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Leopold

Leopold is Superintendent Chalmers' assistant. He is a large, surly, snarling man. When Principal Skinner had to be replaced, Leopold stomped in, issued several threats, horrified children by making them think he was the replacement, and then suddenly politely introduced the actual substitute, Ned Flanders. The children then collectively sighed with relief. The gag was repeated when Marge Simpson became a substitute teacher when the teachers go on strike. His voice, intimidating attitude, and even parts of his physical appearance resemble that of renowned Clint Eastwood character Dirty Harry. He is one of the few characters on The Simpsons to have eyebrows. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Lewis Clark

Lewis Clark is a student in Springfield Elementary School. He is one of Bart's friends, and one of only a handful of African-American students at the school. His best friend is Richard. Lewis is one of Bart's friends and fellow fourth-graders in Mrs. Krabappel's class. He once annoyed a guilt-ridden Bart when he hid under a pile of leaves and pretended to be Principal Skinner's corpse, and he failed to vote for Bart in the class presidential election. He is most commonly seen playing in the schoolyard or elsewhere with his friend Richard. Lewis was one of the children in the Model UN Club that were stranded on an island and, thinking he was going to die, Bart mistook him for Wendell. Lewis also plays on the Mighty Pigs pee-wee hockey team and according to gossip is a very good ballroom dancer. He apparently owns a gun as he was seen discharging it in school during the episode as the class cheered after learning they were going to have a movie day. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Lindsey Naegle

Lindsey Naegle (aka Red) is a resident of Springfield and is often known as Springfield's residential business link. Lindsey is understood to be a common youth-hater. Outraged at having paid high damage fees for a particular riot that the youth had caused, she formed an anti-youth group, SSCCATAGAPP (Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays against Parasitic Parents), and lobbied to deprive Springfield of all child-friendly things. Her campaign nearly succeeded, but it was thwarted at the last moment when Bart, Lisa, and the other kids in Springfield hugged all the adults, infecting them with 'kid germs.' The adults collapsed with sickness and became unable to vote, causing the campaign to fail. Lindsey is an alcoholic (she said so matter-of-factly to Lenny when she was asked why she was in Moe’s Tavern). Despite this she is the head of the Alcoholics Anonymous branch in Springfield. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Lionel Hutz

Lionel Hutz, also known as Miguel Sanchez, and also known as Dr. Nguyen Van Phuoc, is a lawyer in Springfield, albeit an incompetent one, and removed from the state bar association. He was always desperate for cases, few of which he won. Hutz was financially insolvent, extremely poor and willing to do nearly anything for money. The character of Lionel Hutz, along with other Phil Hartman characters, was retired after the actor's death. He was an inept ambulance chaser and, to quote Lisa, a 'shyster', whom the Simpsons nonetheless repeatedly hired as their lawyer (a fact remarked on by Marge in a typically self-aware aside) probably because they could not afford a better lawyer anyway. He claimed to have graduated from Princeton school of law, although Princeton hasn't had a law school since the mid-19th century. His legal practice, located in a shopping mall, was named 'I Can't Believe It's A Law Firm!', ironically not an allowed name for a law firm, suggesting that he is not, in fact, a law firm. He often tried to entice potential clients with free gifts, including a 'smoking monkey' doll and a business card that 'turns into a sponge when you put it in water.' Lionel Hutz was an occasional person to appear in The Simpsons' lives and sometimes played central roles in events involving them. Marge distrusted Lionel Hutz because he was an incompetent lawyer, even remarking once during a trial 'We really should stop hiring him.' This mistrust worked its way to Hutz's rival known as the Blue-Haired Lawyer who is also aware of his incompetence and greed. During cross-examination, Marge testified against Hutz out of spite because he hired Dr. Riviera, a quack to give out false prognosis and made Bart commit perjury by lying about being in intensive pain when he was fine. Hutz was also briefly married to Selma Bouvier, as when Homer asks her to marry Apu for his citizenship, she says her name with 3 husband names added (Terwilliger, Hutz, McClure) and was long enough without Apu's long surname. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Lisa Simpson

