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Akira

As one of Springfield's most prominent Japanese American citizens, Akira is the owner of a karate dojo (which Bart briefly attended) and also works at "The Happy Sumo" sushi restaurant. At one point, he was also seen working as a furniture salesman. He once helped Homer, Bart, and Lisa discover the origin of the mysterious "Mr. Sparkle" box (it came from a Japanese dishwashing detergent company with a mascot that coincidentally bears a striking resemblance to Homer). Also, Akira, Luigi Risotto, Capt. McAllister, and the other restaurant owners of Springfield once planned a (failed) assassination attempt on Homer because he gave them bad reviews.

He was originally voiced by George Takei, who played Sulu on Star Trek: The Original Series, and in subsequent episodes he has been voiced by Hank Azaria.

Arnie Pie

Arnie Pie, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is a disgruntled helicopter traffic reporter for Springfield's KBBL-TV. Originally, the character (heard, not seen) was called Bill Pie and his segment was called "Pie in the Sky". Later the character was called Arnie Pie and the traffic segment was called "Arnie in the Sky". He bears an apparent dislike of anchorman Kent Brockman, with whom he often gets into arguments on the air. An example of this is when a particular disaster strikes Springfield: Kent suggests that many viewers may be wondering if "my" house is okay, to which Arnie replies disdainfully "You mean your giant castle, Kent!?" as he points to a very large house. When Brockman claims he merely "bought at the right time," Arnie replies, "When's my right time, Kent?! When's my right time?!" In another example, Kent asked Arnie about the children inside a van hijacked by Homer Simpson being tracked by the news helicopter; Pie replied "I can't see through metal, Kent!" He has occasionally dropped objects, such as bagels, or thrown up while in the helicopter, warning people to watch out if they are on the street below.

Pie's helicopter once crashed; he managed "Tell my wife I love--" before the live feed was lost. The incident was dismissed with a chuckle by the oblivious Brockman. However, he survived and has been seen in several episodes afterwards.

The character's name may be an homage to famed World War II news correspondent Ernie Pyle.

Artie Ziff

Artie Ziff, voiced by Jon Lovitz and occasionally by Dan Castellaneta, was first seen as Marge Simpson's prom date with "busy hands" in high school. A later episode revealed him to have become a nerdy, self-centered and pretentious software billionaire, becoming the fifth richest man in the country. His wealth came from a device that transforms modem noise into easy listening music. In that episode, he offers a small fortune for a weekend with his childhood love, Marge, in parody of the movie Indecent Proposal.

When Ziff returns yet again, he reveals that he ran his company, Ziffcorp, into the ground spending investors' money on such extravagant items as solid gold underpants (a parody of the excesses of the Dot-com era) and partying with Newt Gingrich, Janeane Garofalo, and Scottie Pippen. He was left penniless when the "dot-com bubble" burst, and secretly moved into the Simpsons' attic. Homer won 98% of the company from Ziff in a game of poker; seconds later, SEC agents came to arrest Ziff, but they instead arrested Homer. When Ziff eventually turned himself in, one of his first acts upon arriving in prison was to begin extinguishing other prisoners' cigarettes with a squirt bottle. Marge told the children that, as a result, they may never see Ziff alive again.

It has been said that this character is loosely based on Robert D. Ziff (R.D. Ziff). The real Mr. Ziff is 38 years old, and is one of the richest people in the United States (currently #165 in the Forbes 400). He went to Harvard with one of the writers of The Simpsons. Also, Arty is loosely based on Max Zorin from 007's A View to a Kill. His Ziff logo bears resemblance to that of the Zorin logo.

Baby Gerald

Gerald Samson, better known as Baby Gerald is Maggie's nemesis. He made his first appearance in "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song". Lisa once referred to the 'baby with the one eyebrow' as Maggie's rival. On a few occasions Gerald has been shown being pushed in a stroller by his mother outside the Simpsons' house, with the two babies glaring at each other. He is distinguished by his unibrow. In "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays" a Kent Brockman headline shows a picture of Maggie Simpson beating him up.

He apparently has a history of causing large scale public incidents, and was once rescued from an unspecified disaster by Bart's mail order "wonder dog" Laddie.

Surprisingly, according to the comic story "The Rise and Fall of Bartholomew J. Simpson" (published in Simpsons Comics #47), the adult Gerald is married to Maggie, but is so dominant in the marriage that he will not even allow her to speak up during a conversation, though the comic series is considered non-canonical.

During an audio commentary, Matt Groening joked that The Simpsons Movie will be about the mystery of the one eyebrowed baby.

Benjamin, Doug and Gary

Benjamin, Doug and Gary are three nerds who first appeared in the episode "Homer Goes to College". They appear in a number of different episodes: "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show", when they are at the Itchy and Scratchy-convention, "Faith Off", when they meet Homer again, or "She of Little Faith", when they help Homer to build the hamster-rocket. In "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore" Gary and Doug were seen at the Stargate-convention; Benjamin had background appearances in "Bart's Girlfriend" and "Day of the Jackanapes". Benjamin is voiced by Harry Shearer, Gary by Dan Castellaneta and Doug by Hank Azaria.

