• New article from the Springfield Shopper: Krusty’s aunt helps repair Homer’s relationship with Patty and Selma this December!
  • New article from the Springfield Shopper: Season 36 News: A new episode title, “P.S., I Hate You”, has been announced!
  • Wikisimpsons needs more Featured Article, Picture, Quote, Episode and Comprehensive article nominations!
  • Wikisimpsons has a Discord server! Click here for your invite! Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users.
  • Make an account! It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you.
TwitterFacebookDiscord

Difference between revisions of "Waylon Smithers, Sr."

Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki
m (→‎Appearances: Changing Deceased Characters -> Deceased characters)
m (→‎Appearances)
 
(35 intermediate revisions by 19 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
 
{{Character
 
{{Character
−
|name = Waylon Smithers, Sr.
+
|name = Waylon J. Smithers, Sr.
−
|image = [[File:500px-Waylon Smithers Senior.png|250px]]
+
|image = [[File:Waylon Smithers, Sr..png|200px]]
 
|gender = {{Male}}
 
|gender = {{Male}}
−
|hair = Fuzzy Gray
+
|status = Deceased
−
|age = 69
+
|hair = Gray
 +
|age =  
 
|job = Servant of [[Mr. Burns]]
 
|job = Servant of [[Mr. Burns]]
−
|relatives = '''Son''': [[Waylon Smithers]]
+
|relatives = '''Wife:''' [[Mrs. Smithers|Unnamed]]<br>'''Son:''' [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]]
 
|appearance = "[[The Blunder Years]]"
 
|appearance = "[[The Blunder Years]]"
−
|voiced by = [[Hank Azaria]]
+
|voiced by = [[Hank Azaria]]<ref name="Blunder Years">"[[The Blunder Years]]"</ref><br>[[Harry Shearer]]<ref name="To Cur, with Love">"[[To Cur, with Love]]"</ref>
−
}}                          
+
}}
  
−
'''Waylon J. Smithers, Sr.''' is [[Waylon Smithers|Waylon J. Smithers, Jr.]]'s dad and was [[Mr. Burns]] assistant at the [[Nuclear Power Plant]]. He died of radiation poisoning due to sacrificing his life to save [[Springfield]] and especially his son. After his death his corpse was disposed of by being placed down a drainage pipe because Mr. Burns said that cover-ups were all the rage back then. It is later discovered by a young [[Homer]] while swimming in the watering hole which traumatized him for life. Homer later remembered this incident, many years later, and remembering caused him to scream for several days. After investigating it with his family, he discovers the skeleton and [[Bart]] shows the skull to Mr. Burns whom tells the story of his heroic death as he died stopping the reactor core from having a melt down. Smithers finally finds out the truth as Burns shows the film to The Simpsons. Burns had previously told Smithers that his father had been killed by Amazon women. Afterwards, Homer takes the skull and places it in his memory box.
+
'''Waylon J. Smithers, Sr.''' is the father of [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]] and [[Mr. Burns]]' former assistant at the [[Nuclear Power Plant]].  
 +
 
 +
== History ==
 +
He died of radiation poisoning due to sacrificing his life to save [[Springfield]] and especially his son. After his death his corpse was disposed of by being placed down a drainage pipe because Mr. Burns said that cover-ups were all the rage back then. It was later discovered by a young [[Homer]] while swimming in a watering hole, which traumatized him for life.  
 +
 
 +
Homer later remembered this incident, many years later, and remembering caused him to scream for several days. After investigating it with his family, he discovered the skeleton and [[Bart]] showed the skull to Mr. Burns whom proceeded to tell the story of Waylon's heroic death as he died stopping the reactor core from having a melt down. Smithers Jr. finally found out the truth as Burns showed the film to the Simpsons. Burns had previously told Smithers that his father had been killed by Amazon women. Afterwards, Homer took the skull and placed it in his memory box.<ref name="Blunder Years"/>
 +
 
 +
During [[Grampa]]'s story about how a young Homer lost his beloved dog, Smithers, Sr. appeared alongside Mr. Burns while Burns was doing a public relations campaign.<ref name="To Cur, with Love"/>
 +
 
 +
In [[Bart]]'s coma dream, Waylon Smithers, Sr. was one of the ghosts who came to Bart to get help to move on to the afterlife.<ref>"[[Flanders' Ladder]]"</ref>
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
−
*{{ep|The Blunder Years}}
+
*{{ep|Bart After Dark|(mentioned)}}
 +
*{{ep|The Blunder Years|(flashback and skeleton)}}
 +
*{{ep|To Cur, with Love|(flashback)}}
 +
*{{ep|Walking Big & Tall|(flashback)}}
 +
*{{ep|Flanders' Ladder|(ghost)}}
 +
*{{ep|Shoddy Heat|(flashback)}}
 +
*{{bon|Ghøst Bashers}}
 +
 
 +
== References ==
 +
{{Reflist}}
  
 +
{{Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|former=yes}}
 +
{{Deceased characters|other=yes}}
 
{{Simpsons characters}}
 
{{Simpsons characters}}
−
{{Springfield Nuclear Power Plant}}
+
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smithers, Waylon, Sr.}}
−
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smithers, Waylon Sr.}}
 
  
−
[[Category:Male characters]]
+
[[Category:Adults]]
−
[[Category:Seniors]]
 
 
[[Category:Characters voiced by Hank Azaria]]
 
[[Category:Characters voiced by Hank Azaria]]
−
[[Category:One time characters]]
+
[[Category:Characters voiced by Harry Shearer]]
−
[[Category:Deceased characters]]
+
[[Category:Recurring characters]]
 +
[[Category:Characters introduced in season 13]]

Latest revision as of 18:37, October 28, 2024

Waylon J. Smithers, Sr.
Waylon Smithers, Sr..png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
Hair: Gray
Occupation: Servant of Mr. Burns
Relatives: Wife: Unnamed
Son: Waylon Smithers, Jr.
First appearance: "The Blunder Years"
Voiced by: Hank Azaria[1]
Harry Shearer[2]
v • d • e • h


Waylon J. Smithers, Sr. is the father of Waylon Smithers, Jr. and Mr. Burns' former assistant at the Nuclear Power Plant.

History[edit]

He died of radiation poisoning due to sacrificing his life to save Springfield and especially his son. After his death his corpse was disposed of by being placed down a drainage pipe because Mr. Burns said that cover-ups were all the rage back then. It was later discovered by a young Homer while swimming in a watering hole, which traumatized him for life.

Homer later remembered this incident, many years later, and remembering caused him to scream for several days. After investigating it with his family, he discovered the skeleton and Bart showed the skull to Mr. Burns whom proceeded to tell the story of Waylon's heroic death as he died stopping the reactor core from having a melt down. Smithers Jr. finally found out the truth as Burns showed the film to the Simpsons. Burns had previously told Smithers that his father had been killed by Amazon women. Afterwards, Homer took the skull and placed it in his memory box.[1]

During Grampa's story about how a young Homer lost his beloved dog, Smithers, Sr. appeared alongside Mr. Burns while Burns was doing a public relations campaign.[2]

In Bart's coma dream, Waylon Smithers, Sr. was one of the ghosts who came to Bart to get help to move on to the afterlife.[3]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Blunder Years"
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "To Cur, with Love"
  3. ↑ "Flanders' Ladder"


Retrieved from "https://simpsonswiki.com/w/index.php?title=Waylon_Smithers,_Sr.&oldid=1338994"
  • Modified on October 28, 2024, at 18:37.
  • Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported
  • Powered by MediaWiki