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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Joe Willie Namath.png|250px|left|thumb|Joe Namath during Super Bowl III.]] | [[File:Joe Willie Namath.png|250px|left|thumb|Joe Namath during Super Bowl III.]] | ||
| − | In 1969, while [[Abe]] watched Super Bowl III, [[Mona Simpson|Mona]] came in to talk to him, but he wanted to watch TV instead. On the TV they talk about Joe Namath, who's swaggering off the field, and | + | In 1969, while [[Abe]] watched Super Bowl III, [[Mona Simpson|Mona]] came in to talk to him, but he wanted to watch TV instead. On the TV they talk about Joe Namath, who's swaggering off the field, and Howard Cosell says that his sideburns are an apogee of sculpted sartorium, the foppish follicles pioneered by Ambrose Burnside, Appomattox 1865. His untamed facial hair revealed a new world of rebellion and change to Mona, that for her was a world where doors were open for women like herself. Abe doesn't like him as he looks like a girl, but he likes {{Ch|Johnny Unitas}}.<ref>"[[Mother Simpson]]"</ref> |
When Bart is practicing throwing his football, he says he needs a miracle for him to be good. With luck, Joe Namath appears saying his car has just broken down, due to vapor-lock, in front of his house. He is just about to give Bart the one tip that will provide ultimate success for Bart in Pee-Wee football when his car starts running again and forgets to tell Bart his secret. | When Bart is practicing throwing his football, he says he needs a miracle for him to be good. With luck, Joe Namath appears saying his car has just broken down, due to vapor-lock, in front of his house. He is just about to give Bart the one tip that will provide ultimate success for Bart in Pee-Wee football when his car starts running again and forgets to tell Bart his secret. | ||
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He later appears again, talking to someone saying that they had a lot of fun that night but there's nothing funny about vapor lock. He says it's the third most common cause of car stallings.<ref>"[[Bart Star]]"</ref> | He later appears again, talking to someone saying that they had a lot of fun that night but there's nothing funny about vapor lock. He says it's the third most common cause of car stallings.<ref>"[[Bart Star]]"</ref> | ||
| − | One of the items on the walls of [[Sorhead McDrunkard's Irish Pub]] is a baseball bat signed by Joe Namath.<ref> | + | One of the items on the walls of [[Sorhead McDrunkard's Irish Pub]] is a baseball bat signed by Joe Namath.<ref>''[[Mall or Nothing]]''</ref> |
| − | After Bart pulls a prank that brings a lot of people to their knees, Joe Namath hurt his knees, which made the | + | After Bart pulls a prank that brings a lot of people to their knees, Joe Namath hurt his knees, which made the forty years of healing all for nothing.<ref>"[[Four Regrettings and a Funeral]]"</ref> |
== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == | ||
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*{{ep|Bart Star}} | *{{ep|Bart Star}} | ||
*{{ep|Four Regrettings and a Funeral|([[Chip Davis]] tribute credits)}} | *{{ep|Four Regrettings and a Funeral|([[Chip Davis]] tribute credits)}} | ||
| + | *{{ep|Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass|([[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass/Gags|opening sequence]])}} | ||
*{{bon|Mall or Nothing|(mentioned)}} | *{{bon|Mall or Nothing|(mentioned)}} | ||
| + | *{{bon|The Radioactive Man Christmas Special!}} | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Latest revision as of 13:30, May 25, 2023
- This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Joe Namath.
Joe Namath
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Character Information
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Joe Namath is a professional football player.
History[edit]
In 1969, while Abe watched Super Bowl III, Mona came in to talk to him, but he wanted to watch TV instead. On the TV they talk about Joe Namath, who's swaggering off the field, and Howard Cosell says that his sideburns are an apogee of sculpted sartorium, the foppish follicles pioneered by Ambrose Burnside, Appomattox 1865. His untamed facial hair revealed a new world of rebellion and change to Mona, that for her was a world where doors were open for women like herself. Abe doesn't like him as he looks like a girl, but he likes Johnny Unitas.[1]
When Bart is practicing throwing his football, he says he needs a miracle for him to be good. With luck, Joe Namath appears saying his car has just broken down, due to vapor-lock, in front of his house. He is just about to give Bart the one tip that will provide ultimate success for Bart in Pee-Wee football when his car starts running again and forgets to tell Bart his secret.
He later appears again, talking to someone saying that they had a lot of fun that night but there's nothing funny about vapor lock. He says it's the third most common cause of car stallings.[2]
One of the items on the walls of Sorhead McDrunkard's Irish Pub is a baseball bat signed by Joe Namath.[3]
After Bart pulls a prank that brings a lot of people to their knees, Joe Namath hurt his knees, which made the forty years of healing all for nothing.[4]
Behind the Laughter[edit]
Joe breaks the fourth wall when he warns users about vapor lock.
Appearances[edit]
Episode – "Mother Simpson" (flashback cameo)- Episode – "Bart Star"
- Episode – "Four Regrettings and a Funeral" (Chip Davis tribute credits)
- Episode – "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" (opening sequence)
Comic story – Mall or Nothing (mentioned)- Comic story – The Radioactive Man Christmas Special!
References[edit]
The Simpsons characters
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