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== History ==
 
== History ==
[[Bart]] was pranking [[Mrs. Krabappel]] by answering her personals ad and carrying out a chain of correspondence with her, using "[[Woodrow]]" as an alias. When Mrs. Krabappel proposed that they exchange pictures and enclosed a sexy photo of herself, Bart at first had no idea what to send her in return. However, he started flipping through a book of {{w|National Hockey League|NHL}} stars, came across Howe's picture, and decided to use it for Woodrow's picture. As Bart cut Howe's photo from the book, he said, "Strap on your skates, Gordie, you're goin' in."
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[[Bart]] was pranking [[Mrs. Krabappel]] by answering her personals ad and carrying out a chain of correspondence with her, using "[[Woodrow]]" as an alias. When Mrs. Krabappel proposed that they exchange pictures and enclosed a sexy photo of herself, Bart at first had no idea what to send her in return. However, he started flipping through a book of {{W|National Hockey League|NHL}} stars, came across Howe's picture, and decided to use it for Woodrow's picture. As Bart cut Howe's photo from the book, he said, "Strap on your skates, Gordie, you're goin' in."
  
Mrs. Krabappel was pleased with the photo. She framed it and kept it on her desk at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]].
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Mrs. Krabappel was pleased with the photo. She framed it and kept it on her desk at [[Springfield Elementary School|school]].<ref>"[[Bart the Lover]]"</ref>
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A picture of Gordie Howe was on the wall in [[Lisa]]'s class in the [[Alanis Morissette Elementary School]].<ref>"[[D'oh Canada]]"</ref>
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
*Gordie Howe (born March 31, 1928) is generally regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. He enjoyed a very long professional career, even playing several seasons on teams with two of his grown sons.
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*Gordie Howe (March 31, 1928 - June 10, 2016) is generally regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. He enjoyed a very long professional career, even playing several seasons on teams with two of his grown sons.
*Howe's career statistics are shown over his picture at the beginning of the episode's closing credits.
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*Howe's career statistics are shown over his picture at the beginning of the closing credits for "[[Bart the Lover]]".
*The ''Simpsons'' writers originally wanted to have Bart send Mrs. Krabappel a picture of American football player {{w|Johnny Unitas}}, but they were unable to obtain the rights to use Unitas's image for free.
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*The ''Simpsons'' writers originally wanted to have Bart send Mrs. Krabappel a picture of American football player [[Johnny Unitas]], but they were unable to obtain the rights to use Unitas's image for free.
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Bart the Lover}}
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== References ==
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== External links ==
 
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*{{wikipedialink|Gordie Howe}}
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Latest revision as of 18:52, October 15, 2021

Gordie Howe
GordieHowe.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Hair: Brown (in photo)
Occupation: Hockey Player (Retired)
First appearance: "Bart the Lover"


Gordie Howe is a retired professional hockey player from Canada.

History[edit]

Bart was pranking Mrs. Krabappel by answering her personals ad and carrying out a chain of correspondence with her, using "Woodrow" as an alias. When Mrs. Krabappel proposed that they exchange pictures and enclosed a sexy photo of herself, Bart at first had no idea what to send her in return. However, he started flipping through a book of NHL stars, came across Howe's picture, and decided to use it for Woodrow's picture. As Bart cut Howe's photo from the book, he said, "Strap on your skates, Gordie, you're goin' in."

Mrs. Krabappel was pleased with the photo. She framed it and kept it on her desk at school.[1]

A picture of Gordie Howe was on the wall in Lisa's class in the Alanis Morissette Elementary School.[2]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

  • Gordie Howe (March 31, 1928 - June 10, 2016) is generally regarded as one of the greatest ice hockey players of all time. He enjoyed a very long professional career, even playing several seasons on teams with two of his grown sons.
  • Howe's career statistics are shown over his picture at the beginning of the closing credits for "Bart the Lover".
  • The Simpsons writers originally wanted to have Bart send Mrs. Krabappel a picture of American football player Johnny Unitas, but they were unable to obtain the rights to use Unitas's image for free.

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]