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The '''Flanders family''' is a family in the ] '']''. The nuclear family consists of ], Maude, and their two sons Rod and Todd, although Maude died in the ] episode "]". They live at 744 Evergreen Terrace, next to the ]. |
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==Family== |
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===Ned=== |
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'''Ned Flanders''' is the father in a devoutly ] family, and is often used to satirize ], as well as the cloying "niceness" of doggedly upbeat ]. Ned is the ]'s neighbor and as such is a frequent target of ] abuse and a party to Homer's antics and schemes. Homer usually hates Ned, although he has referred to Ned as "Stupid best friend Flanders!" He owns a small shop in The Springfield Mall called "The Leftorium". |
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===Maude=== |
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'''Maude Flanders''' was the wife of ], and the mother of Rod and Todd. Maude was voiced by ] and also by ], from 1999-2002 while Roswell was involved in a pay dispute. In 2002, Roswell returned to the show and the character. |
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Maude Flanders was the happily married wife of ]. With Ned, she had two children, Rod and Todd Flanders, in whom she instilled her unwavering piety. Maude was a woman with many qualities: ], ], ]. She campaigned strongly against '']'' with ]. While she was not employed outside the home, Maude was a busy homemaker and a tireless advocate for the children, whose innocence is so often sullied by the "evils" of cartoon violence, liberal education, and the insidious influences of ]. Even though she spent much of her free time in prayer and reading the Bible and helping out her husband at the ], Maude was known to let her hair down for the occasional dinner party at the home of her neighbors, ]. Homer often made statements insinuating his attraction to Maude, thereby literally ]. Also, in the second season episode "]", Homer ogled at Maude's very low-cut dress at a dinner party, which resulted in him and Marge going to marriage camp. |
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In "]", Maude was killed when Homer ducked to pick up a barbie pin. She was knocked off the ] by a t-shirt cannon at the ] Speedway, her rescue was prevented as Homer had parked in the ] zone, impeding their rescue attempt. Her fall was precipitated by Homer jumping out of the way of a fast-flying T-shirt. Her ] crushed Ned who, though used to some measure of hardship, assumed that they would always be together. Maude has since appeared in a few episodes, with Roswell returning for the voice. During the credits of "]" she is seen in heaven with ] and God wondering how her boys are doing. Her ghost also appears in the opening sequence for "]". Maude appeared as a primary character in a flashback in season 20's episode, ]. Maude was also seen in the season 20 episode "]" as a high school student asking if Homer had a date to the dance. Maude's name has also appeared in a Simpsons-branded video game, on a treehouse when Bart and Lisa are in heaven. |
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===Rod=== |
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'''Rod Flanders ''' is voiced by ]. Rod is Ned's 10 year old son. Rod prays often; first thing in the morning and last thing before bed. He prays for God to watch over him and his younger brother, Todd, as well as for the success of his father's business. He also prays for all of the other children like his neighbor ], who do not pray for themselves. Aside from praying, Rod enjoys playing wholesomely with his brother and eating "], Flanders-style" (]s with ]). Rod has described being quiet during trips as one of his favorite hobbies, as well as clapping during songs. He is also ]. In the episode "]", it is revealed that Rod is very attractive as an adult. In the episode "]", after the Hurricane that destroys the Flanders' house, he is smashed through a tree and exclaims that his head hurts. He is pulled out by his father and appears to be fine. |
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Rod's largest role was in "]", where he obtains new climbing skills and rescues Bart from a chimpanzee atop a church. This episode also reveals that Rod thinks of ] as the most fun they've had since ] died. |
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===Todd=== |
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'''Todd Flanders''' is voiced by ]. ] 8 year old son. He is the most impressionable member of the Flanders family. When exposed to ], Todd himself starts to curse ("Hell, no" and "I said I don't want any damn vegetables"). When ] loses his temper at Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag restaurant, Todd responds with "Ow, my freaking ears!" Whether due to immaturity or relentless sheltering by his parents, whenever Todd comes into contact with anything outside his family and their ] ways, such as the time he was tricked into eating a ] by ], he turns nasty, calling his brother a "zitface", much to the delight of Bart. Todd can play the ] quite well, and is a part of the ] band. He also plays golf quite well. |
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==Other family members== |
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Ned Flanders's parents were ]s, as seen in the episode "]". Adherents of permissive parenting, they refrained from disciplining or punishing him during his childhood, resulting in his becoming an unholy terror. Seeking professional help, Ned's parents turned to Dr. Foster who tried an experimental procedure on Ned, which rendered him unable to express any anger at all. |
