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|name = Moe Szyslak
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|name = Morris "Moe" Szyslak
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|status = Alive
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|age = 39
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|job = Bartender of [[Moe's Tavern]]<br>Unlicensed surgeon<br>Wildlife smuggler
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|hair = Gray{{Explain|*|Previously Black}}
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|address = 97 Walnut Street, Springfield, USA
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|job = Bartender of [[Moe's Tavern]]<br>Unlicensed surgeon<ref>"[[HOMЯ]]"</ref><br>Wildlife smuggler<ref>"[[The Springfield Files]]"</ref><br>Former TV actor<ref>"[[Pygmoelian]]"</ref>
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|relatives = Possible Relative of [[Little Moe Syzslak]]<br>'''Brother:''' Stringfellow
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|location = [[Moe's Tavern|92 Walnut Street]], [[Springfield]]
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|appearance = [[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]
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|relatives = '''Mother:''' [[Moe Szyslak's mother|Unnamed]]<br>'''Father:''' [[Morty Szyslak]]<br>'''Brother:''' [[Marv Szyslak]]<br>'''Sister:''' [[Minnie Szyslak]]
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|voiced by = [[Hank Azaria]]
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|appearance = "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]"
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|voiced by = [[Christopher Collins]] ([[Season 1]])<br>[[Hank Azaria]]<br>[[Tom Hiddleston]]<ref>''[[The Good, the Bart, and the Loki]]''</ref>
 
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'''Morris "Moe" Szyslak''' is the proprietor and bartender of "[[Moe's Tavern]]", a [[Springfield]] bar frequented by [[Barney Gumble]], [[Homer Simpson]], [[Carl Carlson]], [[Lenny Leonard]], and others. He is voiced by [[Hank Azaria]] and first appeared in the series premiere episode "[[Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]]".
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'''Moammar'''<ref>"[[The Springfield Connection]]"</ref>''' "Moe" Szyslak''',<ref>"[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]"</ref> also known as '''Morris Szyslak''', is the proprietor and bartender of "[[Moe's Tavern]]", a [[Springfield]] bar frequented visited by [[Homer Simpson]], [[Barney Gumble]], [[Lenny Leonard]], [[Carl Carlson]], [[Sam]], [[Larry]] and others.
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==Role in ''The Simpsons''==
 
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Moe is the owner, and except for a few instances where temporary help is hired, the only employee of [[Moe's Tavern]]. His most loyal customer is [[Barney Gumble]], with other regulars including [[Homer Simpson]], [[Lenny Leonard]], [[Carl Carlson]], [[Sam]] and [[Larry]]. Moe is notoriously cheap with his customers, refusing to give them free drinks, or throwing them out when they are out of money (and [[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment|in one case]], asking who are the designated drivers, then telling them to beat it, claiming to have "no time for cheapskates" on St. Patrick's Day). He also wants his customers to drink as much as possible, as then their tab will grow larger. Once, when [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] asked Moe where the dart board was, Moe said, "we're phasing out the games, people drink less when they're having fun."
 
  
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Moe generally serves [[Duff beer]] on tap, having little knowledge of liquors or wines; the liquor bottles visible behind the bar are said to be "painted on," and in one instance, he unknowingly sells an 1888 bottle of Château Latour for a few dollars. In one case, he wonders if gin and tonic mix. He enthusiastically abandons his bar, its regular customers, and his friends when a better opportunity comes along, such as the drink "[[Flaming Homer|The Flaming Moe]]", the opening of his postmodern bar "[[M]]", and the conversion of his bar into a family-themed restaurant called [[Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag]]. Moe is often engaged in shady or illegal activities at his tavern, including smuggling pandas and orcas, hosting Russian roulette games, operating an unlicensed casino, serving liquor without a license (his expired in 1973 and it's only good in Rhode Island as well as being signed by Moe himself), running a speakeasy during Springfield's brief flirtation with Prohibition, and performing unlicensed surgery in his bar. Moe and his bar has gained popularty many times however the fad mainly ends. However in some episodes such as in [[The Homer They Fall]] and [[Mommie Beerest]] Moe's popularty stays and his money sky rockets.
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== Biography ==
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[[File:Moe's Tavern.png|left|thumb|Moe's]]
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Moe was born on November 24. Moe either illegally immigrated to the United States from Holland<ref>"[[Much Apu About Nothing]]"</ref> or was born in Indiana. He used to have an Italian accent <ref>"[[Bart's Inner Child]]"</ref> but no longer uses it, hinting at [[Armenia]]n heritage describing himself as "half Armenian half monster".<ref>"[[Lisa Goes Gaga]]"</ref> When [[Mr. Burns]] bought the [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant]] and came into Springfield riding an elephant, Moe asked to touch the elephant. The elephant then steps on Moe, giving him his bad looks.<ref>"[[Them, Robot]]"</ref> As a child, he played the part of "Smelly", a tough kid, on ''The Little Rascals'' until he killed Alfalfa (or rather, an orphan portraying as him) in a fit of rage for stealing his bit and was fired. His first kiss was at 10 with [[Comic Book Guy]]. At some unspecified time during his childhood, his parents dropped him off at summer camp, and never returned to pick him up, leaving the Summer camp: Camp See-a-Tree, as being the closest that he could call a home. Moe becomes a victim of [[Bart's prank calls|prank calls]] when young Marge calls the boys' camp and young Moe answers it. Marge asks to talk to Elvis Jagger Abdul-Jabbar, which is what young Homer introduced himself as to her. Moe, thinking that she is trying to trick him, becomes angry and hangs up. Then he turns and says, "And, uh, that's the origin of that". Moe has stolen many things but a more remembered item is the bag of Aztec coins in which created the criminal snake (metaphorically speaking).
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[[File:MoeFolder.PNG|thumbnail|left|The character folder for Moe seen in the Hall of Records. The [[Duff]] calender from "[[Pygmoelian]]" can be seen.]]
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As a young man, Moe became a professional boxer, going by the names "Kid Gorgeous", "Kid Presentable", "Kid Gruesome", and "Kid Moe". Moe blames his boxing career for making him ugly. According to Moe, his boxing career ended because of politics, and because he was knocked out 40 times in a row. Moe's ugliness caused him to audition unsuccessfully for a part in the soap opera "''[[It Never Ends]]''". However in later years Moe has plastic surgery which earned him the role of Dr. [[Tad Winslow]]. His current appearance has been described as consisting of "cauliflower ear, lizard lips, little rat eyes, caveman brow and fish snout". After attending bartending school at [[Swigmore University]], Moe opened up his own drinking establishment, "Moe's Tavern". Moe could have started a cult, as [[Bart]] once told [[Kearney]] "he's in that cult Moe started". He is currently banned from California.<ref>"[[Judge Me Tender]]"</ref> He is also a natural at judging but after fighting with {{Ch|Simon Cowell}} he is no longer allowed to judge. In a previous episode he said he does many things but judging isn't one of them. During [[Trappuccino]] he claimed he was the emperor of Springfield.
  
