[246] He is also seen in the pre-show of The Simpsons Ride as one of the ride operators. Sanjay was shown as Apu's business partner at the Kwik-E-Mart in the earlier episodes. "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts" is the first (and so far only) episode in which Superintendent Chalmers is given a protagonist role. @TheSimpsons New episode tonight! When Wiggum accuses him of stealing a truck full of cigarettes, he simply replies “What’s a truck?”. [66] He is voiced by Hank Azaria. The character first appeared in the episode "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy". He is a large, surly, snarling man who frequently speaks through clenched teeth, and is one of the few characters on The Simpsons to have eyebrows. Oh, ja! In "The Boys of Bummer", he hires Homer with a jowl-shaking "You're hiiired!" Despite apparent marriage problems, Dr. Hibbert still requests that the Simpsons tell Bernice that he loves her during a zombie apocalypse, though Homer misinterprets the message and resolves to just give her a high-five. In early episodes, Miss Hoover seemed proud to have a student as bright as Lisa in her class. Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle (voiced by Harry Shearer) is an action hero star and a close parody of actor/bodybuilder/politician Arnold Schwarzenegger. Sam has spoken only a few times throughout the series; on the season three episode "Lisa the Greek", Sam asks Homer what he bet on outcome of the Super Bowl, and in "Radioactive Man" he simultaneously says "That makes sense" to Moe, along with others at the bar, when Moe tells the barflies that the child actor who played Alfalfa that Moe killed was an orphan who was owned by the studio. [190] In some episodes, it is also implied that Martin may be a closeted homosexual.[192]. Fat Tony is a character that’s funnier, the more vague his antics are. Marge is a fan and was interviewed by Opal after achieving success through her chain of Shapes gyms for women. [citation needed] However, he does seem to have some appreciation for Lisa's musical talent, as shown when he advises his replacement to "just teach the one with the starfish head, and you'll be okay". The Desmond character appears to be loosely based on British director Michael Apted, who is known for his Up Series of documentaries following groups of individuals as they age. However, after Bart defeated Nelson in Season 1, Episode 5, "Bart the General," the Weasels went from secondary characters to background regulars. That second point is just to weed out some of the weird one-off characters. He once captured Chief Wiggum and Snake and held them hostage, but was accidentally knocked unconscious by Milhouse with a medieval mace, rescuing them. Lou permanently became an Afro-American character in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving", where he was animated to Eddie's voice of Harry Shearer and vice versa.[108]. Not just in terms of someone like Bart getting beaten-up by Nelson, but also in the non-committal ways the adults around the school responded to it. He also employs the Yes Guy, who is seen working at the store in most of his appearances. [82] Matt Groening has stated that Database is his least favorite character in the show. Hibbert laughs inappropriately (as he always does) and says, "Hey, I've got an older brother that I'll never see. Sophie Krustofsky is the illegitimate daughter of Krusty and a Gulf War veteran who debuts in Insane Clown Poppy when she meets her father for the first time and though he loses her trust by gambling away her violin, both Krusty and Homer work together to get it back. The character is a parody of Judge Judy Sheindlin. A recurring gag since the 17th-season episode "See Homer Run", are allusions that Largo is gay. Barlow, knowing Bob is a fellow Republican, sympathizes with his complaints, and influences the rest of Springfield to as well. When network executives decided that The Itchy and Scratchy Show needed an "update" to keep the interest of its audience, they devised Poochie, a cartoon dog "with an attitude". Her nickname is 'Queen of the Mysterious East'. [70] She is very aggressive toward anyone she deems a threat to her business, evidenced by when she threatens Gil Gunderson. On a few occasions, Gerald has been shown being pushed in a stroller by his mother outside the Simpson house as in "Lady Bouvier's Lover", as the two toddlers glare at each other. He is a committed Republican and attends Springfield's Republican meetings alongside Mr Burns, Rainier Wolfcastle, and a Nosferatu-like creature. Kirk