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UnSimpsons Wiki

2011-01-18T00:24:17Z

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{{Website
|name = UnSimpsons Wiki
|image = [[File:Unsimpsons Wiki Logo.png]]
|URL = http://unsimpsons.shoutwiki.com/wiki/
|status = Active
|launched = 9 January 2011
|founder = [[User:Jeff|Jeff]]
|type = Humor wiki
}}

'''UnSimpsons Wiki''' is a humor wiki based on [[Wikisimpsons]] and part of the Simpsons Wiki Alliance.

== History ==
Wikisimpsons was discussing about making several other wikis to be part of an alliance of Simpsons wikis in the hopes of attracting other users who liked other kinds of wikis. UnSimpsons was proposed as one of these.

A poll was started to decide whether an UnSimpsons wiki should be made as that was the least liked of the suggested wikis. In the end, it was created prematurely by [[User:Jeff|Jeff]] and after a dispute, was allowed into the Simpsons Wiki Alliance.
The wiki is similar to [http://uncyclopedia.org Uncyclopedia], which is also a satire wiki.

[[Category:Websites]]

E Pluribus Wiggum/References

2011-01-17T21:04:03Z

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== Cultural references ==
*The episode name is based on ''e pluribus unum''.
*While Homer is eating at the many fast-food restaurants, the song "Hungry like the Wolf" by [[wikipedia:Duran Duran|Duran Duran]] plays.

== Trivia ==
*It's heavily implied in this episode that Moe Syzlak is unable to vote due to being a registered sex offender.
*This is notably one of the few episodes where Homer's perspective on a concept actually proves to be correct, as he imagines quite correctly what a Think Tank is when Lisa suggests it. This fact is even noted in the episode when, shortly after imagining it, sees his family staring at Homer as if completely shocked, and Homer says "What? Not allowed to get one right?"
*The homepage [http://www.wiggumforprez08.com/ wiggumforprez08.com] was used in the promo picture, and is a real site registered by FOX.

== Continuity ==
*Notice one of the people at [[Trader Earth's]] is [[Julio]] the gay man from [[Three Gays of the Condo]].
*Juan Peron, former Argentinian president, was mentioned in a chat that Lenny and Carl had in Moe's Tavern. This fact made the episode be banned in Argentina, since they refer to Peron as a "dictator" while Mr. Peron is the only president in the country's history to be elected democratically by 3 periods. Confusion might be originated in the fact that Perón was ranked as General in the Argentinian Army.
*[[Lisa]] mentions that she and Ralph used to date. ([[I Love Lisa]])
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UnSimpsons Wiki

2011-01-17T21:00:54Z

Jeff:

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2011-01-17T20:59:14Z

Jeff:

''Most recent news about The Simpsons''
*'''January 16:''' "[[Flaming Moe]]" airs in the US.
*'''January 13:''' Neil Gaiman to guest star on The Simpsons
*'''January 9:''' "[[Moms I'd Like to Forget]]" airs in the US, and is watched in 12.65 million households.
*'''December 14:''' {{SN|New Simpsons Movie|James L. Brooks states that he's open to making a sequel to The Simpsons Movie}}
*'''December 12:''' The episode "[[Donnie Fatso]]" airs. This is the last episode of the season until 2011.
*'''December 5''': The episode "[[The Fight Before Christmas]]" airs, featuring a live-action sequence where [[Katy Perry]] appears as herself with the Simpsons characters as puppets.
*'''December 3''': Fox News host {{w|Bill O'Reilly}} criticized the show for a joke about the network that appeared in "[[The Fool Monty]]". Al Jean responds: "We’re happy to have a little feud with Bill O'Reilly. That’s a very entertaining thing for us."

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Flaming Moe

2011-01-17T20:56:03Z

Jeff:

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:''For the drink from the episode [[Flaming Moe's]], see [[Flaming Homer]].''

"'''Flaming Moe'''" is the eleventh episode of [[Season 22]].

==Synopsis==
[[Moe Szyslak|Moe]] and [[Waylon Smithers|Smithers]] turn [[Moe's Tavern|Moe's]] into "Mo's", a gay bar. Meanwhile, [[Principal Skinner]] uses [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] to get closer to dating a [[Calliope Juniper|substitute music teacher]] after finding out that he is dating her [[Melody Juniper|daughter]].

==Plot==
Mr. Smithers discovers that he isn't included in Mr. Burns' will. When confronted, Burns tells him he only respects "self-made men". An upset Smithers tries to cheer himself up by going to a gay bar but is denied entrance because he isn't attractive like the rest of the men in the bar. He stops by Moe's Tavern and notices how slow business is. Smithers proposes to Moe that they refurbish the bar and make it into a more accepting gay bar. By doing so, he hopes to earn Mr. Burns' respect by building a successful business in addition to having a place to feel accepted. Moe's is turned into an ultra-trendy gay bar. The bar's new visitors come to believe that Moe is gay. Moe pretends to be gay in fear of destroying their business. Moe then goes on to become even more popular than Waylon, so popular with the local gay community that they push Moe to run for the city council to become the first "openly gay" council member.

Smithers then attempts to "out" Moe as straight while Moe is announcing his candidacy. He demands that Moe kiss him as proof that he is really gay. Puckering his lips, Moe leans into Smithers, but at the last minute cannot and announces that he was lying. The crowd is upset and leaves. Before Moe leaves, he grabs Smithers and kisses him, afterward saying "Like frisbee golf, I'm glad I tried it once". Moe's Tavern is reverted back to it's old appearance.

===Sub-plot===
Meanwhile, Skinner tries to date the substitute music teacher, Ms. Juniper, and sets her daughter Melody up with Bart to get near to her. Bart can not handle Melody and breaks up with her. Ms. Juniper quits her job and moves out of town with Melody.

==Production==
The episode was written by Matt Selman and directed by Chuck Sheetz. It guest starred [[Alyson Hannigan]] as [[Melody Juniper|Melody]] and [[Kristen Wiig]] as [[Ms. Juniper]].

==Reception==
The episode has received ''very'' positive reviews from TV critics <ref>http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/01/the-simpsons-review-flaming-moe/</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Flaming Moe promo 2.jpg|The second promo for this episode.
File:Interior of Mo's - panorama.JPEG|Interior of Mo's.
File:Think different mapple.png
File:LeagueOfEHG.jpg
File:Comic Book Gay.jpg|[[Comic Book Guy]]'s cousin - [[Comic Book Gay]]
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

{{Season 22}}
[[Category:2011]]

Calliope Juniper

2011-01-17T20:55:54Z

Jeff:

{{Character
|name= Ms. Calliope Juniper
|image=
|gender={{Female}}
|hair= Light brown; Purple
|age=
|status= Alive
|job= Music teacher
|relatives= '''Daughter''': [[Melody Juniper|Melody]]<br/> '''Unnamed husband'''
|appearance= [[Flaming Moe]]
|voiced by= [[Kristen Wiig]]
}}'''Ms. Calliope Juniper''' is the substitute music teacher for the music class at [[Springfield Elementary School]]. [[Principal Skinner|Seymour Skinner]] has a crush on her. They dated for three months.

She was once a groupie for the Dave Matthews Band.
==Appearances==
*{{ep|Flaming Moe}}

{{Simpsons characters}}
[[Category:Characters voiced by guest stars]]

Flaming Moe

2011-01-17T20:48:29Z

Jeff:

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:''For the drink from the episode [[Flaming Moe's]], see [[Flaming Homer]].''

"'''Flaming Moe'''" is the eleventh episode of [[Season 22]].

==Synopsis==
Moe and Smithers turn Moe's into "Mo's", a gay bar. Meanwhile, Principal Skinner uses Bart to get closer to dating a substitute music teacher after finding out that he is dating her daughter.

==Plot==
Mr. Smithers discovers that he isn't included in Mr. Burns' will. When confronted, Burns tells him he only respects "self-made men". An upset Smithers tries to cheer himself up by going to a gay bar but is denied entrance because he isn't attractive like the rest of the men in the bar. He stops by Moe's Tavern and notices how slow business is. Smithers proposes to Moe that they refurbish the bar and make it into a more accepting gay bar. By doing so, he hopes to earn Mr. Burns' respect by building a successful business in addition to having a place to feel accepted. Moe's is turned into an ultra-trendy gay bar. The bar's new visitors come to believe that Moe is gay. Moe pretends to be gay in fear of destroying their business. Moe then goes on to become even more popular than Waylon, so popular with the local gay community that they push Moe to run for the city council to become the first "openly gay" council member.

Smithers then attempts to "out" Moe as straight while Moe is announcing his candidacy. He demands that Moe kiss him as proof that he is really gay. Puckering his lips, Moe leans into Smithers, but at the last minute cannot and announces that he was lying. The crowd is upset and leaves. Before Moe leaves, he grabs Smithers and kisses him, afterward saying "Like frisbee golf, I'm glad I tried it once". Moe's Tavern is reverted back to it's old appearance.

===Sub-plot===
Meanwhile, Skinner tries to date the substitute music teacher, Ms. Juniper, and sets her daughter Melody up with Bart to get near to her. Bart can not handle Melody and breaks up with her. Ms. Juniper quits her job and moves out of town with Melody.

==Production==
The episode was written by Matt Selman and directed by Chuck Sheetz. It guest starred [[Alyson Hannigan]] as [[Melody Juniper|Melody]] and [[Kristen Wiig]] as [[Ms. Juniper]].

==Reception==
The episode has received ''very'' positive reviews from TV critics <ref>http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/01/the-simpsons-review-flaming-moe/</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Flaming Moe promo 2.jpg|The second promo for this episode.
File:Interior of Mo's - panorama.JPEG|Interior of Mo's.
File:Think different mapple.png
File:LeagueOfEHG.jpg
File:Comic Book Gay.jpg|[[Comic Book Guy]]'s cousin - [[Comic Book Gay]]
</gallery>

== References ==
<references/>

{{Season 22}}
[[Category:2011]]

Late shift worker

2011-01-17T20:47:00Z

Jeff:

{{Conjecture}}
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|image = [[File:Late shift worker.png|250px]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = Gray
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|relatives =
|appearance = "[[Flaming Moe]]"
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The '''Late shift worker''' is an employee at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] who works at the late shift, among his two friends who look similar to [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]], just like he looks similar to [[Homer]].

When the worker took Homer's chocolate bar, Homer started a fight between the day and late shifts.

== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Flaming Moe}}

{{Simpsons characters}}
{{Springfield Nuclear Power Plant}}

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[[Category:Adults]]
[[Category:One time characters]]

Cecil Terwilliger

2011-01-17T20:45:14Z

Jeff:

{{Featured article}}
{{Quote|And now to kill you. There may be a slight ringing in your ears. Fortunately, you'll be nowhere near them.|Cecil|Brother from Another Series}}
{{Character
|name= Cecil Underdunk Terwilliger
|image= [[File:Cecil.png|220px]]
|gender= {{Male}}
|hair= Blonde
|status= Alive
|job= Criminal Mastermind<br>Former Chief Hydrological and Hydrodynamical Engineer
|relatives= '''Brother:''' [[Sideshow Bob]]<br>'''Sister-in-law:''' [[Francesca Terwilliger]]<br />'''Father:''' [[Gino Terwilliger]]
|appearance= "[[Brother from Another Series]]"
|voiced by= [[David Hyde Pierce]]
}}
'''Cecil Underdunk Terwilliger''' is the younger brother of [[Sideshow Bob|Robert Underdunk Terwilliger (Sideshow Bob)]].

==Biography==
===Early life===
When he was young, Cecil was ignored by his parents compared to Bob, similar to the rest of his life.<ref>[[Simpsons/Sideshow Sibling Smackdown]]</ref>
Cecil's dream since a child was to become [[Krusty the Clown]]'s sidekick on ''[[The Krusty the Clown Show]]''.<ref name="BFAS">[[Brother From Another Series]]</ref> Cecil spent, according to Bob, "four years at clown college", to which Cecil replies, "I'd thank you not to refer to Princeton that way". Krusty and the producers of his show rejected Cecil during his audition. Cecil offered to perform his prepared "pie-in-the-face take" before he was ushered off-stage, but this did not change the producers' minds as Cecil lacked the dignity neccesary to pull the bit off. It was then that Krusty spotted Robert, standing to the side in a fine suit and looking like he genuinly didn't want to be there. Krusty ordered a pie-in-the-face for him, the resulting impact knocking off Robert's top hat and causing his hair to spring up from under it. Krusty hired Robert as his sidekick on the spot. Cecil resented and was jealous of his brother. His birthday is also on May 18, 1973.
===Springfield Dam Plot===
When Sideshow Bob was released from [[Springfield Penitentiary|prison]], Cecil hired him to work for his company building a new [[Springfield Hydroelectric Dam|hydroelectric dam]] along the river, proudly telling him that he was [[Springfield]]'s "Chief Hydrological and Hydrodynamical Engineer". Cecil's true intentions, however, were to skim money from the dam project's contract, build a poor quality dam, and frame his brother for the resulting destruction (mainly due to his still being sore about Sideshow Bob getting the part of sideshow on Krusty's show). Cecil's plot was discovered by [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] and [[Lisa Simpson]], although they initially thought it was Sideshow Bob who was guilty until Cecil revealed his true colors. Ultimately, he lost the laundered money in a struggle against Bart. However, he does try to succeed in doing "the one thing Bob failed to do," which is of course killing Bart Simpson, albeit in an ironically crude fashion as him throwing Bart off of a cliff, although he hints that he'll lie if anyone asks how he did it. This attempt was foiled, ironically by Sideshow Bob. Cecil wasn't done yet, however, so he decided to both blow up the dam as well as directly kill both Bart and Sideshow Bob by shooting the dynamite stick (Bob had to use the Dynamite as a rope to catch Bart), although Bob and Bart foiled this effort by cutting the detonation charge, nearly killing themselves in the process. Despite Bob's innocence, both brothers were sent to prison, since [[Chief Wiggum]] did not believe that Sideshow Bob was innocent, despite testimonies from Bart, Lisa, himself, and Lou.<ref name="BFAS" />

===Prison and Release===
Unpopular compared to his brother, and being compared to by a new prisoner as like [[wikipedia:Tito Jackson|Tito Jackson]]. Cecil was also forgotten by the Police force for a parole hearing as he was apparently never checked in to prison, as Bob was also arrested at the same time, and so Cecil was released. Cecil rented a hideout. Meanwhile [[Lisa Simpson]] was also being overshadowed by her [[Bart|brother]]. Wanting to be different from Bob, Cecil decided to destroy Lisa for thwarting his plan to destroy the dam. Lisa received a death threat and [[Marge]] thinking that it was from Sideshow Bob, called the jail, where he was still, his parole hearing failing. Cecil got a seat on the School Board and as part of a money saving plan, got Lisa's favorite lesson, music canceled and her saxophone marked as a "dangerous instrument". He also joined the Friends of the Library Committee and got the Library's books replaced with graphic novels. He also threatened Krusty with pictures from his Bangkok vacation, so he would stop showing [[Itchy and Scratchy]], which was replaced with Jeeves and Wooster and gets [[Springfield Elementary School|her school]] permanently closed. Comparing the death threats, Lisa notices the different, yet similar handwriting, just as a wrecking ball smashed through the wall. [[Gary]], [[Doug]] and [[Benjamin]] trace the IP for Lisa, which leads them to the Warehouse District. However, Cecil was already their and caught them, as the nerds where working with Cecil. However, the wrecking ball was from the Construction Workers Union, as Homer ate their lunch. Cecil planned to freeze Bart and Lisa in Liquid Nitrogen, like he had some door-to-door salesman. At that moment however, the [[Springfield Police|police]] arrested Cecil.
===Bob's Funeral===
[[File:DeathOfBobb.png|thumb|right|150px|Cecil at Bob's "funeral"]]
He was seen again when Sideshow Bob was put on trial for trying to kill The Simpsons family and there [[Robert Terwilliger Sr.|his father]] says Sideshow Bob has a rare heart condition which was caused by his many failed attempts to kill Bart.<ref>[[Funeral for a Fiend]]</ref> It was then revealed he had to take medication to keep himself healthy but Bart throws it out the window thinking it's a bomb and Sideshow Bob drops dead. Cecil then invites Bart to Bob's cremation and Bart decides to go to change the way he acted during Bob's funeral, however it is just a trap and Sideshow Bob is not dead but is alive and came out of his coffin to kill Bart by putting him in it and getting burned. But Bob's family's plan is yet foiled again and he, Cecil, Robert Sr., Francesca, and Bob's mother are all sent to jail, while Bob is stuck in a straight coat, and most of his family is playing poker. In "The Bob Next Noor", it is unknown why he and the rest of Bob's family were not seen in Bob's cell.
===Bart's Dream===
Cecil made a brief appearance in one of Bart's dreams, in which he and Bob are flying kites together.<ref>[[O Brother, Where Bart Thou?]]</ref>
==Behind the Laughter==
Cecil, voiced by [[David Hyde Pierce]], and Robert, voiced by [[Kelsey Grammer]], have a relationship similar to that of [[wikipedia:Niles Crane|Niles Crane]] and [[wikipedia:Frasier Crane|Frasier Crane]], whom the actors played on the sitcom ''[[wikipedia:Frasier|Frasier]]''. His mannerisms are similar to that of his Fraiser counterpart. Cecil was designed to look similar to David, yet still look like Sideshow Bob.
==Appearances==
*{{ep|Brother from Another Series}}
*{{ep|Funeral for a Fiend}}
*{{ep|O Brother, Where Bart Thou?}}
*{{bk|The Krusty Book}}
==References==
<references/>

{{Terwilliger Family}}
{{Simpsons characters}}
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Ms. Juniper

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{{Character
|name= Ms. Calliope Juniper
|image=
|gender= Female
|hair= Light brown; Purple
|age=
|status= Alive
|job= Music teacher
|relatives= '''Daughter''': [[Melody Juniper|Melody]]<br/> '''Unnamed husband'''
|appearance= [[Flaming Moe]]
|voiced by= [[Kristen Wiig]]
}}'''Ms. Calliope Juniper''' is the substitute music teacher for the music class at [[Springfield Elementary School]]. [[Principal Skinner|Seymour Skinner]] has a crush on her. They dated for three months
==Appearances==
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Charles Montgomery Burns

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''For others named Charles Montgomery Burns, see: [[Mr. Burns (disambiguation)]]''.
{{Quote|Excellent.|Burns' catchphrase}}
{{Character
|name = Charles Montgomery Burns
|image = [[File:Montgomery Burns.png|230px]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = Gray
|age =
|status = Alive
|job = Owner of The Power Plant<br>World War II Veteran
|relatives = '''Grandparents:''' [[Franklin Burns]] <br> '''Parents:''' [[Clifford Burns]] and [[Daphne Burns]] <br> '''Siblings:''' [[Cornelius Burns]]<br>[[Cornelia Hernandez]]<br>[[Zeph Burns]] <br>'''Son:''' [[Larry Burns]]<br>[[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] <small>(foster son)</small><br>'''Niece:''' [[Pepita Hernandez]]<br>'''Aunt:''' [[Doreena Burns]]<br>'''Grandchildren:''' Unnamed
|appearance = "[[Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire]]"
|voiced by = [[Christopher Collins]]<br>[[Harry Shearer]]
}}

'''Charles Montgomery Plantagenet Schicklgruber Burns'''<ref>[http://www.hulu.com/watch/207104/the-simpsons-flaming-moe]</ref>, also known as '''C.M Burns''', '''Mr. Burns''', '''Monty''', or simply '''Burns''', (born September 15) is viewed as an antagonist to many, if not all, of the inhabitants of Springfield. He is an elderly, skinny man who is shown as being cruel, bitter, cynical, heartless and greedy. Burns owns and runs the [[100 Industrial Way|Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].

Burns frequently orders his aide, [[Waylon Smithers]], to "release the hounds," so as to let his vicious guard dogs attack any intruders, enemies or even invited guests. Mr. Burns is Springfield's richest and most powerful citizen. His net worth has been stated to be in the billion-dollar range, although at one point it slipped to "only" $996 million, which led to his being demoted from Billionaire Camp to Millionaire Camp <ref>[[The Burns and the Bees]]</ref>. Burns uses his power and wealth to do whatever he wants, usually without regard for consequences and without interference from the authorities.
== Biography ==
[[File:Young Burns.gif|thumb|right|A youger Burns and Bobo, his teddy bear]]
The Burns family has deep roots in the United States. Burns' date of birth is arguable. He's believed to be born on September 15, 1890, although he himself says he was born in 1881. As a child, Burns lived happily in a northern state with his natural parents, [[Clifford Burns|Clifford]] and [[Daphne Burns]], as one of 11 children, one being the comedian [[George Burns]], and his teddy bear [[Bobo]]. As a child, Burns was so cheery and amiable that his parents called him "Happy."<ref>[[Rosebud]]</ref>

At a young age he left his family to live with a twisted and heartless billionaire (who was actually his grandfather, a former slaveholder named Colonel [[Wainwright Montgomery Burns]]), who owned an "atom mill" in Springfield, where laborers split atoms by hitting anvils with sledgehammers. Burns lived a life of privilege and would amuse himself by injuring hapless immigrant laborers; it appears that Wainwright was directly responsible for turning Charles Montgomery from a pleasant child into a coldhearted man, much like himself.
[[File:Mr burns WW2.jpg|thumb|left|Burns with Abe Simpson during WWII]]
Charles Montgomery Burns later attended Yale University, where he studied science and business, played on the varsity football team, and was inducted into the Skull and Bones secret society. Burns graduated from Yale in 1932.<sup>[citation needed]</sup>

In 1938, at Burns' 7-year college reunion, he became romantically involved with the daughter of an old flame. She would later bear his child, [[Larry Burns]], who was given up for adoption and would later enter Mr. Burns' life briefly.<ref>[[Burns, Baby Burns]]</ref>

Burns served in the [[Flying Hellfish]] during World War II, holding the rank of private after being demoted for his involvement in a romantic scandal and attempting to block a probe from J. Edgar. Burns is proud of the fact that he manufactured shells for the Nazis, seeing himself as being superior to [[wikipedia:Oskar Schindler|Oskar Schindler]] because "my shells worked, dammit!"<ref>[[A Star Is Burns]]</ref>

A member of Springfield's [[Flying Hellfish]] battalion (even though it was later shown that Mr. Burns was in the Waffen SS, the special forces of the Nazi army), he saw action in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge, serving under Sergeant [[Abraham Simpson]]. He was later transferred to the South Pacific with part of his squad. During the closing years of the war, when his platoon was clearing out a German-occupied castle, Mr. Burns came across several valuable portraits. Since they couldn't decide on who they should go to, they decided to enter into a tontine, which Mr. Burns was removed from decades after the war, after being dishonorably discharged when he tried to kill Abe. The paintings were later handed back to a German whose relatives owned them.<ref>[[Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"]]</ref>
[[File:MrBurnsVest.gif|thumb|Mr Burns showing off his expensive clothing]]
At the end of World War II he was personally hired by President Harry S Truman to transport a specially-printed trillion-dollar bill to Europe as the United States' contribution to the reconstruction of the continent. As the United States' richest citizen, Burns was thought to be also the most trustworthy. Burns absconded with the bill and kept it in his possession for many years until it was lost to Fidel Castro.<ref>[[The Trouble with Trillions]]</ref>
[[File:Burns SS Card.png|thumb|left|Montgomery Burns revealing he was a member of the SS]]
Burns spent time as a biochemist and bioterrorist before purchasing the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]]. During the 1960s, Burns operated a biological weapons laboratory until it was destroyed by peace activists - including [[Homer]]'s mother, [[Mona Simpson]].

In the 1970s, Burns bought the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]]. Burns currently owns the plant, although he has parted with it several times, including when he sold it to German investors, when the bank foreclosed on it and put [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] in charge, when he lost all of his money in a bet with Colonel O'Hara, and when Homer and Bart staged a hostile takeover of it. In each of these instances, Burns regained ownership of the nuclear plant.

After allowing his assistant to sacrifice himself to stop a potential nuclear meltdown, he secretly raised his son [[Waylon Smithers]] as his own. He is unaware that Smithers is gay and has had a crush on him for years. Their relationship has had its rough spots, as Smithers was one of the prime suspects in the shooting of Mr. Burns in 1995. Mr. Burns has grown to be the oldest man in Springfield
[[File:Mr Burns evil.gif|thumb|Mr. Burns in his typical evil mood]]

== Character ==
=== Personality ===
Mr. Burns embodies a number of stereotypes about Corporate America, as he has an unquenchable desire to increase his own wealth and power. Burns also embodies the stereotype of a manager by forgetting his employees' names (especially Homer's, despite it appearing that they interact more than Burns does with most of his employees), though this can be attributed to his senility. Burns is also unconcerned for their safety and well-being. His aspirations to apply obsolete technology to everyday life or references to Victorian-era people or places provide a common source of humour on the show. Recently, he has become less evil and more eccentric.

Although Mr. Burns has a vast amount of money, he doesn't do charity, and simply releases "The Hounds" at any charity collectors coming to his mansion.

Mr. Burns seems to enjoy bossing his assistant, [[Waylon Smithers]], to do everything for him, from getting him dressed to driving him about.

[[File:Mr burns state of mind.jpg|thumb|Mr Burns struggles to understand Ketchup and Catsup]]
At times, Burns appears to be completely removed from modern conventions and, sometimes, reality. He continually fails to recognize Homer Simpson or remember his name despite all the major events in Burns' life on the series have revolved around him in some way, similar to Krusty not remembering Bart's name. Burns is also for the most part unaware of the townspeople's general dislike of him.

Mr. Burns uses archaic phrases and antiquated expressions that have either changed meanings or fallen out of common usage in American English, including score (meaning 20), twain (two), post-haste (quickly), petroleum distillate (gasoline), gay (jolly), dean (principal), velocitator and deceleratrix (a car's accelerator and brake), aeromail (post by air), lollygagger (slacker), fourth form (fourth grade), ahoy-hoy (hello), jumping box and picto-tube (television), Autogyro (helicopter), DictaBelt (dictation machine), the New York Nine (New York Yankees), horseless sleigh (snowmobile, although it could just mean that he was trying to be a mysterious character), crackleberries (peanuts), talkie (movies with sound), thrice (three times), and mater (mother). He also answers the telephone in the same way that the man widely credited for the ''Invention'' of the Telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, is purported to have answered it ('Ahoy, Hoy?'). In one episode he also rings Smithers and says "Smithers, come here, I want you.", a take on what are reputedly the first words spoken by Alexander Graham Bell on his telephone ("Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you").

He also displays mannerisms which are considered outdated, such as practicing phrenology, writing with a quill pen, driving a [[1936 Stutz Bearcat]] while wearing a Edwardian motorist's outfit which includes hat, driving gloves and goggles, carrying a mace for self defense (though the weapon actually shown was a flail), driving without regard to traffic laws in the manner of early 20th century motorists, and using an antique view camera to take photographs.

Burns appears unaware of 20th century political and social developments, such as Fidel Castro replacing Fulgencio Batista as the President of Cuba, Siam changing its name to Thailand, the Belgian Congo changing its name to the Congo-Kinshasa, Prussia being absorbed into the German Empire, India gaining its independence from the British Empire, New Mexico entering the United States, the Wall Street Crash of 1929, Idlewild Airport changing its name to JFK Airport, the disbanding of the Negro Leagues, the desegregation of the Major Leagues, Joe DiMaggio no longer being a rookie, the extinction of the dodo, the demolition of the Polo Grounds, the ceasing of publication of Collier's Weekly, the demise of the DuMont Television Network, believing tires need to be revulcanized, confusing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_ramones The Ramones] with The Rolling Stones ("have the Rolling Stones killed"), thinking cars are still operated by levers, believing mail may still be delivered by autogyro (once asking for a package to be delivered by autogyro to the Prussian Embassy in Siam) and the occurrence of the 1939 World's Fair.

Mr. Burns' investment portfolio includes long-defunct shares in "Confederated Slaveholdings, Transatlantic Zeppelin, Amalgamated Spats, Congreve's Inflammable Powder, U.S. Hay", and an "up-and-coming Baltimore Opera Hat Company".

Burns commonly refers to deceased persons as if they were alive, including Al Jolson, Tallulah Bankhead, Louise Brooks, Honus Wagner, Cap Anson, and Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown.

He also believes some social institutions and inventions are novel or nonexistent, such as musicals about "the common cat" and "the King of Siam", the Packard automobile, the Fire Department, ice cream (or "iced cream"), vending machines, recycling, strip clubs, the DuMont, the word "into", silent films like the 1929 ''Lulu'', and the synonymity of ketchup and catsup. While trying to chat up a young woman, Burns offers to play the clavichord and show stereopticon images of the Crimean War.
[[File:Springfield Nuclear Power Plant 3.png|thumb|right|Mr Burns' office]]

=== Health ===
[[File:Mr burns hurts homer.jpg|thumb|left|Mr. Burns strangling Homer, in a menacing fashion]]
Burns has numerous physical ailments and health problems, or more accurately he has nearly 'every' physical ailment and health problem. He is often to the point where he seems to straddle the line between life and death. On prior occasions, Burns may have died. Presently, Burns has a condition known as "Three Stooges Syndrome" where a delicate state of homeostasis is created by the presence in his body of every disease known to man and other newly-discovered diseases unique to him, which, when all trying to invade his body simultaneously, cancel out each other. Mr. Burns took this as being invincible, although the doctor who told him this implied that the slightest breeze could kill him.<ref>This is stated in [[The Mansion Family]]</ref>

Physically weak, he often has great difficulty performing the most basic physical tasks, such as giving a thumbs-up, receiving a hug, crushing a paper cup, or stepping on an insect. He is weak enough to be pushed over by an ant or a high-five, or pushed down by a sponge scrub on his head (although he was able to eventually get up in the latter case). Bunting a baseball sends him flying to the backstop. The weight of Toothpaste on his Toothbrush is enough to pull him over.<ref>This is shown in [[The Simpsons Movie]].</ref> He has a hunched back and his vertebral column is visible when he is viewed from the side. His exposure to radiation has given his skin a green glow (though seen in only one episode) and left him infertile. Once a 1000 dollar bill bruised him leaving a reverse imprint of Grover Cleveland on his chest. When Burns was incarcerated at Springfield's penititiary, when he was getting a mug shot, the camera flash was able to slam him against a wall and knock him out.
[[File:Mr Burns alien.png|thumb|Burns was once mistaken for an alien after his weekly medical treatments.]]
His organs have grown immensely weak over the years. His heart is black, desiccated, and barely beats or does not beat at all. It is shrunken to the size of a cherry. Burns' blood type is double-O negative<ref>[[Blood Feud]]</ref>. When his finger is pricked, he bleeds dust, and when his arm is poked with a needle, the needle passes through his arm like Meringue as his doctor described it. On one occasion, a chunk of Burns' brain fell out through his ear. Another time, his lungs came out through his mouth and acted like an airbag. On another occasion, he indicated in an off-hand manner that he only has a single lung. If he is not careful, fluid can build up in his hands, causing them to swell to enormous proportions, and his fingers have been shown to flap in the breeze released from a bowling ball dispenser. It has been revealed that if Burns sweats even one drop, he could die of dehydration unless he takes a bath immediately. Burns has also lost body parts due to leprosy (one example is when he lost an entire fingernail in a cup). Both his legs have a crease in them, down the entire length.

When Mr. Burns learnt he had the [[House Cat Flu]] and he had only 6 months to live, he decided to announce all Springfieldians. However, after seeing nobody cared about him, he tried to jump from a cliff to kill himself. he didn't die, but he did loose his memory and became a weak, innocent person. People tried to take revenge from him. He later discovered he survived to the flu, and thought kindness kept him alive, but after almost because of dying because of giving [[Ralph]] a candy, he realized his spite what keeps him alive.

==== Medical treatment ====
[[File:Burns in The Fool Monty.png|right|thumb|Mr. Burns when Lisa brought him to her home after he tried to kill himself]]
Mr. Burns' medical treatment includes a weekly procedure which includes chiropractics, a painful vocal cord scraping, and an injection of pain-killers; its purpose is to postpone his death for one week. This makes his eyeballs grow to an unnatural size, and he becomes temporarily "nice." He also glows green, a result of working in a nuclear plant for ages. This once caused Homer to mistake him for an alien, though no one believed him, thinking him to have been drunk (he drank about ten bottles of a new type of beer, '[[Red Tick Beer]]' made out of beer and dog fleas). Lisa tried to prove that Burns was not an alien, by pointing a flashlight at him, which revealed him in his "nice" form. The townspeople still believed he was a monster and wanted to kill him anyway, but Smithers rushed in and stopped them, explaining that it was really Mr. Burns. He also has his brain flushed out with vinegar and his eyes "re-balled". Burns' knees are also sent out to be repaired at a "shop." His dentures replace themselves.<ref>[[The Springfield Files]]</ref> In the future, Burns may be kept alive by cryonics.

He once broke all his bones (Though this was understandable, as he was knocked down onto the street below his main office, and besides which, he also had his stuffed Polar bear statue fall on top of him due to a fight between Smithers and Homer).

On rare occasions he has displayed great strength and skill, such as when he managed to singlehandly capture Loch Ness monster Nessie (though it was never explained how he did so bar that it swallowed him) and when he rescued his girlfriend Gloria from a burning building (although she wound up carrying him out of the blaze).

=== Career ===
At the nuclear plant, Burns spends most of time in his office, monitoring his workers via closed circuit cameras. In his office he keeps a team of ten high-priced lawyers, a scale model of Springfield, a special microbe-resistant chamber, a two-seat escape pod, and the "League of Evil" - a sinister cabal whose members are long deceased but whose skeletons remain. The boobytraps in Burns' office include cricket poison, a secret trapdoor (though he sometimes forgets where it is), a catapult that fires 100 gram weights, and a ceiling-mounted suction tube which he can use to transport dissident workers to Morocco. He is also a loan officer at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Employee's Credit Union.<ref>This happens in [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]</ref>

Kent Brockman also credits Burns with having stolen Christmas from 1981 to 1985.

He was once forced to work in a Sweatshop, along with other billionaires such as [[Artie Ziff]], [[Aristotle Amadopolis]] and [[Rich Texan]].

He also claims to have participated in the Boston Tea Party.

Burns has also owned or co-owned a number of business ventures in Springfield, including the [[Monty Burns Casino]] (later demolished)<ref>[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]</ref>, Li'l Lisa" recycling (an ocean slurry manufacturing plant)<ref>[[The Old Man and the Lisa]]</ref>, and [[Burns Slant Drilling Co.]] <ref>. Burns owned this in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]"</ref>, Burns Media, the electric company, the water works and even a hotel on Baltic Avenue.

Burns has used his power and wealth to blackmail and bribe various members of Springfield, including [[Joe Quimby|Mayor Quimby]], as well as safety inspectors. He once attempted to block out the sun to force Springfield residents to increase their use of electricity produced by the Nuclear Plant and was subsequently shot by [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]];. The town routinely is subject to Burns' abuse, such as Burns' stealing of Christmas from 1981 to 1985 and there is a general dislike of him throughout the town.

In ''The Simpsons: Hit & Run, ''it is implied that he had a business partner that he killed. He stated this in level 7, mission 4, when Homer goes to his office, Mr. Burns mistakes him for the ghost of his former partner, and is relieved when Homer tells him that it is just him.
[[File:Homer the smithers.jpg|thumb|right|Burns' bedroom in Burns Manor]]

=== Residence ===
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Burns resides in a vast, ornate mansion on an immense estate called ''[[Burns Manor]]'', located at 1000 Mammon Lane, on the corner of Croesus and Mammon streets in the '[[Springfield Heights]]' district. It is protected by a high wall, an electrified fence and a pack of vicious attack dogs known as "The Hounds", one of whom is named Winston.
[[File:Burnsmanor.jpg|thumb|left|Burns Manor]]
He usually releases the whole lot of hounds towards guests (implied only to drive out the guests from the house and without the actual intention of hurting the guests<ref>The Simpsons Movie</ref>), but if the guest manages to make Mr. Burns feel extremely gratified (such as when Homer interviewed him for an opium war), he will reduce the hounds released to the extent of only one hound actually being employed. In addition he has at least one 30+ yr old dog named Crippler, who is so old he has trouble walking. Crippler is known for bagging hippies - something they don't find too groovy at all. At times he has employed for protecting a force of ''Wizard of Oz'' - style guards, a personal paramilitary force, a riot police squad and a robotic Richard Simmons.
The inside of the mansion includes a room containing a thousand monkeys at a thousand typewriters, a bottomless pit, a human chess board, the largest television in the free world, a 'Hall of Patriots' commemorating his ancestors, a laboratory, a botanical garden of vultures bearing his likeness, a safe containing a Beefeater guard and a theater that is showing round-the-clock which plays regardless whether there is an audience or not. There also is a TV studio and a CCTV room. His residence also contains a closet full of clothes made from many different types of animals, such as a vest made from Gorilla chest and loafers made from gophers.

The mansion is also home to many rare historical artifacts including the only existing nude photo of Mark Twain, the suit Charlie Chaplin was buried in, King Arthur's mythical sword Excalibur, and a rare first draft of the Constitution with the word "suckers" in it.