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Moe's temperament is characterized by a short, violent temper (particularly aiming a [[Sawed-off shotgun|makeshift shotgun]] at customers), coupled with homicidal and suicidal tendencies and a proclivity towards obsessive behaviors. These traits are exhibited in his behavior, including frequently attempting suicide (including an annual attempt on Christmas and in the episode "[[Mommie Beerest]];" after his bar was closed by the health department, Moe calls the suicide hotline and discovers that they’ve blocked his number), keeping an enemies list nearly identical to that of Richard Nixon, assuming a leading role in many of Springfield's angry mobs, and kidnapping Talking Heads vocalist [[David Byrne]]. He has also used his b-boy skills for self-defense, shot at [[Carl]], robbed Homer of expensive pants, kept [[Hans Moleman]] under his bar's floorboards in a subterranean torture chamber, perpetrated insurance fraud ("[[Dumbbell Indemnity]]"), and stalking various townspeople. This behavior is further exhibited in ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' when he becomes the self-proclaimed "[http://index.php?title=Emperor_of_Springfield&action=edit&redlink=1 Emperor of Springfield]" when the town is destroyed. His leadership is challenged by [[Barney Gumble]] who throws a Molotov Cocktail at him, which Moe successfully throws back. He also tries to attempt suicide by sky diving without a parachute but he ends up landing on a Hot Air Balloon which happens to be the Hot Air Balloon Homer and Marge are flying in and then after he lands he says to himself:"I can't believe this happened to me twice". In the episode "Mommie Beerest"; towards the end moe is laying down at the beach by the tide and says:" Come on tide take me with you, I just don't want to feel anymore pain", and the tide comes up to him and a Man Ray ends up on his face smacking him with his tail and after that happens Marge and Homer show up to talk to him. He implies in [[In Marge We Trust]] that he probably wouldn't continue to be suicidal if Reverand Lovejoy had told him that he had much to live for. He was also born on June 15 1953.
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=== Personality ===
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[[File:Moe Prank Call - THOH II.png|thumb|Moe answers a [[Bart's Prank Calls|prank call]] from [[Bart]].]]
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Moe is the owner and, except for a few instances where temporary help is hired, the only employee of [[Moe's Tavern]]. His most loyal customer is [[Barney Gumble]], with other regulars including [[Homer Simpson]], [[Lenny Leonard]], [[Carl Carlson]], [[Sam]] and [[Larry]]. Moe is notoriously cheap with his customers, refusing to give them free drinks, or throwing them out when they are out of money (and in one case, he asks who are the designated drivers, then tells them to beat it, claiming to have "no time for cheapskates" on St. Patrick's Day<ref>"[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]"</ref>). He also wants his customers to drink as much as possible, as then their tab will grow larger. [[Barney]]'s tab had to be sent to Nasa to be calculated and it came out to be $14 billion. Once, when Homer asked Moe where the dart board was, Moe said, "we're phasing out the games, people drink less when they're having fun."
  
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Moe has a strained love life due to his vulgarity towards women and his ugly appearance. Despite this, Moe has had a number of romantic experiences, including sleeping with his bartender [http://index.php?title=Collette&action=edit&redlink=1 Collette], dating a woman named [[Renee]], and enjoying the company of many women after he had plastic surgery to correct his ugly appearance.He has long been infatuated with [[Marge Simpson]] (whom he often refers to as ''Midge'') and has on occasion professed his love for her and tried to win her away from Homer. Moe's romantic attractions have resulted in criminal behavior and run-ins with the law; he has stalked [[Maude Flanders]] and other townspeople, he must register as a sex offender, and he had a restraining order placed upon him. At one point he is seen on his way to a "V.D. clinic".Moe has also proposed marriage to a WNBA mascot, even knowing that the character inside the mascot is [[Gil Gunderson]]. In the Simpson spin-off "the Love Matic Grampa" Moe dates a girl with the help of [[Abe Simpson]].
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Moe generally serves [[Duff beer]] on tap, having little knowledge of liquors or wines; the liquor bottles visible behind the bar are said to be "painted on," and in one instance, he unknowingly sells an 1888 bottle of Château Latour for a few dollars. In one case, he wonders if gin and tonic mix. He enthusiastically abandons his bar, its regular customers, and his friends when a better opportunity comes along, such as the drink "[[Flaming Homer|The Flaming Moe]]", the opening of his postmodern bar "M", and the conversion of his bar into a family-themed restaurant called "[[Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag]]". Moe is often engaged in shady or illegal activities at his tavern, including smuggling pandas and orca's, hosting Russian roulette games, operating an unlicensed casino, serving liquor without a license (his expired in 1973 and it's only good in Rhode Island as well as being signed by Moe himself), running a speakeasy during Springfield's brief flirtation with Prohibition, and performing unlicensed surgery in his bar. Moe and his bar has gained popularity many times; however, the fad mainly ends. Very few times Moe's popularity stays and his money sky rockets.
  
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Despite his faults, Moe has been shown to express genuine love and sentimentality, which suggests that he may not be as gruff as he appears. He has a cat named [http://index.php?title=Mr._Snookums&action=edit&redlink=1 Mr. Snookums], of whom he is very fond. Moe is also kind towards the rats that live in his bar. On Wednesday nights, he reads to the homeless in a local soup kitchen and he also reads to sick children at the hospital. Until it was destroyed, Moe had a fondness for a jar of pickled eggs. He saved the owner of [[King Toot's]] music store and his wife from a flaming car. He saved the life of [[Maggie Simpson]] and took efforts to protect her. Moe engaged in charity work in South America or Africa, using a flying fan to fight forest fires and deliver medical supplies to people devastated by floods. Moe has&nbsp; knowledge of automobiles and dancing. In (The Simpsons Video games) He Says Newsflash You Suck
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[[File:Judge Me Tender promo 4.jpg|right|thumb|Moe as a judge in ''[[American Idol]]'']]
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Moe's temperament is characterized by a short, violent temper (particularly aiming a makeshift shotgun at customers), coupled with homicidal and suicidal tendencies and a proclivity towards obsessive behaviors. These traits are exhibited in his behavior, including frequently attempting suicide (including an annual attempt on [[Christmas]] and calling the suicide hotline after his bar was closed by the health department), keeping an enemies list nearly identical to that of [[Richard Nixon]] (He added in Barney's name to the list after Barney called him out on his using Richard Nixon's list as his own), assuming a leading role in many of Springfield's angry mobs (including, at times, starting mobs, even ones directed at him, solely for the sake of a mob), and kidnapping Talking Heads vocalist [[David Byrne]]. He has started at least three riots: When the "Do What You Feel" festival went haywire he punched [[Principal Skinner]] in the face which sparked a mass riot,<ref>"[[Bart's Inner Child]]"</ref> he later punched a guy named Fred in the bank which influenced everyone else in the bank to start punching each other,<ref>"[[The PTA Disbands]]"</ref> and he put [[Ned Flanders]] in a headlock at a less than exciting soccer match, this led to a fight between Principal Skinner and Lenny which soon escalated into a stadium wide riot.<ref>"[[The Cartridge Family]]"</ref> He was also a member of the group of hotheads who inadvertently, but gleefully, crushed Shelbyville. He has also used his b-boy skills for self-defence, shot at [[Carl]], robbed Homer of expensive pants, kept [[Hans Moleman]] under his bar's floorboards in a subterranean torture chamber, perpetrated insurance fraud, and stalking various townspeople. This behavior is further exhibited when he becomes the self-proclaimed Emperor of Springfield when the town is trapped in a [[Trappuccino|dome]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''</ref> His leadership is challenged by Barney who throws a Molotov Cocktail at him, which Moe successfully throws back. He once implies that he probably wouldn't continue to be suicidal if [[Reverend Lovejoy]] had told him that he had much to live for. He also tries to attempt suicide by sky diving without a parachute but he ends up landing on a Hot Air Balloon which happens to be one Homer and Marge are flying in and after he lands he says to himself "I can't believe this happened to me twice". Another of Moe's suicide attempts is when he is laying down at the beach by the tide and says "Come on tide take me with you, I just don't want to feel anymore pain", and the tide comes up to him and a stingray ends up on his face smacking him with his tail.
  
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Moe either immigrated to the United States from Holland or was born in [http://index.php?title=Indiana&action=edit&redlink=1 Indiana]. As a child, he played the part of "[http://index.php?title=Smelly&action=edit&redlink=1 Smelly]", a tough kid, on ''[http://index.php?title=The_Little_Rascals&action=edit&redlink=1 The Little Rascals]'' until he killed [http://index.php?title=Alfalfa&action=edit&redlink=1 Alfalfa] for stealing his bit and was fired. At some unspecified time during his childhood, his parents dropped him off at summer camp, never to return and pick him up. In that same episode, it shows the beginning of Moe becoming a victim of prank calls when young Marge calls the boys' camp and young Moe answers it. Marge asks to talk to [http://index.php?title=Elvis_Jagger_Abdul-Jabbar&action=edit&redlink=1 Elvis Jagger Abdul-Jabbar], which is what Homer introduced himself as to her. Moe, thinking that she is trying to trick him, becomes angry and hangs up. Then he turns to the camera and says, "And, uh, that's the origin of that." As a young man, Moe became a professional boxer, going by the names "Kid Gorgeous", "Kid Presentable", "Kid Gruesome", and "Kid Moe." Moe blames his boxing career for making him ugly. According to Moe, his boxing career ended because of politics, and because he was knocked out 40 times in a row. Moe's ugliness caused him to audition unsuccessfully for a part in "''[http://index.php?title=It_Never_Ends&action=edit&redlink=1 It Never Ends]''", a soap opera. His current appearance has been described as consisting of "cauliflower ear, lizard lips, little rat eyes, caveman brow and fish snout" in the episode "[[Pygmoelian]]".
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Moe has a strained love life due to his vulgarity towards women and his ugly appearance. Despite this, Moe has had a number of romantic experiences, including sleeping with his bartender {{ap|Collette|Flaming Moe's}}, dating a woman named [[Renee]], and enjoying the company of many women after he had plastic surgery to correct his ugly appearance. He has long been infatuated with [[Marge Simpson]] (whom he often refers to as ''Midge'') and has on occasion professed his love for her and tried to win her away from Homer. Moe's romantic attractions have resulted in criminal behavior and run-ins with the law; he has stalked [[Maude Flanders]] and other townspeople, he must register as a sex offender, and he had a restraining order placed upon him. At one point he is seen on his way to a "V.D. clinic". Moe has also proposed marriage to a WNBA mascot, even knowing that the character inside the mascot is [[Gil Gunderson]].
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After attending bartending school at [http://index.php?title=Swigmore_University&action=edit&redlink=1 Swigmore University] (a play on Swarthmore College), Moe opened up his own drinking establishment, "[[Moe's Tavern]]."
 
