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List of characters from The Simpsons
These are characters from the animated TV series The Simpsons.
Characters are only listed once, normally under the first applicable subsection in the list; very minor characters are listed with a more regular character they are associated with. Subsections are ordered by size and ongoing relevance to the show.
The Simpson family
- Extended family:
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Abraham J. Simpson, Homer's father
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Mona J. Simpson, Homer's mother
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Jacqueline Bouvier, Marge's mother
- Clancy, Marge's father, seen only in flashbacks
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Selma Bouvier Terwilliger Hutz McClure Stu, one of Marge's sisters, a twin to Patty
- Ling Bouvier , Selma's daughter, who was adopted from China
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Patty Bouvier, the other of Marge's sisters, a twin to Selma
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Herbert Powell, Homer's half-brother
- Gladys, Marge's deceased aunt
- Abbie, Homer's English half-sister
- Amber, Homer's Vegas wife
- Maggie Junior, Maggie's daughter (in one episode set in the future)
- Hugo, Bart's good twin brother (from a Halloween episode)
- Uncle Arthur, Bart's rarely-spoken-of uncle who put his “Shoot 'em all and let God sort 'em out” theory into practice one grey December morn.
- "Uncle Hubert", a Simpson relative whose funeral the family attended in the Tracey Ullman short "The Funeral".
- Marge also has at least one uncle, whom she had to share her diary with.
- Pets:
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Snowball, cat (deceased)
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Snowball II, longlived cat (deceased, see Snowball V)
- Snowball III, cat (deceased)
- Coltrane, cat (deceased)
- Snowball IV, cat, a.k.a. Snowball II
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Santa's Little Helper, greyhound
- Laddie, border collie, super-dog, male version of Lassie, owned by Bart
- Princess, pony, owned by Lisa
- Duncan/Furious D., racehorse, owned by Homer
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Stampy, elephant, owned by Bart
- Jub-Jub, iguana, owned by Selma, inherited from Aunt Gladys Bouvier
- Chirpy Boy & Bart Junior, Bolivian tree lizards, owned by Bart
- Mojo, helper monkey, owned by Homer (and Prof. Frink)
- Pinchy, lobster, owned by Homer (deceased, consumed by Homer)
- Mr. Teeny, Krusty's monkey
- Unnamed, screamapillar, an endangered lepidoptera
- Variously named, 25 true-bred greyhounds, offspring of Santa's Little Helper and "Tex" O'Hara's She's The Fastest
- Variously named, a few greyhound/poodle mixed-breeds, offspring of Santa's Little Helper and Dr. Hibbert's poodle Rosa Barks
- Ozmodiar, a tiny green alien that only Homer can see (in parody of The Great Gazoo on The Flintstones)
See also The Simpsons family tree
Other families
- Nedward (Ned), father, owner of Leftorium
- Maude, mother (deceased)
- Rod, son
- Todd, son
- Grandma Flanders (senile and decrepit many years earlier; likely deceased)
- Pets:
- Related:
- Unnamed, Ned's beatnik father (seen in flashbacks)
- Mona Flanders, Ned's beatnik mother (seen in flashbacks, possibly Grandma Flanders)
- Unnamed, Ned's sister (lives in Capital City)
- Ginger, Ned's Vegas wife
- Ned's multi-continental extended family:
- José Flanders (known for his one line, "Buenos ding-dong diddly dias, señor!")
- Lord Thistlewick Flanders, known to be the only Flanders without the habit of nonsense phrases, however he adds one when elbowed by Ned. ("Charmed... eh, a googily, doogily.")
- Kirk, former Southern Cracker factory manager, now unemployed or variously so; former member of the United States Army
- Luann, ex-wife
- Milhouse, son, Bart's best friend
- Milhouse's uncle, Army Black Hawk pilot, possibly court-martialed for inappropriately using a Black Hawk helicopter.
- Milhouse's Grandma
- Apu, Kwik-E-Mart convenience store owner and proprietor
- Manjula, wife
- Their octuplets (with assumed stage names) [their names when Springfield changed its name to Liberty-ville]:
- Sanjay, Apu's brother
- Pahusacheta, Sanjay's daughter
- Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilon, Apu's mother
Related
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- Amber the Squishee Lady, who checks and refills the Kwik-E-Mart's Squishee machine. Apu had an affair with her.
