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|name = Benjamin Franklin
 
|name = Benjamin Franklin
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|image = [[File:Benjamin Franklin.png|250px]]
 
|gender = {{Male}}
 
|gender = {{Male}}
 
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|hair = Gray
 
|age =  
 
|age =  
 
|status = Deceased
 
|status = Deceased
|job = Inventor
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|job = Inventor<br>Founding Father
 
|relatives =  
 
|relatives =  
|appearance = "[[Bart Gets an F]]"
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|appearance = "[[Bart Gets an "F"]]"
|voiced by = [[Dan Castellaneta]] (''The Simpsons Game'')
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|voiced by = [[Dan Castellaneta]]<ref name="Bart Gets an F">"[[Bart Gets an "F"]]"</ref><ref name="Homer the Heretic">"[[Homer the Heretic]]"</ref><br>[[Harry Shearer]]<ref name="Pygmoelian">"[[Pygmoelian]]"</ref><br>[[Hank Azaria]]<ref name="Mobile Homer">"[[Mobile Homer]]"</ref>
 
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'''Benjamin Franklin''' is a famous inventor.
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'''Benjamin Franklin''' was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and an inventor.
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
He appears in [[Bart]]'s fantasy about the snow day. He rushes into Congress announcing that he invented the sled. He and Congress then rush outside for a snow day.<ref>"[[Bart Gets an F]]"</ref>
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Benjamin Franklin appeared in [[Bart]]'s fantasy about the snow day. He rushed into Congress announcing that he had invented the sled. He and Congress then ran outside for a snow day.<ref name="Bart Gets an F"/>
  
Later Homer dreams that Franklin and [[Jimi Hendrix]] are playing Air Hockey in [[Heaven]].<ref>"[[Homer the Heretic]]"</ref>
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When [[Lisa]] tried to writes a essay she started to think what would Ben Franklin say if he were alive today.<ref>"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"</ref>
  
==Non canon==
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[[Bart]] gave a report on Franklin where his version of the {{W|kite experiment}} had Franklin deliberately getting the kite with the key stuck in a tree. When lightning struck the key, and in turn the tree, Franklin triumphantly cried, "Kite-eating tree, I'll see you in hell!!!", referencing [[Charlie Brown]]'s recurring battles with the kite-eating tree in ''[[Peanuts]]''.<ref>''[[Sense and Censorability]]''</ref>
{{noncanon}}
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When the [[Simpson family]] goes to visit [[God]] to ask for the destruction of [[Springfield]] by aliens to stop, he is a boss that guards God's gate. He is seen walking out of a [[Starbucks]] and calls [[Lisa]] a bigger buttkisser than [[Thomas Jefferson]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Game]]''</ref>
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An animatronic Benjamin Franklin was seen in "The Alco-Hall of Fame" display at the [[Duff Days]] festival. He started to say "Early to bed, early to rise-" before he was cut off by {{Ch|Babe Ruth}} who asked Franklin "you think you're better than me?".<ref name="Pygmoelian"/>
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Later Homer dreamed that Franklin and [[Jimi Hendrix]] were playing Air Hockey in [[Heaven]]. Franklin won.<ref name="Homer the Heretic"/>
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{{Ch|Stephen King}} once said that Franklin was said too have tortured small animals and green mountain men and that the kite he tied to a tree opened the gates of hell.<ref>"[[Insane Clown Poppy]]"</ref>
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Benjamin Franklin, alongside [[George Washington]] and [[Andrew Jackson]], appears on a one hundred dollar bill and convinces [[Homer]] to spend the money that [[Marge]] had been saving as a "nest egg".<ref name="Mobile Homer"/>
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Franklin is also one of the many people on "[[Ned]]'s List of Laudable Lefties".<ref>''[[Flanders' Book of Faith]]''</ref>
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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[[File:Benjamin Franklin Homer.jpg|250px|thumb|Homer as Benjamin Franklin]]
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When the [[Simpson family]] goes to visit [[God]] to ask for the destruction of [[Springfield]] by aliens to stop, he is a boss that guards God's gate. He is seen walking out of a [[Starbucks]] and calls [[Lisa]] a bigger buttkisser than [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Shortly afterwards he is among the enemies sent by [[God]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Game]]''</ref>
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
*{{Ep|Bart Gets an F}}
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*{{Ep|Homer the Heretic}}
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*[[Opening sequence]] (picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])
*{{Game|The Simpsons Game}}
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*{{ep|Bart Gets an "F"}}
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*{{ep|Lisa's Substitute|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|Bart the Murderer|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Flaming Moe's|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Bart the Lover|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Separate Vocations|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Homer the Heretic}}
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*{{ep|Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Marge Gets a Job|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Brother from the Same Planet|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Bart's Inner Child|(picture in [[Bart]]'s [[Fourth Grade|class]])}}
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*{{ep|Homer the Great}}
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*{{ep|Pygmoelian|(animatronic)}}
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*{{ep|Take My Wife, Sleaze|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|Insane Clown Poppy|(mentioned)}}
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*{{ep|Mobile Homer}}
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*{{ep|Opposites A-Frack|(seen on one hundred dollar note)}}
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*{{ep|The Tell-Tale Pants|(picture)}}
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*{{bon|Sense and Censorability}}
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*{{bon|Lisa's Historical Dream|(resembles [[Abraham Simpson]])}}
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*{{bon|Homer's America|(mentioned)}}
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*{{bon|The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Three)|([[Milhouse Van Houten]] dressed up as him)}}
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*{{bon|Mass Historia!}}
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*{{bk|Flanders' Book of Faith|(mentioned)}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons Game}}
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*{{merch2|The Simpsons 1994 Fun Calendar|(as Homer)}}
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}}
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
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== External links ==
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*{{Wikipedialink}}
  