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In the early years of ''The Simpsons'', Moe was the frequent target of [[Bart Simpson]]'s prank phone calls. Bart would call Moe's Tavern and ask for an individual by his or her name. Unbeknownst to Moe, the name was a double entendre. When Moe would call aloud the individual's name (always in the context that makes the double entendree funny, for example:
 
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*Amanda Hugginkiss (A man to hug and kiss) ([[New Kid on the Block]])
 
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*[[Hugh Jass]] (Huge ass) ([[Flaming Moe's]]) (Backfired due to the coincidence of there actually being a person named "Hugh Jass" in the bar at the time)
 
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*Anita Bath (I need a Bath) ([[The PTA Disbands]])
 
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*I.P. Freely (I pee freely)([[Homer's Odyssey]])
 
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*Jacques Strap (Jock Strap) ([[Moaning Lisa]])
 
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*Al Koholic (Alcoholic) ([[Some Enchanted Evening]])
 
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*Oliver Clothsoff (All of her clothes off) ([[Some Enchanted Evening]])
 
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*Seymour Butz (See more butts) ([[One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish]])
 
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*Homer Sexual(Homosexual) ([[Principal Charming]])
 
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*Mike Rotch (My Crotch) ([[Blood Feud]])
 
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*Bea O'Problem (BO Problem) ([[Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk]])
 
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*Ivana Tinkle (I wanna tinkle) ([[New Kid on the Block]])
 
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*Haywood U. Cuddleme (Hey, would you cuddle me) - This prank was made by a telegram ([[Helter Shelter]])
 
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*I'm a stupid moron with an ugly face and a big butt and my butt smells and I like to kiss my own butt ([[Treehouse of Horror II]])
 
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*Eura Snotball (You're a Snotball) ([[Bart on the Road]]) (Note, this was actually attempted by Homer&nbsp;Simpson)
 
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*Ollie Tabooger (I'll eat a Booger) ([[Homer the Moe]])
 
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*Ahmed Adoudi (I made a doodie) ([[24 Minutes]])
 
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*Maya Normousbutt (My Enormous Butt) ([[Lost Verizon]]) (Note, this was with Bart's cell phone call to Hawaii)
 
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*Drew P. Wiener (Droopy Weiner)([[Lost Verizon]]) (Note, this was with Bart's cell phone call to Australia)
 
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*Olav Myfriendsaregay (All of my friends are gay) ([[Lost Verizon]]) (Note, this was with Bart's cell phone call to Sweden.)
 
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*Maya Buttreeks(My Butt reeks) ([[The PTA Disbands]])
 
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After each prank has been done moe realizes that it's a prank and ends up giving the caller threats for example: "It's you isn't you cowardly little runt when I get a hold of you I'm gonna gut you like a fish and drink your blood", "I'll shove a sausage down your throat and stick starving dogs in your butt", "Listen to me you when I catch you I'm gonna pull out your eye's and shove'em down your pants so you can watch me kick the crap out of you ok, then I'm gonna use your tounge to paint my boat", "When I get a hold of you I'm gonna use your head for a bucket and paint my house with your brains", "Listen to me you little scum sucking puss bucket when I get my hands on you I'm gonna pull out your eye's with a cork screw", "You rotten little punk If I ever get a hold of you I'll stick my teeth in to your cheek and rip your face off" and more. On Spring Break, Homer does a Moe impression after his attempt at pranking Moe backfired when Moe repeated the name back to him. "If I find out who this is, I'll stick an American Flag up your butt, and mail you to Iran."
 
  
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== Behind the scenes ==
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Despite his faults, Moe has been shown to express genuine love and sentimentality, which suggests that he may not be as gruff as he appears. He has a cat named Mr. Snookums, of whom he is very fond. Moe is also kind towards the rats that live in his bar. On Wednesday nights, he reads to the homeless in a local soup kitchen and he also reads to sick children at the hospital. Until it was destroyed, Moe had a fondness for a jar of pickled eggs. He saved the owner of [[King Toot's]] music store and his wife from a flaming car. He saved the life of [[Maggie Simpson]] (ironically at a time that he was about to commit suicide by jumping off of a highway bridge into the river) and took efforts to protect her. Moe engaged in charity work in South America or Africa, using a flying fan to fight forest fires and deliver medical supplies to people devastated by floods. Moe has knowledge of automobiles and dancing. He also has a tender fondness for Lisa, who helped him to channel his depression into poetry, and has a deep attachment to Homer whom he easily feels rejected by.  
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Moe's character was based partly on Tube Bar owner Louis "Red" Deutsch, who was made famous in the popular Tube Bar prank calls when he was repeatedly prank called by two Jersey City residents. These calls were the inspiration for Bart's repeated prank calls to Moe, and Deutch's often profane responses made Moe's violent side.[[Homer Simpson]] Further inspiration was drawn from comedian [http://index.php?title=Rich_Hall&action=edit&redlink=1 Rich Hall], an acquaintance of ''The Simpsons'' writer [[George Meyer]]. Hall considered being the basis for Moe "an honour." Moe's surname "Szyslak" was revealed in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]", the writers found the name in a [http://index.php?title=Phonebook&action=edit&redlink=1 phonebook] and gave it to Moe so that he would have the initials M.S., and hence could be a suspect in the Burns shooting. He was designed by Dan Haskett.[[Sam]]
 
  
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Moe was the first voice [[Hank Azaria]] performed for the show, replacing [[Christopher Collins]] who had voiced the character in several previous episodes. At the time of his audition, Azaria was doing a play in which he had the part of a drug dealer, basing his voice on [http://index.php?title=Al_Pacino&action=edit&redlink=1 Al Pacino] in ''[http://index.php?title=Dog_Day_Afternoon&action=edit&redlink=1 Dog Day Afternoon]''. He used the same voice in the audition, and was told by [[Matt Groening]] and [[Sam Simon]] to make it more gravelly, with it becoming the voice of Moe. Groening and Simon thought it was perfect and took Azaria over to the Fox recording studio. Before he had even seen a script, he recorded several lines of dialogue as Moe for the episode "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".[[Larry]][[Moe's Tavern]]. Also in earlier seasons he was seen with black hair instead of his current grey hair. After the episode were [[Ned Flanders]] opened the [[Leftorium]], it is revealed that Moe is Left Handed.
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Moe has also been revealed to be good at writing poetry, with help from [[Lisa]] who arranged his poems for him. However, Moe's inner beauty was ruined when he refused to share credit with Lisa for his poem ''[[Howling at a Concrete Moon]]'' in fear that he would get rejected by his fellow authors.<ref>"[[Moe'N'a Lisa]]"</ref>
  
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== Real name ==
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When Moe noticed that [[Homer]], [[Apu]] and [[Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.]] had relationship problems with their wives, Moe wrote a letter to the three men and had it delivered to them when they're on a boat to [[Weasel Island]], stating that he is leaving [[Springfield]] permanently with one of the men's wives. While they determined whose wife Moe supposedly left with (and realizing the problems with their spouses), Moe went around Springfield solving all the men's marriage problems. He later confronted the three men, explaining to them why he wrote the letter and told them not to take their wives for granted.<ref>"[[Moe Letter Blues]]"</ref> He is also rumored to have rescued the Springfield Elementary Model U.N. Club that was stranded on an island. Exactly how is unknown.
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In [[Flaming Moe's]], his hired waitress Collette calls him "Morris". Yet, in [[The Springfield Connection]], Homer discretely hints that Moe's official name is "Momar" and Moe cringes with humiliation. It can be suggested that Momar is his real name and he just simply told Collette to call him Morris, because he figured she'd think it was a stupid name or he was being arrogant. It is implied in [[Eeny Teeny Maya Moe]] that he changed his name to Moe so he could keep the sign and the bar's name.
 
