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|caption = Artwork of Virgil Simpson from ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''
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|hair = Black  
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|status= Deceased
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|age =  
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|job= Slave
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|status = Deceased
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|relatives= '''Wife:''' [[Mabel Simpson]]<br/>'''Son:''' [[Abraham Simpson I]]
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|job = Slave
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|appearance= "[[The Color Yellow]]"
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|relatives = '''Wife:''' [[Mabel Simpson]]<br>'''Son:''' [[Abraham Simpson I]]
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|voiced by= [[Wren T. Brown]]
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|appearance = "[[The Color Yellow]]"
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|voiced by = [[Wren T. Brown]]
 
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'''Virgil Simpson''' was a runaway slave of [[Colonel Burns]] that young [[Eliza Simpson]] unsuccessfully attempted to help escape through the underground railroad; Eliza never discovered the fate of Virgil, whom she felt she had failed. However, Eliza's mother, [[Mabel Simpson]], left her family in order to lead Virgil to Canada personally, leaving behind her treacherous husband, [[Hiram Simpson]]. On their journey, the two began to fall in love and even encountered Abraham Lincoln who offered his top hat to conceal Mabel's hair from the authorities. Mabel and Virgil successfully crossed the border into Canada via a bridge upon which Virgil proposed to Mabel. Mabel legally divorced Hiram and married Virgil, who took his wife's previous married name of "Simpson" since he did not have one of his own and "so that Mabel could keep all her monogram table linens". Mabel and Virgil Simpson then had a child, [[Abraham Simpson I|Abraham]], who was [[Abraham Simpson|Grampa Simpson]]'s great grandfather and presumably his namesake.
 
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== Clothing ==
 
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Virgil dresses in a white shirt with navy blue trousers with suspenders and knee high boots. The cross at the back of the suspenders vanishes and looks more like [[Lenny Leonard|Lenny's]] with two parralel straps down his back.
 
  
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==Behind the Laughter==
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'''Virgil Simpson''' was a runaway slave of [[Colonel Burns]] that young [[Eliza Simpson]] unsuccessfully attempted to help escape through the underground railroad.
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The fact that Virgil is a direct ancestor of the modern Simpsons family seems to completely compromise parts of the previously established Simpsons family tree. Specifically, his picture is seen to replace that of Hiram Simpson in the episode ''The Color Yellow'', though in the family tree from [[the Simpsons Uncensored Family Album]], neither his nor Hiram's picture appears at all. According to [[Abraham Simpson]], Virgil's son was his great grandfather, which would place Virgil and Mabel at the branch of the tree already occupied by [[Garwood Simpson]] and [[Clowta Stillman]]. It is unknown then if this family tree has been falsified, if there are serious errors, or if Abraham Simpson has simply spoken dishonestly about Virgil (perhaps due to his poor memory and apparent dementia). Another factor to note is that Abraham suggested he may have tampered with the family tree to avoid racist remarks that might have been made if Virgil's picture had remained on the tree.
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== History ==
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Eliza never discovered the fate of Virgil, whom she felt she had failed. However, Eliza's mother, [[Mabel Simpson]], left her family in order to lead Virgil to Canada personally, leaving behind her treacherous husband, [[Hiram Simpson]]. On their journey, the two began to fall in love and even encountered Abraham Lincoln, who offered his top hat to conceal Mabel's hair from the authorities. Mabel and Virgil successfully crossed the border into Canada via a bridge upon which Virgil proposed to Mabel. Mabel legally divorced Hiram and married Virgil, who took his wife's previous married name of "Simpson" since he did not have one of his own and "so that Mabel could keep all her monogram table linens." Mabel and Virgil Simpson then had a child, [[Abraham Simpson I|Abraham]], who was [[Grampa]]'s great-grandfather and presumably his namesake.
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== Non-canon ==
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{{Noncanon}}
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Black History|Virgil}}
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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The fact that Virgil is a direct ancestor of the modern Simpson family seems to completely compromise parts of the previously established Simpson family tree. Specifically, his picture is seen to replace that of Hiram Simpson in the episode ''The Color Yellow'', though in the family tree from [[the Simpsons Uncensored Family Album]], neither his nor Hiram's picture appears at all. According to [[Abraham Simpson]], Virgil's son was his great grandfather, which would place Virgil and Mabel at the branch of the tree already occupied by [[Garwood Simpson]] and [[Clowta Stillman]]. It is unknown then if this family tree has been falsified, if there are serious errors, or if Abraham Simpson has simply spoken dishonestly about Virgil (perhaps due to his poor memory and apparent dementia). Another factor to note is that Abraham suggested he may have tampered with the family tree to avoid racist remarks that might have been made if Virgil's picture had remained on the tree.
  