=== Relationships ===
Burns has been engaged at least three times: a woman named Gertrude who died of loneliness and rabies, to [[Jacqueline Bouvier]], and to a policewoman named [[Gloria]]. He once had an affair with Countess von Zeppelin.
[[File:Burns and Gloria.gif|thumb|Burns and Gloria]]
What is not widely known is that Charles Montgomery Burns and [[Homer Simpson]] are related by marriage (Which makes his making Bart his heir in one episode extremely ironic, as Bart would be related to Mr. Burns anyway). According to a family tree:

:Charles Montgomery Burns was born to [[Clifford Burns]] and Daphne Charle (hence the name ''Charles''),
:[[Clifford Burns]] was born to [[Wainwright Montgomery Burns]] and [[Evelyn Graycomb]].
:[[Evelyn Graycomb]] was born to [[Otto Graycomb]] and Lolly Dubois.
:Lolly Dubois was born to Lance Dubois and [[Clarice Stemple]].
:[[Clarice Stemple]] is the sister of [[Gaylord Stemple]].
:[[Gaylord Stemple]] married [[Trixie Simpson]].
:[[Trixie Simpson]] is the Granddaughter of [[Sven Simpson]].
:[[Sven Simpson]] is the great, great, great, great, great Grandfather of [[Homer Simpson]].

Mr. Burns' great-great-grandmother's sister-in-law's 4th great-grandson is Homer Simpson.

Mr. Burns had a strained relationship with his own mother, whom he's apparently tried to kill at least once, who had an affair with President Taft and lives in her 120's. He is Lisa's opposite, with no conscience or care for the environment in many episodes, and [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] often opposes him. Occasionally, she agrees to work with him, but with great reluctance.

When he was asked the cause of his parents' deaths, he replied: "Got in my way" <ref>[[The Mansion Family]]</ref>. His mother was seen at least once <ref>[[Homer the Smithers]]</ref>.

=== Organizations ===
[[File:Two Cars.png|thumb|right|Mr Burns is served a three eyed fish while running for governor]]
Mr. Burns is a member of various organizations. In his younger years, while a student at Yale University, he was a member of Skull and Bones. During World War II, Burns became a member of the Flying Hellfish squad, a group of soldiers who entered into a tontine regarding the ownership of German artwork. Burns was a member of the [[Stonecutters]] until it disbanded, at which time he joined the secret society that succeeded it: The Ancient Mystic Order of No-Homers. (One source of dislike of Burns for the "Stonecutters' is that despite his wealth and greed, he is outranked by Lenny.). He is currently the head of the [[Springfield Republican Party]] and once headed a short lived religion. He is also a member of the "Excluders Club", the Springfield Golf and Country Club, and the National Rifle Association. He holds a chair (a demonic throne with snarling dogs chained to it) at [[Springfield University]] and controls an anti-democratic paramilitary force in Latin America.

Burns once attended the annual Billionaire's Retreat, where he won the Austin Celtics basketball team from the Rich Texan in a poker game. After severely mismanaging the team, he lost nearly half his net worth.  At the following year's retreat,  it was discovered he was no longer a billionaire.  He was ejected from the camp, and thrown over a wall into the slack-jawed millionaire's camp <ref>The Burns and the Bees</ref>. 

He once tried to run for Governor - until [[Marge Simpson]] forever ruined his chances with a [[Blinky|three-eyed fish]]. At the end he echoes Kane by crying out his name in rage—and vows for the rest of his life to make [[Homer Simpson]]'s life miserable.<ref>This happens in [[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]</ref>

Burns was a Freemason "before it was trendy."<ref>[[Gone Maggie Gone]]</ref>

== Non canon appearances ==
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[[File:Burnsvampiro.gif|thumb|right|"Count" Burns in [[Treehouse of Horror IV]]]]
[[File:Mr burns cyborg.jpg|thumb|Mr Burns in the future]]

=== The Future ===
Mr. Burns is later cryogenically frozen, aged 119. Scientists work to find a cure for 17 stab wounds to the back so that he can be thawed out and cured. He was cured in time to attend [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa Simpson's]] wedding. He isn't completely thawed, and when he tries to sit down, he snaps in half, which is also cured. At age 122, he is a shut-in who sponsors a Yale scholarship as punishment for stealing Christmas. He keeps diamonds to have them changed into Earth's most precious mineral of the age: coal. His home is also guarded by a large group of unicorn-clam creatures (uni-clams). At age 1,104, he is a robot and earth is ruled by apes. He finds his teddy bear [[Bobo]], which he loses and finds every century. A long time later, he dies and goes to Dog Heaven, which was caused by offering to give the [[First Church of Springfield|church]] back to [[Reverend Lovejoy]] in exchange for admittance into [[Heaven]]. He was tricked and got admittance into Dog Heaven.

===Treehouse of Horror ===
Burns is a vampire but no one believes Lisa. She and Bart find Mr. Burns's secret lair which can be accessed by a staircase that has a lever which doubles as a fun slide and Bart (while fleeing from a horde of vampires) says "I shouldn't... But when am I going to be back here?" is turned into a vampire after pulling the lever. The Simpsons are then worried that Bart could get worse and The Simpsons have to kill the head vampire. Homer kills Burns but gets fired in the process.

=== Video games ===
==== The Simpsons: The Arcade Game ====
Mr. Burns appears as the final boss in this game, operating a giant mechanical robot from within that changes form with the damage it receives from the Simpsons characters. He also was the one who orchestrated Smither's theft of a diamond, which also indirectly made him responsible for Maggie's kidnapping as well, as Smithers ended up kidnapping Maggie due to the diamond that he stole was knocked towards Maggie and she started using it as a Pacifier. After being defeated, Mr. Burns is knocked unconscious and Maggie then places her old pacifier into Mr. Burns' mouth.

==== The Simpsons Road Rage ====
In [[The Simpsons Road Rage]], Mr. Burns buys out the Springfield transit system and turns them into nuclear buses. In one of the missions it is also said that he buys out the Springfield Shopper. Also if you drive in the Springfield Mountains you can drive into [[Burns Manor]]. In the last mission you have to battle Mr. Burns as Homer, where Homer has smash the statues in Burns' garden. Also in the second mission you have to dodge him. In every single road rage or Sunday drive he tries and hit you with his car. If you use a cheat you can drive his car, a nuclear bus or even Mr. Burns driving a brick. In the downtown location you can see his bus depot. One of the other locations is his nuclear power plant.

==== The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown ====
In [[The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown]], Mr. Burns is shown telling [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] where [[Plopper|Spider Pig]] went.

==== The Simpsons: Hit and Run ====
In [[The Simpsons: Hit and Run]], you can drive to the nuclear power plant in the first level. In the last level, you can climb up to Mr. Burns' office. You also see him in one level and can eventually drive his car if you complete the bonus mission in Level 7.

==== The Simpsons Game ====
In the level [[Lisa the Tree Hugger (The Simpsons Game)|Lisa the Tree Hugger]], the player stops Mr. Burns from destroying the ecosystem. Burns plans to cut down every tree in [[Springfield]] and turn each one into a single luxury toothpick. When the logging facility is destroyed, Mr. Burns has Smithers phone in some goons to rough up Al Gore to make himself feel better. In [[Medal of Homer]], a younger version of Burns steals paintings from the village of St. Capitulons and protects them on board his personal naval carrier with a squad of sailors resembling Smithers.

==Behind the Laughter==
[[File:SimpsonsMPG 7G03.jpg|thumb|right|Mr Burns' appearance in [[Homer's Odyssey]]]]
=== Creation ===
Burns's character, appearance, and mannerisms are based on several different people. The show's creator [[Matt Groening]] principally based Burns on Fredrik Olsen, a reclusive Norwegian shipping magnate and the owner of Timex. Drawing further inspiration from oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, David Rockefeller and fictional character Henry Potter from It's a Wonderful Life, Groening made Burns the "embodiment of corporate greed". Animator [[David Silverman]] parodied Burns's appearance on Fox founder Barry Diller, and modeled his body on a praying mantis. The idea of Burns reading employee names off cards in "There's No Disgrace Like Home" came from an article about Ronald Reagan that writer [[Al Jean]] had read. In some episodes, parallels have been drawn between Burns and moguls such as Howard Hughes and, more frequently, fictional character Charles Foster Kane from Citizen Kane. Writer George Meyer lifted Burns's "Excellent!" hand gesture from his former Saturday Night Live colleague Jim Downey.

Matt Groening got Burns's middle name from a Montgomery Ward department store in Portland, Oregon's Northwest Industrial district and his surname from Burnside Street, a main thoroughfare in Portland. Burns's first name being Charles is a reference to Charles Foster Kane. In the script for "[[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]", Al Jean and [[Mike Reiss]] referred to him as "Mr. Meanie".

In the second season, the writers started to enjoy writing about Smithers and Burns's relationship, and they often pitched episodes with them as the focus, but many never came to fruition.

=== Voice ===
Burns was originally voiced by actor Christopher Collins in the episode "[[Homer's Odyssey]]". He was soon replaced by Harry Shearer, who has voiced the character ever since. He modeled the voice on Lionel Barrymore and Ronald Reagan. Shearer is also the voice of Smithers and is able to perform dialogue between the two characters in one take. Shearer said that Burns is the most difficult character for him to voice because it is rough on his vocal cords and he often needs to drink tea and honey to soothe his voice. He describes Burns as his favorite character, saying he "like[s] Mr. Burns because he is pure evil. A lot of evil people make the mistake of diluting it. Never adulterate your evil."
[[File:Mr burns action figure.jpg|thumb|A Mr. Burns action figure]]
=== Age ===
Mr. Burns' age has fluctuated during the course of the show, being explicitly stated he was 81 in ''[[Simpson and Delilah]]'' and as old as 104 in ''[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]'', ''[[Homer the Smithers]]'' and ''[[A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love]]''. In the episode ''[[Fraudcast News]]'', Burns claims that he was born in 1881, making him 123 years old (when the episode aired in 2004). He has been referred to as "Springfield's oldest resident" with a Social Security number of 000-00-0002 (cursing Franklin Roosevelt for having 0001).

Frequent allusions to Mr. Burns' age place his date of birth in the late 19th century, which would make him at the least more than 100 years old. He says he had a driver's license that expired in 1909, graduated from Yale University in 1914, was depicted in a 19th century woodcut terrorizing children (which, surprisingly, features him as an old man). Mr. Burns has also claimed that he has survived through 12 economic recessions and 8 panics

Other references to Mr. Burns' age place him at thousands of years old. His ATM password, which is the same as his age, is four digits long (although it is possible the first and/or second digits are 0). Mr. Burns' birthplace has also been named as Pangaea.<ref>[[The Seemingly Never-Ending Story]]</ref> Also, in the one time appearance of his "league of evil", a group of evil doers from many eras of history, many of the members are quite ancient historically. Since the assumption can be made that Burns must have known all of them before they died (although by the time of that episode they had all long since died), this pushes his age back at least another 500 years, if not much more. He also from time to time takes up arms against someone he perceives as his enemy, the joke being his feebleness and the archaic nature of his chosen weapons (i.e., a morning star in his limousine, a blunderbuss, dueling pistols, etc.). Familiarity with the use of these weapons dates him considerably prior to his birth, especially the morning star, since this hasnt been a widely used weapon since the late medieval era.

In an issue of [[Simpsons Comics]], Mr Smithers states Mr Burns is 118 years old

Burns's wine cellar also has trophy heads of a T-Rex, a Pteranodon, a Triceratops, a Stegosaurus and an unidentified sauropod. By chance these exact species were the beast modes of the G1 Dinobots (Grimlock, Swoop, Slag, Snarl and Sludge).

However, because his mother, who is currently alive, is in her 120s, Burns would have to be younger.

Burns' age provides the writers a character with which they can express dated humor and references to popular culture before the 1950s.

Regardless of his current age, relative to the course of the show, it has been shown (in the episode in which he attempts to recover his lost teddy bear, Bobo) that Burns will continue living some billions of years into the future, albeit in the form of a partial android.

Athough Burns is younger than [[Abe Simpson]] in all the World War II flashbacks, he is always older than Abe in all other sources.

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== See also ==
*[[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]]: more info on Mr. Burns' power plant.
*[[Waylon Smithers]]: more info on Mr. Burns' assistant.
*[[Burns Manor]]: more info on Mr. Burns' mansion.

== References ==
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The Fool Monty

2011-01-16T22:20:30Z

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"'''The Fool Monty'''" is the sixth episode of [[Season 22]].

== Synopsis ==
After learning that he is suffering from multiple illnesses and has only a few weeks to live, [[Mr. Burns]] becomes distraught by the town's less-than-sensitive reaction to his announcement. Following an unexpected turn of events, [[Bart]] finds a weak, vulnerable and amnesiac Mr. Burns in the woods and secretly takes him into the Simpsons' home. But when [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] learn about their new house guest, they decide it's payback time, and [[Lisa]], determined to stand up for Mr. Burns, learns that old habits die hard.

== Plot ==
The big TV companies make a plan to make a new disease, named [[House Cat Flu]], that will force people to be scared and watch TV for updates on the crisis. After Homer threatens to burn everything the cat has touched, Marge tells him that here is a vaccination to the flu and they travel to the hospital.

As the townspeople wait in a long line to receive the vaccine, which is being rationed to one child per family, Mr. Burns drives directly to the front of the line and demands 37 doses: one for himself, one for [[Smithers]] and 35 for his dogs, even though they are immune to the disease, as they would see him take it and also want some. This draws glares from the townspeople, followed by open hatred when Burns drives over some boxes containing the town's entire vaccine supply, wasting the vaccine by spilling it onto the street.

After [[Mr. Burns' doctor]] gives him the vaccine, he tells him that Burns is dying and that he only has 5 or 6 weeks to live. Mr. Burns tries to take his own life by jumping off a cliff but bounces off things, including an aeroplane. He then lands on the ground in a forest. In the morning, Bart is walking around poking things with his "poop stick". He pokes Mr. Burns and he wakes up again, with no memory at all. Bart takes him home after he almost gets his tongue pulled out by a bird.

Bart tries to hide Mr. Burns in his room before he runs away from his bath into the living room. The Simpsons then take him to the rest of the town where they decide to take it in turns with Mr. Burns where they can take revenge on him. After a while of arguing over who's turn it is to get Burns, he is returned to Homer for his turn again. However, Homer is getting bored of Burns and lets Lisa take him. Lisa takes him to [[Burns Manor|his Mansion]] where he sees a picture of him on a throne of skulls and remembers everything.

Meanwhile, Smithers had gotten a new job for Vice President [[Dick Cheney]]. He gets told to do jobs such as pull wings off of bees. Smithers obviously doesn't like his new job and boss as much as Mr. Burns.

Burns later comes and picks Smithers up and takes him back with him. The two then fly a helicopter above [[Springfield]] and reveal to the townspeople that he plans to drop a [[dome]] on Springfield in revenge for the things the townspeople done to him. Unfortunately, the townspeople reveal that [[Trappuccino|it has already been done before]]. [[Lou]] also states that they could always just dig out from it, although that never occurred to anyone before. He then realises that he had survived for longer than six weeks. Marge thinks it is because he has helped people and been kind. However, after giving [[Ralph]] a sweet, he starts to die again. He then realises that it was the spite building up in him that kept him alive. Burns decides to leave, and finds [[Nelson]] in the helicopter forcing Burns to be his father for the school play, otherwise he will crash the helicopter. Burns goes to the play and seems to enjoy it.

==Production==
The episode was written by [[Michael Price]] and directed by [[Steven Dean Moore]].

== Reception ==
"The Fool Monty" was viewed by an estimated 6.63 million viewers in its first American broadcast and received generally positive reviews from TV critics.

==Gallery==
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File:House Cat Flu test.png|The flu being tested
File:House Cat Flu.png|The House Cat Flu
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Homer Simpson

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|hair = None, formerly brown
|age = 39<ref>[[Moe Letter Blues]]</ref>
|status = Alive
|job = [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear]] Safety Inspector<br>Former Technical Supervisor
|relatives = '''Parents:''' [[Abe Simpson|Abraham]] and [[Mona Simpson]] (deceased) <br /> '''Wife:''' [[Marge Simpson|Marge Bouvier]] <br /> '''Ex-wife:''' [[Amber Simpson]]<br /> '''Children:''' [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson]]<br /> '''Half-siblings:''' [[Herb Powell]] and [[Abbie]] <br /> '''Grandparents:''' [[Orville J. Simpson]] and [[Yuma Hickman]]<br>''For more info, see [[Simpsons Family]]''
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'''Homer Jay Simpson''', formerly known as '''Max Power''',<ref>[[Homer to the Max]]</ref> is the father of the Simpson family. He is an overweight, lazy, and ignorant individual, but is strongly devoted to his wife and children. His behavior is often stupid, absurd, selfish, dangerous, clumsy, idiotic, and insensitive. Despite this and his below average intelligence, he has shown moments of great intellect, and can be a caring parent and husband at times.

Homer works as a low level safety inspector at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], in [[Sector 7G]], although he is often incompetent and mostly sleeps on duty and eats donuts provided. He spends a great deal of his time at [[Moe's Tavern]] with his lifelong friends [[Barney Gumble|Barney]], [[Carl Carlson|Carl]], [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]], and bartender [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]]. At [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]] he can often be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching TV while snacking on food and drinking [[Duff Beer|Duff]].

== Biography ==
=== History ===
[[File:Homer young.PNG|thumb|left|175px|Homer in his late teens.]]
Homer Jay Simpson was born as the third child of [[Abraham Simpson]], and the first (and only) child of [[Mona Simpson]] on May 12, 1956. He was raised on the Simpsons farm by his parents until they were forced to move out due to Homer spooking the cows by jumping out of a bale of hay and scaring them into giving sour milk. At some point during his childhood, Abe seemed to feed beer to Homer Simpson, but he quit drinking beer until he was older upon Barney's suggestion after he caused a multi-car pileup in his playschool car. In 1960, Homer experimented to see if he could push fifteen crayons into his nose, which resulted in one being lodged into his brain and being responsible for his current below-average intelligence. In the late 1960s, while Homer was between nine and twelve years of age, Mona went into hiding following a run-in with the law. However, before she started protesting, she took Homer and her husband to the Woodstock Music Festival, where Homer ended up briefly adopting the Hippie lifestyle (and Abe Simpson attempted to send him off to the Vietname War as punishment for wanting to be a Hippie). In 1966, Homer, along with Lenny, Carl, and Moe Syszlak, went over to a deep gorge for a nice swim, but the water was drained. When investigating why the lake was reduced to a muddy pit, he stumbled upon [[Waylon Smithers, Sr.|a decomposing corpse]] inside the pipe, greatly traumatizing him and leading to his occasional overeating. Homer attended [[Springfield High School]] and fell in love with [[Marge Bouvier]] in 1974.<ref name="The Way We Was">[[The Way We Was]]</ref> After high school, Homer and Marge bought an apartment at Springfield Place. During this time, Marge gets a letter accepting her into college. To pay for her tuition, Abe gives him a job at Simpson Lazer Tag as well as this, along with [[Lou]] Lenny and Carl, Homer is part of a barbershop quartet. When Marge becomes infatuated by her professor, Homer changes the band's name to [[Sadgasm]] and they invent grunge music. Marge realizes that she really loves Homer, and she goes back to him.<ref>[[That 90's Show]]</ref> In 1982, Marge became pregnant with [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] (after discovering this, Homer tore out half of his hair). At this time Homer was working at [[Sir Putts-A-Lot]], turning the crank that spins the windmill. The two got married in [[Shotgun Pete's 24 Hour Wedding Chapel]], a small wedding chapel across the state line. They spent their wedding reception alone at a truck stop, before ending up at the Bouvier's House, where they lived at the time. After failing to get a job at the newly built [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant]], Homer left Marge to find a job by which he could support his family. He went to work at a taco restaurant called the [[Gulp 'n' Blow]], until Marge found him and convinced him to return home with her. As a result, Homer confronted [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] and secured a job at the Plant <ref>[[I Married Marge]]</ref>. Two years after Bart was born, Marge became pregnant with [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in 1984 (after discovering this, Homer tore out all but three strands of his hair), shortly before the couple brought their [[742 Evergreen Terrace|first house]].<ref>[[Lisa's First Word]]</ref> Homer's second leap to stardom was his success as the lead singer and songwriter for the barbershop quartet the [[Be-Sharps]], even winning a [[wikipedia:Grammy Award|Grammy]] (he later complains that a Grammy isn't worth winning). During his time with the group, Homer was frequently absent from home, which put stress on his marriage. After the group broke up due to creative differences, Homer went back to [[Springfield]] to continue his old life.<ref>[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]</ref> Some time in the late 1980s, Homer drew up a budget so that he could work at his dream job, a pin monkey at [[Barney Gumble|Barney's]] [[Al Gumble|uncle's]] [[Barney's Bowl-O-Rama]]. The budget included buying regular toilet paper and that only one of the kids could go to college. Unfortunately for Homer, Marge became pregnant with [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] in 1990, shortly after he started his new job, and not being able to support his family, he went back to the Nuclear Plant.<ref>[[And Maggie Makes Three]]</ref> Since then Homer has started many [[List of Homer's Jobs|jobs]], including being a professional astronaut for NASA, but has ended up back where he began at the Nuclear Plant. He has nearly caused the destruction of [[Springfield]] a couple of times, after a nuclear meltdown at the plant and polluting Lake Springfield with his pet [[Plopper|pig]]'s (and his own) waste.<ref name="The Simpsons Movie">[[The Simpsons Movie]]</ref>.

=== Jobs ===
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When first joining the Power Plant, Homer had a nameless job handling plutonium. He was fired by Sherri and Terri's father, who was his supervisor, for creating a deadly gas leak. He was later re-hired to safety inspector for Sector 7-G, after complaining about the safety of the plant itself. Ironically, the accidents that occur at the plant double every year since Homer was made safety inspector,.

Homer rarely attends his job, and yet hardly gets fired, and always has his job waiting for him when he wants to return. He has impulsively quit occasionally to pursue other carers, although he always ends up losing or quitting these jobs. On one occasion, Homer has misinterpreted a threat about losing his job as a hint that he can take the next day off.

=== Appearance ===
His appearance is that of an overweight balding man. He has a perpetual five-o-clock shadow that can regrow itself at a very quick rate if he ever shaves. Despite his overweight status, and hate for exercise, he has on occasion shown surprising physical prowess and agility for a man of his stature, such as when training for [[Whacking Day]] and he hits several pop-up Snakes with kicks and even backflipping. His baldness is contributed by several factors. Upon finding out whenever Marge was pregnant, he would tear out a substantial amount of his hair. Another contribution is working at the nuclear plant for so many years that the exposure to radioactivity has caused most of his hair to fall out. In one episode, he learned that if he repented for all of his sins and became Catholic, he could go to Heaven when he died. During his confession, he states that he has masturbated eight billion times and that he doesn't plan to stop and that he doesn't regret it. Excessive masturbation can lead to hair loss as well.

=== Personality ===
[[File:bartyytt.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Homer strangling Bart]] Homer's personality is one of [[File:Homer brain.jpg|frame|An X-Ray of Homer's True Brain]]frequent stupidity, laziness, and explosive anger; one might say it is that of the [[Wikipedia:Average Joe|"Average Joe"]]. He also suffers from a short attention span which complements his intense but short-lived passion for hobbies, enterprises and various causes. Homer is prone to emotional outbursts; he gets very envious of his neighbors, the [[Flanders family]], and is easily enraged at his son, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and strangles him in an exaggerated manner. His trademark phrase to strangling Bart, "Why you Little...!" and on one occasion,"Why you little bastard!" <ref>[[Wedding For Disaster]]</ref>. He also spanks Bart sometimes and, in one case, Lisa. One time, he was too busy to spank them, so he told them to go to their rooms and spank themselves. He shows no compunction about this, and does not attempt to hide his actions from people outside the family, even showing disregard for his son's well being in other ways, such as leaving Bart alone at a port<ref>[[The Great Money Caper]]</ref>, or allowing Bart to go court for skateboarding naked on his dare when all he would have to do is attend a 1 hour parenting class signifying not only his disregard for Bart but his extreme laziness <ref name="The Simpsons Movie"/>. While Homer has repeatedly upset people and caused all sorts of mayhem in [[Springfield]], these events are usually caused by either his explosive temper or lack of foresight. Except for expressing annoyance at [[Ned Flanders]], Homer's actions are usually unintentional. Most of his explosive anger is targeted on Bart, because of something stupid or bad he had said or done. Despite their disadvantages, these common outbursts saved Homer from dying of a pent-up rage-induced heart attack.<ref>[[I Am Furious Yellow]]</ref>

While Homer's stupid antics often upset his family, he has also performed acts that reveal him to be a surprisingly loving father and husband, such as selling his cherished ride on the [[Duff Blimp]] and using the money to enter [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in a beauty pageant so she could feel better about herself<ref>[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]</ref> ; giving up his chance at wealth to allow [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] to keep a cherished teddy bear<ref>[[Rosebud]]</ref>; spearheading an attempt to dig Bart out after he had fallen down a well, even though he hates doing physical labor<ref>[[Radio Bart]]</ref> and arranging a surprise second wedding with [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] to make up for their [[I Married Marge|lousy first]] ceremony, even going so far as to hire one of The Doobie Brothers as part of the wedding band and getting a divorce from Marge, essentially making their second wedding a "real" one.<ref name="A Milhouse Divided">[[A Milhouse Divided]]</ref>

Homer tends to derive amusement from the misfortune of others. He is a chronic petty thief and borderline kleptomaniac, stealing everything from TV trays to power tools and air conditioners, even an entire room of the [[Flanders House]] from [[Ned Flanders]]. He has also stolen golf balls from the local driving range, office supplies (including computers) from work, and beer mugs from [[Moe's Tavern]].
[[File:Homerdonut.jpg|150px|left|thumb|nail|Homer holding a doughnut]]
Homer has a vacuous mind, but he is still able to retain a great amount of knowledge about very specific subjects. He often shows short bursts of astonishing insight, memory, creativity and fluency with many languages. Homer is also extremely confident; no matter how little skill or knowledge he has about anything he tries to do, he has no doubt that he will be successful. However, his brief periods of intelligence are overshadowed by much longer and more consistent periods of ignorance, forgetfulness and stupidity. Homer has a low IQ due to many factors: his hereditary [[Simpson Gene|"Simpson Gene"]], his alcohol problem, exposure to radioactive waste, repetitive cranial trauma, and the crayon lodged in the frontal lobe of his brain. He also implied that he would have been at least a bit smarter, if not by a substantial amount, if his father had tried to give him encouragement rather than beat him down <ref>[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]</ref>. The crayon in his brain is possibly the largest causal factor in his stupidity. Homer's intelligence was said to jump up fifty points when he had the crayon removed, bringing him to an IQ of 105, slightly above that of an average person (though he showed far above average intelligence), but he went back to his old self when he had it reinserted, presumably lowering his IQ back down to its original 55.<ref>[[HOMR]]</ref> This IQ score is, however, likely a joke or oversight on the producers' part, as someone with an IQ of 55 would be unable to look after themselves and would be classified as severely mentally handicapped. Also from the level of intelligence he showed it's much more likely that his IQ was boasted to 135-155. Despite his handicap, Homer does have a degree of long term, calculated planning of what might happen, such as when, shortly before taking his "forget-me-shot" from Moe Syzslak, requested for their anniversary party to have a Moon Jump due to realizing exactly what will happen afterwards.<ref>[[Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind]]</ref>

Homer has at times debated against his brain. Occasionally, a specific body part such as his face, stomach or liver is also shown debating with his brain. In [[Burns, Baby Burns|one notable scene]] Homer's mind actually leaves his body out of boredom, causing him to collapse. Homer is also inclined to retreat into fantasy, such as daydreaming of Germany as [[The Land of Chocolate|"the land of chocolate"]].<ref>[[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]</ref><ref>[[The Simpsons Game]]</ref>

Homer's attitudes toward woman, romance, and sex are occasionally shown. While Homer's marriage with Marge is occasionally strained, it seems generally happy. Despite this, Homer is often tempted with other women, and usually shows no qualms with gawking at (and drooling over) attractive women. Homer almost had an affair with [[Mindy Simmons]]<ref name="The Last Temptation of Homer">[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]</ref>, but ended up not wanting to. He has made the occasional remark denoting his attraction to other women (including his [[Maude Flanders|neighbor's wife]]), even in front of Marge on a occasion, but always shows his devotion to Marge in the end.

=== Religious Beliefs ===
Despite attending church every Sunday, Homer is not a committed Christian, and it is likely that he only attends church because he knows that Marge would be hurt and shocked if he did not. He does not seem to practice Christian morals and frequently sleeps in church, much to the annoyance of [[Reverend Lovejoy]]. He often mispronounces the name of the Christ, calling him "Jebus".

Homer had actually met [[God]] face to face several times and has even gotten permission from him in a dream to skip church <ref>[[Homer the Heretic]]</ref><ref>[[Thank God It's Doomsday]]</ref>.

=== Alter egos ===
Homer became a superhero named [[Pieman]] when The Rich Texan makes Lisa cry. He chucks pies in the faces of evildoers or people who deserve to be pied, uses the basement as a Pie Cave and his car as the Piemobile. Bart later acted as his sidekick named [[Cupcake Kid]].<ref>[[Simple Simpson]]</ref> He also attempted to don a graphitti alias as "El Homo", which was meant to be a Mexican take on his name, but erased it when he realized the alias was Spanish for homosexual.<ref>[[Large Marge]]</ref>[[File:Simple Simpson promo.jpg|thumb|Homer and Bart as Pieman and Cupcake Kid]]

When Homer went to prison for bribing an official, an [[FBI agent]] offered Homer a way out by infiltrating into the [[Springfield Mafia]] to spy [[Fat Tony (original)|Fat Tony]]. Homer was given a toupee, a [[Gadget wig|wig]] with a microphone and a camera in and a new name, [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]].<ref>[[Donnie Fatso]]</ref>

=== Skills ===
Homer's skills seem to vary greatly. Sometimes Homer can find it difficult to run to smallest distance before passing out from exhaustion, to exceeding the prowess of gold medal Olympians. At other times he can have trouble understanding the simplest of concepts to being able to build a functional robot with a working A.I.

One skill that remains somewhat constant throughout the series is his musical talent. Homer can play the guitar amazingly well and is an accomplished singer and songwriter. He has been part of several bands which were all extremely popular. He won a Grammy for barbershop, numerous golden records for [[Sadgasm|his grunge band]], which is a music style he also invented, and was able to help Lisa win a music contest using songs he wrote for her.

Like Bart, Homer also displays the ability to pick up languages fairly quickly. When he and Bart were imprisoned in [[Japan]] for a seemingly short amount of time he was able to speak the language fluently by the time he left.

=== Health ===
Homer is 39, overweight and so unhealthy that his life expectancy is only 42.

Homer while varying in physical ability from episode to episode has been consistently portrayed as a binge drinking, over eating, accident prone dare devil who puts absolutely no thought into what his actions will cost him, all of which has made it impossible to get any form of insurance which concerns his health.

Homer is in hospital in at least one episode every season, and has had several life saving operations not including the one for his triple heart bypass and subsequent installation of his pacemaker which he needed after his artery's were clogged with chlorestrol.

Years of working in a sub standard nuclear facility has left his blood irriadatied enough to show up on an x-ray, as well as having rendered him sterile.

Homer loves food, he can almost always be seen eating far more than any one man could possibly eat alone. His favourites are foods which he knows are bad for him, and will blatantly refuse healthy food such as oatmeal and fruit in favour of fatty meals. He was once willing to die upon eating a poisened éclair despite knowing it would kill him, only to throw it away in horror when Lisa claimed it was low fat.

Homer also seems to have problem with his sound sense as the result of attending rock concert too much at his youth time.<ref name="The Otto Show">[[The Otto Show]]</ref> His lack of hearing could be the reason why he didn't pay attention at any words anyone said. Both Bart and Homer have problem with concentration.<ref name="Bart Gets an F">[[Bart Gets an F]]</ref>
=====Hair Loss=====
There are multiple theories on how Homer lost his hair. One theory suggests that Homer ripped out some of his hair when he realized Marge was pregnant with Bart, then more when he found out she was pregnant with Lisa, and all but the last few hairs when he found out she was pregnant with Maggie.

Another theory is that Homer's hair was once squirted with some kind of acid, thus causing permanent hair loss.<ref>Shown in a flashback scene in a Simpsons comic. ''[More specific citation needed.]''</ref>

== Relationships ==
=== Romantic ===
Despite being married to [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], throughout the entire show Homer has had a number of romantic encounters.

==== Marge Simpson ====
Homer is the husband of [[Marge Simpson]]. They met when they were younger without learning who each other was before meeting again properly in high school. They have had three weddings <ref name="A Milhouse Divided"/><ref>Before the show</ref><ref>[[Wedding for Disaster]]</ref>. The two have a very strong marriage which has survived cheating, amnesia and many arguments. They have been in love since high school <ref name="The Way We Was"/>.

==== Mindy Simmons ====
[[Mindy Simmons]] was an attractive employee at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] who has nearly everything in common with Homer. They attended a conventions together and nearly had an affair <ref name="The Last Temptation of Homer"/>. After Homer turned her down, he later says that she "hit the bottle pretty hard and got fired."

==== Lurleen Lumpkin ====

[[Lurleen Lumpkin]] is a waitress who Homer helped in launching a successful singing career. She attempted to seduce him with no success <ref name="Colonel Homer">[[Colonel Homer]]</ref>. She's been married multiple times to men that all look like Homer <ref name="Colonel Homer"/>.

==== Amber ====
[[Amber Simpson|Amber]] was Homer's Vegas wife who Homer accidentally married in [[Viva Ned Flanders|Las Vegas]] <ref>[[Viva Ned Flanders]]</ref>. They managed to get her drunk and made her believe she married Abe which made her run back to Vegas <ref>[[Brawl in the Family]]</ref>.

==== Julia ====

When Homer becomes a famous Opera singer he attracts the attention of horde of fans including a stalker by the name of [[Julia]]. She confesses to Homer that she is his to do with as he wants, becoming his personal assistant and attempting to seduce him at every turn. When he proclaims that his heart belongs to Marge she attempts to kill him with no success <ref>[[The Homer of Seville]]</ref>.

===Friendships===
==== Barney Gumble ====
[[Barney Gumble]] is one of Homer's best friends. They were both born in 1956 making Homer the same age as Barney. They have been best friends since high school. Homer was the one who convinced him to become an alcoholic <ref>[[Mr. Plow]]</ref>.

==== Lenny and Carl ====
[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] are Homer's co-workers at the Nuclear Power Plant, and they knew Homer back in their childhood <ref>[[The Blunder Years]]</ref><ref>[[The Way We Weren't]]</ref>.

==Non Canon Appearance==
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=== Future ===
In 2013, Homer's and Marge's relationship has finally ended, after Homer blew the family savings on an underwater house. She started dating [[Krusty the Clown]], and eventually Homer fought him to win her back. Homer was beaten, but Marge still decided to go back to him.

== Behind the Laughter ==
=== Creation ===
[[Matt Groening]] first conceived the Simpson family in the lobby of [[James L. Brooks]]' office. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his [[Life in Hell]] series. When he realized that animating ''Life in Hell'' would require him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction. He hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, with Homer being named after his father. Homer then made his debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on 19 April 1987 in the [[The Simpsons shorts|Tracey Ullman short]] "[[Good Night]]". Homer's middle initial "J", which was revealed to stand for "Jay",<ref>"[[D'oh-in in the Wind]]"</ref> was a "tribute" to Bullwinkle J. Moose from [[Wikipedia:The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show|''Rocky and Bullwinkle'']], a show Matt Groening loved as a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/interviews/groening/page9.shtml|title=J is for Jay|accessdate=2007-06-12|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

According to Matt Groening, the whole family was designed so that they would be recognizable in silhouette.<ref>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; Al Jean, Mike Reiss|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; James L. Brooks, David Silverman|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>

=== Voice ===
Homer's voice sounds different on the shorts than the later half-hour show. [[Dan Castellaneta|Dan Castellaneta's]] earliest portrayal began as a loose impression of [[Wikipedia:Walter Matthau|Walter Matthau]], but developed into a more robust and humorous voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to convey a wider range of emotions.<ref name="matthau">{{cite news|author=Brownfield, Paul|title=He's Homer, but This Odyssey Is His Own|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1999-07-06}}</ref> Castellaneta changed the voice, as he could not sustain his Matthau impression for the 9-10 hour long recording sessions and had to find something easier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml|title='Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers|accessdate=2007-07-29|date=2007-07-26|author=Larry Carroll|publisher=MTV}}</ref> During an interview with the cast of the show on ''Inside the Actors Studio'', Castellaneta stated that Homer's voice was based in part on his own father who often spoke with an exuberant tone.

=== Catchphrase ===
{{main|D'oh!}}
Homer popularized the annoyed grunt "[[D'oh!]]" (made memorable through Dan Castellaneta's distinctive voice work), which began as an abbreviated form of [[Wikipedia:Jimmy Finlayson|James Finlayson's]] annoyed "Dooooh" in [[Wikipedia:Laurel and Hardy|Laurel and Hardy films]] and other comedy shorts. This modern interjection has found enough popular acceptance to be included in the [[Wikipedia:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]].

He also popularized the catchphrase "[[Mmm...]]". Many examples of other "mmm...s" are "Mmm...candy", "Mmm...pointy" from or "Mmm...hug". He has used it less lately.

He also has another catchphrase- woo hoo. He says this when something goes right for him. When something goes wrong for him he says d"oh.

