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{{Quote|Skinnerrrrr!!!|Superintendent Chalmers' catchphrase}}
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name=Gary Chalmers|
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{{Character
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nickname=Supernintendo Chalmers|
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|name = Gary Chalmers
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gender=Male|
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|image = [[File:Gary Chalmers.png|200px]]
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hair=Gray, balding|
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|caption = Official artwork of Gary Chalmers by [[Matt Groening]]
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age=63|
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|gender = {{Male}}
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job=Superintendent of [[Springfield Elementary School]]|
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|status = Alive
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relatives=Wife - unnamed, Currently dating [[Agnes Skinner]]|
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|alias = Superintendent Chalmers<br>Chalmers<br>Super Nintendo Chalmers
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appearance="[[Whacking Day]]"|
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voiced by = [[Hank Azaria]]|
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|hair = Gray (balding; toupee<ref name="Replaceable">"[[Replaceable You]]"</ref>) (formerly brown)
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|job = Super-duperintendent of [[Springfield Elementary School]]<br>'''Formerly:''' Teacher<br>Superintendent of [[Springfield Elementary School]]<br>Vice-principal of [[Springfield High School]]<ref>''[[The Bart Book]]''</ref>
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|relatives = '''Wife:''' [[Rosemary Chalmers]] (deceased)<ref name="Bart Stops">"[[Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts]]"</ref><br>'''Sister:''' [[Muriel]]<br>'''Daughter:''' [[Shauna Chalmers]]<ref>"[[What to Expect When Bart's Expecting]]"</ref>
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|appearance = "[[Whacking Day]]"
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|voiced by = [[Hank Azaria]]
 
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'''Superintendent Gary Chalmers''', voiced by [[Hank Azaria]], is a character in [[The Simpsons]], the superintendent of [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield's]] [[Springfield Elementary School|school]] district. He was mistakenly called "Super Nintendo Chalmers" by [[Ralph Wiggum]] in "[[Lisa Gets an "A"]]". His first name was revealed to be Gary in "[[Yokel Chords]]".
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'''Superintendent Garibaldi "Gary" Chalmers''' is the superintendent<ref name="Bart Stops"/> of [[Springfield]]'s [[Springfield Elementary School|school]] district.
  
