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{{Character|
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{{Quote|[[That's a paddlin']].|Jasper Beardley famous phrase|The PTA Disbands}}
image= [[Image:jasper.png|200px]]|
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{{Character
name=Jasper Beardley|
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|name = Jasper Beardley
gender=Male|
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|image = [[File:Jasper Beardley.png|200px]]
hair=Bald head white long beard|
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|caption = Artwork of Jasper from ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''
age=91|
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|gender = {{Male}}
job=Retired, living at [[Springfield Retirement Castle]]|
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|status = Alive
relatives= Granddaughter - [[Megan]]|
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|age = Over 90<ref>"[[The Mansion Family]]"</ref>
appearance="[[Homer's Odyssey]]"<br>'''Duration:''' 1990-|
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|hair = White (beard), formerly dark brown<ref>"[[The Ten-Per-Cent Solution]]"</ref>
voiced by=[[Harry Shearer]]
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|job = Retired
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|relatives = '''Wife:''' Estelle (deceased)<br>'''Granddaughter:''' Unnamed<br>'''Son:''' [[Jasper Beardley's son|Unnamed]]
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|appearance = "[[Homer's Odyssey]]"
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|voiced by = [[Harry Shearer]]
 
}}
 
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'''Jasper Beardly''' (voiced by [[Harry Shearer]]) is one of the elder residents of [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]]. His most distinguishing trait and the origin of his name is his very long beard.  
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'''Jasper Beardley''' is a resident of the [[Springfield Retirement Castle]], and is often seen around [[Springfield]] and is a friend of [[Abe Simpson]].
  
==Job==
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== Biography ==
Jasper is a veteran of [[wikipedia:World War II|World War II]]. Jasper also tried to avoid the draft by disguising himself as a woman and staying in Springfield to play in the local women's baseball league, along with his friend Abe, who was also avoiding the war.  
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Jasper is a [[World War II]] veteran. Jasper also tried to avoid the draft by disguising himself as a woman and staying in Springfield to play in the local women's baseball league, along with his friend Abe, who was also avoiding the war. He has been a substitute teacher who confiscated everything made of tin (according to [[Lisa]]) and got his beard caught in the pencil sharpener.<ref>"[[The PTA Disbands]]"</ref> He also preceded [[Reverend Lovejoy]] as minister at the Simpsons' church in Springfield.
  
==Blindness==
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Jasper unsuccessfully auditioned for [[The Be Sharps]] by singing "Theme From A Summer Place".<ref>"[[Homer's Barbershop Quartet]]"</ref>
A running gag through the series is his poor eyesight, often mocked. In "[[The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show]]", he mistakenly calls [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] a girl. Bart had then furiously said "I'm not a girl! What, are you blind?" Jasper sadly replies "Yes...". Once, a laser had cured his eyes so he could see. When a second laser blinded him, he said "Oh well, easy come, easy go".
 
  
==Service at Kwik-E-Mart==
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An actor played a version of Jasper in the film ''{{ap|Bart's Not Dead|film}}''.<ref>"[[Bart's Not Dead]]"</ref>
Jasper was put in crude "suspended animation" in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]'s freezer, and under advice from [[Dr. Nick Riviera]], [[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon|Apu]] kept him frozen. When Jasper's frozen form became popular with customers, Apu started exploiting the spectacle, and transformed the Kwik-E-Mart into a special interest store dealing with weird items, or perfectly ordinary ones which had been made out to be abnormal. Jasper (or "Frostillicus," as Apu renamed him) was accidentally unfrozen, and stepped out into what he thought was a future world, just as Apu was considering selling him to the [[#Rich Texan|Rich Texan]].
 
