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'''David "Dave" Shutton''' is a newspaper reporter who works for the ''[[Media in The Simpsons#Newspapers|Springfield Shopper]]''; he wears a fedora similar to those worn by reporters of the 1940s. [[Kent Brockman]] seems to hold him in slight contempt, possibly because they work in different news media; when Shutton arrived at a scene and asks what’s going on, and Brockman replies “Oh, do your research, Shutton!” <ref>[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]</ref>  
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'''Dave Shutton''' is a journalist who works for ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]''. He wears a fedora similar to those worn by reporters of the 1940s.
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== History ==
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He was present when Bart caught and discovered a three-eyed fish, [[Blinky]]. Dave also saw the waste coming out of the nearby [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|power plant]] and published the story about the mutation.<ref>"[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]"</ref>
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Shutton asked [[Dr. Hibbert]] for an update on [[Little Miss Springfield]] winner [[Amber Dempsey]]'s condition after she was struck by lightning at the grand opening for [[Shøp]], learning she would be fine and had just won the Little Miss Intensive Care pageant.<ref>"[[Lisa the Beauty Queen]]"</ref>
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[[Kent Brockman]] seemed to hold him in slight contempt, possibly because they worked in different news mediums. When Shutton arrived at the scene where [[Mr. Burns]] was shot and asked what was going on, Brockman replied, "Oh, do your research, Shutton!"<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]"</ref>
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== Non-canon ==
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=== Comics ===
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Dave took a photo of [[Bart]] rescuing [[Nelson]] from a piece of collapsing [[Monorail]] track and wrote an article about it in ''The Springfield Shopper'', although he called them "Bert" and "Wilson."<ref>''[[How the Vest Was Won!]]''</ref>
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== Behind the Scenes ==
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Writer [[John Swartzwelder]] named the character after his friend David Schutten.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:31, December 2, 2024

David Shutton
Dave Shutton.png
Artwork of Dave Shutton from The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Hair: Blue
Occupation: Investigative journalist
First appearance: "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
Voiced by: Harry Shearer
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Dave Shutton is a journalist who works for The Springfield Shopper. He wears a fedora similar to those worn by reporters of the 1940s.

History[edit]

He was present when Bart caught and discovered a three-eyed fish, Blinky. Dave also saw the waste coming out of the nearby power plant and published the story about the mutation.[1]

Shutton asked Dr. Hibbert for an update on Little Miss Springfield winner Amber Dempsey's condition after she was struck by lightning at the grand opening for Shøp, learning she would be fine and had just won the Little Miss Intensive Care pageant.[2]

Kent Brockman seemed to hold him in slight contempt, possibly because they worked in different news mediums. When Shutton arrived at the scene where Mr. Burns was shot and asked what was going on, Brockman replied, "Oh, do your research, Shutton!"[3]

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.

Comics[edit]

Dave took a photo of Bart rescuing Nelson from a piece of collapsing Monorail track and wrote an article about it in The Springfield Shopper, although he called them "Bert" and "Wilson."[4]

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

This section is transcluded from The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/C-List Celebrities. To edit it, please edit the transcluded page.
Dave Shutton
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Behind the Scenes[edit]

Writer John Swartzwelder named the character after his friend David Schutten.

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"
  2. ↑ "Lisa the Beauty Queen"
  3. ↑ "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"
  4. ↑ How the Vest Was Won!


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