List of one-time characters from The Simpsons
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This is a list of one-time fictional characters featured in the American animated television comedy series The Simpsons. For a list of recurring characters, see List of characters from The Simpsons or List of recurring characters from The Simpsons. For individuals who played themselves, see List of guest stars on The Simpsons.
It should be noted, that more recently in the series, many of the 'one-time' characters have returned to the show, sometimes in just brief speaking appearances, or even crowd scenes. Other characters, originally intended to be 'one-time' characters have ended up becoming regular cast members, such as Cletus Spuckler, Luigi, Disco Stu, Groundskeeper Willie, Cookie Kwan & Lindsay Naegle.
For purposes of this list, "one-time" means they were central to an episode one time. Some of the characters listed here have appeared in later episodes, but only briefly. Others have only made minor appearances in multiple episodes but they are listed here too due to not being notable enough to include on the List of recurring characters.
[edit] Primary characters
The characters on this list were featured in an episode or otherwise received substantial dialogue or focus. Some have appeared twice, but their second (or third) appearance was only minor. Many of the Simpsons' most famoust episodes are episodes that contain one-time characters.
[edit] Aristotle Amadopoulos
Aristotle 'Ari' Amadopoulos is fabulously wealthy and owns Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant. He belongs to The Millionaire's Club, which runs on the Springfield Trade Center. Amadopoulos is voiced by Jon Lovitz and Dan Castellaneta. In Homer Defined, Homer Simpson, as Safety Inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant finds himself with an imminent nuclear meltdown situation. Having not paid attention in his formation, he cannot remember how to avert the situation, yet amazingly does so via an eeny, meeny, miny, moe which by chance leads him to press the correct button, much to the relief of the city of Springfield. Amadopoulos then invites Simpson to give a conference for his workers, in order for them to find their zest for work, in Amadopoulos' words, their "ine-hara-tu-na-doulevi" ("it's his pleasure to work" in Greek). However, an eerily similar situation occurs, as a meltdown threatens to strike Shelbyville. Amadopoulos instructs Simpson to do what he had done before. He does exactly that, by repeating the eeny, meeny, miny, moe. Amadopoulos was relieved, but is outraged that Homer used sheer luck to save them. He would later appear in Homer at the Bat, making a million dollar bet with Mr. Burns over the two plants softball teams.
In "The Best of Simpsons" issue 30, in the story "Tanks for Nothing", he threatens nuclear war on Springfield after seeing on his spy satellite that there is a tank (that Abe got in compensation for not having Veterans tax) at Springfield power plant. Amadopoulos' name comes from Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.
[edit] Mary Bailey
Mary Bailey is Springfield's state governor, originally voiced by Maggie Roswell and later by Tress MacNeille. She ran against Mr. Burns in Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish, winning in a landslide after Marge served Mr. Burns a three-eyed fish, which Bart caught. From her appearances on the show, it is implied that she is a progressive, and given Mr. Burns' membership in the Republican Party, Bailey is presumably a Democrat. She was Mayor of Springfield before Joe Quimby.
Mary Bailey would later appear briefly in the episode Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade when Bart and Lisa's class visit Capital City. They show Bailey their class projects (designing a new State flag), which causes her to yell in disgust after seeing Lisa's flag, redesigned to look like a butt with "Learn to Fart" underneath. She made a brief appearance at the end of The Seven-Beer Snitch when she enters Springfields new prison shortly after a riot and pardons all of the prisoners.
"Mary Bailey" is also the name of Donna Reed's character in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life, a movie referenced by The Simpsons on many occasions. There is also a "Mary Bailey" in the series Jericho.
[edit] Birch Barlow
Birchibald "Birch" T. Barlow (voiced by Harry Shearer) has been featured prominently only in the episode Sideshow Bob Roberts, appearing from time to time in the background of subsequent episodes. He is a right-wing conservative talk show host on the radio station KBBL, who in voice and appearance is obviously modeled after Rush Limbaugh.
On his radio show, he declares himself to be "the fourth branch of government" and "the fifty-first state". He is also the author of the book "Only Turkeys Have Left Wings". Barlow played an important part in the episode Sideshow Bob Roberts, in which Sideshow Bob, while jailed, calls up Barlow on his radio show, giving him an outlet to voice how the prison treats him unfairly. Barlow, knowing Bob is a fellow Republican, sympathizes with his complaints, and influences the rest of Springfield to as well. This leads to Bob's prompt release and ensuing mayoral election-rigging.
In the book The Simpsons Guide To Springfield, Barlow is pictured enjoying a "festive meal with a group of close personal friends" - Waylon Smithers, John (from the episode Homer's Phobia) and Buddy "Fallout Boy" Hodges - at the flamboyantly decorated Sha-Boom Ka-Boom Cafe. Typical of the Simpsons, this is meant to humorously imply that he may be gay. Barlow also appeared in the episode "We're on the Road to D'ohwhere" as a customer at Marge's prescription drug-laden "yard sale". The appearance was a reference to Limbaugh's Oxycontin incident.
[edit] Mr. Bergstrom
Mr. Bergstrom was Lisa's substitute teacher in "Lisa's Substitute" (7F19), he was voiced by Dustin Hoffman (credited as "Sam Etic", a reference to the character being Jewish). Mr. Bergstrom took over for Ms. Hoover after she believed she had got Lyme Disease. Lisa immediately took to him because he was a kind, sensitive man who was the kind of male role model she needed in her life. Mr. Bergstrom met with Homer and learned that he was nothing like Lisa. Lisa and Mr. Bergstrom became great friends, but after Ms. Hoover returned, he had to leave Springfield. A distraught Lisa ran to stop him, and Mr. Bergstrom gave her a note saying "You are Lisa Simpson". As his train sped off, Lisa (in a parody of one of Hoffman's iconic films, The Graduate) raced after it.
[edit] The Space Coyote
The Space Coyote appeared in Homer's chili-induced hallucination in El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Our Homer) and was voiced by country music legend Johnny Cash. Homer, after eating Guatemalan Insanity Peppers, stumbled into a mysterious land which culminated in meeting his spirit guide, a red coyote. The coyote tells Homer that he is on a quest and says he needs to find his soul mate. Homer states his soul mate is Marge, but the Coyote replies with "is it?" and runs off, leaving Homer confused. He also tried to gnaw on Homer's leg, citing the reason (when he is kicked away) that he is still a coyote. The Coyote was specifically modelled to look completely different from the rest of the characters, being designed with straight lines. Bob Dylan was originally wanted for the role, but he turned it down. In his book Planet Simpson, Chris Turner states that Johnny Cash as the coyote is his favourite guest performance.
