Bashir bin Laden
Bashir bin Laden
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Character Information
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Bashir bin Laden is a Muslim student who attends Springfield Elementary School. He is good friends with Bart Simpson.
Biography
Bashir befriended Bart Simpson when Bart stumbled across his backyard barbecue. At first Homer is amazed at his manners until Lenny, Carl and Moe convince him that his parents are terrorists. In actuality, his father was the leader of a Demolition crew, to whom Homer later apologized after his intolerance and stupidity not only resulted in delaying Springfield Mall from being demolished due to age (Homer believed that Springfield Mall was going to be demolished as part of a Terrorist Plot), but also destroying a recently built bridge to the Duff Brewery.
Personality
Bashir seems to be very polite and gentle. and always minds his manners. He also seems to be very smart. He never complains in front of people or even behind their backs. He is also very insecure of what people say about him.
Relationships
Bashir's best friend seems to be Bart, Milhouse and Richard. Rod and Todd however are apparently scared of him (most likely because of his religion). He also is friends with Ralph, Uter, Martin, Lewis and Nelson.
Behind the Laughter
The character Bashir was praised by The Muslim Association in the US and the UK and hopes he becomes a recurring character.
Appearances
Episode – "MyPods and Boomsticks" - Episode – "How the Test Was Won"
- Episode – "The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly"
- Episode – "Father Knows Worst"
- Episode – "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe"
- Episode – "Coming to Homerica"
- Episode – "A Tree Grows in Springfield"
Comic story – X-MAS Marks the Spot!
