Disco Stu

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**Disco Stu**
The Simpsons character

Age	Somewhere around 40
Gender	Male
Hair Color	Brown afro
Job	Owner of "Stu's Disco"
Relatives	Ex-Wife: Selma Bouvier
First appearance	Two Bad Neighbors
Voice actor	Hank Azaria

Disco Stu is a fictional character from The Simpsons. He is a disco aficionado and is usually featured wearing a rhinestone-encrusted leisure suit. He often refers to himself in the third person (putting a big emphasis on "Stu" and then pausing before saying anything else) and is noted for being mentally stuck in the Disco Era.

He first appeared in the episode Two Bad Neighbors, during a neighborhood yard sale day. Near the beginning of the episode Homer and Marge search their attic for items that might sell. Marge suggests Homer's old Rhinestone Night's Fashion Gun. Homer protests, "...I need it to rhinestone up my old clothing!". Marge then holds up Homer's old leather jacket complete with rhinestone lettering. "Who's Disco Stu?" Marge asks, referring to the words on the back. Homer explains, "I wanted to write 'Disco Stud' but I ran out of space. Not that Disco Stu didn't get his share of the action!". Disco Stu becomes a character later in the episode as part of a callback gag. Homer solicits his jacket to patrons of the rummage sale; One of them calls out "Hey Stu! You should buy that!". Disco Stu is revealed and says, "Disco Stu...doesn't advertise".

Although originally created as a throwaway gag character, Stu ended up being brought back again and again. Disco Stu has also been seen with dead goldfish in his platform shoes, hitting on Marge Simpson at a ski lodge (until he finds out she has children)[1], dancing with Homer after Homer discovers his love of walking, and, most recently, a regular on Homer's talk show. During a "taxi cab confession" in the episode How I Spent My Strummer Vacation, Disco Stu revealed that he's aware disco is dead. He expresses worry that he has let disco define him as a person and fears becoming a "one note guy".

Disco Stu has also appeared as "Discus Stu" in a parody of the Odyssey (we first believe he is a suitor to Odysseus's wife, Penelope, but later find out that Discus Stu has enough "ouzo for two-zo" - himself and Bart). He was "Disco Shrew" in the Treehouse of Horror XIII "Dr. Moreau" parody, where Stu was turned into a shrew, but wasn't worried about his condition (Disco Shrew...can still bugaloo!). "Big Band Stu" appears in the parody of "The War of the Worlds" radio hoax that takes place in 1938, in Treehouse of Horror XVII. Disco Stu appears to support himself by running a nightclub, aptly named "Stu's Disco"[2]. He also tried to start the "Can't Stop the Learnin' Disco Schools" franchise chain.

In the season sixteen episode There's Something About Marrying, it is revealed that Disco Stu is Selma's fourth husband. However, he receives an annulment from Pope John Paul II.

He was originally voiced by Phil Hartman in the episode Two Bad Neighbors, but when the animators needed to do a model change, Phil wasn't available to redub the voice, so Hank Azaria took it over.

[edit] Quotes

"Disco Stu doesn't advertise."
"Disco Stu likes disco music."
"Did you know that disco record sales were up 400% for the year ending 1976? If these trends continue... ayyyyyy!" (possibly a reference to The Fonz)
"The South will boogie again."
(Mayor 'Diamond Joe' Quimby referring to Disco Stu in See Homer Run) "Dear God, every wacko, nutcase and Disco Stu in this town is gonna run against me".
After a 'roided out Marge Simpson throws a jukebox at Stu in Moe's Tavern: "Disco Stu should've Disco Ducked."
"Disco Stu got hooked up on the white stuff in the seventies." (Begins sucking up sugar through a rolled-up dollar bill)
"Disco Stu slides in front of you! ... Hey, that rhymed!"
Consulting Maude Flanders's spirit: "Lay some heaven on me... foxy dead chick."
"Disco Stu just got an annulment from John Paul Two. Boogey down!"
"Disco Stu wants you to be comfortable while he does his thing."
"Disco Stu is working pro bono."
"Disco Stu is in the groove"