[edit] Mason Fairbanks
Mason Fairbanks (voiced by Michael York) appeared in the episode Homer's Paternity Coot and is a treasure hunter. After discovering a love letter that Fairbanks had written to his mother years before, Homer decided to seek Fairbanks out. Under the guise of a reporter, Homer found that he had a real connection to Fairbanks and eventually blurted out that he thought Fairbanks was his father. The two immediately started to bond, with Fairbanks teaching Homer many important life lessons and getting along well with Bart and Lisa. However, the man that Homer had previously thought to be his father, Abe Simpson starts to get jealous and eventually a DNA test is performed. The test finds that Fairbanks is Homers biological father, and the two celebrate by searching for treasure deep in the ocean. Homers submarine gets trapped in some rocks, and in his "last moments", he remembers all of the things that Abe Simpson had done for him. Homer is rescued by Fairbanks and Abe Simpson reveals that after seeing how happy Homer was, he switched DNA samples and he really is Homer's father.
[edit] Fishing Crew
The Fishing crew of the boat "The Rotting Pelican" from The Wife Aquatic, consisting of:
- An unnamed Skipper, captain of the Boat (voiced by Hank Azaria)
- First-mate Billy (voiced by Maurice LaMarche)
- "Portuguese" Fausto, who spends all his spare time playing with a knife because "it's his thing" and appears to be wanted by the law. (voiced by Hank Azaria)
- Five other nameless crew members, although in the end only four are seen (one of whom was voiced by Dana Gould)
Residents of "Barnacle Bay", an Island in New England, the crew mainly fished for "Yum Yum Fish", but had fallen on hard times after overfishing drove all the Yum Yums away. After accidentally burning down the boardwalk, Homer is forced to join the crew in order to pay off his debts. The crew goes searching for Yum Yum Fish, with little luck. However, after Homer accidentally beer battered the fishing hooks, they caught many Yum Yum fish. Suddenly a "Perfect Storm" started and the crew found itself trapped in the middle of the ocean. It was decided that they would abandon ship, but Bart had stowed away in the life raft compartment, and threw away the raft. The Rotting Pelican sank and the crew was stuck in the middle of the storm, but were saved by a Japanese Fishing boat.
[edit] Frank Grimes Jr.
Frank Grimes Jr. is the son of Frank Grimes. He was born because his dad "happened to like hookers". He was Homer's mechanic. However, when he found out Homer was behind his father's death, he decided to kill Homer. But after his first attempt on Homer's life, the Simpsons and the police hired Sideshow Bob to protect him, on the principle of 'sending a homicidal maniac to catch a homicidal maniac'. After a 2nd try, Grimes entered many cards with Homer's name on them into the Mardi Gras King election. When Homer was elected King, Grimes sabotaged the parade float on which he was to ride in. At the last minute, Bob saved Homer after realizing the truth. The two cornered Grimes, who admitted the truth and was arrested by police. He appeared in The Great Louse Detective. See Frank Grimes for more.
[edit] Hollis Hurlbut
Hollis Hurlbut, voiced by Donald Sutherland, is the head of the Springfield Historical Society in "Lisa the Iconoclast". While showing Lisa around the museum, she finds a secret confession revealing that Jebidiah Springfield was a fraud. Lisa brings this to Hurlburt, who "bans her and her children and her children's children" before deciding "for three months". Later, the town board digs up the skeleton of Springfield to prove that there is no silver tongue. Hurlburt, who pries the coffin open, finds it and pockets it before the dust can settle. Lisa eventually confronts him and decides to bring the truth forward. However, Lisa has a change of heart and keeps the truth secret. Hollis and Hurlbut are the names of two freshman dormitories at Harvard.
[edit] Jacques "Brunswick"
Jacques "Brunswick" is a bowling instructor voiced by Albert Brooks who pursued an affair with Marge Simpson in "Life on the Fast Lane". Marge, who was angry at Homer for giving her a bowling ball for her birthday, went bowling and met Jacques. Jacques immediately became infatuated with her and insisted that they get together. Although reluctant at first, Marge eventually joins him for brunch and he later invites her to his apartment. Marge is forced to choose between Jacques and Homer, and chooses Homer. Jacques' surname is derived from the fact that Marge's bowling ball is called 'Homer', as that was what was engraved on it, and when she saw 'Brunswick' on Jacques' ball she called him Mr. Brunswick, even though this is probably the make of the ball, and not Jacques' surname.
Later cameo appearances:
- He is seen in the full version of the opening credits as Bart skates down the streets. He also appeared in the live action version.
- He can be seen very briefly singing in a crowd in the episode "Bart Gets an F".
- He is on a picture on the wall in "Nicks bowling shop (the second one" in "Homer Alone".)
- He was seen briefly in "The Heartbroke Kid", during a parody of the opening montage with a newly-obese Bart. He can be heard to say "sacre bleu" and since Albert Brooks voiced a different character in the episode, it is possible that he provided the voice for Jacques as well.
- He was seen briefly in "Homer at the Bat" during the scene in which Waylon Smithers is talking to Steve Sax.
- He can be seen bowling in the episode "And Maggie Makes Three".
- He was also seen in "Team Homer" as one fourth of a bowling team called "The Homewreckers", along with Lurleen Lumpkin, Mindy Simmons and Princess Kashmir.
- He had a very brief appearance in the Do the Bartman music video.
- He can be seen in "Bart Gets Hit By a Car", in a room with a Doctor putting on a glove.
[edit] John
John, voiced by and modelled on John Waters, is the owner of Cockamamie's Collectibles Shop, an offbeat store filled with various "camp" items. He first appears when he shows that "a very old figurine" belonging to the Simpsons was just an old liquor bottle, quickly striking up a friendship with the family. Whilst exploring the Simpson's house searching for any value in the items there, Homer takes a shine to him. However, upon hearing that John is a homosexual, Homer turns against him. The rest of the family continue to enjoy John's company, with him taking them on a tour of Springfield. After a while Homer fears that John's homosexuality is rubbing off on Bart and decides to take him hunting. After Homer has sustained a severe beating from a group of reindeer, John saves him, scaring the reindeer off with a Japanese robot Santa Claus. With this act he earns Homer's trust. John appeared only in the episode "Homer's Phobia", and wore Homer's "Pin Pals" shirt from "Team Homer" throughout. He also appears briefly in a Bart Simpson comic, where he sold a McBain lunch box to Nelson Muntz.
