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| − | '''Clancy Bouvier''' is the chain-smoking deceased husband of [[Jacqueline Bouvier]], and father of [[Patty Bouvier|Patty]], [[Selma Bouvier|Selma]], and [[Marge Simpson]]. He is of French origin.<ref>"[[The Color Yellow]]"</ref> | + | '''Clancy Bouvier'''<ref>"[[Wedding For Disaster]]" (name seen on certificate of marriage)</ref><ref>''[[The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album]]''</ref> was the chain-smoking husband of [[Jacqueline Bouvier]], the father of [[Patty Bouvier|Patty]], [[Selma Bouvier|Selma]], and [[Marge Simpson]], father-in-law of [[Homer Simpson]] and maternal grandfather of [[Bart]], [[Lisa]] and [[Maggie Simpson]] and [[Ling Bouvier]]. He was of French origin.<ref>"[[The Color Yellow]]"</ref> |
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| | == Biography == | | == Biography == |
Clancy was one of the earliest male flight attendants, a job he held when Marge was a child, although he told her he was a pilot.[4] At some point he also served in the United States Navy where he picked up a swearing problem, which nearly cost him his job as a baby photographer.[5]
Clancy first met Homer when he showed up at the Bouvier home claiming to be Marge's prom date (who was actually Artie Ziff). He was kind and complimentary to Homer, saying that "from what she's told me I'm sure you're a solid citizen". Whether Marge had 'sugar coated' her description of Homer, or she had in fact been describing Artie, is unclear.[6]
It is revealed later that his behavior may have just been common courtesy: When Marge returned home after the prom, she overheard her father stating that "when that Simpson boy showed up it took years off my life", to which her mother replied with, "Will you stop? She went with the good one" (referring to Artie).
Whilst he really died of lung cancer, various non-canon deaths were made up for an excuse.Lisa attributes his death to an accident involving a roller coaster, but it is unknown whether this is true. What is known is that his death occurred some time after Marge met Homer and before she married him. He got her a "white-noise machine" to help her deal with his death.
Episode – "The Way We Was" (flashback)
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror III" 
Book – The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album 
Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out (ghost; picture and dialogue)