  
==Past Life==
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=== Health Issues ===
According to a deleted scene from the season eight episode "[[In Marge We Trust]]", it was revealed that [[Reverend Timothy Lovejoy|Reverend Lovejoy]] succeeded Jasper as Minister of the First Church of Springfield.  
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==== Vision ====
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It is implied that Jasper is slowly going blind. This ailment was once cured by a laser fired by a house's security protection equipment, but he was blinded again almost immediately. He accepted this very quickly: "Oh well. Easy come, easy go." Despite the sight problem, Jasper is both a light sleeper and is still quick with his reflexes. When Abe Simpson tried to steal his dentures one night, Jasper turned on the light immediately and, with a gun aimed at Abe, foiled the nocturnal theft. Also, when everyone comes to watch ''[[The Itchy & Scratchy Show]]'' episode "[[The Beagle Has Landed]]", he looks down to [[Bart]] and asks "Hey little girl, is this seat taken?", Bart replies angrily with "I'm not a little ''girl''!! Are you blind?!", in which Jasper replies sadly with "Yes".
  
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==== Other Major Accidents ====
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Jasper was put in crude "suspended animation" in the [[Kwik-E-Mart]]'s freezer, and under advice from [[Dr. Nick Riviera]], [[Apu]] kept him frozen. When Jasper's frozen form became popular with customers, Apu started exploiting the spectacle, and transformed the Kwik-E-Mart into a special interest store dealing with weird items, or perfectly ordinary ones which had been made out to be abnormal (for example, a cash machine that dispenses pictures of "dead presidents"). He put a Viking helmet on Jasper (or "Frostillicus," as Apu renamed him), but when Jasper was accidentally unfrozen and stepped out into what he thought was a future world, Apu's dreams of wealth were once again crushed. Apu was considering selling him to [[The Rich Texan]].
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Jasper has unfortunate events like [[Hans Moleman]] because he has had many accidents.
  
{{Simpsons characters}}
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==== Minor Accidents ====
[[Category:Characters|Beardley, Jasper]]
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Jasper was shot in his artificial leg by [[Waylon Smithers, Jr.]], on the same night of the nearly fatal shooting of [[Mr. Burns]]. He also claimed to have "broke" his beard during a Death Race accident with Abe Simpson and [[Old Jewish man]], and even managed to get his beard stuck in a pencil sharpener while substituting for the striking teachers of Springfield Elementary. He also mentioned that he is diabetic, and was shot in the arm.<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns?]]"</ref> One time, Jasper, under the mistaken belief that it was Wednesday, took some of his Wednesday pills until he learned it was actually Friday, which caused him to morph into a similar creature to a Lorax from the Dr. Seuss stories.<ref>"[[The Springfield Files]]"</ref>
[[Category:Beardley family]]
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=== Fake Leg ===
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Jasper is shown to have a fake left leg while sparring with Old Jewish man. Smithers also shot Jasper in the wooden leg while in a drunken stupor. However, when he substituted for Lisa's class, he was wearing sandals and clearly had both feet.
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=== Relationships ===
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Jasper is a friend of fellow resident [[Abraham Simpson|Abe Simpson]], but not always. When Abe's girlfriend [[Beatrice Simmons|Bea]] died, Jasper told him what had happened and comforted him. However, Jasper possibly bullies Abe regularly - on one occasion, he steals Abe's newspaper because he wants to do the crossword puzzle. He had a wife, Estelle, now deceased. He apparently had her cremated and had his successor, Reverend Lovejoy, proceed with the cremation ceremony, although it later became apparent that the ceremony was invalid as it took place during the three months that Lovejoy's ministering license expired.<ref>"[[Wedding for Disaster]]"</ref>
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He once dated [[Edna Krabappel]] however he was too old for her liking.<ref>"[[Bart the Lover]]"</ref>
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He and [[Alice Glick]] once attempted to make an erotic film titled "[[What the Pool Boy Saw]]", however cameraman, Abe Simpson fell asleep, leaving the film unfinished.<ref>"[[A Star Is Burns]]"</ref>
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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==== Jasper ====
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Oldies|Jasper}}
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==== Costumes ====
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<gallery>
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File:Number 5.png|[[Number 5]]
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File:Baseball Jasper.png|[[Baseball Jasper]]
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</gallery>
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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Jasper has become famous over the Internet for his quote, which has became his catchphrase to many online, "[[That's a paddlin']]". The line from the episode "[[The PTA Disbands]]" has became a [[meme]] over the Internet.
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=== Foreign dubs ===
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{{Dub voices
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|deVoice=[[german:Werner Abrolat|Werner Abrolat]] ([[season 1]] - [[season 5|5]])
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|I237S1=yes
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|I240S3=yes
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}}
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'''Treehouse of Horror:'''
 +
{{TreehouseA
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|I1S4=yes
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|I5S2=yes
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|I13S1=yes
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|I13S2=yes
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|B2S16=yes
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|B3S15=yes
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}}
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'''Bart Simpson:'''
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{{BartSimpsonA
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|I2S1=yes
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|I4S1=yes
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|I4S2=yes
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|I5S3=yes
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}}
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'''Futurama Crossover:'''
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{{FuturamaCrossoverA
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|S3=yes
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|S4=yes
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}}
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'''Comic Strips:'''
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{{ComicStripsA
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|S74=yes
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}}
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'''Winter Wingding:'''
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{{WinterWingdingA
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|I5S2=yes
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|I8S1=yes
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}}
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'''Summer Shindig:'''
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{{SummerShindigA
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|I1S1=yes
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|I1S5=yes
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}}
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'''Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book:'''
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{{DOCBGA
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|S4=yes
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}}
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'''Homer for the Holidays:'''
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{{HftHA
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|S3=yes
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}}
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'''One-Shot Wonders:'''
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{{OneShotsA
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|ILSS1=yes
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}}
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'''Video Games:'''
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{{GamesA
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|Game=yes
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|H&R=yes
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|TSRR=yes
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|Wrestle=yes
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}}
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'''Books:'''
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{{BooksA
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|TBoM=yes
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|BSGTL=yes
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|CBG=yes
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|GSGtA=yes
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|TSGtS=yes
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|SCoP=yes
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|TSFH=yes
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|FBoF=yes
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|THOHO2=yes
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|BMTSH=yes
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}}
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{{TC}}
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}}
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== References ==
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{{Images|Jasper}}
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{{Reflist}}
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{{MultiNavbox|
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{{Bart's Not Dead}}
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{{Bowling Teams|oldies=yes|team=no}}
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{{Retirement Castle}}
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{{Stonecutters|others=yes}}
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{{Teachers|former=yes}}
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{{Springfield Elementary|previous staff=yes}}
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{{Tapped Out characters|oldies=yes}}
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{{Simpsons characters|springfield=yes}}
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}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beardley, Jasper}}
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[[Category:Fathers]]
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Harry Shearer]]
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[[Category:Recurring characters]]
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[[Category:Characters introduced in season 1]]