[edit] Leon Kompowsky
Leon Kompowsky, a "big white guy who thinks he's the little black guy", is a mental patient who thinks he's Michael Jackson. He was, in fact, voiced by Jackson (who, for contractual reasons, was credited as "John Jay Smith") and his singing was done by Jackson impersonator Kipp Lennon. In "Stark Raving Dad", Homer gets hospitalized for wearing a pink shirt to work, and while in the hospital, meets a patient who calls himself Michael Jackson and thinks that he is the famous singer, although he's a middle-aged caucasian man. After getting released, Homer invites him to come visit his home (Kompowsky was in the hospital voluntarily) and Bart, thinking Kompowsky is the real Michael Jackson, tells everyone. The entire town shows up to see Michael Jackson, only to learn it's fake. Bart becomes hated in the town, and Lisa hates him too for forgetting her birthday. Kompowsky decides to set things right and helps Bart write a special birthday song for Lisa. In the end, his work is done, so Kompowsky drops the Jackson charade (and starts talking in his normal voice (voiced by Hank Azaria) and leaves, saying he made people happy and thus his work was done. Kompowsky was set to later return, except this time as Prince, but the idea fell through when Prince turned the part down. According to DVD commentary, Prince disliked the episode and got his chauffeur to write one instead. The writers didn't like that script and the idea fell through. He does make an appearance in the Simpson comic, as a janitor for the mental facility. He has not made an appearance since.
[edit] Lisa's friends
- Erin, voiced by Christina Ricci
- Ben, Dean and Rick: It's actually unknown who is who. Although the blond haired one (without a hat) is voiced by Harry Shearer, the blonde one with the hat is voiced by Tress Macneille, and the brown haired boy is voiced by Dan Castellaneta.
Lisa's four friends in Summer of 4 Ft. 2. Lisa, tired of being an unpopular nerd, travels with her family to Little Pwagmattasquarmesettport with the intention of making new friends. While walking on a dock, she hears some teenagers and finds Ben, Dean, Erin and Rick. Acting like Bart, she immediately clicks with them and takes them skateboarding at the library. Her best friend in the group is Erin, who Lisa says is her first real friend. Bart discovers she's acting like him and decides to try to steal her friends. He shows them Lisa's yearbook (which has all of Lisa's nerdy accomplishments) and Lisa, assuming they won't like her any more, runs off crying. However, the group realizes Lisa is a good person and glue shells on the family car that say "Lisa Rules". They also sign her yearbook. It is unknown whether or not the group is from Little Pwagmattasquarmesettport or if they are also on holiday. Their parents are never seen, but it is insinuated that one is French and another's father is similar to Homer when they are at Lisa's place discussing their parents.
[edit] Lugash
Lugash, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is a gymnastics instructor (and a parody of former Olympics coach Béla Károlyi) who has his own gym. He has a thick Romanian accent and has appeared in two episodes, premiering in Children of a Lesser Clod. His origin is a bit mysterious as he says that he came into the United States in 1983 by cartwheeling over the Berlin Wall. However, another character in a later episode claims that he defected into East Germany. Later in Little Girl in the Big Ten, he teaches Lisa gymnastics so that she won't fail gym. His harsh but effective training techniques helped Lisa to achieve a high standard of gymnastic ability. He also has a habit of confiscating his students' cats and dogs, only giving them back when the student has accomplished a physical task. He teaches Lisa gymnastics with the idea of "Imagine floor is full of snakes, you fall, they kill you! Relax, relax, SNAKES!"
[edit] Lurleen Lumpkin
An attractive, aspiring country singer that was managed by Homer in "Colonel Homer" voiced by Beverly D'Angelo. Homer discovered her in a hick bar in the middle of nowhere but was amazed by her voice. He decided to help her launch a singing career, much to the chagrin of Marge. Lurleen started to fall for Homer and tried to lure him with an erotic song called "Bunk with Me Tonight". Homer, who had been ignorant of this, suddenly realized that managing Lurleen could hurt his marriage, so he quits as her manager. A saddened Lurleen sings a song called "Stand By Your Manager". In a later episode, "Marge vs. the Monorail", a much rougher-looking Lurleen makes a brief appearance (voiced by Doris Grau) in which she reveals that she had been to the Betty Ford Clinic and had "spent last night in a ditch". In this episode her voice sounds exactly the same as Lunchlady Doris's, rather than her soft, Southern voice she had when she was first introduced. She was also seen in "Team Homer" as one fourth of a bowling team called "The Homewreckers", along with Jacques "Brunswick", Mindy Simmons and Princess Kashmir. In the Episode "Bart on the Road", while they where going thru Branson MI, Her name briefly appears on a banner, saying playing tonight. Lurleen would be seen once again in the episode, Homerazzi.
[edit] Lyle Lanley
A conman who sold Springfield a shoddy monorail in "Marge vs. the Monorail", voiced by Phil Hartman. Lyle is a slick conman who lures the town into purchasing a useless monorail by singing a convincing song. He continues the con by "training" potential monorail conductors but in the end randomly points at Homer. Lyle's plan of running to Tahiti with the towns money was discovered by Marge, but she was too late. Lyle rushed to the airport with the towns money and would have gotten away, but the flight had to make a stop in North Haverbrook. The people of North Haverbrook, who had previously been conned by Lanley, rushed onto the plane and (presumably) killed him. He is a takeoff on con man "Professor" Harold Hill, Robert Preston's title character of The Music Man. He has not made an appearance since, and is unlikely to due to the 1998 death of Hartman.
[edit] Number One
Head of the Stonecutters and No Homers Club, voiced by Patrick Stewart. He appeared in "Homer the Great." Not much is known about Number One, except that he is a loyal stonecutter and rose through the ranks to lead the Springfield chapter. He gleefully subjects new recruits to tortures such as "The Crossing of the Desert", "The Wreck of the Hesperus" and "the paddling of the swollen ass... with paddles" (all initiations similarly involving paddling of the bum). Homer finds acceptance with the group to his great pride after reminiscing about being rejected as a child from the "No Homers Club". Homer is soon after discovered to be the "chosen one", but inadvertently destroys the club. This prompts Number One to start a new club called the "Ancient Mystic Society of No Homers." Number One has since not made any appearance.
