", believing the world was ending, later explaining it to him as "merely a sign of my respect". Smithers is a non-premium character released on January 11, 2013, along with the Level 25 update. Retrieved on 2007-08-15. Smithers doesn't actually have any speaking roles, although he does appear in the opening scene where he is at City Hall near the speech podium as Mr. Burns gives his speech unveiling the Nuclear Powered Megabuses. "[23] Smithers once went on vacation to a male-only resort. When sensing that he would soon lose, he opened his cape, revealed to be filled with explosives, cackling maniacally only to react in shock as he discovers that the explosives had activated, causing him to be caught in the explosions. Waylon Josephine Smithers Jr. (en Hispanoamérica Wuándulo Smithers algunas temporadas, luego Waylon Smithers Jr., Acasio Smithers o Cástulo Smithers) un personaje ficticio recurrente de la serie de televisión de dibujos animados Los Simpson. [40] He also dressed up as a drag queen once. Smithers makes a cameo in the Harvest Moon manga where he appears as the driver of Mayor Theodore. It reveals he loves Fox shows and hates that they got canceled and kills Lovejoy by accident. Waylon Smithers Jr. - meist nur Smithers - ist ein homosexueller Charakter aus der US-amarikanischen Serie Die Simpsons. [17], He was once, however, made the CEO of the Nuclear Power Plant in Burns' stead when Mr. Burns was arrested for stealing paintings from an art museum, a position that is arguably better than vice president, although he hints that he didn't want the job. David Silverman has claimed that Smithers was always intended to be "Mr. Burns's white sycophant,"[39] and the staff thought it "would be a bad idea to have a black sub-subservient character" and so switched him to his intended color for his next episode. In Medal of Homer, a squad of sailors resembling Smithers protects Private Burns on board his personal naval carrier where he protects the stolen paintings from the village of St. Capitulons. The first time, he was to oversee an inspection at Sector 7G, Homer's workplace, for a worker evaluation. Burns accompanies Homer to Canada in his airplane in order to get Smithers's medicine before he passes on. For example, in Smithers's fantasy of a naked Mr. Burns popping out of a birthday cake in "Rosebud", the censors had not wanted Mr. Burns to be naked. The first being Alan Porterhouse's keep-em-up Sock Garters (Mr. Burns' favorite brand), which Burns needed due to his socks pulling at his ankles for several days. Smithers, presumably under Mr. Burns' command, broke into a jewelry store to steal a diamond. As he and his fellow henchmen were making their escape, he (quite literally) bumped into the Simpsons family, causing him to lose the diamond, and for Maggie to catch it. https://simpsons.fandom.com/de/wiki/Waylon_Smithers?oldid=13129. [18], Smithers has the largest collection of Malibu Stacy dolls in the World and is the president of the Malibu Stacy fan club. He gets along well with Lisa as well as willingly aided her in tracking down Stacey Lovell,[21] and is good friends with Marge,[22] with whom he has a lot in common. [56] Star News Online named "Smithers's fey way" as one of the four hundred reasons why they loved The Simpsons. In Mob Rules, he appears as one of the people Marge can use to protest the sales of the Grand Theft Scratchy video-game to minors, although it's implied that he had a different aim in mind for doing the mob protest, including trying to celebrate gays. At one point it was implied that Smithers was linked romantically to John, the owner of Cockamamie's thrift shop. Waylon Joseph Smithers, Jr. (better known as "Mr. Smithers" or simply "Smithers") (born December 25, 1954) is a recurring character on The Simpsons. Das könnte aber auch an seiner Liebe zu Burns liegen. (Leider geht das Wortspiel in der d [37] Dan Castellaneta occasionally fills in for Shearer at table reads and voices Smithers.[37]. [29] Smithers has been shown to be somewhat dependent on his relationship with Burns, like the occasion when Burns orders Smithers to take a vacation and Homer is hired as a temporary replacement. Mr. Smithers hatte seinen ersten Auftritt in der ersten Episode der ersten Staffel. Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page. Waylon Smithers, Jr. ist ein Mitarbeiter im Kernkraftwerk von Springfield. Smithers is Mr. Burns' deeply devoted personal assistant, executive, and self-proclaimed best friend. [58] The second, released in 2002 as part of "wave ten", is called "resort Smithers" and shows him dressed as he was at the resort in the episode "Homer the Smithers". Smithers reveals that he is straight as long as he keeps injecting himself with hormones every ten minutes. It is heavily implied that he only participated in the mob because he thought it was meant to be a mob trying to bring about gay marriage, or at least something in honor of Mr. Burns. Simpsons-Wiki ist eine FANDOM-TV-Community. Smithers began thinking of Mr. Burnsas his commander shortly after his birth. According to Sergeant Abe Simpson, the Smithers sailors that act as the crew for the U.S.S. Smithers frequents Springfield's gay section. Sein erster visuellen Auftritt hatte er in der dritten Episode der ersten Staffel. Bevor Burns ihn aber feuern kann, kündigt Smithers. When Mr. Burns convinced Sideshow Bob to run for mayor, it was Smithers who revealed to Bart and Lisa a clue that would lead them to the truth about Bob's not-so-honest victory in the mayoral election, hinting that his reasons were due to Sideshow Bob planning on enacting policies that were oppressive to his orientation. Ayres, Chris. "Flash! "[43], Several of the allusions to Smithers's sexuality have turned into battles with the censors. However, sometimes he's been hit hard and gave up like in Who Shot Mr. Burns? Smithers acted as the main antagonist of The Simpsons Arcade Game by Konami, where he abducted Maggie (due to her taking a diamond that he had stolen during a heist at a jewelry store). Smithers appears during the Mob Rules level, where he is one of the members "recruited" into Marge's mob protest against Grand Theft Scratchy: Blood Island throughout the level. Seine Aufgaben gehen jedoch weit über die eines Assistenten hinaus, so betreut er ihn auch Zuhause oder spielt für ihn den Chauffeur. Smithers made his first appearance in "Homer's Odyssey," which was the third episode of the first season, although he can be heard over a speaker in The Simpsons series premiere "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". Smithers is Mr. Burns' devoted executive assistant. Due to this setback, Smithers ends up kidnapping Maggie, and, after a few misadventures, he makes it back to the Nuclear Power Plant, although not without the Simpsons family following him. Assistant to Mr. Burns [28] Burns, for his part, views (and refers to) Smithers as a lackey, albeit a highly valued one for his competence and toadying. *Achtung: Manche der oben angegebenen Links sind Affiliate-Links. Burns selbst bezeichnet ihn als rückgratlosen Schleimer, was Smithers' Loyalität und Zuneigung aber keineswegs mindert. He then fights the family, remarking "Welcome to my world!" Although normally not that bad a person he is obscenely loyal to Mr. Burns (to the point it is heavily implied he is gay) - although it is worth noting that Smithers is often the subject of abuse rather than malice on his own part: he is shown to have a jealous streak and can be rude and even physically violen… He is unlocked upon … [Rather than being gay], he's sort of 'Burns-sexual'". Smithers's relationship with Mr. Burns has long been a running joke on The Simpsons. The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia): February 22, 2005 LOCAL; pg. Seine Aufgaben gehen jedoch weit über die eines Assistenten hinaus, so betreut er ihn auch Zuhause oder spielt für ihn den Chauffeur. Smithers is the definition of neutral. When it was proven that he had not, Smithers seemingly forgave Burns and demanded that the culprit be brought to justice, offering a reward for the capture of the perpetrator. Er wurde auch von Burns aufgezogen, nachdem sich sein Vater selbst geopfert hatte um eine Kernschmelze zu verhindern und dadurch die Stadt zu retten. [34] The idea for Smithers's orientation came from Sam Simon, who proposed that Smithers should be gay, but the writers should never draw too much attention to it and should try to keep it in the back of their heads. He lobbed several explosives at the family. The sequence shows Burns flying towards him and Smithers looking happy, but originally it went on for a few seconds longer. Smithers collects Malibu Stacy dolls, was implied to be a frequent attendee of the StacyCon at San Diego, writes a newsletter about the doll,[10] and was the author of a Malibu Stacy stage musical that played in New Mexico; he played Stacy's boyfriend. CO3; retrieved October 26, 2007. As well as physical attacks, Smithers throws a three-eyed fish at his opponent, while Burns throws exploding nuclear rods. Status Dort arbeitet er als persönlicher Assistent, Sekretär und Butler des Besitzers Charles Montgomery Burns. 2; retrieved October 26, 2007. Smithers chooses that he needs to be Burns' assistant and eventually gets his job back. [24] When Smithers powers up his computer, the screensaver is clearly a de facto nude Mr. Burns saying "Hello Smithers. The Burns Cage - Simpsons Wiki Games Movies TV Video Relatives Hair He initially tried to be an employee-friendly boss, but after overhearing a conversation between Lenny, Carl and Homer while meeting at Moe's Tavern that revealed that they were abusing his employee-friendly nature to in essence goof off, he became a worse CEO than Mr. Burns (even going as far as to release wolverines in the house instead of hounds). [13] A lesser demonstration of this challenging him was when he aided the Simpson children in giving a vital clue towards how Sideshow Bob won the mayoral race, with his reasoning behind this being implied to be disagreement with Sideshow Bob about restricting those of his "sexual lifestyle.". The first shows Smithers in his normal attire with a picture of Mr. Burns at his feet and was released in 2000 as part of "wave two". He intended to supply them with the information anonymously, although his efforts were spoiled by Homer Simpson driving up and then activating his headlights.