=== Reception ===
[[File:D'oh.jpg|thumb|150px|Homer uttering the legendary word "D'oh".]]
On May 30, 2003, Homer was made an honorary citizen of [[wikipedia: Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Canada]], in recognition of [[Matt Groening]]'s father Homer Groening, who is believed to be from the Manitoba capital.<ref>Romaniuk, Ross. "[http://ccr.ptbcanadian.com/simpsons/articles.htm Is Homer Simpson Canadian?]". ''Winnipeg Sun''. May 30, 2003.</ref>

Homer placed second on [[wikipedia:TV Guide|TV Guide's]] 2002 Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters, behind [[wikipedia: Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/|title=TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time|accessdate=2007-08-25|date=2002-07-30|publisher=CNN}}</ref> In 2005, Homer was listed fifth on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters, one of only four cartoon characters on that list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Greatest_TV_Characters//index.shtml|title=The 100 Greatest TV Characters|publisher=Bravo|accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref> British TV viewers voted him as the greatest TV character of all time.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html 100 Greatest TV characters]</ref> In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' placed Homer ninth on their list of the "50 Greatest TV icons".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20152957_20152958_20159773_41,00.html|title=The 50 Greatest TV Icons|accessdate=2007-11-15|publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=Unknown}}</ref>

''The Simpsons'' has been recommended for use in the teaching of sociology to modern-day college students. The journal ''Teaching Sociology'' appraised it as "particularly effective for illustrating sociological themes and encouraging critical thinking among today's undergraduates".<ref>Scanlan, Stephen J. and Seth L. Feinberg. "[http://www.lemoyne.edu/ts/28tsabstracts2.html The Cartoon Society: Using"The Simpsons" to Teach and Learn Sociology]." ''Teaching Sociology'' Volume 28, #2. p. 127-139. April 2002.</ref> The non-academic book ''[[The Simpsons and Philosophy, the D'oh! of Homer]]'' includes a chapter analyzing Homer's character from the perspective of Aristotelian virtue ethics.

Homer was ranked the second greatest cartoon character by TV Guide, behind Bugs Bunny, and was voted the greatest television character of all time by Channel 4 viewers. For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and a special-achievement Annie Award. In 2000, Homer and his family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

==== Homer Simpson syndrome ====
A five-year study of more than 2,000 middle-aged people in France found a possible link between weight and brain function, dubbed the "Homer Simpson syndrome".<ref name=hss>{{cite news| title = Obese people lose IQ through 'Homer Simpson effect'| publisher =Thisislondon | date =2006-10-15| url =http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23370854-details/Obese%20people%20lose%20IQ%20through%20'Homer%20Simpson%20effect'/article.do| accessdate =2007-08-15 }}</ref> Results from a word memory test showed that people with a BMI of 20 (considered to be a healthy level) remembered an average of nine out of 16 words. Meanwhile, people with a BMI of 30 (inside the obese range) remembered an average of just seven out of 16 words.<ref name=hss/>

=== Merchandising ===
[[File:Golden Homer.jpg|thumb|A golden figurine of Homer from Burger King in 2007.]]
Homer's inclusion in many Simpsons publications, toys, and other merchandise is evidence of his enduring popularity. He has played central roles in the ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'' series. ''[[The Homer Book]]'', written about Homer's personality and attributes, has been published and is commercially available. Numerous other items such as bottle openers, alarm clocks and other merchandise are widely available for purchase.

== Trivia ==
*His social security number is 568-47-0008.
*His blood type is B positive.
*His earmuff size is XL.
*He often writes fist-like.
*In one episode he was the only character in the show to say bullshit but "shit" was censored by a honk sound.
*It's implied in ''[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]'' that Homer's bloodstream has a continuous regulation of radioactivity, as Dr. Hibbert was explaining to Marge Simpson that they injected Homer with a Radioactive Dye to see his circulatory system from an X-ray until he learns that the nurse hadn't even injected the dye yet (resulting in Hibbert saying "good lord" in a shocked manner).
*He seems to be almost exactly the same as [[Peter Griffin]], whom appears in Family Guy, which premiered 10 years after The Simpsons began. In [[Treehouse of Horror XIII]], one of his clones was [[Peter Griffin]].
*Homer owns the [[Denver Broncos]], despite wanting to own the Dallas Cowboys.
*It is believed that Homer is diabetic as mentioned in "That 90's Show". However if this was true, Homer would most likely be dead because he has never been seen taking insulin and the amount of food that Homer eats would just ensure that would already be dead by the point the episode "That 90's Show" was shown.
*In [[Fear of Flying]] it is shown his favorite song (at the time) was "It's Raining Men".
*Homer has in fact, died twice. As shown in [[Homer's Triple Bypass]], when he died of a heart attack, but was revived when Mr. Burns mentioned a ham. And again in [[Million Dollar Maybe]], when he was trying to calm himself down after stressing about being rich and not being able to tell Marge, but was revived when he realized he was dead and made a desperate attempt to return to his body. He dies countless times in the Treehouse of Horror segments, but they are non-canon.
*According to [[The Blunder Years]], his constant eating was a direct result of his trauma from finding Waylon Smithers, Senior's corpse.

== Appearances ==
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* {{Ep|Homer's Odyssey}}
* {{Ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}}
* {{Ep|Bart the General}}
* {{Ep|Moaning Lisa}}
* {{Ep|The Call of the Simpsons}}
* {{Ep|The Telltale Head}}
* {{Ep|Life on the Fast Lane}}
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* {{ep|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}
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* {{Ep|That 90's Show}}
* {{Ep|Love, Springfieldian Style}}
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* {{Ep|Dial 'N' for Nerder}}
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* {{Ep|Apocalypse Cow}}
* {{Ep|Any Given Sundance}}
* {{Ep|Mona Leaves-a}}
* {{Ep|All About Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes}}
* {{Ep|Lost Verizon}}
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* {{ep|The Devil Wears Nada}}
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* {{ep|To Surveil With Love}}
* {{ep|Moe Letter Blues}}
* {{ep|The Bob Next Door}}
* {{ep|Judge Me Tender}}
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* {{ep|MoneyBART}}
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* {{Game|The Simpsons: Hit and Run}}
* {{Game|The Simpsons Game}}
* {{Game|The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown}}
* {{Bon|The Amazing Colossal Homer}}
* {{Bon|Yes, Flanders, There is a Santa Claus}}
* {{Bon|Scared Straight... To Jail}}
* {{Bon|Hibernatin' Homer}}
* {{Bk|The Simpsons Annual 2010}}
* {{Advert|Slaughter is the Best Medicine}}
* {{Advert|Nike: Write the Future}}
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== See also ==
{{Images|Homer}}
*[[Simpson family]]: more info on Homer's family.
*[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]: more info on Homer's house.
*[[Marge Simpson]]: more info on Homer's wife.
*[[Bart Simpson]]: more info on Homer's oldest child.
*[[Lisa Simpson]]: more info on Homer's middle child.
*[[Maggie Simpson]]: more info on Homer's youngest child.
*[[Abraham Simpson]]: more info on Homer's father.

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Wikisimpsons:Featured pictures

2011-01-16T00:31:13Z

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'''Featured pictures''' are pictures chose to be featured. These are either:
#A promo picture for a new episode.
#A picture chosen by the community to be featured.

== Rules ==
#Images must be of reasonable quality and size.
#Images must be fully categorised under the appropriate character image categories.
#Images must have licensing.

== Nominations ==
===[[:File:Flaming Moe promo 2.jpg]]===
[[File:Flaming Moe promo 2.jpg|thumb]]
A funny image, I like the way that Bart looks when Melody hugs him. [[User:Phinbart|Phinbart]] 22:06, 31 December 2010 (UTC)

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#Yep. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 09:14, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
#YAH..--{{User:Jeff/sig}} 00:31, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

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Treehouse of Horror

2011-01-15T03:01:47Z

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{{EpisodePrevNext|Simpson and Delilah|Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish}}
{{Noncanon Episode}}
''For the continuing series of Halloween specials, see [[Treehouse of Horror Series]].''
{{Quote|Tuck your children into bed tonight instead of writing us angry letters tomorrow.|[[Marge Simpson]]}}
{{episode
|image = treehouse_of_horror.jpg
|Episode Number = 16
|productionCode = 7F04
|originalAirdate = October 25th, 1990
|blackboardText = N/A
|couchGag = N/A
|specialGuestVoices = [[James Earl Jones]] as [[Serak the Preparer]], Narrator and Moving Man
|Written By = [[John Swartzwelder]] (part 1)<br />[[Jay Kogen]] & [[Wallace Wolodarsky]] (part 2)<br />[[Sam Simon]] and [[wikipedia:Edgar Allan Poe|Edgar Allan Poe]] (part 3)
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"'''Treehouse of Horror'''" (also known as "'''The Simpsons Halloween Special'''") is the third episode of [[Season 2]] and the first Halloween special. Kang and Kodos make their first appearance in this episode.

== Synopsis ==
The first of the annual Halloween spook-fest. In 'Bad Dream House', the family move into an old haunted house, and are possessed to kill each other. In 'Hungry are the Damned', the family are abducted by Kang and Kodos, and fattened up to the extent that Lisa questions their motive. Her nosiness ends up in the Simpsons being dropped off home again. In 'The Raven', a poem by Edgar Allan Poe is recited with the family as characters.

== Plot ==
=== Opening Sequence ===
In a parody of the original ''Frankenstein'' film, [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] warns viewers that the following program (''The Simpsons'') may give their children nightmares, so she suggests the adults to "tuck your children into bed tonight instead of writing us angry letters tomorrow." However, the viewers ignore her and let their children watch it anyway.

=== Wraparound ===
When [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] comes back from trick-or-treating, he notices Bart and Lisa are telling ghost stories. He climbs up and eavesdrops while Bart comments on Lisa's first story. Bart starts telling his own story called:

=== Bad Dream House ===
[[File:Baddreamhouse.jpg|thumb|200px|The "haunted" house.]]
The Simpsons move into a new home at a great price. Lisa and [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] are scared there is an evil presence lurking in the house, though Homer says there's nothing to worry about despite there being a vortex in the kitchen, Homer throws in an orange into the vortex then the ones who live in the world throw it out with a note that asks them not to throw in stuff. Bart being strangled by lamp cord, the house threatening the family to leave, and being thrown up to the ceiling. When everyone tries to settle in to sleep, the house brainwashes everybody to kill each other. When they stop what they're doing, thanks to Marge not being brainwashed, the house threatens that they will die horribly. Marge ends up angrily telling the house to shut up, and after a few moments, it complies. Marge then explains that since they are living in the house, the house is going to have to accept this. The house asks them to leave for a moment as it decides what to do. It determines it would rather die than live with the Simpsons, and the house implodes into nothingness.

=== Hungry are the Damned===
[[File:TreehouseofHorror02.jpg|thumb|Kang and Kodos]]
The Simpsons are having a barbecue until an alien ship abducts them. When they arrive on the ship, they meet [[Kang]], [[Kodos]], an unnamed alien and [[Serak the Preparer|Serak]] the preparer, who treat the Simpsons extremely well by giving them countless amounts of food to hold them over until the great feast at Rigel 4. Lisa becomes suspicious and thus, one night, wanders around the ship & heads into the kitchen when Serak leaves. She mistakes the book "How To Cook For Forty Humans" as "How To Cook Humans" and accuses the Rigelians. They are angered at the Simpsons and they are sent back home to live the life of not gods, but normal human beings. Lisa then speculates that they, the [[Simpson family]], may be the true monsters.

=== The Raven ===
[[File:TreeHouseOfHorror.jpg|thumb|Bart as the Raven.]]
A Simpson's version of the Edgar Allan Poe tale, "The Raven", in which Homer is the main character, [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] are angels, Marge is the lost Lenore, and Bart is none other than the Raven, whose only line is "Nevermore".

=== Epilogue ===
As the episode comes to a close, Bart and Lisa consider the tales before going to bed, not knowing Homer was freaked out by all of the stories. Everybody goes to bed, but Homer has trouble sleeping that night, as he decides he hates Halloween when he hears the Raven outside.

=== Closing Sequence ===
Mr. Sun wake Up [[wikipedia:Mickey Mouse Club|Mickey Mouse Club]] song.

== Production ==
The episode was written by John Swartzwelder, Jay Kogen, Wallace Wolodarsky and Sam Simon. Wesley Archer, Rich Moore and David Silverman directed. The episode is considered to be non-canon and takes place outside the normal continuity of the show. Part of the series' attraction to the writers is that they are able to break the rules and include violence and kill off characters, which they would not usually be able in a regular episode.

== Reception ==
Since it first aired, the episode has received very positive reviews from television critics and is almost always included in the lists of "best episodes" of the show.

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Plopper

2011-01-12T01:06:29Z

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'''Plopper the Pig''' (aka '''Spider-Pig''' or '''Harry Plopper''') is Homer's pet pig. Homer first meets Plopper the Pig when he and Bart are in [[Krusty Burger]]. Plopper is being used in a video commercial for a new Burger coming out, [[The Clogger]]. After the commercial is wrapped [[Krusty]] says to kill the pig, [[Homer]] overhears and exclaims 'You can't kill him if he's wearing people clothes' as Plopper was wearing a chef's hat. Plopper avoids his death thanks to Homer and the two become rather close, even coming close to kissing. Homer treats Plopper more like a son than Bart, which adds to Bart's disliking of Homer. It is Ploppers 'Pig Crap' and Homer's negligence which tips the pollution in Lake Springfield over the edge, causing one of the [[Trappuccino|worst moments]] in [[Springfield]]'s history. Homer makes Plopper walk on the ceiling chanting a parody of "Spider Man", "Spider-Pig".

== Biography ==
Plopper was adopted by Homer after he sees him featured in a Krusty Burger commercial filmed live at one of Springfield's Krusty Burger locations when he is about to be killed (he believes that animals wearing people's clothes shouldn't be killed). Although Marge wanted Homer to get rid of the pig because a warning seemingly crazy [[Abe Simpson]] had of "twisted tail" being one of the signs being trapped forever, Homer kept the pig. Homer then played with Spider-Pig, particularly making it seem like he is crawling on the ceiling to spoof Spider-Man and leaving pig tracks all over the place. Homer puts his droppings in a giant silo that reads "pig crap" in the back yard. He then renamed him Harry Plopper to spoof Harry Potter. Homer dropped his silo of droppings in [[Lake Springfield]]. This caused the lake's water to become mutagenic, leading to [[Trappuccino|Springfield getting covered by a dome and an angry mob going after the Simpsons]]. He fulfilled part of Grampa Simpson's prophetic vision because of his twisted tail. He was seen being placed as a present from one of Cletus's relitives at [[Bart]] and [[Mary]]'s wedding.<ref>[[Apocalypse Cow]]</ref>

Plopper eventually became so famous, he was put on the [[Springfield Wall of Fame]].

== Non canon appearances ==
{{Noncanon}}
At some point he nearly [[The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown|endangered]] the town again, although this time by somehow causing a nuclear meltdown that would happen in approximately thirty minutes. Just like Trappucino, this also resulted in most of the townsfolk forming an angry mob and trying to kill Homer (as he was technically responsible due to being Plopper's owner). Homer eventually manages to stop the disaster before it could happen.

== Behind the Laughter ==
The Spider-Pig song gag which parodies the Spider-Man theme is arguably the most remembered and popular scene in the movie. It was featured on many trailers for the film. According to the writing staff, it was one of the latest additions to the film.

When the Simpsons escape [[Springfield]], [[Chief Wiggum]] shoots at the sinkhole The Simpsons escaped through and the house gets sucked in and demolished by it and it was believed that Plopper possibly died. However, the release of the DVD shows an a slightly alternate ending, where Plopper is helping out with the reconstruction of a [[Santa's Little Helper]]'s doghouse, along with the Multi-eyed squirrel and SLH. In addition, he is in the couch gag in [[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]- Homer cuddles him and refers to him as his "summer love". He has also made brief cameo appearances in the ''Heck House'' segment of "[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]," and later appears in "All About Lisa" and "Apocalypse Cow".

In a promo for the movie, they had a pig Plopper balloon floating around, but had a sharpshooter in case the pig floated away like one of the Pink Floyd Pigs.

== Spider-Pig Song ==
{{Main|Spider Pig (song)}}
''Spider Pig, Spider Pig,''

''Does whatever a spider-pig does.''

''Can he swing from a web?''

''No, he can't, he's a pig''

''Look out! Here comes Spider-Pig''
== Appearances ==
*{{mov}}
*{{Ep|He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs|(Altered opening sequence)}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XVIII}}
*{{Ep|All About Lisa}}
*{{Ep|Apocalypse Cow}}
*{{ep|Take My Life, Please|(Image seen on [[Springfield Wall of Fame]])}}
*{{ep|Coming to Homerica|(Billboard Gag)}}
*{{Ep|Million Dollar Maybe|(Title Screen)}}
*{{Game|The Simpsons Game}}
*{{Game|The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown}}
*{{bon|Simpsons Comics #168}}
*{{Advert|Coca-Cola Advert}}

== References ==
<references/>

{{Tress}}
{{Simpsons Movie Characters}}
{{Simpsons characters}}
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Plopper

2011-01-12T01:05:13Z

Jeff:

{{Featured article}}
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|species = Pig
|gender = {{Male}}
|color = Pink<br>White hair
|status = Alive
|age =
|owner = '''Former:''' [[Homer Simpson]]
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|appearance = [[The Simpsons Movie]]
|voiced by = [[Tress MacNeille]]
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'''Plopper the Pig''' (aka '''Spider-Pig''' or '''Harry Plopper''') is Homer's pet pig. Homer first meets Plopper the Pig when he and Bart are in [[Krusty Burger]]. Plopper is being used in a video commercial for a new Burger coming out, [[The Clogger]]. After the commercial is wrapped [[Krusty]] says to kill the pig, [[Homer]] overhears and exclaims 'You can't kill him if he's wearing people clothes' as Plopper was wearing a chef's hat. Plopper avoids his death thanks to Homer and the two become rather close, even coming close to kissing. Homer treats Plopper more like a son than Bart, which adds to Bart's disliking of Homer. It is Ploppers 'Pig Crap' and Homer's negligence which tips the pollution in Lake Springfield over the edge, causing one of the [[Trappuccino|worst moments]] in [[Springfield]]'s history. Homer makes Plopper walk on the ceiling saying "Spider-Pig, Spider-Pig, does whatever a Spider-Pig does, can he swing from a web? no he can't he's a Pig, watch out here comes the Spider-Pig!"

== Biography ==
Plopper was adopted by Homer after he sees him featured in a Krusty Burger commercial filmed live at one of Springfield's Krusty Burger locations when he is about to be killed (he believes that animals wearing people's clothes shouldn't be killed). Although Marge wanted Homer to get rid of the pig because a warning seemingly crazy [[Abe Simpson]] had of "twisted tail" being one of the signs being trapped forever, Homer kept the pig. Homer then played with Spider-Pig, particularly making it seem like he is crawling on the ceiling to spoof Spider-Man and leaving pig tracks all over the place. Homer puts his droppings in a giant silo that reads "pig crap" in the back yard. He then renamed him Harry Plopper to spoof Harry Potter. Homer dropped his silo of droppings in [[Lake Springfield]]. This caused the lake's water to become mutagenic, leading to [[Trappuccino|Springfield getting covered by a dome and an angry mob going after the Simpsons]]. He fulfilled part of Grampa Simpson's prophetic vision because of his twisted tail. He was seen being placed as a present from one of Cletus's relitives at [[Bart]] and [[Mary]]'s wedding.<ref>[[Apocalypse Cow]]</ref>

Plopper eventually became so famous, he was put on the [[Springfield Wall of Fame]].

== Non canon appearances ==
{{Noncanon}}
At some point he nearly [[The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown|endangered]] the town again, although this time by somehow causing a nuclear meltdown that would happen in approximately thirty minutes. Just like Trappucino, this also resulted in most of the townsfolk forming an angry mob and trying to kill Homer (as he was technically responsible due to being Plopper's owner). Homer eventually manages to stop the disaster before it could happen.

== Behind the Laughter ==
The Spider-Pig song gag which parodies the Spider-Man theme is arguably the most remembered and popular scene in the movie. It was featured on many trailers for the film. According to the writing staff, it was one of the latest additions to the film.

When the Simpsons escape [[Springfield]], [[Chief Wiggum]] shoots at the sinkhole The Simpsons escaped through and the house gets sucked in and demolished by it and it was believed that Plopper possibly died. However, the release of the DVD shows an a slightly alternate ending, where Plopper is helping out with the reconstruction of a [[Santa's Little Helper]]'s doghouse, along with the Multi-eyed squirrel and SLH. In addition, he is in the couch gag in [[He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs]]- Homer cuddles him and refers to him as his "summer love". He has also made brief cameo appearances in the ''Heck House'' segment of "[[Treehouse of Horror XVIII]]," and later appears in "All About Lisa" and "Apocalypse Cow".

In a promo for the movie, they had a pig Plopper balloon floating around, but had a sharpshooter in case the pig floated away like one of the Pink Floyd Pigs.

== Spider-Pig Song ==
{{Main|Spider Pig (song)}}
''Spider Pig, Spider Pig,''

''Does whatever a spider-pig does.''

''Can he swing from a web?''

''No, he can't, he's a pig''

''Look out! Here comes Spider-Pig''
== Appearances ==
*{{mov}}
*{{Ep|He Loves to Fly and He D'ohs|(Altered opening sequence)}}
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XVIII}}
*{{Ep|All About Lisa}}
*{{Ep|Apocalypse Cow}}
*{{ep|Take My Life, Please|(Image seen on [[Springfield Wall of Fame]])}}
*{{ep|Coming to Homerica|(Billboard Gag)}}
*{{Ep|Million Dollar Maybe|(Title Screen)}}
*{{Game|The Simpsons Game}}
*{{Game|The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown}}
*{{bon|Simpsons Comics #168}}
*{{Advert|Coca-Cola Advert}}

== References ==
<references/>

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MoneyBart

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|image = MoneyBART.jpg
|Episode Number = 467
|productionCode = MABF18
|originalAirdate = October 10, 2010
|blackboardText = I will not write on the walls
|couchGag = The family is seen seated on the couch, and the camera pulls back to reveal this as a picture hanging in a sweatshop where workers are producing merchandise and animation cels for the show.
|billboard = The same at [[Take My Life, Please]], but with Banksy signature.
|titlescreen = The three-eyed bird with a mouse in his mouth.
|specialGuestVoices = [[Mike Scioscia]] as [[Mike Scioscia (character)|himself]]<br>[[Bill James]] as [[Bill James (character)|himself]]
|Show Runner = [[Al Jean]]
|Written By = [[Tim Long]]
|Directed By = [[Nancy Kruse]]
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"'''MoneyBART'''" is the third episode of [[Season 22]]. It originally aired on October 10, 2010. It features guest stars [[Mike Scioscia]] and [[Bill James]].

== Synopsis ==
In an effort to broaden her extracurricular horizons, Lisa decides to manage Bart's little league team. Using statistics and probabilities, Lisa leads the team to an incredible winning streak.

== Plot ==
A visit by a Springfield Elementary alum-turned-Ivy-League student pushes Lisa to question her own go-getter attitude and reevaluate the scope of her extracurricular activities. Convinced that there is no such thing as having too many clubs or activities listed on her resume, Lisa jumps at the opportunity to coach Bart's little league team. Despite having little understanding of baseball, Lisa coaches the team to a record winning streak by putting her book smarts in statistics and probability into play. But when Bart questions Lisa's coaching tactics and confronts her for taking the fun out of baseball, Lisa benches him from the championship game. Hoping to lift his spirits, Marge spends the day with Bart at an amusement park where MLB manager and former catcher Mike Scioscia gives Bart sound advice and reminds him of his genuine love of the sport. Meanwhile, with one last chance to win the game, Lisa makes an unexpected call and learns that there is more to sports than winning.

== Production ==
This marks the second appearance of [[Mike_Scioscia_(character)|Mike Scioscia]] on The Simpsons. The first was "[[Homer at the Bat]]" in 1992, which is referenced in the episode when Mike mentions his [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team#"Nine separate misfortunes"|radiation poisoning]].

=== Opening Sequence ===
[[File:MoneyBART opening sequence.jpg|right|thumb|Second promotional picture featuring the billboard gag in which Bart writes all the walls]]
Approximately the first half minute of the [[opening sequence]] remains the same, with a few oddities. After the Simpsons arrive at home, the camera cuts to a shot of them on the couch, then zooms out to show this as a picture hanging on the wall of a fictional overseas Asian animation and merchandise sweatshop. The animation color quickly becomes drab and gray, and the music becomes dramatic and similar to that of ''Schindler's List''.

A large group of tired and sickly artists draw animation cels for ''The Simpsons'' amongst piles of human bones and toxic waste, and a female artist hands a barefoot child employee an animation cel, which he washes in a vat of biohazardous fluid.

The camera tracks down to a lower floor on the building, where small kittens are thrown into a woodchipper-type machine to provide the filling for [[Bart Simpson]] plush dolls. The toys are then placed in to a cart pulled by a panda which is driven by a man with a whip. A man shipping boxes with ''The Simpsons'' logo on the side uses the tongue from a decapitated dolphin head to fasten shut the packages. Another employee uses the horn of a sickly unicorn to smash the holes in the center of ''The Simpsons'' DVDs. The shot zooms out to reveal that sweatshop is contained within a grim version of the [[20th Century Fox]] logo, surrounded by barbed wire, searchlights, and a watchtower. The entire scene is running on the Simpsons' TV set.

==== Creation ====
British graffiti artist and political activist Banksy is credited with creating the opening titles and [[Couch gag|couch gag]] for this episode, in what amounted to the first time that an artist has been invited to storyboard the show. Executive producer [[Al Jean]] first took note of Banksy after seeing his 2010 film ''Exit Through the Gift Shop''. According to Jean, "The concept in my mind was, 'What if this graffiti artist came in and tagged our main titles?'" ''Simpsons'' casting director [[Bonnie Pietila]] was able to contact the artist through the film's producers, and asked if he would be interested in writing a main title for the show. Jean said Banksy "sent back boards for pretty much what you saw." Series creator [[Matt Groening]] gave the idea his blessing, and helped try to make the sequence as close to Banksy's original storyboards as possible. Fox's standards and practices department demanded a handful of changes, but, according to Jean, "95 percent of it is just the way he wanted."

Banksy told ''The Guardian'' that his opening sequence was influenced by ''The Simpsons'' long-running use of animation studios in Seoul, South Korea. The newspaper also reported that the creation of the sequence "is said to have been one of the most closely guarded secrets in US television – comparable to the concealment of Banksy's own identity."

==== Response ====
BBC News reported that "According to [Banksy], his storyboard led to delays, disputes over broadcast standards and a threatened walk out by the animation department." However, Al Jean disputed this, saying " [The animation department] didn't walk out. Obviously they didn't. We've depicted the conditions in a fanciful light before." Commenting on hiring Banksy to create the titles, Jean joked, "This is what you get when you outsource." Although conceding to the fact that ''The Simpsons'' is largely animated in South Korea, Jean went on to state that the scenes shown in titles are "very fanciful, far-fetched. None of the things he depicts are true. That statement should be self-evident, but I will emphatically state it."

Colby Hall of ''Mediaite'' called the sequence "a jaw-dropping critique of global corporate licensing, worker exploitation and over-the-top dreariness of how western media companies (in this case, 20th Century Fox) takes advantage of outsourced labor in developing countries." Melissa Bell of ''The Washington Post'' felt Banksy's titles had helped revive ''The Simpsons''' "edge", but after "the jarring opening, the show went back to its regular routine of guest cameos, self-referential jokes and tangential story lines." Marlow Riley of MTV wrote "as satire, [the opening is] a bit over-the-top. What is shocking is that Fox ran Banksy's ballsy critique of outsourcing, ''The Simpsons'', and the standards and human rights conditions that people in first world nations accept. It's uncomfortable and dark, and not what's expected from the modern ''Simpsons'', which mainly consists of 'Homer hurts himself' jokes."

== Reception ==
AOL said: "In the end, the episode was really good at the beginning and the ending, but the middle kind of dragged." The A.V. Club compared the episode to "[[Lisa on Ice]]" although they didn't like Mike Scioscia's cameo calling it "awkward". The episode was given a A-, the best grade of the night.

{{Season 22}}
[[Category:Season 22]]
[[Category:2010]]
[[Category:Lisa episodes]]
[[Category:Bart episodes]]
[[Category:Sport-themed Episodes]]

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== Mikewindsor ==
Mikewindsor is a spammer. Check out his contributions on the recent changes page. -- [[User:Mythigator|Mythigator]] 05:07, 10 January 2011 (UTC)

== Power abuse ==

Please undelete that blog, just because you hate it does not mean you can abuse your powers. --{{User:Jeff/sig}} 02:05, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

Wikisimpsons:Featured article

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The '''featured articles''' of the wiki are articles that represent the best [[Wikisimpsons]] has to offer.

So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows.

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== Featured article nominations ==

== February 2011 ==
== [[The Simpsons]] ==
A great, massive article. It is one of the best on the wiki and should be featured. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 08:37, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

=== Support (4) ===
#Totally [[User:TheSimpsons|<span style="font-family:Elephant">[[User:TheSimpsons|'''<span style="color:red">The</span><span style="color:blue">Simpsons</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:TheSimpsons|'''<span style="color:gold">Talk'''</span>]]</sup></span>]] 14:48, August 1, 2010 (UTC)
#Yup. A really good article. [[User:Effluvium|Effluvium]]
#Its "The Simpsons" page what could be a better representation of the Simpsons wiki than it's main page [[User:Lordsunflash|Lordsunflash]]]
#--{{User:Jeff/sig}} 00:26, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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==[[Shelbyville]]==
A great article! - [[User:ThePlatypus|ThePlatypus]] 17:18, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

===Support (3)===
#A great, long article and not a character! ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 09:30, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
#Yup {{User:Effluvium/sig}} 22:21, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
#Good article. <span style="font-family:Australian Sunrise">[[User:Josegiraffio|'''<span style="color:red">Jose</span><span style="color:green">giraffio</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:Josegiraffio|'''Want to talk''']]</sup></span> 14:34, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
#"What town was that"? "Shelbyville" said Principal Skinner All- "Cheering", Seriously, Shelbyville, should be featured, it is a funny, always mocked city in the Simpsons [[User:Mitchell.friedman|Mitchell.friedman]] 20:52, October 14, 2010 (UTC)

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BOO! --{{User:Jeff/sig}} 00:25, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

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==[[Ned Flanders]]==
Always hated but great! Has everything you need to know! <span style="font-family:Elephant">[[User:TheSimpsons|'''<span style="color:red">The</span><span style="color:blue">Simpsons</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:TheSimpsons|'''<span style="color:gold">Talk</span>''']]</sup></span> 17:35, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

===Support (4)===
#Stupid Flanders! A really funny character. His glasses are funny. {{UnsignedIP|74.233.69.189|16:46, August 5, 2010}}
#Long article, lots of pictures, one of the best we have. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 09:34, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
#Great article! {{User:Effluvium/sig}} 22:21, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
#I agree that the article about Ned is really great. He's also pretty funny. c: [[User:Tefy-chan|Tefy-chan]] 17:54, October 9, 2010 (UTC)

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== [[The Simpsons Movie]] ==
This is a massive article and it is a surprise it hasn't been featured already. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 06:59, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

=== Support (2) ===
#Was just about to nominate myself actually. Yeah, great article! {{User:Effluvium/sig}} 21:20, August 28, 2010 (UTC)
#Very good article [[User:Wikiboy96|Wikiboy96]] 17:56, August 30, 2010 (UTC)Wikiboy96

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1. Ponds doesn't have a stand on this matter.

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==[[Fat Tony]]==
A big article for a character like Fat Tony. All appearances completed and never been featured before. <span style="font-family:Australian Sunrise">[[User:Josegiraffio|'''<span style="color:red">Jose</span><span style="color:green">giraffio</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:Josegiraffio|'''Want to talk''']]</sup></span> 13:51, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
=== Support (1) ===
#I like it [[User:Effluvium|Effluvium]] 16:30, September 28, 2010 (UTC)

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Wikisimpsons:Featured article

2011-01-11T00:25:57Z

Jeff: /* Oppose (0) */

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The '''featured articles''' of the wiki are articles that represent the best [[Wikisimpsons]] has to offer.

So just what makes a featured article? Well, we've prepared a list just in case someone should ask that, and it is as follows.

<big>''An article must...''</big>

#...be well written and detailed
#...be unbiased, from a neutral point of view
#...be sourced with all available sources and appearances
#...follow the [[Wikisimpsons:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]]
#...not be the object of any ongoing edit wars
#...not be tagged with any sort of improvement tags (i.e. more sources, expand, etc)
#...have a succinct proper lead that can be used for the front page [[Template:Featured Article|featured box]]
#...have a reasonable amount of red links; use common sense
#...have a complete, detailed biography if it's a character article
#...follow the rules in [[Wikisimpsons:Project Characters|Project Characters]] if it is a character article.

For more information on what makes a featured article, see [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:What is a featured article|Wikipedia:What is a featured article]].

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<big>''How to nominate:''</big>

#First, nominate an article you find is worthy of featured status, putting it at the bottom of the list below; see criteria above.
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#Supporters adjust the article until the objectors (with reasonable objections) are satisfied.
#The article is placed on the featured article list and added to the front page queue.
#Also, if, at least a week after the article's nomination, that article has 5 supports and no objections, it will be added to the queue, and will be officially known as a "featured article".

<big>''How to vote:''</big>

#Before doing anything, be sure to read the article completely, keeping a sharp eye out for mistakes.
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#As stated above, any objections will be looked upon by the nominator, supporters, and anyone willing to improve the article, and action will be taken to please the objectors.
#Once all objectors' complaints have been solved (or the article has 5 supports and no objections after at least a week), the article will be added to the queue and be officially known as a "featured article".
#A user can only nominate one article a month.
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== Featured article nominations ==

== February 2011 ==
== [[The Simpsons]] ==
A great, massive article. It is one of the best on the wiki and should be featured. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 08:37, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

=== Support (4) ===
#Totally [[User:TheSimpsons|<span style="font-family:Elephant">[[User:TheSimpsons|'''<span style="color:red">The</span><span style="color:blue">Simpsons</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:TheSimpsons|'''<span style="color:gold">Talk'''</span>]]</sup></span>]] 14:48, August 1, 2010 (UTC)
#Yup. A really good article. [[User:Effluvium|Effluvium]]
#Its "The Simpsons" page what could be a better representation of the Simpsons wiki than it's main page [[User:Lordsunflash|Lordsunflash]]]

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==[[Shelbyville]]==
A great article! - [[User:ThePlatypus|ThePlatypus]] 17:18, August 2, 2010 (UTC)

===Support (3)===
#A great, long article and not a character! ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 09:30, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
#Yup {{User:Effluvium/sig}} 22:21, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
#Good article. <span style="font-family:Australian Sunrise">[[User:Josegiraffio|'''<span style="color:red">Jose</span><span style="color:green">giraffio</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:Josegiraffio|'''Want to talk''']]</sup></span> 14:34, September 2, 2010 (UTC)
#"What town was that"? "Shelbyville" said Principal Skinner All- "Cheering", Seriously, Shelbyville, should be featured, it is a funny, always mocked city in the Simpsons [[User:Mitchell.friedman|Mitchell.friedman]] 20:52, October 14, 2010 (UTC)

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BOO! --{{User:Jeff/sig}} 00:25, 11 January 2011 (UTC)

===Comments ===

==[[Ned Flanders]]==
Always hated but great! Has everything you need to know! <span style="font-family:Elephant">[[User:TheSimpsons|'''<span style="color:red">The</span><span style="color:blue">Simpsons</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:TheSimpsons|'''<span style="color:gold">Talk</span>''']]</sup></span> 17:35, August 4, 2010 (UTC)

===Support (4)===
#Stupid Flanders! A really funny character. His glasses are funny. {{UnsignedIP|74.233.69.189|16:46, August 5, 2010}}
#Long article, lots of pictures, one of the best we have. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 09:34, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
#Great article! {{User:Effluvium/sig}} 22:21, August 10, 2010 (UTC)
#I agree that the article about Ned is really great. He's also pretty funny. c: [[User:Tefy-chan|Tefy-chan]] 17:54, October 9, 2010 (UTC)

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== [[The Simpsons Movie]] ==
This is a massive article and it is a surprise it hasn't been featured already. ☆<span style="font-family:Algerian">[[User:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:green">The</span>]] [[User talk:Solar Dragon|<span style="color:red">Solar</span>]] [[Special:Contributions/Solar Dragon|<span style="color:blue">Dragon</span>]]</span>☆ 06:59, August 28, 2010 (UTC)

=== Support (2) ===
#Was just about to nominate myself actually. Yeah, great article! {{User:Effluvium/sig}} 21:20, August 28, 2010 (UTC)
#Very good article [[User:Wikiboy96|Wikiboy96]] 17:56, August 30, 2010 (UTC)Wikiboy96

=== Neutral (1) ===
1. Ponds doesn't have a stand on this matter.

