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|name = Joe Quimby, Sr. | |name = Joe Quimby, Sr. | ||
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| − | |relatives = '''Wife:''' [[Rose Quimby]] '''Children:''' [[Joe Quimby]] and [[Clovis Quimby]] | + | |relatives = '''Wife:''' [[Rose Quimby]]<br>'''Children:''' [[Joe Quimby]] and [[Clovis Quimby]]<br>Multiple others |
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| − | '''Joe Quimby, Sr.''' is the | + | '''Joe Quimby, Sr.''' is the father of [[Mayor of Springfield]] [[Joe Quimby|"Diamond Joe" Quimby]]. He is also the late husband of [[Rose Quimby]] and paternal grandfather of [[Freddy Quimby]] and [[Maria Quimby]]. |
== History == | == History == | ||
| − | Quimby, Sr. had ran illegal liquor business, which prohibition caused to thrive in 1920. He then "expanded his bathtub gin operation to include sink vodka, toilet scotch, and bidet bourbon". | + | He was shown in newsreel from the [[News on Parade Corporation News]] when he received a plaque after [[Springfield]] was declared one of [[America]]'s 400 fastest growing cities.<ref>"[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]"</ref> |
| − | [[Joe Quimby]] was his first legitimate child. Joe Sr. also has children with [[Agnes Moorehead]] and, later, with all of his son's nannies. In 1961 Joe Quimby, Sr. mysteriously disappeared. His body was found a decade later, marooned in a sand trap on the back nine.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20010413163644/http://www.thesimpsons.com/quimby2000/meet.html</ref> | + | |
| + | Quimby, Sr. had ran illegal liquor business, which prohibition caused to thrive in 1920. He then "expanded his bathtub gin operation to include sink vodka, toilet scotch, and bidet bourbon". | ||
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| + | [[Joe Quimby]] was his first legitimate child. Joe Sr. also has children with [[Agnes Moorehead]] and, later, with all of his son's nannies. In 1961 Joe Quimby, Sr. mysteriously disappeared. His body was found a decade later, marooned in a sand trap on the back nine.<ref name="Quimby2000">[http://web.archive.org/web/20010413163644/http://www.thesimpsons.com/quimby2000/meet.html Quimby2000.com - "Meet Joe Quimby"] (archived on {{W|Wayback Machine}})</ref> | ||
At one time, it was mentioned that the [[Springfield Mall]] was in a dilapidated state due to [[Joe Quimby|the mayor's]] dad being murdered there.<ref>"[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]"</ref> | At one time, it was mentioned that the [[Springfield Mall]] was in a dilapidated state due to [[Joe Quimby|the mayor's]] dad being murdered there.<ref>"[[Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em]]"</ref> | ||
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| + | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
| + | His character design was based on [[Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.]] continuing Mayor Quimby being a parody of [[Ted Kennedy]].<ref>{{Com|Archer, Wes|$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)|Fifth|(2004).|link=Wes Archer}}</ref> | ||
== Appearances == | == Appearances == | ||
| + | *{{ep|$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)}} | ||
*{{ep|Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em|(mentioned)}} | *{{ep|Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em|(mentioned)}} | ||
*{{RWeb|Quimby2000.com}} | *{{RWeb|Quimby2000.com}} | ||
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Joe Quimby, Sr.
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Character Information
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Joe Quimby, Sr. is the father of Mayor of Springfield "Diamond Joe" Quimby. He is also the late husband of Rose Quimby and paternal grandfather of Freddy Quimby and Maria Quimby.
History[edit]
He was shown in newsreel from the News on Parade Corporation News when he received a plaque after Springfield was declared one of America's 400 fastest growing cities.[1]
Quimby, Sr. had ran illegal liquor business, which prohibition caused to thrive in 1920. He then "expanded his bathtub gin operation to include sink vodka, toilet scotch, and bidet bourbon".
Joe Quimby was his first legitimate child. Joe Sr. also has children with Agnes Moorehead and, later, with all of his son's nannies. In 1961 Joe Quimby, Sr. mysteriously disappeared. His body was found a decade later, marooned in a sand trap on the back nine.[2]
At one time, it was mentioned that the Springfield Mall was in a dilapidated state due to the mayor's dad being murdered there.[3]
Behind the Laughter[edit]
His character design was based on Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. continuing Mayor Quimby being a parody of Ted Kennedy.[4]
Appearances[edit]
Episode – "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" - Episode – "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em" (mentioned)
Website – Quimby2000.com
References[edit]
- ↑ "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
- ↑ Quimby2000.com - "Meet Joe Quimby" (archived on Wayback Machine)
- ↑ "Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em"
- ↑ Archer, Wes (2004). Commentary for "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)", in The Simpsons: The Complete Fifth Season.
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