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. He later appeared in "I Married Marge", "Selma's Choice", and "Viva Ned Flanders". In the season eleven episode "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily", Maude was killed by a T-shirt cannon at the Springfield Speedway when Homer ducked at the last second to pick up a bobby pin on the ground. An example would be after Todd heard Homer cursing, he had said "Hell, no" and "I said I don't want any damn vegetables" at the dinner table. Bill and Marty (voiced by Harry Shearer and Dan Castellaneta) are two radio show hosts and DJs on Springfield's own radio station KBBL.

Jack Marley is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, with a voice resembling Droopy Dog. At 16, she began studying for law school, and by 24 she earned a law degree from Yale Law School and a medical degree from Harvard Medical School.

This caused Maude, who was returning to her seat behind Homer, to be struck instead, and fall off the grandstand to her death, at least a 20-foot drop. Julio (voiced by Hank Azaria) is a gay man who is attracted to Grady, although Grady breaks up with him.

In "Homer's Triple Bypass", Hibbert announces to Homer that his heart operation will cost $30,000. A saddened Lurleen sings a song called "Stand By Your Manager". Their first appearance is in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". [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.

It is implied that he may be bi-sexual; in the episode "A Star is Born-Again", he responds to what he believes as Ned Flanders showing interest in him with, "Are you hitting on me? [138] This study was rebutted, also in CMAJ, and both doctors are cast aside for Dr. Bones McCoy of Star Trek as a role model, "TV's only true physician" and "someone who has broken free from the yoke of ethics and practises the art and science of medicine beyond the stultifying opposition of paternalism and autonomy.

The most recent appearance they had was in Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life in November 2010. His catchphrase has caused some paranoia in Skinner (as seen in "Lisa's Date with Density"). Ned Flanders’ wife, Maude, was killed off of The Simpsons because the voice actress, Maggie Roswell, lived out of state in Denver. Castellaneta lifted his voice for the character from actor Richard Crenna's as Walter Denton in the sitcom Our Miss Brooks. [244] Several different models of Squeaky-Voiced Teen have been used throughout the series, featuring counterparts in Mexico, Australia, and England. The listed birthdate is May 12, 1956, meaning he turned 64 in 2020, and is officially a senior citizen. For the period from 1999 to 2002, during which Roswell left the show, she became a primarily nonspeaking character. Chalmers' own competence and dedication to his job are questionable.

He is portrayed in the traditional depiction of the Abrahamic God: a gray-haired man in a white robe with a booming voice.

[177] The script of "Some Enchanted Evening" describes Monroe as "a heavy, chain-smoking, compulsive eater. In Season 24's "The Changing of the Guardian", she has grown to a preschooler and shown as precociously talented, able to play musical instruments and practice painting.

prompting the Flanders to leave, after Ned comments that Moe's foul language is more at home at Denny's (in most international versions, "Denny's" is replaced with "McDonald's"). Hibbert is often seen in flashbacks (for example, Lisa's birth, or Bart's accidents as a toddler), and each time has a different hairstyle (afro, dreadlocks, Mr. T-style Mohawk, etc.)

In more current episodes, they appear as wall decorations in Maggie's and Lisa's rooms. After the first few seasons, Mr. Largo was rarely seen. She then admits she has trouble with the space bar. [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. Eventually, after losing the money, Cecil attempted to kill Bart which Bob never could, but ironically, this was foiled by Bob himself. In some ways, this decision has been a creative boon to The Simpsons, as the show's central character dynamics have rarely had to change, allowing fans to feel a sense of consistency during such a long run on the air.

[132] It was also suggested in the episode "Wild Barts Can't Be Broken" that he does not in fact have a medical license. In the 26th-season episode "Sky Police" she mentions that she has a brother named Stevie. 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. [213] 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. Ned Flanders says he is "right as rain, or, as we say around here, left as rain" but the man bluntly responds "Just stamp the ticket". His first appearance was in the season 8 episode "Brother from Another Series", where it was revealed that Bob only got the job as Krusty's sideshow ten years ago because Cecil, who had always wanted to be a children's entertainer, failed his audition. Cowboy Bob appears in the episodes The Call of the Simpsons, Bart Gets an "F", When Flanders Failed, Mobile Homer and Yellow Subterfuge.

Barlow appears in the episode "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere" as a customer at Marge's prescription drug-laden "yard sale", a reference to Limbaugh's Oxycontin addiction. Dr. Hibbert is married; he and his wife Bernice have at least three children, two boys and a girl. 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.". His last name was given as "Del Roy" in the episode "Behind the Laughter". It turned out, though, that Sideshow Bob faked the whole thing in another elaborate plot to kill Bart.