  
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== Love life ==
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Despite his attitude and less than glamorous appearance Moe has been quite successful with romance, he has dated [[Selma]], [[Lindsey Naegle]], [[Edna Krabappel]], [[Maya]] and [[Renee]]. He's also apparently dated [[Judge Harm]], [[Mindy Simmons]], [[Agnes Skinner]], [[Princess Kashmir]], [[Ms. Pommelhorst]] and many others.<ref>"[[The Book of Moe]]"</ref>
  
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Moe's most serious relationship was with [[Maya]], a woman that Moe met online. When Moe realized that she was a little person, he was shocked but quickly started making jokes about it. Moe also tried to stay away from anything including little people. Due to the frequent jokes Moe made about her height, Maya got annoyed and broke up with him.<ref>"[[Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe]]"</ref> However, sometime later, Moe and Maya met up again during a traffic jam. They rekindled their relationship until Moe got scared that Maya would break up with him again as he wasn't good enough for her. After leaving her for a few days, Moe was convinced by Homer to return to her and propose. Maya accepted the proposal and they got engaged.<ref>"[[The Wayz We Were]]"</ref>
  
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== In Video Games ==
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== Non-canon ==
 
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In [[The Simpsons Road Rage]], Moe is a character that you can unlock later in the game and drive him. In the brief video when you select his car you can see that he is smuggling a panda, which can be seen in an episode. You can also pick him up as a passenger while driving as another character. In the Entertainment District, (the second location), you start off right next to his [[Moe's Tavern|bar]]. Also, he reveals car crashes turn him on after a collision with another car.In [[The Simpsons Game]], he is Homer's coach in the the level [[Around the World in 80 Bites]], but not a playable character.In [[NeverQuest]] he is an Orc.
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=== The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase ===
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In the "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase", Moe has his own spin-off, "The Love-Matic Grampa", in which [[Abraham Simpson]] dies and his spirit falls into the Love-Matic tester machine of Moe, and he gives advices to Moe so he can get a date with a woman called Betty. They both go out on a date, and Moe goes to the bathroom each time to see Grampa, until Betty discovers everything, but still loves Moe because he bothered to do all this just for her.
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=== The Simpsons Road Rage ===
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In the video game "The Simpsons Road Rage", Moe is a character that you can unlock later in the game and drive him. In the brief video when you select his car you can see that he is smuggling a panda, which can be seen in an episode.<ref>"[[Cape Feare]]"</ref> You can also pick him up as a passenger while driving as another character. In The Simpsons Road Rage and The Simpsons Hit & Run video games he says "Newsflash; you suck!"
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=== The Simpsons Game ===
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In the "The Simpsons Game", he is Homer's coach in the level [[Around the World in 80 Bites]], and when he wins, Homer bites off Moe's hand by an accident. He is one of the people Marge can use in [[Mob Rules]] to protest the sales of the ''Grand Theft Scratchy'' videogame to minors. In the level [[NeverQuest]], he is an enemy, and looks like an Orc. The Orc-Moes are among the enemies sent by [[God]] in "[[Game Over]]".
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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==== Moe ====
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/Business Owners|Moe}}
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==== Costumes ====
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<gallery>
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File:Tapped Out Respectable Moe artwork.png|[[Respectable Moe]]
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File:Number 21 Stonecutters.png|[[Number 21]]
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File:Tapped Out Moe Moog.png|[[Moog]]
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File:Fire Chief Moe.png|[[Fire Chief Moe]]
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File:Pin Pal Moe.png|[[Pin Pal Moe]]
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File:TSTO Emperor Moe.png|[[Emperor Moe]]
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File:Unlicensed Surgeon Moe.png|[[Unlicensed Surgeon Moe]]
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File:Elf Moe.png|[[Elf Moe]]
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</gallery>
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==== Standalone ====
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<gallery>
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File:Caveman Moe.png|[[Caveman Moe]]
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File:Baby Moe.png|[[Baby Moe]]
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File:Demon Moe.png|[[Demon Moe]]
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</gallery>
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== Behind the Laughter ==
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Moe's character was based partly on Tube Bar owner Louis "Red" Deutsch, who was made famous in the popular Tube Bar prank calls when he was repeatedly prank called by two Jersey City residents. These calls were the inspiration for Bart's repeated prank calls to Moe, and Deutch's often profane responses made Moe's violent side. Moe's further inspiration was drawn from comedian [[Rich Hall]], an acquaintance of ''The Simpsons'' writer [[George Meyer]]. Hall considered being the basis for Moe "an honour". Moe's surname "Szyslak" was revealed in "[[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)]]", the writers found the name in a phonebook and gave it to Moe so that he would have the initials M.S., and hence could be a suspect in the Burns shooting. He was designed by [[Dan Haskett]].{{cn}} Moe was also partially based on a gorilla, hence the hump in his back and his large muzzle.<ref>''[[Springfield Confidential]]'' Chapter 6</ref>
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Moe was the first voice [[Hank Azaria]] performed for the show, redubbing [[Christopher Collins]] who initially recorded the character's voice for "[[Some Enchanted Evening]]".<ref>{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2001|title=The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> At the time of his audition, Azaria was doing a play in which he had the part of a drug dealer, basing his voice on Al Pacino in ''Dog Day Afternoon''. He used the same voice in the audition, and was told by [[Matt Groening]] and [[Sam Simon]] to make it more gravelly, with it becoming the voice of Moe. Groening and Simon thought it was perfect and took Azaria over to the Fox recording studio. Before he had even seen a script, he recorded several lines of dialogue as Moe for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening". Also in earlier seasons, he was seen with black hair instead of his current gray hair. After the episode "[[When Flanders Failed]]" where [[Ned Flanders]] opened the [[Leftorium]], it is revealed that Moe is Left Handed. During the episode "[[Bart-Mangled Banner]]", Moe claims to be Dutch, only to stomp out of his bar wearing clogs a few seconds later.
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=== Real name ===
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In "[[Flaming Moe's]]", his hired waitress {{ap|Collette|Flaming Moe's}} calls him "Morris". In "[[The Springfield Connection]]", Homer calls him "Moammar" after running a background check and Moe cringes with humiliation. It is implied in "[[Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe]]" that he changed his name to Moe so he could keep the sign and the bar's name. In "[[Cremains of the Day]]" he was called Moseph.
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=== Foreign dubs ===
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{{Dub voices
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|daVoice={{W|Michael Elo}}
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|deVoice=[[german:Bernd Simon|Bernd Simon]] (Season 1 - Season 28)<br>{{W|Gudo Hoegel}} (since Season 29)
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|esLAVoice=Alejandro Villeli ([[Season 1]])<br>César Izaguirre (Seasons [[Season 2|2]]-[[Season 4|4]])<br>Jorge Ornelas (since [[Season 5]])
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|itVoice={{W|Mino Caprio}} (seasons 1 - 7)<br>{{W|Pino Insegno}} (season 8)<br>{{W|Teo Bellia}} (since season 9)<br>{{small|{{W|it:Massimiliano Plinio|Massimiliano Plinio}} ([[S04E18]], DVD re-dub<ref>[https://www.antoniogenna.net/doppiaggio/anim/isimpson.htm  Il Mondo Dei Doppiatori - I Simpson] (in Italian)</ref>)}}
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|poVoice={{W|pl:Mirosław Konarowski|Mirosław Konarowski}}
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== Trivia ==
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*Moe has syphilis.<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror IX]]"</ref>
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*Moe has [[Facebook]] and appears to be friends with {{Ch|Mark Zuckerberg}}.
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*Moe lives in squalor when he isn't in his tavern and has an armchair which is so infested with cockroaches that it can give him a massage.  
  
