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"Skinnerrrrr!!!"

―Superintendent Chalmers' catchphrase

Gary Chalmers Official artwork of Gary Chalmers by Matt Groening

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Alive Alias(es): Superintendent Chalmers Chalmers Super Nintendo Chalmers Hair: Gray (balding; toupee[1]) (formerly brown) Occupation: Super-duperintendent of Springfield Elementary School Formerly: Teacher Superintendent of Springfield Elementary School Vice-principal of Springfield High School[2] Relatives: Wife: Rosemary Chalmers (deceased)[3] Sister: Muriel Daughter: Shauna Chalmers[4] First appearance: "Whacking Day" Voiced by: Hank Azaria v • d • e • h

Superintendent Garibaldi "Gary" Chalmers is the superintendent^[3] of Springfield's school district.

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Chalmers is originally from Utica, Upstate New York,^[5] but has also said he was born in Queens, New York, went to Ball State and then made the move to Intercourse, Pennsylvania. He is a proud owner of a red 1979 Honda Accord (and later, a Camry, which Otto Mann promptly wrecks). He mentioned to Principal Skinner that he is a Sagittarius (b. November 22-December 22).^[6]

Teaching days[edit]

Chalmers used to teach, until he supervised a group of detention students called The Fight Club and they beat him up when he mistakenly called them "The Breakfast Club". After this, he never taught again and only superintended. Years later, he ended up teaching Bart Simpson and several other students about Theodore Roosevelt when Principal Skinner challenged him to take over Bart's education.^[3]

Personality[edit]

Chalmers is a strict, no-nonsense, and largely humorless man, with a short temper and low tolerance for disorder or rule-breaking. His general demeanor and personality are like those of a military officer. Whenever he visits Springfield Elementary, some sort of disaster strikes. He produces extreme anxiety in Principal Skinner, who offers increasingly improbable stories to explain what is happening. Chalmers is known for throwing open the doors to the room and bellowing "SKINNER!!!" or "SEYMOUR!!!", to which Seymour's usual response is to stammer "S-Superintendent Chalmers!" Evidently, Chalmers' trademark bellowed catchphrase has caused some paranoia in Skinner.^[7]

Chalmers's own competence and dedication to his job are questionable. He let Ned Flanders allow the school to descend into anarchy when he was principal, freely admitting that he had fired Skinner for far less, explaining simply that "Skinner really bugged me." In fact, the only reason Chalmers even allowed Skinner to be reinstated as Principal was because Ned Flanders introduced prayer into the school, and thus was fired because Chalmers felt that religion should never be placed within school walls, just as school or government shouldn't be placed in church walls. He seems disturbingly unconcerned with the school's decline, saying that "the way America's public schools are sliding, they'll all be like this in a matter of months. I say enjoy it — it's a hell of a toboggan ride!" He also promotes people based on personal bias as opposed to actual competence, promoting Principal Holloway, described by Skinner as a "drunk" and Chalmers as a "pill-popper", to assistant superintendent, overlooking the efforts made by Skinner to improve his school's standing.

Chalmers with a bald head

When Springfield began erecting surveillance cameras around Springfield and 742 Evergreen Terrace was discovered to be a blind spot and transformed into a crowding place for rebellious activity, Superintendent Chalmers was spotted swinging nunchucks while prancing in a Tutu.^[8]

He was once involved in a large brawl in the teacher's lounge and was knocked out after Dewey Largo punched him over a wooden balcony.

Chalmers and Skinner have also made Chalmskinn Productions, an organization that the two school workers make when they sponsor Lisa in a film competition.

Romantic Interests[edit]

Chalmers once dated Agnes Skinner, much to Skinner's dismay^[9] (although on other occasions he has mentioned being married). Later, it is revealed that Chalmers is a widower and his wife's name was Rosemary.^[3]

Skinner once received a note by Bart's carrier pigeon stating that Chalmers and Edna Krabappel were "doing it", after Skinner read it, Chalmers backed out of the room awkwardly and claimed she was on the rebound from Groundskeeper Willie.^[10] Chalmers also once said that he was dating the mother of one of the Springfield Elementary band students.^[11]

He hooked-up with Brunella Pommelhorst during "Grownup Halloween".^[12]

At some point he paid Mrs. Muntz for sex.^[13]

Hair[edit]

When Chalmers was younger and a teacher, he had brown hair.^[3] However, he has since gone totally bald. His gray balding hairstyle is actually a toupee.^[1]

Traits[edit]

On a few occasions, Chalmers says Skinner's name this way when absolutely nothing has gone wrong, implying that he probably pronounces Skinner's name this way out of habit (e.g. once saying "SKINNNEERR! and Mrs. SKINNNEERR!") This habit seems to also have an effect on words that rhyme with "Skinner", such as "I must get home to make sure my pool boy is using his SKIMMMEERR!", "...catch a fish for his DINNNEERR!" and "SPINNNEERR" after yelling at Bart Simpson for spinning in Skinner's chair.

