Although The Simpsons is itself a show populated by fictional characters, there are also several characters within the show's universe who are fictional to the Simpsons characters themselves (see show-within-a-show). Homer, a safety inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, is a generally well-meaning buffoon whose short attention span often draws him into outrageous schemes and adventures. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... A show-within-a-show is a fictional television show featured within the fictional universe of a real television show. ...

These include characters from TV and movies, as well as characters who appear on Halloween Treehouse of Horror episodes, which do not follow the show's continuity. A jack-o-lantern Halloween is a holiday celebrated on the night of October 31, usually by children dressing in costumes and going door-to-door collecting candy. ... Treehouse of Horror, also referred to as The Simpsons Halloween Special was the first halloween-themed episode of The Simpsons. ... In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ...

Duffman

See Duffman from the list of recurring characters article This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ...

Duffman is the advertising mascot and spokesman for the Duff Beer company. Likely inspired by the Anheuser-Busch Budweiser mascot Bud Man, a character introduced by the company in 1969 and reintroduced in 1989. His voice is provided by Hank Azaria. Mascots at the Mascot Olympics in Orlando, FL. A mascot is something, typically an animal or human character used to represent a group with a common identity, such as a school, professional sports team, or corporation. ... Duff Beer (with Homer Simpson) Duff Beer is a fictional brand of beer in the animated series The Simpsons. ... Anheuser-Busch NYSE: BUD, the worlds third largest brewing company in volume after InBev and SABMiller, is based in St. ... Budweiser is a German language adjective for something from the city of České Budějovice (german: Budweis). ... Bud Man is a advertising character for Budweiser beer. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hank Albert Azaria (born April 25, 1964 in Queens, New York) is an American actor born to a Jewish family of Greek origins. ...

The Grim Reaper (Doug)

In the "Reaper Madness" segment of Treehouse of Horror XIV, Death comes for Bart. Homer kills Death (in revenge for "Snowball I and JFK"), but is forced to becomes the Grim Reaper himself as a replacement. Jasper, one of the residents of the Springfield Retirement Castle, later asks Homer "Where's the regular guy? Where's Doug?" Treehouse of Horror XIV is the first episode of The Simpsons fifteenth season, as well as the fourteenth Halloween episode. ... From The Dance of Death (Totentanz) by Hans Holbein the Younger Death, personified is a personification of death as an anthropomorphic figure or a fictional character, who has existed in mythology and popular culture since the earliest days of storytelling. ... A snowball is a ball of snow, usually created by scooping snow with the hands and compacting it into a roughly fist-sized ball. ... JFK redirects here. ... The Springfield Retirement Castle is Springfields retirement home for the elderly. ...

Happy Little Elves

The Happy Little Elves were an animated cartoon within the fictional Simpsons universe. They were crudely animated green elves in simplistic plots aimed at very young children. They starred in several direct-to-video movies. Both Lisa and Maggie were fans of the Elves, much to the disgust of Bart. They were referenced in the early seasons of the show but dropped in later seasons, although Lisa can occasionally be spotted carrying her "Happy Little Elves" lunchbox. They were likely intended as parodies of kids' cartoons such as The Smurfs and the Care Bears. A film that is released direct-to-video (also straight-to-video) is one which has been released to the public on home video formats first rather than first being released in movie theaters. ... Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson (voiced by Yeardley Smith) is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons. ... Maggie Simpson Margaret Maggie Simpson is a fictional character featured in the animated cartoon television series The Simpsons. ... Bart Simpson Bartholomew Jo-Jo Bart Simpson (voiced by Nancy Cartwright) is a fictional character featured in the animated television series The Simpsons. ... The Smurfs (Les Schtroumpfs in French) are a fictional race of small blue creatures who live in a forest somewhere in Europe. ... The Care Bears are a set of characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. ...