- Clancy, incompetent chief of police
- Sarah, wife
- Ralph, son
- Magical Leprechaun (Ralph's imaginary friend who tells him to burn things)
The Hibbert family
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Dr. Julius, Simpson family doctor
- Bernice, wife, recovering alcoholic
- unnamed children, including at least one son and one daughter
- unnamed, unknown brother who works at the orphanage where Herbert lived
Pets
The Hibbert family is based on the Huxtable family from The Cosby Show.
The Prince family
- Martin Sr., stock investor
- Martha, mother of Martin
- Martin, son
The Lovejoy family
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Timothy, reverend of First Church of Springfield
- Helen, wife, town gossip
- Jessica, daughter, trouble-maker
The Spuckler (or Delroy) family
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Cletus, slack-jawed yokel
- Brandine, wife (and sister?)
Children
- Tiffany, Heather, Cody, Dylan, Dermot, Jordan, Taylor, Brittany, Wesley, Rumor, Scout, Cassidy, Zoe, Clo, Max, Hunter, Kendall, Caitlin, Noah, Sascha, Morgan, Kyra, Ian, Lauren, Q-Bert, Phail, Condoleezza Marie, Rubella Scabies
- Ma, Cletus's mother
- DiaBetty, cousin
- Cousin Merl, cousin
- Curly Sue, indeterminate relative
Pets
- Geech, smellhound (accidentally buried alive in concrete)
- Admiral Carstairs, society patron
- Lady Carstairs, wife, society matron
- Wendy Orleans Carstairs, daughter, debutante
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Charles Montgomery Burns, owner
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Waylon Smithers, executive assistant, sycophant/lickspittle/toady
- Lenny Leonard
- Carl Carlson
- Charlie
- Zutroy
- Tibor, general company scape-goat due to his inability to speak English, promoted ahead of Homer.
- Gummy Joe
- Stewart, a duck hired as a cheap courier
- Inanimate Carbon Rod, became famous for saving the spaceship Homer was on, named Worker of the Week
- Jack Marley (retired)
- Mindy Simmons (fired), formed a close friendship with Homer which tempted him almost to adultery.
- Frank Grimes, a.k.a. Grimey (deceased), killed self while angrily denouncing Homer
- Frank Grimes Jr., tried to kill Homer to avenge his father's death
- Karl, former executive assistant of Homer, (dismissed) (voiced by Harvey Fierstein)
- Pops Freshenmeyer
- Father of Sherri and Terri (name not known, but has higher position than Homer)
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Blinky, three-eyed fish, sometime mascot, one of many so mutated due to power plant's radiation (deceased)
- An entire Brazilian soccer team has been noted as working in the reactor core . (When the nuclear regulatory commission criticized Mr. Burns on this, he replied "That plane crash landed on my property!" )
- Unnamed worker who mr. Burns thought his son Rolando is his son Ronaldo (a comic remark to angry Homer because Mr. Burns couldn't remember his name)
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Mike Scioscia, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Steve Sax, Ozzie Smith, Wade Boggs, Ken Griffey, Jr., Darryl Strawberry and Jose Canseco, ringers for the plant softball team who were given token jobs at the plant.
- Canary M. Burns, a canary who is the official head of the plant so Charles M. Burns would not get into trouble if there was unlawful activity there.