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==[[Fat Tony]]==
A big article for a character like Fat Tony. All appearances completed and never been featured before. <span style="font-family:Australian Sunrise">[[User:Josegiraffio|'''<span style="color:red">Jose</span><span style="color:green">giraffio</span>''']] <sup>[[User talk:Josegiraffio|'''Want to talk''']]</sup></span> 13:51, September 26, 2010 (UTC)
=== Support (1) ===
#I like it [[User:Effluvium|Effluvium]] 16:30, September 28, 2010 (UTC)

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Springfield

2011-01-10T23:58:29Z

Jeff: /* Suburbs of Springfield */

{{Featured article}}
{{Town
|name= Springfield
|image= [[File:Springfield panoramic.png|center|300px]]
|country= [[USA]]
|state= [[Springfield's State|North Takoma]]| very close to Michigan, Oregon, New Jersey & Texas.
|county= [[Springfield County]]<ref>{{cite episode|title=Dog of Death|episodelink=Dog of Death|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Reardon, Jim; Swartzwelder, John|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=1992-03-12|season=3|number=19}}</ref>
|founder= [[Jebediah Springfield]]
|founded= c. 1649 (as Sprungfield), c. 1796 (as Springfield)
|incorporated= 1796
|city motto= "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man"
|mayor= [[Joe Quimby]]
|area= 2.088.723 km ([[#West Springfield|West Sprinfield]] is three times the size of Texas)<ref>{{cite episode|title=Half-Decent Proposal|episodelink=Half Decent Proposal|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Gould, Dana; Michels, Pete|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=2002-02-22|season=10|number=10}}</ref>
|elevation= 1,582 ft (482 m)<ref>{{cite episode|title=Papa's Got a Brand New Badge|episodelink=Papa's Got a Brand New Badge|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Gould, Dana; Michels, Pete|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=2002-05-22|season=13|number=22}}</ref>
|population= 30,720<ref>{{cite episode|title=Papa's Got a Brand New Badge|episodelink=Papa's Got a Brand New Badge|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Gould, Dana; Michels, Pete|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=2002-05-22|season=13|number=22}}</ref>
|area code= 939 and 636<ref>[[A Tale of Two Springfields]]</ref>
|zip code= 80085/27728<ref>[[Moe Letter Blues]]</ref>
}}

'''Springfield''' is the city where the [[Simpson family]] lives. It is located near [[Shelbyville]], [[Capital City]], [[Ogdenville]], and [[North Haverbrook]] in [[Springfield's State|a state whose name is never mentioned]]. The evidence is sufficiently contradictory that it cannot be identified with a specific state. Its population is estimated to be about 30,720. It is known as a twin city to [[Shelbyville]]. The town has often been dubbed as the, or at a stretch, one of, America's worst towns and according to Marge it's "America's Crud Bucket", as well as being the World's Fattest Town.

Founded in 1796 by [[Jebediah Springfield]], a.k.a. Hans Sprungfeld, and a band of fiercely determined pioneers out of Maryland who set off after misinterpreting a passage in ''The Bible,'' Springfield seems to be a small city rather than a megalopolis. Its features include one [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power plant]]; two elementary schools; a [[Duff Stadium|minor league all-star baseball stadium]]; an [[Springfield International Airport|airport]]; a [[Springfield Harbor|harbor]]; a [[Downtown Springfield|downtown district]]; a large [[Springfield Tire Yard|tire yard]] (burning since 1966); a ghetto; a [[Russian district]]; its own [[Little Italy]]; several specialized shopping districts, [[Moe's Tavern]], [[Barney's Bowlarama|Barney's Bowl-A-Rama]] and a [[Chinatown]].

Springfield's nearest neighboring town is Shelbyville. There is a strong rivalry between the towns, dating back to a rivalry between their founders—Jebediah Springfield and [[Shelbyville Manhattan]]. Manhattan wanted to found a city where men were free to marry their cousins, but Springfield refused to allow it, so Shelbyville was founded as a rival town.<ref>[[Lemon of Troy]]</ref> The story of the dispute between Jebediah Springfield and Shelbyville Manhattan contains faint references to the historical stories of the deal between Asa Lovejoy and William Overton to file a land claim, and the dispute between Lovejoy and Francis W. Pettygrove over the name of Portland, Oregon.
Springfield has been called America's crud basket. It's an ever growing city, despite all the disasters that happen in the town.

== History ==
[[File:The Simpsons-Jebediah Springfield.png|thumb|209px|The Statue of Jebediah Springfield]]

Springfield originally existed before 1649 as Sprynge-Fielde, founder and foundation period unknown.

In its early days, the city was the target of many Native American Indian raids, and to this day many forts and trading posts remain (including [[Fort Springfield]] and [[Fort Sensible]]). It was also the site of two battles during the American Civil War.

The second (or official) founder of Springfield was pioneer Jebediah Springfield, widely celebrated in the town as a brave and proud American hero. He famously once killed a bear with his bare hands, and this deed is immortalized in a bronze statue in front of the city hall. However, revisionist historians have since determined that the bear in fact probably killed Springfield, and not vice-versa. The town motto "a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" is attributed to Jebediah. [[Lisa Simpson]] later discovered that Jebediah Springfield was in fact Hans Sprungfeld, a murderous pirate and enemy of George Washington, but eventually decided that the myth of Springfield should be preserved for the inspiration it gives to people and did not reveal her findings.<ref>[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]</ref>

During the early 1900s, Springfield started a holiday named "Whacking Day" with the intention of beating up Irish immigrants in Springfield, and eventually transformed into an event where Springfield's denizens beat several snakes to death. In the mid-20th century, the city reached perhaps the pinnacle of its success when it became the home of the Aquacar, a car which could be driven in water like a boat. At this point, the city's streets were literally paved with gold. But unfortunately, this economy collapsed when it was discovered that the Aquacar was prone to spontaneous explosion after 600 miles and/or knots.<ref>Are We There Yet? The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield</ref> The town has never really recovered from this tragedy (the gold was reportedly shipped to the Sultan of Brunei to encase one of his many elephant herds), but some heavy industry remains in the town, including factories for [[Ah, Fudge! Factory|Ah, Fudge!]] chocolate, fireworks, candy, [[Itchy & Scratchy International|children's cartoons]], [[Kid First Industries|toys]], Spirographs, [[Southern Cracker|crackers]], peanuts, fake vomit, pillows, [[Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill|apple cider]], and [[Springfield Box Factory|boxes]], as well as a [[Ajax Steel Mill|steel mill]].

During [[Homer Simpson|Homer Simpson's]] tenure as Springfield's Sanitation Commissioner, however, the whole town was relocated "five miles down the road" and reformed, as the previous location had become flooded with garbage and waste due to Homer's allowing other cities to dump their garbage into the mines that run under the town. Mysteriously, the move was only mentioned once: when Lisa remarked with surprise that they even allowed the [[Monty Burns Casino|casino]] to come with them when they moved the town while watching its demolition.<ref>''[[Viva Ned Flanders]]''</ref>

Springfield was nearly chosen as the host for the Summer Olympic Games, but [[Bart Simpson]]'s antics angered representatives from the IOC.<ref>[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]</ref> It was also nearly awarded an NFL franchise team, The Springfield Meltdowns, but [[Abraham Simpson]] attacked the commissioner - mistaking him for a burglar - while he was trying to use the Simpsons' phone.

Bart accidentally moons the U.S. flag, and the Simpsons appear on a talk show to explain the matter. However, the show's host makes it appear that Springfield hates America. When the rest of the U.S. reciprocates this loathing, Mayor Quimby changes the name of Springfield to "Liberty-Ville". An enormous patriotic craze ensues, wherein all items are priced at $ 17.76, even houses.<ref>[[Bart-Mangled Banner]]</ref>

The town has split at least twice. Once based on area code changes, into [[New Springfield]] and Olde Springfield (Not to be confused with the [[Olde Springfield Towne|historical site/tourist center of the same name]]).

At one point in the town's history, gambling was legalized due to an economic slump. To attract more people into the town, Springfield legalized gay marriage. The majority of the populace is also quite horrible at paying tax returns, with the majority of the population waiting until the last possible day to file their tax returns as evidenced by the huge amount of lines at the Post Office on Tax Day, with [[Otto Mann|some]] even mistaking it for a Metallica concert line, [[Kent Brockman|some]] hiring accountants who are just as bad as themselves in regards to paying taxes on time, and [[Homer Simpson|some]] even falsifying many of their actual expenditures while undergoing a last minute rundown on tax returns, misshaping the envelope containing the tax returns, and eventually being arrested by the FBI/IRS for severe audits.<ref>The Trouble With Trillions</ref> Mayor Quimby apparently allows Montgumery Burns so much legal freedom because he is the towns sole tax payer.<ref>The Fool Monty</ref>

===Trappuccino===
[[Lisa Simpson]] and [[Colin]] spearheaded an effort to clean [[Lake Springfield]], which was heavily polluted. After a town-wide cleanup, the lake was polluted again single handily by [[Homer Simpson]], who dumped a large silo of "pig crap" into the lake, polluting it to unsurpassed levels. To keep the pollution from spreading to other towns, [[Russ Cargill]], head of the EPA, convinced [[President Arnold Schwarzenegger]] to seal Springfield inside a gigantic dome (built by a company owned by Cargill).

During that time, the town fell into ruin and was plagued by power shortages ([[Mr. Burns]] refused to give free power) and lack of supplies. The town was trapped under the dome for more than ninety-three days. The dome was later destroyed by [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] Simpson, and the town was repaired and rebuilt.

===Later History===
Springfield eventually fell into a [[The Bob Next Door|massive economic crisis]] that resulted in several large cutbacks, as well as forcing several of the citizens to move to Detroit to find better job opportunities.

== Geography and climate ==
=== Geography ===
Springfield's geography includes big Mountains maybe part of Rocky Mountains and a lot of hills, [[Springfield Gorge|gorges]], giant redwood trees, a desert, a forest, lakes, rivers and a volcano. It is located on the coast of a large body of water, possibly an ocean. It has also been stated that "West Springfield" is 3 times the size of Texas, and looks exactly like Texas in shape.

Major geographic features include [[Springfield Gorge]], [[Springfield National Forest]], [[Mt. Springfield]], [[Springfield Harbor]], the [[Alkali Flats|Springfield Badlands]], the Murderhorn, [[Springfield Glacier]], Widow's Peak, and Mt. Carlmore<ref>Simpsons Episodes</ref>.

=== Cityscape ===
The city is divided into a number of districts, including [[Skid Row]], the [[Lower East Side]] (a Jewish neighborhood), [[Springfield Heights]], Bum Town, [[East Springfield]], [[Recluse Ranch Estates]], [[Junkieville]], [[Pressboard Estates]], [[South Street Squidport]], [[Little Newark]], [[Crackton]], a [[Russian District|Russian district]], [[West Springfield]], [[Tibet Town]], [[Waverly Hills]], [[Little Italy]], and a [[Gay Neighborhood|gay district]].
For a brief period, Springfield divided itself into two cities, Olde Springfield and New Springfield, on the basis of an area code division. Wealthy Olde Springfield, with Mayor Quimby, anchorman [[Kent Brockman]], and bullies such as [[Nelson Muntz]], was separated from the rest of Springfield by a wall that was erected by poor New Springfield. Mayor Quimby maintained control of Olde Springfield while [[Homer Simpson]] ran New Springfield. The cities were later re-united through a concert by The Who.

The city's Main Street is in a pitiful state of disrepair, owing to citizens driving along it while carrying excessively heavy weights and leaving snow chains on their tires after the snow has melted. Some of the potholes have become so wide that entire cars and trucks can (and have) fallen into them.<ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>

Towns near Springfield include [[North Haverbrook]], [[Shelbyville]], [[Ogdenville]], [[Brockway]], [[Guidopolis]] and [[Cranford]].

=== Climate ===
Springfield is located in an area that receives rain and snow. Most of the time the skies are blue and mostly sunny.

Springfield is also subject to a number of natural disasters including avalanches, earthquakes, acid rain, floods, hurricanes, lightning strikes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions.

=== Pollution ===
Visitors from elsewhere are advised to constantly wear radiation suits and carry Geiger counters, since the city is perhaps the most radioactive in the U.S. This is because the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant was built during an incredibly lax period for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in which the plant's nuclear core was surrounded not by several layers of protective concrete and graphite but by ordinary plaster with a horseshoe hanging from a nail. Also, management apparently gives employees benefits for storing nuclear waste in buildings; in some episodes, barrels of waste have been seen in the Simpsons' basement. Also perhaps due to this, the book reports that international law forbids shipping produce from Springfield; those who do venture into a local supermarket or farmer's market may find that it gives off a barely audible hum. Springfield is also "proudly" home to the state's largest tire fire, which has been continuously burning for approximately 42 years, which does nothing to improve the air quality.

Springfieldians have a very uncaring attitude towards the environment. ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]'' is proud of the fact that they use absolutely no recycled material in their paper. Even the mention of the word can cause one of the town residents to pass out from boredom, or at least slam the door in the face of plucky little girls concerned about the state of their town without a second thought, or even throw anything they can get their hands on at the Green Day raft just for saying that they wanted to talk about it. In fact, the only time they even seemed to care is literally when they drink it.

There have also been instances of accidental pollution, such as when Captain Horatio McCallister [[Bart After Dark|once]] crashed an oil tanker around the Springfield coast in a drunken stupor. McCallister also, while still drunk, seemed to think there was no way out of the predicament until he suggested to a newscaster to take the blame for him in the middle of a live broadcast.

== People and culture ==
The geographic location of Springfield is never stated, but Springfield is generally considered to depict, in a lampooning manner, "bread-and-butter" Middle America, culturally somewhere between a suburb and a small town. Springfieldians are not, for the most part, cosmopolitan, and most are of lower-middle to middle income.

The "small-town nastiness" of Springfield is made evident by a benighted tradition of "snake-whacking" whereby, annually, Springfieldians bludgeon snakes to death. Lisa Simpson, disgusted by this activity, encourages the people of Springfield to quit the tradition with the aid of soul singer [[Barry White]].

Springfieldians have a very bad reputation. As described by [[Dr. Hibbert]], it is a town where the smartest have no power and the stupidest run everything. A fairly accurate statement considering that the offices of police chief and mayor respectively are run by clearly incompetent and corrupt individuals, those few who are competent in official positions are soon replaced by other incompetents, such as former trash commissioner [[Ray Paterson]] being kicked out of office to be replaced by Homer Simpson. ''TIME'' magazine once did a cover story on Springfield entitled "America's Worst City," and ''Newsweek'' has referred to the city as "America's Crud Bucket," the town actually has a billboard saying it is the "Meanest town in America." Most citizens are very stupid, overweight, and also quick to anger, though it should be noted that Shelbyville residents are even stupider and more backwards. There is a riot almost every month. Springfield also has a strange smell that is uncomfortable to new residents. It is usually about six weeks before they adjust. Springfield is also the first United States city to abandon the Metric system.

It is noted by the [[Duff Book of World Records]] as the ''World's Fattest Town''<ref>[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]</ref> which they are quite proud of.

=== Demographics ===
Springfield is home to people of many races, cultures, and creeds, including European-Americans (the [[Simpson family|Simpson]], [[Flanders family|Flanders]], and [[Van Houten family|Van Houten]] families), African-Americans (the Hibbert family, [[Carl Carlson]]), Latinos ([[Bumblebee Man]]), South Asians ([[Apu]] and his family, "[[Two Guys From Kabul]]") and East Asians ([[Cookie Kwan]], [[Akira]]).

There is a large gap between wealthy citizens (such as [[Krusty the Clown]] and Mr. Burns), and poor citizens (Nelson Muntz, [[Cletus Spuckler|Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel]]). Population is about 40,000.

=== Crime ===
There are a surprising number of prisons in Springfield, including [[Springfield Penitentiary]], [[Springwood Minimum Security Prison]], [[Springfield Women's Prison]], [[Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility]], [[Morningwood Penitentiary]] and [[Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary]]. [[Springfield Elementary School]] was even once semi-converted into a prison. The [[Springfield Police Department]], led by Police Chief [[Clancy Wiggum]], is a largely corrupt and incompetent organization, according to Wiggum they only have enough manpower to enforce the last three laws passed. Another time [[Lou]] pointed out that he, Wiggum and [[Eddie]] were the entire police force. There was also a time in the town's history where the police duties were handed over from the Springfield Police Department over to a private security company called [[SpringShield]], which was run by Homer with the help of his friends [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] who did a far better job. Most [[Springfield Mafia|organized crime]] in town is controlled by mob boss [[Fat Tony]], however the [[Yakuza]] are present in smaller numbers.

=== Arts & Entertainment ===
[[File:Aztect.jpg|thumb|right|The Aztec Theater]]
Springfield boasts an [[Springfield Opera House|opera house]], an [[Springfield Bowl|outdoor amphitheater]], an arboretum, a vibrant jazz scene, and was mentioned as the entertainment capital of its state. There is also an unusually high number of [[:Category:Museums|museums]], including [[Springfield Natural History Museum]] (which features the world's largest cubic zirconia), [[Springfield Knowledgeum]], [[Springsonian Museum]], [[Springfield Wax Museum]], the [[Springfield Palace of Fine Arts]], the Muesuem of Swordfish and a [[Springfield Stamp Museum|stamp museum]]. Springfield once had a [[Springfield Concert Hall|concert hall]], but it was closed down after the first two measures of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and turned into the Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary. Springfield has two movie theatres: the [[Aztec Theater]] and the [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres]]. It also has a [[Springfield Drive-In|drive-in theater]] and a [[Springfield Dinner Theater|dinner theater]].

==== Media ====
The city paper is ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]'', and the most popular TV station is [[KBBL-TV]] ([[Channel 6]]), with [[Kent Brockman]], [[Scott Christian]] and [[Arnie Pie]] on the news, [[Krusty]] the Clown and [[Sideshow Mel]] doing shows, and [[Bill and Marty|Bill & Marty]] on the radio. Alternatively, Channel Ocho is a Spanish language/Latino channel featuring [[Bumblebee Man]].

=== Religion ===
[[File:Churchh.jpg|thumb|right|The first church of Springfield.]]
Religion and faith plays a large role in Springfieldian society. The largest church community appears to be the [[First Church of Springfield]], a [[Presbylutheran]] church headed by Reverend [[Timothy Lovejoy]]. There is also a [[Temple Beth Springfield|synagogue]] (led by Rabbi [[Hyman Krustofski]]), a mosque, a Catholic church (The Notre Dame of Springfield), an Episcopal church (with vibrating pews), a crystal cathedral, the Cathedral of the Downtown, and a Buddhist temple. Apu, a Hindu, has a statue of the god Ganesh in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]].

Once, many Springfieldians joined a cult known as [[Movementarianism]], but soon left after it was revealed as a fraud.<ref>[[The Joy of Sect]]</ref> According to Reverend Lovejoy, there is also an alliance of people who split off from the Presbyterians to worship an Inanimate Carbon Rod.<ref>"The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield"</ref> Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson and Lisa Simpson are practicing Buddhists. There is also a Stonecutters Lodge (currently re-named as "The Ancient Society of No-Homers"), of which practically every male in the city (minus Homer Simpson) is a member.

The town government is secular. In 1963, a law was passed which banned praying on city property. Another episode featured a convict who was imprisoned for erecting a nativity scene on city property. [[Superintendent Chalmers]] fired new Principal [[Ned Flanders]] when he overhears him saying "thank the Lord" over the PA system.<ref>In "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"</ref>

=== Sports ===
There are a number of sports teams and sports arenas: the [[Springfield Isotopes]], a baseball team (which once threatened to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico), the Springfield Speedway, a monster truck rally (featuring Truckasaurus), the [[Springfield Atoms]] football team, the Springfield Stun arena football team, the Springfield Ice-O-topes hockey team, the Association of Springfield Semi-Pro Boxers, and a [[Springfield Downs|dog track]]. It also use to have a bull fighting ring. There was also once the Mr. Burns Basketball Stadium which was neglected and subsequently converted into a colossal Bee Hive. [[Springfield curling team]] managed to get to the Vancouver Winter Olympics and win gold.

=== Districts ===
==== Pressboard Estates ====
[[Pressboard Estates]] is the neighborhood [[Evergreen Terrace]] is located in.

===== Evergreen Terrace =====
[[File:Kwikemart.jpg|thumb|right|The Evergreen Terrace Kwik-E-Mart.]]
[[Evergreen Terrace]] is the main district in the Simpsons. It is where many of the families live. The Simpsons live on [[742 Evergreen Terrace]]. It is home to the [[Kwik-E-Mart]].

==== West Springfield ====
[[West Springfield]] is apparently three times the size of Texas. It is mostly barren, save for some farmland and oil rigs. It is here that [[Homer Simpson]] and [[Lenny Leonard]] got an oil rig job.

==== Recluse Ranch Estates ====
[[Recluse Ranch Estates]] is the upperclass rich district of Springfield.

==== Little Italy ====
[[Little Italy]] is the Italian district of Springfield.

==== Waverly Hills ====
[[Waverly Hills]] is a rich upper-class district of Springfield with the best schools.

==== Suburbs of Springfield ====
*[[Sprooklyn]]
*[[Skid Row]]
*[[Waverly Hills]]
*[[Springfield Heights]]
*[[East Springfield]]
*[[Greektown]]
*the Waterfront
*[[Lower East Side]]
*[[Bumtown]]
*Cemetery District
*Rat's Nest Neighborhood
*[[Recluse Ranch Estates]]
*South Springfield
*[[Junkieville]]
*[[Pressboard Estates]]
*[[South Street Squidport]]
*Springfield Residential Hills
*[[Little Newark]]
*[[Crackton]]
*[[Russian District]]
*[[West Springfield]]
*[[Springfield Chinatown]]
*[[Tibet Town]]
*[[Ethnictown]]
*[[Gay Neighborhood]]
*[[Little Italy]]
*[[Theater District]]
*Springfield Keys
*[[Little Bangkok]]

=== Economy ===
[[File:Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.gif|thumb|right|The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Springfield's main employer]]
Springfield's economy, although at one time "on the GROW!" and rich to the point that the streets were literally paved with gold, is now floundering. Some heavy industry remains in the town, including factories for Ah! Fudge chocolate, Southern Cracker, fireworks, candy, and boxes, as well as a steel mill. Many Springfieldians are employed by the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].

Major industries include nuclear power, heavy manufacturing, [[Duff Beer]], and retail. Many of Springfield's stores are located in the [[Springfield Mall]].

Springfield tried to improve their economy by legalizing gay marriage and gambling.

At one point, Springfield's Economy hit an all time low and was suggested to be even worse than Detroit's economic failure, resulting in the halting of roadkill pickups, significantly reducing the amount of school time, releasing of low level criminals, and said criminals allowed to commit low-level crimes due to the Police lacking the resources and funding to enforce them.<ref>The Bob Next Door</ref>

===Anthem===
:''See [[Springfield Anthem]]''

== Infrastructure ==
=== Government ===

[[File:joeq.png|thumb|right|Mayor Joe Quimby]]
The current mayor of Springfield is Joe Quimby, a sleazy womanizing politician whose served at least 5 consecutive terms as mayor unopposed, he once admitted to using the town treasury to fund the murder of his enemies. He was briefly thrown out in favor of [[Sideshow Bob]], but was later re-instated when Bob was impeached for electoral fraud. His post was threatened by a recall election, but none of the new candidates gained enough of the vote to oust him since the lead candidate who was most voted for was disqualified from the election.

When the mayor briefly skipped town due to missing lottery funds, the town's MENSA chapter (Lisa Simpson, Dr. Hibbert, Lindsey Naegle, Comic Book Guy and Prof. Frink) technocracy took over. They changed clocks to metric time, eliminated the green lights from stoplights, and put the city on the top 300 US cities. It was 299th, above East Saint Louis, Illinois <ref>[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]</ref>.

In the United States House of Representatives, Springfield was represented by Congressman Bob Arnold, who was later expelled for taking bribes. [[Horace Wilcox]] is stated to have been congressman since 1933 <ref>[[Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington]]</ref>. After Wilcox's death, Krusty the Clown runs for Congress as a Republican, and wins. He is still seen as a representative <ref>[[The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]</ref>.

==== Laws, Statutes, and Propositions ====
Gambling is legal in Springfield, as is gay marriage <ref>[[There's Something About Marrying]]</ref>, trade in children and fishing with dynamite. For a brief time, prohibition was brought back ("spirituous beverages are hereby prohibited in Springfield under penalty of catapult")<ref>[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]</ref>. An unusual law from 200 years prior dictates that all ducks must wear long pants.

As is with many other towns there are a number of unusual and outdated statutes in Springfield and its town charter, including "the chief constable shall receive one pig every month and two comely lasses of virtue true," "it is illegal to mail threatening letters and to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling," and "five kicks of the same can shall be considered illegally transporting litter <ref>[[The Seven-Beer Snitch]]</ref>." The Town Charter also stated that Springfield's mayor, after election, cannot be removed from office... except by a recall election.

Proposition 24, which would deport all illegal immigrants from Springfield, passed with 95% of the public's support <ref>[[Much Apu About Nothing]]</ref>, but was overruled at some point. Marge and her family successfully lobbied to get Proposition 242, a "Families Come First" grassroots voter initiative, passed.

=== Health & Education ===

[[File:SpringfieldElementary3.jpg|thumb|right|Springfield Elemtary School]]
There are quite a number of public and private schools in Springfield, including two elementary schools (Springfield Elementary School & East Springfield Elementary School), junior high school, high school and [[The Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children]]. There are also a number of colleges, including Springfield A&M, Krusty's Clown College<ref>[[Homie the Clown]]</ref>, the University of Springfield, and the unfortunately named Springfield Heights Institute of Technology. A full list of education institutions in Springfield can be found [http://snpp.com/guides/city.profile.html#4 here].

Springfield has many museums, such as the Springfield Museum of Natural History and the [[Springfield Knowledgeum]]. It has a library and an observatory.

Springfield has at least one dog obedience school.

Springfield is known to have at least two hospitals- Springfield General Hospital and the rarely seen Springfield Veteran's Hospital which is described to be the worst of the two hospitals.<ref>[[Bart's Dog Gets an F]]</ref>

=== Transportation ===
Several highways run through Springfield, including the Michael Jackson Expressway (Interstate Route 401, formerly the Dalai Lama Expressway)<ref>[[Stark Raving Dad]]</ref>, the uncompleted Matlock Expressway <ref>[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]</ref>, Interstate 95, Route 202, Route 88 (goes through Nelson Muntz's neighborhood) and Rural Route 9. There is also a railroad, and an abandoned aqueduct. A [[Springfield Monorail]] existed for a very brief time before it was shut down after a disastrous maiden voyage<ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>. It has a street called Main Street which used to have a lot of potholes <ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>.

The city bus service provides public transit on the route 22 bus on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and the 22A bus on Tuesday and Thursday.

[[File:Airport.png|thumb|right|Springfield International Airport]]
[[Springfield International Airport]] is the airport that serves Springfield. It has scheduled flights around the US and several other countries including France, Israel, China, the United Kingdom, and Brazil.

There was once a subway line in Springfield, but it is currently abandoned, most likely because the moving train was capable of causing ground tremors above <ref>[[Postcards From the Wedge]]</ref> .
A cable-car line was seen in a couple of occasions. 

== Springfield's State ==

''See article: [[Springfield's State]]''

== Appearances ==
*[[:Category:Episodes|All episodes]]

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
*[[Evergreen Terrace]]
*[[List of characters from The Simpsons|List of characters from ''The Simpsons'']]
*[[Springfield's State]]

== External links ==
*[http://adn.blam.be/springfield/ Interactive map of Springfield with screen caps]
*[http://www.naosmm.org/confer/port-or/history.html History of Portland, Oregon] (an influence on the fictional history of Springfield)
*[http://snpp.com/guides/springfield.list.html The Simpsons Archive: Where Is The Simpsons' Springfield?]
*[http://www.compuglobalhypermega.net/ CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet], location of The Simpsons being determined by elimination
*[http://simpsonovi.webz.cz/ Czech Page]

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Homer Simpson

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{{Character
|name = Homer Jay Simpson
|image = [[File:222px-Homer Simpson 2006.png]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = None, formerly brown
|age = 39<ref>[[Moe Letter Blues]]</ref>
|status = Alive
|job = [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear]] Safety Inspector<br>Former Technical Supervisor
|relatives = '''Parents:''' [[Abe Simpson|Abraham]] and [[Mona Simpson]] (deceased) <br /> '''Wife:''' [[Marge Simpson|Marge Bouvier]] <br /> '''Ex-wife:''' [[Amber Simpson]]<br /> '''Children:''' [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson]]<br /> '''Half-siblings:''' [[Herb Powell]] and [[Abbie]] <br /> '''Grandparents:''' [[Orville J. Simpson]] and [[Yuma Hickman]]<br>''For more info, see [[Simpsons Family]]''
|appearance = "[[Good Night]]"
|voiced by = [[Dan Castellaneta]]
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'''Homer Jay Simpson''', formerly known as '''Max Power''',<ref>[[Homer to the Max]]</ref> is the father of the Simpson family. He is an overweight, lazy, and ignorant individual, but is strongly devoted to his wife and children. His behavior is often stupid, absurd, selfish, dangerous, clumsy, idiotic, and insensitive. Despite this and his below average intelligence, he has shown moments of great intellect, and can be a caring parent and husband at times.

Homer works as a low level safety inspector at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], in [[Sector 7G]], although he is often incompetent and mostly sleeps on duty and eats donuts provided. He spends a great deal of his time at [[Moe's Tavern]] with his lifelong friends [[Barney Gumble|Barney]], [[Carl Carlson|Carl]], [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]], and bartender [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]]. At [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]] he can often be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching TV while snacking on food and drinking [[Duff Beer|Duff]].

== Biography ==
=== History ===
[[File:Homer young.PNG|thumb|left|175px|Homer in his late teens.]]
Homer Jay Simpson was born as the third child of [[Abraham Simpson]], and the first (and only) child of [[Mona Simpson]] on May 12, 1956. He was raised on the Simpsons farm by his parents until they were forced to move out due to Homer spooking the cows by jumping out of a bale of hay and scaring them into giving sour milk. At some point during his childhood, Abe seemed to feed beer to Homer Simpson, but he quit drinking beer until he was older upon Barney's suggestion after he caused a multi-car pileup in his playschool car. In 1960, Homer experimented to see if he could push fifteen crayons into his nose, which resulted in one being lodged into his brain and being responsible for his current below-average intelligence. In the late 1960s, while Homer was between nine and twelve years of age, Mona went into hiding following a run-in with the law. However, before she started protesting, she took Homer and her husband to the Woodstock Music Festival, where Homer ended up briefly adopting the Hippie lifestyle (and Abe Simpson attempted to send him off to the Vietname War as punishment for wanting to be a Hippie). In 1966, Homer, along with Lenny, Carl, and Moe Syszlak, went over to a deep gorge for a nice swim, but the water was drained. When investigating why the lake was reduced to a muddy pit, he stumbled upon [[Waylon Smithers, Sr.|a decomposing corpse]] inside the pipe, greatly traumatizing him and leading to his occasional overeating. Homer attended [[Springfield High School]] and fell in love with [[Marge Bouvier]] in 1974.<ref name="The Way We Was">[[The Way We Was]]</ref> After high school, Homer and Marge bought an apartment at Springfield Place. During this time, Marge gets a letter accepting her into college. To pay for her tuition, Abe gives him a job at Simpson Lazer Tag as well as this, along with [[Lou]] Lenny and Carl, Homer is part of a barbershop quartet. When Marge becomes infatuated by her professor, Homer changes the band's name to [[Sadgasm]] and they invent grunge music. Marge realizes that she really loves Homer, and she goes back to him.<ref>[[That 90's Show]]</ref> In 1982, Marge became pregnant with [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] (after discovering this, Homer tore out half of his hair). At this time Homer was working at [[Sir Putts-A-Lot]], turning the crank that spins the windmill. The two got married in [[Shotgun Pete's 24 Hour Wedding Chapel]], a small wedding chapel across the state line. They spent their wedding reception alone at a truck stop, before ending up at the Bouvier's House, where they lived at the time. After failing to get a job at the newly built [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant]], Homer left Marge to find a job by which he could support his family. He went to work at a taco restaurant called the [[Gulp 'n' Blow]], until Marge found him and convinced him to return home with her. As a result, Homer confronted [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] and secured a job at the Plant <ref>[[I Married Marge]]</ref>. Two years after Bart was born, Marge became pregnant with [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in 1984 (after discovering this, Homer tore out all but three strands of his hair), shortly before the couple brought their [[742 Evergreen Terrace|first house]].<ref>[[Lisa's First Word]]</ref> Homer's second leap to stardom was his success as the lead singer and songwriter for the barbershop quartet the [[Be-Sharps]], even winning a [[wikipedia:Grammy Award|Grammy]] (he later complains that a Grammy isn't worth winning). During his time with the group, Homer was frequently absent from home, which put stress on his marriage. After the group broke up due to creative differences, Homer went back to [[Springfield]] to continue his old life.<ref>[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]</ref> Some time in the late 1980s, Homer drew up a budget so that he could work at his dream job, a pin monkey at [[Barney Gumble|Barney's]] [[Al Gumble|uncle's]] [[Barney's Bowl-O-Rama]]. The budget included buying regular toilet paper and that only one of the kids could go to college. Unfortunately for Homer, Marge became pregnant with [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] in 1990, shortly after he started his new job, and not being able to support his family, he went back to the Nuclear Plant.<ref>[[And Maggie Makes Three]]</ref> Since then Homer has started many [[List of Homer's Jobs|jobs]], including being a professional astronaut for NASA, but has ended up back where he began at the Nuclear Plant. He has nearly caused the destruction of [[Springfield]] a couple of times, after a nuclear meltdown at the plant and polluting Lake Springfield with his pet [[Plopper|pig]]'s (and his own) waste.<ref name="The Simpsons Movie">[[The Simpsons Movie]]</ref>.

=== Jobs ===
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When first joining the Power Plant, Homer had a nameless job handling plutonium. He was fired by Sherri and Terri's father, who was his supervisor, for creating a deadly gas leak. He was later re-hired to safety inspector for Sector 7-G, after complaining about the safety of the plant itself. Ironically, the accidents that occur at the plant double every year since Homer was made safety inspector,.

Homer rarely attends his job, and yet hardly gets fired, and always has his job waiting for him when he wants to return. He has impulsively quit occasionally to pursue other carers, although he always ends up losing or quitting these jobs. On one occasion, Homer has misinterpreted a threat about losing his job as a hint that he can take the next day off.

=== Appearance ===
His appearance is that of an overweight balding man. He has a perpetual five-o-clock shadow that can regrow itself at a very quick rate if he ever shaves. Despite his overweight status, and hate for exercise, he has on occasion shown surprising physical prowess and agility for a man of his stature, such as when training for [[Whacking Day]] and he hits several pop-up Snakes with kicks and even backflipping. His baldness is contributed by several factors. Upon finding out whenever Marge was pregnant, he would tear out a substantial amount of his hair. Another contribution is working at the nuclear plant for so many years that the exposure to radioactivity has caused most of his hair to fall out. In one episode, he learned that if he repented for all of his sins and became Catholic, he could go to Heaven when he died. During his confession, he states that he has masturbated eight billion times and that he doesn't plan to stop and that he doesn't regret it. Excessive masturbation can lead to hair loss as well.