 
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|E2=yes
 +
|E3=yes
 +
|E4=yes
 +
|E4n=Dry Hard; Moefinger
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E8=yes
 +
|E9=yes
 +
|E10=yes
 +
|E12=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
|E16=yes
 +
|E17=yes
 +
|E18=yes
 +
|E19=yes
 +
|E20=yes
 +
|E21=yes
 +
|E22=yes
 +
}}
 +
{{Season29A
 +
|E1=yes
 +
|E2=yes
 +
|E2n=costume
 +
|E3=yes
 +
|E4=yes
 +
|E4n=The Sweets Hereafter
 +
|E5=yes
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E7=yes
 +
|E8=yes
 +
|E9=yes
 +
|E10=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E12=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
|E16=yes
 +
|E18=yes
 +
|E19=yes
 +
|E21=yes
 +
}}
 +
{{Season30A
 +
|E1=yes
 +
|E2=yes
 +
|E4=yes
 +
|E4n=Intrusion of the Pod-Y Switchers
 +
|E5=yes
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E7=yes
 +
|E8=yes
 +
|E9=yes
 +
|E10=yes
 +
|E11cg=yes
 +
|E12=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
|E18=yes
 +
|E19=yes
 +
|E20=yes
 +
|E21=yes
 +
|E22=yes
 +
}}
 +
{{Season31A
 +
|E1=yes
 +
|E4=yes
 +
|E4n=Danger Things; Heaven Swipes Right
 +
|E5=yes
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E8=yes
 +
|E8n=A-Gobble-Ypto, turkey; The Fourth Thursday After Tomorrow
 +
|E9=yes
 +
|E12=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E16=yes
 +
|E17=yes
 +
|E19=yes
 +
|E20=yes
 +
|E21=yes
 +
}}
 +
{{Season32A
 +
|E1=yes
 +
|E2=yes
 +
|E2n=as [[Modus]]
 +
|E3=yes
 +
|E3n=wraparounds; Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo
 +
|E5=yes
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E9=yes
 +
|E10=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
|E16=yes
 +
|E21=yes
 +
|E22=yes
 +
}}
 +
{{Season33A
 +
|E1=yes
 +
|E2=yes
 +
|E3=yes
 +
|E3n=Bong Joon Ho's This Side of Parasite; Nightmare on Elm Tree
 +
|E4=yes
 +
|E5=yes
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E8=yes
 +
|E10=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
|E16=yes
 +
|E19=yes
 +
|E20=yes
 +
|E22=yes
 +
}}
 +
{{Season34A
 +
|E1=yes
 +
|E2=yes
 +
|E3=yes
 +
|E4=yes
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E6n=SimpsonsWorld
 +
|E7=yes
 +
|E8=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E12=yes
 +
|E13=yes
 +
|E14=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
|E16=yes
 +
|E17=yes
 +
|E20=yes
 +
|E22=yes
 +
}}
 +
{{Season35A
 +
|E1=yes
 +
|E3=yes
 +
|E5=yes
 +
|E5n=Wild Barts Can't Be Token
 +
|E6=yes
 +
|E6n=voice only
 +
|E7=yes
 +
|E9=yes
 +
|E10=yes
 +
|E11=yes
 +
|E15=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Specials:'''
 +
{{SpecialsA
 +
|Bartman=yes
 +
|Ride=yes
 +
|Fox25=yes
 +
|SU2C=yes
 +
|Shake=yes
 +
|DDT=yes
 +
|TSG=yes
 +
|Bowl=yes
 +
|Bowln=archive footage
 +
|PotC=yes
 +
|Kimmel=yes
 +
|MoeTweet=yes
 +
|SoD=yes
 +
|PuertoRico=yes
 +
|PuertoRicon=voice only
 +
|Marvel=yes
 +
|Balenciaga=yes
 +
|Plus=yes
 +
|TDLM=yes
 +
|Billie=yes
 +
|Feliz=yes
 +
|Felizn=picture
 +
|RogueOne=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Adverts:'''
 +
{{AdvertsA
 +
|Coke=yes
 +
|TSTO2=yes
 +
|TSTO4=yes
 +
|TSTO6=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Simpsons Illustrated:'''
 +
{{SimpsonsIllustratedA
 +
|I1S3=yes
 +
|I4S6=yes
 +
|I5S3=yes
 +
|I6S3=yes
 +
|I6S6=yes
 +
|I6S7=yes
 +
|I6S7n=mentioned
 +
}}
 +
'''Simpsons Comics and Stories:'''
 +
{{SCASA
 +
|I1S2=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Simpsons Comics:'''
 +
{{SimpsonsComicsA
 +
|I1S1=yes
 +
|I2S2=yes
 +
|I5S1=yes
 +
|I8S2=yes
 +
|I9S2=yes
 +
|I11S1=yes
 +
|I11S2=yes
 +
|I12S1=yes
 +
|I17S1=yes
 +
|I17S3=yes
 +
|I18S1=yes
 +
|I19S1=yes
 +
|I23S2=yes
 +
|I24S1=yes
 +
|I26S2=yes
 +
|I27S1=yes
 +
|I27S1n=star constellation
 +
|I29S1=yes
 +
|I30S1=yes
 +
|I31S1=yes
 +
|I32S1=yes
 +
|I36S1=yes
 +
|I40S1=yes
 +
|I42S1=yes
 +
|I42S2=yes
 +
|I48S1=yes
 +
|I49S1=yes
 +
|I50S1=yes
 +
|I51S1=yes
 +
|I52S1=yes
 +
|I53S1=yes
 +
|I54S1=yes
 +
|I55S1=yes
 +
|I56S1=yes
 +
|I58S1=yes
 +
|I60S1=yes
 +
|I60S2=yes
 +
|I61S1=yes
 +
|I61S2=yes
 +
|I63S1=yes
 +
|I63S2=yes
 +
|I63S3=yes
 +
|I64S1=yes
 +
|I65S1=yes
 +
|I65S2=yes
 +
|I66S1=yes
 +
|I67S1=yes
 +
|I68S1=yes
 +
|I69S1=yes
 +
|I69S2=yes
 +
|I74S1=yes
 +
|I79S1=yes
 +
|I80S1=yes
 +
|I81S1=yes
 +
|I82S1=yes
 +
|I83S1=yes
 +
|I85S1=yes
 +
|I85S2=yes
 +
|I86S1=yes
 +
|I87S1=yes
 +
|I89S1=yes
 +
|I90S1=yes
 +
|I90S2=yes
 +
|I91S1=yes
 +
|I93S1=yes
 +
|I95S1=yes
 +
|I99S1=yes
 +
|I100S1=yes
 +
|I101S1=yes
 +
|I104S1=yes
 +
|I105S1=yes
 +
|I106S1=yes
 +
|I107S1=yes
 +
|I109S1=yes
 +
|I112S1=yes
 +
|I114S1=yes
 +
|I114S2=yes
 +
|I115S2=yes
 +
|I117S1=yes
 +
|I118S1=yes
 +
|I119S1=yes
 +
|I120S1=yes
 +
|I123S1=yes
 +
|I125S3=yes
 +
|I126S1=yes
 +
|I129S1=yes
 +
|I132S1=yes
 +
|I136S1=yes
 +
|I137S1=yes
 +
|I138S1=yes
 +
|I143S1=yes
 +
|I146S1=yes
 +
|I148S1=yes
 +
|I149S1=yes
 +
|I151S1=yes
 +
|I152S1=yes
 +
|I153S2=yes
 +
|I154S1=yes
 +
|I156S1=yes
 +
|I157S1=yes
 +
|I159S1=yes
 +
|I160S1=yes
 +
|I161S1=yes
 +
|I163S1=yes
 +
|I167S1=yes
 +
|I170S1=yes
 +
|I172S1=yes
 +
|I175S1=yes
 +
|I176S1=yes
 +
|I177S1=yes
 +
|I178S1=yes
 +
|I179S1=yes
 +
|I180S1=yes
 +
|I182S1=yes
 +
|I185S2=yes
