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|alias = Armin Tamzarian (non-canon)<ref>"[[The Principal and the Pauper]]</ref><br>"Big Butt" Skinner<br>[[Where Stalks... The Penalizer!|The Penalizer]]<br>[[The Stickler]]<br>Dick Fiddler<ref name="Yellow Subterfuge">"[[Yellow Subterfuge]]"</ref>

|relatives = '''Mother:''' [[Agnes Skinner]]<br>'''Father:''' [[Sheldon Skinner]]

'''Walter Seymour Skinner''' (non-canonically born '''Armin Tamzarian'''), better known as '''Seymour Skinner''' and '''Principal Skinner''', is the principal of [[Springfield Elementary School]], and a stereotypical educational bureaucrat. He struggles to control the crumbling school and is constantly engaged in a battle against its inadequate resources, apathetic and bitter teachers, and often rowdy and unenthusiastic students, [[Bart Simpson]] being a standout example. A strict disciplinarian, Skinner has an uptight, militaristic attitude that stems from his years in the United States Army as a Green Beret, which included service in the [[Vietnam]] War, where he achieved the rank of a sergeant, according to his rank insignia.

Out of genuine concern for the quality of education of his students, most of Skinner's actions revolve around ensuring the school has adequate funding. His constant desperate, and usually ineffective attempts at maintaining discipline are an effort to receive good reviews from the frequent inspections of his very strict boss, [[Superintendent Chalmers]] - who makes no effort to hide his disapproval of Skinner. These inspections usually turn awry due to Bart Simpson's elaborate pranks—which play off Skinner's desperation for order. Over the years of pranks and inspections, though, Skinner developed a love-hate relationship with each of them; when Skinner was fired and replaced by [[Ned Flanders]], Bart found pranks less meaningful, due to Flanders' lax approach to discipline.<ref>"[[Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song]]"</ref> In an accident involving both Skinner and Chalmers, Chalmers showed grief over Skinner before he realized he was still alive. Although he likes to maintain the image of a strict disciplinarian, he is often weak-willed, nervous, and has a very unhealthy dependence on his mother who constantly makes demands from him. She addresses him by the nickname "Spanky." Also, it was heavily implied Seymour Skinner suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from his days in Vietnam, where he spent 18 months as a prisoner of war.<ref name="The Principal and the Pauper">"[[The Principal and the Pauper]]"</ref> Seeing his entire platoon devoured by an elephant was one of the many things that led to the development of his post-traumatic stress disorder. He also expelled Bart for the prank really caused by [[Groundskeeper Willie]] during the feast, but he welcomes him back as an apology for blaming the Groundskeeper's prank which Bart happily accepts. When [[Otto]] starts spanking Bart as an act of corporal punishment, he comes to aid Bart and suspends his driving the [[school bus]]. Skinner's unhealthy relationship with his mother began early: it is revealed Agnes's pregnancy resulted in her failing to win a medal at the [[1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics|Helsinki Olympics]] in 1952.<ref>"[[Boy Meets Curl]]"</ref> He originally was quite laid back as a principal, even going as far as to do a jumpflip to catch a frisbee while telling a student to keep up with his studies, but it all changed when one of his students, [[Andy Hamilton]], managed to fill the pool with worms and locked Skinner in the pool for the whole weekend, causing him to become serious and almost merciless in his approach on rules, even going as far as to shut down the pool and demoting Willie, the swim teacher, to groundskeeper. When Bart attempted to stop Krusty from diving into a worm filled pool out of fear of [[Krusty]] becoming like Skinner, he accidentally blurted what happened to Skinner on the air, causing Skinner to angrily mutter sarcastically his mother told him Krusty the Clown was supposed to be a good influence, indicating he was attempting to repress the traumatic memory. Besides his job as Principal for Springfield Elementary, he also worked as a member of [[Mensa]], and was also the acting referee/a major organizer of the annual Civil War re-enactment of the Battle of Springfield. He mentioned to [[Superintendent Chalmers]] he is a Libra (b. September 23-October 21)<ref>''[[The Heartbroke Kid]]''</ref>

In "[[Treehouse of Horror XIV]]", Skinner's skeletal system is ripped out by the regenerated body of [[Jonathan Frink Sr.|Professor Frink's father]]. In [[Treehouse of Horror V]], Skinner, and the rest of the faculty start eating students, with [[Jimbo Jones]] being the first victim. the last survivors were [[Lisa]], Bart, and [[Milhouse]].

==== The Simpsons: Hit and Run ====

In "[[The Simpsons: Hit & Run]]", Homer delivers Lisa her school project, because she forgot it. He drives quicker than Skinner to the school. The next day Skinner chases [[Bart]] on his car after he skips school. His [[Agnes Skinner|mother]] can be seen sitting in the back seat. Later, he confiscates a laser gun from [[Bart]] and [[Bart]] has to destroy his car to get it back.

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Principal Skinner first appeared in "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]", which was also the first ''Simpsons'' episode to air.<ref name="Roasting">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season1/page1.shtml Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire] ''BBC.co.uk''. Retrieved on March 2, 2007</ref> [[Matt Groening]] based him on "all of the principals of [his] youth, rolled into one bland lump."<ref name=tvguide>{{cite news|title=Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves|accessdate=2007-08-15|date=2000-10-21|publisher=TV Guide|author=Joe Rhodes}}</ref> Writer [[Jon Vitti]] named him after behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner.<ref name="Reiss1">{{cite video | people=Reiss, Mike|year=2002|title=The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Principal Charming"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Skinner was originally supposed to wear a toupee, but it was dropped because the writers didn't like "that type of joke".<ref name="Groening1">{{cite video | people=Groening, Matt|year=2002|title=The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Principal Charming"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The Simpsons Guide to Springfield did, however, briefly imply Skinner did wear a toupee.

''The Simpsons'' writers occasionally mocked the inconsistencies in subsequent episodes, it was referenced in "[[Behind the Laughter]]" as a 'far-out plot line' to distract from the family's behind-the-cameras turmoil. When Lisa acquires [[Snowball V]] and declares, "To save money on a new dish, I'll call you [[Snowball II]]." Skinner says, "Isn't that a cheat?" to which Lisa replies, "I guess it is, Principal ''Tamzarian''." Skinner replies, "I'll just be moving along", nods at Lisa and the new Snowball, and walks off. In the DVD commentary for "The Principal and the Pauper", the producers stated they intended for the episode's ending to reset the continuity to before Skinner was revealed to be Tamzarian. As such, they said, fans could dismiss the discontinuities created by the notion Skinner is actually an impostor and consider the episode on its own terms, divorced from the rest of the series. This episode is proved non-canon in "[[Boy Meets Curl]]".

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