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The Flanders family have a very large extended family, as seen in their family reunion in the episode "]". They have relatives all over the world, including a Mexican relative named Jose Flanders, and a British relative named Lord Thistlewick Flanders. Ned also has at least one sibling, a sister who lives in Capitol City, as mentioned in the episode "]". |
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In the episode "]" a Commander Flanders is mentioned as being the superior of Sergeant ] and Private ], then soldiers in ]. |
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In the episode "]" Ned introduces "Grandma Flanders", who is either Ned's mother or grandmother. |
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== Relationship with the Simpsons == |
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The Flanders live next door to the Simpsons, and these two families could not be more different. The Flanders are fastidious, ] individuals, and Ned often seems concerned about Bart, Lisa and Maggie's well being. Constantly being harassed by the Simpsons, they have surprisingly gone through a lot together. In one episode Homer was good friends with Ned, but became obsessed with spending time with him. At the end of the episode, everything was back to normal. Homer always makes a remark about Flanders when they are near each other, including "Stupid Flanders", which Homer says in inappropriate situations. However, Homer does tend to view him as a good friend, after Ned gave him a cup of coffee, Homer replied "Stupid best friend Flanders." When ] and ] were taken into protective custody by child services from their 'unfit' parents, the Flanders were their foster parents, and almost went through with ] them, if Homer had not stopped them. In the season 2 episode ], Ned and Homer engage in a bet revolving around Bart and Rod's ] tournament, where the losers father must mow the winning fathers lawn wearing the losing fathers best dress. The tournament ends in a draw, resulting in Homer wearing ]'s best dress while mowing the Flander's lawn, and Ned mowing the Simpsons lawn wearing Maude's best dress. Ned and Homer took a wild trip to ], where, in their ], married waitresses. Also, Ned does not refrain from calling the police if the Simpsons (especially Homer) are causing a ruckus, although when reporting he does remain anonymous. However, whenever ] responds to the call, he unknowingly gives Ned's identity away by saying "We got a tip from an anonymous 'neighbourino'." Even with all the crazy things that happen to them, the Flanders and the Simpsons have managed to live as neighbors for all these years. Since the very first day that the Simpsons moved next door to the Flanders, they have kept a TV Tray that Homer still uses. |
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==Characters== |
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===Creation=== |
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Ned Flanders, as well as Todd first appeared in the ] episode "]", which was the series premiere. The first episode in which the Flanders family were prominent is ]'s "]", which also contained the first appearance of Maude and Rod Flanders.<ref name="JeanDPS">{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|year=2002|title=The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Dead Putting Society"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> The Flanders' were named after Flanders St. in ], the hometown of ''Simpsons'' creator ].<ref name="Portland">{{cite news | title=Painting the town in Portland | date=2007-01-06 | last=Blake | first=Joseph | publisher=The Vancouver Sun | url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/travel/story.html?id=f90268d8-6a5b-438d-9509-f03ecff27cc1 | accessdate=January 13, 2007}}</ref> |
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===Voices=== |
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Todd's voice is based on Sherman's from '']''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1565538/20070725/story.jhtml|title='Simpsons' Trivia, From Swearing Lisa To 'Burns-Sexual' Smithers|accessdate=2007-07-29|date=2007-07-26|author=Larry Carroll|publisher=]}}</ref> For Ned, Harry Shearer used "such a sweet voice" that the character was broadened to become a Christian and a sweet guy that someone would prefer to live next to over Homer.<ref name="JeanWFF">{{cite video | people=Jean, Al|year=2003|title=The Simpsons season 3 DVD commentary for the episode "When Flanders Failed"| medium=DVD||publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> Maude was voiced by ] from seasons ] to ] and one episode in ]. However, for "]", "]", "]" and "]" she was voiced by ] while Roswell was involved in a pay dispute. Roswell would return for ] and would voice Maude for her brief cameos since.<ref>{{cite book | last = McCann | first = Jesse L. | coauthors =]| title = ] | publisher = ]| date= 2002 | page=116-117|isbn = 0-06-050592-3}}</ref> |
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===Development=== |
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The Flanders' religion in their first few appearances was only mild. Ned's primary role was to be so "cloyingly perfect as to annoy and shame the Simpsons" and have a perfect family.<ref name="Turner">{{cite book| last = Turner| first = Chris| title =]| page =270-271| isbn = 0-679-31318-4}}</ref> There has been a consistent effort among the shows writers to not just make him "goody good and an unsympathetic person".<ref name="JeanDPS"/> |
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== References == |
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