Birch Barlow

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Character Information Gender: Male ♂ Status: Alive Hair: Gray Occupation: Talk radio host First appearance: "Sideshow Bob Roberts" Voiced by: Harry Shearer

Birchibald T. "Birch" Barlow is a right-wing conservative talk radio show host on Springfield's KBBL station. He also has hosts own show on Fox News.

Fame

On air (and presumably personally), he is a radical conservative, highlighted by his book, Only Turkeys Have Left Wings. His on air rantings are intentionally engineered to be controversial and to rile up the audience, in order to convince them to call, as does many talk back radio hosts. On his radio show, he declares himself to be "the fourth branch of government" and "the fifty-first state".

A picture of Birch Barlow is on the wall at The Pimento Grove.

He took part in the world's tallest human pyramid record attempt.

Non-canon

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

Simpsons Mania

Birch Spent his youth on Seth and Munchie's Juice-Making Commune. However, he renounced his hippie roots when he learned that although the women on the commune believed in free love, they didn't believe it pertained to him. A strong philosophical right turn later and Birch found himself a leader in the Republican community. Now a best selling author and radio host, he uses his influence to rail against liberal politicians and organizations on a daily basis. Mayor "Diamond Joe" Quimby's success with the ladies is particularly irksome to Barlow, who considers it his duty to convince the voters of Springfield that a man with a sex drive is unfit to hold public office.

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Birch Barlow Image Cost Unlock method Unlock message FREE The Buck Stops Here Wel-Scare State Pt. 3 1 The Simpsanos The Simpsanos Mystery Box Technical Information ID Groups Quest(s) Internal Name 193000 Adult, Regular Male, Regular Characters, Celebrity, Republican Info Bores BirchBarlow Taps Final Update Wave Cost Release 3 80 October 8, 2024 Permanent Tasks Task Time Reward Requires Quest with the task Animated? Go Skating 10m 17, 5 Simpsons' Skating Rink Sell Show Merchandise 60m 70, 17 Capital City Plaza Hotel or Brown House Complain about Spend-o-Crats 3h 135, 35 Capital City Plaza Hotel or Town Hall or Brown House Prepare for Radio Show 4h 175, 45 Capital City Capitol Building or Capital City Plaza Hotel or Brown House Info Bores Pt. 1 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 175, 45 $ Casino Drink and Babysit 4h 175, 45 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 225, 55 Springfield Medical Center Go Haywire 8h 275, 70 Capital City Capitol Building or Capital City Plaza Hotel or Brown House Info Bores Pt. 5 Dance the Señor Burns 8h 420, 105 Chez Guevara Laugh at Others' Misfortune 12h 420, 100 Capital City Plaza Hotel or Brown House Eat Feelings Away 24h 600, 150 Capital City Plaza Hotel or Brown House Animated Tasks Prepare for Radio Show Go Haywire

Behind the Laughter

Birch Barlow is a parody of American talk show host and political commentator Rush Limbaugh. His first name is a reference to the John Birch Society.

He has also been a customer at Marge's prescription drug-laden "yard sale", a reference to Limbaugh's Oxycontin addiction scandal.

Appearances

Episode – "Sideshow Bob Roberts" Episode – "Radioactive Man" Episode – "A Fish Called Selma" (picture) Episode – "Sweets and Sour Marge" Episode – "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere" Episode – "You Kent Always Say What You Want" – The Simpsons Movie Episode – "E Pluribus Wiggum" Episode – "Take My Life, Please" (picture) Episode – "The Fool Monty" Episode – "Dark Knight Court" Episode – "The Kid Is All Right" Episode – "The Way of the Dog" (Christmas Card) Episode – "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" (opening sequence) Comic story – Dullards to Donuts Comic story – Sense and Censorability Comic story – X-MAS Marks the Spot! Comic story – The Immigration of the Body Snatchers Comic story – K-Bart Comic story – Bart on the Fourth of July Comic story – The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part One) Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out Book – The Simpsons Guide to Springfield Book – Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20 Book – Bart Simpson's Manual of Mischief Merchandise – Simpsons Mania!

References

Springfield Republican Party
Inner circle
Birch Barlow • Charles Montgomery Burns • Chris Christie • Bob Dole • Count Dracula • Julius Hibbert • Krusty the Clown • Ralph Nader • The Rich Texan • Strom Thurmond • Fat Tony • Rainier Wolfcastle • Gary Chalmers
Other members
Blue-haired lawyer • Sterling Closet • Cookie Kwan • Helen Lovejoy • Lurleen Lumpkin • Lindsey Naegle • Ted Nugent • Sideshow Bob • Mr. Costington • Horace Wilcox • Waylon Smithers • Isabel Gutierrez • Homer Simpson (occasionally)

Stonecutters

Chosen One Homer Simpson World Council George H. W. Bush • Jack Nicholson • Number One • Orville Redenbacher • Mr. T Other Stonecutters Jasper Beardley • Kent Brockman • Charles Montgomery Burns • Carl Carlson • Barney Gumble • Steve Guttenberg • The Egg Council Guy • Herman Hermann • Julius Hibbert • Krusty the Clown • Dewey Largo • Lenny Leonard • Leopold • Sideshow Mel • Apu Nahasapeemapetilon • Number 51 • Plumber • Gareth Prince • Joe Quimby • Abraham Simpson • Seymour Skinner • Waylon Smithers, Jr. • Moe Szyslak • Kirk Van Houten • Clancy Wiggum • Groundskeeper Willie • Lionel Hutz • Arnie Pye • Joey Crusher Locations Stonecutter's Daycare Center • Stonecutters Lodge • Stonecutters' Tunnel

Springfield Wall of Fame
Birch Barlow • Bill & Marty • Sideshow Bob • Kent Brockman • Bumblebee Man • C.M. Burns • Chazz Busby • Butthead • Vance Connor • Mr. Costington • Henry K. Duff • Duffman • El Barto • Professor Frink • Gabbo • Dr. Hibbert • Krusty • Lurleen Lumpkin • Troy McClure • Capt. Lance Murdock • Bleeding Gums Murphy • Plopper • Poochie • Mayor Quimby • Sideshow Raheem • Hank Scorpio • Scratchy • Homer Simpson • Seymour Skinner • The Springfield Strangler • Jebediah Springfield • John Swartzwelder • Lucious Sweet • Drederick Tatum • Mr. Teeny • Fat Tony • Rainier Wolfcastle • Paul Yield • Artie Ziff

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