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== Arm ==
 
== Arm ==
He has only one arm. He told [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] that the other arm was lost by sticking it out of the window of a moving bus (his arm being lost by sticking the hand out of the bus was later implied in ''[[Homer's Odyssey]]'', when [[Edna Krabappel|Mrs. Krabappel]] warns the kids to keep their hands out of the window of the bus as "a kid once lost an arm due to [sticking his arm out of the window]."). The writers had originally intended for him to give a different reason each time he appeared, but this idea was later dropped.
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He has only one arm. He told [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] that the other arm was lost by sticking it out of the window of a moving bus. It was also implied when on a bus Ms. Krabappel said not to do it because a kid once lost an arm that way.
  
 
== Role in The Simpsons ==
 
== Role in The Simpsons ==
Herman is a very minor character on the show, although he does appear in the background crowds once in a while.
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Herman is not a very important and known person in Springfield, but he will often participate in large mobs and crowds.
  
He is a brilliant military tactician, though his sanity is somewhat questionable (Bart considered him "a little crazy", while Abraham Simpson actually said he was "out of his mind"). Herman was instrumental in Bart’s victory in water balloon combat against [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]], and the negotiation of the peace treaty between the two combatants in "[[Bart the General]]". Herman was meant to be robbed by Snake in ''[[The Simpsons: Hit and Run]]'', but didn't make it into the final version. Snake still robbed Herman's Military Antiques, and Herman was both mentioned by Chief Wiggum and had his picture shown in the mission instructions, but he didn't make a proper appearance.
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== Talents ==
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He is a brilliant military tactician, though his sanity is somewhat questionable (Bart considered him "a little crazy", while Abraham Simpson actually said he was "out of his mind"). Herman was instrumental in Bart’s victory in water balloon combat against [[Nelson Muntz|Nelson]], and the negotiation of the peace treaty between the two combatants.
  
 
=== Friends ===
 
=== Friends ===
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=== Criminal Activities ===
 
=== Criminal Activities ===
Herman was the villain in "[[Springfield Connection]]", selling counterfeit jeans out of the Simpsons' garage, and held Homer hostage when he stumbled upon his job. He was foiled by [[Marge Simpson]], though he was not put in jail because the evidence was stolen by the Springfield PD. He also once made a deal with the Springfield Mafia in an issue of Simpsons Comics.
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He once sold counterfeit jeans out of the Simpsons' garage, and held Homer hostage when he stumbled upon his job. He was foiled by [[Marge Simpson]], though he was not put in jail because the evidence was stolen by the Springfield PD.  
  
He [[22 Short Films About Springfield|once]] captured [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] and [[Snake Jailbird|Snake]] and held them hostage (in a homage to the gold watch segment from ''[[wikipedia:Pulp_Fiction_(film)|Pulp Fiction]]''), but was thwarted (accidentally) by [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] wielding a flail.
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He once captured [[Clancy Wiggum|Chief Wiggum]] and [[Snake Jailbird|Snake]] and held them hostage , but was thwarted (accidentally) by [[Milhouse Van Houten|Milhouse]] wielding a flail.
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
== Behind the Laughter ==

Revision as of 16:01, October 16, 2010

Herman larson
221px
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Unknown
Age: 50s
Hair: Brown
Occupation: Owner of Herman's Military Antiques
First appearance: Bart the General
Voiced by: Harry Shearer


"The key to Springfield has always been Elm Street. The Greeks knew it. The Carthaginians knew it. Now you know it."
―Herman, Bart the General

Herman, voiced by Harry Shearer, is the owner of Herman's Military Antiques. He dresses in military fatigues.

Arm

He has only one arm. He told Bart that the other arm was lost by sticking it out of the window of a moving bus. It was also implied when on a bus Ms. Krabappel said not to do it because a kid once lost an arm that way.

Role in The Simpsons

Herman is not a very important and known person in Springfield, but he will often participate in large mobs and crowds.

Talents

He is a brilliant military tactician, though his sanity is somewhat questionable (Bart considered him "a little crazy", while Abraham Simpson actually said he was "out of his mind"). Herman was instrumental in Bart’s victory in water balloon combat against Nelson, and the negotiation of the peace treaty between the two combatants.

Friends

He is friends with Abraham Simpson, to whom he sold a fez hat, claiming it was previously owned by Napoleon. He also claimed that he owned "the hat McKinley was shot in". He also has a mysterious friend called Zed, who presumably is the same Zed as in the movie Pulp Fiction; a bisexual rapist. Herman was a member of The Stonecutters, and possibly the "No Homers" club. He was also a poker buddy of Homer Simpson.

Criminal Activities

He once sold counterfeit jeans out of the Simpsons' garage, and held Homer hostage when he stumbled upon his job. He was foiled by Marge Simpson, though he was not put in jail because the evidence was stolen by the Springfield PD.

He once captured Chief Wiggum and Snake and held them hostage , but was thwarted (accidentally) by Milhouse wielding a flail.

Behind the Laughter

Harry Shearer does an impression of George H. W. Bush for Herman's voice. Herman's facial design is modeled after the show's most prolific writer John Swartzwelder, who created the character. The writers had originally planned for Herman to give a new explanation for how he lost his arm every time he appeared. However, the second joke, involving Herman having stuck his arm in a ball return at a bowling alley, got cut, and the writers never pursued the idea thereafter.

Appearances


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