Bernice Hibbert

Bernice Hibbert is Dr. Julius Hibbert's recovering alcoholic wife, voiced by Tress MacNeille. Although she is often seen around Springfield, Mrs. Hibbert remains one of The Simpsons more mysterious characters, but she is known to be something of a heavy drinker. This has been joked about on at least one occasion (in "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment," she faints, along with other imbibers of renown, upon reading the news that Prohibition has been introduced in Springfield). Bernice has at least three children with Dr. Hibbert, two boys and a girl, and also laughs just like her husband. In early episodes she is named Sylvia.

She may also be loosely based on Clair Huxtable, Bill Cosby's wife on The Cosby Show.

Blue-Haired Lawyer

The Blue-Haired Lawyer, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is a prominent lawyer known for his pasty face, blue hair, and nasal New York accent. In one episode, he worked for Luvum & Burnham. Unlike Lionel Hutz or Gil, "Blue-Hair" is a competent and accredited lawyer. He has served as Mr. Burns's head lawyer, and is a member of the Springfield Republican Party. His clients tend to be antagonists of the Simpsons but there have been exceptions.

Writers Al Jean and Mike Reiss have both stated on the DVD commentaries that the voice is based on McCarthy-era lawyer Roy Cohn, and animator Jim Reardon has said that he is designed to look like character actor Charles Lane.

He and a pair of goons presented Abraham Simpson with court orders over imitations of Jimmy Durante and Charlie Chaplin in "Lady Bouvier's Lover", and earlier did the same to Principal Skinner after using the slogan "The Happiest Place on Earth" (used by Walt Disney World) at a school event.

Brandine Spuckler

Brandine Spuckler, also known as Brandine Del Roy and voiced by Tress MacNeille, is the wife, mother and sister of Cletus Spuckler and mother to Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumer, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Chloe, Max, Hunter, Kendall, Caitlin, Noah, Sasha, Morgan, Kyra, Ian, Lauren, Q-Bert, Phil, Rubella, and Condoleezza/Cory McDowell Marie. She was briefly under consideration as a foster mother to the Simpson children.

Brandine and Cletus are both stereotypical representatives of so-called "trailer trash." Brandine and Cletus were married by Homer Simpson despite the fact that they are siblings and/or cousins (Brandine replies that they are "all kinds of things" when asked at the altar if they are brother and sister) (one episode even suggested they were mother and son). She has suffered from rabies and admitted to being illiterate. One of her jobs has been as a stripper, although she refused to wear combat boots on-stage (she was afraid they would scuff the floor).

In the episode "All's Fair in Oven War", Brandine leaves Cletus for James Caan after she defeats Marge in the Oven Fresh Bakeoff. Caan is soon gunned down at a toll booth by a group of hillbillies led by Cletus in a parody of Sonny Corleone's death in The Godfather.

Bumblebee Man

Pedro Chespirito, known as the Bumblebee Man, voiced by Hank Azaria, appears on a television show on "Canal Ocho" dressed in a bumblebee costume. He is a caricature of "El Chapulín Colorado" (The Red Grasshopper), a character created and portrayed by Mexican television comedian Chespirito, and his show consists of simple skits, often involving heavy slapstick. In the episode "Team Homer," his bowling shirt bears the name "Pedro." He works at the same studio as Kent Brockman.

In an issue of Simpsons Comics, he states that he is actually from Belgium; however, these comics are generally not considered canon. In other Bongo Comics issues, he quotes Shakespeare.

Bumblebee Man never takes off his costume, even when by himself; the sole exception is the episode "22 Short Films About Springfield", in which Bumblebee Man's private life is shown. In this short segment, he is portrayed as innately clumsy rather than simply acting as such.

In some episodes he has spoken with an articulate British accent, but this was mentioned in an episode commentary as a mistake. In general, Bumblebee Man only speaks in simple, over-enounced (and inaccurate) Spanish sentences. His catchphrases of choice are typically “Ay, ay, ay, no me gusta!” (“I don’t like it!”), “Ay, ay, ay, no es bueno!” (“That’s not good!”) and “Ay, Dios no me ama!” (“God doesn’t love me!”)

In the Spanish-language version of the show, the humor of Bumblebee Man (known is Spanish as el abejorro cotorro) relies on the fact that he wears a gigantic bee costume and frequently engages in physical comedy; there has been no effort made to translate his speech to another language. However, he does speak in a Mexican accent in Spanish.