- Related:
- Aristotle Amadopolis, owner, Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant
- Mrs. Burns, Burns's 122 year old mother
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Larry Burns, Burns's illegitimate son (voiced by Rodney Dangerfield)
- Ernest K. Smithers, father and professional predecessor to Waylon Smithers Sr. (deceased)
- Furious George, Burns' knife fighting monkey, a parody of Curious George
Administration
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Seymour Skinner, principal, a.k.a. Armin Tamzarian, lives with his mother Agnes
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Superintendent Chalmers, sometimes date of Agnes Skinner
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Leopold, Chalmers's assistant
- Ned Flanders, briefly principal when Skinner gets fired, dismissed for promoting prayer in a public school (dismissed)
- Fake State Comptroller Atkins (Otto in a State Comptroller suit)
- State Comptroller Atkins
Teachers
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Ms. Edna Krabappel, fourth-grade teacher, former fiancée to Seymour Skinner (Bart's teacher)
- Mrs. Audrey McConnell, third grade teacher
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Miss Elizabeth Hoover, second-grade teacher (Lisa's teacher)
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Mr. Dewey Largo, music teacher
- Mr. Schindler, art teacher
- Mr. Glascock, teacher (retired)
- Mrs. Blumenstein, teacher, debate team coach
- Mr. Sikorsky, shop teacher
- Mrs. Cummerdale, gym teacher
- Mrs. Pummelhorse, gym teacher
- Mrs. Holmes-Indigo, science teacher
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Mr. Tito Puente, music teacher (retired)
- Mr. Bergstrom, substitute teacher while Miss Hoover was away (Lisa had a crush on him)
- Abe Simpson, Jasper, John Frink, Moe Syszlak and Marge Simpson (temporary substitute teachers during a teacher's strike)
Staff
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Willy, groundskeeper, all-around hero, Scottish (in the Italian version Willie has a Sardinian accent)
- Seamus, groundskeeper, Irish
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Doris, lunchlady & nurse
- Dr. J. Loren Pryor, school psychiatrist
- Coach Fortner, coach, alcoholic
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Otto Mann, bus driver, stoner, guitarist, once married, once engaged to be married, heavy metal fan, holds record for over 15 crashes without a single fatality
Students
- Nelson Muntz, bully, known for his scornful laugh
- Father, former kids soccer coach, went to the store for cigarettes, spent several years in the circus as a freak, and returned.
- Mother, former Hooters waitress. Got a job playing Lady Macbeth where she can take her top off.
- Jimbo Jones, bully, with wool cap and skull shirt
- Dolph, bully, with long bangs
- Kearney, bully, bald, divorced father of one; dated Jimbo's mom
- Francine, bully, tormentor of Lisa
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Martin Prince, nerd extraordinaire
- "Database" (nickname), nerd, with curly hair
- "Ham" (nickname), nerd, with little sprout of hair
- "E-Mail" (nickname), nerd
- "Report Card" (nickname), nerd
- "Cosine" (nickname), nerd
- Wendell, nervous student, pale skin, vomits frequently due to motion sickness
- Lewis, Bart's friend in earlier seasons
- Richard
- Janey
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Sherrie and Terrie, purple-haired twins, their father has a top-level position at the power plant
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Allison Taylor, Lisa's fellow-overachieving classmate (voiced by Winona Ryder)
- Alexis Whitney, Lisa's super-hip classmate (voiced by Lisa Kudrow)
- Rex, highly dramatic stage actor
- Tommy, breathtaking boy in Bart's class
- Üter, German exchange student (once thought deceased, merely absent)
- Samantha Stankey, moved to Springfield from Phoenix, Arizona. Fell in love with Milhouse and transferred by her father to an all-girls convent school run by French-Canadian Nuns.
School pets
- Superdude, gerbil, (deceased)
- Nibbles, hamster
- Mrs. Nibbles, hamster, 'wife' to Nibbles, mother to and consumer of various offspring
- Lumpy, snake
- Stinky & Wrinkles, goldfish (Deceased due to Yo-Yo incident)
- Bumpy and Heidi, turtles
- Wes, dingo
Youth groups
- Pre-teen Braves
- Leader: Homer/Marge Simpson
- Bart Simpson
- Nelson Muntz
- Database
- Ralph Wiggum
- Calvary Kids
- Leader: Kirk VanHouten
- Milhouse VanHouten
- Jimbo Jones
- Cosine
- Martin Prince
- Model United Nations
- Nelson / Japan
- Wendell / Mexico
- Sherri / Trinidad
- Terri / Tobago (note: Trinidad and Tobago are both under the same political order, so it is fitting that the twins share this Republic.)
- Lisa / France
- Bart / Libya
- Milhouse / Poland
- Ralph / Canada
- Lewis / U.S.A
- Martin / Finland
Government, police, law
- Mary Bailey, state governor (has won at least two terms; known because she defeated C. Montgomery Burns for re-election one year.