previously served in the U.S. Army, and attended Gudger College. [155][156], Lewis Clark is an African American character and one of Bart's friends and classmates at Springfield Elementary School. It’s even better when the show started to chip away at his tough facade. Louie has a slight black afro and a more high-pitched, even squeaky tone. I’ve had a few Simpsons lists planned for a while now, and I was wondering which one of them would be the best place to start talking about this 30+ year running show that influenced the comedic tastes of myself and so many others throughout its lifetime. Booberella's name alludes to Vampirella (Forrest James Ackerman's comic book vampire character) and to the 1968 cult film Barbarella, which stars Jane Fonda in the title role. Commentary for ", Reardon, Jim; Silverman, David (2005). In the early seasons, Carl was rarely seen with Lenny and did not have a consistent voice – on some occasions, he can be heard with Lenny's voice and vice versa. Alice[203] Glick is an elderly shut-in for whom Bart did chores in "Three Men and a Comic Book"; he did not get paid very well, so he started to hate her. In "Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder", Homer goes bowling but tells Marge that Lenny was hospitalized; when Marge informs the kids, they respond the same way she did and shout, "Not Lenny!". Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. That is a setting that gives him just about every kind of character to interact with in some way. He is often seen as a member in the Springfield Republican Party, as a vampire with white skin, and black suit and cloak. Sherri stated that Terri had a crush on Bart in "Bart Star". Gloria Dickson, voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus is Snake's girlfriend. In "Worst Episode Ever" Sam is shot in the back by Moe, for trying to pay in Sacagawea dollars. Marge undertakes efforts to find him and reunite him with Lurleen. Leopold often refers to the children of Springfield Elementary as "little freaks". I don’t know how much experience the writing team had in regards to the legal system but feels like they had a lot because they LOVED doing court-scenes that were a laugh-a-second. He became the mayor of a small Tuscan village and married Francesca, with whom he had a son called Gino, although Sideshow Bob never told her, or indeed anyone about his murderous past. [citation needed], Lenny and Carl together rank sixth on IGN's Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters. Commentary for ", Silverman, David (2001). Homer then creates a large container in which to put Plopper's "leavings", which he dumps in a lake and pollutes the whole area, leading to the shutdown and near-destruction of Springfield (to which Homer does not want to return). He also wears a coonskin cap. Mary Bailey would later appear briefly in the episode "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" when Bart and Lisa's class visit Capital City. In "Love Is a Many Strangled Thing" he dies from overexerting himself while dancing (though this does not stop his ghost from dancing), but in "Replaceable You", he is alive. Lurleen Lumpkin (voiced by Beverly D'Angelo) is an aspiring country singer who is initially managed by Homer in "Colonel Homer". Where I think he’s at his best though is when he’s forced to respond to the stupid and whacky world of Springfield. He has a daughter named Pahusacheta (who performed in a beauty pageant) and a son named Jamshed (who, despite his young age, can wield a shotgun and run The Kwik-E-Mart when Apu is not there to do so). After Marge talks him out of buying an unsuitable house, he suggests repaying her with black-market prescriptions. In "A Star is Burns", he came to Springfield to be a judge during the film festival. In more current episodes, they appear as wall decorations in Maggie's and Lisa's rooms. The duo appear in "Viva Ned Flanders", "$pringfield", "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons", and "Jazzy and the Pussycats". Mr. Burns goes to the Simpsons' house for a meal to boost his race for governor. He also appears in the opening sequence. A classmate of Bart Simpson, Wendell is most often seen with classmates Richard, Lewis, and Martin. The Weasels are fraternal twin bullies at Springfield Elementary School and Nelson's henchmen, despite being in the 2nd grade with Lisa Simpson. She only appears with the sash and the crown of Miss Springfield. “Hi, I’m Troy McClure, you may remember me from…” is perhaps the single most quotable line The Simpsons has ever come out