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==Personality==
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== Biography ==
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Chalmers is a strict and largely humorless man, with a short temper and low tolerance for disorder or rule-breaking; his general manner and personality like that of a military officer. Whenever he visits Springfield Elementary, some sort of disaster strikes. He produces extreme anxiety in [[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]], who offers increasingly improbable stories to explain what is happening. Chalmers is known for throwing open the doors to the room and bellowing "SKIN-NER!!!" or "CRACK-Y!!!", to which Seymour stammers "S-Superintendent Chalmers!" (in fact, as shown in the episode "[[Future-Drama]]", which takes place in the future, the superintendent is practically a vegetable, only capable of saying his trademark line). His catchphrase has caused some paranoia in Skinner (as seen in "[[Lisa's Date with Density]]"). On a few occasions he says Skinner's name this way when absolutely nothing has gone wrong, implying that he either pronounces Skinner's name this way by habit, or does it on purpose to scare him. Chalmers's own competence and dedication to his job are questionable. He let [[Ned Flanders]] allow the school to descend into anarchy when he was principal, freely admitting that he had fired Skinner for far less, explaining simply that "Skinner really bugged me." He seems disturbingly unconcerned with the school's decline, saying that "the way America's public schools are sliding, they'll all be like this in a matter of months. I say enjoy it — it's a hell of a toboggan ride!" He also promotes people based on personal bias as opposed to actual competence, promoting Principal Holloway, described by Skinner as a "drunk" and Chalmers as a "pill-popper", to assistant superintendent, overlooking the efforts made by Skinner to improve his school's standing.
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=== Early life ===
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Chalmers is originally from [[Utica]], Upstate [[New York]],<ref>"[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]"</ref> but has also said he was born in [[Queens]], [[New York]], went to {{W|Ball State}} and then made the move to [[Intercourse]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He is a proud owner of a red 1979 Honda Accord (and later, a Camry, which [[Otto Mann]] promptly wrecks). He mentioned to [[Principal Skinner]] that he is a Sagittarius (b. November 22-December 22).<ref>"[[The Heartbroke Kid]]"</ref>
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=== Teaching days ===
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Chalmers used to teach, until he supervised a group of detention students called [[The Fight Club]] and they beat him up when he mistakenly called them "The Breakfast Club". After this, he never taught again and only superintended. Years later, he ended up teaching [[Bart Simpson]] and several other students about {{Ch|Theodore Roosevelt}} when [[Principal Skinner]] challenged him to take over Bart's education.<ref name="Bart Stops"/>
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=== Personality ===
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Chalmers is a strict, no-nonsense, and largely humorless man, with a short temper and low tolerance for disorder or rule-breaking. His general demeanor and personality are like those of a military officer. Whenever he visits Springfield Elementary, some sort of disaster strikes. He produces extreme anxiety in [[Principal Skinner]], who offers increasingly improbable stories to explain what is happening. Chalmers is known for throwing open the doors to the room and bellowing "SKINNER!!!" or "SEYMOUR!!!", to which Seymour's usual response is to stammer "S-Superintendent Chalmers!" Evidently, Chalmers' trademark bellowed catchphrase has caused some paranoia in Skinner.<ref>"[[Lisa's Date with Density]]"</ref>
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Chalmers's own competence and dedication to his job are questionable. He let [[Ned Flanders]] allow the school to descend into anarchy when he was principal, freely admitting that he had fired Skinner for far less, explaining simply that "Skinner really bugged me." In fact, the only reason Chalmers even allowed Skinner to be reinstated as Principal was because Ned Flanders introduced prayer into the school, and thus was fired because Chalmers felt that religion should never be placed within school walls, just as school or government shouldn't be placed in church walls. He seems disturbingly unconcerned with the school's decline, saying that "the way America's public schools are sliding, they'll all be like this in a matter of months. I say enjoy it — it's a hell of a toboggan ride!" He also promotes people based on personal bias as opposed to actual competence, promoting Principal Holloway, described by Skinner as a "drunk" and Chalmers as a "pill-popper", to assistant superintendent, overlooking the efforts made by Skinner to improve his school's standing.
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[[File:Chalmers bald.png|thumb|left|Chalmers with a bald head]]
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When Springfield began erecting surveillance cameras around [[Springfield]] and [[742 Evergreen Terrace]] was discovered to be a blind spot and transformed into a crowding place for rebellious activity, Superintendent Chalmers was spotted swinging nunchucks while prancing in a Tutu.<ref>"[[To Surveil with Love]]"</ref>
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He was once involved in a large brawl in the teacher's lounge and was knocked out after [[Dewey Largo]] punched him over a wooden balcony.
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Chalmers and Skinner have also made [[Chalmskinn Productions]], an organization that the two school workers make when they sponsor [[Lisa]] in a film competition.
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=== Romantic Interests ===
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Chalmers once dated [[Agnes Skinner]], much to Skinner's dismay<ref>"[[Bart the Fink]]"</ref> (although on other occasions he has mentioned being married). Later, it is revealed that Chalmers is a widower and his wife's name was [[Rosemary Chalmers|Rosemary]].<ref name="Bart Stops"/>
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Skinner once received a note by Bart's [[Raymond Bird|carrier pigeon]] stating that Chalmers and [[Edna Krabappel]] were "doing it", after Skinner read it, Chalmers backed out of the room awkwardly and claimed she was on the rebound from [[Groundskeeper Willie]].<ref>"[[How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?]]"</ref> Chalmers also once said that he was dating the mother of one of the [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] band students.<ref>"[[Flaming Moe]]"</ref>
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He hooked-up with [[Brunella Pommelhorst]] during "Grownup Halloween".<ref>"[[Halloween of Horror]]"</ref>
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At some point he paid [[Mrs. Muntz]] for sex.<ref>"[[Better Off Ned]]"</ref>
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=== Hair ===
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When Chalmers was younger and a teacher, he had brown hair.<ref name="Bart Stops"/> However, he has since gone totally bald. His gray balding hairstyle is actually a toupee.<ref name="Replaceable"/>
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On a few occasions, Chalmers says Skinner's name this way when absolutely nothing has gone wrong, implying that he probably pronounces Skinner's name this way out of habit (e.g. once saying "SKINNNEERR! and [[Agnes Skinner|Mrs. SKINNNEERR!]]") This habit seems to also have an effect on words that rhyme with "Skinner", such as "I must get home to make sure my pool boy is using his SKIMMMEERR!", "...catch a fish for his DINNNEERR!" and "SPINNNEERR" after yelling at [[Bart Simpson]] for spinning in Skinner's chair.
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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=== Future ===
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In one possible future, Chalmers is practically a vegetable, wheelchair-bound and only capable of saying his trademark line: "Skinner!"<ref>"[[Future-Drama]]"</ref>
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In another possible future, Chalmers is a colonel of an army that he leads on the planet [[Rigel 7]] to fight the [[Rigellians]], to get [[Hillarium]], a liquid that makes everything funny. He is defeated after Bart makes Chalmers slap himself in a large robot suit that he controls by movement, telling him he had something on his face, thus making Chalmers fall off a cliff.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror XXII]]"</ref>
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In one comic story he revealed he had been dating [[Lunchlady Dora]].<ref>''[[The "X" Men]]''</ref> Chalmers and Dora were also seen making out in "[[Brick Like Me]]"
  
