The Grumple

"Grumply Grumply Groo! Your blood will make my stew!"

―The Grumple

The Grumple

Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Fictional Hair: Green Occupation: Thief of Holiday Cheer Relatives: Wife: Unnamed Son: Unnamed Daughter: Unnamed First appearance: "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" Voiced by: Hank Azaria

The Grumple is a green, hairy monster.

History

"What the hell is this thing?!"

He played a character that threatened to steal all of the Holiday cheer of the Winter Holidays in the Krusty's Kristmas on Ice show. When a fight broke out between the basketball team and the show skaters (because the preparations for the upcoming game were ruining the show) Homer took matters to his own hands and fought the Grumple, demanding him to return the Holiday cheer. On Christmas Day, when Gil had all of his stuff stacked in the living room of the Simpsons House, Homer commented that this was a problem. Marge then commented that Homer had a bigger problem outside and pointed at the window. The Grumple was standing outside the house, holding a knife and proclaiming "Grumpily Grumpily Groo! Your blood will make my stew!" Homer suspected it was the same Grumple from the Ice Show. Sometime later in the year, while Gil was still mooching off of the Simpsons, Homer was at Moe's Tavern and the Grumple attempted to attack again with a broken pool stick. Homer hit him with a beer bottle, knocking him unconscious and some sort of green liquid began oozing out of the Grumple's eye, suggesting that it was not a human in a costume, but some sort of strange creature.

The Grumple didn't return until the following Christmas when the Simpson Family spends it at their condo in Scottsdale, Arizona with Gil, having brought his wife, son and daughter with him. The Grumple proclaims "Grumpily Grumpily Groo! We would like to spend Christmas with you!" having put his feud with Homer aside as the humans and Grumples began singing Christmas Carols.

He later appeared in Hot to Trotsky's Ice-Skating Rink with a lot of other ice skaters. He was then shot in the eye by a flaming T-Shirt fired by Wayne Slater when telling everyone to get out.

He was later seen among the people who went to see Lady Gaga when she came to Springfield. He had a sign that said "Grumple, Grumple Groo, Sometimes I feel sad too!". He was later seen in the Simpsons' back garden with a banner saying "Other" over his head, saying that he belongs to a non-Jewish, non-Christian religion.

He appeared in the game Frosty the Hit Man where he was killed by Frosty.

He also was seen in the Towne Centre at Springfielde Glenne's Christmas party. He was also seen in an hallucination that Homer had.

The Grumple is also a part of the bowling team Are They Reals.

Non-canon

The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

Homer Shake

He appeared in the special couch gag called the Homer Shake.

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The Grumple Image Cost Unlock method Unlock message Yearbook 120 Christmas 2013 and Winter 2014 Premium 30 50 A Rigellian Christmas Promo and The Invasion Before Christmas Premium (Winter Wonderland Mystery Box) 60 A Simpsons Christmas Special and Abe's in Toyland Premium (Winter Wonderland Mystery Box) 1 Clash of Creeds: Christmas Royale Santa's Wonderland 1 Holiday Whodunnit Last Minute Gifts 1 A Christmas Peril and Snow Place Like the Woods Event Mystery Box 1 Shattered Dreams Mystery Box Strange City Taps Final Update Wave Cost Release 1 120 September 26, 2024 Permanent Tasks Task Time Reward Requires Quest with the task Animated? Go Skating 10m 26, 7 Simpsons' Skating Rink Stalk Around Town 60m 105, 26 Fight Homer 4h 435, 115 Simpson House Homer Practice Speech Therapy 4h 260, 70 Calmwood Mental Hospital Overpay for Sex on the Beach 4h 260, 70 Smooches on the Beach Stay at the Swelldorado 4h 260, 70 Swelldorado Try to Win at Blackjack 4h 260, 70 $ Casino Drink and Babysit 4h 260, 70 The Boiled Potato Attend Parenting Seminars 4h 260, 70 Universal Panacea Shop for Cider 4h 260, 70 Mt. Swartzwelder Historic Cider Mill Obtain Anxiety Medication 6h 350, 90 Springfield Medical Center Prepare Grumple-ty Stew 8h 420, 105 Brown House How Mr. Simpson Stole Christmas Pt. 6 Dance the Señor Burns 8h 420, 105 Chez Guevara Die Cursing the Simpsons 12h 600, 150 Brown House How Mr. Simpson Stole Christmas Pt. 7 Enjoy a Night at the Theater 12h 600, 150 Springfield Playhouse Complain About Electric Buzzing 12h 600, 150 The Buzzing Sign Diner Play His Grump-Drum 24h 1,000, 225 Brown House How Mr. Simpson Stole Christmas Pt. 4 Buy Groceries at a Kindling Store 24h 1,000, 225 Kevin's Kindling

Behind the Laughter

The Grumple is an obvious parody of The Grinch.

Appearances

Episode – "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" Episode – "The Falcon and the D'ohman" Episode – "The Food Wife" Episode – "Lisa Goes Gaga" Episode – "A Tree Grows in Springfield" Episode – "Homerland" Episode – "White Christmas Blues" Episode – "Married to the Blob" (figurine) Episode – "I Won't Be Home for Christmas" Episode – "Every Man's Dream" (hallucination) Episode – "The Old Blue Mayor She Ain't What She Used to Be" Episode – "Singin' in the Lane" Episode – "Daddicus Finch" (title screen) Episode – "101 Mitigations" (toy) THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" (The Pookadook, picture; SimpsonsWorld) Episode – "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" (opening sequence) Special – Homer Shake Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out

References

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