- Mr. Atkins, state comptroller
- Bob Arnold, former Congressman (expelled for bribery charges discovered by Lisa)
- Horace Wilcox, former Congressman (died after serving since the 1930s)
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Krusty the Clown, Congressman (took Wilcox's seat)
- "Diamond" Joe Quimby, mayor
- Big Tom, mayoral bodyguard
- Ernie, mayoral bodyguard
- Homer Simpson, former mayoral bodyguard
- Unnamed, the three city councilmen seen in Homer's Odyssey
- Homer Simspon, former chief of police
- Lenny, former police officer
- Carl (sometimes Karl), former police officer
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Chief Clancy Wiggum, chief of police, briefly promoted to police commissioner
- Lou, police sergeant, briefly promoted to chief of police
- Eddie, police officer (briefly promoted to "Lou")
- Various police dogs:
- Bobo
- Scraps
- Sniffy
- Laddie
- Judge Multon, veteran judge
- Judge Roy Snyder, veteran judge, known for lenient punishment (originally Jewish, then became African-American)
- Judge Constance Harm, newer judge, known for vindictive punishment (a Judge Judy parody)
- Judge Muntz, grandfather to Nelson; sentenced over 47 men to death
- Related:
- Unnamed, mayor's wife (a Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis parody)
- Unnamed, mayor's numerous mistresses, including Miss Springfield
- Unnamed, mayor's secret other family, seen having brunch
- Freddy Quimby, mayor's nephew, troublemaking playboy
- Clovis Quimby, mayor's nephew (brother?)
- Roxie, mayor's secretary
- Amy, police sergeant Lou's ex-wife
- Members of the Springfield Republican party:
Criminal element
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Snake, a recidivist crook (hold-ups, break-ins, muggings, etc.)
- Don Vittorio DiMaggio, godfather
- Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico, mob boss (Once referred as William "Fat Tony" Williams in an episode)
- Joey, mob henchman
- "Legs", mob henchman
- Louie, mob henchman
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Johnny "Tightlips", mob henchman
- Frankie "the Squealer," mob henchman/informant
- Koopster, mob servant
- SideShow Bob, tried to kill Bart Simpson and Krusty the Clown
- Lucille Botzkowski, Evil Babysitter Bandit who Bart and Lisa catch but is idiotically freed by Homer
Business figures
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Lionel Hutz, incompetent lawyer and one time real estate broker. Differs from Gil in that he doesn't become nervous.
- Unnamed, corporate attorney, nasally and pasty-faced lawyer with blue hair. Differs from Hutz in that he is actually competent.
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Gil, incompetent lawyer, as well as incompetent salesman of real estate, cars, shoes, computers (a parody of Jack Lemmon's character in the movie Glengarry Glen Ross)
- Colonel Antoine "Tex" O'Hara, oil tycoon, former owner Springfield Isotopes, former owner She's The Fastest greyhound, owner traveling carnival, humidor maker
- Howard K. Duff VIII, owner Duff Beer, owner Springfield Isotopes
- Barry "Duff Man" Duffman, product promoter (current holder of the title, others were Larry & Sid)
- Jack Larson, president Laramie Cigarettes
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Lindsey Naegle, entrepreneur, alcoholic, sexual predator
- Cookie Kwan, successful Korean-American realtor (Cookie's "number one on the West Side")
- Jeff Albertson, a.k.a. Comic Book Guy, owner of the Android's Dungeon Comics & Baseball Card Shop. Characters call him "Comic Book Guy", his actual name was revealed in the 2005 episode #1602 "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass". Prior to this episode, Matt Groening suggested his name was "Louis Lane", but this name was never used in a Simpsons episode.
- Unnamed "Yes" guy, restaurateur, waiter, salesclerk, and election-day poll worker (a Frank Nelson parody). He explains his condition by saying that he had a stroke. There was a Brazilian version of the "yes guy" in the episode where the Simpsons go to find Ronaldo the orphan. He said "si" which is Spanish for "yes."
