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Revision as of 19:30, 14 April 2006 by Reywas92 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Template:Simpsons character Üter is a fictional German foreign exchange student in the TV series The Simpsons. His name, Üter, should be a German name, but this name doesn't exist. It is probably confounded with the given name Günther.
Typically Üter is portrayed as being the generic "foreign kid" although he is often called upon to specifically serve as a stereotypical German. In particular he is shown as being pudgy and obsessed with candy... specifically chocolate and unusual candies that Americans would associate with being disturbingly foreign. He has odd habits such as offering his already-licked flavorwax to others as a sign of friendship and eating marzipan candies fortified with iodine. He disappeared for a period of time after the Civil War field trip; when the actors in the reenactment noticed that the students had sneaked in and gave chase. Üter was left behind to be clubbed with the butts of the faux rifles that the men reenacting the Civil War were wielding. Although a joke was made of this event in a later episode, with Üter's parents asking Skinner where their missing son was (Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?), in the same episode Skinner denied any knowledge of Üter. He has since reappeared, alive and plump. In (22 Short Films About Springfield) he states that his father is the foreman of the Dusseldorf Gumworks. He was killed in a Treehouse of Horror episode when the teachers become cannibals. They call the dish Üterbraten. Üter's most embarrasing moment came when he ate his own diorama of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory before it could be judged ("I begged you to see mine first! I begged you!")
In the dubbed German version of the show Üter is Swiss and not German; for the German audience Üter's frequent references to chocolate fit more to stereotypes the Germans connect to the Swiss and not themselves, although for most Americans the character fits well to popular clichés about the Germans, like wearing Lederhosen.
Quotes
- "Don't make me run! I'm full of chocolate!" - running from a towel-snapping Homer.
- "I feel like I'm in Fitzcarraldo!" - while pulling the bus up a mountain. Nelson then says "That movie was flawed!" and punches Üter.