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{{Character
|name= Herbert Powell
|image= [[File:HerbPowell.png|250px]]
|gender= {{Male}}
|hair= Brown
|age= 41
|job= C.E.O
|relatives= '''Parents:''' [[Abe Simpson]] and [[Unnamed Carnival Woman|an unnamed prostitute]]<br /> '''Adoptive parents:''' [[Edward Powell]] and [[Mililani Osler]]<br /> '''Half-siblings:''' [[Homer Simpson]] and [[Abbie]]<br /> '''Adoptive siblings:''' [[Coco Powell|Coco]], [[Wanda Powell|Wanda]] and [[Carla Powell]]<br>'''Sister-in-law''': [[Marge Simpson]]<br /> '''Nephew:''' [[Bart Simpson]]<br />'''Nieces:''' [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson]]|appearance= [[Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?]]
|voiced by= [[Danny Devito]]
}}

'''Herbert "Herb" Powell''' is [[Homer]]'s older half-brother. Herb bears a strong resemblance to Homer; however, Herb is a lot slimmer and boasts a full head of hair.

== Biography ==
The product of a short-lived affair between Homer's father, [[Abraham Simpson]], and [[Unnamed Carnival Woman|a female carnival worker]], Herb was adopted by Edward Powell and Mililani Osler. He put himself through Harvard by working odd jobs because his adoptive partents refused to pay for his admission (or may not have been able to afford his college tuition). He then founded Powell Motors, a car company based in Detroit. Herb was overjoyed to learn that he had a birth family and bonded with his nieces and nephew, and - in his role as CEO - allowed Homer to design a car. However, Homer's car was a failure and it bankrupted the company.&nbsp; Herb ended up becoming a street vagrant. He prefers to be called "Unky Herb" by his nieces and nephew, beause he thinks the term "uncle" is too formal. His birthday is also in July 16th 1954.

He briefly settled in the Simpson household, despite his intense continuing antipathy toward Homer. Homer loaned Herb $2000 (from the power plant, as compensation for making him sterile from radiation), which Herb used to build an invention that translated infantile speech into comprehensible English, based on observations he made of [[Maggie Simpson]]. He proceeded to mass-produce his new product and regained his fortune. He then proceeded to pay back the Simpson family the $2,000, but also bought Homer a vibrating chair, Marge a new washer and dryer set, Bart a life membership in the National Rifle Association, Lisa a monthly set of classic novels, and a promise that he will buy something nice for Maggie. (It is also believed Herb did something for the [[Ned Flanders|Flanders family]] to show his gratitude to them for giving him a suit and not making look like a bum anymore). Most of all, Herb ends his antipathy towards Homer and is happy to call him his brother once again.

Herb exhibits a drive uncommon for anyone with Simpson blood in his veins <ref>[[Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?]]</ref>, and given that he started his own automobile company and later invented a baby translator it can be assumed that he is also remarkably intelligent for a member of the Simpson family.

Herb has not been seen since then, although he appeared in a picture when Homer listed off family members who needed to lose weight. Homer calls him "my seldom seen half-brother Herb". He considers wealth in terms of love and family, not money <ref>[[The Heartbroke Kid]]</ref>.
=== Family ===
==== Original Parents ====
Herb's biological parents are [[Abraham Simpson]] and an unnamed woman. Abe first met the attractive female prostitute at a traveling carnival, where they were taken with each other. One year later, Abe met the same woman again at the carnival to find out he had fathered an illegitimate son with her (Herb). Unmarried and ashamed, Abe and the woman took their infant son to the Shelbyville Orphanage, where he would be later adopted by the Powell family. A year later, Abe married [[Mona Simpson|Mona]] and Abe told Mona about what happened at the carnival. When Homer was born, Mona told Abe to never tell Homer about the out-of-wedlock birth, which Abe decided he ought to reveal it to Homer when he suffers a mild heart attack.

==== Half-Siblings ====
Herb has a younger half-brother, [[Homer Simpson|Homer]], and an older half-sister, [[Abbie]]. Abe also had an affair with a woman he met in England during World War 2. [[Homer]] met Abbie when Grampa tracked down her mother. While Abbie is never explicitly called a Simpson, she looks and acts just like a female version of Homer <ref>[[The Regina Monologues]]</ref>. Herb and Abe have never been seen together in any episode.

==== Adoptive Family ====
Herb was adopted by Mr [[Edward Powell]] and Mrs [[Mililani Osler]] <ref>[[The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album]]</ref>. Mililani gave birth to [[Coco Powell]], [[Wanda Powell]], [[Carla Powell]]. Somewhen before meeting his half-brother, Edward and Mililani told Herb he was adopted, which upset Herb as he though he had no birth family. That was until Homer tracked him down...

== Appearances ==
*{{Ep|Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?}}
*{{Ep|Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?}}
*{{Ep|The Heartbroke Kid|(Mentioned)}}
*{{Bon|Battle For The Barks Billions}}

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