Lisa Marie Simpson is the elder daughter and middle child of the Simpson family and one of the two tritagonists (along with Marge,) of The Simpsons. She was named after a train called Lil' Lisa on her parents's 1st anniversary; in 'Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words', she called herself Lisa Bouvier after estranging herself from her father after he bet against her in a crossword tournament. Lisa Simpson is a charismatic 8-year-old girl who exceeds the standard achievement of the intelligence level of children her age. Not to everyone's surprise, she is also the moral center of her family. In her upbringing, Lisa lacks parental involvement of Homer and Marge, which leads to hobbies such as playing saxophone and guitar, riding and caring for horses, and interest in advanced studies. In school, Lisa's popularity is affected by those who view her as a geeky overachiever, which leaves her with only a few friends. She focuses on her goals and strives to reach her potential, and at the age of eight, she is already a member of Mensa with an IQ of 159. Her lack of parental involvement also leads to her lashing out at those who she deems lower than her or even above her. She has extreme jealousy from time to time and will do whatever it takes to reclaim her title as the smartest; but only if she deems it necessary. Otherwise, she's the intelligent and rational one who usually thinks things through. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Loren Pryor

Dr. James Loren Pryor, M.D. is the psychologist for the school district in which Springfield Elementary School is located. Dr. Pryor is one of the few employees at Springfield Elementary School who seems to actually be qualified in his field, despite relying on long outdated psychological methods such as using calipers on children's heads to conduct a phrenology analysis of children's mental status; phrenology was discredited in the scientific community by the 1840s. He does have a slight tendency toward gullibility, as Bart easily tricked Pryor into sending him to a school for gifted children by. Later, however, Pryor recommended that Bart repeat the fourth grade and refused to back off of his recommendation, in spite of Bart's protests. Dr. Pryor also seems to be prone to occasional absent-mindedness. When Bart was in kindergarten, Homer and Marge saw him to discuss problems Bart was having with adjusting to school. Pryor said it was due to Bart's 'flamboyantly homosexual tendencies,' and then corrected himself when he realized he was looking at Milhouse's file instead of Bart's. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Lou

Louis 'Lou' Merkel (unconfirmed spelling Merkhell) is a sergeant with the Springfield Police Department and by far, the most intelligent and competent officer of the Springfield Police. He is under the command of Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, and often takes the time to point out Wiggum's mistakes (often while a crime or the pursuit of a criminal—is still in progress, therefore distracting them all from the crime). As stated before, Lou is the most competent police officer, unlike Eddie or Wiggum. Lou speaks more than his counterpart Eddie. Even though he rarely comes up, when he does he is in a police uniform. Lou once said he wants to leave the force as there is more money in private security; nothing ever becomes of this, though. His favorite on duty beverage is beer. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Louie

Louis Jarmical 'Louie' Walters, Sr. is a member of the Springfield Mafia. He accompanies his old boss, Fat Tony, his current new boss, Fit-Fat Tony, Legs, and, at times, Johnny Tightlips. He, along with Legs and Johnny, is the muscle. Fat Tony is his boss, and then later, Fit-Fat Tony became his new boss, and he always listens to both of them, doing whatever told. Despite being usually timid and a bit of a klutz, he isn't afraid to kill or wound anyone who gets in his way. Louie, as stated before, is a mobster working for Fat Tony. He is most of the time seen as the funny, most talkative, and sometimes klutzy and timid member of the mafia, who likes to act tough to amateurishly show that he's 'Never afraid.' Louie has short curly black hair like an Afro. He wears a teal blue suit and pants with a white shirt and blue necktie. In Seasons 3-13, his business suit and pants were black at first, and then, in some episodes in Seasons 10-13, they changed to dark blue, and then officially starting in Season 14, they officially changed to teal blue. He also sometimes carries a switchblade with him to fidget or attack with. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Luann Van Houten

Luann Van Houten (née Mussolini) is the wife (and first cousin) of Kirk Van Houten and the mother of Milhouse Van Houten. She has been married to Kirk twice; although divorced due to an argument at one of Homer and Marge's disastrous dinner parties, she later got remarried to Kirk. However, the marriage is almost unchanged when they were married before. Luann is apparently of Italian and Greek descent. Her mother, Sophie, is Italian, although Luann never speaks Italian or is seen with her mother (who remains in Italy with Luann's half-brother, Bastardo). Luann was born in Shelbyville, a town founded on the principle of freedom to marry one's cousins. Her birthday is December 1. She lacks the stereotypical exaggerated mannerisms associated with most other Italian-Americans in Springfield, such as Fat Tony or the chef Luigi Risotto. When younger, she went to 'Camp Land-A-Man' (which basically served as a finishing school) with Marge, Patty and Selma, the future Helen Lovejoy (maiden name unknown), and future realtor Cookie Kwan. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Luigi Risotto

