


Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
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Character Information
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Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and an inventor.
History[edit]
Benjamin Franklin appeared in Bart's fantasy about the snow day. He rushed into Congress announcing that he had invented the sled. He and Congress then ran outside for a snow day.[1]
When Lisa tried to writes a essay she started to think what would Ben Franklin say if he were alive today.[5]
Bart gave a report on Franklin where his version of the kite experiment had Franklin deliberately getting the kite with the key stuck in a tree. When lightning struck the key, and in turn the tree, Franklin triumphantly cried, "Kite-eating tree, I'll see you in hell!!!", referencing Charlie Brown's recurring battles with the kite-eating tree in Peanuts.[6]
An animatronic Benjamin Franklin was seen in "The Alco-Hall of Fame" display at the Duff Days festival. He started to say "Early to bed, early to rise-" before he was cut off by Babe Ruth who asked Franklin "you think you're better than me?".[3]
Later Homer dreamed that Franklin and Jimi Hendrix were playing Air Hockey in Heaven. Franklin won.[2]
Stephen King once said that Franklin was said too have tortured small animals and green mountain men and that the kite he tied to a tree opened the gates of hell.[7]
Benjamin Franklin, alongside George Washington and Andrew Jackson, appears on a one hundred dollar bill and convinces Homer to spend the money that Marge had been saving as a "nest egg".[4]
Franklin is also one of the many people on "Ned's List of Laudable Lefties".[8]
Non-canon[edit]
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When the Simpson family goes to visit God to ask for the destruction of Springfield by aliens to stop, he is a boss that guards God's gate. He is seen walking out of a Starbucks and calls Lisa a bigger buttkisser than Thomas Jefferson. Shortly afterwards he is among the enemies sent by God.[9]
Appearances[edit]
Episode – "Bart Gets an "F""
Episode – "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" (mentioned)
Episode – "Homer the Heretic"
Episode – "Homer the Great"
Episode – "Pygmoelian" (animatronic)
Episode – "Insane Clown Poppy" (mentioned)
Episode – "Mobile Homer"
Episode – "Opposites A-Frack" (seen on one hundred dollar note)
Comic story – Sense and Censorability
Comic story – Lisa's Historical Dream (resembles Abraham Simpson)
Comic story – Homer's America (mentioned)
Comic story – The Death of Comic Book Guy! (Part Three) (Milhouse Van Houten dressed up as him)
Comic story – Mass Historia!
Book – Flanders' Book of Faith (mentioned)
Merchandise – "The Simpsons 1994 Fun Calendar" (as Homer)
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External links[edit]
The Simpsons characters
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