=== Personality ===
[[File:bartyytt.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Homer strangling Bart]] Homer's personality is one of [[File:Homer brain.jpg|frame|An X-Ray of Homer's True Brain]]frequent stupidity, laziness, and explosive anger; one might say it is that of the [[Wikipedia:Average Joe|"Average Joe"]]. He also suffers from a short attention span which complements his intense but short-lived passion for hobbies, enterprises and various causes. Homer is prone to emotional outbursts; he gets very envious of his neighbors, the [[Flanders family]], and is easily enraged at his son, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and strangles him in an exaggerated manner. His trademark phrase to strangling Bart, "Why you Little...!" and on one occasion,"Why you little bastard!" <ref>[[Wedding For Disaster]]</ref>. He also spanks Bart sometimes and, in one case, Lisa. One time, he was too busy to spank them, so he told them to go to their rooms and spank themselves. He shows no compunction about this, and does not attempt to hide his actions from people outside the family, even showing disregard for his son's well being in other ways, such as leaving Bart alone at a port<ref>[[The Great Money Caper]]</ref>, or allowing Bart to go court for skateboarding naked on his dare when all he would have to do is attend a 1 hour parenting class signifying not only his disregard for Bart but his extreme laziness <ref name="The Simpsons Movie"/>. While Homer has repeatedly upset people and caused all sorts of mayhem in [[Springfield]], these events are usually caused by either his explosive temper or lack of foresight. Except for expressing annoyance at [[Ned Flanders]], Homer's actions are usually unintentional. Most of his explosive anger is targeted on Bart, because of something stupid or bad he had said or done. Despite their disadvantages, these common outbursts saved Homer from dying of a pent-up rage-induced heart attack.<ref>[[I Am Furious Yellow]]</ref>

While Homer's stupid antics often upset his family, he has also performed acts that reveal him to be a surprisingly loving father and husband, such as selling his cherished ride on the [[Duff Blimp]] and using the money to enter [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in a beauty pageant so she could feel better about herself<ref>[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]</ref> ; giving up his chance at wealth to allow [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] to keep a cherished teddy bear<ref>[[Rosebud]]</ref>; spearheading an attempt to dig Bart out after he had fallen down a well, even though he hates doing physical labor<ref>[[Radio Bart]]</ref> and arranging a surprise second wedding with [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] to make up for their [[I Married Marge|lousy first]] ceremony, even going so far as to hire one of The Doobie Brothers as part of the wedding band and getting a divorce from Marge, essentially making their second wedding a "real" one.<ref name="A Milhouse Divided">[[A Milhouse Divided]]</ref>

Homer tends to derive amusement from the misfortune of others. He is a chronic petty thief and borderline kleptomaniac, stealing everything from TV trays to power tools and air conditioners, even an entire room of the [[Flanders House]] from [[Ned Flanders]]. He has also stolen golf balls from the local driving range, office supplies (including computers) from work, and beer mugs from [[Moe's Tavern]].
[[File:Homerdonut.jpg|150px|left|thumb|nail|Homer holding a doughnut]]
Homer has a vacuous mind, but he is still able to retain a great amount of knowledge about very specific subjects. He often shows short bursts of astonishing insight, memory, creativity and fluency with many languages. Homer is also extremely confident; no matter how little skill or knowledge he has about anything he tries to do, he has no doubt that he will be successful. However, his brief periods of intelligence are overshadowed by much longer and more consistent periods of ignorance, forgetfulness and stupidity. Homer has a low IQ due to many factors: his hereditary [[Simpson Gene|"Simpson Gene"]], his alcohol problem, exposure to radioactive waste, repetitive cranial trauma, and the crayon lodged in the frontal lobe of his brain. He also implied that he would have been at least a bit smarter, if not by a substantial amount, if his father had tried to give him encouragement rather than beat him down <ref>[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]</ref>. The crayon in his brain is possibly the largest causal factor in his stupidity. Homer's intelligence was said to jump up fifty points when he had the crayon removed, bringing him to an IQ of 105, slightly above that of an average person (though he showed far above average intelligence), but he went back to his old self when he had it reinserted, presumably lowering his IQ back down to its original 55.<ref>[[HOMR]]</ref> This IQ score is, however, likely a joke or oversight on the producers' part, as someone with an IQ of 55 would be unable to look after themselves and would be classified as severely mentally handicapped. Also from the level of intelligence he showed it's much more likely that his IQ was boasted to 135-155. Despite his handicap, Homer does have a degree of long term, calculated planning of what might happen, such as when, shortly before taking his "forget-me-shot" from Moe Syzslak, requested for their anniversary party to have a Moon Jump due to realizing exactly what will happen afterwards.<ref>[[Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind]]</ref>

Homer has at times debated against his brain. Occasionally, a specific body part such as his face, stomach or liver is also shown debating with his brain. In [[Burns, Baby Burns|one notable scene]] Homer's mind actually leaves his body out of boredom, causing him to collapse. Homer is also inclined to retreat into fantasy, such as daydreaming of Germany as [[The Land of Chocolate|"the land of chocolate"]].<ref>[[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]</ref><ref>[[The Simpsons Game]]</ref>

Homer's attitudes toward woman, romance, and sex are occasionally shown. While Homer's marriage with Marge is occasionally strained, it seems generally happy. Despite this, Homer is often tempted with other women, and usually shows no qualms with gawking at (and drooling over) attractive women. Homer almost had an affair with [[Mindy Simmons]]<ref name="The Last Temptation of Homer">[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]</ref>, but ended up not wanting to. He has made the occasional remark denoting his attraction to other women (including his [[Maude Flanders|neighbor's wife]]), even in front of Marge on a occasion, but always shows his devotion to Marge in the end.

=== Religious Beliefs ===
Despite attending church every Sunday, Homer is not a committed Christian, and it is likely that he only attends church because he knows that Marge would be hurt and shocked if he did not. He does not seem to practice Christian morals and frequently sleeps in church, much to the annoyance of [[Reverend Lovejoy]]. He often mispronounces the name of the Christ, calling him "Jebus".

Homer had actually met [[God]] face to face several times and has even gotten permission from him in a dream to skip church <ref>[[Homer the Heretic]]</ref><ref>[[Thank God It's Doomsday]]</ref>.

=== Alter egos ===
Homer became a superhero named [[Pieman]] when The Rich Texan makes Lisa cry. He chucks pies in the faces of evildoers or people who deserve to be pied, uses the basement as a Pie Cave and his car as the Piemobile. Bart later acted as his sidekick named [[Cupcake Kid]].<ref>[[Simple Simpson]]</ref> He also attempted to don a graphitti alias as "El Homo", which was meant to be a Mexican take on his name, but erased it when he realized the alias was Spanish for homosexual.<ref>[[Large Marge]]</ref>[[File:Simple Simpson promo.jpg|thumb|Homer and Bart as Pieman and Cupcake Kid]]

When Homer went to prison for bribing an official, an [[FBI agent]] offered Homer a way out by infiltrating into the [[Springfield Mafia]] to spy [[Fat Tony (original)|Fat Tony]]. Homer was given a toupee, a [[Gadget wig|wig]] with a microphone and a camera in and a new name, [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]].<ref>[[Donnie Fatso]]</ref>

=== Skills ===
Homer's skills seem to vary greatly. Sometimes Homer can find it difficult to run to smallest distance before passing out from exhaustion, to exceeding the prowess of gold medal Olympians. At other times he can have trouble understanding the simplest of concepts to being able to build a functional robot with a working A.I.

One skill that remains somewhat constant throughout the series is his musical talent. Homer can play the guitar amazingly well and is an accomplished singer and songwriter. He has been part of several bands which were all extremely popular. He won a Grammy for barbershop, numerous golden records for [[Sadgasm|his grunge band]], which is a music style he also invented, and was able to help Lisa win a music contest using songs he wrote for her.

Like Bart, Homer also displays the ability to pick up languages fairly quickly. When he and Bart were imprisoned in [[Japan]] for a seemingly short amount of time he was able to speak the language fluently by the time he left.

=== Health ===
Homer is 39, overweight and so unhealthy that his life expectancy is only 42.

Homer while varying in physical ability from episode to episode has been consistently portrayed as a binge drinking, over eating, accident prone dare devil who puts absolutely no thought into what his actions will cost him, all of which has made it impossible to get any form of insurance which concerns his health.

Homer is in hospital in at least one episode every season, and has had several life saving operations not including the one for his triple heart bypass and subsequent installation of his pacemaker which he needed after his artery's were clogged with chlorestrol.

Years of working in a sub standard nuclear facility has left his blood irriadatied enough to show up on an x-ray, as well as having rendered him sterile.

Homer loves food, he can almost always be seen eating far more than any one man could possibly eat alone. His favourites are foods which he knows are bad for him, and will blatantly refuse healthy food such as oatmeal and fruit in favour of fatty meals. He was once willing to die upon eating a poisened éclair despite knowing it would kill him, only to throw it away in horror when Lisa claimed it was low fat.

Homer also seems to have problem with his sound sense as the result of attending rock concert too much at his youth time.<ref name="The Otto Show">[[The Otto Show]]</ref> His lack of hearing could be the reason why he didn't pay attention at any words anyone said. Both Bart and Homer have problem with concentration.<ref name="Bart Gets an F">[[Bart Gets an F]]</ref>
=====Hair Loss=====
There are multiple theories on how Homer lost his hair. One theory suggests that Homer ripped out some of his hair when he realized Marge was pregnant with Bart, then more when he found out she was pregnant with Lisa, and all but the last few hairs when he found out she was pregnant with Maggie.

Another theory is that Homer's hair was once squirted with some kind of acid, thus causing permanent hair loss.<ref>Shown in a flashback scene in a Simpsons comic. ''[More specific citation needed.]''</ref>

== Relationships ==
=== Romantic ===
Despite being married to [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], throughout the entire show Homer has had a number of romantic encounters.

==== Marge Simpson ====
Homer is the husband of [[Marge Simpson]]. They met when they were younger without learning who each other was before meeting again properly in high school. They have had three weddings <ref name="A Milhouse Divided"/><ref>Before the show</ref><ref>[[Wedding for Disaster]]</ref>. The two have a very strong marriage which has survived cheating, amnesia and many arguments. They have been in love since high school <ref name="The Way We Was"/>.

==== Mindy Simmons ====
[[Mindy Simmons]] was an attractive employee at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] who has nearly everything in common with Homer. They attended a conventions together and nearly had an affair <ref name="The Last Temptation of Homer"/>. After Homer turned her down, he later says that she "hit the bottle pretty hard and got fired."

==== Lurleen Lumpkin ====

[[Lurleen Lumpkin]] is a waitress who Homer helped in launching a successful singing career. She attempted to seduce him with no success <ref name="Colonel Homer">[[Colonel Homer]]</ref>. She's been married multiple times to men that all look like Homer <ref name="Colonel Homer"/>.

==== Amber ====
[[Amber Simpson|Amber]] was Homer's Vegas wife who Homer accidentally married in [[Viva Ned Flanders|Las Vegas]] <ref>[[Viva Ned Flanders]]</ref>. They managed to get her drunk and made her believe she married Abe which made her run back to Vegas <ref>[[Brawl in the Family]]</ref>.

==== Julia ====

When Homer becomes a famous Opera singer he attracts the attention of horde of fans including a stalker by the name of [[Julia]]. She confesses to Homer that she is his to do with as he wants, becoming his personal assistant and attempting to seduce him at every turn. When he proclaims that his heart belongs to Marge she attempts to kill him with no success <ref>[[The Homer of Seville]]</ref>.

===Friendships===
==== Barney Gumble ====
[[Barney Gumble]] is one of Homer's best friends. They were both born in 1956 making Homer the same age as Barney. They have been best friends since high school. Homer was the one who convinced him to become an alcoholic <ref>[[Mr. Plow]]</ref>.

==== Lenny and Carl ====
[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] are Homer's co-workers at the Nuclear Power Plant, and they knew Homer back in their childhood <ref>[[The Blunder Years]]</ref><ref>[[The Way We Weren't]]</ref>.

==Non Canon Appearance==
{{Noncanon}}
=== Future ===
In 2013, Homer's and Marge's relationship has finally ended, after Homer blew the family savings on an underwater house. She started dating [[Krusty the Clown]], and eventually Homer fought him to win her back. Homer was beaten, but Marge still decided to go back to him.

== Behind the Laughter ==
=== Creation ===
[[Matt Groening]] first conceived the Simpson family in the lobby of [[James L. Brooks]]' office. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his [[Life in Hell]] series. When he realized that animating ''Life in Hell'' would require him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction. He hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, with Homer being named after his father. Homer then made his debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on 19 April 1987 in the [[The Simpsons shorts|Tracey Ullman short]] "[[Good Night]]". Homer's middle initial "J", which was revealed to stand for "Jay",<ref>"[[D'oh-in in the Wind]]"</ref> was a "tribute" to Bullwinkle J. Moose from [[Wikipedia:The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show|''Rocky and Bullwinkle'']], a show Matt Groening loved as a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/interviews/groening/page9.shtml|title=J is for Jay|accessdate=2007-06-12|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

According to Matt Groening, the whole family was designed so that they would be recognizable in silhouette.<ref>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; Al Jean, Mike Reiss|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; James L. Brooks, David Silverman|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>

=== Voice ===
Homer's voice sounds different on the shorts than the later half-hour show. [[Dan Castellaneta|Dan Castellaneta's]] earliest portrayal began as a loose impression of [[Wikipedia:Walter Matthau|Walter Matthau]], but developed into a more robust and humorous voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to convey a wider range of emotions.<ref name="matthau">{{cite news|author=Brownfield, Paul|title=He's Homer, but This Odyssey Is His Own|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1999-07-06}}</ref> Castellaneta changed the voice, as he could not sustain his Matthau impression for the 9-10 hour long recording sessions and had to find something easier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml|title='Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers|accessdate=2007-07-29|date=2007-07-26|author=Larry Carroll|publisher=MTV}}</ref> During an interview with the cast of the show on ''Inside the Actors Studio'', Castellaneta stated that Homer's voice was based in part on his own father who often spoke with an exuberant tone.

=== Catchphrase ===
{{main|D'oh!}}
Homer popularized the annoyed grunt "[[D'oh!]]" (made memorable through Dan Castellaneta's distinctive voice work), which began as an abbreviated form of [[Wikipedia:Jimmy Finlayson|James Finlayson's]] annoyed "Dooooh" in [[Wikipedia:Laurel and Hardy|Laurel and Hardy films]] and other comedy shorts. This modern interjection has found enough popular acceptance to be included in the [[Wikipedia:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]].

He also popularized the catchphrase "[[Mmm...]]". Many examples of other "mmm...s" are "Mmm...candy", "Mmm...pointy" from or "Mmm...hug". He has used it less lately.

He also has another catchphrase- woo hoo. He says this when something goes right for him. When something goes wrong for him he says d"oh.

=== Reception ===
[[File:D'oh.jpg|thumb|150px|Homer uttering the legendary word "D'oh".]]
On May 30, 2003, Homer was made an honorary citizen of [[wikipedia: Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Canada]], in recognition of [[Matt Groening]]'s father Homer Groening, who is believed to be from the Manitoba capital.<ref>Romaniuk, Ross. "[http://ccr.ptbcanadian.com/simpsons/articles.htm Is Homer Simpson Canadian?]". ''Winnipeg Sun''. May 30, 2003.</ref>

Homer placed second on [[wikipedia:TV Guide|TV Guide's]] 2002 Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters, behind [[wikipedia: Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/|title=TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time|accessdate=2007-08-25|date=2002-07-30|publisher=CNN}}</ref> In 2005, Homer was listed fifth on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters, one of only four cartoon characters on that list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Greatest_TV_Characters//index.shtml|title=The 100 Greatest TV Characters|publisher=Bravo|accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref> British TV viewers voted him as the greatest TV character of all time.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html 100 Greatest TV characters]</ref> In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' placed Homer ninth on their list of the "50 Greatest TV icons".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20152957_20152958_20159773_41,00.html|title=The 50 Greatest TV Icons|accessdate=2007-11-15|publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=Unknown}}</ref>

''The Simpsons'' has been recommended for use in the teaching of sociology to modern-day college students. The journal ''Teaching Sociology'' appraised it as "particularly effective for illustrating sociological themes and encouraging critical thinking among today's undergraduates".<ref>Scanlan, Stephen J. and Seth L. Feinberg. "[http://www.lemoyne.edu/ts/28tsabstracts2.html The Cartoon Society: Using"The Simpsons" to Teach and Learn Sociology]." ''Teaching Sociology'' Volume 28, #2. p. 127-139. April 2002.</ref> The non-academic book ''[[The Simpsons and Philosophy, the D'oh! of Homer]]'' includes a chapter analyzing Homer's character from the perspective of Aristotelian virtue ethics.

Homer was ranked the second greatest cartoon character by TV Guide, behind Bugs Bunny, and was voted the greatest television character of all time by Channel 4 viewers. For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and a special-achievement Annie Award. In 2000, Homer and his family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

==== Homer Simpson syndrome ====
A five-year study of more than 2,000 middle-aged people in France found a possible link between weight and brain function, dubbed the "Homer Simpson syndrome".<ref name=hss>{{cite news| title = Obese people lose IQ through 'Homer Simpson effect'| publisher =Thisislondon | date =2006-10-15| url =http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23370854-details/Obese%20people%20lose%20IQ%20through%20'Homer%20Simpson%20effect'/article.do| accessdate =2007-08-15 }}</ref> Results from a word memory test showed that people with a BMI of 20 (considered to be a healthy level) remembered an average of nine out of 16 words. Meanwhile, people with a BMI of 30 (inside the obese range) remembered an average of just seven out of 16 words.<ref name=hss/>

=== Merchandising ===
[[File:Golden Homer.jpg|thumb|A golden figurine of Homer from Burger King in 2007.]]
Homer's inclusion in many Simpsons publications, toys, and other merchandise is evidence of his enduring popularity. He has played central roles in the ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'' series. ''[[The Homer Book]]'', written about Homer's personality and attributes, has been published and is commercially available. Numerous other items such as bottle openers, alarm clocks and other merchandise are widely available for purchase.

== Trivia ==
*His social security number is 568-47-0008.
*His blood type is B positive.
*His earmuff size is XL.
*He often writes fist-like.
*In one episode he was the only character in the show to say bullshit but "shit" was censored by a honk sound.
*It's implied in ''[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]'' that Homer's bloodstream has a continuous regulation of radioactivity, as Dr. Hibbert was explaining to Marge Simpson that they injected Homer with a Radioactive Dye to see his circulatory system from an X-ray until he learns that the nurse hadn't even injected the dye yet (resulting in Hibbert saying "good lord" in a shocked manner).
*He seems to be almost exactly the same as [[Peter Griffin]], whom appears in Family Guy, which premiered 10 years after The Simpsons began. In [[Treehouse of Horror XIII]], one of his clones was [[Peter Griffin]].
*Homer owns the [[Denver Broncos]], despite wanting to own the Dallas Cowboys.
*It is believed that Homer is diabetic as mentioned in "That 90's Show". However if this was true, Homer would most likely be dead because he has never been seen taking insulin and the amount of food that Homer eats would just ensure that would already be dead by the point the episode "That 90's Show" was shown.
*In [[Fear of Flying]] it is shown his favorite song (at the time) was "It's Raining Men".
*Homer has in fact, died twice. As shown in [[Homer's Triple Bypass]], when he died of a heart attack, but was revived when Mr. Burns mentioned a ham. And again in [[Million Dollar Maybe]], when he was trying to calm himself down after stressing about being rich and not being able to tell Marge, but was revived when he realized he was dead and made a desperate attempt to return to his body. He dies countless times in the Treehouse of Horror segments, but they are non-canon.
*According to [[The Blunder Years]], his constant eating was a direct result of his trauma from finding Waylon Smithers, Senior's corpse.

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* {{Ep|Moaning Lisa}}
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* {{Ep|The Telltale Head}}
* {{Ep|Life on the Fast Lane}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Night Out}}
* {{Ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
* {{Ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
* {{Ep|Some Enchanted Evening}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets an F}}
* {{Ep|Simpson and Delilah}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror}}
* {{Ep|Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish}}
* {{Ep|Dancin' Homer}}
* {{Ep|Dead Putting Society}}
* {{Ep|Bart vs. Thanksgiving}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Daredevil}}
* {{Ep|Itchy & Scratchy & Marge}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets Hit by a Car}}
* {{Ep|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish}}
* {{Ep|The Way We Was}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment}}
* {{Ep|Principal Charming}}
* {{Ep|Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Dog Gets an F}}
* {{Ep|Old Money}}
* {{Ep|Brush With Greatness}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Substitute}}
* {{Ep|The War of the Simpsons}}
* {{Ep|Three Men and a Comic Book}}
* {{Ep|Blood Feud}}
* {{Ep|Stark Raving Dad}}
* {{Ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}}
* {{Ep|When Flanders Failed}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Murderer}}
* {{Ep|Homer Defined}}
* {{Ep|Like Father, Like Clown}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror II}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Pony}}
* {{Ep|Saturdays of Thunder}}
* {{Ep|Flaming Moe's}}
* {{Ep|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk}}
* {{Ep|I Married Marge}}
* {{Ep|Radio Bart}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Greek}}
* {{Ep|Homer Alone}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Lover}}
* {{Ep|Homer at the Bat}}
* {{Ep|Separate Vocations}}
* {{Ep|Dog of Death}}
* {{Ep|Colonel Homer}}
* {{Ep|Black Widower}}
* {{Ep|The Otto Show}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Friend Falls In Love}}
* {{Ep|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?}}
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* {{Ep|A Streetcar Named Marge}}
* {{Ep|Homer the Heretic}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Beauty Queen}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror III}}
* {{Ep|Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie}}
* {{Ep|Marge Gets a Job}}
* {{Ep|New Kid on the Block}}
* {{Ep|Mr. Plow}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's First Word}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Triple Bypass}}
* {{Ep|Marge vs. the Monorail}}
* {{Ep|Selma's Choice}}
* {{Ep|Brother from the Same Planet}}
* {{Ep|I Love Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Duffless}}
* {{Ep|Last Exit to Springfield}}
* {{Ep|So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show}}
* {{Ep|The Front}}
* {{Ep|Whacking Day}}
* {{Ep|Marge in Chains}}
* {{Ep|Krusty Gets Kancelled}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet }}
* {{Ep|Cape Feare}}
* {{Ep|Homer Goes to College}}
* {{Ep|Rosebud}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror IV}}
* {{Ep|Marge on the Lam}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Inner Child}}
* {{Ep|Boy-Scoutz N the Hood}}
* {{Ep|The Last Temptation of Homer}}
* {{Ep|$pringfield}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets Famous}}
* {{Ep|Homer and Apu}}
* {{Ep|Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy}}
* {{Ep|Deep Space Homer}}
* {{Ep|Homer Loves Flanders}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets an Elephant}}
* {{Ep|Burns' Heir}}
* {{Ep|Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song}}
* {{Ep|The Boy Who Knew Too Much}}
* {{Ep|Lady Bouvier's Lover}}
* {{Ep|Secrets of a Successful Marriage}}
* {{Ep|Bart of Darkness}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Rival}}
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* {{Ep|Itchy & Scratchy Land}}
* {{Ep|Sideshow Bob Roberts}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror V}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Girlfriend}}
* {{Ep|Lisa on Ice}}
* {{Ep|Homer Badman}}
* {{Ep|Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy}}
* {{Ep|Fear of Flying}}
* {{Ep|Homer the Great}}
* {{Ep|And Maggie Makes Three}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Comet}}
* {{Ep|Homie the Clown}}
* {{Ep|Bart vs. Australia}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. Patty and Selma}}
* {{Ep|A Star Is Burns}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Wedding}}
* {{Ep|Two Dozen and One Greyhounds}}
* {{Ep|The PTA Disbands}}
* {{Ep|'Round Springfield}}
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* {{Ep|Lemon of Troy}}
* {{Ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)}}
* {{Ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)}}
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* {{Ep|Bart Sells His Soul}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Vegetarian}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror VI}}
* {{Ep|King-Size Homer}}
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* {{Ep|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}}
* {{Ep|The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular}}
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* {{Ep|Scenes From The Class Struggle in Springfield}}
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* {{Ep|Lisa the Iconoclast}}
* {{Ep|Homer the Smithers}}
* {{Ep|The Day the Violence Died}}
* {{Ep|A Fish Called Selma}}
* {{Ep|Bart on the Road}}
* {{Ep|22 Short Films About Springfield}}
* {{Ep|Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"}}
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* {{Ep|A Milhouse Divided}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Date With Destiny}}
* {{Ep|Hurricane Neddy}}
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* {{Ep|Brother from Another Series}}
* {{Ep|My Sister, My Sitter}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment}}
* {{Ep|Grade School Confidential}}
* {{Ep|The Canine Mutiny}}
* {{Ep|The Old Man and the Lisa}}
* {{Ep|In Marge We Trust}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Enemy}}
* {{Ep|The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase}}
* {{Ep|The Secret War of Lisa Simpson}}
* {{Ep|The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson}}
* {{Ep|The Principal and The Pauper}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Sax}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror VIII}}
* {{Ep|The Cartridge Family}}
* {{Ep|Bart Star}}
* {{Ep|The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Skeptic}}
* {{Ep|Realty Bites}}
* {{Ep|Miracle on Evergreen Terrace}}
* {{Ep|All Singing, All Dancing }}
* {{Ep|Bart Carny}}
* {{Ep|The Joy of Sect}}
* {{Ep|Das Bus}}
* {{Ep|The Last Temptation of Krust}}
* {{Ep|Dumbbell Indemnity}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Simpson}}
* {{Ep|This Little Wiggy}}
* {{Ep|Simpson Tide}}
* {{Ep|The Trouble With Trillions}}
* {{Ep|Girly Edition}}
* {{Ep|Trash of the Titans}}
* {{Ep|King of the Hill}}
* {{Ep|Lost Our Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Natural Born Kissers}}
* {{Ep|Lard Of the Dance}}
* {{Ep|The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Mother}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror IX}}
* {{Ep|When You Dish Upon a Star}}
* {{Ep|D'oh-in' in the Wind}}
* {{Ep|Lisa Gets an "A"}}
* {{Ep|Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"}}
* {{Ep|Mayored to the Mob}}
* {{Ep|Viva Ned Flanders}}
* {{Ep|Wild Barts Can't Be Broken}}
* {{Ep|Sunday, Cruddy Sunday}}
* {{Ep|Homer to the Max}}
* {{Ep|I'm With Cupid}}
* {{Ep|Screaming Yellow Honkers}}
* {{Ep|Make Room For Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Maximum Homerdrive}}
* {{Ep|Simpsons Bible Stories}}
* {{Ep|Mom and Pop Art}}
* {{Ep|The Old Man and The "C" Student}}
* {{Ep|Monty Can't Buy Me Love}}
* {{Ep|They Saved Lisa's Brain}}
* {{Ep|Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo}}
* {{Ep|Beyond Blunderdome}}
* {{Ep|Brother's Little Helper}}
* {{Ep|Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror X}}
* {{Ep|E-I-E-I-D'oh}}
* {{Ep|Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder}}
* {{Ep|Eight Misbehavin'}}
* {{Ep|Take My Wife, Sleaze}}
* {{Ep|Grift of the Magi}}
* {{Ep|Little Big Mom}}
* {{Ep|Faith Off}}
* {{Ep|The Mansion Family}}
* {{Ep|Saddlesore Galactica}}
* {{Ep|Alone Again, Natura-Diddly}}
* {{Ep|Missionary: Impossible}}
* {{Ep|Pygmoelian}}
* {{Ep|Bart to the Future}}
* {{Ep|Days of Wine and D'oh'ses}}
* {{Ep|Kill the Alligator and Run}}
* {{Ep|Last Tap Dance in Springfield}}
* {{Ep|It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Marge}}
* {{Ep|Behind the Laughter}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XI}}
* {{Ep|A Tale of Two Springfields}}
* {{Ep|Insane Clown Poppy}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Tree Hugger}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. Dignity}}
* {{Ep|The Computer Wore Menace Shoes}}
* {{Ep|The Great Money Caper}}
* {{Ep|Skinner's Sense of Snow}}
* {{Ep|HOMR}}
* {{Ep|Pokey Mom}}
* {{Ep|Worst Episode Ever}}
* {{Ep|Tennis the Menace}}
* {{Ep|Day of the Jackanapes}}
* {{Ep|New Kids on the Blecch}}
* {{Ep|Hungry, Hungry Homer}}
* {{Ep|Bye Bye Nerdie}}
* {{Ep|Simpson Safari}}
* {{Ep|Trilogy of Error}}
* {{Ep|I'm Goin' to Praiseland}}
* {{Ep|Children of a Lesser Clod}}
* {{Ep|Simpsons Tall Tales}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XII}}
* {{Ep|The Parent Rap}}
* {{Ep|Homer the Moe}}
* {{Ep|A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love}}
* {{Ep|The Blunder Years}}
* {{Ep|She of Little Faith}}
* {{Ep|Brawl in the Family}}
* {{Ep|Sweets and Sour Marge}}
* {{Ep|Jaws Wired Shut}}
* {{Ep|Half-Decent Proposal}}
* {{Ep|The Bart Wants What It Wants}}
* {{Ep|The Lastest Gun in the West}}
* {{Ep|The Old Man and the Key}}
* {{Ep|Tales from the Public Domain}}
* {{Ep|Blame It on Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Weekend at Burnsie's}}
* {{Ep|Gump Roast}}
* {{Ep|I Am Furious (Yellow)}}
* {{Ep|The Sweetest Apu}}
* {{Ep|Little Girl in the Big Ten}}
* {{Ep|The Frying Game}}
* {{Ep|Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XIII}}
* {{Ep|How I Spent My Strummer Vacation}}
* {{Ep|Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade}}
* {{Ep|Large Marge}}
* {{Ep|Helter Shelter}}
* {{Ep|The Great Louse Detective}}
* {{Ep|Special Edna}}
* {{Ep|The Dad Who Knew Too Little}}
* {{Ep|The Strong Arms of the Ma}}
* {{Ep|Pray Anything}}
* {{Ep|Barting Over}}
* {{Ep|I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can}}
* {{Ep|A Star Is Born-Again}}
* {{Ep|Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington}}
* {{Ep|C.E.D'oh}}
* {{Ep|'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky}}
* {{Ep|Three Gays of the Condo}}
* {{Ep|Dude, Where's My Ranch?}}
* {{Ep|Old Yeller-Belly}}
* {{Ep|Brake My Wife, Please}}
* {{Ep|The Bart of War}}
* {{Ep|Moe Baby Blues}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XIV}}
* {{Ep|My Mother the Carjacker}}
* {{Ep|The President Wore Pearls}}
* {{Ep|The Regina Monologues}}
* {{Ep|The Fat and the Furriest}}
* {{Ep|Today, I Am a Clown}}
* {{Ep|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}
* {{Ep|Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays}}
* {{Ep|I, D'oh-Bot}}
* {{Ep|Diatribe of a Mad Housewife}}
* {{Ep|Margical History Tour}}
* {{Ep|Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore}}
* {{Ep|Smart and Smarter}}
* {{Ep|The Ziff Who Came to Dinner}}
* {{Ep|Co-Dependent's Day}}
* {{Ep|The Wandering Juvie}}
* {{Ep|My Big Fat Geek Wedding}}
* {{Ep|Catch 'em if You Can}}
* {{Ep|Simple Simpson}}
* {{Ep|The Way We Weren't}}
* {{Ep|Bart-Mangled Banner}}
* {{Ep|Fraudcast News}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XV}}
* {{Ep|All's Fair In Oven War}}
* {{Ep|Sleeping with the Enemy}}
* {{Ep|She Used to Be My Girl}}
* {{Ep|Fat Man and Little Boy}}
* {{Ep|Midnight Rx}}
* {{Ep|Mommie Beerest}}
* {{Ep|Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass}}
* {{Ep|Pranksta Rap}}
* {{Ep|There's Something About Marrying}}
* {{Ep|On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister}}
* {{Ep|Goo Goo Gai Pan}}
* {{Ep|Mobile Homer}}
* {{Ep|The Seven-Beer Snitch}}
* {{Ep|Future-Drama}}
* {{Ep|Don't Fear the Roofer}}
* {{Ep|The Heartbroke Kid}}
* {{Ep|A Star is Torn}}
* {{Ep|Thank God It's Doomsday}}
* {{Ep|Home Away From Homer}}
* {{Ep|The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star}}
* {{Ep|Bonfire of the Manatees}}
* {{Ep|The Girl Who Slept Too Little}}
* {{Ep|Milhouse of Sand and Fog}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XVI}}
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== See also ==
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*[[Simpson family]]: more info on Homer's family.
*[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]: more info on Homer's house.
*[[Marge Simpson]]: more info on Homer's wife.
*[[Bart Simpson]]: more info on Homer's oldest child.
*[[Lisa Simpson]]: more info on Homer's middle child.
*[[Maggie Simpson]]: more info on Homer's youngest child.
*[[Abraham Simpson]]: more info on Homer's father.

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Springfield

2011-01-10T17:11:47Z

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{{Town
|name= Springfield
|image= [[File:Springfield panoramic.png|center|300px]]
|country= [[USA]]
|state= [[Springfield's State|North Takoma]]| very close to Michigan, Oregon, New Jersey & Texas.
|county= [[Springfield County]]<ref>{{cite episode|title=Dog of Death|episodelink=Dog of Death|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Reardon, Jim; Swartzwelder, John|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=1992-03-12|season=3|number=19}}</ref>
|founder= [[Jebediah Springfield]]
|founded= c. 1649 (as Sprungfield), c. 1796 (as Springfield)
|incorporated= 1796
|city motto= "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man"
|mayor= [[Joe Quimby]]
|area= 2.088.723 km ([[#West Springfield|West Sprinfield]] is three times the size of Texas)<ref>{{cite episode|title=Half-Decent Proposal|episodelink=Half Decent Proposal|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Gould, Dana; Michels, Pete|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=2002-02-22|season=10|number=10}}</ref>
|elevation= 1,582 ft (482 m)<ref>{{cite episode|title=Papa's Got a Brand New Badge|episodelink=Papa's Got a Brand New Badge|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Gould, Dana; Michels, Pete|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=2002-05-22|season=13|number=22}}</ref>
|population= 30,720<ref>{{cite episode|title=Papa's Got a Brand New Badge|episodelink=Papa's Got a Brand New Badge|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Gould, Dana; Michels, Pete|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=2002-05-22|season=13|number=22}}</ref>
|area code= 939 and 636<ref>[[A Tale of Two Springfields]]</ref>
|zip code= 80085/27728<ref>[[Moe Letter Blues]]</ref>
}}

'''Springfield''' is the city where the [[Simpson family]] lives. It is located near [[Shelbyville]], [[Capital City]], [[Ogdenville]], and [[North Haverbrook]] in [[Springfield's State|a state whose name is never mentioned]]. The evidence is sufficiently contradictory that it cannot be identified with a specific state. Its population is estimated to be about 30,720. It is known as a twin city to [[Shelbyville]]. The town has often been dubbed as the, or at a stretch, one of, America's worst towns and according to Marge it's "America's Crud Bucket", as well as being the World's Fattest Town.

Founded in 1796 by [[Jebediah Springfield]], a.k.a. Hans Sprungfeld, and a band of fiercely determined pioneers out of Maryland who set off after misinterpreting a passage in ''The Bible,'' Springfield seems to be a small city rather than a megalopolis. Its features include one [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power plant]]; two elementary schools; a [[Duff Stadium|minor league all-star baseball stadium]]; an [[Springfield International Airport|airport]]; a [[Springfield Harbor|harbor]]; a [[Downtown Springfield|downtown district]]; a large [[Springfield Tire Yard|tire yard]] (burning since 1966); a ghetto; a [[Russian district]]; its own [[Little Italy]]; several specialized shopping districts, [[Moe's Tavern]], [[Barney's Bowlarama|Barney's Bowl-A-Rama]] and a [[Chinatown]].

Springfield's nearest neighboring town is Shelbyville. There is a strong rivalry between the towns, dating back to a rivalry between their founders—Jebediah Springfield and [[Shelbyville Manhattan]]. Manhattan wanted to found a city where men were free to marry their cousins, but Springfield refused to allow it, so Shelbyville was founded as a rival town.<ref>[[Lemon of Troy]]</ref> The story of the dispute between Jebediah Springfield and Shelbyville Manhattan contains faint references to the historical stories of the deal between Asa Lovejoy and William Overton to file a land claim, and the dispute between Lovejoy and Francis W. Pettygrove over the name of Portland, Oregon.
Springfield has been called America's crud basket. It's an ever growing city, despite all the disasters that happen in the town.

== History ==
[[File:The Simpsons-Jebediah Springfield.png|thumb|209px|The Statue of Jebediah Springfield]]

Springfield originally existed before 1649 as Sprynge-Fielde, founder and foundation period unknown.

In its early days, the city was the target of many Native American Indian raids, and to this day many forts and trading posts remain (including [[Fort Springfield]] and [[Fort Sensible]]). It was also the site of two battles during the American Civil War.

The second (or official) founder of Springfield was pioneer Jebediah Springfield, widely celebrated in the town as a brave and proud American hero. He famously once killed a bear with his bare hands, and this deed is immortalized in a bronze statue in front of the city hall. However, revisionist historians have since determined that the bear in fact probably killed Springfield, and not vice-versa. The town motto "a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" is attributed to Jebediah. [[Lisa Simpson]] later discovered that Jebediah Springfield was in fact Hans Sprungfeld, a murderous pirate and enemy of George Washington, but eventually decided that the myth of Springfield should be preserved for the inspiration it gives to people and did not reveal her findings.<ref>[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]</ref>

During the early 1900s, Springfield started a holiday named "Whacking Day" with the intention of beating up Irish immigrants in Springfield, and eventually transformed into an event where Springfield's denizens beat several snakes to death. In the mid-20th century, the city reached perhaps the pinnacle of its success when it became the home of the Aquacar, a car which could be driven in water like a boat. At this point, the city's streets were literally paved with gold. But unfortunately, this economy collapsed when it was discovered that the Aquacar was prone to spontaneous explosion after 600 miles and/or knots.<ref>Are We There Yet? The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield</ref> The town has never really recovered from this tragedy (the gold was reportedly shipped to the Sultan of Brunei to encase one of his many elephant herds), but some heavy industry remains in the town, including factories for [[Ah, Fudge! Factory|Ah, Fudge!]] chocolate, fireworks, candy, [[Itchy & Scratchy International|children's cartoons]], [[Kid First Industries|toys]], Spirographs, [[Southern Cracker|crackers]], peanuts, fake vomit, pillows, [[Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill|apple cider]], and [[Springfield Box Factory|boxes]], as well as a [[Ajax Steel Mill|steel mill]].

During [[Homer Simpson|Homer Simpson's]] tenure as Springfield's Sanitation Commissioner, however, the whole town was relocated "five miles down the road" and reformed, as the previous location had become flooded with garbage and waste due to Homer's allowing other cities to dump their garbage into the mines that run under the town. Mysteriously, the move was only mentioned once: when Lisa remarked with surprise that they even allowed the [[Monty Burns Casino|casino]] to come with them when they moved the town while watching its demolition.<ref>''[[Viva Ned Flanders]]''</ref>

Springfield was nearly chosen as the host for the Summer Olympic Games, but [[Bart Simpson]]'s antics angered representatives from the IOC.<ref>[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]</ref> It was also nearly awarded an NFL franchise team, The Springfield Meltdowns, but [[Abraham Simpson]] attacked the commissioner - mistaking him for a burglar - while he was trying to use the Simpsons' phone.

