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Seymour Skinner Artwork of Sgt. Skinner from The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Non-canon Hair: Graying Occupation: Sergeant during the Vietnam War Relatives: Parents: Agnes Skinner and Sheldon Skinner First appearance: "The Principal and the Pauper" Voiced by: Martin Sheen v • d • e • h

Sergeant Seymour Skinner (born Walter Seymour Skinner in Springfield) is the original Seymour Skinner.

History[edit]

He was a member of the U.S. Army. He dreamt of becoming principal of the Springfield Elementary School. He was five years in a POW camp, then has been sold to a shoe-producing company in China, and released when the United Nations closed the company. He then returned to Springfield, where he tried to take his life back.

Skinner is the original Seymour Skinner - Springfield Elementary School's principal is actually named Armin Tamzarian. The real Skinner and Armin Tamzarian were buddies in the Vietnam War. Skinner took Tamzarian under his wing and turned him from a rebel into a responsible adult. Skinner would later disappear on a mission. Tamzarian, assuming Skinner was dead, decided to report the death to Skinner's mother. However, she thought Tamzarian was Skinner, who not wanting to sadden her, played along. In the end, the citizens of Springfield rode him out of town on a rail, in favor of Tamzarian, who was then legally renamed Seymour Skinner. The "real" Seymour Skinner has not appeared again.

All the events were forbidden from being mentioned again, under penalty of torture. The only time this rule has been broken since was when Lisa refers to Principal Skinner as "Principal Tamzarian".^[1] Also, a tombstone reading "Tamzarian" was in Homer's fantasy about his own funeral.^[2]

When things were changing in Springfield because it was the series finale, Skinner went home to Agnes, who called him her "real son".^[3]

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

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Sgt. Skinner Image Cost Unlock method Unlock message 24,000 SciFi Act 1 Prize 100 Rommelwood Academy, Bart Royale, Treehouse of Horror XXXII and Red Alert Premium (with WWII Tank) 80 Northward Bound, The Atom Smasher and Cold Turkey Premium (Men Mystery Box) 1 Shattered Dreams Mystery Box SciFi 75 Charity Case Premium Technical Information ID Groups Quest(s) Internal Name 159001 Adult, Regular Characters, Regular Male Sgt. Skinner's Robot Parts Club SgtSkinner Taps Final Update Wave Cost Release 2 75 October 1, 2024 Permanent Tasks Task Time Reward Requires Quest with the task Animated? Go Skating 10m 17, 5 Simpsons' Skating Rink Accept Springfield Canon 60m 70, 17 Brown House Sgt. Skinner's Robot Parts Club Pt. 2 Tie up in Chair 4h 175, 45 Overpay for Sex on the Beach 4h 260, 70 Smooches on the Beach Stay at the Swelldorado 4h 260, 70 Swelldorado Try to Win at Blackjack 4h 175, 45 $ Casino Drink and Babysit 4h 175, 45 The Boiled Potato Attend Parenting Seminars 4h 260, 70 Universal Panacea Shop for Cider 4h 260, 70 Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill Obtain Anxiety Medication 6h 225, 55 Springfield Medical Center Practice Combat Routines 8h 275, 70 Dance the Señor Burns 8h 420, 105 Chez Guevara Infiltrate Skyberdine Systems 12h 420, 100 Skyberdine Systems or Zenith City Offices or ZiffCorp Office Building or Brown House Sgt. Skinner's Robot Parts Club Pt. 1 Howl in the Basement 24h 600, 150 Brown House Animated Tasks Tie up in Chair Practice Combat Routines

Behind the Laughter[edit]

When Lisa called Principal Skinner Principal Tamzarian, this was a self-referential joke, since "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot" used the same plot device of making a major change to the Simpsons' world, then effectively erasing the change within the same episode.

Appearances[edit]

• Episode – "The Principal and the Pauper"
• Episode – "Bart's Birthday"
• Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out

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