 
Or it's more than likely due to the fact that Matt Groening released the book back in 1991 and this episode was made in 2010 and is retconning what was established.
 
Or it's more than likely due to the fact that Matt Groening released the book back in 1991 and this episode was made in 2010 and is retconning what was established.
  
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In the [[Die Simpsons|German dub]] Virgil was voiced by [[Crock W. Krumbiegel]].
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=== Foreign dubs ===
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{{Dub voices|deVoice=Crock W. Krumbiegel}}
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
*{{ep|The Color Yellow}}
 
*{{ep|The Color Yellow}}
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*{{ep|Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass|([[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass/Gags|opening sequence]])}}
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*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
  
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{{Simpson family|dead=yes}}
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{{Deceased characters|simpsons=yes}}
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{{Tapped Out characters|blackhistory=yes}}
 
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{{Deceased characters}}
 
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Virgil}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Virgil}}
  
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Latest revision as of 17:51, November 5, 2024

Virgil Simpson
Virgil Simpson.png
Artwork of Virgil Simpson from The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
Hair: Black
Occupation: Slave
Relatives: Wife: Mabel Simpson
Son: Abraham Simpson I
First appearance: "The Color Yellow"
Voiced by: Wren T. Brown
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Virgil Simpson was a runaway slave of Colonel Burns that young Eliza Simpson unsuccessfully attempted to help escape through the underground railroad.

History[edit]

Eliza never discovered the fate of Virgil, whom she felt she had failed. However, Eliza's mother, Mabel Simpson, left her family in order to lead Virgil to Canada personally, leaving behind her treacherous husband, Hiram Simpson. On their journey, the two began to fall in love and even encountered Abraham Lincoln, who offered his top hat to conceal Mabel's hair from the authorities. Mabel and Virgil successfully crossed the border into Canada via a bridge upon which Virgil proposed to Mabel. Mabel legally divorced Hiram and married Virgil, who took his wife's previous married name of "Simpson" since he did not have one of his own and "so that Mabel could keep all her monogram table linens." Mabel and Virgil Simpson then had a child, Abraham, who was Grampa's great-grandfather and presumably his namesake.

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]

This section is transcluded from The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Black History. To edit it, please edit the transcluded page.
Virgil Simpson
Image Cost Unlock method Unlock message
Virgil Simpson.png FREE Black History
From the Mouth of Abes Pt. 5 		Try my latest invention, powdered wheel cakes.
Technical Information ID Groups Internal Name
229004 Adult, Regular Male, Regular Characters VirgilSimpson
Taps Final Update
Wave Cost Release
4 Donut85 October 15, 2024

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The fact that Virgil is a direct ancestor of the modern Simpson family seems to completely compromise parts of the previously established Simpson family tree. Specifically, his picture is seen to replace that of Hiram Simpson in the episode The Color Yellow, though in the family tree from the Simpsons Uncensored Family Album, neither his nor Hiram's picture appears at all. According to Abraham Simpson, Virgil's son was his great grandfather, which would place Virgil and Mabel at the branch of the tree already occupied by Garwood Simpson and Clowta Stillman. It is unknown then if this family tree has been falsified, if there are serious errors, or if Abraham Simpson has simply spoken dishonestly about Virgil (perhaps due to his poor memory and apparent dementia). Another factor to note is that Abraham suggested he may have tampered with the family tree to avoid racist remarks that might have been made if Virgil's picture had remained on the tree.

Or it's more than likely due to the fact that Matt Groening released the book back in 1991 and this episode was made in 2010 and is retconning what was established.

Foreign dubs[edit]

Language Voice dubber
Germany.png Deutsch Crock W. Krumbiegel

Appearances[edit]


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