Bart accidentally moons the U.S. flag, and the Simpsons appear on a talk show to explain the matter. However, the show's host makes it appear that Springfield hates America. When the rest of the U.S. reciprocates this loathing, Mayor Quimby changes the name of Springfield to "Liberty-Ville". An enormous patriotic craze ensues, wherein all items are priced at $ 17.76, even houses.<ref>[[Bart-Mangled Banner]]</ref>

The town has split at least twice. Once based on area code changes, into [[New Springfield]] and Olde Springfield (Not to be confused with the [[Olde Springfield Towne|historical site/tourist center of the same name]]).

At one point in the town's history, gambling was legalized due to an economic slump. To attract more people into the town, Springfield legalized gay marriage. The majority of the populace is also quite horrible at paying tax returns, with the majority of the population waiting until the last possible day to file their tax returns as evidenced by the huge amount of lines at the Post Office on Tax Day, with [[Otto Mann|some]] even mistaking it for a Metallica concert line, [[Kent Brockman|some]] hiring accountants who are just as bad as themselves in regards to paying taxes on time, and [[Homer Simpson|some]] even falsifying many of their actual expenditures while undergoing a last minute rundown on tax returns, misshaping the envelope containing the tax returns, and eventually being arrested by the FBI/IRS for severe audits.<ref>The Trouble With Trillions</ref> Mayor Quimby apparently allows Montgumery Burns so much legal freedom because he is the towns sole tax payer.<ref>The Fool Monty</ref>

===Trappuccino===
[[Lisa Simpson]] and [[Colin]] spearheaded an effort to clean [[Lake Springfield]], which was heavily polluted. After a town-wide cleanup, the lake was polluted again single handily by [[Homer Simpson]], who dumped a large silo of "pig crap" into the lake, polluting it to unsurpassed levels. To keep the pollution from spreading to other towns, [[Russ Cargill]], head of the EPA, convinced [[President Arnold Schwarzenegger]] to seal Springfield inside a gigantic dome (built by a company owned by Cargill).

During that time, the town fell into ruin and was plagued by power shortages ([[Mr. Burns]] refused to give free power) and lack of supplies. The town was trapped under the dome for more than ninety-three days. The dome was later destroyed by [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] Simpson, and the town was repaired and rebuilt.

===Later History===
Springfield eventually fell into a [[The Bob Next Door|massive economic crisis]] that resulted in several large cutbacks, as well as forcing several of the citizens to move to Detroit to find better job opportunities.

== Geography and climate ==
=== Geography ===
Springfield's geography includes big Mountains maybe part of Rocky Mountains and a lot of hills, [[Springfield Gorge|gorges]], giant redwood trees, a desert, a forest, lakes, rivers and a volcano. It is located on the coast of a large body of water, possibly an ocean. It has also been stated that "West Springfield" is 3 times the size of Texas, and looks exactly like Texas in shape.

Major geographic features include [[Springfield Gorge]], [[Springfield National Forest]], [[Mt. Springfield]], [[Springfield Harbor]], the [[Alkali Flats|Springfield Badlands]], the Murderhorn, [[Springfield Glacier]], Widow's Peak, and Mt. Carlmore<ref>Simpsons Episodes</ref>.

=== Cityscape ===
The city is divided into a number of districts, including [[Skid Row]], the [[Lower East Side]] (a Jewish neighborhood), [[Springfield Heights]], Bum Town, [[East Springfield]], [[Recluse Ranch Estates]], [[Junkieville]], [[Pressboard Estates]], [[South Street Squidport]], [[Little Newark]], [[Crackton]], a [[Russian District|Russian district]], [[West Springfield]], [[Tibet Town]], [[Waverly Hills]], [[Little Italy]], and a [[Gay Neighborhood|gay district]].
For a brief period, Springfield divided itself into two cities, Olde Springfield and New Springfield, on the basis of an area code division. Wealthy Olde Springfield, with Mayor Quimby, anchorman [[Kent Brockman]], and bullies such as [[Nelson Muntz]], was separated from the rest of Springfield by a wall that was erected by poor New Springfield. Mayor Quimby maintained control of Olde Springfield while [[Homer Simpson]] ran New Springfield. The cities were later re-united through a concert by The Who.

The city's Main Street is in a pitiful state of disrepair, owing to citizens driving along it while carrying excessively heavy weights and leaving snow chains on their tires after the snow has melted. Some of the potholes have become so wide that entire cars and trucks can (and have) fallen into them.<ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>

Towns near Springfield include [[North Haverbrook]], [[Shelbyville]], [[Ogdenville]], [[Brockway]], [[Guidopolis]] and [[Cranford]].

=== Climate ===
Springfield is located in an area that receives rain and snow. Most of the time the skies are blue and mostly sunny.

Springfield is also subject to a number of natural disasters including avalanches, earthquakes, acid rain, floods, hurricanes, lightning strikes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions.

=== Pollution ===
Visitors from elsewhere are advised to constantly wear radiation suits and carry Geiger counters, since the city is perhaps the most radioactive in the U.S. This is because the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant was built during an incredibly lax period for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in which the plant's nuclear core was surrounded not by several layers of protective concrete and graphite but by ordinary plaster with a horseshoe hanging from a nail. Also, management apparently gives employees benefits for storing nuclear waste in buildings; in some episodes, barrels of waste have been seen in the Simpsons' basement. Also perhaps due to this, the book reports that international law forbids shipping produce from Springfield; those who do venture into a local supermarket or farmer's market may find that it gives off a barely audible hum. Springfield is also "proudly" home to the state's largest tire fire, which has been continuously burning for approximately 42 years, which does nothing to improve the air quality.

Springfieldians have a very uncaring attitude towards the environment. ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]'' is proud of the fact that they use absolutely no recycled material in their paper. Even the mention of the word can cause one of the town residents to pass out from boredom, or at least slam the door in the face of plucky little girls concerned about the state of their town without a second thought, or even throw anything they can get their hands on at the Green Day raft just for saying that they wanted to talk about it. In fact, the only time they even seemed to care is literally when they drink it.

There have also been instances of accidental pollution, such as when Captain Horatio McCallister [[Bart After Dark|once]] crashed an oil tanker around the Springfield coast in a drunken stupor. McCallister also, while still drunk, seemed to think there was no way out of the predicament until he suggested to a newscaster to take the blame for him in the middle of a live broadcast.

== People and culture ==
The geographic location of Springfield is never stated, but Springfield is generally considered to depict, in a lampooning manner, "bread-and-butter" Middle America, culturally somewhere between a suburb and a small town. Springfieldians are not, for the most part, cosmopolitan, and most are of lower-middle to middle income.

The "small-town nastiness" of Springfield is made evident by a benighted tradition of "snake-whacking" whereby, annually, Springfieldians bludgeon snakes to death. Lisa Simpson, disgusted by this activity, encourages the people of Springfield to quit the tradition with the aid of soul singer [[Barry White]].

Springfieldians have a very bad reputation. As described by [[Dr. Hibbert]], it is a town where the smartest have no power and the stupidest run everything. A fairly accurate statement considering that the offices of police chief and mayor respectively are run by clearly incompetent and corrupt individuals, those few who are competent in official positions are soon replaced by other incompetents, such as former trash commissioner [[Ray Paterson]] being kicked out of office to be replaced by Homer Simpson. ''TIME'' magazine once did a cover story on Springfield entitled "America's Worst City," and ''Newsweek'' has referred to the city as "America's Crud Bucket," the town actually has a billboard saying it is the "Meanest town in America." Most citizens are very stupid, overweight, and also quick to anger, though it should be noted that Shelbyville residents are even stupider and more backwards. There is a riot almost every month. Springfield also has a strange smell that is uncomfortable to new residents. It is usually about six weeks before they adjust. Springfield is also the first United States city to abandon the Metric system.

It is noted by the [[Duff Book of World Records]] as the ''World's Fattest Town''<ref>[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]</ref> which they are quite proud of.

=== Demographics ===
Springfield is home to people of many races, cultures, and creeds, including European-Americans (the [[Simpson family|Simpson]], [[Flanders family|Flanders]], and [[Van Houten family|Van Houten]] families), African-Americans (the Hibbert family, [[Carl Carlson]]), Latinos ([[Bumblebee Man]]), South Asians ([[Apu]] and his family, "[[Two Guys From Kabul]]") and East Asians ([[Cookie Kwan]], [[Akira]]).

There is a large gap between wealthy citizens (such as [[Krusty the Clown]] and Mr. Burns), and poor citizens (Nelson Muntz, [[Cletus Spuckler|Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel]]). Population is about 40,000.

=== Crime ===
There are a surprising number of prisons in Springfield, including [[Springfield Penitentiary]], [[Springwood Minimum Security Prison]], [[Springfield Women's Prison]], [[Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility]], [[Morningwood Penitentiary]] and [[Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary]]. [[Springfield Elementary School]] was even once semi-converted into a prison. The [[Springfield Police Department]], led by Police Chief [[Clancy Wiggum]], is a largely corrupt and incompetent organization, according to Wiggum they only have enough manpower to enforce the last three laws passed. Another time [[Lou]] pointed out that he, Wiggum and [[Eddie]] were the entire police force. There was also a time in the town's history where the police duties were handed over from the Springfield Police Department over to a private security company called [[SpringShield]], which was run by Homer with the help of his friends [[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] who did a far better job. Most [[Springfield Mafia|organized crime]] in town is controlled by mob boss [[Fat Tony]], however the [[Yakuza]] are present in smaller numbers.

=== Arts & Entertainment ===
[[File:Aztect.jpg|thumb|right|The Aztec Theater]]
Springfield boasts an [[Springfield Opera House|opera house]], an [[Springfield Bowl|outdoor amphitheater]], an arboretum, a vibrant jazz scene, and was mentioned as the entertainment capital of its state. There is also an unusually high number of [[:Category:Museums|museums]], including [[Springfield Natural History Museum]] (which features the world's largest cubic zirconia), [[Springfield Knowledgeum]], [[Springsonian Museum]], [[Springfield Wax Museum]], the [[Springfield Palace of Fine Arts]], the Muesuem of Swordfish and a [[Springfield Stamp Museum|stamp museum]]. Springfield once had a [[Springfield Concert Hall|concert hall]], but it was closed down after the first two measures of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and turned into the Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary. Springfield has two movie theatres: the [[Aztec Theater]] and the [[Springfield Googolplex Theatres]]. It also has a [[Springfield Drive-In|drive-in theater]] and a [[Springfield Dinner Theater|dinner theater]].

==== Media ====
The city paper is ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]'', and the most popular TV station is [[KBBL-TV]] ([[Channel 6]]), with [[Kent Brockman]], [[Scott Christian]] and [[Arnie Pie]] on the news, [[Krusty]] the Clown and [[Sideshow Mel]] doing shows, and [[Bill and Marty|Bill & Marty]] on the radio. Alternatively, Channel Ocho is a Spanish language/Latino channel featuring [[Bumblebee Man]].

=== Religion ===
[[File:Churchh.jpg|thumb|right|The first church of Springfield.]]
Religion and faith plays a large role in Springfieldian society. The largest church community appears to be the [[First Church of Springfield]], a [[Presbylutheran]] church headed by Reverend [[Timothy Lovejoy]]. There is also a [[Temple Beth Springfield|synagogue]] (led by Rabbi [[Hyman Krustofski]]), a mosque, a Catholic church (The Notre Dame of Springfield), an Episcopal church (with vibrating pews), a crystal cathedral, the Cathedral of the Downtown, and a Buddhist temple. Apu, a Hindu, has a statue of the god Ganesh in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]].

Once, many Springfieldians joined a cult known as [[Movementarianism]], but soon left after it was revealed as a fraud.<ref>[[The Joy of Sect]]</ref> According to Reverend Lovejoy, there is also an alliance of people who split off from the Presbyterians to worship an Inanimate Carbon Rod.<ref>"The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield"</ref> Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson and Lisa Simpson are practicing Buddhists. There is also a Stonecutters Lodge (currently re-named as "The Ancient Society of No-Homers"), of which practically every male in the city (minus Homer Simpson) is a member.

The town government is secular. In 1963, a law was passed which banned praying on city property. Another episode featured a convict who was imprisoned for erecting a nativity scene on city property. [[Superintendent Chalmers]] fired new Principal [[Ned Flanders]] when he overhears him saying "thank the Lord" over the PA system.<ref>In "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"</ref>

=== Sports ===
There are a number of sports teams and sports arenas: the [[Springfield Isotopes]], a baseball team (which once threatened to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico), the Springfield Speedway, a monster truck rally (featuring Truckasaurus), the [[Springfield Atoms]] football team, the Springfield Stun arena football team, the Springfield Ice-O-topes hockey team, the Association of Springfield Semi-Pro Boxers, and a [[Springfield Downs|dog track]]. It also use to have a bull fighting ring. There was also once the Mr. Burns Basketball Stadium which was neglected and subsequently converted into a colossal Bee Hive. [[Springfield curling team]] managed to get to the Vancouver Winter Olympics and win gold.

=== Districts ===
==== Pressboard Estates ====
[[Pressboard Estates]] is the neighborhood [[Evergreen Terrace]] is located in.

===== Evergreen Terrace =====
[[File:Kwikemart.jpg|thumb|right|The Evergreen Terrace Kwik-E-Mart.]]
[[Evergreen Terrace]] is the main district in the Simpsons. It is where many of the families live. The Simpsons live on [[742 Evergreen Terrace]]. It is home to the [[Kwik-E-Mart]].

==== West Springfield ====
[[West Springfield]] is apparently three times the size of Texas. It is mostly barren, save for some farmland and oil rigs. It is here that [[Homer Simpson]] and [[Lenny Leonard]] got an oil rig job.

==== Recluse Ranch Estates ====
[[Recluse Ranch Estates]] is the upperclass rich district of Springfield.

==== Little Italy ====
[[Little Italy]] is the Italian district of Springfield.

==== Waverly Hills ====
[[Waverly Hills]] is a rich upper-class district of Springfield with the best schools.

==== Suburbs of Springfield ====
*[[Sprooklyn]]
*[[Skid Row]]
*[[Waverly Hills]]
*[[Springfield Heights]]
*[[East Springfield]]
*[[Greektown]]
*the Waterfront
*[[Lower East Side]]
*[[Bumtown]]
*Cemetery District
*Rat's Nest Neighborhood
*[[Recluse Ranch Estates]]
*South Springfield
*[[Junkieville]]
*[[Pressboard Estates]]
*[[South Street Squidport]]
*Springfield Residential Hills
*[[Little Newark]]
*[[Crackton]]
*[[Russian District]]
*[[West Springfield]]
*[[Springfield Chinatown]]
*[[Tibet Town]]
*[[Ethnictown]]
*[[Gay Neighborhood]]
*[[Little Italy]]
*[[Theater District]]
*Springfield Keys
*[[Little Bangkok]]
*[[Little Italy]]

=== Economy ===
[[File:Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.gif|thumb|right|The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant Springfield's main employer]]
Springfield's economy, although at one time "on the GROW!" and rich to the point that the streets were literally paved with gold, is now floundering. Some heavy industry remains in the town, including factories for Ah! Fudge chocolate, Southern Cracker, fireworks, candy, and boxes, as well as a steel mill. Many Springfieldians are employed by the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]].

Major industries include nuclear power, heavy manufacturing, [[Duff Beer]], and retail. Many of Springfield's stores are located in the [[Springfield Mall]].

Springfield tried to improve their economy by legalizing gay marriage and gambling.

At one point, Springfield's Economy hit an all time low and was suggested to be even worse than Detroit's economic failure, resulting in the halting of roadkill pickups, significantly reducing the amount of school time, releasing of low level criminals, and said criminals allowed to commit low-level crimes due to the Police lacking the resources and funding to enforce them.<ref>The Bob Next Door</ref>

===Anthem===
:''See [[Springfield Anthem]]''

== Infrastructure ==
=== Government ===

[[File:joeq.png|thumb|right|Mayor Joe Quimby]]
The current mayor of Springfield is Joe Quimby, a sleazy womanizing politician whose served at least 5 consecutive terms as mayor unopposed, he once admitted to using the town treasury to fund the murder of his enemies. He was briefly thrown out in favor of [[Sideshow Bob]], but was later re-instated when Bob was impeached for electoral fraud. His post was threatened by a recall election, but none of the new candidates gained enough of the vote to oust him since the lead candidate who was most voted for was disqualified from the election.

When the mayor briefly skipped town due to missing lottery funds, the town's MENSA chapter (Lisa Simpson, Dr. Hibbert, Lindsey Naegle, Comic Book Guy and Prof. Frink) technocracy took over. They changed clocks to metric time, eliminated the green lights from stoplights, and put the city on the top 300 US cities. It was 299th, above East Saint Louis, Illinois <ref>[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]</ref>.

In the United States House of Representatives, Springfield was represented by Congressman Bob Arnold, who was later expelled for taking bribes. [[Horace Wilcox]] is stated to have been congressman since 1933 <ref>[[Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington]]</ref>. After Wilcox's death, Krusty the Clown runs for Congress as a Republican, and wins. He is still seen as a representative <ref>[[The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]</ref>.

==== Laws, Statutes, and Propositions ====
Gambling is legal in Springfield, as is gay marriage <ref>[[There's Something About Marrying]]</ref>, trade in children and fishing with dynamite. For a brief time, prohibition was brought back ("spirituous beverages are hereby prohibited in Springfield under penalty of catapult")<ref>[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]</ref>. An unusual law from 200 years prior dictates that all ducks must wear long pants.

As is with many other towns there are a number of unusual and outdated statutes in Springfield and its town charter, including "the chief constable shall receive one pig every month and two comely lasses of virtue true," "it is illegal to mail threatening letters and to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling," and "five kicks of the same can shall be considered illegally transporting litter <ref>[[The Seven-Beer Snitch]]</ref>." The Town Charter also stated that Springfield's mayor, after election, cannot be removed from office... except by a recall election.

Proposition 24, which would deport all illegal immigrants from Springfield, passed with 95% of the public's support <ref>[[Much Apu About Nothing]]</ref>, but was overruled at some point. Marge and her family successfully lobbied to get Proposition 242, a "Families Come First" grassroots voter initiative, passed.

=== Health & Education ===

[[File:SpringfieldElementary3.jpg|thumb|right|Springfield Elemtary School]]
There are quite a number of public and private schools in Springfield, including two elementary schools (Springfield Elementary School & East Springfield Elementary School), junior high school, high school and [[The Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children]]. There are also a number of colleges, including Springfield A&M, Krusty's Clown College<ref>[[Homie the Clown]]</ref>, the University of Springfield, and the unfortunately named Springfield Heights Institute of Technology. A full list of education institutions in Springfield can be found [http://snpp.com/guides/city.profile.html#4 here].

Springfield has many museums, such as the Springfield Museum of Natural History and the [[Springfield Knowledgeum]]. It has a library and an observatory.

Springfield has at least one dog obedience school.

Springfield is known to have at least two hospitals- Springfield General Hospital and the rarely seen Springfield Veteran's Hospital which is described to be the worst of the two hospitals.<ref>[[Bart's Dog Gets an F]]</ref>

=== Transportation ===
Several highways run through Springfield, including the Michael Jackson Expressway (Interstate Route 401, formerly the Dalai Lama Expressway)<ref>[[Stark Raving Dad]]</ref>, the uncompleted Matlock Expressway <ref>[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]</ref>, Interstate 95, Route 202, Route 88 (goes through Nelson Muntz's neighborhood) and Rural Route 9. There is also a railroad, and an abandoned aqueduct. A [[Springfield Monorail]] existed for a very brief time before it was shut down after a disastrous maiden voyage<ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>. It has a street called Main Street which used to have a lot of potholes <ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>.

The city bus service provides public transit on the route 22 bus on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and the 22A bus on Tuesday and Thursday.

[[File:Airport.png|thumb|right|Springfield International Airport]]
[[Springfield International Airport]] is the airport that serves Springfield. It has scheduled flights around the US and several other countries including France, Israel, China, the United Kingdom, and Brazil.

There was once a subway line in Springfield, but it is currently abandoned, most likely because the moving train was capable of causing ground tremors above <ref>[[Postcards From the Wedge]]</ref> .
A cable-car line was seen in a couple of occasions. 

== Springfield's State ==

''See article: [[Springfield's State]]''

== Appearances ==
*[[:Category:Episodes|All episodes]]

== References ==
<references />

== See also ==
*[[Evergreen Terrace]]
*[[List of characters from The Simpsons|List of characters from ''The Simpsons'']]
*[[Springfield's State]]

== External links ==
*[http://adn.blam.be/springfield/ Interactive map of Springfield with screen caps]
*[http://www.naosmm.org/confer/port-or/history.html History of Portland, Oregon] (an influence on the fictional history of Springfield)
*[http://snpp.com/guides/springfield.list.html The Simpsons Archive: Where Is The Simpsons' Springfield?]
*[http://www.compuglobalhypermega.net/ CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet], location of The Simpsons being determined by elimination
*[http://simpsonovi.webz.cz/ Czech Page]

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Edmund

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{{Noncanon}}
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|name = Edmund
|image = [[File:Edmund.jpg|250px]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = Brown
|age = 400 (appears 8) (deceased)
|status = Deceased
|job = Student at [[Springfield Elementary School]]
|relatives = '''Father:''' [[Count Dracula]]
|appearance = [[Treehouse of Horror XXI]]
|voiced by = [[Daniel Radcliffe]]
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'''Edmund''' is a vampire who fell in love with [[Lisa Simpson]]. He is loosely based off of [[wikipedia:Edward Cullen|Edward]] in Twilight.

== History ==
Edmund was the new kid at [[Springfield Elementary School]]. Lisa didn't think he would talk to her but he does. [[Otto]] almost crashes the school bus into Lisa and Edmund stops the bus, displaying amazing strength and speed. Once other people almost crash into Lisa and Edmund stops them all, he takes Lisa into the forest where he reveals he is a vampire.

Edmund and his father, [[Count Dracula]], come to [[742 Evergreen Terrace|the Simpsons' house]] for dinner, where they eat [[Ned Flanders]]. [[Homer]] and Count Dracula embarrass both Edmund and Lisa and they run away together, to [[Dracula-la Land]]. Here, Edmund reveals that he wants to turn Lisa into a vampire and Lisa accepts. Once she finds out that she will be 8 forever, she backs out and Edmund tries to force Lisa into becoming a vampire. Homer gets into their way when they approach Lisa and his high cholesterol in his blood kills both.

== Behind the Laughter ==
He is a parody of Robert Pattison's portrayal of Edward from the {{w|Twilight saga}}. He is voiced by [[Daniel Radcliffe]], who is the star from the ''{{w|Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter}}'' movies.

== Appearances ==
{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XXI}}

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{{THOH characters}}

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Homer Simpson

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|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = None, formerly brown
|age = 39<ref>[[Moe Letter Blues]]</ref>
|status = Alive
|job = [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear]] Safety Inspector<br>Former Technical Supervisor
|relatives = '''Parents:''' [[Abe Simpson|Abraham]] and [[Mona Simpson]] (deceased) <br /> '''Wife:''' [[Marge Simpson|Marge Bouvier]] <br /> '''Ex-wife:''' [[Amber Simpson]]<br /> '''Children:''' [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson]]<br /> '''Half-siblings:''' [[Herb Powell]] and [[Abbie]] <br /> '''Grandparents:''' [[Orville J. Simpson]] and [[Yuma Hickman]]<br>''For more info, see [[Simpsons Family]]''
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'''Homer Jay Simpson''', formerly known as '''Max Power''',<ref>[[Homer to the Max]]</ref> is the father of the Simpson family. He is an overweight, lazy, and ignorant individual, but is strongly devoted to his wife and children. His behavior is often stupid, absurd, selfish, dangerous, clumsy, idiotic, and insensitive. Despite this and his below average intelligence, he has shown moments of great intellect, and can be a caring parent and husband at times.

Homer works as a low level safety inspector at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], in [[Sector 7G]], although he is often incompetent and mostly sleeps on duty and eats donuts provided. He spends a great deal of his time at [[Moe's Tavern]] with his lifelong friends [[Barney Gumble|Barney]], [[Carl Carlson|Carl]], [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]], and bartender [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]]. At [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]] he can often be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching TV while snacking on food and drinking [[Duff Beer|Duff]].

== Biography ==
=== History ===
[[File:Homer young.PNG|thumb|left|175px|Homer in his late teens.]]
Homer Jay Simpson was born as the third child of [[Abraham Simpson]], and the first (and only) child of [[Mona Simpson]] on May 12, 1956. He was raised on the Simpsons farm by his parents until they were forced to move out due to Homer spooking the cows by jumping out of a bale of hay and scaring them into giving sour milk. At some point during his childhood, Abe seemed to feed beer to Homer Simpson, but he quit drinking beer until he was older upon Barney's suggestion after he caused a multi-car pileup in his playschool car. In 1960, Homer experimented to see if he could push fifteen crayons into his nose, which resulted in one being lodged into his brain and being responsible for his current below-average intelligence. In the late 1960s, while Homer was between nine and twelve years of age, Mona went into hiding following a run-in with the law. However, before she started protesting, she took Homer and her husband to the Woodstock Music Festival, where Homer ended up briefly adopting the Hippie lifestyle (and Abe Simpson attempted to send him off to the Vietname War as punishment for wanting to be a Hippie). In 1966, Homer, along with Lenny, Carl, and Moe Syszlak, went over to a deep gorge for a nice swim, but the water was drained. When investigating why the lake was reduced to a muddy pit, he stumbled upon [[Waylon Smithers, Sr.|a decomposing corpse]] inside the pipe, greatly traumatizing him and leading to his occasional overeating. Homer attended [[Springfield High School]] and fell in love with [[Marge Bouvier]] in 1974.<ref name="The Way We Was">[[The Way We Was]]</ref> After high school, Homer and Marge bought an apartment at Springfield Place. During this time, Marge gets a letter accepting her into college. To pay for her tuition, Abe gives him a job at Simpson Lazer Tag as well as this, along with [[Lou]] Lenny and Carl, Homer is part of a barbershop quartet. When Marge becomes infatuated by her professor, Homer changes the band's name to [[Sadgasm]] and they invent grunge music. Marge realizes that she really loves Homer, and she goes back to him.<ref>[[That 90's Show]]</ref> In 1982, Marge became pregnant with [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] (after discovering this, Homer tore out half of his hair). At this time Homer was working at [[Sir Putts-A-Lot]], turning the crank that spins the windmill. The two got married in [[Shotgun Pete's 24 Hour Wedding Chapel]], a small wedding chapel across the state line. They spent their wedding reception alone at a truck stop, before ending up at the Bouvier's House, where they lived at the time. After failing to get a job at the newly built [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant]], Homer left Marge to find a job by which he could support his family. He went to work at a taco restaurant called the [[Gulp 'n' Blow]], until Marge found him and convinced him to return home with her. As a result, Homer confronted [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] and secured a job at the Plant <ref>[[I Married Marge]]</ref>. Two years after Bart was born, Marge became pregnant with [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in 1984 (after discovering this, Homer tore out all but three strands of his hair), shortly before the couple brought their [[742 Evergreen Terrace|first house]].<ref>[[Lisa's First Word]]</ref> Homer's second leap to stardom was his success as the lead singer and songwriter for the barbershop quartet the [[Be-Sharps]], even winning a [[wikipedia:Grammy Award|Grammy]] (he later complains that a Grammy isn't worth winning). During his time with the group, Homer was frequently absent from home, which put stress on his marriage. After the group broke up due to creative differences, Homer went back to [[Springfield]] to continue his old life.<ref>[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]</ref> Some time in the late 1980s, Homer drew up a budget so that he could work at his dream job, a pin monkey at [[Barney Gumble|Barney's]] [[Al Gumble|uncle's]] [[Barney's Bowl-O-Rama]]. The budget included buying regular toilet paper and that only one of the kids could go to college. Unfortunately for Homer, Marge became pregnant with [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] in 1990, shortly after he started his new job, and not being able to support his family, he went back to the Nuclear Plant.<ref>[[And Maggie Makes Three]]</ref> Since then Homer has started many [[List of Homer's Jobs|jobs]], including being a professional astronaut for NASA, but has ended up back where he began at the Nuclear Plant. He has nearly caused the destruction of [[Springfield]] a couple of times, after a nuclear meltdown at the plant and polluting Lake Springfield with his pet [[Plopper|pig]]'s (and his own) waste.<ref name="The Simpsons Movie">[[The Simpsons Movie]]</ref>. He dies at [[Treehouse of Horror XXI]].

=== Jobs ===
{{main|List of Homer's jobs}}
When first joining the Power Plant, Homer had a nameless job handling plutonium. He was fired by Sherri and Terri's father, who was his supervisor, for creating a deadly gas leak. He was later re-hired to safety inspector for Sector 7-G, after complaining about the safety of the plant itself. Ironically, the accidents that occur at the plant double every year since Homer was made safety inspector,.

Homer rarely attends his job, and yet hardly gets fired, and always has his job waiting for him when he wants to return. He has impulsively quit occasionally to pursue other carers, although he always ends up losing or quitting these jobs. On one occasion, Homer has misinterpreted a threat about losing his job as a hint that he can take the next day off.

=== Appearance ===
His appearance is that of an overweight balding man. He has a perpetual five-o-clock shadow that can regrow itself at a very quick rate if he ever shaves. Despite his overweight status, and hate for exercise, he has on occasion shown surprising physical prowess and agility for a man of his stature, such as when training for [[Whacking Day]] and he hits several pop-up Snakes with kicks and even backflipping. His baldness is contributed by several factors. Upon finding out whenever Marge was pregnant, he would tear out a substantial amount of his hair. Another contribution is working at the nuclear plant for so many years that the exposure to radioactivity has caused most of his hair to fall out. In one episode, he learned that if he repented for all of his sins and became Catholic, he could go to Heaven when he died. During his confession, he states that he has masturbated eight billion times and that he doesn't plan to stop and that he doesn't regret it. Excessive masturbation can lead to hair loss as well.

=== Personality ===
[[File:bartyytt.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Homer strangling Bart]] Homer's personality is one of [[File:Homer brain.jpg|frame|An X-Ray of Homer's True Brain]]frequent stupidity, laziness, and explosive anger; one might say it is that of the [[Wikipedia:Average Joe|"Average Joe"]]. He also suffers from a short attention span which complements his intense but short-lived passion for hobbies, enterprises and various causes. Homer is prone to emotional outbursts; he gets very envious of his neighbors, the [[Flanders family]], and is easily enraged at his son, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and strangles him in an exaggerated manner. His trademark phrase to strangling Bart, "Why you Little...!" and on one occasion,"Why you little bastard!" <ref>[[Wedding For Disaster]]</ref>. He also spanks Bart sometimes and, in one case, Lisa. One time, he was too busy to spank them, so he told them to go to their rooms and spank themselves. He shows no compunction about this, and does not attempt to hide his actions from people outside the family, even showing disregard for his son's well being in other ways, such as leaving Bart alone at a port<ref>[[The Great Money Caper]]</ref>, or allowing Bart to go court for skateboarding naked on his dare when all he would have to do is attend a 1 hour parenting class signifying not only his disregard for Bart but his extreme laziness <ref name="The Simpsons Movie"/>. While Homer has repeatedly upset people and caused all sorts of mayhem in [[Springfield]], these events are usually caused by either his explosive temper or lack of foresight. Except for expressing annoyance at [[Ned Flanders]], Homer's actions are usually unintentional. Most of his explosive anger is targeted on Bart, because of something stupid or bad he had said or done. Despite their disadvantages, these common outbursts saved Homer from dying of a pent-up rage-induced heart attack.<ref>[[I Am Furious Yellow]]</ref>

While Homer's stupid antics often upset his family, he has also performed acts that reveal him to be a surprisingly loving father and husband, such as selling his cherished ride on the [[Duff Blimp]] and using the money to enter [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in a beauty pageant so she could feel better about herself<ref>[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]</ref> ; giving up his chance at wealth to allow [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] to keep a cherished teddy bear<ref>[[Rosebud]]</ref>; spearheading an attempt to dig Bart out after he had fallen down a well, even though he hates doing physical labor<ref>[[Radio Bart]]</ref> and arranging a surprise second wedding with [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] to make up for their [[I Married Marge|lousy first]] ceremony, even going so far as to hire one of The Doobie Brothers as part of the wedding band and getting a divorce from Marge, essentially making their second wedding a "real" one.<ref name="A Milhouse Divided">[[A Milhouse Divided]]</ref>

Homer tends to derive amusement from the misfortune of others. He is a chronic petty thief and borderline kleptomaniac, stealing everything from TV trays to power tools and air conditioners, even an entire room of the [[Flanders House]] from [[Ned Flanders]]. He has also stolen golf balls from the local driving range, office supplies (including computers) from work, and beer mugs from [[Moe's Tavern]].
[[File:Homerdonut.jpg|150px|left|thumb|nail|Homer holding a doughnut]]
Homer has a vacuous mind, but he is still able to retain a great amount of knowledge about very specific subjects. He often shows short bursts of astonishing insight, memory, creativity and fluency with many languages. Homer is also extremely confident; no matter how little skill or knowledge he has about anything he tries to do, he has no doubt that he will be successful. However, his brief periods of intelligence are overshadowed by much longer and more consistent periods of ignorance, forgetfulness and stupidity. Homer has a low IQ due to many factors: his hereditary [[Simpson Gene|"Simpson Gene"]], his alcohol problem, exposure to radioactive waste, repetitive cranial trauma, and the crayon lodged in the frontal lobe of his brain. He also implied that he would have been at least a bit smarter, if not by a substantial amount, if his father had tried to give him encouragement rather than beat him down <ref>[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]</ref>. The crayon in his brain is possibly the largest causal factor in his stupidity. Homer's intelligence was said to jump up fifty points when he had the crayon removed, bringing him to an IQ of 105, slightly above that of an average person (though he showed far above average intelligence), but he went back to his old self when he had it reinserted, presumably lowering his IQ back down to its original 55.<ref>[[HOMR]]</ref> This IQ score is, however, likely a joke or oversight on the producers' part, as someone with an IQ of 55 would be unable to look after themselves and would be classified as severely mentally handicapped. Also from the level of intelligence he showed it's much more likely that his IQ was boasted to 135-155. Despite his handicap, Homer does have a degree of long term, calculated planning of what might happen, such as when, shortly before taking his "forget-me-shot" from Moe Syzslak, requested for their anniversary party to have a Moon Jump due to realizing exactly what will happen afterwards.<ref>[[Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind]]</ref>

Homer has at times debated against his brain. Occasionally, a specific body part such as his face, stomach or liver is also shown debating with his brain. In [[Burns, Baby Burns|one notable scene]] Homer's mind actually leaves his body out of boredom, causing him to collapse. Homer is also inclined to retreat into fantasy, such as daydreaming of Germany as [[The Land of Chocolate|"the land of chocolate"]].<ref>[[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]</ref><ref>[[The Simpsons Game]]</ref>

Homer's attitudes toward woman, romance, and sex are occasionally shown. While Homer's marriage with Marge is occasionally strained, it seems generally happy. Despite this, Homer is often tempted with other women, and usually shows no qualms with gawking at (and drooling over) attractive women. Homer almost had an affair with [[Mindy Simmons]]<ref name="The Last Temptation of Homer">[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]</ref>, but ended up not wanting to. He has made the occasional remark denoting his attraction to other women (including his [[Maude Flanders|neighbor's wife]]), even in front of Marge on a occasion, but always shows his devotion to Marge in the end.

=== Religious Beliefs ===
Despite attending church every Sunday, Homer is not a committed Christian, and it is likely that he only attends church because he knows that Marge would be hurt and shocked if he did not. He does not seem to practice Christian morals and frequently sleeps in church, much to the annoyance of [[Reverend Lovejoy]]. He often mispronounces the name of the Christ, calling him "Jebus".

Homer had actually met [[God]] face to face several times and has even gotten permission from him in a dream to skip church <ref>[[Homer the Heretic]]</ref><ref>[[Thank God It's Doomsday]]</ref>.

=== Alter egos ===
Homer became a superhero named [[Pieman]] when The Rich Texan makes Lisa cry. He chucks pies in the faces of evildoers or people who deserve to be pied, uses the basement as a Pie Cave and his car as the Piemobile. Bart later acted as his sidekick named [[Cupcake Kid]].<ref>[[Simple Simpson]]</ref> He also attempted to don a graphitti alias as "El Homo", which was meant to be a Mexican take on his name, but erased it when he realized the alias was Spanish for homosexual.<ref>[[Large Marge]]</ref>[[File:Simple Simpson promo.jpg|thumb|Homer and Bart as Pieman and Cupcake Kid]]

When Homer went to prison for bribing an official, an [[FBI agent]] offered Homer a way out by infiltrating into the [[Springfield Mafia]] to spy [[Fat Tony (original)|Fat Tony]]. Homer was given a toupee, a [[Gadget wig|wig]] with a microphone and a camera in and a new name, [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]].<ref>[[Donnie Fatso]]</ref>

=== Skills ===
Homer's skills seem to vary greatly. Sometimes Homer can find it difficult to run to smallest distance before passing out from exhaustion, to exceeding the prowess of gold medal Olympians. At other times he can have trouble understanding the simplest of concepts to being able to build a functional robot with a working A.I.

One skill that remains somewhat constant throughout the series is his musical talent. Homer can play the guitar amazingly well and is an accomplished singer and songwriter. He has been part of several bands which were all extremely popular. He won a Grammy for barbershop, numerous golden records for [[Sadgasm|his grunge band]], which is a music style he also invented, and was able to help Lisa win a music contest using songs he wrote for her.