The name is a joke, with Patrick Stewart's character on Star Trek: The Next Generation (Captain Picard) frequently referring to his first officer (Commander Riker) as "Number One."
[edit] Sideshow Raheem
Krusty the Klown's sidekick before Sideshow Bob, likely from the 1970s era. He was first seen in the episode "I Love Lisa", in Krusty the Klown's 29th Anniversary Show. Krusty showed a slide of him. In the slide, Krusty says "Ah... the script says I have to bonk you with this" (holding a hammer), Raheem replies "I wouldn't." "Right on!" says Krusty. Then after the clip is over, Krusty describes him as an "angry man. Angry, angry young man." He later makes brief appearances in Bart the Fink attending Krusty's "funeral", and in Milhouse of Sand and Fog at the all-black church. He is voiced by Michael Carrington.
[edit] Hank Scorpio
Hank Scorpio (voiced by Albert Brooks) is an evil genius and owner of Globex Corporation, appearing in the episode "You Only Move Twice",[1] a parody of the James Bond film You Only Live Twice. His company offered Homer Simpson an ideal job and a new home for his family in the planned community of Cypress Creek. Scorpio, despite being an evil genius, proved to be an ideal boss, welcoming the Simpson family with a large gift basket and a friendly greeting. However, being an evil genius is still his priority, and over the episode he delivers a video threat to the United Nations, and tries to kill a Mr. "Bont" who escapes but is tackled by Homer before being rapidly executed in turn by Scorpio's henchmen. Scorpio's character mirrors evil villains from James Bond movies, especially Ernst Stavro Blofeld. The episode even has a Bond-esque theme song (a direct parody of the theme to Goldfinger), which plays during the end credits. Scorpio is considered to be Albert Brooks' best voice performance on The Simpsons and he was named the greatest guest star in the show's history by IGN,[2] with his performance as Scorpio being named as his best. According to the "You Only Move Twice" DVD commentary, Brooks ad-libbed many of his lines.
[edit] Mindy Simmons
A former employee of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, whom Homer had an attraction for in "The Last Temptation of Homer". Voiced by Michelle Pfeiffer. Simmons was an engineer at the plant, whom Homer developed a crush on. When the two were sent to a National Energy convention in Capital City, the two nearly had an affair, but despite his attraction to Simmons, Homer remained to be with only Marge. After Homer decided not to pursue a relationship, Simmons was fired because of alcohol abuse. Even after this was revealed in Another Simpsons Clip Show, she has still been used as a background character at the plant in subsequent episodes, suggesting she may have been rehired. She was part of the "Home Wreckers" bowling team seen in Team Homer .
[edit] Beatrice Simmons
Beatrice Simmons (voiced by Audrey Meadows) appeared in Old Money. Grampa Simpson met her at the Springfield Retirement Castle help desk when the staff accidentally swaps their medications. It was love at first sight for Grampa, and they start dating. They arrange another date for Bea's birthday, but Grampa is forced to stand her up when Homer abducts him onto one of the family's once-a-month day trips to "Discount Lion Safari". When he returns to the Retirement Castle, Bea is dead. Jasper explains that Bea's left ventricle burst; she literally died from a broken heart. Grampa then learns that Bea left him thousands of dollars. He tells Homer to make him envious. While trying unsuccessfully to enjoy his inheritance, Grampa sees Bea's ghost who suggests he give it those that can. While interviewing potential candidates Lisa tells Grampa none them are deserving of the money and tells him to use it to help the poor. Grampa visits areas of Springfield and realizes he doesn't have enough money to help them all. He decides to gamble to increase his money, but Homer stops him just before he loses it all. He forgives Homer, and after looking at the other seniors outside the casino, Grampa decides to use Bea's money to renovate the Retirement Castle. We then see that the Retirement Castle has become a beautiful place to live, featuring a brand new 'Beatrice Simmons Memorial Dining Hall' (in which Bea is mysteriously seen entering at the end of the episode).
[edit] Hugo Simpson
In the "Treehouse of Horror VII" episode, Bart discovers he was separated at birth from a Siamese Twin by Dr. Hibbert. His "evil twin," Hugo has been consigned to living in the attic of the Simpson home, but escapes to plot revenge. Ultimately, Dr. Hibbert discovers Bart is in fact the evil twin (his surgical scar was on the right side, making him the left twin), and Hugo had been isolated unjustly. The episode ends with the Simpsons enjoying dinner with Hugo, while Bart asks for food through the venting grille. Marge tells Bart to first eat his bucket of fish-heads (which Hugo had been fed for years), and then they would talk. Since he appeared in a THOH episode, Hugo does not exist in the official Simpson canon.
A costume for Bart in The Simpsons Hit and Run called Hugo makes Bart look a lot like Hugo.
[edit] Llewellyn & Ms. Sinclair
Llewellyn Sinclair, the musical director of O Streetcar; and his sister, Ms. Sinclair, head of the Ayn Rand School for Tots, both appeared in "A Streetcar Named Marge", and are voiced by Jon Lovitz.
Llewellyn is depicted as short-tempered and a perfectionist. Originally, Marge is turned down for the part of Blanche, but after seeing how sad she really is, he realizes she's perfect. He insinuates that he once reduced a class of third graders to tears but got a decent review. In the musical, he plays Pablo, which was originally played by Otto but Otto "didn't work out". In the end, the musical is a success, which Llewelyn takes all the credit for. Llewellyn has since made two appearances. He appeared briefly in Sweets and Sour Marge as one of the townspeople in the pyramid and again in The Ziff Who Came to Dinner along with several other Lovitz voiced characters.
His sister, known only as Ms. Sinclair, also voiced by Jon Lovitz, runs the local nursery The Ayn Rand School for Tots. She has modelled the workings of the school after the philosophies of Ayn Rand and tries "to develop the bottle within." Posters referring to Rand's ideas are hung throughout the nursery, including "A is A" and "Helping is Futile." She is also opposed to pacifiers, causing Maggie to rebel and retrieve her pacifier in a manner similar to the escape of the POWs in The Great Escape. She has not been seen since.