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In several episodes, such as "[[Bart the Fink]]", Chalmers was seen dating [[Agnes Skinner]] (much to Seymour's dismay), although in other episodes he has mentioned he is married.
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==== Chalmers ====
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/School Workers|Chalmers}}
  
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==Creation==
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==== Others ====
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In the DVD commentary to "22 Short Films About Springfield", ''Simpsons'' creators 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.
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<gallery>
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File:Mecha-Chalmers.png|[[Mecha-Chalmers]]
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File:Sorcerer-intendent Chalmers.png|[[Sorcerer Chalmers]]
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</gallery>
  
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== Biography ==
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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Chalmers originally hails from Utica, New York, according to "[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]", but has also said that he comes from Queens, New York and Intercourse, Pennsylvania. He attended Ball State University and is a proud owner of a red 1979 Honda Accord (and later, a Camry, which [[Otto Mann]] promptly wrecks). In "[[The Heartbroke Kid]]", it is revealed that Chalmers's sign is Sagittarius.
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[[File:Police Superintendent Chalmers.png|thumb|right|70px|Police Super-<br>intendent Chalmers]]
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*In the DVD commentary for "[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]", ''Simpsons'' creators noted that Superintendent Chalmers seems to be one of the few "normal" characters on the show, and Chalmers is frequently alone in his awareness of the show's zaniness.
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*His first name was revealed to be Gary in "[[Yokel Chords]]" by Bart.
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*In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "{{W|Shanksgiving}}", it's revealed that Gary has a brother, Police Superintendent Chalmers, who was raised by their mother after their parents divorced. The two brothers have apparently never met since they were old enough to remember.
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*In the [[season 32]] episode "[[The Road to Cincinnati]]", it's revealed that his full name is Garibaldi Chalmers.
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"Skinnerrrrr!!!"
―Superintendent Chalmers' catchphrase
Gary Chalmers
Gary Chalmers.png
Official artwork of Gary Chalmers by Matt Groening
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Alias(es): Superintendent Chalmers
Chalmers
Super Nintendo Chalmers
Hair: Gray (balding; toupee[1]) (formerly brown)
Occupation: Super-duperintendent of Springfield Elementary School
Formerly: Teacher
Superintendent of Springfield Elementary School
Vice-principal of Springfield High School[2]
Relatives: Wife: Rosemary Chalmers (deceased)[3]
Sister: Muriel
Daughter: Shauna Chalmers[4]
First appearance: "Whacking Day"
Voiced by: Hank Azaria
v • d • e • h


Superintendent Garibaldi "Gary" Chalmers is the superintendent[3] of Springfield's school district.

Biography

Early life

Chalmers is originally from Utica, Upstate New York,[5] but has also said he was born in Queens, New York, went to Ball State and then made the move to Intercourse, Pennsylvania. He is a proud owner of a red 1979 Honda Accord (and later, a Camry, which Otto Mann promptly wrecks). He mentioned to Principal Skinner that he is a Sagittarius (b. November 22-December 22).[6]

Teaching days

Chalmers used to teach, until he supervised a group of detention students called The Fight Club and they beat him up when he mistakenly called them "The Breakfast Club". After this, he never taught again and only superintended. Years later, he ended up teaching Bart Simpson and several other students about Theodore Roosevelt when Principal Skinner challenged him to take over Bart's education.[3]

Personality

Chalmers is a strict, no-nonsense, and largely humorless man, with a short temper and low tolerance for disorder or rule-breaking. His general demeanor and personality are like those of a military officer. Whenever he visits Springfield Elementary, some sort of disaster strikes. He produces extreme anxiety in Principal Skinner, who offers increasingly improbable stories to explain what is happening. Chalmers is known for throwing open the doors to the room and bellowing "SKINNER!!!" or "SEYMOUR!!!", to which Seymour's usual response is to stammer "S-Superintendent Chalmers!" Evidently, Chalmers' trademark bellowed catchphrase has caused some paranoia in Skinner.[7]

Chalmers's own competence and dedication to his job are questionable. He let Ned Flanders allow the school to descend into anarchy when he was principal, freely admitting that he had fired Skinner for far less, explaining simply that "Skinner really bugged me." In fact, the only reason Chalmers even allowed Skinner to be reinstated as Principal was because Ned Flanders introduced prayer into the school, and thus was fired because Chalmers felt that religion should never be placed within school walls, just as school or government shouldn't be placed in church walls. He seems disturbingly unconcerned with the school's decline, saying that "the way America's public schools are sliding, they'll all be like this in a matter of months. I say enjoy it — it's a hell of a toboggan ride!" He also promotes people based on personal bias as opposed to actual competence, promoting Principal Holloway, described by Skinner as a "drunk" and Chalmers as a "pill-popper", to assistant superintendent, overlooking the efforts made by Skinner to improve his school's standing.