[170] Though he has nearly always been African-American,[171] he was mistakenly animated with yellow in "There's No Disgrace Like Home"[107] and his other first-season appearances. over the head with a folding chair and then proceeded to climb to the blackboard ledge and jump on the robot, breaking it. [77] She gives Lisa one of her cats, Snowball V, who looks exactly like her original Snowball II. He appears again, discussing Bart's problems at school and Lisa's special gift in a flashback sequence of "Lisa's Sax". Again in Season 3, in "Radio Bart," the Simpson family celebrates his 10th birthday. Abernathy is always surrounded by a large number of cats, and in every appearance she screams gibberish or throws cats at passersby. When you've finished reading this post, I promise you, everything will be wrapped up in a neat little package and you'll never look at Maude Flanders the … "[50], In 2003, Azaria won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for voicing Bumblebee Man, and various other characters.[51]. Rather than scrap the entire film, the producers decided to tone down the action flick, removing some of the harsher elements of the plot. Her first adult appearance is in the ninth season episode "The Two Mrs.

Captain Lance Murdock (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) is a professional stunt devil who appeared more in the early days of the show rather than the newer episodes. As a prize, Bart was offered either an elephant or $10,000 in cash, with the elephant option as a joke.

Ned has described Rod's hobbies as including "being quiet during trips, clapping with songs and diabetes". 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. The Squeaky Voiced Teen has acne, and his voice is in the process of breaking. Homer has worked for him on three occasions: as a Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa Claus, mattress salesman, and model for top-brand jeans. Later, Homer loves Marge again; he moves out. Coach Krupt (Hank Azaria), the new gym teacher at Springfield Elementary School following Miss Pummelhorst's departure in order to have a sex-change operation. When Moe Szyslak loses his temper at Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag, Todd responds with "Ow, my freaking ears!" Kirk previously served in the U.S. Army, and attended Gudger College. The Happy Little Elves are a parody of The Smurfs, who appeared more often in the show's earlier episodes, e.g. Lurleen Lumpkin (voiced by Beverly D'Angelo) is an aspiring country singer who is initially managed by Homer in "Colonel Homer". Carl is frequently said to be among the most attractive men in Springfield; in "Principal Charming", Homer concludes that Carl is too attractive for Selma. In "Dark Knight Court", Groundskeeper Willie refers to her as "Lunchlady Dora".

The resulting episode, “Farewell, Mr. Hooper,” remains one of the most poignant moments in children’s TV history. [2] According to legend, Jebediah Springfield and his partner Shelbyville Manhattan led a band that left Maryland in search of "New Sodom" due to a misinterpretation of the Bible, but they parted ways over political differences: though both men are devoted to chastity and abstinence, Manhattan wanted to let people be free to marry their cousins if they wish, which Springfield strongly opposed. Sprungfeld fled and changed his name in 1795 to hide his identity. Frank Grimes (voiced by Hank Azaria), occasionally referred to as "Grimey" much to his displeasure, was a 35-year-old everyman and consummate professional who had struggled through a lifetime of hardship. [96] The animators mistakenly believed that Hank Azaria was impersonating Csupó, when in fact he was doing an impression of Ricky Ricardo from the TV series I Love Lucy.

Princess Kashmir, voiced by Maggie Roswell, is the belly dancer who first appears in "Homer's Night Out" (and was the first woman who almost ruined Homer's marriage to Marge as Marge saw Homer dancing with her as a bad example for Bart in how to treat women). He also wears a coonskin cap. The intoxication of applause made him reduce himself to ridiculous behavior for laughter, which he compared to doing heroin and checking email.

Although Kirk found the new liberty of a single life tough, Luann uses her newfound freedom to live life in the fast lane, advising Marge to forget everything she thought she knew about her, to which Marge replied that she really did not know anything about Luann at all. 5 years ago.

[91][92] In "How I Wet Your Mother", Professor Frink creates a device that allows people to enter the dreams of others. When Lisa returns, she finds out that Murphy has died from circumstances which are never revealed.

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She first appeared in "Lisa's Rival", in which Lisa feels threatened by Allison's talents and abilities. Maude Flanders was the wife of Ned Flanders, and the mother of Rod and Todd Maude was a devout Christian who once attended a Bible camp to learn how to be more judgmental.

(Part Two)" and in the episode "All About Lisa" on the portrait of Sideshow Mel in the past. Otto Mann (voiced by Harry Shearer)[210] is the school bus driver for Springfield Elementary School. This caused Maude, who was returning to her seat behind Homer, to be struck instead, and fall off the grandstand to her death, at least a 20-foot drop. The Simpsons is a show that's always thrived on keeping its continuity very loose, with changes to the characters' lives only rarely becoming permanent, such as the death of Maude Flanders or Milhouse's parents getting divorced.

[105] Duffman is a muscular actor, dressed in a superhero costume who spouts slogans while he thrusts his hips.