Charlie

Charlie is the Dangerous Emissions Supervisor of Sector 7-G. He is one of Homer Simpson's friends, was involved in the fake emergency exit incident in 1993 and after informing Mr. Burns of the emergency exit being painted on the wall, he got sucked into a tube that took him to a Middle Eastern country. In his absence, Mindy Simmons briefly took his place, but got fired afterwards. His first appearance was in Homer's Night Out, when he was seen on Eugene Fisk's birthday party. He also appeared in the episode Simpson and Delilah, where he was seen on one of the security screens smoking: this shows he's a smoker and, as well as smoking, he is occasionally seen in Moe's Tavern drinking, so he is also a drinker. In the episode Homer to the Max, it is a guess that he is enough of a friend of Homer to sit with him at lunch. He tells Homer (while he is working for the FBI) that he has a plan to overthrow the government and is promptly arrested for conspiracy. Charlie has spoken in very few episodes, but has been seen in the background more. Voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who said that he was "doing an imitation of Lenny".

Cookie Kwan

Cookie Kwan, voiced by Tress MacNeille, is a Korean-American realtor. She touts herself as being "number one on the West Side," although she also works on the East Side. Her first appearance was in episode 5F06, "Realty Bites," in which she worked at Lionel Hutz's Red Blazer Real Estate office. She has a prominent gold tooth.

She is very aggressive toward anyone whom she deems a threat to her business (she once ominously warned Marge to "stay off the West Side!"), and once said to Gil "Were you talking about the West Side?" to which he responds "No Cookie, I'm scared of you.". She is single and possibly somewhat desperate, as she once considered Homer as a romantic prospect.

Cookie is one of twenty-seven women who claimed to have had an extramarital love child with Mayor Quimby, although he denies the affair. The baby was last seen being handed to one of Quimby's assistants to "take care of as his own."

When she was younger, she went to "Camp Land-A-Man" with Marge Simpson, Patty and Selma Bouvier, Luann Van Houten and Helen Lovejoy. She was seen at the camp reading a book titled "How to Lose Your Accent in 30 Years" and says how she feels (sarcastically) sorry for Marge becoming a straight haired brunette by accident (she burnt her hair with an iron) with the remark "Stupid girl."

Although common in Hong Kong, the last name 'Kwan' is actually very rare in Korea.

Drederick Tatum

Drederick Tatum, also known as Mr. Armageddon, is a professional boxer voiced by Hank Azaria. He has appeared in several episodes, most notably when Homer became a boxer. Tatum is a parody of Mike Tyson in several ways, including his physical appearance, criminal record and soft-spoken lispy voice, though seems to be more intellectual than is let on by his first appearance. Unlike Mike Tyson however, Drederick Tatum had served time for pushing his mother down the stairs. Therefore it is possible the name was influenced by former welterweight Meldrick Taylor. Tatum grew up in Springfield, recalling that "that town was a dump. If you ever see me there again you'll know I really (bleep)-up bad." On the DVD commentary for the episode "The Homer They Fall" Josh Weinstein reveals that he named the character after a high school basketball player called "Drederick Timmons", or similar, because he thought it was such a cool name. Tatum's manager Lucius Sweet physically resembles Don King and was once voiced by Paul Winfield, who portrayed King in the HBO movie Tyson.

Duffman

Duffman, voiced by Hank Azaria, is the mascot and spokesman for the Duff Beer company. He is an athletic and smooth-talking corporate personality who wears blue and red tights, a red cape, white gloves, and the Duff logo emblazoned across his chest. The ensemble features a red hat, dark sunglasses, and a "utility belt" of beer cans around his waist. Duffman is generally known for his overly enthusiastic speech in which he refers to himself in the third person (making him an illeist), complete with dramatic pauses and ending with a suggestive "Oh, yeah!" and pelvic thrusts. Fittingly, his theme song which plays at every corporate-sponsored appearance is "Oh Yeah" by Swiss Abby band Yello.

Duffman is in fact played by several different people, sometimes simultaneously. The Duff corporation does not publicly acknowledge this fact, so as not to disillusion Duffman's "fans". His "real names" have been said to be Sid, Larry, and, in the episode "Old Yeller Belly," Barry Duffman.

When Lenny mentioned that he had heard Duffman died of liver failure, Duffman scoffed "Duffman can never die, only the actors who portray him!" (This is a reference to real-life corporate mascots such as Ronald McDonald and the Marlboro Man who have been portrayed by multiple actors. The connection to Marlboro Man is expanded by the fact that two of the actors who played Marlboro Man died of lung cancer, a disease related to the product they promoted.)

Though he is a corporate puppet of Duff Beer, he has displayed independent thought and conscience at times. In the episode "Hungry, Hungry Homer", Homer discovered that Howard K. Duff VIII, who owns not only the beer company but also the Springfield Isotopes, was planning to move the team to Albuquerque. Commanded to help discredit Homer, Duffman was torn between corporate loyalty and the truth. In the end, Duffman asked himself "What would Jesus do?" and sided with Homer.

At least one of the actors that portray Duffman is Jewish. In the episode "Co-Dependent's Day", Homer and Marge attend an Oktoberfest celebration, where Duffman energetically proclaims "This Reich will last a thousand beers! Oh, Ja!" (a reference to the Nazi slogan of a Thousand Year Reich). Under his breath, he mutters "I do this, and I'm Jewish."

Duffman is said to have two children: Duff Lad and Duff Girl. This was brought to light in the episode Old Yeller Belly. Mr. Duff the Seventh stated that these were not official mascots but rather "one-time shots in a Super Bowl commercial".