with. "), she takes up Lisa's proposal to adopt a baby from China. In the script, the writers had simply mentioned a character named Snake and it had been the directors who had assigned that existing character design to the name. In a deleted scene, it was shown that Jasper was the town pastor, prior to Reverend Lovejoy. Nelson's mother was fully introduced in "Sleeping with the Enemy", after years of being mentioned. "Chespirito"), and his show consists of simple skits, often involving heavy slapstick. Kearney Zzyzwicz (/ˈdʒiːzwɪtʃ/ DJEEZ-vitch), voiced by Nancy Cartwright, is one of Springfield Elementary's many bullies. In a world with such outlandish characters, one character was always going to have to stand as the antithesis to that. He has a wife, daughter, and son. He’s the kind of person that’s so overly nice that we can all have a good laugh at his expense, without ever having any ill-will for the guy. Jonathan "Johnny Tightlips" Schmallippe[122] (born Giovanni Silencio[123]), voiced by Hank Azaria, is a member of the Mafia and associate of Fat Tony. Kirk reveals in "I Am Furious (Yellow)", in which he visits his son's school on career day, that he was currently employed as an assistant to the guy who puts fliers under people's windshield wipers. For the variation of Spider-Man who happens to be a pig, see, Jean, Al (2003). when Apu was thinking of his loved one—in this case, his Kwik-E-Mart cigarette machine that steals money and does not dispense cigarettes). In "Like Father, Like Clown", Rabbi Krustofsky had been estranged from his son for twenty-five years, having disowned Krusty when the young man chose to become a clown rather than follow the family tradition of becoming a rabbi. [80] When participating in a mayoral election, she lucidly discusses topics such as health care, economy and public education in between her screams and gibberish. His sister runs the Ayn Rand School for Tots. He was the only kid to support Martin Prince, when the latter ran against Bart for class president. According to "How I Spent My Strummer Vacation", Stu actually is aware disco is dead, does not like disco music at all, and worries that his personality may make him a "one-note guy". Their movies include Return of The Happy Little Elves, an unnamed Christmas movie as seen in Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, The Happy Little Elves Meet The Curious Bear Cubs (Some Enchanted Evening), The Happy Little Elves in Tinkly Winkly Town, and The Happy Little Elves meet Fuzzy Snuggleduck (which was listed as an R-rated movie along with Thelma & Louise and The Erotic Awakening of S on Rancho Relaxo's cable system). Database is part of the group of boys who invade Shelbyville in "Lemon of Troy". He briefly appeared (with red colored hair) with the other Springfield celebrities in the season 18 episode "Homerazzi" and made an appearance in "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?". She first appeared in "The Telltale Head". Mary Bailey is the Democratic governor of Springfield's state. O'Brien promised $1,000 to the charity of the announcer's choice. Plopper's first appearance is in the movie, where he stars in a TV ad to promote Krusty's new burger, The Clogger. He learned Homer's talent when Homer started boxing people like Boxcar Bob. This version was played by an actor named Dirk Richter, who was allegedly murdered in a brothel some time after the show ended, a parody of George Reeves and the controversy surrounding his death. Voiced By: Joe Mantegna. Even when Bart joins the mob, Fat Tony is more there as window dressing for a few jokes than anything else. Claude grabbed Rod and jumped over the rail, Claude holding onto the machine. All I had was a little brother who grew up to become a doctor. He has since had speaking parts in several episodes. A last-ditch attempt at replacing Milhouse with Mickey Rooney fails, and the movie is cancelled. In the episode "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas", he reveals that he does not speak Italian, only Italian-accented English. [255] He also appears in "Homer vs. "[178] The original idea behind the character, said Matt Groening, was that he was born Marilyn Monroe and was "very caught up over that", which is why he became a therapist. Costington's catchphrase is "You're fiiired! He briefly served as substitute teacher of Lisa's class during which time he confiscated everything made of tin, got his beard caught in a pencil sharpener and threatened paddling for minor infractions such as looking out the window or talking out of turn. question on