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== History ==
 
== History ==
During Sunday football days, [[Homer]] used to watch Jimmy Apollo's predictions for betting. Apollo claimed he got an accuracy rate of 52% and he also used a huge padlock to illustrate his "Lock of the Week" pick. His predictions included:
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During Sunday football games, [[Homer]] used to watch Jimmy Apollo's predictions for betting. Apollo claimed he got an accuracy rate of 52% and he also used a huge padlock to illustrate his "Lock of the Week" pick. His predictions included:
 
*[[Denver Broncos]] - [[New England Patriots]]: Apollo predicted a win for Denver but he missed.
 
*[[Denver Broncos]] - [[New England Patriots]]: Apollo predicted a win for Denver but he missed.
 
*[[Cincinnati Bengals]] - [[Miami Dolphins]]: Apollo predicted Miami, with them winning 24-10.<ref>"[[Lisa the Greek]]"</ref>
 
*[[Cincinnati Bengals]] - [[Miami Dolphins]]: Apollo predicted Miami, with them winning 24-10.<ref>"[[Lisa the Greek]]"</ref>

Revision as of 15:17, October 23, 2020

Jimmy Apollo
Jimmy Apollo.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Hair: Gray
Occupation: Football commentator
First appearance: "Lisa the Greek"
Voiced by: Phil Hartman


"Smooth" Jimmy Apollo is a cigar-smoking pro-football commentator and statistician on TV.

History

During Sunday football games, Homer used to watch Jimmy Apollo's predictions for betting. Apollo claimed he got an accuracy rate of 52% and he also used a huge padlock to illustrate his "Lock of the Week" pick. His predictions included:

His advantages are being right and not being wrong, while his disadvantages are being wrong and compulsive gamblers that take his advice.[2]

Behind the Laughter

He is based on bookie and sports commentator Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder.

Appearances

References


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