Duffman was also shot by Frank Grimes Jr., although whether the wound was fatal is uncertain. Another Duffman was possibly killed in a blimp crash during a baseball game; it was then revealed that there were three Duffmen working the game that night.

Duffman may be based on Budweiser's former mascot Bud Man.

Eleanor Abernathy (Crazy Cat Lady)

Eleanor Abernathy, known as the Crazy Cat Lady and voiced by Tress MacNeille, is a woman who has the appearance and behavior of a stereotypical mentally ill person. She is always surrounded by (and sometimes wears) a large number of cats. In nearly every appearance, she screams gibberish and/or throws cats at passers-by, with little provocation in either case. During her more lucid phases, she may be a cat hoarder. During DVD audio commentary for the show's fourth season, several Simpsons staffers comment on Cat Lady's physical resemblance to Ned Flanders' mother (as seen in "Lisa's First Word"), and suggest using this in a future episode.

She first appeared in the ninth-season episode "Girly Edition," in which she pelted Lisa with cats during Lisa's news segment at Kidz Newz. In the episode "I, D'oh-Bot", the Simpsons' family cat Snowball II dies; after adopting two more short-lived cats (Snowball III and Coltrane), Lisa gives up on cat ownership. When Crazy Cat Lady appears, babbling and hurling cats, Lisa catches a particularly hardy specimen that looks exactly like Snowball II. She considers naming the new pet Snowball V, but decides to name it Snowball II instead to save on personalized food dishes.

In the episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", the Cat Lady enjoys "brief moments of lucidity" after taking psychoactive medication. She abruptly resumes her usual bizarre behavior when Marge mentions that the "pills" are actually Reese's Pieces.

Kent Brockman revealed the Crazy Cat Lady's true name, Eleanor Abernathy, during an interview in the episode "See Homer Run". She was actually a leading candidate against Homer in the recall Mayoral election, adding phrases like "lower taxes" and "better jobs" in her gibberish.

In "Last of the Red Hat Mamas," Homer introduces the Cat Lady to Marge after Marge complains that she has no friends. Once Marge rejects Homer's candidate, Homer turns to the Cat Lady and says, "Bet you can't throw a cat over the house." Moments later he is proven wrong.

She also appears briefly at a science convention, where a scientist tests his gibberish translator on her. Her translated voice says "I have a serious brain disease, please give me a cat."

She is comparable to Hattie McDoogal from Futurama.

Eddie and Lou

Eddie, voiced by Harry Shearer is a police officer. He rarely speaks, though he is always there at every case, with Lou and Wiggum. Lou complains occasionally that Eddie has been seeing his ex-wife, causing Chief Wiggum to act as mediator. One of Eddie's most humiliating moments is when he is forced to wear a bear costume and play the character of Curtis E. Bear (The Courtesy Bear) in front of a class of dangerous drivers. He is beaten severely by the class members when Chief Wiggum encourages them to take out their frustrations on Eddie. When Lou is promoted to Chief of Police, Eddie is promoted to "Lou," but when asked who will be Eddie, Chief Wiggum replies "We don't need an Eddie." In Worst Episode Ever, Eddie vomits at the sight of naked Agnes Skinner and the Comic Book Guy and Lou tells him, "It's okay, man. If it doesn't affect you, you're not human."

Lou, voiced by Hank Azaria, is the police sergeant. The name of his ex-wife is Amy. Lou was born on the first day of spring, March 21st. Lou often finds the time to correct Chief Wiggum. He is briefly promoted to Chief of Police when Wiggum becomes commissioner. He claims to have gotten into law school but couldn't afford the tuition. He is briefly seen with an attractive woman that is implied to be a prostitute, carrying a case of beer to an impromptu party at the house of a blind man whom he has helped to arrest on marijuana possession charges. Hank Azaria admitted in an interview with Conan O'Brien that Lou's voice is based on Sylvester Stallone's. In early episodes Lou was Caucasian, possibly Italian-American, he was later changed to African-American, maybe to avoid similarities with Stallone.

Neither of their surnames have ever been shown. In one episode Lou is quoted saying that they don't have surnames, much like Cher. Another officer is sometimes shown, as well as one appearance of Luigi in one of his many jobs.

God

God, voiced by Harry Shearer, has had many appearances in the series, including "Homer the Heretic", "Thank God It's Doomsday", and a quick scene with Him, Buddha, and Colonel Sanders in "Pray Anything". He is portrayed in the traditional depiction of the Judeo-Christian God in the Western world - a grey-haired man in a white robe with a booming voice; however, His face is never seen, only His beard. His body is usually surrounded by a glowing light, though not always. He is also the only Simpsons character to have the normal complement of 5 fingers. He seems not to be all-knowing - for instance, when referring to His son, He stated that He didn't know "what you people did to Him" but "He's just not the same any more".

One of the most notable scenes that God was involved in is when Homer asked Him to turn back the Rapture, and after agreeing, He returned the universe to normal with the incantation "Deus ex machina" - although whether or not it was all supposed to have actually happened is left ambiguous.