[edit] Sgt. Seymour Skinner
Voiced by Martin Sheen in The Principal and the Pauper, the original Seymour Skinner (Springfield Elementary's principal is actually named Armin Tamzarian). The real Skinner and Armin Tamzarian were buddies in the Vietnam War. Skinner took Tamzarian under his wing and turned him from a rebel into a responsible adult. Skinner would later disappear in a mission and Tamzarian, assuming he was dead, decided to report the death to Skinners mother. However, she thought Tamzarian was Skinner, who not wanting to sadden her, played along. After many years, the real Skinner was released from a POW camp and returned to Springfield, where he took his life back. In the end, the citizens of Springfield rode him out of town on a rail, in favour of Tamzarian, who was then legally renamed "Seymour Skinner." The "real" Seymour Skinner has not appeared again.
All the events in this episode were forbidden from being mentioned again, under penalty of torture. The only time this rule has been broken since was in "I, D'oh-Bot", when Lisa refers to Principal Skinner as "Principal Tamzarian". (Lisa apparently avoided the stiff penalty for this infraction because only Skinner heard her.) This was a self-referential joke, since "I, D'oh-Bot" used the same plot device of making a major change to the Simpsons' world, then effectively erasing the change within the same episode.
[edit] Lucius Sweet
Lucius Sweet (voiced by Paul Winfield (who played the real Don King in the 1995 TV movie Tyson) is a parody of Don King (It was said that Sweet is "exactly as rich and famous as Don King and looks just like him too"), Sweet first appeared in the season 8 episode The Homer They Fall. Lucius learned of Homer's talent when Homer started boxing. He promoted Drederick Tatum (a parody of Mike Tyson), who ultimately defeated Homer.
Sweet also has a small appearance in the season 9 episode "The Trouble with Trillions" and was also seen in the Afro-American-church in the episode "Milhouse of Sand and Fog".
[edit] Chloe Talbot
Chloe Talbot is a one-time character from the episode She Used to Be My Girl, and was voiced by Kim Cattrall. She is a famous, Peabody Award winning reporter from the Global Television Network. She went to high school with Marge and the two were best friends. They were both star reporters and had promising futures, however Marge decided to stay with Homer, but Chloe abandoned her sweet-heart (Barney Gumble) for success. She would later return to Springfield, a successful reporter who always told stories about her encounters with celebrities and claims to have had "flings" with Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Lisa would grow to admire Chloe, which worried Marge because she didn't want Lisa dreaming about a future she couldn't have. Lisa decided to hide in Chloe's car and go to a UN Womens conference with her, but Chloe was rerouted to report on an erupting Volcano. Lisa and Chloe both became trapped by Lava from the erupting Volcano, but Marge arrived and saved Lisa; however she didn't save Chloe, but Barney appeared with his helicopter and saved Chloe's life. After saying he sobered up they agreed to a half-hour of pity sex.
[edit] Cecil Terwilliger
Cecil Terwilliger is the younger brother of Robert Underdunk Terwilliger (Sideshow Bob). Cecil, voiced by David Hyde Pierce, and Robert, voiced by Kelsey Grammer, have a relationship similar to that of Niles and Frasier Crane, whom the actors played on the sitcom Frasier. One of the throw-away jokes in Cecil's episode was a sly reference to Frasier: when Bart leapt upon Cecil's back and said "Guess who?", Cecil replied "Maris?" -- the name of Niles's never seen, but oft-mentioned, wife.
In the episode "Brother from Another Series", it is revealed that Cecil's dream was to become Krusty the Clown's sidekick on The Krusty the Clown Show. Sideshow Bob mentions Cecil spent, "four years at clown college", to which Cecil replies, "I'd thank you not to refer to Princeton that way". Having all the mannerisms of Niles Crane, Krusty and the producers of his show immediately rejected Cecil during his audition. Cecil offered to perform his prepared "pie-in-the-face take" before he was ushered off-stage, but this did not change the producers' minds. It was then that Krusty spotted Robert, standing to the side in a fine suit. Krusty ordered a pie-in-the-face for him, the resulting impact knocking off Robert's top hat and causing his hair to spring up from under it. A hysteric Krusty declared "This man is going to change the way we think about getting hit by pies!" Krusty gave the sidekick job to Robert, who would forever be known as Sideshow Bob.
Afterwards, Cecil took a job as Springfield's "Chief Hydrological and Hydrodynamical Engineer", but he was always resentful of his brother. Years later, after Sideshow Bob was released from prison, Cecil hired him to work for his company building a new dam along the Springfield River. Cecil's true intentions, however, were to skim money from the dam project's contract, build a poor quality dam, and frame his brother for the resulting destruction. Cecil's plot was discovered by Bart and Lisa; both brothers were sent to prison, since no one would believe that Sideshow Bob was innocent (despite Bart and Lisa's testimonies).
[edit] Gina Vendetti
Gina Vendetti is a young girl who is in a girls juvenile prison for pushing Snow White off the parapet at Disneyland. She is featured in the episode The Wandering Juvie and is voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar. In the episode, Bart is sent to boys' Juvie and is immediately attacked by Gina while hanging out near the fence on the girls side. They later get partnered (and handcuffed) together for ballroom dancing, but Gina spots a way to escape, and drags Bart with her. Bart and Gina at first hate each other but start to gain each other's trust and eventually kiss. Once freed from their handcuffs, Gina and Bart go separate ways, but Gina, having nowhere to go, starts crying and attacks Bart when he spots her. The two start fighting and are captured by the police. Gina, not wanting Bart's life to be ruined because of her escape confesses that the entire thing was her idea and Bart is released from prison. Later, Bart and the rest of his family visit her in prison.
[edit] Greta Wolfcastle
Greta Wolfcastle (voiced by Reese Witherspoon) is the daughter of famous actor Rainier Wolfcastle. She first appeared on The Bart Wants What It Wants as the romantic interest of Bart. After Bart decided she was becoming too needy, he broke up with her, which led to Greta dating Milhouse to get back at him. Bart, now jealous, decided to do everything he could to win her back and followed her to Canada where he and Milhouse got into a fight during a curling game. In the end, Greta broke up with Bart and Milhouse and decided to stop dating for several years so that she could produce her father's movies. She would later make a brief non-speaking appearance in Ice Cream of Margie (With the Light Blue Hair) standing in line with her dad for ice cream.
[edit] Dr. Zweig
A psychologist from "Fear of Flying" (2F08), voiced by Anne Bancroft. After discovering that she has a fear of flying, Marge decides to get some professional help. She goes to Dr. Zweig (who Homer fears will blame all Marge's problems on him) who charges Marge 30 dollars an hour. The doctor dives deep into Marges psyche and discovers that the fact that her father was a steward is to blame, and just as she is about to start discussing Marge's husband, Homer runs in and pulls her away. Dr. Zweig is typically calm, but becomes especially passionate when describing that the Monkees symbolized rebellion and when she discovers that Marge's cheque bounced. Despite all the help, Marge thinks Zweig's name is "Lowenstein". Later, she appears in "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" as one of her three judges.