[12]. After being defeated, he reveals lots of bombs in his coat, only to express shock when they are lit, exploding and presumably killing him, or at the very least severely injuring him. After Burns is shot, Smithers goes to church where he admits to God he is not a Catholic, although he did try to march in the Saint Patrick's Day Parade. He eventually gave up on the position willingly after Burns was released by Lenny, Carl and Homer. Father: Waylon Smithers, Sr. (deceased)Mother: Mrs. SmithersEx-wife: UnnamedGrandmother: Unnamed (deceased)[1]Cousin: Mr. Smitters Ex-girlfriend: Selma BouvierEx-boyfriend: JohnEx-boyfriend: Julio Teenage Smithers is a limited-time premium character that was released on August 21, 2019, as part of Act 3 of the Simpsons Babies 2019 Event. However, he's in love with Burns and will do anything for Burns to like him. He has "rewarded" Smithers's devotion with the future "honor" of being buried alive with him after he dies. Smithers appears in the first level, where Homer has to deal with him twice. Cartoon series promises answer in January, but what's the buzz on Batman and Robin?". [51] Despite Matt Groening joking that it would be Homer, The Boston Herald calculated the odds of several characters being gay with Smithers at a million to one. s08e10 – Mr. Burns fragt Smithers, ob er für den Freitag Abend“ was Schwuchteliges“ vorhabe. There was debate among the writers about his orientation. Wiggum later alluded to this incident when Smithers was unable to wear a hat despite one of the old laws mandating that he wear a hat during the day time, citing that if he didn't arrest him for "that night in the park", he certainly wouldn't have arrested him for what was implied to be a misdemeanor by comparison.[20]. ?oldid=927333, He was revealed to be allergic to bees when he was stung by a bee in ", He needs to take medication for his thyroid, or else he will die, as seen in ", He is lactose intolerant, which is revealed in ", His birthday has been largely inconsistent. Smithers is the highest-profile gay character on the series; he officially came out in "The Burns Cage," though most people in Springfield (and fans of the show) were well aware before this. When Smithers is devastated by Burns’ lack of affection towards him, Homer becomes tenacious to find Smithers a partner. He is passionate about Mr. Burns and has at least occasional fantasies about the older man. When Smithers was a baby, his father, Waylon Smithers, Sr., was Burns's assistant until he died of radiation poisoning after saving Springfield from a potential nuclear meltdown. Perigard, Mark. He is arrested for trying to obtain opium for Mr. Burns while in Morocco. Manche der angegebenen Links hier sind Affiliate-Links. Dieser ist sichtlich über diese Aussage geschockt und fühlt sich ertappt. [2] Smithers never learned the true cause of his father's heroic death until Mr. Burns ended up telling the truth to the Simpsons family years later (due to Homer reliving mental trauma during his childhood from accidentally discovering Waylon Smithers Sr.'s half-decayed remains while diving into a watering hole and Smithers walking in just as Mr. Burns was telling them the truth), with Burns instead claiming Smithers Sr. was killed by amazonian warrior women. Sie ist die am längsten laufende US-Zeichentrick- und Primetimeserie. You're quite good at turning me on". "We'll have a gay old time." His father, Waylon Smithers, Sr., worked for Burns until he died of radiation poisoning after saving Springfield from a potential nuclear meltdown when Smithers was a baby. He, or at least sailors modeled in his likeness, were also prevalent in the final mission for the Medal of Homer level as enemies. Rayner, Ben. When Homer loses his temper and punches Burns in the face, Mr. Burns learns to become self-reliant and this results in Smithers being fired. Smithers appears in The Simpsons Arcade Game as the first boss of the final level, as well as one of the main antagonists. [41] David Silverman, a former supervising director has said, "[Smithers] seems to be focused on one particular human, as opposed to anything beyond that. This drove him into a nightmare of alcohol abuse and Comedy Central viewing. Smithers' father, Waylon Smithers, Sr., worked for Burns until he died of radiation poisoning after saving Springfield from a potential nuclear