God's most recent appearance was in the season 17 episode "Bart Has Two Mommies," in which Maude Flanders was seen looking down on her boys from Heaven. She was then joined by Bob Hope and then by God Himself, who chuckled, "Why did I wait 100 years to get you up here?"

He is also a fan of the Arizona Cardinals, or at least the St. Louis Cardinals. His face is seen in an Itchy and Scratchy cartoon and in the beginning of a Halloween special (before the credits), where Kang and Kodos suck up the universe, and finally even God himself.

Gunter and Ernst

Gunter and Ernst, Las Vegas-style entertainers voiced by Harry Shearer and Hank Azaria, are obvious parodies of Siegfried & Roy: they speak with German accents, their act involves magic and white tigers, and one has dark hair while the other has bleached-blond hair. The duo appear in the episodes "Viva Ned Flanders", "$pringfield", "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" and "Jazzy and the Pussycats."

In a bizarre coincidence, the 1993 episode "$pringfield" depicts the duo being savagely mauled by their trademark white tiger, Anastasia (who is angered by memories of her capture by the entertainers). Ten years later, the trained white tiger Montecore dragged Roy Horn off-stage by his throat during a performance at The Mirage. (Descriptions of the incident vary, with Horn insisting that the tiger was protecting him while some animal behavioral experts claim that it was an attack.)

Herman

Herman, voiced by Harry Shearer, is the owner of a military antiques store, Herman's Military Antiques. He dresses in military fatigues. He has only one arm; the other arm was lost by sticking it out of the window of a moving bus, although the writers had originally intended for him to give a different reason each time he appeared (Similar to Jonah Hex). His voice is similar to that of George H.W. Bush, and he is based on Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder.

A brilliant military tactician, Herman was instrumental in Bart's victory in water balloon combat against Nelson and in the negotiation of the peace treaty between the two combatants.

He is friends with Abraham Simpson, to whom he sold a fez hat, claiming it was previously owned by Napoleon, after briefly owning "the hat McKinley was shot in." He also tried to sell counterfeit jeans out of the Simpsons' car hole (garage), but was foiled by Marge Simpson.

He once captured Chief Wiggum and Snake and held them hostage in a scene reminiscent of Pulp Fiction, but was thwarted (accidentally) by Milhouse Van Houten wielding a flail.

Herman possesses a small scale tactical nuclear bomb, designed by the government during the 1950s to be dropped from a B-52 onto Beatniks. He keeps it in a plot of land behind his store, and usually only brings potential buyers to see it on special occasions: when Homer and his friends were buying dozens of guns, Herman assumed they were a bachelor party of some kind, but when Homer told him they were forming a vigilante movement, Herman brought him to see the Bomb. The Bomb has a sign next to it which reads "Do Not Ride The Bomb", a rule which Homer promptly broke (spoofing Dr. Strangelove).

In Treehouse of Horror VIII, Herman tries to sell Homer a nuclear bomb shelter, boasting that it can withstand the force of a 6 Megaton blast, no more, no less. This seems to be true, as Homer does survive a nuclear blast in the shelter that kills every one in Springfield.

Herman's one arm and strict military mindset is similar to Phil, the one-armed bandit in the Grand Theft Auto franchise.

Jack Larson

Jack Larson is a slick spokesman for Laramie Cigarettes and once owned the Springfield Isotopes. He also was the spokesperson in a commercial for the Little Miss Springfield pageant, with Laramie cigarettes as the main sponsor. This advertisement was seen by Homer while watching TV at Moe's, as seen in the Season 4 episode, Lisa the Beauty Queen.

Jebediah Springfield

Jebediah Obadiah Zachariah Jedediah Springfield is the purported historical founder of the town of Springfield. Springfield had many famous quotations, such as "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man," and was well known for his silver tongue (literally; a metal prosthetic tongue, his original tongue having been bitten off by a Turkish pirate in a grog house fight). He might be a parody of Jeremiah Johnson or Jedediah Smith. It has also been suggested that he is based on Eugene Skinner, the founder of the city of Eugene, Oregon.

Springfield led a band of wagons westward along with his partner Shelbyville Manhattan (They had misinterpreted a passage of the bible and were looking for "New Sodom"); but they parted ways when Manhattan wanted to found a town where people could marry their cousins, and Springfield wanted a town devoted to: chastity, abstinence, a flavorless mush he called root-marm and where people would be free to worship how they wanted and "grow hemp for making ropes." Manhattan went on to found the rival town of Shelbyville.

In the winter of 1748 Jebediah reportedly built Springfield's first hospital alone out of wood and mud.

On an expedition to Springfield's historic "Fort Sensible," Bart Simpson uncovered inconsistencies in the Jebediah legend. In "Lisa the Iconoclast," Lisa Simpson proved that "Jebediah Springfield" was a bloodthirsty pirate and enemy of George Washington named Hans Sprungfeld, who had changed his name in 1762 to hide and who hated the town of Springfield. This was written on the historical "missing piece" of George Washington's portrait.