[edit] Others
- Adil Hoxha, Albanian Foreign Exchange student and Communist spy that visited the Simpsons in "The Crepes of Wrath"; the name refers to Enver Hoxha, Albania's former Communist leader.
- Astrid Weller, the art gallery owner in "Mom and Pop Art" (AABF15), voiced by Isabella Rossellini. Was seen in the background of the episode Mommie Beerest.
- Ballet Teacher who trains Bart in "Homer vs. Patty & Selma" (2F14), voiced by Susan Sarandon.
- Becky, Otto's girlfriend who moves in with the Simpsons in "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" (BABF18) after Otto leaves her at altar, voiced by Parker Posey. Planned to murder Marge Simpson and usurp her husband Homer and her children, but gave up when plotting the crime got too complicated.
- Belle, voiced by Tress MacNeille, the proprietoress of a Burlesque house in Springfield called "La Maison Derriere." In the episode "Bart After Dark" (4F06), Bart found himself working there as punishment for damaging Belle's property, and it soon transpired that the place was a frequent haunt of many of Springfield's men. Homer rescued it when an angry mob led by Marge, the Flanders, and Reverend Lovejoy threatened to raze it to the ground.
- Mr. Black, Krusty's agent in charge of "Kamp Krusty" in the episode by the same name. Was in charge of Euro-Krusty Land until it blew up.
- Brad Goodman, pop psychologist who encourages "Bart's Inner Child" (1F05), voiced by Albert Brooks.
- Caleb Thorn, marine biologist who helps Marge find herself in "Bonfire of the Manatees", voiced by Alec Baldwin.
- César and Ugolin, two criminal winemakers from The Crepes of Wrath. Made Bart do their dirty work, such as drink wine contaminated with antifreeze. Eventually get caught when Bart tells the authorities. Also made a brief appearance in Lisa the Greek.
- Chester J. Lampwick, the creator of Itchy the mouse and the concept of cartoon violence. Became a bum after Roger Myers, Sr. stole his idea in "The Day the Violence Died" (3F16). Now owns a huge amount of money, rocket car, and solid gold house after winning a lucrative court settlement against the Itchy and Scratchy Studios, thanks to Bart Simpson and Lionel Hutz. Voiced by Kirk Douglas.
- Colonel Leslie "Hap" Hapablap, commander of Springfield's Air Force base in "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" (3F08), voiced by R. Lee Ermey.
- Cooder and Spud, the father and son carnies who took over the Simpson household in "Bart Carny" (5F08), voiced by Jim Varney (Cooder) and Tress MacNeille (Spud).
- Darcy, a pregnant girl from North Haverbrook who Bart dates (under the impression that he is 16) in "Little Big Girl". They attempt to get married but are stopped by their respective parents. Voiced by Natalie Portman.
- Don Brodka, the Try-n-Save security guard in "Marge Be Not Proud" (3F07), voiced by Lawrence Tierney.
- Don Vittorio Di Maggio is an Italian mob boss, he is the boss of Fat Tony, or has at least been portrayed as above him in the mob ladder of power. He first appears in Homie the Clown, and since then, has made occasional non-speaking appearances in episodes where Fat Tony plays a prominent role. He is an elderly Italian who dresses in a black suit and cloak, and walks with a cane. The name may be a reference to baseball players Joe DiMaggio and Dom DiMaggio.
- Dr. Foster, Flanders' childhood psychologist with whom he underwent anger management therapy so as never to lose his temper. In Hurricane Neddy Flanders snapped, resulting in a reunion between Foster and Flanders. Foster later had a brief non-speaking appearance in It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge, this time wearing a toupee.
- Emily Winthrop, a British dog trainer from the episode "Bart's Dog Gets An F" (7F14), voiced by Tracey Ullman.
- Frank Ormand, owner of the Pretzel Wagon in "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" (4F08), voiced by Jack Lemmon. Is disgusted by millipedes. Died in an automobile accident along with the executor of his estate.
- Gino Terwilliger Sideshow Bob's son in The Italian Bob
- Goose Gladwell, a wacky joke shop owner based on Willy Wonka who sells Bart's humorous T-shirts in "Fat Man and Little Boy" (FABF21). He has twenty stores in thirty states and sold Bart's shirts in most of them. Gladwell later sold the t-shirts to the Disney company and refuses to give Bart's share of the money until Homer threatened him with a plutonium bomb. A former Green Beret, Goose claims his experiences in Vietnam are what drove him crazy. Voiced by Hank Azaria.
- Gordy, Dot and Warren, Ralph Wiggum-inspired characters in "The Leg-Up Program", a remedial class in which Bart was placed in "You Only Move Twice" (3F23).
- Grady and Julio, the two homosexuals that Homer briefly lived with in "Three Gays of the Condo" (EABF12). This parodied the divorce aftermath of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Julio was later seen in "There's Something About Marrying", getting wed to a new lover, but his lover had no dialogue. Also, Grady and Julio are the names of two recurring characters from the television sitcom, Sanford and Son. Grady was voiced by Scott Thompson.
- Hans, Horst and Fritz, the German businessmen who bought the power plant from Mr. Burns in "Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk" (8F09). Horst was voiced by Phil Hartman.
- Hugh Parkfield, Lisa Simpson's fiancé in "Lisa's Wedding" (2F15), voiced by Mandy Patinkin.
- Jack Crowley, a criminal who was paroled on Marge's recommendation, after she was impressed by his artistic ability in "Pokey Mom". He was arrested again for burning Principal Skinner's car. Voiced by Michael Keaton.
- Jenda, Bart's girlfriend in the year 2013 in "Future-Drama" (GABF12). Wears an army jacket with corporal insignia, similar to Laura Powers' in New Kid on the Block. Voiced by Amy Poehler.
- Joan Bushwell, a scientist appearing in the episode “Simpson Safari” (CABF13). The character spoofs Jane Goodall.
- Jay Sherman: A movie critic who appears in the episode with the Springfield film festival ("A Star is Burns"); he also appears briefly in "Hurricane Neddy" (s8e8) in the mental hospital. He is voiced by Jon Lovitz.
