• Wikisimpsons needs more Featured Article, Picture, Quote, Episode and Comprehensive article nominations!
  • Wikisimpsons has a Discord server! Click here for your invite! Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users.
  • Make an account! It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you.
TwitterFacebookDiscord

Difference between revisions of "Thomas Pynchon (character)"

Wikisimpsons - The Simpsons Wiki
 
(6 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown)
Line 16: Line 16:
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
After Thomas Pynchon read [[Marge]]'s book ''[[The Harpooned Heart]]'', he gave a review stating that he loved the book almost as much as he loved cameras. He then offered people in the street to have photos taken with him, even throwing in a free autograph.<ref>"[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]"</ref>
+
After Thomas Pynchon read [[Marge]]'s book ''[[The Harpooned Heart]]'', he gave a sarcastic review stating that he loved it almost as much as he loves cameras. He then placed a paper bag on his head, put a sandwich board on his torso, and started inviting people in the street to have photos taken with him, even throwing in a free autograph.<ref>"[[Diatribe of a Mad Housewife]]"</ref> (In real life, Pynchon has avoided publicity since early adulthood and there are only a handful of photos of him, all dating back to before 1965.)
  
He wears a bag over his head. He was once seen tasting [[Marge]]'s chicken wings.<ref>"[[All's Fair in Oven War]]"</ref> He was also seen at the {{Ch|Gore Vidal}} meeting.<ref>"[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]"</ref>
+
He was once seen tasting [[Marge]]'s chicken wings.<ref>"[[All's Fair in Oven War]]"</ref> He was also seen at the {{Ch|Gore Vidal}} meeting.<ref>"[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]"</ref>
  
 
[[Lisa]] read an issue of ''[[Granta]]'' that was about new fiction by Thomas Pynchon. The issue had Thomas Pynchon on the front cover.<ref>"[[The Winter of Our Monetized Content]]"</ref>
 
[[Lisa]] read an issue of ''[[Granta]]'' that was about new fiction by Thomas Pynchon. The issue had Thomas Pynchon on the front cover.<ref>"[[The Winter of Our Monetized Content]]"</ref>
  
 
== Non-canon ==
 
== Non-canon ==
{{Deleted scene}}
+
{{Noncanon}}
[[Mona Simpson]] read [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]'' as a good night story. After Homer started to sleep Mona said "Thomas Pynchon you are a tough read", before she also started to sleep.<ref>"[[My Mother the Carjacker]]"</ref>
+
[[Mona Simpson]] read [[Homer]] ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]'' as a good night story. After Homer started to sleep Mona said "Thomas Pynchon you are a tough read", before she also started to sleep.<ref>"[[My Mother the Carjacker]]" deleted scene</ref>
 +
 
 +
Thomas Pynchon attended the premiere of ''The Simpsons'' season finale at the [[Dolby-Mucinex Theater]] in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>"[[Bart's Birthday]]"</ref>
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
Line 32: Line 34:
 
*{{ep|Moe'N'a Lisa}}
 
*{{ep|Moe'N'a Lisa}}
 
*{{ep|The Winter of Our Monetized Content|(picture)}}
 
*{{ep|The Winter of Our Monetized Content|(picture)}}
 +
*{{ep|Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass|([[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass/Gags|opening sequence]])}}
 +
*{{ep|Bart's Birthday}}
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Latest revision as of 09:21, October 1, 2024

This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Thomas Pynchon.
Thomas Pynchon
Thomas Pynchon.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Occupation: Author
First appearance: "Diatribe of a Mad Housewife"
Voiced by: Himself


Thomas Pynchon is an author.

History[edit]

After Thomas Pynchon read Marge's book The Harpooned Heart, he gave a sarcastic review stating that he loved it almost as much as he loves cameras. He then placed a paper bag on his head, put a sandwich board on his torso, and started inviting people in the street to have photos taken with him, even throwing in a free autograph.[1] (In real life, Pynchon has avoided publicity since early adulthood and there are only a handful of photos of him, all dating back to before 1965.)

He was once seen tasting Marge's chicken wings.[2] He was also seen at the Gore Vidal meeting.[3]

Lisa read an issue of Granta that was about new fiction by Thomas Pynchon. The issue had Thomas Pynchon on the front cover.[4]

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.

Mona Simpson read Homer Gravity's Rainbow as a good night story. After Homer started to sleep Mona said "Thomas Pynchon you are a tough read", before she also started to sleep.[5]

Thomas Pynchon attended the premiere of The Simpsons season finale at the Dolby-Mucinex Theater in Los Angeles.[6]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]