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'''Duffman''' is the mascot and spokesman for the [[Duff Beer]] company. There are actually multiple people who play Duffman.
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'''Julio Franco''' is a Cuban-American gay man living in [[Springfield]].
  
He is an athletic and smooth-talking corporate personality who wears blue and red tights, a red cape, white gloves, and the Duff logo emblazoned across his chest. The ensemble features a red hat, dark sunglasses, and a "utility belt" of beer cans around his waist.
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Julio once lived as a straight man and was married to a woman named [[Adriatica Vel Johnson]]. He later came out as gay, and he and [[Grady]] became partners and moved in together. They had a three-bedroom apartment, but at one point had lost their third person and were looking for a replacement roommate.
  
Duffman is generally known for his overly enthusiastic speech in which he refers to himself in the third person, complete with dramatic pauses and ending with a suggestive "Oh, yeah!" and pelvic thrusts. Fittingly, his theme song which plays at every corporate-sponsored appearance is "{{W|Oh Yeah (Yello song)|Oh Yeah}}" by Swiss band {{W|Yello}}. Also, Lenny calls him "the guy who creates an awareness of Duff".
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At that time, Julio and Grady met [[Homer]]. Homer had found a note that [[Marge]] had written before they had gotten married where she said she wasn't sure she wanted to be with him. Upset, Homer decided to move out of the house and went looking for a new place to live. He wandered into [[Springfield]]'s [[Gay village]], saw that Julio and Grady were looking for a roommate, and promptly moved in with them. Eventually Homer moved back home when he discovered that Marge really loved him after all...
  
When [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny]] mentioned that he had heard Duffman died of liver failure, Duffman scoffed "Duffman can never die! (Pause) Only the actors who play him!" This is a reference to real-life corporate mascots such as Ronald McDonald and the Marlboro Man who have been portrayed by multiple actors.
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Though he is a corporate puppet of Duff Beer, some actors have displayed independent thought and conscience at times. Homer discovers that Howard K. Duff VIII, who owns not only the beer company but also the [[Springfield Isotopes]], was planning to move the team to [[Albuquerque]]...
 
 
 
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Julio Franco is a Cuban-American gay man living in Springfield.

Julio once lived as a straight man and was married to a woman named Adriatica Vel Johnson. He later came out as gay, and he and Grady became partners and moved in together. They had a three-bedroom apartment, but at one point had lost their third person and were looking for a replacement roommate.

At that time, Julio and Grady met Homer. Homer had found a note that Marge had written before they had gotten married where she said she wasn't sure she wanted to be with him. Upset, Homer decided to move out of the house and went looking for a new place to live. He wandered into Springfield's Gay village, saw that Julio and Grady were looking for a roommate, and promptly moved in with them. Eventually Homer moved back home when he discovered that Marge really loved him after all...

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