- Karl, Homer's assistant in "Simpson and Delilah" (7F02), voiced by Harvey Fierstein.
- Larry Burns, Mr. Burns' crass illegitimate son in "Burns, Baby Burns" (4F05), voiced by and patterned after Rodney Dangerfield. Seen later in the episode "Realty Bites", lining up at the welfare office, but has no lines.
- Larry H. Lawyer Jr., got Homer the deed to the First Church of Springfield by suing them after the church couldn't pay the fine for Homers injury. He also got Dr. Nick $12,000 for driving drunk in a graveyard. He also "habla espanol". His name, appearance and the outlandish style of his commercial are similar to the real-life lawyer, Larry H. Parker.
- Laura Powers, new neighbor and object of Bart's crush in "New Kid on the Block". Wears an army jacket with corporal insignia, similar to Jenda's in "Future-Drama" (9F06); voiced by Sara Gilbert.
- Lieutenant L.T. Smash, his military undercover project was making a pop group (Bart, Milhouse, Ralph and Nelson) for military propaganda and recruitment in "New Kids on the Blecch" (CABF12).
- "Lisa Junior", in "Missionary: Impossible", the little island girl whose real name Homer couldn't pronounce.
- "Lisa Simpson", in "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase", the family got a new show called The Simpsons Family Smile-Time Variety Hour. However, Lisa refused to participate in the show and was replaced with a tall blonde young woman. This parodied the short-lived The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, in which Eve Plumb refused to participate and was replaced. Voiced by Pamela Hayden.
- Lucille Botzcowski ("Miss Botz"), criminal babysitter from "Some Enchanted Evening" (7G01), voiced by Penny Marshall. Later briefly seen in a cameo being locked up in a mental ward.
- MacArthur Parker, Troy McClure's agent in "A Fish Called Selma" 3F15, voiced by Jeff Goldblum.
- Molloy, the cat burglar in "Homer the Vigilante" 1F09, voiced by Sam Neill.
- Pepi, a waif-like surrogate son Homer found at the Bigger Brothers Agency in "Brother from the Same Planet."
- Phillips, Marge's inmate from "Marge in Chains" 9F20. Killed her husband with a phillips-head screwdriver. Got out of jail and began to date Barney, who claimed that his name was Homer and that he worked at the nuclear plant.
- Professor Lombardo, Marge's art instructor in "Brush with Greatness" (7F18), voiced by Jon Lovitz.
- Ray Magini, roofing contractor and friend to Homer. Briefly thought to be a hallucination, as name is an anagram for "imaginary", voiced by Ray Romano.
- Ray Patterson, a former Springfield Sanitation Commissioner, voiced by Steve Martin. He was defeated in his re-election bid by Homer in "Trash of the Titans", and then declined the town's offer to reinstate him after Homer was disgraced.
- Red Barclay, Homer's trucker friend from "Maximum Homerdrive" whom Homer challenges to a steak-eating contest. Dies after winning due to beef poisoning.
- Rex Banner, a federal law enforcement officer brought in to enforce Prohibition in "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" (4F15), voiced by Dave Thomas.
- Roofi: In Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays, Roofi is a parody of the children's singer Raffi Cavoukian. Roofi appeals to pre-school children, including Maggie. Some of his songs are "I Like Ice Cream", "One, Two, Tie Your Shoe", "Helpful Bear on the 28th Floor", "Tickets, Tickets", and a "Nonsense Song". Marge and Maggie go to see Roofi in concert, where a Woodstock-like disaster happens. Roofi ends the concert by saying "Show's over. Five six so long hicks".
- Roy, a teenage boarder who lived in the Simpsons' house for the duration of one episode before moving out to live in his "own apartment with two sexay ladies." A mirror of the "poochie" in-joke in "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show".
- Sherry Bobbins, a parody of Mary Poppins in the episode "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious". Possibly died at the end of the episode, as when she was flying away with her umbrella, a plane flew by and she was sucked through one of the engines (though this was never noticed by the family).
- "Smooth" Jimmy Apollo, a sports anchor (voiced by Phil Hartman) who appears in the episode "Lisa the Greek".
- Sophie (Krustofski), Krusty's illegitimate daughter who was the result of Krusty's affair with a US soldier while entertaining troops during the Gulf War. Voiced by Drew Barrymore
- Stacy Lovelle, creator of Malibu Stacy in "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" (1F12), voiced by Kathleen Turner.
- Tabitha Vixx, Teen pop star voiced by Mandy Moore in "Marge and Homer Turn a Couple Play".
- Tatoo Annie, A tattoo covered woman who was in jail with Marge and Phillips in "Marge in Chains". She boasts a Mad magazine fold-in tattoo on her back.
- Tom, a cool surrogate father Bart found at the Bigger Brothers Agency in "Brother from the Same Planet" (9F12), voiced by Phil Hartman.
- Veronica, Patty's lesbian partner in "There's Something About Marrying" (GABF04), who is eventually revealed to be Leslie Robin Swisher, a man who disguised his gender to compete in the LPGA
- Wally Kogen, a travel agent who tried to take Homer and a group of Springfield residents to Super Bowl XXXIII in episode 215, "Sunday, Cruddy Sunday". Instead, he ended up inadvertently buying phony tickets and the group had to find another way to get in. Homer knew Wally previously from when they were suckered in on the same pyramid scheme. Voiced by Fred Willard.
- Weasel #1 and Weasel #2, two short bullies who served as Nelson Muntz's henchmen in "Bart the General." The two were later seen again in "Bart the Lover," laughing when Nelson hits another kid who makes fun of his yo-yo trick.
[edit] Minor characters
These characters have only been mentioned or seen briefly. They are not central to the main plot of the episode in any way.
- Angelo; in "Large Marge", Luigi Risotto offers the Simpsons a table next to the lobster tank in his restaurant due to Marge's implants. He also offers Angelo, an Italian man with a large jaw, to chew for Marge if she has any trouble. In response, he says "I like-a to chew!". He was also in the episode All's Fair in Oven War as a sub-contractor in which he states "I like-a to kiss".
- Uwa, "Barting Over" (EABF05), the Blue-Haired, Pasty-Faced Lawyer's secretary, who appears to be of non-specific Asian / Pacific ethnicity and wears a tropical flower in her hair. She appears as a sight gag in the Blue-Haired Lawyer's office doorway when summoned by name; Bart thinks the lawyer is saying "You WHAAA?!" during the meeting in which he seeks to be 'emancipated' from his parents.
