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| + | '''Legs and Louie''' are the two [[Springfield Mafia]] hitmen who accompany [[Fat Tony]] at all times. | ||
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| + | Fans often get the two confused due to neither of them having any real definitive characteristic and because they are almost always seen together. Legs has a short haircut and raspy voice. Louie has a slight afro and a more high-pitched, even squeaky tone. He says that tear gas is "[his] one weakness," though this is likely an embellishment. | ||
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| + | ==Character Traits== | ||
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image=[[Image:Legs.png|200px]]| | image=[[Image:Legs.png|200px]]| | ||
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voiced by=[[Hank Azaria]], later [[Karl Wiedergott]]| | voiced by=[[Hank Azaria]], later [[Karl Wiedergott]]| | ||
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| + | ===Creation=== | ||
| + | Louie's appearance and mannerisms are strongly evocative of character actor Frank Sivero, who has played gangster roles in films such as ''Goodfellas'' and ''The Godfather Part II''. It has also been established that Joseph Kennedy, father of President John Kennedy, had something to do with Legs acquiring his nickname, though this is never properly explained. | ||
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| − | + | Legs is an accomplished mob surgeon as referenced in "[[Trilogy of Error]]", where he sews Homer's thumb back on as a part of Lisa's science project. | |
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==Video Games== | ==Video Games== | ||
Revision as of 18:57, March 7, 2008
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Legs and Louie are the two Springfield Mafia hitmen who accompany Fat Tony at all times.
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Confusion
Fans often get the two confused due to neither of them having any real definitive characteristic and because they are almost always seen together. Legs has a short haircut and raspy voice. Louie has a slight afro and a more high-pitched, even squeaky tone. He says that tear gas is "[his] one weakness," though this is likely an embellishment.
Character Traits
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Character Information
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Creation
Louie's appearance and mannerisms are strongly evocative of character actor Frank Sivero, who has played gangster roles in films such as Goodfellas and The Godfather Part II. It has also been established that Joseph Kennedy, father of President John Kennedy, had something to do with Legs acquiring his nickname, though this is never properly explained.
Professions Outside the Mafia
Legs is an accomplished mob surgeon as referenced in "Trilogy of Error", where he sews Homer's thumb back on as a part of Lisa's science project.
Video Games
Louie is also a character in the video game The Simpsons Hit & Run. His map icon is two dice, and he is a source for money. When your Free-Roaming around Springfield in The Simpsons Game, you can see Legs & Louie walking around springfield.
