "The Bart of War" he uses his wooden leg to have a vicious sword fight with Sideshow Mel's bone. Commentary for ", Reardon, Jim; Silverman, David (2005). In the 26th-season episode "Sky Police" she mentions that she has a brother named Stevie. Although he looks and sounds to be around Jimbo and Dolph's age, Kearney is actually older (a latter-day episode revealed that Kearney is 19 years old, though, according to his voice actress, Nancy Cartwright, Kearney is actually 14). He first appeared in "Itchy & Scratchy & Marge", shortly after Sideshow Bob was sent to prison, filling the exact role that Bob once did. [229] The credits of the mini-movie had captions, "But McBain will be back in You Have The Right To Remain DEAD" parodying the early James Bond movies along with the style of music traditionally used in those films. In the fifth-season episode "$pringfield" (the Rich Texan's debut, though a similar character once appeared in the season two episode "Old Money"), Homer addresses the Rich Texan as Senator, although this was never again referenced. Carlton Carlson (voiced by Hank Azaria, seasons 1-31; [52][53][54] Alex Désert, season 32-present)[54][55][56] Along with Lenny, Carl is Homer's friend and co-worker (sometimes identified as his supervisor) at the Nuclear Power Plant. and "¡Ay, Dios no me ama!" They are almost identical except for their skin colors (one is white and the other is black) and their outfits. After years of being identified only as "Lenny", Homer addressed him as "Lenford" in the season 13 episode "The Frying Game", and Lisa addressed him as "Mr. Leonard" in the season 15 episode "The Ziff Who Came To Dinner". Cletus' low intelligence is usually portrayed as the result of inbreeding and jokes are occasionally made which refer to his partner Brandine being related to him. [214] This removed sequence is a slightly alternate ending of the movie when the townspeople are rebuilding the Simpsons' house and involves Plopper, Blinky: the-Three-Eyed-Fish, and Santa's Little Helper painting a dog house. Stampy is alluded to in other episodes. The fight proves one-sided, and Homer is rescued by Moe just as he is about to be knocked unconscious by Tatum. They have since had appearances in "I'm Goin' to Praiseland" and "Simple Simpson", but are seen in many other episodes. [137], A tongue-in-cheek analysis in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) compares the services of Dr. Hibbert and Dr. Nick Riviera, a quack physician often used by The Simpsons as an alternative source of medical advice. The free encyclopedia for everything related to The Simpsons. She has been at Lisa's sleepovers, and Lisa is seen watching cartoons at her house on numerous occasions. Sherri referred to Bart as an ugly, smelly dork, but was persuaded by Homer to go on a date with Bart after he told her that she could not do much better. Ned has described Rod's hobbies as including "being quiet during trips, clapping with songs and diabetes". Martin is the son of Martin Sr. and Martha. Growing Up Springfield is his most notable documentary. He also prays for all of the other children like his neighbor Bart Simpson, who do not pray for themselves. Hyman Krustofsky was the father of Krusty the Clown who first appeared in the third season episode "Like Father, Like Clown". He is a sixth-grader and is often seen hanging out with Dolph, Kearney, and sometimes Nelson. He is seen attending First Church of Springfield. Since the season 8 episode, "A Milhouse Divided", Luann was depicted as a promiscuous single mother, who pushed her love life in the face of her ex-husband, Kirk. And again when holding auditions for the voice of Poochie. Harlan Dondelinger, voiced by Harry Shearer, was Springfield High School's principal, first seen in the episode "The Way We Was", a flashback to Homer and Marge's senior year in high school. He is shown as a very strict bureaucrat, and has little compassion for the prisoners under his control. However, in Simpsons Comics, his hair always appears gray. After an argument over a game of Pictionary, she left Kirk after he remarks he cannot draw "dignity", since he gave it up when he married her. It has been suggested that Brandine is Cletus' mother, sister and even daughter, whom he fathered with an alien. Grady and Julio make small appearances in several other episodes. Vaclav eagerly attempts to sell Homer a car which he brags "will get three hundred hectares on a single tank of kerosene." Stampy likes peanuts and putting people in his mouth. Lois Pennycandy is the executive assistant to Krusty the Clown. Jeremy Freedman a.k.a. They live in Zenith City. [2] She ran against Mr. Burns