Rex Banner
Rex Banner
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Character Information
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Rex Banner is a U.S. Treasury officer in Washington, D.C. briefly sent to Springfield to uphold Prohibition, and to replace Clancy Wiggum as Chief of Police. His main objective was capturing the "Beer Baron", a rum-runner who was actually Homer. When this was finally done by Wiggum, Rex was fired, both from his job as chief, and from the main mechanism of punishment for breaking the ancient prohibition law: catapult. During Trappuccino, he was also seen as part of the angry mob that seeks to kill Homer, indicating that Rex has survived the catapult.[1]
Behind the Laughter
Rex Banner was based on Eliot Ness, the Treasury agent who led the famous Prohibition-enforcement team "The Untouchables". His voice is based on Robert Stack's portrayal of Ness in the Untouchables TV series. His appearance is based on Kevin Costner's portrayal of Ness in the Untouchables film.
Appearances
Episode – "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" 
– The Simpsons Movie 
Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out
References
Springfield Police
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| Current Cops | ||
| Earhart • Eddie • Shepard Fairey • Fitz • Garcia • Irish policeman • Keneally • Lou • Police officer (Bart the Hero) • Police officer (Krusty Gets Busted 1) • Police officer (Krusty Gets Busted 2) • Van Zuylen • Vesper • Ward • Chief Clancy Wiggum | ||
| Animals | ||
| Bobo • Laddie • Mauler • Officer Scraps • Officer Sniffy • Sergeant Scraps • Wiggum's Little Helper | ||
| Status Unknown | ||
| Pete | ||
| Former Cops | ||
| Rex Banner • Lenora Carter • Gloria • Santa's Little Helper • Marge Simpson • SpringShield (Carl Carlson • Lenny Leonard • Homer Simpson) • Obadiah Wilmington |
The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters
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| All characters | ||
