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Charlie is a boy who was briefly "adopted" by Bart Simpson.

When Bart decided that he wanted a younger brother because he was jealous of the relationship that Lisa and Maggie had, he went to the Springfield Orphanage to adopt one. When he was told that he couldn't, he left. However, Charlie saw Bart and followed him home. Bart was excited to get a brother who was similar to him and the two of them went around town having fun and pulling pranks on people. At the Kwik-E-Mart, Lisa encountered them and found out what happened. Lisa told Bart that he had to take him back to the orphanage, but Bart refused.

Bart took Charlie to see Sever V at the theater, hyping it up to Charlie. However, Charlie was scared of the film and cowered under his seat. As Bart and Charlie left, Charlie was scared and jumped at everything. Chief Wiggum then appeared from the bushes and tried to take Charlie back, with Charlie running to his side as he wanted to go home. Bart was upset that Charlie would betray him like that until Charlie took Wiggum's pepper spray and sprayed him in the face. Bart and Charlie then ran off with Wiggum chasing them...