meltdown, making Mr. Burns the closest thing to a father figure he knew. "Is Smithers coming out of the closet? The Burns Cage - Simpsons Wiki Games Movies TV Video He is later killed by the real killer and falls on Lovejoy as if kissing. Dort arbeitet er als persönlicher Assistent, Sekretär und Butler des Besitzers Charles Montgomery Burns. Waylon Smithers, Jr. ist ein Mitarbeiter im Kernkraftwerk von Springfield. As a result of his firing, Smithers became a "hideous drunken wreck"[30] and when Mr. Burns was shot later, Smithers thought he might have done it while he was drunk. You know what I'm talking about." The Simpsons Wrestling In The Simpsons Wrestling, Mr. Burns is one of the game's bosses, although Smithers does most of the fighting for him. "Scandal in Springfield; For a gay old time, Bedrock has nothing on `The Simpsons' hometown." 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves", TV Guide,. However, he did, in a drunken stupor, shoot Jasper in his wooden leg while trying to rush home to watch his favorite TV show. Euch entstehen dadurch keine zusätzlichen Kosten. [38] In his first visual appearance in "Homer's Odyssey", Smithers was mistakenly animated with the wrong color and was made African American by Gyorgi Peluce, the color stylist. [25] Smithers has declared his love for Burns on some occasions, such as kissing Mr. Burns on the lips after saying "Oh, what the hell! Smithers und Julio werden ein Paar und so wird Mr Burns von seinem Assistenten vernachlässigt. Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employees, Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish, $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling), Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield, Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish", Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays, The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used To Be. He also came close to coming out to Mr. Burns during the Do What You Feel Day festivities in the episode "Bart's Inner Child", though he quickly covered himself by claiming he meant that he loved the Hawaiian shirt Mr. Burns was wearing at that time, and then privately lamented that he should have came out to Mr. Burns in the boat house earlier. After a while, Smithers' thyroid starts to swell because he can't afford his medication. Some of Homer and Bart's dialogue indicated that one of the sailors was in fact Smithers' grandpa. Er ist homosexuell, in einer Zukunftsvision spritzt er sich allerdings stündlich ein Mittel, durch das er total verrückt nach Frauen ist. [14] He is passionate about Mr. Burns and has at least occasional fantasies about the older man. [34] Smithers is voiced by Harry Shearer, who is also the voice of Mr. [6] Aside from his heavily implied homosexuality, Smithers was also implied to have at least some gender confusion and transvestite tendencies, as when smoking weed to allow Homer to not violate his vow of never smoking it again, Smithers ended up cross-dressing as Julie Garland and suggesting that Homer pose as Mickey Rooney of 60 Minutes fame until Homer's reference to where Mickey Rooney came from had him realize that Mr. Burns (who had earlier left to take a bath after sweating) had been gone for over an hour,[7] and his asking for bottles of estrogen from Marge during a drug sale claiming it was for "a friend trapped in the body of another friend" (which is implied to be his way of avoiding directly stating that he wanted them for himself),[8] and also his asking Kim Basinger for a copy of the red pumps that she used in LA Confidential, which was implied to be so he could use them to dress up as her.[9]. In Squeam, Smithers plans to ditch his own "gay ways", and is the main guy who dresses up like ghost face along with Lovejoy every 15 seconds. Er besitzt die größte Malibu Stacy Sammlung der Welt. However, upon Homer learning they were actually pizza vans and Burns had absolutely nothing to do with the vans at all, Smithers was ordered by Burns to release the hounds on him, and presumably fire him in the event Homer had been one of his employees. It was revealed in a flashback that he was married to a woman once, but the two split up when Mr. Burns cam… So hast du deine Lieblings-Communitys immer dabei und verpasst nie wieder etwas. The Toronto Star: February 20, 2005, pg. ", to which Smithers would reply, "That's Homer Simpson, sir, one of your [insert drones, organ banks, carbon blobs, etc.] For unknown reasons, Smithers in this game actually sounds much higher pitched than in the regular series (most of the other characters usually have more or less the same voices in the game). [34] The first appearance of yellow Smithers was "There's No Disgrace Like Home", the fourth episode of the first season. As such, he also implies that he is a regular attendee at the annual StacyCon at San Diego in Airport Hilton with his statement of "Hello, Malibu Stacy