Appearances:

• The Return of the Happy Little Elves — The Tracey Ullman Show short
• unnamed Christmas special — "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" (December 17, 1989)
• The Happy Little Elves Meet the Curious Bear Cub — "Some Enchanted Evening" (May 13, 1990)
• The Happy Little Elves in Tinkly-Winkly Town — "Saturdays of Thunder" (November 14, 1991)
• The Happy Little Elves Meet Fuzzy Snuggleduck — "Homer Alone" (February 6, 1992)

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Hugo

In the "Treehouse of Horror VII" episode (original airdate October 27, 1996), Bart discovers he was separated at birth from a conjoined 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 the evil twin (his surgical scar was on the right side, making him the left twin), and Hugo had been isolated injustly. The episode ends with the Simpsons enjoying dinner with Hugo, while Bart asks for food through the venting grille. Marge tells Bart to eat his bucket of fish-heads (which Hugo had been fed for years). Note that according to Dr. Hibbert (the evil twin is always the one on the left), Hugo actually WAS the evil twin. This is considered a mistake in the animation, rather than a joke. Treehouse of Horror VII is the first episode of The Simpsons eighth season, as well as the seventh Halloween episode. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... A painting of Chang and Eng Bunker, circa 1836 Conjoined twins can occur in non-human animal species. ... This article contains a list of recurring characters from The Simpsons with descriptions. ... Captain Kirk with Spocks evil twin An evil twin is the concept in fiction (especially science fiction and fantasy) of someone equal to a character in all respects, except for a radically inverted morality (and often some changes in appearance, for the audiences convenience). ... Meanings for the term include: Attic (always capitalised) is an adjective for something or someone coming from Attica or Athens. ...

Itchy & Scratchy

See main article The Itchy & Scratchy Show. The Itchy & Scratchy Show is a segment of the fictional Krusty the Klown TV show, watched regularly by child characters on the animated series The Simpsons. ...

Itchy and Scratchy are a super-violent cartoon cat and mouse duo in the style of Tom and Jerry featured on the Krusty the Klown Show. Homer provided the voice for a cartoon dog named Poochie, who costarred with Itchy and Scratchy for a few cartoons (see entry below for Poochie). Bart refers in one episode to several characters from "the short-lived Itchy & Scratchy and Friends Hour": Uncle Ant, Disgruntled Goat, and Ku Klux Klam. In yet another episode, Itchy and Scratchy were substituted with "Eastern Europe's favorite cat and mouse team, Worker and Parasite." Itchy and Scratchy were originally intended only to parody Tom and Jerry, but their cartoon shorts proved very popular and became a regular part of the show. Tom & Jerry title card from the 1940s Tom and Jerry were an animated cat (Tom) and mouse (Jerry) team who formed the basis of a massively successful series of theatrical short cartoons created, written, and directed by animators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (later of Hanna-Barbera fame), and produced... Herschel Pinkus Yerucham Krustofski, more commonly known as Krusty the Clown is a fictional character in the cartoon The Simpsons. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange) and other former communist regimes (light orange). ...

Kang and Kodos

Kang and Kodos are two green, seven-foot tall, continually drooling octopus-like cyclopian aliens from Rigel 4 who claim to be brother and sister. Their primary appearances are in the various "Treehouse of Horror" episodes, but they (or others of their race) have several cameos. Their overall appearance is most likely derived from the aliens appearing in the 1959 B-movie The Atomic Submarine, which are almost identical in every major way to the cartoon characters. Families 14 in two suborders, see text. ... A Cyclops is a member of the Greco-mythical race of giants with a single eye in the middle of their forehead. ... Rigel 4 also, Rigel IV Fictional fourth planet of the Rigel star system. ... The term B-movie originally referred to a film designed to be distributed as the lower half of a double feature, often a genre film featuring cowboys, gangsters or vampires. ...

Kang is voiced by Harry Shearer, while Kodos is voiced by Dan Castellaneta. Another Rigellian, "Serak the Preparer", was voiced by James Earl Jones. Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943, Los Angeles, California) is an American comedic actor and writer who began his career as a child actor in 1950s movies (The Robe) and television (The Jack Benny Program). ... Dan Castellaneta Daniel Louis Castellaneta (born September 10, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois) is an Italian-American actor who is best known for providing the voice of Homer Simpson and other characters on the animated series The Simpsons, and as the voice of the Genie in Disneys The Return of... James Earl Jones James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is a well-known African American-actor who was born in Arkabutla, Tate County, Mississippi, the son of Robert Earl Jones, and raised in Dublin, Michigan, by his maternal grandparents. ...

