Stephen King
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- This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Stephen King.
Stephen King
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Character Information
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Stephen King is an American author most famous for his horror novels and short stories. Among his best-known works are The Shining and Carrie.
History
The Just Crichton and King Bookstore only sells books by Michael Crichton and Stephen King.[1]
Stephen King appeared at a book convention in Springfield. Marge Simpson went up to his table, and, making conversation, asked King what "tale of horror and the macabre" he was working on. King replied that he didn't feel like writing horror at the moment, so he was working on a biography of Benjamin Franklin, where, after discovering electricity, Franklin used it to torture small animals and green mountain men. As King described his biography-in-progress, his voice grew more menacing until he finished by saying, "And that key he tied to a kite? It opened the gates of Hell!" After King was finished, Marge asked King to let her know when he got back to writing horror. His voice went back to normal, and King replied that he would and wrote himself a reminder note to do so.[2]
When the population of Springfield was angry at Bart, Marge asked them what have they ever done. Lenny told her that he has written a best-selling series of mystery novels, The Murderer Did It which Stephen King called "Scary, good fun". Marge then asked if they had an answer besides that, which they didn't.[3]
As revenge Mr. Burns once thought about placing Springfield under a dome based on the Stephen King book Under the Dome.[4]
When the dogs in Springfield were angry at Homer they chased him to his car where he told himself not to panic as this is just like that Stephen King movie, Beethoven, and as long he stays in the car he is safe.[5]
Non-canon
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When Grampa talked about Oscar Wilde for Homer said Homer at he thought all authors were skinny nerdy dudes like Stephen King and J. K. Rowling.[6]
Behind the Laughter
- King's mention of Franklin torturing "green mountain men" in his biography-in-progress is a reference to the Green Mountain Boys, a militia organization that was contemporary with Franklin and fought in several battles of the American Revolutionary War.
His works have also been referenced several times on The Simpsons:
- The Shining: The novel and the 1980 film have been referenced in "Treehouse of Horror", "Brother from the Same Planet" and "Treehouse of Horror V".
- The episode "The Blunder Years" references the film Stand By Me, which was based on the novella The Body by King.
- King's 2009 novel Under the Dome bore a clear plot similarity to The Simpsons Movie, although it was just a coincidence.[7]
Appearances
Episode – "The Joy of Sect" (mentioned)- Episode – "Insane Clown Poppy"
- Episode – "The Boys of Bummer" (mentioned)
- Episode – "The Fool Monty" (mentioned)
Comic story – Homer Simpson: Canine Decoder (mentioned)- Comic story – Wilde at Heart! (mentioned)
References
- ↑ "The Joy of Sect"
- ↑ "Insane Clown Poppy"
- ↑ "The Boys of Bummer"
- ↑ "The Fool Monty"
- ↑ Homer Simpson: Canine Decoder
- ↑ "Wilde at Heart!"
- ↑ Cannibals, The. King's official website. Retrieved on October 24, 2009.