 +
|I187S1=yes
 +
|I188S1=yes
 +
|I189S1=yes
 +
|I193S1=yes
 +
|I194S1=yes
 +
|I194S2=yes
 +
|I195S1=yes
 +
|I196S1=yes
 +
|I198S1=yes
 +
|I199S1=yes
 +
|I200S1=yes
 +
|I200S3=yes
 +
|I205S1=yes
 +
|I206S1=yes
 +
|I207S1=yes
 +
|I209S1=yes
 +
|I210S1=yes
 +
|I211S7=yes
 +
|I212S1=yes
 +
|I215S1=yes
 +
|I216S1=yes
 +
|I218S1=yes
 +
|I219S1=yes
 +
|I220S1=yes
 +
|I223S1=yes
 +
|I224S1=yes
 +
|I226S3=yes
 +
|I227S1=yes
 +
|I227S2=yes
 +
|I229S2=yes
 +
|I230S1=yes
 +
|I233S1=yes
 +
|I236S1=yes
 +
|I236S1n=mentioned
 +
|I238S1=yes
 +
|I239S1=yes
 +
|I240S1=yes
 +
|I240S3=yes
 +
|I242S2=yes
 +
|I243S1=yes
 +
|I245S1=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Bartman:'''
 +
{{BartmanA
 +
|I3S1=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Treehouse of Horror:'''
 +
{{TreehouseA
 +
|I1S1=yes
 +
|I3S1=yes
 +
|I4S3=yes
 +
|I5S2=yes
 +
|I6S1=yes
 +
|I7S1=yes
 +
|I9S1=yes
 +
|I9S1n=hallucination
 +
|I13S1=yes
 +
|I15S4=yes
 +
|I16S1=yes
 +
|I16S4=yes
 +
|I18S4=yes
 +
|I19S1=yes
 +
|I19S2=yes
 +
|I20S1=yes
 +
|I20S2=yes
 +
|I20S3=yes
 +
|I21S2=yes
 +
|I21S3=yes
 +
|I23S1=yes
 +
|I23S2=yes
 +
|B1S4=yes
 +
|B1S7=yes
 +
|B1S14=yes
 +
|B1S16=yes
 +
|B2S12=yes
 +
|B2S13=yes
 +
|B3S1=yes
 +
|B3S2=yes
 +
|B3S3=yes
 +
|B3S3n=picture
 +
|B3S6=yes
 +
|B3S13=yes
 +
|B3S14=yes
 +
|B4S3=yes
 +
|B4S9=yes
 +
|B4S13=yes
 +
|B5S3=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Bart Simpson:'''
 +
{{BartSimpsonA
 +
|I6S1=yes
 +
|I10S6=yes
 +
|I11S1=yes
 +
|I12S5=yes
 +
|I16S4=yes
 +
|I20S1=yes
 +
|I22S2=yes
 +
|I22S4=yes
 +
|I24S4=yes
 +
|I25S1=yes
 +
|I29S2=yes
 +
|I30S1=yes
 +
|I31S1=yes
 +
|I31S4=yes
 +
|I37S1=yes
 +
|I39S5=yes
 +
|I40S1=yes
 +
|I42S1=yes
 +
|I45S4=yes
 +
|I47S1=yes
 +
|I48S1=yes
 +
|I53S3=yes
 +
|I54S1=yes
 +
|I56S1=yes
 +
|I59S3=yes
 +
|I62S2=yes
 +
|I66S3=yes
 +
|I68S2=yes
 +
|I73S1=yes
 +
|I73S2=yes
 +
|I73S4=yes
 +
|I75S3=yes
 +
|I77S2=yes
 +
|I80S3=yes
 +
|I81S2=yes
 +
|I82S2=yes
 +
|I82S2n=picture
 +
|I83S1=yes
 +
|I85S1=yes
 +
|I86S1=yes
 +
|I87S1=yes
 +
|I88S2=yes
 +
|I91S2=yes
 +
|I92S2=yes
 +
|I100S1=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Futurama Crossover:'''
 +
{{FuturamaCrossoverA
 +
|S1=yes
 +
|S2=yes
 +
|S3=yes
 +
|S4=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Comic Strips:'''
 +
{{ComicStripsA
 +
|S6=yes
 +
|S18=yes
 +
|S30=yes
 +
|S50=yes
 +
|S59=yes
 +
|S60=yes
 +
|S80=yes
 +
|S80n=picture
 +
|S94=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Holiday Humdinger:'''
 +
{{HolidayHumdingerA
 +
|S9=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Super Spectacular:'''
 +
{{SuperSpectacularA
 +
|I2S1=yes
 +
|I3S3=yes
 +
|I8S1=yes
 +
|I9S1=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Winter Wingding:'''
 +
{{WinterWingdingA
 +
|I1S1=yes
 +
|I1S3=yes
 +
|I1S4=yes
 +
|I1S6=yes
 +
|I1S7=yes
 +
|I2S1=yes
 +
|I2S5=yes
 +
|I3S4=yes
 +
|I4S1=yes
 +
|I5S1=yes
 +
|I5S2=yes
 +
|I5S3=yes
 +
|I6S1=yes
 +
|I8S1=yes
 +
|I9S4=yes
 +
|I10S2=yes
 +
|I10S3=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Summer Shindig:'''
 +
{{SummerShindigA
 +
|I3S1=yes
 +
|I5S1=yes
 +
|I7S2=yes
 +
|I8S1=yes
 +
|I8S3=yes
 +
|I9S1=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book:'''
 +
{{DOCBGA
 +
|S2=yes
 +
|S3=yes
 +
|S4=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Annuals:'''
 +
{{AnnualsA
 +
|I10S9=yes
 +
|I11S2=yes
 +
|I11S8=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Homer for the Holidays:'''
 +
{{HftHA
 +
|S7=yes
 +
|S8=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''One-Shot Wonders:'''
 +
{{OneShotsA
 +
|IMHS4=yes
 +
|IPFS1=yes
 +
|ILHS6=yes
 +
|IMSS6=yes
 +
|ILSS1=yes
 +
|ILSS2=yes
 +
|IKCS1=yes
 +
|IKCS2=yes
 +
|IMMSS1=yes
 +
|IMMSS2=yes
 +
|IMMSS3=yes
 +
|IMMSS4=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Other Comics:'''
 +
*{{bon|The Secret Life of Homer's Wife}}
 +
'''Video Games:'''
 +
{{GamesA
 +
|TSTO=yes
 +
|Game=yes
 +
|H&R=yes
 +
|TSRR=yes
 +
|Arcade=yes
 +
|Wrestle=yes
 +
|NOTLTHOH=yes
 +
|Skate=yes
 +
|Virtual=yes
 +
|Arcade2=yes
 +
}}
 +
'''Books:'''
 +
{{BooksA
 +
|UEG=yes
 +
|TBoM=yes
 +
|CWBoC=yes
 +
|TBB=yes
 +
|TMB=yes
 +
|FBoF=yes
 +
|MFwtS=yes
 +
|UJRoSFB=yes
 +
|CBG=yes
 +
|HSLBoL=yes
 +
|GfTS90=yes
 +
|GfTS07=yes
 +
|GSGtA=yes
 +
|TSGtS=yes
 +
|SCRoy=yes
 +
|SCCC3=yes
 +
|SCCC4=yes
 +
|SCCC5=yes
 +
|SCCC6=yes
 +
|SCoP=yes
 +
|SCSp=yes
 +
|FitS=yes
 +
|RDFB=yes
 +
|SCSB=yes
 +
|TSFH=yes
 +
|TSFCC=yes
 +
|BBeastBoBS=yes
 +
|TSH=yes
 +
|SCGO=yes
 +
|THOHO1=yes
 +
|BMTSH=yes
 +
|BMTSHn=robot; as [[The Mower]]
 +
}}
 +
'''Merchandise:'''
 +
*{{merch|Simpsons Mania! (Inkworks)|pipe=yes|3=Simpsons Mania!|(mentioned)}}
 +
*{{merch|Springfield's Festive Friends}}
 +
{{TC}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
== References ==
 +
{{Reflist}}
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
−
*[http://www.snpp.com/guides/moe.html The Moe Szyslak File] at [[The Simpsons Archive]]
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{{Images|Moe}}
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*[http://www.simpsonsarchive.com/guides/moe.html The Moe Szyslak File] at [[The Simpsons Archive]]
  