Like Bart, Homer also displays the ability to pick up languages fairly quickly. When he and Bart were imprisoned in [[Japan]] for a seemingly short amount of time he was able to speak the language fluently by the time he left.

=== Health ===
Homer is 39, overweight and so unhealthy that his life expectancy is only 42.

Homer while varying in physical ability from episode to episode has been consistently portrayed as a binge drinking, over eating, accident prone dare devil who puts absolutely no thought into what his actions will cost him, all of which has made it impossible to get any form of insurance which concerns his health.

Homer is in hospital in at least one episode every season, and has had several life saving operations not including the one for his triple heart bypass and subsequent installation of his pacemaker which he needed after his artery's were clogged with chlorestrol.

Years of working in a sub standard nuclear facility has left his blood irriadatied enough to show up on an x-ray, as well as having rendered him sterile.

Homer loves food, he can almost always be seen eating far more than any one man could possibly eat alone. His favourites are foods which he knows are bad for him, and will blatantly refuse healthy food such as oatmeal and fruit in favour of fatty meals. He was once willing to die upon eating a poisened éclair despite knowing it would kill him, only to throw it away in horror when Lisa claimed it was low fat.

Homer also seems to have problem with his sound sense as the result of attending rock concert too much at his youth time.<ref name="The Otto Show">[[The Otto Show]]</ref> His lack of hearing could be the reason why he didn't pay attention at any words anyone said. Both Bart and Homer have problem with concentration.<ref name="Bart Gets an F">[[Bart Gets an F]]</ref>
=====Hair Loss=====
There are multiple theories on how Homer lost his hair. One theory suggests that Homer ripped out some of his hair when he realized Marge was pregnant with Bart, then more when he found out she was pregnant with Lisa, and all but the last few hairs when he found out she was pregnant with Maggie.

Another theory is that Homer's hair was once squirted with some kind of acid, thus causing permanent hair loss.<ref>Shown in a flashback scene in a Simpsons comic. ''[More specific citation needed.]''</ref>

== Relationships ==
=== Romantic ===
Despite being married to [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], throughout the entire show Homer has had a number of romantic encounters.

==== Marge Simpson ====
Homer is the husband of [[Marge Simpson]]. They met when they were younger without learning who each other was before meeting again properly in high school. They have had three weddings <ref name="A Milhouse Divided"/><ref>Before the show</ref><ref>[[Wedding for Disaster]]</ref>. The two have a very strong marriage which has survived cheating, amnesia and many arguments. They have been in love since high school <ref name="The Way We Was"/>.

==== Mindy Simmons ====
[[Mindy Simmons]] was an attractive employee at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] who has nearly everything in common with Homer. They attended a conventions together and nearly had an affair <ref name="The Last Temptation of Homer"/>. After Homer turned her down, he later says that she "hit the bottle pretty hard and got fired."

==== Lurleen Lumpkin ====

[[Lurleen Lumpkin]] is a waitress who Homer helped in launching a successful singing career. She attempted to seduce him with no success <ref name="Colonel Homer">[[Colonel Homer]]</ref>. She's been married multiple times to men that all look like Homer <ref name="Colonel Homer"/>.

==== Amber ====
[[Amber Simpson|Amber]] was Homer's Vegas wife who Homer accidentally married in [[Viva Ned Flanders|Las Vegas]] <ref>[[Viva Ned Flanders]]</ref>. They managed to get her drunk and made her believe she married Abe which made her run back to Vegas <ref>[[Brawl in the Family]]</ref>.

==== Julia ====

When Homer becomes a famous Opera singer he attracts the attention of horde of fans including a stalker by the name of [[Julia]]. She confesses to Homer that she is his to do with as he wants, becoming his personal assistant and attempting to seduce him at every turn. When he proclaims that his heart belongs to Marge she attempts to kill him with no success <ref>[[The Homer of Seville]]</ref>.

===Friendships===
==== Barney Gumble ====
[[Barney Gumble]] is one of Homer's best friends. They were both born in 1956 making homer the same age as Barney. They have been best friends since high school. Homer was the one who convinced him to become an alcoholic <ref>[[Mr. Plow]]</ref>.

==== Lenny and Carl ====
[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] are Homer's co-workers at the Nuclear Power Plant, and they knew Homer back in their childhood <ref>[[The Blunder Years]]</ref><ref>[[The Way We Weren't]]</ref>.

==Non Canon Appearance==
{{Noncanon}}
=== Future ===
In 2013, Homer's and Marge's relationship has finally ended, after Homer blew the family savings on an underwater house. She started dating [[Krusty the Clown]], and eventually Homer fought him to win her back. Homer was beaten, but Marge still decided to go back to him.

== Behind the Laughter ==
=== Creation ===
[[Matt Groening]] first conceived the Simpson family in the lobby of [[James L. Brooks]]' office. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his [[Life in Hell]] series. When he realized that animating ''Life in Hell'' would require him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction. He hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, with Homer being named after his father. Homer then made his debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on 19 April 1987 in the [[The Simpsons shorts|Tracey Ullman short]] "[[Good Night]]". Homer's middle initial "J", which was revealed to stand for "Jay",<ref>"[[D'oh-in in the Wind]]"</ref> was a "tribute" to Bullwinkle J. Moose from [[Wikipedia:The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show|''Rocky and Bullwinkle'']], a show Matt Groening loved as a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/interviews/groening/page9.shtml|title=J is for Jay|accessdate=2007-06-12|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

According to Matt Groening, the whole family was designed so that they would be recognizable in silhouette.<ref>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; Al Jean, Mike Reiss|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; James L. Brooks, David Silverman|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>

=== Voice ===
Homer's voice sounds different on the shorts than the later half-hour show. [[Dan Castellaneta|Dan Castellaneta's]] earliest portrayal began as a loose impression of [[Wikipedia:Walter Matthau|Walter Matthau]], but developed into a more robust and humorous voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to convey a wider range of emotions.<ref name="matthau">{{cite news|author=Brownfield, Paul|title=He's Homer, but This Odyssey Is His Own|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1999-07-06}}</ref> Castellaneta changed the voice, as he could not sustain his Matthau impression for the 9-10 hour long recording sessions and had to find something easier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml|title='Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers|accessdate=2007-07-29|date=2007-07-26|author=Larry Carroll|publisher=MTV}}</ref> During an interview with the cast of the show on ''Inside the Actors Studio'', Castellaneta stated that Homer's voice was based in part on his own father who often spoke with an exuberant tone.

=== Catchphrase ===
{{main|D'oh!}}
Homer popularized the annoyed grunt "[[D'oh!]]" (made memorable through Dan Castellaneta's distinctive voice work), which began as an abbreviated form of [[Wikipedia:Jimmy Finlayson|James Finlayson's]] annoyed "Dooooh" in [[Wikipedia:Laurel and Hardy|Laurel and Hardy films]] and other comedy shorts. This modern interjection has found enough popular acceptance to be included in the [[Wikipedia:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]].

He also popularized the catchphrase "[[Mmm...]]". Many examples of other "mmm...s" are "Mmm...candy", "Mmm...pointy" from or "Mmm...hug". He has used it less lately.

He also has another catchphrase- woo hoo. He says this when something goes right for him. When something goes wrong for him he says d"oh.

=== Reception ===
[[File:D'oh.jpg|thumb|150px|Homer uttering the legendary word "D'oh".]]
On May 30, 2003, Homer was made an honorary citizen of [[wikipedia: Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Canada]], in recognition of [[Matt Groening]]'s father Homer Groening, who is believed to be from the Manitoba capital.<ref>Romaniuk, Ross. "[http://ccr.ptbcanadian.com/simpsons/articles.htm Is Homer Simpson Canadian?]". ''Winnipeg Sun''. May 30, 2003.</ref>

Homer placed second on [[wikipedia:TV Guide|TV Guide's]] 2002 Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters, behind [[wikipedia: Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/|title=TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time|accessdate=2007-08-25|date=2002-07-30|publisher=CNN}}</ref> In 2005, Homer was listed fifth on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters, one of only four cartoon characters on that list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Greatest_TV_Characters//index.shtml|title=The 100 Greatest TV Characters|publisher=Bravo|accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref> British TV viewers voted him as the greatest TV character of all time.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html 100 Greatest TV characters]</ref> In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' placed Homer ninth on their list of the "50 Greatest TV icons".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20152957_20152958_20159773_41,00.html|title=The 50 Greatest TV Icons|accessdate=2007-11-15|publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=Unknown}}</ref>

''The Simpsons'' has been recommended for use in the teaching of sociology to modern-day college students. The journal ''Teaching Sociology'' appraised it as "particularly effective for illustrating sociological themes and encouraging critical thinking among today's undergraduates".<ref>Scanlan, Stephen J. and Seth L. Feinberg. "[http://www.lemoyne.edu/ts/28tsabstracts2.html The Cartoon Society: Using"The Simpsons" to Teach and Learn Sociology]." ''Teaching Sociology'' Volume 28, #2. p. 127-139. April 2002.</ref> The non-academic book ''[[The Simpsons and Philosophy, the D'oh! of Homer]]'' includes a chapter analyzing Homer's character from the perspective of Aristotelian virtue ethics.

Homer was ranked the second greatest cartoon character by TV Guide, behind Bugs Bunny, and was voted the greatest television character of all time by Channel 4 viewers. For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and a special-achievement Annie Award. In 2000, Homer and his family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

==== Homer Simpson syndrome ====
A five-year study of more than 2,000 middle-aged people in France found a possible link between weight and brain function, dubbed the "Homer Simpson syndrome".<ref name=hss>{{cite news| title = Obese people lose IQ through 'Homer Simpson effect'| publisher =Thisislondon | date =2006-10-15| url =http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23370854-details/Obese%20people%20lose%20IQ%20through%20'Homer%20Simpson%20effect'/article.do| accessdate =2007-08-15 }}</ref> Results from a word memory test showed that people with a BMI of 20 (considered to be a healthy level) remembered an average of nine out of 16 words. Meanwhile, people with a BMI of 30 (inside the obese range) remembered an average of just seven out of 16 words.<ref name=hss/>

=== Merchandising ===
[[File:Golden Homer.jpg|thumb|A golden figurine of Homer from Burger King in 2007.]]
Homer's inclusion in many Simpsons publications, toys, and other merchandise is evidence of his enduring popularity. He has played central roles in the ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'' series. ''[[The Homer Book]]'', written about Homer's personality and attributes, has been published and is commercially available. Numerous other items such as bottle openers, alarm clocks and other merchandise are widely available for purchase.

== Trivia ==
*His social security number is 568-47-0008.
*His blood type is B positive.
*His earmuff size is XL.
*He often writes fist like.
*In one episode he was the only character in the show to say bullshit but "shit" was censored by a honk sound.
*It's implied in ''[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]'' that Homer's bloodstream has a continuous regulation of radioactivity, as Dr. Hibbert was explaining to Marge Simpson that they injected Homer with a Radioactive Dye to see his circulatory system from an X-ray until he learns that the nurse hadn't even injected the dye yet (resulting in Hibbert saying "good lord" in a shocked manner).
*He seems to be almost exactly the same as [[Peter Griffin]], whom appears in Family Guy, which premiered 10 years after The Simpsons began. In [[Treehouse of Horror XIII]], one of his clones was [[Peter Griffin]].
*Homer owns the [[Denver Broncos]], despite wanting to own the Dallas Cowboys.
*It is believed that Homer is diabetic as mentioned in "That 90's Show". However if this was true, Homer would most likely be dead because he has never been seen taking insulin and the amount of food that Homer eats would just ensure that would already be dead by the point the episode "That 90's Show" was shown.
*In [[Fear of Flying]] it is shown his favorite song (at the time) was "It's Raining Men".
*Homer has in fact, died twice. As shown in [[Homer's Triple Bypass]], when he died of a heart attack, but was revived when Mr. Burns mentioned a ham. And again in [[Million Dollar Maybe]], when he was trying to calm himself down after stressing about being rich and not being able to tell Marge, but was revived when he realized he was dead and made a desperate attempt to return to his body. He dies countless times in the Treehouse of Horror segments, but they are non-canon.
*According to [[The Blunder Years]], his constant eating was a direct result of his trauma from finding Waylon Smithers, Senior's corpse.

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* {{Ep|Cape Feare}}
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* {{Ep|Rosebud}}
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* {{Ep|Burns' Heir}}
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* {{Ep|Das Bus}}
* {{Ep|The Last Temptation of Krust}}
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* {{Ep|This Little Wiggy}}
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* {{Ep|Girly Edition}}
* {{Ep|Trash of the Titans}}
* {{Ep|King of the Hill}}
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* {{Ep|Natural Born Kissers}}
* {{Ep|Lard Of the Dance}}
* {{Ep|The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace}}
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* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror IX}}
* {{Ep|When You Dish Upon a Star}}
* {{Ep|D'oh-in' in the Wind}}
* {{Ep|Lisa Gets an "A"}}
* {{Ep|Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"}}
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* {{Ep|Viva Ned Flanders}}
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* {{Ep|Sunday, Cruddy Sunday}}
* {{Ep|Homer to the Max}}
* {{Ep|I'm With Cupid}}
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* {{Ep|Make Room For Lisa}}
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* {{Ep|The Old Man and The "C" Student}}
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* {{Ep|Take My Wife, Sleaze}}
* {{Ep|Grift of the Magi}}
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* {{Ep|Faith Off}}
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* {{Ep|Bart to the Future}}
* {{Ep|Days of Wine and D'oh'ses}}
* {{Ep|Kill the Alligator and Run}}
* {{Ep|Last Tap Dance in Springfield}}
* {{Ep|It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Marge}}
* {{Ep|Behind the Laughter}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XI}}
* {{Ep|A Tale of Two Springfields}}
* {{Ep|Insane Clown Poppy}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Tree Hugger}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. Dignity}}
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* {{Ep|The Great Money Caper}}
* {{Ep|Skinner's Sense of Snow}}
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* {{Ep|Worst Episode Ever}}
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* {{Ep|Day of the Jackanapes}}
* {{Ep|New Kids on the Blecch}}
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* {{Ep|Bye Bye Nerdie}}
* {{Ep|Simpson Safari}}
* {{Ep|Trilogy of Error}}
* {{Ep|I'm Goin' to Praiseland}}
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* {{Ep|She of Little Faith}}
* {{Ep|Brawl in the Family}}
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* {{Ep|Jaws Wired Shut}}
* {{Ep|Half-Decent Proposal}}
* {{Ep|The Bart Wants What It Wants}}
* {{Ep|The Lastest Gun in the West}}
* {{Ep|The Old Man and the Key}}
* {{Ep|Tales from the Public Domain}}
* {{Ep|Blame It on Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Weekend at Burnsie's}}
* {{Ep|Gump Roast}}
* {{Ep|I Am Furious (Yellow)}}
* {{Ep|The Sweetest Apu}}
* {{Ep|Little Girl in the Big Ten}}
* {{Ep|The Frying Game}}
* {{Ep|Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XIII}}
* {{Ep|How I Spent My Strummer Vacation}}
* {{Ep|Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade}}
* {{Ep|Large Marge}}
* {{Ep|Helter Shelter}}
* {{Ep|The Great Louse Detective}}
* {{Ep|Special Edna}}
* {{Ep|The Dad Who Knew Too Little}}
* {{Ep|The Strong Arms of the Ma}}
* {{Ep|Pray Anything}}
* {{Ep|Barting Over}}
* {{Ep|I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can}}
* {{Ep|A Star Is Born-Again}}
* {{Ep|Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington}}
* {{Ep|C.E.D'oh}}
* {{Ep|'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky}}
* {{Ep|Three Gays of the Condo}}
* {{Ep|Dude, Where's My Ranch?}}
* {{Ep|Old Yeller-Belly}}
* {{Ep|Brake My Wife, Please}}
* {{Ep|The Bart of War}}
* {{Ep|Moe Baby Blues}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XIV}}
* {{Ep|My Mother the Carjacker}}
* {{Ep|The President Wore Pearls}}
* {{Ep|The Regina Monologues}}
* {{Ep|The Fat and the Furriest}}
* {{Ep|Today, I Am a Clown}}
* {{Ep|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}
* {{Ep|Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays}}
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* {{Ep|Diatribe of a Mad Housewife}}
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== See also ==
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*[[Simpson family]]: more info on Homer's family.
*[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]: more info on Homer's house.
*[[Marge Simpson]]: more info on Homer's wife.
*[[Bart Simpson]]: more info on Homer's oldest child.
*[[Lisa Simpson]]: more info on Homer's middle child.
*[[Maggie Simpson]]: more info on Homer's youngest child.
*[[Abraham Simpson]]: more info on Homer's father.

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Homer Simpson

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{{Character
|name = Homer Jay Simpson
|image = [[File:222px-Homer Simpson 2006.png]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = None, formerly brown
|age = 39<ref>[[Moe Letter Blues]]</ref>
|status = Alive
|job = [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear]] Safety Inspector<br>Former Technical Supervisor
|relatives = '''Parents:''' [[Abe Simpson|Abraham]] and [[Mona Simpson]] (deceased) <br /> '''Wife:''' [[Marge Simpson|Marge Bouvier]] <br /> '''Ex-wife:''' [[Amber Simpson]]<br /> '''Children:''' [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson]]<br /> '''Half-siblings:''' [[Herb Powell]] and [[Abbie]] <br /> '''Grandparents:''' [[Orville J. Simpson]] and [[Yuma Hickman]]<br>''For more info, see [[Simpsons Family]]''
|appearance = "[[Good Night]]"
|voiced by = [[Dan Castellaneta]]
}}

'''Homer Jay Simpson''', formerly known as '''Max Power''',<ref>[[Homer to the Max]]</ref> is the father of the Simpson family. He is an overweight, lazy, and ignorant individual, but is strongly devoted to his wife and children. His behavior is often stupid, absurd, selfish, dangerous, clumsy, idiotic, and insensitive. Despite this and his below average intelligence, he has shown moments of great intellect, and can be a caring parent and husband at times.

Homer works as a low level safety inspector at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]], in [[Sector 7G]], although he is often incompetent and mostly sleeps on duty and eats donuts provided. He spends a great deal of his time at [[Moe's Tavern]] with his lifelong friends [[Barney Gumble|Barney]], [[Carl Carlson|Carl]], [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]], and bartender [[Moe Szyslak|Moe]]. At [[742 Evergreen Terrace|home]] he can often be found sitting on the sofa mindlessly watching TV while snacking on food and drinking [[Duff Beer|Duff]].

== Biography ==
[[File:Homer young.PNG|thumb|left|175px|Homer in his late teens.]]Homer Jay Simpson was born as the third child of [[Abraham Simpson]], and the first (and only) child of [[Mona Simpson]] on May 12, 1956. He was raised on the Simpsons farm by his parents until they were forced to move out due to Homer spooking the cows by jumping out of a bale of hay and scaring them into giving sour milk. At some point during his childhood, Abe seemed to feed beer to Homer Simpson, but he quit drinking beer until he was older upon Barney's suggestion after he caused a multi-car pileup in his playschool car. In 1960, Homer experimented to see if he could push fifteen crayons into his nose, which resulted in one being lodged into his brain and being responsible for his current below-average intelligence. In the late 1960s, while Homer was between nine and twelve years of age, Mona went into hiding following a run-in with the law. However, before she started protesting, she took Homer and her husband to the Woodstock Music Festival, where Homer ended up briefly adopting the Hippie lifestyle (and Abe Simpson attempted to send him off to the Vietname War as punishment for wanting to be a Hippie). In 1966, Homer, along with Lenny, Carl, and Moe Syszlak, went over to a deep gorge for a nice swim, but the water was drained. When investigating why the lake was reduced to a muddy pit, he stumbled upon [[Waylon Smithers, Sr.|a decomposing corpse]] inside the pipe, greatly traumatizing him and leading to his occasional overeating. Homer attended [[Springfield High School]] and fell in love with [[Marge Bouvier]] in 1974.<ref name="The Way We Was">[[The Way We Was]]</ref> After high school, Homer and Marge bought an apartment at Springfield Place. During this time, Marge gets a letter accepting her into college. To pay for her tuition, Abe gives him a job at Simpson Lazer Tag as well as this, along with [[Lou]] Lenny and Carl, Homer is part of a barbershop quartet. When Marge becomes infatuated by her professor, Homer changes the band's name to [[Sadgasm]] and they invent grunge music. Marge realizes that she really loves Homer, and she goes back to him.<ref>[[That 90's Show]]</ref> In 1982, Marge became pregnant with [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] (after discovering this, Homer tore out half of his hair). At this time Homer was working at [[Sir Putts-A-Lot]], turning the crank that spins the windmill. The two got married in [[Shotgun Pete's 24 Hour Wedding Chapel]], a small wedding chapel across the state line. They spent their wedding reception alone at a truck stop, before ending up at the Bouvier's House, where they lived at the time. After failing to get a job at the newly built [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|Nuclear Power Plant]], Homer left Marge to find a job by which he could support his family. He went to work at a taco restaurant called the [[Gulp 'n' Blow]], until Marge found him and convinced him to return home with her. As a result, Homer confronted [[Montgomery Burns|Mr. Burns]] and secured a job at the Plant <ref>[[I Married Marge]]</ref>. Two years after Bart was born, Marge became pregnant with [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in 1984 (after discovering this, Homer tore out all but three strands of his hair), shortly before the couple brought their [[742 Evergreen Terrace|first house]].<ref>[[Lisa's First Word]]</ref> Homer's second leap to stardom was his success as the lead singer and songwriter for the barbershop quartet the [[Be-Sharps]], even winning a [[wikipedia:Grammy Award|Grammy]] (he later complains that a Grammy isn't worth winning). During his time with the group, Homer was frequently absent from home, which put stress on his marriage. After the group broke up due to creative differences, Homer went back to [[Springfield]] to continue his old life.<ref>[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]</ref> Some time in the late 1980s, Homer drew up a budget so that he could work at his dream job, a pin monkey at [[Barney Gumble|Barney's]] [[Al Gumble|uncle's]] [[Barney's Bowl-O-Rama]]. The budget included buying regular toilet paper and that only one of the kids could go to college. Unfortunately for Homer, Marge became pregnant with [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] in 1990, shortly after he started his new job, and not being able to support his family, he went back to the Nuclear Plant.<ref>[[And Maggie Makes Three]]</ref> Since then Homer has started many [[List of Homer's Jobs|jobs]], including being a professional astronaut for NASA, but has ended up back where he began at the Nuclear Plant. He has nearly caused the destruction of [[Springfield]] a couple of times, after a nuclear meltdown at the plant and polluting Lake Springfield with his pet [[Plopper|pig]]'s (and his own) waste.<ref name="The Simpsons Movie">[[The Simpsons Movie]]</ref>. He dies at [[Treehouse of Horror XXI]].

=== Jobs ===
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When first joining the Power Plant, Homer had a nameless job handling plutonium. He was fired by Sherri and Terri's father, who was his supervisor, for creating a deadly gas leak. He was later re-hired to safety inspector for Sector 7-G, after complaining about the safety of the plant itself. Ironically, the accidents that occur at the plant double every year since Homer was made safety inspector,.

Homer rarely attends his job, and yet hardly gets fired, and always has his job waiting for him when he wants to return. He has impulsively quit occasionally to pursue other carers, although he always ends up losing or quitting these jobs. On one occasion, Homer has misinterpreted a threat about losing his job as a hint that he can take the next day off.

=== Appearance ===
His appearance is that of an overweight balding man. He has a perpetual five-o-clock shadow that can regrow itself at a very quick rate if he ever shaves. Despite his overweight status, and hate for exercise, he has on occasion shown surprising physical prowess and agility for a man of his stature, such as when training for [[Whacking Day]] and he hits several pop-up Snakes with kicks and even backflipping. His baldness is contributed by several factors. Upon finding out whenever Marge was pregnant, he would tear out a substantial amount of his hair. Another contribution is working at the nuclear plant for so many years that the exposure to radioactivity has caused most of his hair to fall out. In one episode, he learned that if he repented for all of his sins and became Catholic, he could go to Heaven when he died. During his confession, he states that he has masturbated eight billion times and that he doesn't plan to stop and that he doesn't regret it. Excessive masturbation can lead to hair loss as well.

=== Personality ===
[[File:bartyytt.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Homer strangling Bart]] Homer's personality is one of [[File:Homer brain.jpg|frame|An X-Ray of Homer's True Brain]]frequent stupidity, laziness, and explosive anger; one might say it is that of the [[Wikipedia:Average Joe|"Average Joe"]]. He also suffers from a short attention span which complements his intense but short-lived passion for hobbies, enterprises and various causes. Homer is prone to emotional outbursts; he gets very envious of his neighbors, the [[Flanders family]], and is easily enraged at his son, [[Bart Simpson|Bart]], and strangles him in an exaggerated manner. His trademark phrase to strangling Bart, "Why you Little...!" and on one occasion,"Why you little bastard!" <ref>[[Wedding For Disaster]]</ref>. He also spanks Bart sometimes and, in one case, Lisa. One time, he was too busy to spank them, so he told them to go to their rooms and spank themselves. He shows no compunction about this, and does not attempt to hide his actions from people outside the family, even showing disregard for his son's well being in other ways, such as leaving Bart alone at a port<ref>[[The Great Money Caper]]</ref>, or allowing Bart to go court for skateboarding naked on his dare when all he would have to do is attend a 1 hour parenting class signifying not only his disregard for Bart but his extreme laziness <ref name="The Simpsons Movie"/>. While Homer has repeatedly upset people and caused all sorts of mayhem in [[Springfield]], these events are usually caused by either his explosive temper or lack of foresight. Except for expressing annoyance at [[Ned Flanders]], Homer's actions are usually unintentional. Most of his explosive anger is targeted on Bart, because of something stupid or bad he had said or done. Despite their disadvantages, these common outbursts saved Homer from dying of a pent-up rage-induced heart attack.<ref>[[I Am Furious Yellow]]</ref>

While Homer's stupid antics often upset his family, he has also performed acts that reveal him to be a surprisingly loving father and husband, such as selling his cherished ride on the [[Duff Blimp]] and using the money to enter [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] in a beauty pageant so she could feel better about herself<ref>[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]</ref> ; giving up his chance at wealth to allow [[Maggie Simpson|Maggie]] to keep a cherished teddy bear<ref>[[Rosebud]]</ref>; spearheading an attempt to dig Bart out after he had fallen down a well, even though he hates doing physical labor<ref>[[Radio Bart]]</ref> and arranging a surprise second wedding with [[Marge Simpson|Marge]] to make up for their [[I Married Marge|lousy first]] ceremony, even going so far as to hire one of The Doobie Brothers as part of the wedding band and getting a divorce from Marge, essentially making their second wedding a "real" one.<ref name="A Milhouse Divided">[[A Milhouse Divided]]</ref>

Homer tends to derive amusement from the misfortune of others. He is a chronic petty thief and borderline kleptomaniac, stealing everything from TV trays to power tools and air conditioners, even an entire room of the [[Flanders House]] from [[Ned Flanders]]. He has also stolen golf balls from the local driving range, office supplies (including computers) from work, and beer mugs from [[Moe's Tavern]].
[[File:Homerdonut.jpg|150px|left|thumb|nail|Homer holding a doughnut]]
Homer has a vacuous mind, but he is still able to retain a great amount of knowledge about very specific subjects. He often shows short bursts of astonishing insight, memory, creativity and fluency with many languages. Homer is also extremely confident; no matter how little skill or knowledge he has about anything he tries to do, he has no doubt that he will be successful. However, his brief periods of intelligence are overshadowed by much longer and more consistent periods of ignorance, forgetfulness and stupidity. Homer has a low IQ due to many factors: his hereditary [[Simpson Gene|"Simpson Gene"]], his alcohol problem, exposure to radioactive waste, repetitive cranial trauma, and the crayon lodged in the frontal lobe of his brain. He also implied that he would have been at least a bit smarter, if not by a substantial amount, if his father had tried to give him encouragement rather than beat him down <ref>[[Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy]]</ref>. The crayon in his brain is possibly the largest causal factor in his stupidity. Homer's intelligence was said to jump up fifty points when he had the crayon removed, bringing him to an IQ of 105, slightly above that of an average person (though he showed far above average intelligence), but he went back to his old self when he had it reinserted, presumably lowering his IQ back down to its original 55.<ref>[[HOMR]]</ref> This IQ score is, however, likely a joke or oversight on the producers' part, as someone with an IQ of 55 would be unable to look after themselves and would be classified as severely mentally handicapped. Also from the level of intelligence he showed it's much more likely that his IQ was boasted to 135-155. Despite his handicap, Homer does have a degree of long term, calculated planning of what might happen, such as when, shortly before taking his "forget-me-shot" from Moe Syzslak, requested for their anniversary party to have a Moon Jump due to realizing exactly what will happen afterwards.<ref>[[Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind]]</ref>

Homer has at times debated against his brain. Occasionally, a specific body part such as his face, stomach or liver is also shown debating with his brain. In [[Burns, Baby Burns|one notable scene]] Homer's mind actually leaves his body out of boredom, causing him to collapse. Homer is also inclined to retreat into fantasy, such as daydreaming of Germany as [[The Land of Chocolate|"the land of chocolate"]].<ref>[[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]]</ref><ref>[[The Simpsons Game]]</ref>

Homer's attitudes toward woman, romance, and sex are occasionally shown. While Homer's marriage with Marge is occasionally strained, it seems generally happy. Despite this, Homer is often tempted with other women, and usually shows no qualms with gawking at (and drooling over) attractive women. Homer almost had an affair with [[Mindy Simmons]]<ref name="The Last Temptation of Homer">[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]</ref>, but ended up not wanting to. He has made the occasional remark denoting his attraction to other women (including his [[Maude Flanders|neighbor's wife]]), even in front of Marge on a occasion, but always shows his devotion to Marge in the end.

=== Religious Beliefs ===
Despite attending church every Sunday, Homer is not a committed Christian, and it is likely that he only attends church because he knows that Marge would be hurt and shocked if he did not. He does not seem to practice Christian morals and frequently sleeps in church, much to the annoyance of [[Reverend Lovejoy]]. He often mispronounces the name of the Christ, calling him "Jebus".

Homer had actually met [[God]] face to face several times and has even gotten permission from him in a dream to skip church <ref>[[Homer the Heretic]]</ref><ref>[[Thank God It's Doomsday]]</ref>.

=== Alter egos ===
Homer became a superhero named [[Pieman]] when The Rich Texan makes Lisa cry. He chucks pies in the faces of evildoers or people who deserve to be pied, uses the basement as a Pie Cave and his car as the Piemobile. Bart later acted as his sidekick named [[Cupcake Kid]].<ref>[[Simple Simpson]]</ref> He also attempted to don a graphitti alias as "El Homo", which was meant to be a Mexican take on his name, but erased it when he realized the alias was Spanish for homosexual.<ref>[[Large Marge]]</ref>[[File:Simple Simpson promo.jpg|thumb|Homer and Bart as Pieman and Cupcake Kid]]

When Homer went to prison for bribing an official, an [[FBI agent]] offered Homer a way out by infiltrating into the [[Springfield Mafia]] to spy [[Fat Tony (original)|Fat Tony]]. Homer was given a toupee, a [[Gadget wig|wig]] with a microphone and a camera in and a new name, [[Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony]].<ref>[[Donnie Fatso]]</ref>

=== Skills ===
Homer's skills seem to vary greatly. Sometimes Homer can find it difficult to run to smallest distance before passing out from exhaustion, to exceeding the prowess of gold medal Olympians. At other times he can have trouble understanding the simplest of concepts to being able to build a functional robot with a working A.I.

One skill that remains somewhat constant throughout the series is his musical talent. Homer can play the guitar amazingly well and is an accomplished singer and songwriter. He has been part of several bands which were all extremely popular. He won a Grammy for barbershop, numerous golden records for [[Sadgasm|his grunge band]], which is a music style he also invented, and was able to help Lisa win a music contest using songs he wrote for her.

Like Bart, Homer also displays the ability to pick up languages fairly quickly. When he and Bart were imprisoned in [[Japan]] for a seemingly short amount of time he was able to speak the language fluently by the time he left.

=== Health ===
Homer is 39, overweight and so unhealthy that his life expectancy is only 42.

Homer while varying in physical ability from episode to episode has been consistently portrayed as a binge drinking, over eating, accident prone dare devil who puts absolutely no thought into what his actions will cost him, all of which has made it impossible to get any form of insurance which concerns his health.

Homer is in hospital in at least one episode every season, and has had several life saving operations not including the one for his triple heart bypass and subsequent installation of his pacemaker which he needed after his artery's were clogged with chlorestrol.

Years of working in a sub standard nuclear facility has left his blood irriadatied enough to show up on an x-ray, as well as having rendered him sterile.

Homer loves food, he can almost always be seen eating far more than any one man could possibly eat alone. His favourites are foods which he knows are bad for him, and will blatantly refuse healthy food such as oatmeal and fruit in favour of fatty meals. He was once willing to die upon eating a poisened éclair despite knowing it would kill him, only to throw it away in horror when Lisa claimed it was low fat.

Homer also seems to have problem with his sound sense as the result of attending rock concert too much at his youth time.<ref name="The Otto Show">[[The Otto Show]]</ref> His lack of hearing could be the reason why he didn't pay attention at any words anyone said. Both Bart and Homer have problem with concentration.<ref name="Bart Gets an F">[[Bart Gets an F]]</ref>
=====Hair Loss=====
There are multiple theories on how Homer lost his hair. One theory suggests that Homer ripped out some of his hair when he realized Marge was pregnant with Bart, then more when he found out she was pregnant with Lisa, and all but the last few hairs when he found out she was pregnant with Maggie.

Another theory is that Homer's hair was once squirted with some kind of acid, thus causing permanent hair loss.<ref>Shown in a flashback scene in a Simpsons comic. ''[More specific citation needed.]''</ref>

== Relationships ==
=== Romantic ===
Despite being married to [[Marge Simpson|Marge]], throughout the entire show Homer has had a number of romantic encounters.

==== Marge Simpson ====
Homer is the husband of [[Marge Simpson]]. They met when they were younger without learning who each other was before meeting again properly in high school. They have had three weddings <ref name="A Milhouse Divided"/><ref>Before the show</ref><ref>[[Wedding for Disaster]]</ref>. The two have a very strong marriage which has survived cheating, amnesia and many arguments. They have been in love since high school <ref name="The Way We Was"/>.

==== Mindy Simmons ====
[[Mindy Simmons]] was an attractive employee at the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] who has nearly everything in common with Homer. They attended a conventions together and nearly had an affair <ref name="The Last Temptation of Homer"/>. After Homer turned her down, he later says that she "hit the bottle pretty hard and got fired."

==== Lurleen Lumpkin ====

[[Lurleen Lumpkin]] is a waitress who Homer helped in launching a successful singing career. She attempted to seduce him with no success <ref name="Colonel Homer">[[Colonel Homer]]</ref>. She's been married multiple times to men that all look like Homer <ref name="Colonel Homer"/>.

==== Amber ====
[[Amber Simpson|Amber]] was Homer's Vegas wife who Homer accidentally married in [[Viva Ned Flanders|Las Vegas]] <ref>[[Viva Ned Flanders]]</ref>. They managed to get her drunk and made her believe she married Abe which made her run back to Vegas <ref>[[Brawl in the Family]]</ref>.

==== Julia ====

When Homer becomes a famous Opera singer he attracts the attention of horde of fans including a stalker by the name of [[Julia]]. She confesses to Homer that she is his to do with as he wants, becoming his personal assistant and attempting to seduce him at every turn. When he proclaims that his heart belongs to Marge she attempts to kill him with no success <ref>[[The Homer of Seville]]</ref>.

===Friendships===
==== Barney Gumble ====
[[Barney Gumble]] is one of Homer's best friends. They were both born in 1956 making homer the same age as Barney. They have been best friends since high school. Homer was the one who convinced him to become an alcoholic <ref>[[Mr. Plow]]</ref>.

==== Lenny and Carl ====
[[Lenny]] and [[Carl]] are Homer's co-workers at the Nuclear Power Plant, and they knew Homer back in their childhood <ref>[[The Blunder Years]]</ref><ref>[[The Way We Weren't]]</ref>.

==Non Canon Appearance==
{{Noncanon}}
=== Future ===
In 2013, Homer's and Marge's relationship has finally ended, after Homer blew the family savings on an underwater house. She started dating [[Krusty the Clown]], and eventually Homer fought him to win her back. Homer was beaten, but Marge still decided to go back to him.

