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Flanders the Devil

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For other devils, see Devil.
"It's always the one you least suspect!"
―Flanders the Devil[src]
Flanders the Devil
(a.k.a. The Devil Flanders)
Devil Flanders.png
Artwork of Flanders the Devil from The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Non-canon
Hair: Brown
Occupation: Prince of Darkness
First appearance: "Treehouse of Horror IV"
Voiced by: Harry Shearer


Flanders the Devil (also referred to as "The Devil Flanders") is the Devil in the form of Ned Flanders.

History[edit]

Flanders the Devil appears before Homer.

Homer found that he was out of donuts at work, and even his emergency donut was gone (Homer had already eaten it). Anguished, Homer lamented that he would sell his soul for a donut. As soon as the words were out of Homer's mouth, the Devil appeared in the guise of Ned Flanders. After confirming that Homer really did want to sell his soul for a donut, the Devil produced a contract and a flaming pen. Homer signed, and the Devil gave him the donut (straight from Hell's Kitchen, according to the lettering on the apron of the demon who served it).

Homer devoured most of the donut in seconds, but in a rare moment of clarity, he realized that the Devil would not be able to claim his soul if he didn't finish the donut. Homer started dancing around and mockingly singing "I'm smarter than the Devil!" The Devil transformed from his Flanders guise into a more demonic appearance and roared at Homer, "You are NOT smarter than me! I'll see you in Hell yet!" Then he returned to Hell.

Homer saved the last bite of the donut and put it in the refrigerator, labeling it "Daddy's Soul Donut. Don't eat!" Unfortunately, in the middle of the night, Homer wandered half-asleep to the fridge, found himself unable to resist the "forbidden donut", and ate it. The Devil Flanders immediately reappeared to take possession of Homer's soul. Marge and Lisa pleaded with the Devil and persuaded him to hold a trial the next night, in spite of his complaints about how difficult they were being: "You Americans with your 'due process' and 'fair trials.' This is always so much easier in Mexico." In the meantime, Homer was to spend the next day in Hell, until the trial.

Flanders the Devil is angry.

Homer's punishments during his day in Hell were being chopped into tiny pieces on a conveyor belt, and then being force-fed donuts in the Ironic Punishment Division of Hell Labs. The latter wasn't much of a punishment for Homer—he happily ate thousands of donuts and begged for more, much to the confusion of the demon administering the punishment. At the stroke of midnight, the Devil Flanders brought Homer back to the Simpson home for trial. Unfortunately, Marge had retained Lionel Hutz to defend Homer. Inept as usual, Hutz committed the blunder of allowing the Devil to hand-pick the "Jury of the Damned" in exchange for bathroom breaks.

The Devil Flanders, opening the trial, stated to the jury that he and Homer had a contract—Homer's soul in exchange for a donut "which I delivered! And it was scrump-diddily-umptious!" Hutz, for his part, blundered again, reminding the jury that by definition a contract was unbreakable. When Hutz realized he had no chance to win, he called a bathroom break and ran off by sneaking out the bathroom window.

The judge (the Grim Reaper) was about to deliver a verdict, but in a last-ditch effort, Marge produced a wedding day photo where Homer had written on the back that he pledged his soul to Marge. The jury then ruled that Homer's soul was the property of Marge Simpson and not the Devil, and the judge dismissed the case. Furious, the Devil Flanders conceded the loss, but bestowed a curse on Homer: "Let that ill-gotten donut be forever on your head!"

The next morning at breakfast, Homer had a giant donut for a head. Marge scolded him for picking at it, and Homer was afraid to leave for work because Springfield Police officers with cups of coffee were waiting expectantly for him to come out of the house.[1]

The kids of Springfield went on a vandalism spree and Flanders fashioned the church into a "Heck House" to teach them a lesson. When Ned asked God for the power to scare the kids straight, he was temporarily transformed into the Devil.[2]

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

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Devil Flanders
Image Cost Unlock method Unlock message Costume of Yearbook
Devil Flanders.png FREE Treehouse of Horror XXIII
The Black Hole Pt. 4
Wanna do a diddly-deal with the Devil? Tapped Out Unlock Ned.png
Ned
Character is available via the Yearbook Mystery Box
Donut Tapped Out.png30
Donut Tapped Out.png75 Treehouse of Horror XXIV and Flanders Family Reunion
Premium
Donut Tapped Out.png120 Treehouse of Horror XXV
Premium (with Heck House)
Donut Tapped Out.png120 Treehouse of Horror 2015
Premium
Donut Tapped Out.png125 Homer's Chiliad
Premium (with Five Alarm Chili)
Donut Tapped Out.png100 Treehouse of Horror XXVII
Premium (THOH Flashback Bundle #4)
Donut Tapped Out.png65 Treehouse of Horror XXVIII
Premium (Halloween Mystery Box)
Donut Tapped Out.png50 Treehouse of Horror XXIX and XXX
Premium (Mystery Jack-O-Lantern)
Donut Tapped Out.png20 Thanksgiving 2018, All American Auction, Blargsgiving, Northward Bound, The Atom Smasher and Cold Turkey
Premium (Alter Egos Mystery Box)
Simpsons Wrestling Mystery Box Token.png1 Treehouse of Horror XXXI
Treehouse of Horror XXXI Mystery Box (with Heck House)
Gold Box Token.png1 Heaven Won't Wait
Heaven Won't Wait Mystery Box
Donut Tapped Out.png120 Food Wars
Premium (with Five Alarm Chili)
Technical Information ID Groups Internal Name
2 N/A DevilFlanders

Behind the Laughter[edit]

  • When the Devil Flanders gets angry at Homer at the nuclear power plant, the form he assumes is exactly like the demon Chernabog in "Night on Bald Mountain" from Fantasia.
  • Homer's ironic punishment of being force-fed donuts is a parody of the Merrie Melodies cartoon Pigs Is Pigs.
  • Unsurprisingly, Mr. Burns seems to have an affinity for the Devil: "Who's that goat-legged fellow? I like the cut of his jib." Smithers replies, "Prince of Darkness, sir. He's your eleven o'clock."
  • When Devil Flanders first appears in the Simpson house, he and Bart exchange casual greetings: "Hey, Bart." "Hey."
  • The Devil's hand-picked "Jury of the Damned" consists of Benedict Arnold, Lizzie Borden, Richard Nixon, John Wilkes Booth, Blackbeard the Pirate, John Dillinger, and the starting line-up of the 1976 Philadelphia Flyers. When the jurors appear in the Simpson living room, the Flyers are the only ones who frighten the Simpsons.
  • Richard Nixon was still alive when "Treehouse of Horror IV" first aired. When he's summoned to be in the jury, he protests that he's not dead yet, but agrees to serve after the Devil Flanders reminds him that he owes the Devil a favor.
  • Ned is an old English term for devil.
  • An archive image of Flanders the Devil in the Heck House from "Treehouse of Horror XVIII" was seen in the couch gag for "Looking for Mr. Goodbart".

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