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Jimmy Apollo

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Jimmy Apollo
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Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Hair: Gray
Occupation: Football commentator
First appearance: "Lisa the Greek"
Voiced by: Phil Hartman


"Smooth" Jimmy Apollo is a cigar-smoking pro-football commentator and statistician on TV.

History[edit]

Jimmy Apollo appeared on Inside Football Today where he was interviewed by Bret Gunselman. Homer watched Jimmy Apollo's predictions for betting. Apollo claimed he got an accuracy rate of 52% and he also used a huge padlock to illustrate his "Lock of the Week" pick. His predictions included:

His advantages are being right and not being wrong, while his disadvantages are being wrong and compulsive gamblers that take his advice.[2]

Behind the Laughter[edit]

He is based on bookie and sports commentator Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder.

Appearances[edit]

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