Latest revision as of 18:53, November 4, 2024

"That's a paddlin'."
―Jasper Beardley famous phrase[src]
Jasper Beardley
Jasper Beardley.png
Artwork of Jasper from The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Age: Over 90[1]
Hair: White (beard), formerly dark brown[2]
Occupation: Retired
Relatives: Wife: Estelle (deceased)
Granddaughter: Unnamed
Son: Unnamed
First appearance: "Homer's Odyssey"
Voiced by: Harry Shearer


Jasper Beardley is a resident of the Springfield Retirement Castle, and is often seen around Springfield and is a friend of Abe Simpson.

Biography[edit]

Jasper is a World War II veteran. Jasper also tried to avoid the draft by disguising himself as a woman and staying in Springfield to play in the local women's baseball league, along with his friend Abe, who was also avoiding the war. He has been a substitute teacher who confiscated everything made of tin (according to Lisa) and got his beard caught in the pencil sharpener.[3] He also preceded Reverend Lovejoy as minister at the Simpsons' church in Springfield.

Jasper unsuccessfully auditioned for The Be Sharps by singing "Theme From A Summer Place".[4]

An actor played a version of Jasper in the film Bart's Not Dead.[5]

Health Issues[edit]

Vision[edit]

It is implied that Jasper is slowly going blind. This ailment was once cured by a laser fired by a house's security protection equipment, but he was blinded again almost immediately. He accepted this very quickly: "Oh well. Easy come, easy go." Despite the sight problem, Jasper is both a light sleeper and is still quick with his reflexes. When Abe Simpson tried to steal his dentures one night, Jasper turned on the light immediately and, with a gun aimed at Abe, foiled the nocturnal theft. Also, when everyone comes to watch The Itchy & Scratchy Show episode "The Beagle Has Landed", he looks down to Bart and asks "Hey little girl, is this seat taken?", Bart replies angrily with "I'm not a little girl!! Are you blind?!", in which Jasper replies sadly with "Yes".

