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| | Congressman Arnold's first meeting with Lisa showed he had much political savvy and social graces, as he charms Lisa by saying one day she may grow up to be a Congresswoman and commends Lisa for correctly stating how many women were Members of Congress. He gets photographs taken of himself with Lisa, which get put into Springfield newspapers and are all that is needed to convince Barney and Moe that he is a decent man worthy of reelection, which serves to show the ease Congressman have in convincing voters to keep reelecting them (or at least Moe & Barney). Other than the logging bribe and the failed Roosevelt Oil bribe, it's implied that he may have accepted a bribe to bury toxic waste during the meeting with the Timber lobbyist. Also, he may be somewhat of a womanizer, as he said "Look, what a pooch" in regards to [[Winifred Beecher Howe]]'s statue.<ref>"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"</ref> | | Congressman Arnold's first meeting with Lisa showed he had much political savvy and social graces, as he charms Lisa by saying one day she may grow up to be a Congresswoman and commends Lisa for correctly stating how many women were Members of Congress. He gets photographs taken of himself with Lisa, which get put into Springfield newspapers and are all that is needed to convince Barney and Moe that he is a decent man worthy of reelection, which serves to show the ease Congressman have in convincing voters to keep reelecting them (or at least Moe & Barney). Other than the logging bribe and the failed Roosevelt Oil bribe, it's implied that he may have accepted a bribe to bury toxic waste during the meeting with the Timber lobbyist. Also, he may be somewhat of a womanizer, as he said "Look, what a pooch" in regards to [[Winifred Beecher Howe]]'s statue.<ref>"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"</ref> |
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| − | He may live in Springfield, as he attended the town meeting about [[Mr. Burns]]' plan to block out the town's sun<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One]]"</ref> and his name appeared on a DNA database.<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two]]"</ref> | + | He may live in Springfield, as he attended the town meeting about [[Mr. Burns]]' plan to block out the town's sun<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]"</ref> and his name appeared on a DNA database.<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two]]"</ref> |
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| | == Appearances == | | == Appearances == |
| | *{{ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}} | | *{{ep|Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington}} |
| | *{{ep|Bart's Comet}} | | *{{ep|Bart's Comet}} |
| − | *{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part One}} | + | *{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)}} |
| | *{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two|(name seen on DNA database)}} | | *{{ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two|(name seen on DNA database)}} |
| | *{{ep|Behind the Laughter|(character image)}} | | *{{ep|Behind the Laughter|(character image)}} |
Congressman Arnold's first meeting with Lisa showed he had much political savvy and social graces, as he charms Lisa by saying one day she may grow up to be a Congresswoman and commends Lisa for correctly stating how many women were Members of Congress. He gets photographs taken of himself with Lisa, which get put into Springfield newspapers and are all that is needed to convince Barney and Moe that he is a decent man worthy of reelection, which serves to show the ease Congressman have in convincing voters to keep reelecting them (or at least Moe & Barney). Other than the logging bribe and the failed Roosevelt Oil bribe, it's implied that he may have accepted a bribe to bury toxic waste during the meeting with the Timber lobbyist. Also, he may be somewhat of a womanizer, as he said "Look, what a pooch" in regards to Winifred Beecher Howe's statue.[1]
Episode – "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" 
Video game – The Simpsons Road Rage 
Book – Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20 