Sound Clip
- Akira, restauranteur behind the Happy Sumo; and part-time martial-art teacher (Voiced by George Takei)
- John, gay antiques owner of store in Springfield Mall (voiced by John Waters)
- Captain Horratio McAllister (The Sea Captain), restauranteur behind the Frying Dutchman and charter boat operator. In court, it was proven that he is not actually a real captain, although he has been seen piloting various vessels over the course of the series. He was responsible for helping young Homer cross a lake at his summer camp to meet Marge for the first time. In several episodes he has been shown to have a prosthetic leg, a glass eye, a problem with alcohol, to be bisexual (when not engaging in bestiality, and to suffer from crippling depression. His catch phrase is a piratical "Yaaaarr".
- Squeaky-voiced teen, nameless, fills various positions at entry-level part-time jobs around Springfield
- 'Mom', tough girl at Mom and Pop's hardware store, onetime girlfriend of squeaky-voiced teen (who was 'Pop' in the same store)
- Herman, one-armed veteran, owner Herman's Military Antiques and a smuggler of cheaply-made pants
- Professor John Frink, scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and ex-lecturer at the University of Springfield (based on Jerry Lewis' character in The Nutty Professor)
- Goose Gladwell, eccentric Willy Wonkaesque clothing and novelty store entrepreneur who screws Bart on a business deal
- Unnamed "Klav Khalash" guy, sells meat on a stick and crab juice to Homer in New York City, and is seen in the Russian district of Springfield when Lisa catches the bus to the museum.
Local media personalities
Television
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Krusty the Klown, Herschel Schmoikel Pinkus Krustovsky, entertainer
- Rabbi Hyman Krustovsky, rabbi and Krusty's formerly estranged father
- Sophie, Krusty's daughter with a former soldier
- Lois Pennycandy, Krusty's personal assistant
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Sideshow Bob, Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, former sidekick of Krusty, repeat attempted-murderer, fraudulently elected major of Springfield for a short time
- Cecil Terwilleger, Bob's jealous younger brother
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Sideshow Mel, Melvin Van Horn, Bob's humble but eloquent replacement (and one-time juror)
- Sideshow Raheem, angry, angry young man
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Sideshow Luke Perry, Krusty's "worthless half-brother."
- Mr. Teeny, trained monkey on Krusty's show, uncle was former head monkey at the ministry of tourism in Brazil; there have been three Mr. Teenys that died who have been used by Krusty
- Corporal Punishment, background player on Krusty's show
- Tina Ballerina, another Krusty regular
- Ms. No Means No, mandatory Krusty add-on after a sexual harassment suit
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Kent Brockman, local anchorman for KBBL-TV (Channel 6), real name Kenny Brockelstein
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Arnie Pie, "Arnie in the Sky," disgruntled Channel 6 traffic helicopter reporter
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Bumblebee Man, Mexican language television host on KMEX-TV (Channel Ocho), real name likely Pedro
- Emma, Bumblebee Man's ex-wife
- Unnamed actor, the hard-nosed television character MacGarnicle in the show of the same name
- Roger Meyers, Jr., chairman of "Itchy and Scratchy International"
- Roger Meyers, Sr., founder of "Itchy and Scratchy International"
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Chester J. Lampwick, creator of cartoon character "Itchy" and cartoon violence
- June Bellamy, the voice of cartoon characters Itchy & Scratchy (a June Foray reference)
- Stands in for Kent Brockman when the latter is in the field.
Movies
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Troy McClure, washed-up movie star
- MacArthur Parker, McClure's agent
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Rainier Wolfcastle, a.k.a. McBain, famous action hero
- Maria, wife
- Greta, daughter
- Fritz Schnackenpfefferhausen, owner of a sausage company in whose commercial Rainier first appeared on television
- Buck McCoy, aging Spaghetti Western cowboy legend
- Señor Spielbergo, director, Steven Spielberg's non-union Mexican equivalent
Radio
- Various radio stations include:
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KBBL-FM, typical FM music format
- KBBL-AM, "K-Babble", all talk radio
- KOMA-AM, "Coma", restful easy listening
- KFSL-FM, "K-Fossil", classic rock
- KUDD-AM, "Cud" (as in cows), country/western
- KJAZ-AM, mostly jazz
- WOMB, "warm and safe radio..."