Springfield is said to have dramatically killed a bear with his bare hands. A statue of this sits in the center of the Springfield town square, in front of the city hall. Contemporary historians believe that the bear story is probably untrue, and that the bear probably killed him. He is also said to have once tamed an untamable buffalo (although he later secretly admitted that it had already been tame; he merely shot it). The Springfield Marathon commemorates an occasion on which he ran across six states in order to avoid his creditors. In "The Telltale Head," Bart beheaded the statue, thinking that this would make him more popular. In reality, the town became depressed and angry, leaving Bart to endure "The Tell-Tale Heart"-style guilt before replacing it.

Judge Roy Snyder

Judge Roy Snyder is a judge in Springfield. Starting off as stern and no-nonsense (with a grudge against Lionel Hutz for running over his son repeatedly) and originally Jewish, Snyder later became an African-American and known for his lenient punishment. Judge Snyder also bears a resemblance to Judge Robert Bork. He was seen in Ned Flanders's film, Tales of the Old Testament, as King Solomon, cutting himself in half. Judge Snyder has a little clown figure on his desk. In one episode, he came back from vacation, placed the clown on his desk, and said, "Well, I'm back from vacation," just as Judge Constance Harm was about to bang her gavel, making the sentence (sending Bart to juvie) final. "Now, it's too late. I've already put my clown down," Judge Snyder replied. Judge Harm tried to argue but Judge Snyder sternly replied, "THE CLOWN IS DOWN," and proceeded to rule that boys will be boys and dismissed Bart's case, which suggests that he is Judge Harm's superior. In Bart Gets Hit by a Car his name is Moulton.

Lindsey Naegle

Lindsey Naegle (voiced by Tress MacNeille) first appeared in the episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show." In this episode her character was simply referred to as "Female Network Executive," and she later returned in "Girly Edition."

In "They Saved Lisa's Brain", the character was introduced as Lindsey Naegle, a member of the Springfield Mensa Society.

Over the course of the series, Lindsey has popped up in several capacities, working a seemingly different job in every episode. Her professional job titles have included the aforementioned network executive, as well as marketing researcher, financial planner (also making a point that she wasn't a financial consultant), public relations consultant, venture capitalist (her company, Advanced Capital Ventures, specializes in synergy and books on how to cheat at bridge), advertising executive, and executive with the Child Development Group. Naegle once dated Ned Flanders, but the date was interrupted by Naegle receiving a fax (from a fax machine strapped to her leg) which indicated she had been indicted. She is an enthusiastic practicer of the childfree lifestyle, and at one point spearheads a movement to make Springfield less child-friendly. Once romantically linked with Judge Roy Snyder, she is a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Business School. She is a stereotypical upper management executive, and her ventures almost always promote the business buzzword "synergy."

Lindsey once stated that she keeps changing jobs because she is a sexual predator. While working for Child Development Group, she shared a hot tub and champagne with fellow executive Jim Hope. She is also an alcoholic.

Lindsey has been seen searching for date-worthy men with Cookie Kwan at the Domiciles for the Destitute facility, indicating that they may be close friends. In this particular instance, they both are attracted to Homer after seeing his "wedding ring tan line." (Homer's ring had been removed to avoid staining it with paint while applying paint to the wall of a house.)

Named in honor of Sue Naegle, a partner at United Talent Agency who represents several Simpsons writers.

Luigi Risotto

Luigi Risotto, voiced by Hank Azaria, is the proprietor of the local Italian restaurant, which is closed on Mondays. He is a parody of the "Italian pasta/pizza chef" stereotype, but seems to be aware of his status as a stock character. He often treats his customers rudely, insulting and belittling them; at times under his breath, at other times in a conversational tone, and sometimes shouting the slurs to the (unseen) chef Salvatore.

Befitting to a consciously stereotypical Italian character, Luigi seems to have some connections to the mafia. Local gangster Fat Tony is a frequent customer at his restaurant. When Homer was a food critic, he gave Luigi's eatery a poor review; in retaliation, Luigi hired a friend to place a horse's head in Homer's bed, a reference to The Godfather. Homer subsequently ate the head and gave it a bad review.

His surname is a reference to the Italian food risotto. He does not actually speak Italian, only "fractured English", as did his parents. Luigi may be an illegal immigrant because he disappeared during an immigration officer's introduction at Luigi's restaurant and took the citizenship exam with Apu.

Luigi was pleased when, in a "gutless act of political correctness," Principal Skinner ordered the school cafeteria staff to refer to pizza as "Italian American sauce-bread."

In the DVD commentary, it is mentioned that Luigi was copied exactly from a pizza box, which is why he looks somewhat different from the other Simpsons characters. His name is in reference to the famous Spaghetti Scene of Lady and the Tramp, where the title characters eat in back of an Italian Restaurant named Mario's. In one episode, Santa's Little Helper and She's The Fastest do the same thing behind Luigi's. This itself may be an homage to the Mario Brothers, Mario & Luigi.

Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon

Manjula (voiced by Jan Hooks) is Apu's wife and mother of the octuplets. She was arranged to be married to Apu when she was very young and Apu was to set out to America for college (as depicted in "Much Apu About Nothing"). However, she is clearly in the same age as Apu in "The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons". She also works at the Kwik-E-Mart. She claims that Fried Green Tomatoes is her favorite book, movie and food. In "The Sweetest Apu", Apu has an affair with a Squishee lady. After Homer discovers this, he and Marge reveal the discovery to Apu, who eventually caves into the guilt and vows to apologize to Manjula. Manjula, however, already knows and kicks Apu out of the house. With some help from the Simpson family, she eventually agrees to give Apu another chance after he completes an often-vengeful list of grueling tasks fashioned by Manjula. Since then, their relationship has been strained, with Manjula often making remarks at her husband's expense. Homer seems to think her name is Apulina; once, when the two were arguing in Hindi, he commented he thought "Manjula" is the name of a spaceship.

Mr. Teeny

Louis "Mr. Teeny" Toot, also known as Joseph Teeny, is Krusty's trained monkey who frequently appears on the show. He is a heavy smoker, and often seems depressed off-stage. He is sometimes seen as Krusty's driver and butler. Teeny's uncle was former head monkey at the ministry of tourism in Brazil. Three other monkeys have died while working for Krusty. His mother's name is Toot-Toot.

Mrs. Glick

Elderly shut-in for whom Bart did chores. She had a brother named Asa who died during World War I while holding a grenade too long, making it probable she is at least in her late 90s. Doctor Hibbert confessed to once leaving his car keys inside of her. She is occasionally seen in the background of various episodes. Originally voiced by Cloris Leachman and later Tress MacNeille.

Ms. Albright

Ms. Albright the Sunday School Teacher, voiced by Tress MacNeille, teaches Sunday School at the local church. She speaks with a Southern accent and appears to be somewhat intolerant, as when referring to Bart when he was tempted to convert to Catholicism, she said "I heard he's Catholic now." She is occasionally seen in the background of various episodes as well as in Church scenes (such as in The Father, The Son, and The Holy Guest Star).

Old Jewish Man

Although Old Jewish Man has been seen in many episodes, his name has never been revealed and is simply known by that descriptive phrase, much like the "blue haired lawyer." He is sometimes known as "Crazy Old Man". Old Jewish Man is a veteran of World War II and now lives at the Springfield Retirement Castle where he is often seen with Abe Simpson and Jasper Beardley. According to I've Grown a Costume on Your Face he has a deceased brother named Irving. He is also the producer of Casablanca, the "lost version". He had a collection of old 'sunbathing magazines', which Abe Simpson stole from him ("You bastard!"), and which were subsequently lost when the Retirement Castle was destroyed by Mr. Burns' oil-drilling (Who Shot Mr. Burns Part One). He dislikes when people kick his pills around. He has also been known to drop his pants and sing for which he got famous.

Patches and Poor Violet

Patches and Poor Violet are two orphans who are occasionally seen around Springfield. Patches is voiced by Pamela Hayden and Poor Violet is voiced by Tress MacNeille. Introduced in Miracle on Evergreen Terrace, they have since had cameos in I'm Goin' to Praiseland and Simple Simpson. Poor Violet often has a cough, while Patches seems to vaguely resemble Tiny Tim from the Charles Dickens novel A Christmas Carol. Their skin colour is not the "healthy" yellow of the Simpson family.

Princess Kashmir

Shauna Tifton alias April Flowers alias Princess Kashmir is an exotic dancer. Using his toy spy camera at a restaurant, Bart captures Homer drunk and cavorting with a belly-dancer named Princess Kashmir. When he gets the photo developed, it is photocopied and distributed all over town, ruining Homer's reputation and nearly wrecking his marriage to Marge, who kicks Homer out of the house.

Fearing that Bart may be learning a bad lesson about how to treat women, Marge insists that Homer introduce Bart to the Princess so he can learn that women aren't sex objects. She once dated Apu before his marriage with Manjula and was seen with his brother Sanjay. She is also a member of the Homewreckers bowling team, as seen in Team Homer. As an in-joke, she was seen dancing in the burlesque house in Bart After Dark (Homer went to pick up Bart from said house, but Kashmir's dancing lured Homer in to watch). She's also a regular on Springfield Squares. Voiced by Maggie Roswell.

Rachel Jordan

Rachel Jordan is the lead singer of Kovenant, a fictitious Christian rock band. She is first seen in Alone Again, Natura-Diddily, when she befriends Ned Flanders after Maude's death. She returns in I'm Goin' to Praiseland. She stays at the Flanders house with Ned, and leaves briefly after Ned attempted to mold her in the image of his deceased wife Maude. At the end of the episode, she returns and has a date with Flanders. Because of this, she is expected to return on later episodes featuring Ned as the main character. She is voiced by Shawn Colvin.

