Grim Reaper

Grim Reaper

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Divine Age: Immortal Occupation: Reaps dead mortals' souls First appearance: "Treehouse of Horror IV" Voiced by: Harry Shearer As Homer: Dan Castellaneta As Mona: Glenn Close

The Grim Reaper (also called simply Death) is the title given to the person who claims peoples souls when it is their time to die.

History

In Homer's dream where he was an intermediate skier, Death appeared, who Homer originally thought was Ski Patrol, who was dragging behind him a coffin. When they fell off the edge of the cliff and everyone started screaming, Death realized he couldn't die and opened up a parachute.

Later, Mona Simpson revealed herself to be Death and saved the lives of the Simpson family.

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He was the judge in the court case of Flanders the Devil vs. Homer Simpson about who gets Homer's soul.

Coming to claim Bart's life, he was then attacked by Homer and after a very silly chase scene was destroyed, which made everyone unable to die. Homer then took his cloak, because it looked comfortable and took up the mantle of Death. Homer temporarily killed all the people God wanted to kill just by touching them with his fleshless arm, and then killed many other people just for fun, but gave up the position after God wanted him to kill Marge. He killed Patty, and put Marge's hair on top of her head, while she was covered by a blanket, to trick God.

The Grim Reaper (along with Santa Claus and a Christmas angel) was once seen being chased away from a Christmas party at Burns' manor by the Hounds.

Behind the Laughter

The Grim Reaper, also known as Death, is known as the personification of death. He is often represented as a skeleton in a black cloak wielding a scythe. According to folklore, Death will appear to mortals when it is time for them to die. In some versions, he is able to make people die by touching them or by means of supernatural powers. There are also some versions were he has no control over people's lives and only serves as a psychopomp to lead the souls of the dead into the afterlife or the underworld.

Appearances

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• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror IV" (couch gag)
• Episode – "The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular" (archive footage)
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIV"
• Episode – "How I Wet Your Mother" (dream)
• Comic story – Christmas Eve on Mammon Street