the application due to the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that was in effect at the time. The American-Italian accent, the calm demeanour and the small hint of gruffness give you the perfect idea of exactly what this character is all about before you even see him. In the episode "Day of the Jackanapes" Teeny saves Krusty from a bomb that Sideshow Bob has attached to Bart. When not in character, Mel speaks in a grandiose English/Received Pronunciation accent (Castellaneta's play on Kelsey Grammer's character, Sideshow Bob) and owns poodles. Unfortunately, he loses his middle-management job at Southern Cracker, a job given to him by Luann's father, as a result. He is the former boxing manager for Moe Szyslak and current boxing manager for Drederick Tatum. When Homer has a heart attack in front of him in response to this news, he says, unmoved, that the cost is now $40,000 – hinting the heart attack made him now require a quadruple bypass. from a public library computer. [206] In the short, he cuts Bart's hair not to his liking and Bart tries several ways to hide it. 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. In another episode he dons a blonde wig, intending to ditch his family and return to India under the name Steve Barnes. 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"). His only main roles were in episodes "New Kid on the Block" and in "The Wettest Stories Ever Told". Rod then got a pint-sized version of Radioactive Man's powers and became Fallout Boy. On several occasions, he acknowledges his incompetence with a depressed: "Yarr, I don't know what I'm doin'." He used to laugh at the most inappropriate times." If you're reading this you're obviously aware of the show's main characters - Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie - but the beauty of The Simpsons is that it has since encapsulated modern American life through a variety of secondary characters living in the town of Springfield. Growing Up Springfield is his most notable documentary. In the DVD commentaries to "22 Short Films About Springfield" and "Grade School Confidential", it is noted that Superintendent Chalmers seems to be one of the few "normal" characters on the show and is frequently alone in his awareness of the show's zaniness (much like one-shot character Frank Grimes from "Homer's Enemy"). 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. He becomes especially sick on field trips, with a tendency to become even paler than usual. She appears in "The Seven-Beer Snitch" where a prison is built out of a defunct concert hall. He once muttered to himself, "Is that right?" This is in huge part to his voice actor (aside from a couple random moments), Joe Mantegna. In "Milhouse of Sand and Fog", it is revealed that Luann had also gone out with Disco Stu as well and had begun a relationship with Captain MacAllister. Abernathy is always surrounded by a large number of cats, and in every appearance she screams gibberish or throws cats at passersby. His skin is currently brown.[129]. However, when the Simpsons visited Italy, Lisa got drunk at a feast and told the whole town of the things he had done. She introduced herself in the episode "Life on the Fast Lane" as "the gossipy wife of the minister". Cowboy Bob (voiced by Albert Brooks in "The Call of the Simpsons" and Dan Castellaneta in "Mobile Homer") is an RV salesman who first appeared in the episode The Call of the Simpsons. Please, let me know what you think of The Simpsons’ secondary characters, either in the comments below or on Twitter @10ryawoo! Bart simply replies, "Oh, yeah." After Homer discovers this, he and Marge confront Apu, who caves under the guilt and vows to apologize to Manjula, who sets him a number of grueling tasks in penance.[184]. As of "Wedding For Disaster", there have been seven Mr. Teenys. In that episode it was established that Kirk is of Dutch ancestry on his father's side and has a feud with the members of the family that have a Danish ancestry. The Simpsons includes a large array of supporting/minor characters: co-workers, teachers, classmates, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, fictional characters within the show, and even animals. As a final inadvertent insult, Homer sleeps through the funeral and amuses the assembled mourners with his insensitivity, who laugh as Grimes's coffin is lowered. [259] A Brazilian version of him was seen in "Blame It on Lisa", uttering "Si-i-i-m?!" The movie starred Rainier Wolfcastle as Radioactive Man. Cletus mistook this for a proposal, and almost married the two.