Rich Texan

The Rich Texan (known as Tex) is a stereotypical rich, callous business owner. He is an active member of the Springfield Republican Party and speaks with a heavy Southern drawl. His title of Colonel has not been explained, though it could be a reference to Kentucky Colonels. In Episode 369-1713, The Seemingly Never-Ending Story, Mr. Burns calls him "Shady Bird Johnson" (a reference to the Texan President Lyndon B. Johnson's wife Lady Bird Johnson). In place of a catchphrase, he often shouts "YEE-HAW!" while firing revolvers into the air, dancing and tossing his ten-gallon hat.

In the fifth season episode "$pringfield," Homer addresses the Rich Texan as Senator. He gives Homer his hat, telling him "I wore it the day Kennedy was shot, and it always brings me luck."

He is often portrayed as exceedingly stupid, but rich enough to not care. He belongs to a conglomerate of oil tycoons that make foolish purchases including a "stained glass bathroom and the world's fattest racehorse". As another example, he once patronized Moe's Tavern bragging that he had just received a new liver and needed to "break it in".

He often appears heartless, as when he made Lisa cry by mocking her ornate entry in a table-setting contest at a fair. (Homer donned a disguise and struck the Rich Texan in the face with a pie, marking the Colonel as the first "victim" of Pie Man.)

Due to his habit of shooting into the air, the Rich Texan was jailed for six months after one of his bullets hit a Texas Ranger; afterwards, he has difficulty adjusting to blanks. He once admitted that he had developed OCD, and that he must tap his foot four times every time he fires into the air (mumbling "1-2-3-4" under his breath after every "YEE-HAW!").

His many assets and business ventures include:

• A dude ranch called "The Lazy-I"
• The Omni-Pave Corporation ("sensitive to all your (our) eco-concerns")
• She's the Fastest, a female greyhound who fell in love with Santa's Little Helper
• A travelling carnival at which Homer and Bart had to work to repay a debt

In an uncharacteristically sympathetic moment, the Rich Texan dedicated a forest reserve to Lisa's memory after she was presumed to have died while protesting in a tree. He later changed his mind and decided to clear the forest and build a theme park called "Lisa Land" in its place.

He also was the owner of Hitler's car, which Bart destroyed.

He has often been confused with Colonel Antoine "Tex" O'Hara, former owner of the Springfield Isotopes.

Ruth Powers

Ruth Powers is The Simpsons' new neighbor introduced in the episode "New Kid on the Block". She is divorced and has a daughter, Laura Powers, that no longer lives with her. She is usually seen as a background character. Marge on the Lam features Ruth and Marge going on the run from the law in a stolen convertible, a parody of Thelma & Louise. Another episode features Marge taking up weightlifting, and Ruth returns as a fellow lifter who encouraged the use of steroids (she was "Miss Mexican Mafia" for 3 years while in prison). Originally voiced by Pamela Reed.

Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon

Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon is Apu's younger brother. He has a daughter named Pahusacheta and a son named Jamshed. Sanjay occasionally runs the store with Apu, but he is not there all the time. Sometimes he skips out on his shift, which aggravates Apu to no end. He is also hinted to be a nudist like Apu. He has been seen with Princess Kashmir.

Wiseguy

Wiseguy is a man with a sarcastic outlook on life. He has held numerous jobs in Springfield including: garage owner, mail man, taxi driver, and various shop clerks. His voice is intended to resemble Charles Bronson, as seen when the Simpsons try to travel to Branson, Missouri, but mistakenly end up in Bronson, Missouri first. One episode gives his first name as Raphael, which Sideshow Bob called him in "Day of the Jackanapes". He often calls people "pally", or "boy-yo". Voiced by Hank Azaria.

Yes-Guy

The Yes-Guy is a character known for bellowing "Ye-e-e-es?!" in a rising inflection, and appears to be highly eccentric in both his speech and appearance. He has appeared several times working with several jobs: waiter, employee at Costington's, Death Row guard, and ice cream man. Apparently, his name is Raoul, but he has been referred to by Homer Simpson as "that jerk that goes 'Yeeeeesss!'" in Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays. He says in Mayored to the Mob that he speaks this way because of a "Strooooooke". This line was left out of the episode when it aired in the UK on Sky One in 2005.

He is a tribute to a recurring Frank Nelson character from The Jack Benny Show and later Sanford and Son, whose trademark greeting in all his characters was a loud, drawn-out "Yeeeeesss?!". Inexplicably, the original character could always be found working behind the service counter of whatever shop Benny or Fred Sanford might be patronizing, and his Simpsonian counterpart is equally omnipresent. There was also a Brazilian version seen, uttering a Portuguese variation of the catchphrase ("Si-i-i-i-i-i-i-m-m-m-m-m?" - meaning yes in Portuguese).

The Yes-Guy shares the physical characteristics of his real-life counterpart: he can be described as a rather squat, stocky man with a moustache, and black hair receding into a widow's peak.

Some fans were initially under the impression that the character was intended to resemble Vincent Price, as Dan Castellaneta whom he is currently voiced by, uses a very similar voice when he impersonates Price.

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