in "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish", winning in a landslide after Mr. Burns spit out a piece of baked Three eyed Fish during a photo-op at the Simpsons' home. "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" is the first (and so far only) episode in which Superintendent Chalmers is given a protagonist role. His father is an Admiral with the Navy who does not like that his son wasted his youth and never amounted to anything. Later, he appears in "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?". [246] Matt Groening called Squeaky-Voiced Teen his second favorite "unnamed" character after Comic Book Guy, whose name was finally revealed to be "Jeff Albertson" in the episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass". Before he died of diphtheria, he wrote his confession on a scrap of canvas that he hid in a fife. Beginning with "Team Homer", it is revealed that the Squeaky-Voiced Teen's mother is Lunchlady Doris (who disowns him after he mentions that he cannot give a bowling lane to his own mother on League Night). One of the most controversial moments in the show among fans, this kill-off was met with strong criticism but was decided by the show's producers in order to open new story lines for the series. Such occurrences include 'Krusty's Slide', where he is forced into a mixture of pudding, pickle brine and laundry detergent, a tub of rancid Béarnaise sauce and a tub of refried beans; another unseen one is in "Krusty Gets Kancelled" where he states that Krusty once poured liquid nitrogen down his pants and cracked his buttocks with a hammer. If Üter and Wendell are subtle nods to kids at every school, Lunchlady Doris is a candid condemnation of every person to ever don a hairnet and scoop out sloppy joes. He speaks with a stereotypical Yiddish accent and curses in Yiddish in one episode. She had a small role in "Treehouse of Horror XXII". As these faces continue to appear, their stories become even weirder, which makes us we wish we knew more. In the episode "Lisa's Substitute", she thought she had lyme disease. He is a member of the Springfield Republican Party. He has since had speaking parts in several episodes. He first appeared in "Bart the Daredevil" which featured him in more scenes than other episodes. He works at Costington's department store,[258] as an executioner at Springfield Penitentiary,[259] and is juror number twelve of the Springfield jury. In "Little Girl in the Big Ten", she decides that because of the oath she took on Xena, she has to fail Lisa but decides to let her make it up by taking private lessons. Commentary for ", Oakley, Bill; Weinstein, Josh (2005). After Bart decided he was becoming too needy, the two broke up, which causes Milhouse to go back to Canada with Greta & the two get in a fight during a curling game. When asked where he is injured, he says "I ain't sayin' nuthin'! [232] Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer Simpson, doubles as Wolfcastle when Harry Shearer is absent from table reads. Brandine has had several low-level jobs, such as working for Dairy Queen, a strip club, and an infantryman for the U.S. Army. Read more of this article Scrap City … Owner and operator… Skinner". Doris embodies the stereotype of an unhappy cafeteria worker and, even though we’ve learned a bit about her over the years, her character hasn’t developed much (other than learning she’s a vegetarian and once dated Hans Moleman). Cowboy Bob appears in the episodes The Call of the Simpsons, Bart Gets an "F", When Flanders Failed, Mobile Homer and Yellow Subterfuge. He later appeared in the episode "The Front" at Homer and Marge's high school reunion and teaches night classes to ease the pain of his wife's recent death. The pair mainly appeared in season four's "Krusty Gets Kancelled" but they also appeared in "Bart to the Future", "Homerazzi", "All About Lisa" and The Simpsons Movie. True to the name of the episode, Grimes eventually declares Homer his enemy after his co-worker gets him into serious trouble with his new boss Mr. Burns. In the subplot of the season nine episode, "Lisa the Simpson", Jasper put himself in crude "suspended animation" in the Kwik-E-Mart's freezer, and under advice from Dr. Nick, Apu kept him frozen. However, Sideshow Bob, Lisa and Bart worked together to successfully foil him. [219] The Phoenix named Mason one of the show's 20 best guest stars.