- Bill and Marty, radio team on KBBL-FM
- "Jerry Rude and the Bathroom Bunch" with shock-jock Jerry Rude (a Howard Stern parody)
- "Moleman in the Morning" with Hans Moleman, on KJAZZ
- "Gabbin' About God" on KBBL-AM with Rev. Timothy Lovejoy, Rabbi Hyman Krustovsky, and Msgr. Kenneth Daly
- Birch Barlow, Birchibald T. Barlow, host of conservative call-in show on KBBL-AM (a Rush Limbaugh parody; name reminiscent of "John Birch")
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Dr. Marvin Monroe, call-in psychiatrist on KBBL-AM (once thought deceased, merely very ill)
Music
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Bleeding Gums Murphy, jazz musician (deceased)
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Lurleen Lumpkin, country western singer/songwriter, currently in rehab
- Be Sharps, Grammy winning barbershop quartet (consisting of Homer, Apu, Skinner and Barney - and Chief Wiggum who left/got thrown out before they became famous)
- Party Posse, boyband (consisting of Bart, Milhouse, Nelson and Ralph)
- Rachel Jordan/Kovenant, Christian rock
- Larry Davis Band, frequent live performers at local functions
- Alcatraaaz, rap musician
Sports & other personalities
- Anton Lubchenko, football player for Springfield University
- Drederick Tatum, professional heavy-weight boxer (and convicted felon). Parody of boxer Mike Tyson.
- Lucius Sweet, professional boxing promoter (parody of boxing manager / promoter, Don King)
- Rasputin the Friendly Russian, formerly the Mad Russian, professional wrestler
- Dr. Hillbilly, professional wrestler
- Iron Yuppie, professional wrestler
- Professor Werner von Brawn, professional wrestler
- Clay Babcock, two-time Fast Car champion
- Ronnie Beck, three-time soapbox derby champion
- Stan "The Boy" Taylor, football player, Springfield Atoms
- Flash Bailey, baseball player, Springfield Isotopes
- Captain Lance Murdock, daredevil
- Box Car Fred (and various other hobos), boxing runner-ups
- Disco Stu, 70s disco king who always wears lesuire suits
- Scorpio, supervillain and very considerate and friendly employer
- Bowling teams:
- Pin Pals (consisting of Homer, Apu, Moe, and Otto, before he was replaced by Mr. Burns)
- The Holy Rollers (consisting of Ned, Maude and the Lovejoys)
- The Stereotypes (consisting of Willy, Capt. McAllister, Luigi and Cletus)
- The Homewreckers (consisting of Jacques, Princess Kashmir, and two unknown women)
- DMV Regulation Kings (consisting of Patty, Selma, and two other DMV employees)
- Channel 6 Wastelanders (consisting of Kent Brockman, Arnie Pie, Krusty and Bumblebee man)
- Springfield Police Framers (consisting of Wiggum, Lou, Eddie and Snake) (disbanded)
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Moe Szyslak, owner and proprieter
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Barney Gumble, former boozehound
- Sam, barfly, with green hat and glasses
- Larry, barfly, taller & balding
- Hugh Jass
- Guy Incognito
- Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo (also an alias of Homer Simpson's)
Medical practices
- Hospitals
- Springfield General Hospital
- Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital
- Springfield Center for Geriatric Medicine
- Calmwood Mental Hospital
- New Bedlam Asylum (aka "New Bedlam Rest Home for the Emotionally Interesting")
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Dr. Julius Hibbert, doctor (originally a Bill Cosby parody). Rumored to the long-lost brother of Bleeding Gums Murphy
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Dr. Nick Riviera, doctor, shifty in nature, incompetent. Known for his catchphrase "Hi, everybody!" His audiences would answer, "Hi, Doctor Nick!"
- Dr. Wolfe, dentist
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Dr. Marvin Monroe, psychiatrist (once thought deceased, merely very ill)
- Dr. J. Loren Pryor, psychiatrist
- Dr. Foster, psychiatrist
- Dr. Molly Cosmos, cosmetic surgeon
- Dr. Steve (Chiropractor)
See also
Last updated: 08-18-2005 22:00:39
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