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Dr. William "Willie" MacDougal, better known as Groundskeeper Willie and also known as G.K. Willington and William MacMoran, is the groundskeeper and janitor of Springfield Elementary School. Scottish by ancestry, Willie's job is to supervise the children of the School during recess, and clean the halls. He is recognizable with his red hair and thick Irish-Scottish accent. He is often either a formidable enemy or an invaluable ally to Bart and Lisa.

He was originally hired at Springfield Elementary as "swim teacher Willie." Unfortunately, after Skinner was trapped in the worm-filled pool for three days, he had the pool destroyed, and made Willie a groundskeeper. During weekends and vacations, he also tends the golfing greens, giving himself the appropriate name Greenskeeper Willie. He has claimed to originate from several different places in Scotland, and frequently gives contradictory accounts of his past life before arriving in Springfield. Willie once told a story of working at a mine that caved in, saying, "No one made it out alive, not even Willie!".