Non-canon[edit]

The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

Future[edit]

In one possible future, Chalmers is practically a vegetable, wheelchair-bound and only capable of saying his trademark line: "Skinner!"^[14]

In another possible future, Chalmers is a colonel of an army that he leads on the planet Rigel 7 to fight the Rigellians, to get Hillarium, a liquid that makes everything funny. He is defeated after Bart makes Chalmers slap himself in a large robot suit that he controls by movement, telling him he had something on his face, thus making Chalmers fall off a cliff.^[15]

In one comic story he revealed he had been dating Lunchlady Dora.^[16] Chalmers and Dora were also seen making out in "Brick Like Me"

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

Chalmers[edit]

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Chalmers Image Cost Unlock method Unlocks with Unlock message 85,000 Level 34 "SKINNERRRR?!" Pt. 1 Springfield High School Technical Information ID Groups Internal Name 2400 Regular Characters, Regular Male, Senior, Adult, Agnes Past Beaux, Republican, School Workers, Normal Springfielders SuperintendentChalmers Permanent Tasks Task Time Reward Requires Quest with the task Animated? Go Skating 10m 17, 5 Simpsons' Skating Rink Shout at "SKINNERRRR!" 60m 70, 17 Springfield Elementary "SKINNERRRR?!" Pt. 2 Browse the Blocko Store 2h 175, 40 Blocko Store Lead Calisthenics 4h 175, 45 All Night Gym High School Low Pt. 3 High School Low Pt. 9 Overpay for Sex on the Beach 4h 260, 70 Smooches on the Beach Stay at the Swelldorado 4h 260, 70 Swelldorado Party at the First Class Lounge 4h 260, 70 The First Class Lounge Try to Win at Blackjack 4h 175, 45 $ Casino Big $ Drink and Babysit 4h 175, 45 The Boiled Potato Pub Daycare Attend Parenting Seminars 4h 260, 70 Universal Panacea Shop for Cider 4h 260, 70 Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill Complain About Lumbargo 6h 225, 55 Springfield Medical Center Visit The Vast Waistband 7h 250, 60 The Vast Waistband Catch Some "DINNERRRR!" 8h 275, 70 Minnow Pond High School Low Pt. 11 Dance the Señor Burns 8h 420, 105 Chez Guevara Señor Burns Break Character 10h 350, 90 Intend Springfield High School 12h 420, 100 Springfield High School High School Low Pt. 2 High School Low Pt. 5 High School Low Pt. 6 Enjoy a Night at the Theater 12h 420, 100 Springfield Playhouse Complain About Electric Buzzing 12h 420, 100 The Buzzing Sign Diner Participate in Clinical Trials 12h 600, 150 Hotenhoffer Pharmaceuticals Attend a Viewing 12h 420, 100 Springfield Funeral Home Survive Off the Land 24h 600, 150 Camp Fire High School Low Pt. 4 Buy Groceries at a Kindling Store 24h 600, 150 Kevin's Kindling Animated Tasks Catch Some "DINNERRRR!" Break Character Survive Off the Land

Others[edit]

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  Mecha-Chalmers

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  Sorcerer Chalmers

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Police Super-
intendent Chalmers

• In the DVD commentary for "22 Short Films About Springfield", Simpsons creators noted that Superintendent Chalmers seems to be one of the few "normal" characters on the show, and Chalmers is frequently alone in his awareness of the show's zaniness.
• His first name was revealed to be Gary in "Yokel Chords" by Bart.
• In the Family Guy episode "Shanksgiving", it's revealed that Gary has a brother, Police Superintendent Chalmers, who was raised by their mother after their parents divorced. The two brothers have apparently never met since they were old enough to remember.
• In the season 32 episode "The Road to Cincinnati", it's revealed that his full name is Garibaldi Chalmers.

Foreign dubs[edit]

Language Voice dubber Čeština Milan Slepička Español Miguel Ángel Botello

Appearances[edit]