Other Major Accidents[edit]

Jasper was put in crude "suspended animation" in the Kwik-E-Mart's freezer, and under advice from Dr. Nick Riviera, Apu kept him frozen. When Jasper's frozen form became popular with customers, Apu started exploiting the spectacle, and transformed the Kwik-E-Mart into a special interest store dealing with weird items, or perfectly ordinary ones which had been made out to be abnormal (for example, a cash machine that dispenses pictures of "dead presidents"). He put a Viking helmet on Jasper (or "Frostillicus," as Apu renamed him), but when Jasper was accidentally unfrozen and stepped out into what he thought was a future world, Apu's dreams of wealth were once again crushed. Apu was considering selling him to The Rich Texan. Jasper has unfortunate events like Hans Moleman because he has had many accidents.

Minor Accidents[edit]

Jasper was shot in his artificial leg by Waylon Smithers, Jr., on the same night of the nearly fatal shooting of Mr. Burns. He also claimed to have "broke" his beard during a Death Race accident with Abe Simpson and Old Jewish man, and even managed to get his beard stuck in a pencil sharpener while substituting for the striking teachers of Springfield Elementary. He also mentioned that he is diabetic, and was shot in the arm.[6] One time, Jasper, under the mistaken belief that it was Wednesday, took some of his Wednesday pills until he learned it was actually Friday, which caused him to morph into a similar creature to a Lorax from the Dr. Seuss stories.[7]

Fake Leg[edit]

Jasper is shown to have a fake left leg while sparring with Old Jewish man. Smithers also shot Jasper in the wooden leg while in a drunken stupor. However, when he substituted for Lisa's class, he was wearing sandals and clearly had both feet.

Relationships[edit]

Jasper is a friend of fellow resident Abe Simpson, but not always. When Abe's girlfriend Bea died, Jasper told him what had happened and comforted him. However, Jasper possibly bullies Abe regularly - on one occasion, he steals Abe's newspaper because he wants to do the crossword puzzle. He had a wife, Estelle, now deceased. He apparently had her cremated and had his successor, Reverend Lovejoy, proceed with the cremation ceremony, although it later became apparent that the ceremony was invalid as it took place during the three months that Lovejoy's ministering license expired.[8]

He once dated Edna Krabappel however he was too old for her liking.[9]

He and Alice Glick once attempted to make an erotic film titled "What the Pool Boy Saw", however cameraman, Abe Simpson fell asleep, leaving the film unfinished.[10]

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.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

Jasper[edit]

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Jasper
Image Cost Unlock method Unlocks with Unlock message Yearbook
Jasper Beardley.png Donut150 Level 30
Premium
Community Center Unlock me, eh? That's a paddling! Character is available via the Yearbook Mystery Box
Donut30
Donut80 Thanksgiving 2018, All American Auction, Blargsgiving, Northward Bound, The Atom Smasher and Cold Turkey
Premium (Men Mystery Box)
Mystery Box Token1 Blargsgiving, Northward Bound, The Atom Smasher and Cold Turkey
Gold Mystery Box
Technical Information ID Groups Internal Name
2101 Premium Characters, Premium Male, Pessimist, Senior, Adult Jasper

Costumes[edit]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

Jasper has become famous over the Internet for his quote, which has became his catchphrase to many online, "That's a paddlin'". The line from the episode "The PTA Disbands" has became a meme over the Internet.

Foreign dubs[edit]

Language Voice dubber
Germany.png Deutsch Werner Abrolat (season 1 - 5)

Appearances[edit]

Episodes:Specials:Adverts:Butterfinger Adverts:Simpsons Illustrated:Simpsons Comics:Treehouse of Horror:Bart Simpson:Futurama Crossover:Comic Strips:Winter Wingding:Summer Shindig:Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book:Homer for the Holidays:One-Shot Wonders:Video Games:Books:

References[edit]

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