Kang and Kodos are named after two characters from Star Trek; Kang was a Klingon captain, and Kodos the Executioner was a human villain. Main article: Star Trek: The Original Series Star Trek debuted on NBC on September 8, 1966. ... Klingons (tlhIngan in the Klingon language), are a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... Kodos the Executioner in 2266 Governor Kodos, or Kodos the Executioner, a fictional character in the Star Trek television series episode The Conscience of the King, was the governor of a Federation colony on the planet Tarsus IV circa 2246 AD. Arnold Moss played the part of Kodos. ...

Kang and Kodos do not speak English, but actually speak Rigellian (which, by a staggering coincidence, is exactly the same as English). They are Quantum Presbyterians. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...

Kang and Kodos appears inThe Simpsons: Hit and Run video game, which they appears as villains, but they only appeared in cutscenes. Kang and Kodos uses survaillance cameras like wasps to watch everyone in Springfield. In the Level 5 cutscene, Bart Simpson and Apu are listening to Kang and Kodos' plan that they are distributing laser guns all over Springfield, and they use the evil cola to make people crazy. In the Level 6 cutscene, Kang and Kodos are planning to use the evil cola to rise the zombies from the dead. In the Level 7 cutscene, Kang and Kodos have become dead, after their spaceship crashed, with them on it.

Malibu Stacy

Malibu Stacy is a doll for young girls, comparable to a Barbie doll. Waylon Smithers of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant owns the largest collection of Malibu Stacy dolls in the world; he also took a leave of absence from the power plant to produce and star in "Sold Separately," a musical based on Malibu Stacy. Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Image File history File links This is a screenshot of a copyrighted website, video game graphic, computer program graphic, television broadcast, or film. ... Perhaps you mean: The Chevrolet Malibu, a type of automobile, or Malibu, a beachfront city in Los Angeles County, California Malibu Comics, a comic book publisher Malibu Rum, a coconut based rum from Barbados Malibu Surfboard, a classic california shape board getting its name from the secret spot in... Look up doll in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Collector Edition Barbie® dolls in a display case. ... Waylon Smithers Waylon Smithers Jr. ... Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, from The Simpsons Road Rage. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...

Stacy was designed by Stacy LaVal, and her life is based on that of her creator. LaVal was in turn eventually dropped by her own company for funneling profits to the Viet Cong. The doll was originally designed to be edible, but while kids didn't much like the taste of dried onion meal, they loved the doll. A second, plastic Malibu Stacy took America by storm. Older Malibu Stacy dolls featured breasts that were so large and pointy that they could poke children's eyes out, and were recalled. A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Binomial name Allium cepa L. Onion in the general sense can be used for any plant in the Genus Allium but used without qualifiers usually means Allium cepa L., also called the garden onion. ... A product recall is a request that a batch or an entire production run of a product be returned to the manufacturer, usually due to the discovery of safety issues. ...

When "Talking Malibu Stacy" dolls were introduced, pushing a button on the doll's back provided a typically vapid catchphrase (such as "Don't ask me, I'm just a girl, hee hee hee"). Lisa fronted an effort to produce a competing doll called "Lisa Lionheart", which would be less stereotypically sexist and more of a positive role model; its sales were disappointingly low, however, because of the simultaneous release of "Malibu Stacy With A New Hat." Lisa Simpson Lisa Marie Simpson (voiced by Yeardley Smith) is a fictional character on the animated television series The Simpsons. ...

McBain

See main article Rainier Wolfcastle. Rainier Wolfcastle Rainier Wolfcastle (voiced by Harry Shearer) is a fictional character featured in the television cartoon The Simpsons. ...

