Editing Lou

:''For characters named Louie see: [[Louie]].''
:''For Bart's cow in "[[Apocalypse Cow]]": see [[Lou (cow)]].''

{{Character
|name= Lou
|image= [[File:Lou.gif|200px]]
|gender= {{Male}}
|hair= Black
|age= 30
|job= Police Officer
|relatives= '''Ex-Wife''': Amy
|appearance= [[There's No Disgrace Like Home]]
|voiced by= [[Hank Azaria]]
}}

'''Lou''' is a police sergeant, and, by far, the most intelligent and competent officer of the Springfield Police. He is a foil to [[Chief Wiggum]], and often takes the time to point out Wiggum's mistakes (often while a crime, or the pursuit of a criminal is still in progress).

== Biography ==
Lou speaks more than his counterpart [[Eddie]]. Although he rarely comes up, when he does he is in a police uniform. Lou once said he wants to leave the force as there is more money in private security, nothing ever becomes of this though <ref>[[The Bart Wants What It Wants]]</ref>. His favorite on duty beverage is beer.
[[File:YellowLou.png|thumb|Lou with yellow skin.]]

=== Education ===
Although he has never stated so explicitly, other people around [[Springfield]] have insinuated that he is a graduate of Princeton University. Following his undergraduate career, Lou applied and was accepted to law school at an unspecified university, but was forced to drop out as he could not afford the tuition. His talents are abusing power and intimidating suspects.

=== Family ===
Lou was married to a woman named Amy, but later divorced <ref>[[Bart of War]]</ref>. He complains occasionally that Eddie has been seeing his ex-wife, causing [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] to act as mediator. Lou became the temporary owner of Santa's Little Helper, who was trained to be a police dog <ref>[[Stop, Or My Dog Will Shoot!]]</ref>. At around this time, it was revealed that Lou has a girlfriend named [[Charquelle]] who had wanted to party with him. Lou once joined a GRUNGE band with [[Homer Simpson]], [[Lenny Leonard]] and [[Carl Carlson]] called "[[Sadgasm]]", which broke up later <ref>[[That 90's Show]]</ref>. His unintelligible joy is hot and cold running chicks.

==Behind the Laughter==
*According to the Season One DVD commentary, Lou was based on Lou Whitaker.

*[[Hank Azaria]] based Lou's voice on Sylvester Stallone.

*In "[[Krusty Gets Busted]]," and in [[There's No Disgrace Like Home|"There's No Disgrace Like Home]]," Lou was colored yellow.

== Appearances ==
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=== Episode ===
* {{ep|There's No Disgrace Like Home}}
* {{ep|Krusty Gets Busted}}
* {{ep|Bart vs. Thanksgiving}}
* {{ep|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment}}
* {{ep|Three Men and a Comic Book}}
* {{ep|Selma's Choice}}
* {{ep|The Frying Game}}
* {{ep|The Springfield Connection}}
* {{ep|Simple Simpson}}
* {{ep|That '90s Show}}
* {{ep|Four Great Women and a Manicure}}
* {{ep|The Bart Wants What It Wants}}
=== Movie ===
* {{mov}}
=== Comic Book ===
* {{Bon|The Amazing Colossal Homer}}
=== Game ===
* {{Game|The Simpsons: Minutes to Meltdown}}

== References ==
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{{Simpsons characters}}
{{Springfield Police Force Members}}
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