Chalmers with a bald head

When Springfield began erecting surveillance cameras around Springfield and 742 Evergreen Terrace was discovered to be a blind spot and transformed into a crowding place for rebellious activity, Superintendent Chalmers was spotted swinging nunchucks while prancing in a Tutu.[8]

He was once involved in a large brawl in the teacher's lounge and was knocked out after Dewey Largo punched him over a wooden balcony.

Chalmers and Skinner have also made Chalmskinn Productions, an organization that the two school workers make when they sponsor Lisa in a film competition.

Romantic Interests

Chalmers once dated Agnes Skinner, much to Skinner's dismay[9] (although on other occasions he has mentioned being married). Later, it is revealed that Chalmers is a widower and his wife's name was Rosemary.[3]

Skinner once received a note by Bart's carrier pigeon stating that Chalmers and Edna Krabappel were "doing it", after Skinner read it, Chalmers backed out of the room awkwardly and claimed she was on the rebound from Groundskeeper Willie.[10] Chalmers also once said that he was dating the mother of one of the Springfield Elementary band students.[11]

He hooked-up with Brunella Pommelhorst during "Grownup Halloween".[12]

At some point he paid Mrs. Muntz for sex.[13]

Hair

When Chalmers was younger and a teacher, he had brown hair.[3] However, he has since gone totally bald. His gray balding hairstyle is actually a toupee.[1]

Traits

On a few occasions, Chalmers says Skinner's name this way when absolutely nothing has gone wrong, implying that he probably pronounces Skinner's name this way out of habit (e.g. once saying "SKINNNEERR! and Mrs. SKINNNEERR!") This habit seems to also have an effect on words that rhyme with "Skinner", such as "I must get home to make sure my pool boy is using his SKIMMMEERR!", "...catch a fish for his DINNNEERR!" and "SPINNNEERR" after yelling at Bart Simpson for spinning in Skinner's chair.

Non-canon

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

Future

In one possible future, Chalmers is practically a vegetable, wheelchair-bound and only capable of saying his trademark line: "Skinner!"[14]

In another possible future, Chalmers is a colonel of an army that he leads on the planet Rigel 7 to fight the Rigellians, to get Hillarium, a liquid that makes everything funny. He is defeated after Bart makes Chalmers slap himself in a large robot suit that he controls by movement, telling him he had something on his face, thus making Chalmers fall off a cliff.[15]

In one comic story he revealed he had been dating Lunchlady Dora.[16] Chalmers and Dora were also seen making out in "Brick Like Me"

The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Chalmers

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Chalmers
Image Cost Unlock method Unlocks with Unlock message
Gary Chalmers.png Cash.png85,000 Level 34
"SKINNERRRR?!" Pt. 1 		Springfield High School SKINNERRRR!
Technical Information ID Groups Internal Name
2400 Regular Characters, Regular Male, Senior, Adult, Agnes Past Beaux, Republican, School Workers, Normal Springfielders SuperintendentChalmers

Others

Behind the Laughter

Police Super-
intendent Chalmers
  • In the DVD commentary for "22 Short Films About Springfield", Simpsons creators noted that Superintendent Chalmers seems to be one of the few "normal" characters on the show, and Chalmers is frequently alone in his awareness of the show's zaniness.
  • His first name was revealed to be Gary in "Yokel Chords" by Bart.
  • In the Family Guy episode "Shanksgiving", it's revealed that Gary has a brother, Police Superintendent Chalmers, who was raised by their mother after their parents divorced. The two brothers have apparently never met since they were old enough to remember.
  • In the season 32 episode "The Road to Cincinnati", it's revealed that his full name is Garibaldi Chalmers.

Foreign dubs

Language Voice dubber
Czech Republic flag.png Čeština Milan Slepička
Hispanic America.gif Español Miguel Ángel Botello

Appearances

Episodes:Specials:Adverts:Simpsons Comics:Treehouse of Horror:Bart Simpson:Holiday Humdinger:Winter Wingding:Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book:One-Shot Wonders:Video Games:Books:

References

The Saga of Carl - title screen.png Wikisimpsons has a collection of images related to Gary Chalmers.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Replaceable You"
  2. ↑ The Bart Book
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Bart Stops to Smell the Roosevelts"
  4. ↑ "What to Expect When Bart's Expecting"
  5. ↑ "22 Short Films About Springfield"
  6. ↑ "The Heartbroke Kid"
  7. ↑ "Lisa's Date with Density"
  8. ↑ "To Surveil with Love"
  9. ↑ "Bart the Fink"
  10. ↑ "How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window?"
  11. ↑ "Flaming Moe"
  12. ↑ "Halloween of Horror"
  13. ↑ "Better Off Ned"
  14. ↑ "Future-Drama"
  15. ↑ "Treehouse of Horror XXII"
  16. ↑ The "X" Men


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