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| − | name= Captain Horatio McCallister| | + | name= Captain Horatio McCallister| |
| − | image= [[Image:seacap.jpg|130px|Captain McCallister]]
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| | hair=Grey hair and beard| | | hair=Grey hair and beard| |
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| | + | The Sea Captain is not a real captain as exdposed by [[Lionel Hutz]], he owns the [[Frying Dutchman]] (Formerly the Rusty Barnacle). he also Records Old sea Shanties including "Blowthe Man Down" and "In the Navy". [[Homer]] took him to court when he got kicked out of his restaurant for eating everything when it was all you can eat. |
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| − | '''Horatio McCallister''' (or '''McAllister'''), a ship's captain, is a [[fictional character]] from the animated [[television|TV]] [[comedy]] ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He is generally referred to as '''the Sea Captain''', though in court he admitted that he wasn't a real captain.
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| − | ==Origins==
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| − | The character was created by NBC's ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' host [[Conan O'Brien]] while he was a writer for ''The Simpsons''. Voiced by [[Hank Azaria]], the character first appeared in 1992 in the ''[[New Kid on the Block]]'' episode as the owner of ''The Frying Dutchman'' all-you-can-eat seafood restaurant. In that episode, McCallister is sued by Homer for not letting him eat all he could eat. [[Homer Simpson]]'s visit to the restaurant caused the captain to observe about him, "'Tis no man, 'tis a remorseless eatin' machine!"
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| − | Captain Horatio McCallister's first name probably either comes from British admiral [[Horatio Nelson]] or [[C.S. Forester]]'s fictional sea-captain [[Horatio Hornblower]]. He is probably named after Captain McCallister in the movie ''[[Flying Leathernecks]]'' or [[Fort McCallister]]. The character, with his [[pegleg]], two [[ocular prosthesis|glass eyes]],<ref>''[[The Old Man and The "C" Student]]'' episode: McCallister claims his both eyes are prosthesis.</ref> and repetitive exclamations of "Arrr" is based on numerous popular media versions of seafarers and [[pirate|pirates]], including [[Long John Silver]].
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| − | ==Character==
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| − | Being a sea captain, ironically McCallister is frequently shown to be completely incompetent at seafaring. On one occasion, he wrecks a cargo ship full of hot pants; on another, in a probable reference to the [[Exxon Valdez oil spill|Exxon Valdez incident]], he causes an oil spill by crashing his tanker while drunk. He launches a river raft for Homer, only to have it sink immediately to the bottom. The captain's idea for Mr. Burns' [[casino]] involved three ships and fifty "stout men" who would "sail 'round the Horn and return with spices and silk". On several occasions, he acknowledges his incompetence with a depressed, "Yarr, I don't know what I'm doin'."
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| − | On another occasion, he tried selling his [[houseboat]] to Marge and Homer while they were looking for a new home, and in an obvious nod to [[Robert Shaw]]'s character in ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' starts grappling with a shark when it attacks through the floor.
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| − | As an entrepreneur, McCallister is equally incompetent. His restaurant, ''The Frying Dutchman'', is a failing business venture that does not generate enough income to support its owner. In the episode ''[[Lisa Gets an "A"]]'', the captain appears as a penniless bum. When seeing Homer and Marge walking Homer's pet lobster at the beach, he approaches them and claims that he runs a "small academy for lobsters." However, when Marge refuses to send the lobster away to "some snobby boarding school," McCallister asks her for spare change instead.
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| − | Despite his age, unfit physique and poor vision, McCallister demonstrated notable skills as an amateur basketball player.<ref>''[[The Wettest Stories Ever Told]]'' episode: McCallister playing basketball.</ref>
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| − | He has never been shown with a girlfriend and, while it's generally believed that he's not gay, he has hinted to the fact that he has engaged in [[situational homosexuality]] with his fellow sailors. In one episode, he is seen to have a son, whom he describes as "the catch of the day."{{fact}}
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| − | ==Quotes==
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| − | * "So Eden sank to grief, so dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay." ''(quoting [[Robert Frost]])''
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| − | * "I just want a friend who isn't a work friend!"
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| − | * "I've got nothin' against ya, [[squid]]dy, I just heard thar was gold in yer belly."
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| − | * (Upon receiving copies of "Juggs magazine" before a voyage) "They'll keep my men from resortin' to homosexuality.... For about ten minutes! Harr, harr, harr!"
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| − | * "Arr, I've got customers; call me back, Ishmael." (Spoofing the first line of [[Moby Dick]])
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| − | * "Arr, the hotpants!"
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| − | * ''(When asked by 10-year-old [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] who he was)'' "The sailing instruct-arr. And on movie night, I run the project-arr. Only [[MPAA film rating system|PG]], nothing arr. Yarr."
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| − | * ''(tied to a tree during a snow storm)'' "Yarr! Help! I was tied here by teenage [[pirate|pirates]]!"
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| − | * "I brought ya me finest catch of the day. We lost a dozen good men...but it's worth it, just to see ya smile." ''(Marge goes wow)'' "That's it? Twelve men... ''(beat)'' Well, I've got some families to inform."
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| − | * ''(In line at the post office on tax day)'' "Arr, sometimes I wonder why I bother plunderin' at all." ''(Drops pieces of jewelry from a treasure chest into an envelope)''
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| − | * "Yarr, I'm not attractive."
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| − | * (After taking a real estate exam) "Yar, I nailed that one about houseboats! Did you?"
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| − | * "Arrr. I hate the sea and everything in it."
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| − | * (The heading to an article that Homer writes to review the Captain's restaurant) "Thar, she blows."
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| − | * (Homer gets sucked into a comfortable chair and says "Hey, there's someone else in here") "Arr, she swallowed me whole."
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| − | * "Yarr, 'tis me private shame."
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| − | * (Stepping out of "Ye Olde Anchor Shoppe" to find Homer's makeshift "M" anchor attempting to stop the [[Marge_vs._the_Monorail|monorail]]) "Arr, you call that an anchor?!"
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| − | * (In response to Mr. Burns [[Who Shot Mr. Burns?|asking if anyone had ever seen the sun set at 3 p.m.]]) "Arr, once, while I was sailing the [[Arctic circle]]" (followed by Mr. Burns' retort of "Shut up, you!")
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| − | * (After escorting a group of senior citizens aboard his ship for a tour) "Arr, not a looker in the bunch!" (followed by a disappointed look on his face.)
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| − | ==External links==
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| − | * [http://www.snpp.com/guides/captain.html Simpsons Archive]
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