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'''The Human Fly''' is an attention seeker who climbs skyscrapers. When [[The Be Sharps]] reunite and sing "[[Baby on Board]]" on top of [[Moe's Tavern]], a crowd flocks around to watch while at the same time the Human Fly climbs a nearby skyscraper.
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'''The Human Fly''', real name '''Jerry Patton''',<ref name="Skybox"/> is an attention seeker who climbs skyscrapers.
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== Biography ==
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Jerry Patton is a disgruntled postal worker who donned a fly suit and climbed the tallest skyscraper in [[Springfield]], the eleven story Wicker Warehouse. However, no one looked up at him. He returned to his job at the post office as a bitter man and stopped delivering mail and started burying it in his backyard.<ref name="Skybox"/>
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== History ==
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When [[The Be Sharps]] reunite and sing "[[Baby on Board]]" on top of [[Moe's Tavern]], a crowd flocks around to watch while at the same time the Human Fly climbs a nearby skyscraper.<ref>"[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"</ref>
  
 
== Non-canon ==
 
== Non-canon ==
 
{{Noncanon}}
 
{{Noncanon}}
 
=== Simpsons Comics ===
 
=== Simpsons Comics ===
The Human Fly makes an appearance in Bart Simpson Comic #3, in the strip, "Sky High Bart". When Bart's flying boots go out of control and send him flying upwards, he zooms past the human fly. Yet again he is climbing a skyscraper, and his line is: "Sheesh! Why not use the elevator, kid?". The Human Fly is also included on the popular Simpsons Cast Poster.
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When Bart's flying boots go out of control and send him flying upwards, he zooms past the human fly. Yet again he is climbing a skyscraper, and his line is: "Sheesh! Why not use the elevator, kid?".<ref>''[[Sky-High Bart!]]''</ref>
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== Trivia ==
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*He once auditioned for the part of [[Bumblebee Man]] but never got a call-back.<ref name="Skybox"/>
  
 
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== Appearances ==
 
*{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}}
 
*{{ep|Homer's Barbershop Quartet}}
 
*{{ep|All Singing, All Dancing|(archive footage)}}
 
*{{ep|All Singing, All Dancing|(archive footage)}}
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*{{ep|Behind the Laughter|(character image)}}
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*{{bon|Radioactive Homer}}
 
*{{bon|Sky-High Bart!}}
 
*{{bon|Sky-High Bart!}}
 
*{{bk|The Simpsons Guide to Springfield}}
 
*{{bk|The Simpsons Guide to Springfield}}
 
*{{merch|The Simpsons Calendar 2012}}
 
*{{merch|The Simpsons Calendar 2012}}
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== References ==
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{{Reflist}}
  
 
{{Simpsons characters}}
 
{{Simpsons characters}}

Latest revision as of 12:16, February 26, 2020

"Hellooo, Human Fly here. Come on, I spent all night dying my underwear!"
―The Human Fly[src]
The Human Fly
Human Fly.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Occupation: Postal worker[1]
First appearance: "Homer's Barbershop Quartet"
Voiced by: Dan Castellaneta


The Human Fly, real name Jerry Patton,[1] is an attention seeker who climbs skyscrapers.

Biography[edit]

Jerry Patton is a disgruntled postal worker who donned a fly suit and climbed the tallest skyscraper in Springfield, the eleven story Wicker Warehouse. However, no one looked up at him. He returned to his job at the post office as a bitter man and stopped delivering mail and started burying it in his backyard.[1]

History[edit]

When The Be Sharps reunite and sing "Baby on Board" on top of Moe's Tavern, a crowd flocks around to watch while at the same time the Human Fly climbs a nearby skyscraper.[2]

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.

Simpsons Comics[edit]

When Bart's flying boots go out of control and send him flying upwards, he zooms past the human fly. Yet again he is climbing a skyscraper, and his line is: "Sheesh! Why not use the elevator, kid?".[3]

Trivia[edit]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]