Fan Man
Fan Man
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Character Information
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The Fan Man is a daredevil.
Description
The Fan Man wears a flying rig consisting of a parachute and a large propeller attached to his back. His trademark is disrupting public events by flying into the venues in which they're being held.
History
The Fan Man "attended" a boxing match between Drederick Tatum and Homer Simpson. As he flew into the arena, he accidentally sliced off the right side of Krusty's hairdo. When Homer started to lose the fight badly (taking a horrific beating from Tatum), Moe stole the Fan Man's equipment, flew into the arena and rescued Homer from the ring. After leaving Homer outside the arena, Moe flew off into the night, saying that he was going nowhere in particular and needed time to think. As Moe flew away, the Fan Man chased after him, demanding to have his equipment back. Moe was then seen (in a montage of scenes) using the Fan Man's rig to help people around the world.
According to the announcer at the Tatum-Simpson fight, events the Fan Man had disrupted in the past included boxing matches (title fights in particular), the Super Bowl and Richard Nixon's funeral.
Behind the Laughter
- James Miller (1963-2002), the real-life "Fan Man", was known for disrupting sporting events, very much as depicted in the episode. His first stunt, and the one for which he was most famous, was disrupting the 1993 heavyweight title fight between Riddick Bowe and Evander Holyfield.
- In real life, the Fan Man did not disrupt Nixon's funeral.
- In real life, the Fan Man also not did not disrupt the Super Bowl; however, in 1994 he flew over a playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Los Angeles Raiders.
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