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{{Ned's List of Laudable Lefties}}
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{{Real-world deceased characters|politicians=yes|science=yes}}
 
{{Simpsons characters}}
 
{{Simpsons characters}}
{{Deceased Characters}}
 
 
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Franklin, Benjamin}}
  
[[Category:Deceased characters]]
 
 
[[Category:Seniors]]
 
[[Category:Seniors]]
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[[Category:Inventors]]
 
[[Category:Characters voiced by Dan Castellaneta]]
 
[[Category:Characters voiced by Dan Castellaneta]]
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Harry Shearer]]
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Hank Azaria]]
 
[[Category:Recurring characters]]
 
[[Category:Recurring characters]]
[[Category:Real world characters]]
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[[Category:Characters introduced in season 2]]

Latest revision as of 14:34, November 19, 2024

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
Hair: Gray
Occupation: Inventor
Founding Father
First appearance: "Bart Gets an "F""
Voiced by: Dan Castellaneta[1][2]
Harry Shearer[3]
Hank Azaria[4]


Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and an inventor.

History[edit]

Benjamin Franklin appeared in Bart's fantasy about the snow day. He rushed into Congress announcing that he had invented the sled. He and Congress then ran outside for a snow day.[1]

When Lisa tried to writes a essay she started to think what would Ben Franklin say if he were alive today.[5]

Bart gave a report on Franklin where his version of the kite experiment had Franklin deliberately getting the kite with the key stuck in a tree. When lightning struck the key, and in turn the tree, Franklin triumphantly cried, "Kite-eating tree, I'll see you in hell!!!", referencing Charlie Brown's recurring battles with the kite-eating tree in Peanuts.[6]

An animatronic Benjamin Franklin was seen in "The Alco-Hall of Fame" display at the Duff Days festival. He started to say "Early to bed, early to rise-" before he was cut off by Babe Ruth who asked Franklin "you think you're better than me?".[3]

Later Homer dreamed that Franklin and Jimi Hendrix were playing Air Hockey in Heaven. Franklin won.[2]

Stephen King once said that Franklin was said too have tortured small animals and green mountain men and that the kite he tied to a tree opened the gates of hell.[7]

Benjamin Franklin, alongside George Washington and Andrew Jackson, appears on a one hundred dollar bill and convinces Homer to spend the money that Marge had been saving as a "nest egg".[4]

Franklin is also one of the many people on "Ned's List of Laudable Lefties".[8]

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.
Homer as Benjamin Franklin

When the Simpson family goes to visit God to ask for the destruction of Springfield by aliens to stop, he is a boss that guards God's gate. He is seen walking out of a Starbucks and calls Lisa a bigger buttkisser than Thomas Jefferson. Shortly afterwards he is among the enemies sent by God.[9]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]