Fans. "Queer eye for yellow guys." Smithers dreams about Mr. Burns in "Marge Gets a Job." In high school, he was a target for bullies (including Homer Simpson),[3] while he was the announcer for the high school gymnastics competition, giving particular emphasis on the male gymnasts over the female gymnasts. Boston Herald; July 27, 2004, pg. Allerdings hat Smithers Probleme in seiner neuen Beziehung, denn er ist immer noch auf Burns gestellt. [4] Eventually, he became Burns' personal assistant. [52] PlanetOut hosted an online poll in the weeks prior to the episode to determine based on "cartoon gaydar" who was gay on the Simpsons, with 97% of the respondents choosing Smithers. [35] The script for "Blood Feud" originally featured Smithers saying "Just leave me enough to get home to my wife and kids," but the line had to be cut for time. Allerdings hat Smithers Probleme in seiner neuen Beziehung, denn er ist immer noch auf Burns gestellt. In "Midnight Rx", Burns cancels his employees' prescription medication plan. Smithers sagt, seine Eltern hätten ihn dazu gedrängt, „es „ mal auszuprobieren. The Smithers/Burns duo are playable in the Bonus Match Up. "Simpsons'" Smithers Part of Shrinking Minority? Das heißt, Fandom verdient eine Provision, wenn ihr über einen dieser Links etwas kauft. He was the main suspect in the subsequent shooting of Mr. Burns, but he was cleared due to it becoming clear that, as he had been watching Pardon My Zinger at the time of the shooting, he couldn't have been the one who done it. Smithers was once married to a woman, but it fell apart when she wanted to have sex with him, and also referred to Mr. Burns as "awful". Mit seinen neuen Assistenten kommt Burns aber nicht zurecht. Smithers was responsible for ensuring the art contest on The Krusty the Clown Show was rigged in Bart's favor as part of Burns' murderous vendetta against the Simpson family, and also reminded him that he wanted the Simpsons wiped off the face of the Earth. Waylon Josephine Smithers Jr. (en Hispanoamérica Wuándulo Smithers algunas temporadas, luego Waylon Smithers Jr., Acasio Smithers o Cástulo Smithers) un personaje ficticio recurrente de la serie de televisión de dibujos animados Los Simpson. Up until 2016, he was not openly gay, but most people knew he was homosexual before he came out. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 25, 1996. In The Simpsons Game, level "Lisa the Tree Hugger", Smithers was involved in Mr. Burns's plan of trying to cut down the entirety of Springfield Forest, and is comforting him about doing better next time when the plan fails due to Lisa and Bart's interference, as well as phoning some goons to beat up Al Gore. Nur sehr selten stellt er sich gegen Mr. Burns, was jedoch nie lange anhält, siehe "Wer erschoss Mr. Burns". Smithers was not included among these nine characters, and it caused a mild online controversy. Mit seinen neuen Assistenten kommt Burns aber nicht zurecht. He is unlocked upon completion of the Burns Manor. Occupation A montage of various clips that shows Smithers's lust for Mr. Burns follows, and in the end, McClure says "as you can see, the real deal with Waylon Smithers is that he's Mr. Burns's assistant. He has Springfield's largest collection of Malibu Stacy dolls. He definitely doesn't agree with Burns' actions. Chief Wiggum was listening due to it being a police trap and arrested Smithers, who was later exonerated. ", In the second season, the writers started to enjoy writing about Smithers and Burns's relationship, and the writers often pitched episodes with them as the focus, but many never came to fruition. Waylon Smithers, Jr. There have often been strong hints about Smithers's true feelings for his boss, with one of the earliest references being in the season one episode "The Telltale Head". He was disgusted by strippers who danced in front of him in a strip club. In one, Burns appears flying through Smithers's bedroom window as a large predatory bird, or jumping out of a birthday cake and singing "Happy birthday, Mr. 2 Quest, once you place down the Burns’ Manor building, you will unlock “Smithers.”. After that, he then tasks Homer with finding the vinyl record "Yes, We Have No Bananas" (according to Smithers, Burns needs it to bolo the exercise every morning, specifically to ensure his muscles don't fall off the bone). It had to be trimmed down due to scenes that showed "Mr. Burns landing on a particular position on Smithers's anatomy". Another example is "Marge Gets a Job", which has a dream sequence where Smithers is sleeping and Burns flies through a window. Smithers". Dort ist allerdings nur seine Stimme über einen Lautsprecher zu hören. [19], Aside from his suspected shooting of Mr. Burns, as well as any acts he did on Burns' behalf, he also did a very bad thing in a park during the night at one time while Chief Wiggum had been on patrol, although the latter did not arrest him during this time.