References

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All episodes Rigellians (Kang • Kodos) Treehouse of Horror Evil House • Lenore • Removalist • The Raven • The Raven narrator • Serak the Preparer Treehouse of Horror II Colonel • Ed McMahon • Monkey paw seller Treehouse of Horror III King Homer • Evil shopkeeper • Evil Krusty Doll • Joe • Zombies (Sue Dokes • Albert Einstein • Jay Kogan • John Smith • John Smith • William Shakespeare • George Washington • Walodor) Treehouse of Horror IV Benedict Arnold • Blackbeard • John Wilkes Booth • Lizzie Borden • Count Burns • Demon technician • John Dillinger • Flanders the Devil • Gremlin • Grim Reaper • Model Donut • Richard Nixon • Philadelphia Flyers • Skeleton judge • Zombies Treehouse of Horror V Mister Peabody • Sherman • Jason Voorhees Treehouse of Horror VI Paul Anka Treehouse of Horror VII Pigeon-Rat • Hugo Simpson • Bill Watson Treehouse of Horror VIII Fox Censor • Edgar Winter • Johnny Winter • Zombies Treehouse of Horror IX Ed McMahon • The Jerry Springer Show audience member • Jerry Springer • Jason Voorhees Treehouse of Horror X Tom Arnold • Sugar Bear • Yasmine Bleeth • Dick Clark • Clobber Girl • The Collector • Tonya Harding • Michael Jordan • Lucy Lawless/Xena • Courtney Love • Rosie O'Donnell • Dan Quayle • Jeri Ryan • Laura Schlessinger • Al Sharpton • Stretch Dude Treehouse of Horror XI Bear family • George Cauldron • Goldilocks • St. Peter • Rapunzel • King Snorky • Suzanne • Troll Treehouse of Horror XII Apple vendor • Baby-puppy vendor • Pierce Brosnan • Cholera woman • Katie Couric • Drunken prince • Frog Prince • Gypsy • Handsome prince • Hobgoblin • Installer robots • Leprechaun • Lord Montymort • Harry Potter • Salesbot • Slithers • Ultrahouse 3000 • Yoda Treehouse of Horror XIII Hammock man • Homer's clones (Peter Griffin) • Zombies • (Billy the Kid • Kaiser Wilhelm II) Treehouse of Horror XIV Jethro Bodine* • Oscar De La Hoya • Jonathan Frink, Sr. • Jennifer Garner • Patty Hearst • Dudley Herschbach • Irving • The Jackson 5 • Grim Reaper Treehouse of Horror XV Dr. Bartley • C. Ebenezer Burns • Mao • Peter Pan • Eliza Simpson • Simon Stoolowitz • Inspector Wiggum Treehouse of Horror XVI Cyborg Bart • Terry Bradshaw • David • Dorothy • Dennis Rodman • Roger • Witch Treehouse of Horror XVII Female Golem • Female teenager • German man • Male Golem • Phil McGraw • Nathan Newley Orchestra • Space Marshmallow • Orson Welles Treehouse of Horror XVIII Flanders the Devil • Government agent • Jim Halterman Treehouse of Horror XIX Bestimus Muchos • Carnage Destructicus • Grand Pumpkin • Melody • Sedan bot • Sex toy • Snooze • Rip Taylor • Three-Way • Tom Turkey Treehouse of Horror XX Amenhotep • Count Dracula • Countess Dracula • Frankenstein's Monster • Julienstein • She-Wolf • Werewolf • Womenhet • Hubert Wong • Muncher Zombies Treehouse of Horror XXI Count Dracula • Edmund • Colonel Ketchup • Roger • Count von Count Treehouse of Horror XXII 911 dispatcher • Flanders the Devil • Kamala • Aleksey Fyodorovich Karamazov* • Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov* • Rigellian queen Treehouse of Horror XXIII Black hole aliens • Mayans (Crazy iguana lady • Mayan gods • Mayan Homer • Mayan Marge • Mayan priest • Mayan scientist) • Moe-looking Satan • United Federation of Homers Through History (Pope Homer) • Barty Ziff • Lisa Ziff • Maggie Ziff • Marge Ziff Treehouse of Horror XXIV Bee Man of Bumble • Bore-Ax • Ray Bradbury • Brundlefly • Edward C. Burke • Mr. Burnsum • The Creeper • The Fat In The Hat • The Happy Harlequin • Hellboy • The Human Donkey • The Illustrated Man • Jumbo • Krusty Korral • H. P. Lovecraft • Marguerite • Richard Matheson • The Terrifying Callback Treehouse of Horror XXV Warren Beatty • Carlton • Dum • Dum's wife • Morgan Freeman • James Franco • Hellroads principals • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads student • Hellroads teacher • Jeffistopheles • Stanley Kubrick • Leonard Lawrence • Leonard • Lisafer • Moog • New gang • Bill O'Reilly • Shmoo • Beelzebart Simpson • Taylor Swift • Luther Vandross • Noah Webster • West End Wiseguys Treehouse of Horror XXVI Steve Treehouse of Horror XXVII High Ball • Rachel Cohen • Homish • Peta • Pita • Jerry and Larry Mackleberry • Ms. Mancuso-Gluckman • Sergeant Sausage • Steely Dan (Donald Fagen) Treehouse of Horror XXVIII Mario Batali • Father Ben • Kenneth Humphries • Pazuzu Treehouse of Horror XXIX Grand Pumpkin • Luci • Neutrino • Phloem • Herb Tannenbaum • Xylem Treehouse of Horror XXX Amphibian Man • Demogorgon • St. Greeter Treehouse of Horror XXXI Stretch Arm-Long • Homer Barbera • William Cage • Phil Connors • Frog Prince • Gretel • Hansel • Anime Homer • Disney Princess Homer • Noir Homer • Pixel Homer • Jack-in-the-Box • Krusty Doll • Ben Mankiewicz • Radioactive Man action figure • Jane Russell • Noir Smithers • Headless Malibu Stacy • Roger Stone Treehouse of Horror XXXII Audrey II • Barti • Living treehouse • Mopey Mary • Mighty oak leader • Tree Rollins • Treebeard Treehouse of Horror XXXIII Steve Johnson • The Pookadook • Tofu Treehouse of Horror XXXIV Ana Gram • Rob Gronkowski • Kylie Jenner • Satoshi Nakamoto Treehouse of Horror XXXV Blue Monster • Mrs. Butterworth • Denim • Facebookzilla • Four Chan Saurus • La Muerte • Lenny Leonard, Sr. • Randall Leonard • Mecha-Reddit • Red Monster • Ro-gan • Xibalba

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