[220]. Tatum grew up in Springfield, but in "Flaming Moe's" he calls the city "a dump" and says "if you ever see me back there, you know I really [bleeped expletive] up bad.". [84] His first appearance was in "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish". Lisa realizes that despite being gone physically, he still is alive in her, and honors his memory by having his album played at a local radio station. [76], In the episode "Eeny Teeny Maya Moe", Abernathy reveals that she once owned a cat with Moe Szyslak after he says that there "Is a much creepier guy right next to me." Poochie is an anthropomorphic dog voiced by Dan Castellaneta and Alex Rocco that appeared in "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show". Due to the delay between recording some episodes and the time they actually air, Grau's voice was included in episodes airing as late as 1997 such as "Lisa's Sax". Louie has a slight black afro and a more high-pitched, even squeaky tone. Bumblebee Man is the perfect minor Simpsons character. Cesar (voiced by Harry Shearer and Hank Azaria) and Ugolin (voiced by Dan Castallaneta) are a nephew-and-uncle pair of stereotypical Frenchmen who, in "The Crepes of Wrath", make Bart a slave at their "Chateau Maison" winery and put antifreeze in their wine. Benjamin carries a calculator on his belt, Doug is overweight and wears a pocket protector, and Gary wears horn-rimmed glasses and uses ear medicine. [citation needed]. They introduce themselves as "hired goons" The pair rarely had speaking roles and were often used as Mr Burns' henchmen (and the henchmen for The Blue-Haired Lawyer as seen in the beginning of "Lisa the Beauty Queen" and several scenes in "Lady Bouvier's Lover"). In "The Telltale Head", Bart beheaded the statue, thinking that this would make him more popular. Originally, Christian and Kent Brockman shared the anchor desk equally, but eventually Brockman started to become the more commonly used anchor. Okay, there’s one more person in The Simpsons universe able to speak in the third person and still remain cool. Hibbert also freely wears fur coats, believing that while fur itself may not be murder, "paying for it sure is!"[134]. Desmond appeared in the episodes "'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky" and "Fat Man and Little Boy" and his Growing Up Springfield series were featured in the episode "Springfield Up". [178] The script of "Some Enchanted Evening" describes Monroe as "a heavy, chain-smoking, compulsive eater. Kearney's newly revealed last name implies that he may be of Polish descent, or may also be inspired by the town of Zzyzx. He also is a photographer and takes photos of Marge and her friends. Their mother is shown in "Bart Sells His Soul" and looks just like her daughters. In the episode "22 Short Films About Springfield", he mentions he is from Utica, New York (though "The Old Man and the 'C' Student" revealed that he was from Intercourse, Pennsylvania). In The Simpsons Movie, in addition to appearances in crowd scenes Superintendent Chalmers is shown in attendance at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting on Day 97 under the Dome. His tombstone appears in "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" and was also kicked by Homer in "My Mother the Carjacker". [191] He has an IQ of 216 (which was thought to be Bart's IQ). [17] She appeared again in "Girly Edition", also as a generic female TV executive (only her hair and facial features differed from her first appearance). Brandine and Cletus are depicted as stereotypical yokels. Allison has had a few speaking roles after that and has been friends with Lisa, Janey, Sherri and Terri at school. He was briefly out of work due to an unnamed on-the-job injury, where he collected workers' compensation; however, future episodes show him back to work. Sherri is two seconds older than Terri;[240] they share their birthday with Rod Flanders. He is Julio's lover. That's right, that man who is part Quint from Jaws and part pirate stereotype is 100% not really a sea captain. [186] For that episode, it took several attempts by the character designers to model Manjula because making women look appealing in Matt Groening's drawing style is hard for the animators to do. She can frequently be seen serving deeply unpleasant meals made from horse testicles, grade-F meat (made of circus animals and filler), beef hearts that have been on the cafeteria kitchen floor, shredded newspapers, and ground-up gym mats, due to school budget cuts. [28] His last appearance was in "'Round Springfield",[29] when, after Bart ends up in the hospital, Lisa wanders off to find Murphy in a nearby ward. According to Simpsons writer Michael Price this name change happened out of respect for Grau's death. [95], Drederick Tatum (voiced by Hank Azaria) has appeared in several episodes. 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