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Revision as of 07:52, April 27, 2024


"Moe" redirects here. For other uses of "Moe", see Moe (disambiguation).
"Ah, geez!"
―Moe's catchphrase
Moe Szyslak
Moe Szyslak.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Hair: Gray*
Occupation: Bartender of Moe's Tavern
Unlicensed surgeon[1]
Wildlife smuggler[2]
Former TV actor[3]
Relatives: Mother: Unnamed
Father: Morty Szyslak
Brother: Marv Szyslak
Sister: Minnie Szyslak
First appearance: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
Voiced by: Christopher Collins (Season 1)
Hank Azaria
Tom Hiddleston[4]
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Moammar[5] "Moe" Szyslak,[6] also known as Morris Szyslak, is the proprietor and bartender of "Moe's Tavern", a Springfield bar frequented visited by Homer Simpson, Barney Gumble, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Sam, Larry and others.

Biography

Moe's

Moe was born on November 24. Moe either illegally immigrated to the United States from Holland[7] or was born in Indiana. He used to have an Italian accent [8] but no longer uses it, hinting at Armenian heritage describing himself as "half Armenian half monster".[9] When Mr. Burns bought the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and came into Springfield riding an elephant, Moe asked to touch the elephant. The elephant then steps on Moe, giving him his bad looks.[10] As a child, he played the part of "Smelly", a tough kid, on The Little Rascals until he killed Alfalfa (or rather, an orphan portraying as him) in a fit of rage for stealing his bit and was fired. His first kiss was at 10 with Comic Book Guy. At some unspecified time during his childhood, his parents dropped him off at summer camp, and never returned to pick him up, leaving the Summer camp: Camp See-a-Tree, as being the closest that he could call a home. Moe becomes a victim of prank calls when young Marge calls the boys' camp and young Moe answers it. Marge asks to talk to Elvis Jagger Abdul-Jabbar, which is what young Homer introduced himself as to her. Moe, thinking that she is trying to trick him, becomes angry and hangs up. Then he turns and says, "And, uh, that's the origin of that". Moe has stolen many things but a more remembered item is the bag of Aztec coins in which created the criminal snake (metaphorically speaking).

The character folder for Moe seen in the Hall of Records. The Duff calender from "Pygmoelian" can be seen.

As a young man, Moe became a professional boxer, going by the names "Kid Gorgeous", "Kid Presentable", "Kid Gruesome", and "Kid Moe". Moe blames his boxing career for making him ugly. According to Moe, his boxing career ended because of politics, and because he was knocked out 40 times in a row. Moe's ugliness caused him to audition unsuccessfully for a part in the soap opera "It Never Ends". However in later years Moe has plastic surgery which earned him the role of Dr. Tad Winslow. His current appearance has been described as consisting of "cauliflower ear, lizard lips, little rat eyes, caveman brow and fish snout". After attending bartending school at Swigmore University, Moe opened up his own drinking establishment, "Moe's Tavern". Moe could have started a cult, as Bart once told Kearney "he's in that cult Moe started". He is currently banned from California.[11] He is also a natural at judging but after fighting with Simon Cowell he is no longer allowed to judge. In a previous episode he said he does many things but judging isn't one of them. During Trappuccino he claimed he was the emperor of Springfield.

Personality

Moe answers a prank call from Bart.

Moe is the owner and, except for a few instances where temporary help is hired, the only employee of Moe's Tavern. His most loyal customer is Barney Gumble, with other regulars including Homer Simpson, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Sam and Larry. Moe is notoriously cheap with his customers, refusing to give them free drinks, or throwing them out when they are out of money (and in one case, he asks who are the designated drivers, then tells them to beat it, claiming to have "no time for cheapskates" on St. Patrick's Day[12]). He also wants his customers to drink as much as possible, as then their tab will grow larger. Barney's tab had to be sent to Nasa to be calculated and it came out to be $14 billion. Once, when Homer asked Moe where the dart board was, Moe said, "we're phasing out the games, people drink less when they're having fun."

Moe generally serves Duff beer on tap, having little knowledge of liquors or wines; the liquor bottles visible behind the bar are said to be "painted on," and in one instance, he unknowingly sells an 1888 bottle of Château Latour for a few dollars. In one case, he wonders if gin and tonic mix. He enthusiastically abandons his bar, its regular customers, and his friends when a better opportunity comes along, such as the drink "The Flaming Moe", the opening of his postmodern bar "M", and the conversion of his bar into a family-themed restaurant called "Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag". Moe is often engaged in shady or illegal activities at his tavern, including smuggling pandas and orca's, hosting Russian roulette games, operating an unlicensed casino, serving liquor without a license (his expired in 1973 and it's only good in Rhode Island as well as being signed by Moe himself), running a speakeasy during Springfield's brief flirtation with Prohibition, and performing unlicensed surgery in his bar. Moe and his bar has gained popularity many times; however, the fad mainly ends. Very few times Moe's popularity stays and his money sky rockets.

Moe as a judge in American Idol

Moe's temperament is characterized by a short, violent temper (particularly aiming a makeshift shotgun at customers), coupled with homicidal and suicidal tendencies and a proclivity towards obsessive behaviors. These traits are exhibited in his behavior, including frequently attempting suicide (including an annual attempt on Christmas and calling the suicide hotline after his bar was closed by the health department), keeping an enemies list nearly identical to that of Richard Nixon (He added in Barney's name to the list after Barney called him out on his using Richard Nixon's list as his own), assuming a leading role in many of Springfield's angry mobs (including, at times, starting mobs, even ones directed at him, solely for the sake of a mob), and kidnapping Talking Heads vocalist David Byrne. He has started at least three riots: When the "Do What You Feel" festival went haywire he punched Principal Skinner in the face which sparked a mass riot,[13] he later punched a guy named Fred in the bank which influenced everyone else in the bank to start punching each other,[14] and he put Ned Flanders in a headlock at a less than exciting soccer match, this led to a fight between Principal Skinner and Lenny which soon escalated into a stadium wide riot.[15] He was also a member of the group of hotheads who inadvertently, but gleefully, crushed Shelbyville. He has also used his b-boy skills for self-defence, shot at Carl, robbed Homer of expensive pants, kept Hans Moleman under his bar's floorboards in a subterranean torture chamber, perpetrated insurance fraud, and stalking various townspeople. This behavior is further exhibited when he becomes the self-proclaimed Emperor of Springfield when the town is trapped in a dome.[16] His leadership is challenged by Barney who throws a Molotov Cocktail at him, which Moe successfully throws back. He once implies that he probably wouldn't continue to be suicidal if Reverend Lovejoy had told him that he had much to live for. He also tries to attempt suicide by sky diving without a parachute but he ends up landing on a Hot Air Balloon which happens to be one Homer and Marge are flying in and after he lands he says to himself "I can't believe this happened to me twice". Another of Moe's suicide attempts is when he is laying down at the beach by the tide and says "Come on tide take me with you, I just don't want to feel anymore pain", and the tide comes up to him and a stingray ends up on his face smacking him with his tail.

Moe has a strained love life due to his vulgarity towards women and his ugly appearance. Despite this, Moe has had a number of romantic experiences, including sleeping with his bartender Collette, dating a woman named Renee, and enjoying the company of many women after he had plastic surgery to correct his ugly appearance. He has long been infatuated with Marge Simpson (whom he often refers to as Midge) and has on occasion professed his love for her and tried to win her away from Homer. Moe's romantic attractions have resulted in criminal behavior and run-ins with the law; he has stalked Maude Flanders and other townspeople, he must register as a sex offender, and he had a restraining order placed upon him. At one point he is seen on his way to a "V.D. clinic". Moe has also proposed marriage to a WNBA mascot, even knowing that the character inside the mascot is Gil Gunderson.

Despite his faults, Moe has been shown to express genuine love and sentimentality, which suggests that he may not be as gruff as he appears. He has a cat named Mr. Snookums, of whom he is very fond. Moe is also kind towards the rats that live in his bar. On Wednesday nights, he reads to the homeless in a local soup kitchen and he also reads to sick children at the hospital. Until it was destroyed, Moe had a fondness for a jar of pickled eggs. He saved the owner of King Toot's music store and his wife from a flaming car. He saved the life of Maggie Simpson (ironically at a time that he was about to commit suicide by jumping off of a highway bridge into the river) and took efforts to protect her. Moe engaged in charity work in South America or Africa, using a flying fan to fight forest fires and deliver medical supplies to people devastated by floods. Moe has knowledge of automobiles and dancing. He also has a tender fondness for Lisa, who helped him to channel his depression into poetry, and has a deep attachment to Homer whom he easily feels rejected by.