McBain is a movie action hero played by Rainier Wolfcastle. McBain movies typically feature many standard action movie clichés, such as a policeman being gunned down just before retirement (see "retirony" in Made-up words in The Simpsons) and lame one-liners before dispatching enemies. The character's name may be a reference to Ed McBain, the pseudonym under which Evan Hunter wrote his famous 87th Precinct crime novels. An action hero is any character that lacks the superhuman powers that would normally be connotated in superhero. ... A cliché (from French cliché, stereotype) originally was a printing term for a semi-permanently assembled piece of type which could easily be inserted into the document being printed. ... The Simpsons television series has used many interesting words and phrases over the years, the most famous of which is Homers saying: Doh!, which is referred to in scripts, as well as several episode names, as annoyed grunt. Doh is now listed in the Oxford English Dictionary... A one-liner is a joke that takes to its heart the principle that brevity is the soul of wit. ... A pseudonym (Greek: false name) is a fictitious name used by an individual as an alternative to their legal name (whereas an allonym is the name of another actual person assumed by one person in authorship of a work of art; e. ... Evan Hunter, born Salvatore Lombino (October 15, 1926 - July 6, 2005), was a prolific American author and screenwriter. ... The 87th Precinct is a series of novels and stories written by Ed McBain (aka Evan Hunter). ...

McGarnagle

McGarnagle is the main character of a movie (or series of movies) that parody the "hard-boiled cop" stereotype of action movies. McGarnagle is similar in appearance, voice, and behavior to Clint Eastwood's character of Harry Callahan from the Dirty Harry films. Clint Eastwood today. ... Film box cover for Dirty Harry For the 1953 nuclear test nicknamed Dirty Harry, see Upshot-Knothole Harry [1] Dirty Harry is also the name of a song by virtual band Gorillaz. ...

Menthol Moose

Menthol Moose is the cartoon mascot for Laramie Cigarettes, a parody of Camel cigarettes' use of Joe Camel. Laramie Cigarettes is a fictional brand of cigarettes occasionally seen on the animated TV show The Simpsons. ... Camel is a brand of cigarettes introduced by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco (RJR) in 1913. ... Joe Camel Joe Camel was the cartoon mascot for Camel cigarettes from late 1987 to July 10, 1997. ...

Poochie

When network executives decided that The Itchy and Scratchy Show needed an "update" to keep the interest of its audience, they devised Poochie, a cartoon dog "with an attitude". After widespread auditions, Homer was chosen to provide Poochie's voice. The character debuted to an unreceptive audience following a massive publicity campaign; he only served to interfere with the well-oiled machine of hyperviolent slapstick that Itchy and Scratchy had perfected over the years. When dissatisfied viewers flooded the network with letters crying for Poochie's immediate removal, if not death, the executives quickly decided to get rid of the character. Homer begged for another chance, insisting that Poochie would grow on the audience; this argument held little weight until the actress who performed voices for both Itchy and Scratchy declared her support for Poochie as well. Homer was shocked, however, when the next cartoon aired: it contained a hastily-animated segment stating that Poochie had decided to return to his "home planet", and that he died when his spaceship crashed. A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animation (including animated feature films, television series, animated shorts), radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... Advertising campaign is series of advertisement messages that share a single idea and theme which make up an integrated marketing communication (IMC). ... Slapstick is a type of comedy involving exaggerated physical violence. ... Ariane 5 lifts off with the Rosetta space probe on March 2, 2004. ...

Radioactive Man

See main article Radioactive Man. Radioactive Man, within the world of the animated series The Simpsons, is a comic book superhero who acquired his powers after surviving an atomic bomb explosion. ...

Radioactive Man is a comic book superhero of whom Bart and Milhouse are particular fans. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Superman (left) and Batman, two of the most recognizable and influential superheroes. ...

The Seven Duffs

The Seven Duffs are characters at the Duff Gardens theme park. The "Duffs" are a reference to Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, although Duff Gardens is an obvious parody of Busch Gardens. The Seven Duffs are named Tipsy, Queasy, Surly, Sleazy, Edgy, Dizzy and Remorseful. The only one that has spoken so far is Surly: "Hey, Surly only looks out for one guy...Surly!" Duff Beer (with Homer Simpson) Duff Beer is a fictional brand of beer in the animated series The Simpsons. ... Theme Park Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... The Walt Disney Company (most commonly known as Disney) NYSE: DIS is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the first animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. ... A roller coaster at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg Busch Gardens is the name of two theme parks in the United States owned and operated by Busch Entertainment Corp. ...