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== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==

Revision as of 17:17, November 14, 2024

Duff redirects here. For the magazine, see Duff (magazine).
For real versions of Duff Beer, see Duff Beer (real world).
"Can't get enough of that wonderful Duff!"
―The Duff Beer slogan
Duff Beer
Duff Beer.png
The Duff Beer can logo.
Food/Drink Information
Produced by: Duff Corporation
Town: Mainly seen in Springfield
First appearance: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"


Duff Beer is the most popular brand of beer in Springfield. It is Homer Simpson's favorite drink and is enthusiastically promoted by Duffman, the company mascot.

Duff was endorsed during the Kennedy/Nixon debates by Kennedy, an idea that was then stolen by Nixon when he also tried to declare his support for 'that particular beer'.

Variations of Duff

Duff's equivalent in Shelbyville is Fudd Beer.

Moe Szyslak once tried to sell a bottle of Swedish Duff, or Düff.[1] After renovating his bar, Moe, for a time, offered a Malaysian beer instead of Duff.[2]

Some variations with alcohol include:

Non-alcoholic include:

Non-canon

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.

Behind the Laughter

It has become one of the trademarks of the show appearing in merchandise, popular culture and adverts.

In the episode "Duffless", it is revealed that Duff, Duff Dry and Duff Light are the same beer, to which Homer and Barney are oblivious.

Possible inspiration

While there have been many hypotheses (see below), according to David Silverman, the idea for the slogan "Can't get enough of that wonderful Duff" came first—Matt Groening came up with Duff simply to rhyme with "enough."

The word "duff" is common English slang for "butt" or "rump" (as in "get off your duff"). Like many other countries, discerning beer-drinkers often characterize popular domestic brews in a pejorative way (American criticize Budweiser, Australians discount Fosters, Victoria Bitter et cetera) as being mass-market swill. Clearly, the character of Homer represents the typical mindless drone who would drink whatever beer was marketed most heavily, regardless of quality, as satire of undiscriminating beer drinkers who routinely purchase "popular" (read: heavily advertised) beer.

The idea for the name of the beer possibly could have come from the play "Landscape" written by Nobel prize-winner Harold Pinter. Landscape is a one act play where the leading characters, Beth and Duff a middle aged couple, sit and talk at a kitchen table. One of the leading topics that is discussed by Duff is his job at the local brewery known for their keg beer. The play itself is a social commentary analyzing the difficulty at which a married couples communicate. In this sense, "Landscape" could also be a possible inspiration for the characterization of Marge and Homer as well.

Former Guns N' Roses/current Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan (who in the early days of Guns N' Roses was known as Duff "The King Of Beers" McKagan) claimed in his autobiography that Duff was named after him, but Simpsons creators call the claim "absurd."

Similarities to Budweiser

Duff has been likened to Budweiser beer.[52]

  • Budweiser has used a cartoon spokesperson named "Budman", who is similar to Duff's Duffman.[53]
  • Budweiser used a real dog called Spuds MacKenzie as a mascot to promote Bud Light. In the episode "Old Yeller-Belly", the Simpson's dog, Santa's Little Helper becomes Duff's mascot under the name Suds McDuff.
  • Like Duff's, the Budweiser logo has violet diagonal areas above the product's name.[54]
  • Duff is the corporate sponsor to a stadium and an amusement park which parallels Budweiser's corporate parent, Anheuser-Busch with Busch Stadium in St. Louis and Busch Gardens.
  • During the Super Bowl in the episode "Lisa the Greek", Duff has an advertisement where Duff and Duff Dry play in the Duff Bowl which was parodying Budweiser's Bud Bowl.

See also

Appearances

References

  1. "The Springfield Files"
  2. "Homer the Moe"
  3. "A Tree Grows in Springfield"
  4. "Do the Wrong Thing"
  5. "Eternal Moonshine of the Simpson Mind"
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Duffless"
  7. "Lisa the Greek"
  8. "The Clown Stays in the Picture"
  9. "YOLO"
  10. "The Nightmare After Krustmas"
  11. "Moe Goes from Rags to Riches"
  12. "The Great Louse Detective"
  13. "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"
  14. "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk "
  15. "The Marge Book"
  16. 16.0 16.1 "Simpsorama"
  17. 17.0 17.1 "The Fabulous Faker Boy"
  18. "American History X-cellent"
  19. "Let's Go Fly a Coot"
  20. Simpsons Mania!
  21. "Bobby, It's Cold Outside"
  22. "Mayored to the Mob"
  23. "Throw Grampa from the Dane"
  24. "The Springfield Files"
  25. "The Wayz We Were"
  26. "Three Dreams Denied"
  27. "Holidays of Future Passed"
  28. 28.0 28.1 The Simpsons Screen Saver
  29. Are You Duff Enough?
  30. The Simpsons: Tapped Out
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 'Tisn't the Season
  32. Yippee Ki-Yay, Mr. Flanders
  33. "Treehouse of Horror XXV"
  34. The Man With Two Wives
  35. The Simpsons Game
  36. The Simpsons Game
  37. The Simpsons Game
  38. The Simpsons Game
  39. The Simpsons Game
  40. The Simpsons Game
  41. The Simpsons Game
  42. The Simpsons Game
  43. The Simpsons Game
  44. The Simpsons Game
  45. The Simpsons Game
  46. The Simpsons Game
  47. The Simpsons Game
  48. The Simpsons Game
  49. The Simpsons Game
  50. The Simpsons Game
  51. The Simpsons Game
  52. "Advertising of America's Beer Companies and the Duff Corporation", The Simpsons Archive
  53. August A. Busch & Co. of MA, Inc.
  54. Budweiser official page