- Boobarella, An ample chested vampire-looking-woman, first mentioned in the episode I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can. She has a tendency to mention her big "booooooooobs". A takeoff of Elvira (Who made many comments about her large breasts), herself a takeoff on Vampira.
- Bort, a young boy and a man in the gift shop at Itchy and Scratchy Land. His name appears to be more popular on fake license plates than Bart's. Appeared in "Itchy & Scratchy Land" (2F01).
- Chief, taciturn patient in an insane asylum. Says "hello" to Homer, followed by a "Well, it's about time somebody reached out to me," to the doctors. Appeared in Stark Raving Dad.
- Cornelius Towmage, resident of the Springfield Retirement Castle in who's absence Homer impersonates, enjoying the perks of assisted living in the episode, "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons".
- Mr. Costington, owner of Costington's Clothing Store in the episode "Homer vs. Dignity". He was also featured in Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2.
- Crazy Vaclav, owner and salesman at "Crazy Vaclav's Place of Automobiles." Sells cars with mileage measured in hectares and fueled by kerosene, from countries that "no longer exist." Appeared in "Mr. Plow"
- Disgruntled Goat, Ku Klux Klam (cartoon clam wearing a KKK hood), and Uncle Ant, obscure characters from "The Itchy & Scratchy & Friends Hour" available as stuffed toys in "Itchy & Scratchy Land."
- Dr. Egoyan, an assisted suicide doctor in the episode "Million Dollar Abie".
- Eli Stern VI, the owner of Worldwide Pants, the company that makes the blue pants Homer wears. Appeared in "My Fair Laddy" (HABF05).
- Floyd, who is in an insane asylum. Floyd can multiply any two numbers in his head. Appeared in "Stark Raving Dad.
- Guy Incognito, a Homer look- and sound-alike who is beaten up after the denizens of Moe's Tavern mistake for a disguised Homer in "Fear of Flying" (2F08).
- José Flanders and Lord Thistlewick Flanders, foreign relatives of Ned Flanders, seen in the episode "Lisa the Vegetarian".
- Handsome Pete, friend of Captain Horatio McCallister who dances for nickels (will dance for hours for a quarter). He resembles a small Krusty The Clown with an oval shaped face. Appeared in "Bart the Fink" (3F12).
- Happiest Man in Springfield, The, appears in the episode Hurricane Neddy, in season 8. He is apparently well known among the residents of Springfield. While his origins remain unknown, he seems to be an absurdly happy, rosy cheeked man with Vaudevillian tendencies.
- Hugh Jass, recipient of one of Bart's prank calls to Moe Szyslak. Appeared in "Flaming Moe's" (8F08).
- Human Fly, briefly seen scaling a building. Made his own costume.
- Iggy Wiggum, Sheldon Skinner, Pvt. 5th Class Arney Gumble, Ox, Asa Phelps, Griff and Etch, members of Sgt. Abraham Simpson's squad, the Flying Hellfish, during the fighting in the Ardennes near the end of World War Two. Seen during a flashback in "Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'" (3F19).
- Jimmy The Scumbag, a petty criminal who was arrested for running a telemarketing scam with an autodialling machine in the episode "Lisa's Date with Density" (4F01). Homer took the machine for himself and ran his own scam with it.
- Jim Jam a character from The Simpsons' spoof of Star Wars.
- Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo, a man whose name Moe describes as the worst name he's ever heard in "The Last Temptation of Homer".
- Josh, nephew of Krusty the Klown who kicks Homer in the belly in "Homer to the Max".
- Lester and Eliza, Bart and Lisa lookalikes in "The Day the Violence Died.
- Little Moe Szyslak, a student at Springfield Elementary who looks and sounds exactly like Moe, despite being shorter; the relation between the two, if any, is unknown. Identified by students looking for someone going by "L.M.S." (Lisa Simpson) in "The Monkey Suit".
- Maggie Junior is the future daughter of Maggie. She appeared briefly in the Season 11 episode, "Bart to the Future" In the Future 30 years prior to the current Simpson year. In a scene of which the Simpsons (excluding Maggie) were eating lunch together, Lisa asks "Where's Maggie?" to which Marge replies, "Here she is," and pulls out Maggie, who looks exactly the same as she did in the present. Marge then says, "And look how big she's gotten, just like her mother, Maggie Senior," indicating that Marge looks after Maggie Jr. Whether she will reappear in another episode is improbable.
- Mr. McGreg, is an ex-patient of Dr. Nick Riviera with a leg for an arm, and an arm for a leg in "Homer's Triple Bypass."
- Mrs. Philips, wife of man whom Wiggum initially says is DUI but is in fact DOA in "Duffless."
- Randall Curtis, a parody of George Lucas, created a space saga called "Cosmic Wars". However, the latest chapter, "The Gathering Storm" (a spoof of The Phantom Menace), was poorly viewed by fans. This is a spoof that some people are poorly receiving the new Star Wars films; they believe the films focus more on special effects than on plots and characters. The Simpsons episode featuring Cosmic Wars though was done a few years after The Phantom Menace.
- Ronny Beck, "three-time soap box derby champion" from the episode "Saturdays of Thunder" (8F07).
- Pops Freshenmeyer, a janitor at the plant. One of two people in the plant who could be confused with Poppin' Fresh. (The other is Homer Simpson, because of his "robust physique.")
- Phil a friend of Mr Burns seen in the episode "Kill Gil: Vols. 1 & 2"
- Señor Ding-Dong, Mascot of Señor Ding-Dong's Doorbell Fiesta, from the episode "Maximum Homerdrive". Drives an unreliable Chevy van.
- Snorky, The dolphin leading the coup of Earth in "Treehouse of Horror XI".
- Titania, "Juggernauts" bartender in Duff Beer Competition in Pygmoelian. She had no talents save her enormous breasts (as both her name and her place of business would suggest). She lost because Duffman went back on his promise that she wouldn't have to touch the drunk in the drunk-tossing event. (Duffman: "Duffman says a lot of things!")
- Formico, the Dean of Design, helps Moe renovate the tavern to get new customers. His name must never be spoken. Episode: Homer the Moe (CABF20).
- "Homer Simpson" appears in "Homer to the Max" as a character on the fictional show "Police Cops", he started off as the swauve cool cop, but changed into a bumbling fool after the shows pilot. The character having the same name as Homer causes problems.