== Behind the Laughter ==
=== Creation ===
[[Matt Groening]] first conceived the Simpson family in the lobby of [[James L. Brooks]]' office. He had been called in to pitch a series of animated shorts, and had intended to present his [[Life in Hell]] series. When he realized that animating ''Life in Hell'' would require him to rescind publication rights for his life's work, Groening decided to go in another direction. He hurriedly sketched out his version of a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family, with Homer being named after his father. Homer then made his debut with the rest of the Simpsons clan on 19 April 1987 in the [[The Simpsons shorts|Tracey Ullman short]] "[[Good Night]]". Homer's middle initial "J", which was revealed to stand for "Jay",<ref>"[[D'oh-in in the Wind]]"</ref> was a "tribute" to Bullwinkle J. Moose from [[Wikipedia:The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show|''Rocky and Bullwinkle'']], a show Matt Groening loved as a child.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/interviews/groening/page9.shtml|title=J is for Jay|accessdate=2007-06-12|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

According to Matt Groening, the whole family was designed so that they would be recognizable in silhouette.<ref>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; Al Jean, Mike Reiss|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref><ref>{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt; James L. Brooks, David Silverman|year=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>

=== Voice ===
Homer's voice sounds different on the shorts than the later half-hour show. [[Dan Castellaneta|Dan Castellaneta's]] earliest portrayal began as a loose impression of [[Wikipedia:Walter Matthau|Walter Matthau]], but developed into a more robust and humorous voice during the second and third season of the half-hour show, allowing Homer to convey a wider range of emotions.<ref name="matthau">{{cite news|author=Brownfield, Paul|title=He's Homer, but This Odyssey Is His Own|publisher=Los Angeles Times|date=1999-07-06}}</ref> Castellaneta changed the voice, as he could not sustain his Matthau impression for the 9-10 hour long recording sessions and had to find something easier.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml|title='Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers|accessdate=2007-07-29|date=2007-07-26|author=Larry Carroll|publisher=MTV}}</ref> During an interview with the cast of the show on ''Inside the Actors Studio'', Castellaneta stated that Homer's voice was based in part on his own father who often spoke with an exuberant tone.

=== Catchphrase ===
{{main|D'oh!}}
Homer popularized the annoyed grunt "[[D'oh!]]" (made memorable through Dan Castellaneta's distinctive voice work), which began as an abbreviated form of [[Wikipedia:Jimmy Finlayson|James Finlayson's]] annoyed "Dooooh" in [[Wikipedia:Laurel and Hardy|Laurel and Hardy films]] and other comedy shorts. This modern interjection has found enough popular acceptance to be included in the [[Wikipedia:Oxford English Dictionary|Oxford English Dictionary]].

He also popularized the catchphrase "[[Mmm...]]". Many examples of other "mmm...s" are "Mmm...candy", "Mmm...pointy" from or "Mmm...hug". He has used it less lately.

He also has another catchphrase- woo hoo. He says this when something goes right for him. When something goes wrong for him he says d"oh.

=== Reception ===
[[File:D'oh.jpg|thumb|150px|Homer uttering the legendary word "D'oh".]]
On May 30, 2003, Homer was made an honorary citizen of [[wikipedia: Winnipeg|Winnipeg, Canada]], in recognition of [[Matt Groening]]'s father Homer Groening, who is believed to be from the Manitoba capital.<ref>Romaniuk, Ross. "[http://ccr.ptbcanadian.com/simpsons/articles.htm Is Homer Simpson Canadian?]". ''Winnipeg Sun''. May 30, 2003.</ref>

Homer placed second on [[wikipedia:TV Guide|TV Guide's]] 2002 Top 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters, behind [[wikipedia: Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/|title=TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time|accessdate=2007-08-25|date=2002-07-30|publisher=CNN}}</ref> In 2005, Homer was listed fifth on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters, one of only four cartoon characters on that list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/The_100_Greatest_TV_Characters//index.shtml|title=The 100 Greatest TV Characters|publisher=Bravo|accessdate=2007-08-25}}</ref> British TV viewers voted him as the greatest TV character of all time.<ref>[http://www.channel4.com/entertainment/tv/microsites/G/greatest/tv_characters/results.html 100 Greatest TV characters]</ref> In 2007, ''Entertainment Weekly'' placed Homer ninth on their list of the "50 Greatest TV icons".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20152957_20152958_20159773_41,00.html|title=The 50 Greatest TV Icons|accessdate=2007-11-15|publisher=Entertainment Weekly |date=Unknown}}</ref>

''The Simpsons'' has been recommended for use in the teaching of sociology to modern-day college students. The journal ''Teaching Sociology'' appraised it as "particularly effective for illustrating sociological themes and encouraging critical thinking among today's undergraduates".<ref>Scanlan, Stephen J. and Seth L. Feinberg. "[http://www.lemoyne.edu/ts/28tsabstracts2.html The Cartoon Society: Using"The Simpsons" to Teach and Learn Sociology]." ''Teaching Sociology'' Volume 28, #2. p. 127-139. April 2002.</ref> The non-academic book ''[[The Simpsons and Philosophy, the D'oh! of Homer]]'' includes a chapter analyzing Homer's character from the perspective of Aristotelian virtue ethics.

Homer was ranked the second greatest cartoon character by TV Guide, behind Bugs Bunny, and was voted the greatest television character of all time by Channel 4 viewers. For voicing Homer, Castellaneta has won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and a special-achievement Annie Award. In 2000, Homer and his family were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

==== Homer Simpson syndrome ====
A five-year study of more than 2,000 middle-aged people in France found a possible link between weight and brain function, dubbed the "Homer Simpson syndrome".<ref name=hss>{{cite news| title = Obese people lose IQ through 'Homer Simpson effect'| publisher =Thisislondon | date =2006-10-15| url =http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23370854-details/Obese%20people%20lose%20IQ%20through%20'Homer%20Simpson%20effect'/article.do| accessdate =2007-08-15 }}</ref> Results from a word memory test showed that people with a BMI of 20 (considered to be a healthy level) remembered an average of nine out of 16 words. Meanwhile, people with a BMI of 30 (inside the obese range) remembered an average of just seven out of 16 words.<ref name=hss/>

=== Merchandising ===
[[File:Golden Homer.jpg|thumb|A golden figurine of Homer from Burger King in 2007.]]
Homer's inclusion in many Simpsons publications, toys, and other merchandise is evidence of his enduring popularity. He has played central roles in the ''[[Simpsons Comics]]'' series. ''[[The Homer Book]]'', written about Homer's personality and attributes, has been published and is commercially available. Numerous other items such as bottle openers, alarm clocks and other merchandise are widely available for purchase.

== Trivia ==
*His social security number is 568-47-0008.
*His blood type is B positive.
*His earmuff size is XL.
*He often writes fist like.
*In one episode he was the only character in the show to say bullshit but "shit" was censored by a honk sound.
*It's implied in ''[[Homer's Triple Bypass]]'' that Homer's bloodstream has a continuous regulation of radioactivity, as Dr. Hibbert was explaining to Marge Simpson that they injected Homer with a Radioactive Dye to see his circulatory system from an X-ray until he learns that the nurse hadn't even injected the dye yet (resulting in Hibbert saying "good lord" in a shocked manner).
*He seems to be almost exactly the same as [[Peter Griffin]], whom appears in Family Guy, which premiered 10 years after The Simpsons began. In [[Treehouse of Horror XIII]], one of his clones was [[Peter Griffin]].
*Homer owns the [[Denver Broncos]], despite wanting to own the Dallas Cowboys.
*It is believed that Homer is diabetic as mentioned in "That 90's Show". However if this was true, Homer would most likely be dead because he has never been seen taking insulin and the amount of food that Homer eats would just ensure that would already be dead by the point the episode "That 90's Show" was shown.
*In [[Fear of Flying]] it is shown his favorite song (at the time) was "It's Raining Men".
*Homer has in fact, died twice. As shown in [[Homer's Triple Bypass]], when he died of a heart attack, but was revived when Mr. Burns mentioned a ham. And again in [[Million Dollar Maybe]], when he was trying to calm himself down after stressing about being rich and not being able to tell Marge, but was revived when he realized he was dead and made a desperate attempt to return to his body. He dies countless times in the Treehouse of Horror segments, but they are non-canon.
*According to [[The Blunder Years]], his constant eating was a direct result of his trauma from finding Waylon Smithers, Senior's corpse.

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* {{Ep|Moaning Lisa}}
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* {{Ep|The Telltale Head}}
* {{Ep|Life on the Fast Lane}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Night Out}}
* {{Ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
* {{Ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
* {{Ep|Some Enchanted Evening}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets an F}}
* {{Ep|Simpson and Delilah}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror}}
* {{Ep|Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish}}
* {{Ep|Dancin' Homer}}
* {{Ep|Dead Putting Society}}
* {{Ep|Bart vs. Thanksgiving}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Daredevil}}
* {{Ep|Itchy & Scratchy & Marge}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets Hit by a Car}}
* {{Ep|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish}}
* {{Ep|The Way We Was}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment}}
* {{Ep|Principal Charming}}
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* {{Ep|Bart's Dog Gets an F}}
* {{Ep|Old Money}}
* {{Ep|Brush With Greatness}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Substitute}}
* {{Ep|The War of the Simpsons}}
* {{Ep|Three Men and a Comic Book}}
* {{Ep|Blood Feud}}
* {{Ep|Stark Raving Dad}}
* {{Ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}}
* {{Ep|When Flanders Failed}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Murderer}}
* {{Ep|Homer Defined}}
* {{Ep|Like Father, Like Clown}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror II}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Pony}}
* {{Ep|Saturdays of Thunder}}
* {{Ep|Flaming Moe's}}
* {{Ep|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk}}
* {{Ep|I Married Marge}}
* {{Ep|Radio Bart}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Greek}}
* {{Ep|Homer Alone}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Lover}}
* {{Ep|Homer at the Bat}}
* {{Ep|Separate Vocations}}
* {{Ep|Dog of Death}}
* {{Ep|Colonel Homer}}
* {{Ep|Black Widower}}
* {{Ep|The Otto Show}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Friend Falls In Love}}
* {{Ep|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?}}
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* {{Ep|A Streetcar Named Marge}}
* {{Ep|Homer the Heretic}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Beauty Queen}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror III}}
* {{Ep|Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie}}
* {{Ep|Marge Gets a Job}}
* {{Ep|New Kid on the Block}}
* {{Ep|Mr. Plow}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's First Word}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Triple Bypass}}
* {{Ep|Marge vs. the Monorail}}
* {{Ep|Selma's Choice}}
* {{Ep|Brother from the Same Planet}}
* {{Ep|I Love Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Duffless}}
* {{Ep|Last Exit to Springfield}}
* {{Ep|So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show}}
* {{Ep|The Front}}
* {{Ep|Whacking Day}}
* {{Ep|Marge in Chains}}
* {{Ep|Krusty Gets Kancelled}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet }}
* {{Ep|Cape Feare}}
* {{Ep|Homer Goes to College}}
* {{Ep|Rosebud}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror IV}}
* {{Ep|Marge on the Lam}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Inner Child}}
* {{Ep|Boy-Scoutz N the Hood}}
* {{Ep|The Last Temptation of Homer}}
* {{Ep|$pringfield}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets Famous}}
* {{Ep|Homer and Apu}}
* {{Ep|Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy}}
* {{Ep|Deep Space Homer}}
* {{Ep|Homer Loves Flanders}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets an Elephant}}
* {{Ep|Burns' Heir}}
* {{Ep|Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song}}
* {{Ep|The Boy Who Knew Too Much}}
* {{Ep|Lady Bouvier's Lover}}
* {{Ep|Secrets of a Successful Marriage}}
* {{Ep|Bart of Darkness}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Rival}}
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* {{Ep|Itchy & Scratchy Land}}
* {{Ep|Sideshow Bob Roberts}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror V}}
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* {{Ep|Lisa on Ice}}
* {{Ep|Homer Badman}}
* {{Ep|Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy}}
* {{Ep|Fear of Flying}}
* {{Ep|Homer the Great}}
* {{Ep|And Maggie Makes Three}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Comet}}
* {{Ep|Homie the Clown}}
* {{Ep|Bart vs. Australia}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. Patty and Selma}}
* {{Ep|A Star Is Burns}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Wedding}}
* {{Ep|Two Dozen and One Greyhounds}}
* {{Ep|The PTA Disbands}}
* {{Ep|'Round Springfield}}
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* {{Ep|Lemon of Troy}}
* {{Ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)}}
* {{Ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)}}
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* {{Ep|Bart Sells His Soul}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Vegetarian}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror VI}}
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* {{Ep|Mother Simpson}}
* {{Ep|Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming}}
* {{Ep|The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular}}
* {{Ep|Marge Be Not Proud}}
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* {{Ep|Scenes From The Class Struggle in Springfield}}
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* {{Ep|Lisa the Iconoclast}}
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* {{Ep|The Day the Violence Died}}
* {{Ep|A Fish Called Selma}}
* {{Ep|Bart on the Road}}
* {{Ep|22 Short Films About Springfield}}
* {{Ep|Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"}}
* {{Ep|Much Apu About Nothing}}
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* {{Ep|A Milhouse Divided}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Date With Destiny}}
* {{Ep|Hurricane Neddy}}
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* {{Ep|Brother from Another Series}}
* {{Ep|My Sister, My Sitter}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment}}
* {{Ep|Grade School Confidential}}
* {{Ep|The Canine Mutiny}}
* {{Ep|The Old Man and the Lisa}}
* {{Ep|In Marge We Trust}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Enemy}}
* {{Ep|The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase}}
* {{Ep|The Secret War of Lisa Simpson}}
* {{Ep|The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson}}
* {{Ep|The Principal and The Pauper}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Sax}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror VIII}}
* {{Ep|The Cartridge Family}}
* {{Ep|Bart Star}}
* {{Ep|The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Skeptic}}
* {{Ep|Realty Bites}}
* {{Ep|Miracle on Evergreen Terrace}}
* {{Ep|All Singing, All Dancing }}
* {{Ep|Bart Carny}}
* {{Ep|The Joy of Sect}}
* {{Ep|Das Bus}}
* {{Ep|The Last Temptation of Krust}}
* {{Ep|Dumbbell Indemnity}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Simpson}}
* {{Ep|This Little Wiggy}}
* {{Ep|Simpson Tide}}
* {{Ep|The Trouble With Trillions}}
* {{Ep|Girly Edition}}
* {{Ep|Trash of the Titans}}
* {{Ep|King of the Hill}}
* {{Ep|Lost Our Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Natural Born Kissers}}
* {{Ep|Lard Of the Dance}}
* {{Ep|The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Mother}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror IX}}
* {{Ep|When You Dish Upon a Star}}
* {{Ep|D'oh-in' in the Wind}}
* {{Ep|Lisa Gets an "A"}}
* {{Ep|Homer Simpson in: "Kidney Trouble"}}
* {{Ep|Mayored to the Mob}}
* {{Ep|Viva Ned Flanders}}
* {{Ep|Wild Barts Can't Be Broken}}
* {{Ep|Sunday, Cruddy Sunday}}
* {{Ep|Homer to the Max}}
* {{Ep|I'm With Cupid}}
* {{Ep|Screaming Yellow Honkers}}
* {{Ep|Make Room For Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Maximum Homerdrive}}
* {{Ep|Simpsons Bible Stories}}
* {{Ep|Mom and Pop Art}}
* {{Ep|The Old Man and The "C" Student}}
* {{Ep|Monty Can't Buy Me Love}}
* {{Ep|They Saved Lisa's Brain}}
* {{Ep|Thirty Minutes Over Tokyo}}
* {{Ep|Beyond Blunderdome}}
* {{Ep|Brother's Little Helper}}
* {{Ep|Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror X}}
* {{Ep|E-I-E-I-D'oh}}
* {{Ep|Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder}}
* {{Ep|Eight Misbehavin'}}
* {{Ep|Take My Wife, Sleaze}}
* {{Ep|Grift of the Magi}}
* {{Ep|Little Big Mom}}
* {{Ep|Faith Off}}
* {{Ep|The Mansion Family}}
* {{Ep|Saddlesore Galactica}}
* {{Ep|Alone Again, Natura-Diddly}}
* {{Ep|Missionary: Impossible}}
* {{Ep|Pygmoelian}}
* {{Ep|Bart to the Future}}
* {{Ep|Days of Wine and D'oh'ses}}
* {{Ep|Kill the Alligator and Run}}
* {{Ep|Last Tap Dance in Springfield}}
* {{Ep|It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, Marge}}
* {{Ep|Behind the Laughter}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XI}}
* {{Ep|A Tale of Two Springfields}}
* {{Ep|Insane Clown Poppy}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Tree Hugger}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. Dignity}}
* {{Ep|The Computer Wore Menace Shoes}}
* {{Ep|The Great Money Caper}}
* {{Ep|Skinner's Sense of Snow}}
* {{Ep|HOMR}}
* {{Ep|Pokey Mom}}
* {{Ep|Worst Episode Ever}}
* {{Ep|Tennis the Menace}}
* {{Ep|Day of the Jackanapes}}
* {{Ep|New Kids on the Blecch}}
* {{Ep|Hungry, Hungry Homer}}
* {{Ep|Bye Bye Nerdie}}
* {{Ep|Simpson Safari}}
* {{Ep|Trilogy of Error}}
* {{Ep|I'm Goin' to Praiseland}}
* {{Ep|Children of a Lesser Clod}}
* {{Ep|Simpsons Tall Tales}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XII}}
* {{Ep|The Parent Rap}}
* {{Ep|Homer the Moe}}
* {{Ep|A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love}}
* {{Ep|The Blunder Years}}
* {{Ep|She of Little Faith}}
* {{Ep|Brawl in the Family}}
* {{Ep|Sweets and Sour Marge}}
* {{Ep|Jaws Wired Shut}}
* {{Ep|Half-Decent Proposal}}
* {{Ep|The Bart Wants What It Wants}}
* {{Ep|The Lastest Gun in the West}}
* {{Ep|The Old Man and the Key}}
* {{Ep|Tales from the Public Domain}}
* {{Ep|Blame It on Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Weekend at Burnsie's}}
* {{Ep|Gump Roast}}
* {{Ep|I Am Furious (Yellow)}}
* {{Ep|The Sweetest Apu}}
* {{Ep|Little Girl in the Big Ten}}
* {{Ep|The Frying Game}}
* {{Ep|Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XIII}}
* {{Ep|How I Spent My Strummer Vacation}}
* {{Ep|Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade}}
* {{Ep|Large Marge}}
* {{Ep|Helter Shelter}}
* {{Ep|The Great Louse Detective}}
* {{Ep|Special Edna}}
* {{Ep|The Dad Who Knew Too Little}}
* {{Ep|The Strong Arms of the Ma}}
* {{Ep|Pray Anything}}
* {{Ep|Barting Over}}
* {{Ep|I'm Spelling As Fast As I Can}}
* {{Ep|A Star Is Born-Again}}
* {{Ep|Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington}}
* {{Ep|C.E.D'oh}}
* {{Ep|'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky}}
* {{Ep|Three Gays of the Condo}}
* {{Ep|Dude, Where's My Ranch?}}
* {{Ep|Old Yeller-Belly}}
* {{Ep|Brake My Wife, Please}}
* {{Ep|The Bart of War}}
* {{Ep|Moe Baby Blues}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XIV}}
* {{Ep|My Mother the Carjacker}}
* {{Ep|The President Wore Pearls}}
* {{Ep|The Regina Monologues}}
* {{Ep|The Fat and the Furriest}}
* {{Ep|Today, I Am a Clown}}
* {{Ep|'Tis the Fifteenth Season}}
* {{Ep|Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays}}
* {{Ep|I, D'oh-Bot}}
* {{Ep|Diatribe of a Mad Housewife}}
* {{Ep|Margical History Tour}}
* {{Ep|Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore}}
* {{Ep|Smart and Smarter}}
* {{Ep|The Ziff Who Came to Dinner}}
* {{Ep|Co-Dependent's Day}}
* {{Ep|The Wandering Juvie}}
* {{Ep|My Big Fat Geek Wedding}}
* {{Ep|Catch 'em if You Can}}
* {{Ep|Simple Simpson}}
* {{Ep|The Way We Weren't}}
* {{Ep|Bart-Mangled Banner}}
* {{Ep|Fraudcast News}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XV}}
* {{Ep|All's Fair In Oven War}}
* {{Ep|Sleeping with the Enemy}}
* {{Ep|She Used to Be My Girl}}
* {{Ep|Fat Man and Little Boy}}
* {{Ep|Midnight Rx}}
* {{Ep|Mommie Beerest}}
* {{Ep|Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass}}
* {{Ep|Pranksta Rap}}
* {{Ep|There's Something About Marrying}}
* {{Ep|On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister}}
* {{Ep|Goo Goo Gai Pan}}
* {{Ep|Mobile Homer}}
* {{Ep|The Seven-Beer Snitch}}
* {{Ep|Future-Drama}}
* {{Ep|Don't Fear the Roofer}}
* {{Ep|The Heartbroke Kid}}
* {{Ep|A Star is Torn}}
* {{Ep|Thank God It's Doomsday}}
* {{Ep|Home Away From Homer}}
* {{Ep|The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star}}
* {{Ep|Bonfire of the Manatees}}
* {{Ep|The Girl Who Slept Too Little}}
* {{Ep|Milhouse of Sand and Fog}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XVI}}
* {{Ep|Marge's Son Poisoning}}
* {{Ep|See Homer Run}}
* {{Ep|The Last of the Red Hat Mamas}}
* {{Ep|The Italian Bob}}
* {{Ep|Simpson Christmas Stories}}
* {{Ep|Homer's Paternity Coot}}
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* {{Ep|Crook and Ladder}}
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* {{Ep|He Loves To Fly And He D'ohs}}
* {{Ep|The Homer of Seville}}
* {{Ep|Midnight Towboy}}
* {{Ep|I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XVIII}}
* {{Ep|Little Orphan Millie}}
* {{Ep|Husbands and Knives}}
* {{Ep|Funeral for a Fiend}}
* {{Ep|Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind}}
* {{Ep|E. Pluribus Wiggum}}
* {{Ep|That 90's Show}}
* {{Ep|Love, Springfieldian Style}}
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* {{Ep|Dial 'N' for Nerder}}
* {{Ep|Smoke on the Daughter}}
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* {{Ep|All About Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes}}
* {{Ep|Lost Verizon}}
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* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XIX}}
* {{Ep|Dangerous Curves}}
* {{Ep|Homer And Lisa Exchange Cross Words}}
* {{Ep|Mypods and Boomsticks}}
* {{Ep|The Burns and the Bees}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Drama Queen}}
* {{ep|Take My Life, Please}}
* {{ep|How the Test Was Won}}
* {{Ep|No Loan Again, Naturally}}
* {{Ep|Gone Maggie Gone}}
* {{Ep|In the Name of the Grandfather}}
* {{Ep|Wedding for Disaster}}
* {{Ep|Eeny Teeny Maya Moe}}
* {{ep|The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly}}
* {{ep|Father Knows Worst}}
* {{ep|Waverly Hills 9021-D'oh}}
* {{ep|Four Great Women and a Manicure }}
* {{ep|Coming to Homerica}}
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* {{ep|Bart Gets a "Z" }}
* {{ep|The Great Wife Hope}}
* {{ep|Treehouse of Horror XX}}
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* {{Ep|You Kent Always Say What You Want}}
* {{Ep|He Loves To Fly And He D'ohs}}
* {{Ep|The Homer of Seville}}
* {{Ep|Midnight Towboy}}
* {{Ep|I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XVIII}}
* {{Ep|Little Orphan Millie}}
* {{Ep|Husbands and Knives}}
* {{Ep|Funeral for a Fiend}}
* {{Ep|Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind}}
* {{Ep|E. Pluribus Wiggum}}
* {{Ep|That 90's Show}}
* {{Ep|Love, Springfieldian Style}}
* {{Ep|The Debarted}}
* {{Ep|Dial 'N' for Nerder}}
* {{Ep|Smoke on the Daughter}}
* {{Ep|Papa Don't Leech}}
* {{Ep|Apocalypse Cow}}
* {{Ep|Any Given Sundance}}
* {{Ep|Mona Leaves-a}}
* {{Ep|All About Lisa}}
* {{Ep|Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes}}
* {{Ep|Lost Verizon}}
* {{Ep|Double, Double, Boy in Trouble}}
* {{Ep|Treehouse of Horror XIX}}
* {{ep|The Devil Wears Nada}}
* {{ep|Pranks and Greens}}
* {{ep|Rednecks and Broomsticks}}
* {{ep|O Brother, Where Bart Thou?}}
* {{ep|Thursdays with Abie}}
* {{ep|Once Upon a Time in Springfield}}
* {{ep|Million Dollar Maybe}}
* {{ep|Boy Meets Curl}}
* {{ep|The Color Yellow}}
* {{ep|Postcards From the Wedge}}
* {{ep|Stealing First Base}}
* {{ep|The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed}}
* {{ep|American History X-cellent}}
* {{ep|Chief of Hearts}}
* {{ep|The Squirt and the Whale}}
* {{ep|To Surveil With Love}}
* {{ep|Moe Letter Blues}}
* {{ep|The Bob Next Door}}
* {{ep|Judge Me Tender}}
* {{ep|Elementary School Musical}}
* {{ep|Loan-a Lisa}}
* {{ep|MoneyBART}}
* {{ep|Treehouse of Horror XXI}}
* {{ep|Lisa Simpson, This Isn't Your Life}}
* {{ep|The Fool Monty}}
* {{ep|How Munched Is that Birdie in the Window?}}
* {{ep|The Fight Before Christmas}}
* {{ep|Donnie Fatso}}
* {{ep|Homer the Father}}
* {{ep|The Blue and the Gray}}
* {{ep|Homer Scissorhands}}
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* {{Game|The Simpsons Wrestling}}
* {{Game|The Simpsons Skateboarding}}
* {{Game|The Simpsons Road Rage}}
* {{Game|The Simpsons: Hit and Run}}
* {{Game|The Simpsons Game}}
* {{Game|The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown}}
* {{Bon|The Amazing Colossal Homer}}
* {{Bon|Yes, Flanders, There is a Santa Claus}}
* {{Bon|Scared Straight... To Jail}}
* {{Bon|Hibernatin' Homer}}
* {{Bk|The Simpsons Annual 2010}}
* {{Advert|Slaughter is the Best Medicine}}
* {{Advert|Nike: Write the Future}}
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== See also ==
{{Images|Homer}}
*[[Simpson family]]: more info on Homer's family.
*[[742 Evergreen Terrace]]: more info on Homer's house.
*[[Marge Simpson]]: more info on Homer's wife.
*[[Bart Simpson]]: more info on Homer's oldest child.
*[[Lisa Simpson]]: more info on Homer's middle child.
*[[Maggie Simpson]]: more info on Homer's youngest child.
*[[Abraham Simpson]]: more info on Homer's father.

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Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony

2011-01-03T02:13:50Z

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|name = Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony
|image = [[File:Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony.png|250px]]
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = Black
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|status = Fictional
|job = [[FBI]] agent<br>Mobster
|relatives =
|appearance = "[[Donnie Fatso]]"
|voiced by = [[Dan Castellaneta]]
}}

'''Nicky Bluepants Altosaxophony''' is an undercover name used by [[Homer Simpson]] when he joined the [[FBI]] briefly.

== History ==
After Homer was sent to prison for bribing a government official, he was offered a way out by going undercover for the FBI. He was told to become part of [[Fat Tony (original)|Fat Tony]]'s gang.

In prison, he became liked by [[Louie]] and Fat Tony as he could stand up to punishment and helped them out. He was busted out of jail with them. He quickly became well liked by Fat Tony as he showed emotion, unlike his other mobsters. He was the told to burn down [[Moe's]] in order to become accepted as part of the family.

After Fat Tony found out that he was really a snitch, he suffered a heart attack and died.

== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Donnie Fatso}}

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Matt Groening

2011-01-03T01:53:14Z

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:''For the Matt Groening character that appears in episodes, see [[Matt Groening (character)]].''
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|Born = {{Birthdate|1954|2|15}}
|Occupation = Cartoonist
|Known For = [[wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]<br>[[wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]]<br>[[wikipedia:Life in Hell|Life in Hell]]<br>[[Bongo Comics]]
|Relatives = '''Wife:''' Deborah Caplan (1986–1999)<br> '''Children:'''Homer, Abe <br> '''Parents:''' Homer Philip Groening and Margaret Ruth Wiggum <br> '''Siblings:''' 1 Brother (Mark), and 3 sisters (Lisa, Maggie and Patricia)
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'''Matthew Abram "Matt" Groening''' (born February 15, 1954) is <includeonly></includeonly>the creator of the comic strip ''[[Life in Hell]]'' and television series' ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Futurama]]''. Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of ''Life in Hell'' to the avant-garde ''Wet'' magazine in 1978. The cartoon is still carried in 250 weekly newspapers.

''Life in Hell'' caught the attention of [[James L. Brooks]]. In 1985, Brooks contacted Groening with the proposition of working in animation for the [[FOX]] variety show ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]''. Originally, Brooks wanted Groening to adapt his ''Life in Hell'' characters for the show. Fearing the loss of ownership rights, Groening decided to create something new and came up with a cartoon family, [[Simpson family|the Simpsons]], and named the members after his own parents and sisters — while [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] was an anagram of the word brat. The shorts would be spun off into their own series: ''The Simpsons'', which has since aired over 450 episodes in 21 seasons. In 1997, Groening got together with [[David X. Cohen]] and developed ''Futurama'', an animated series about life in the year 3000, which premiered in 1999. After four years on the air, the show was canceled by Fox in 2003, but Comedy Central commissioned 16 new episodes from four direct-to-DVD movies. In June 2009, Comedy Central ordered 26 new episodes of Futurama, to be aired over two seasons. His advice to beginning cartoonists is to not care about what over peaple think and just try to make yourself laugh. He said that if he did not think up the Simpsons, he would probably be in a tire shop, drawing doodles of his boss on the break room wall.

Groening has won 11 [[Awards#Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]], ten for ''The Simpsons'' and one for ''Futurama'' as well as a [[Awards#British Comedy Awards|British Comedy Award]] for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004. In 2002, he won the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for his work on ''Life in Hell''. In Some simpsons comics, me gives himself a fake title, like Big Daddy (Taming Your Wild Child),Cartoonist Gone Wild (Bart's Beard),and Former Heartthrob (Faking the Band).
==Biography==
=== Early life ===
Groening was born on February 15, 1954 in [[wikipedia:Portland, Oregon|Portland]], [[wikipedia:Oregon|Oregon]], [[wikipedia:United_States|United States]]. He grew up in Portland, and attended Ainsworth Elementary School, and Lincoln High School. He was the middle child of five children. His Norwegian mother, Margaret Wiggum, was once a teacher, and his German father, Homer Philip Groening, was a filmmaker, advertiser, writer and cartoonist. Homer, born in Main Centre, Saskatchewan, Canada, grew up in a Mennonite, Plautdietsch-speaking family. Matt's grandfather Abram Groening was a professor at Tabor College, a Mennonite Brethren liberal arts college in Hillsboro, Kansas before moving to Albany College (now known as Lewis and Clark College) in Oregon in 1930.

From 1972 to 1977, Groening attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, a liberal school which he described as "a hippie college, with no grades or required classes, that drew every weirdo in the Northwest." He served as the editor of the campus newspaper, ''The Cooper Point Journal'', for which he also wrote articles and drew cartoons. He befriended fellow cartoonist Lynda Barry after discovering that she had written a fan letter to Joseph Heller, one of Groening's favorite authors, and had gotten a reply back. Groening has credited Barry with being "probably [his] biggest inspiration." He has also cited the Disney animated film ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' as what got him interested in cartoons.

=== Futurama ===
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After spending a few years researching science fiction, Groening got together with Simpsons writer/producer David X. Cohen (still known as David S. Cohen at the time) in 1997 and developed Futurama, an animated series about life in the year 3000. By the time they pitched the series to Fox in April 1998, Groening and Cohen had composed many characters and storylines; Groening claimed they had gone "overboard" in their discussions. Groening described trying to get the show on the air as "by far the worst experience of [his] grown-up life." The show premiered on March 28, 1999. Groening's sole writing credit for the show was the premiere episode, "Space Pilot 3000", co-written with Cohen.

After four years on the air, the show was cancelled by Fox. In a similar situation as Family Guy, however, strong DVD sales and very stable ratings on Cartoon Network brought Futurama back to life. When Comedy Central began negotiating for the rights to air Futurama reruns, Fox suggested that there was a possibility of also creating new episodes. When Comedy Central committed to sixteen new episodes, it was decided that four straight-to-DVD films—Bender's Big Score (2007), The Beast with a Billion Backs (2008), Bender's Game (2008) and Into the Wild Green Yonder (2009)—would be produced. Since no new Futurama projects were in production, the movie Into the Wild Green Yonder was designed to stand as the Futurama series finale. However, Groening had expressed a desire to continue the Futurama franchise in some form, including as a theatrical film. In an interview with CNN, Groening said that "we have a great relationship with Comedy Central and we would love to do more episodes for them, but I don't know...We're having discussions and there is some enthusiasm but I can't tell if it's just me."

On June 9, 2009, it was confirmed that Comedy Central had picked up the show for 26 new episodes that will begin airing in 2010.

=== Awards ===
Groening has been nominated for 25 Emmy awards and has won eleven: ten for The Simpsons and one for Futurama in the "Outstanding Animated Program (for programming one hour or less)" category.

Groening received the 2002 National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award, and had been nominated for the same award in 2000. He received a British Comedy Award for "outstanding contribution to comedy" in 2004.

== Credited Episodes ==
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=== Created by ===
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* {{ep|Bart the Genius}}
* {{ep|Homer's Odyssey}}
* {{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}}
* {{ep|Bart the General}}
* {{ep|Moaning Lisa}}
* {{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}}
* {{ep|The Telltale Head}}
* {{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}}
* {{ep|Homer's Night Out}}
* {{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
* {{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
* {{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}}
* {{ep|Cape Feare}}
* {{ep|Treehouse of Horror IV}}
* {{ep|Lard of the Dance}}
* {{ep|Lost Verizon}}
* {{ep|Eeny Teeny Maya Moe}}
* {{ep|Loan-a Lisa}}
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=== Developer ===
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* {{ep|Bart the Genius}}
* {{ep|Homer's Odyssey}}
* {{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}}
* {{ep|Bart the General}}
* {{ep|Moaning Lisa}}
* {{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}}
* {{ep|The Telltale Head}}
* {{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}}
* {{ep|Homer's Night Out}}
* {{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
* {{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
* {{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}}
* {{ep|Cape Feare}}
* {{ep|Treehouse of Horror IV}}
* {{ep|Lard of the Dance}}
* {{ep|Lost Verizon}}
* {{ep|Eeny Teeny Maya Moe}}
* {{ep|Loan-a Lisa}}
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=== Executive Producer ===
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* {{ep|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire}}
* {{ep|Bart the Genius}}
* {{ep|Homer's Odyssey}}
* {{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}}
* {{ep|Bart the General}}
* {{ep|Moaning Lisa}}
* {{ep|The Call of the Simpsons}}
* {{ep|The Telltale Head}}
* {{ep|Life on the Fast Lane}}
* {{ep|Homer's Night Out}}
* {{ep|The Crepes of Wrath}}
* {{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
* {{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets an F}}
* {{Ep|Simpson and Delilah}}
* {{Ep|Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish}}
* {{Ep|Dancin' Homer}}
* {{Ep|Dead Putting Society}}
* {{Ep|Bart vs. Thanksgiving}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Daredevil}}
* {{Ep|Itchy & Scratchy & Marge}}
* {{Ep|Bart Gets Hit by a Car}}
* {{Ep|One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish}}
* {{Ep|The Way We Was}}
* {{Ep|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment}}
* {{Ep|Principal Charming}}
* {{Ep|Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Dog Gets an F}}
* {{Ep|Old Money}}
* {{Ep|Brush With Greatness}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Substitute}}
* {{Ep|The War of the Simpsons}}
* {{Ep|Three Men and a Comic Book}}
* {{Ep|Blood Feud}}
* {{Ep|Stark Raving Dad}}
* {{Ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}}
* {{Ep|When Flanders Failed}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Murderer}}
* {{Ep|Homer Defined}}
* {{Ep|Like Father, Like Clown}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Pony}}
* {{Ep|Saturdays of Thunder}}
* {{Ep|Flaming Moe's}}
* {{Ep|Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk}}
* {{Ep|I Married Marge}}
* {{Ep|Radio Bart}}
* {{Ep|Lisa the Greek}}
* {{Ep|Homer Alone}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Lover}}
* {{Ep|Homer at the Bat}}
* {{Ep|Separate Vocations}}
* {{Ep|Dog of Death}}
* {{Ep|Colonel Homer}}
* {{Ep|Black Widower}}
* {{Ep|The Otto Show}}
* {{Ep|Bart's Friend Falls In Love}}
* {{Ep|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?}}
* {{Ep|Kamp Krusty (Episode){{!}}Kamp Krusty}}
* {{ep|Cape Feare}}
* {{THOH|Treehouse of Horror IV}}
* {{ep|Lard of the Dance}}
* {{ep|Lost Verizon}}
* {{ep|Eeny Teeny Maya Moe}}
* {{ep|Loan-a Lisa}}
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=== Creative Consultant ===
* {{ep|Cape Feare}}
* {{THOH|Treehouse of Horror IV}}
* {{ep|Lost Verizon}}
* {{ep|Loan-a Lisa}}

=== Writer ===
* {{ep|Some Enchanted Evening}}
* {{ep|The Telltale Head|(with [[Al Jean]], [[Mike Reiss]] and [[Sam Simon]].)}}
* {{ep|Colonel Homer}}
* {{ep|22 Short Films About Springfield|(with [[Richard Appel]], [[David S. Cohen]], [[Jennifer Crittenden]], [[Jonathan Collier]], [[Greg Daniels]], [[Brent Forrester]], [[Rachel Pulido]], [[Steve Tompkins]] and [[Josh Weinstein]])}}

===Character Designer===
* {{ep|Loan-a Lisa}}

== See also ==
* [[Matt Groening's 10 favorite episodes]]

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