Moe has also been revealed to be good at writing poetry, with help from Lisa who arranged his poems for him. However, Moe's inner beauty was ruined when he refused to share credit with Lisa for his poem Howling at a Concrete Moon in fear that he would get rejected by his fellow authors.[17]

When Moe noticed that Homer, Apu and Timothy Lovejoy, Jr. had relationship problems with their wives, Moe wrote a letter to the three men and had it delivered to them when they're on a boat to Weasel Island, stating that he is leaving Springfield permanently with one of the men's wives. While they determined whose wife Moe supposedly left with (and realizing the problems with their spouses), Moe went around Springfield solving all the men's marriage problems. He later confronted the three men, explaining to them why he wrote the letter and told them not to take their wives for granted.[18] He is also rumored to have rescued the Springfield Elementary Model U.N. Club that was stranded on an island. Exactly how is unknown.

Love life

Despite his attitude and less than glamorous appearance Moe has been quite successful with romance, he has dated Selma, Lindsey Naegle, Edna Krabappel, Maya and Renee. He's also apparently dated Judge Harm, Mindy Simmons, Agnes Skinner, Princess Kashmir, Ms. Pommelhorst and many others.[19]

Moe's most serious relationship was with Maya, a woman that Moe met online. When Moe realized that she was a little person, he was shocked but quickly started making jokes about it. Moe also tried to stay away from anything including little people. Due to the frequent jokes Moe made about her height, Maya got annoyed and broke up with him.[20] However, sometime later, Moe and Maya met up again during a traffic jam. They rekindled their relationship until Moe got scared that Maya would break up with him again as he wasn't good enough for her. After leaving her for a few days, Moe was convinced by Homer to return to her and propose. Maya accepted the proposal and they got engaged.[21]

Non-canon

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The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase

In the "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase", Moe has his own spin-off, "The Love-Matic Grampa", in which Abraham Simpson dies and his spirit falls into the Love-Matic tester machine of Moe, and he gives advices to Moe so he can get a date with a woman called Betty. They both go out on a date, and Moe goes to the bathroom each time to see Grampa, until Betty discovers everything, but still loves Moe because he bothered to do all this just for her.

The Simpsons Road Rage

In the video game "The Simpsons Road Rage", Moe is a character that you can unlock later in the game and drive him. In the brief video when you select his car you can see that he is smuggling a panda, which can be seen in an episode.[22] You can also pick him up as a passenger while driving as another character. In The Simpsons Road Rage and The Simpsons Hit & Run video games he says "Newsflash; you suck!"

The Simpsons Game

In the "The Simpsons Game", he is Homer's coach in the level Around the World in 80 Bites, and when he wins, Homer bites off Moe's hand by an accident. He is one of the people Marge can use in Mob Rules to protest the sales of the Grand Theft Scratchy videogame to minors. In the level NeverQuest, he is an enemy, and looks like an Orc. The Orc-Moes are among the enemies sent by God in "Game Over".

The Simpsons: Tapped Out

Moe

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Moe
Image Cost Unlock method Unlocks with Unlock message
Tapped Out Unlock Moe.png Cash.png7,500 Level 15
Is There an Al Coholic Here Pt. 1
(with Marge) 		Moe's Tavern Hey howya doin', ya stupid jerk.
Technical Information ID Groups Internal Name
6 Regular Characters, Entrepreneur, Pessimist, Bowler, Regular Male, Adult, Barflies, Normal Springfielders Moe

Costumes

Standalone

Behind the Laughter

Moe's character was based partly on Tube Bar owner Louis "Red" Deutsch, who was made famous in the popular Tube Bar prank calls when he was repeatedly prank called by two Jersey City residents. These calls were the inspiration for Bart's repeated prank calls to Moe, and Deutch's often profane responses made Moe's violent side. Moe's further inspiration was drawn from comedian Rich Hall, an acquaintance of The Simpsons writer George Meyer. Hall considered being the basis for Moe "an honour". Moe's surname "Szyslak" was revealed in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)", the writers found the name in a phonebook and gave it to Moe so that he would have the initials M.S., and hence could be a suspect in the Burns shooting. He was designed by Dan Haskett.[citation needed] Moe was also partially based on a gorilla, hence the hump in his back and his large muzzle.[23]

Moe was the first voice Hank Azaria performed for the show, redubbing Christopher Collins who initially recorded the character's voice for "Some Enchanted Evening".[24] At the time of his audition, Azaria was doing a play in which he had the part of a drug dealer, basing his voice on Al Pacino in Dog Day Afternoon. He used the same voice in the audition, and was told by Matt Groening and Sam Simon to make it more gravelly, with it becoming the voice of Moe. Groening and Simon thought it was perfect and took Azaria over to the Fox recording studio. Before he had even seen a script, he recorded several lines of dialogue as Moe for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening". Also in earlier seasons, he was seen with black hair instead of his current gray hair. After the episode "When Flanders Failed" where Ned Flanders opened the Leftorium, it is revealed that Moe is Left Handed. During the episode "Bart-Mangled Banner", Moe claims to be Dutch, only to stomp out of his bar wearing clogs a few seconds later.

Real name

In "Flaming Moe's", his hired waitress Collette calls him "Morris". In "The Springfield Connection", Homer calls him "Moammar" after running a background check and Moe cringes with humiliation. It is implied in "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe" that he changed his name to Moe so he could keep the sign and the bar's name. In "Cremains of the Day" he was called Moseph.

Foreign dubs

Language Voice dubber
Denmark flag.png Dansk Michael Elo
Germany.png Deutsch Bernd Simon (Season 1 - Season 28)
Gudo Hoegel (since Season 29)
Spain flag.png Español Juan Perucho
Hispanic America.gif Español Alejandro Villeli (Season 1)
César Izaguirre (Seasons 2-4)
Jorge Ornelas (since Season 5)
Italy Flag.png Italiano Mino Caprio (seasons 1 - 7)
Pino Insegno (season 8)
Teo Bellia (since season 9)
Massimiliano Plinio (S04E18, DVD re-dub[25])
Poland flag.png Polski Mirosław Konarowski

Trivia

  • Moe has syphilis.[26]
  • Moe has Facebook and appears to be friends with Mark Zuckerberg.
  • Moe lives in squalor when he isn't in his tavern and has an armchair which is so infested with cockroaches that it can give him a massage.

Appearances

Episodes:Specials:Adverts:Simpsons Illustrated:Simpsons Comics and Stories:Simpsons Comics:Bartman:Treehouse of Horror:Bart Simpson:Futurama Crossover:Comic Strips:Holiday Humdinger:Super Spectacular:Winter Wingding:Summer Shindig:Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book:Annuals:Homer for the Holidays:One-Shot Wonders:Other Comics:Video Games:Books:Merchandise:

References

  1. ↑ "HOMЯ"
  2. ↑ "The Springfield Files"
  3. ↑ "Pygmoelian"
  4. ↑ The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
  5. ↑ "The Springfield Connection"
  6. ↑ "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)"
  7. ↑ "Much Apu About Nothing"
  8. ↑ "Bart's Inner Child"
  9. ↑ "Lisa Goes Gaga"
  10. ↑ "Them, Robot"
  11. ↑ "Judge Me Tender"
  12. ↑ "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment"
  13. ↑ "Bart's Inner Child"
  14. ↑ "The PTA Disbands"
  15. ↑ "The Cartridge Family"
  16. ↑ The Simpsons Movie
  17. ↑ "Moe'N'a Lisa"
  18. ↑ "Moe Letter Blues"
  19. ↑ "The Book of Moe"
  20. ↑ "Eeny Teeny Maya, Moe"
  21. ↑ "The Wayz We Were"
  22. ↑ "Cape Feare"
  23. ↑ Springfield Confidential Chapter 6
  24. ↑ Silverman, David. The Simpsons season 1 DVD commentary for the episode "Some Enchanted Evening" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
  25. ↑ Il Mondo Dei Doppiatori - I Simpson (in Italian)
  26. ↑ "Treehouse of Horror IX"


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