Luigi Risotto (real name Lothar Folkman), is the proprietor of Luigi's. A cooking prodigy, Lothar Folkman opened his Italian restaurant in Springfield to critical success, but empty seats. No one wanted to eat Italian food prepared by someone named Lothar. But after making a fake Italian accent, changing his name, and getting a makeover, his eatery became packed almost every night. Unfortunately, the charade has driven Luigi into a love/hate relationship with his customers that occasionally bubbles to the surface like tomato sauce in a pot that's one size too small. Luigi owns an Italian restaurant in Springfield, that serves average Italian food. Luigi often treats his customers rudely, insulting and belittling them (such as calling Bart “the ugly kid”); at times under his breath, at other times in a conversational tone, and sometimes shouting the slurs to the (unseen) chef Salvatore (”Hey, Salvatore! Give the ugly kid a plate of the red crap!”). Luigi seems to have some connections to the mafia. Local gangster Fat Tony is a frequent customer at his restaurant, despite the fact that he was one of the targets of Fat Tony's plan to get rid of all other food retailers except Marge's. He does not actually speak Italian, only 'fractured English' with a strong Italian accent, as did his parents. He says the phrase, 'I guarantee,' a lot. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Lunchlady Doris

Doris Freedman (née Peterson) also known as Lunchlady Doris is an overweight, middle-aged, laconic and foulmouthed cafeteria chef at Springfield Elementary. As the cafeteria chef at Springfield Elementary, she constantly prepares bad food, serving to students such appalling dishes as whole beef hearts, horse testicles, and shredded newspaper. During school cutbacks, she uses gym mats as a meat substitute, and other non-edible items . Due to the school's low funding, she also doubles as the school nurse. She was seen as a mail carrier . She has been implied to have a relationship with Groundskeeper Willie, and her son is Squeaky-Voiced Teen . She once dated Hans Moleman. Ironically, all three characters debuted in the episode Principal Charming. She is a vegetarian and an insectivore, after serving beetle mash to Lisa, she revealed that a lot of vegetarians eat insects and that chocolate bars have bug parts added in accidentally, which made Lisa become an insectivore. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Lurleen Lumpkin

Lurleen Lumpkin is an attractive, aspiring country singer. Homer used to be her manager at one point. Lurleen is a talented, passionate, and attractive country musician. In her first appearance, she apparently wanted Homer to herself due to him being nice to her and being the guy who made her music dream come true. Despite that, she never really wanted to hurt Marge or the Simpsons family. She actually is a very polite, friendly, well-meaning lady. She apparently also has some daddy issues with her father Royce. He even abandons her again even after getting close to her again. She says she never went to school. Despite this, she is very intelligent. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Maggie Simpson

Margaret Evelyn Lenny 'Maggie' Simpson is the 1-year-old daughter and youngest child of Marge and Homer Simpson, the baby sister to Bart and Lisa Simpson and one of the five main characters of The Simpsons. She is often seen sucking on her pacifier, and when she walks, she trips over her clothing and falls on her face. Because she rarely ever talks, Maggie is the least seen and heard in the Simpson family. Maggie is at the very young, infant age of 1. Despite being the only member of the Simpson family who hasn't actually learned how to speak, Maggie is in no way one-dimensional and has different personality layers. She appears to be somewhat detached from the rest of her family and is once described as 'the forgotten Simpson' by Homer. When she, Bart and Lisa were shipped to a foster home at the Flanders' after their parents were deemed unfit, Maggie was the quickest to adapt and almost joined them until Marge called for her and Maggie 'became a Simpson again.' Maggie shows a stronger devotion to her mother than her father, possibly because Marge is always at home or shopping with her while Homer is mostly at work or Moe's Tavern. Once, when Homer tried to bond with her, she tried to run away. She developed a father-daughter relationship with Moe, who once saved her life. However, she does love Homer and has more than once saved his life. Not to mention she said her first word, 'Daddy' after Homer tucked her in, although no one heard her. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon

Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon is the wife of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon and the mother of the Nahasapeemapetilon Octuplets. Manjula was arranged to be married to Apu Nahasapeemapetilon when she was three, in which she looked forward to it all her life, but Apu was to set out to the United States for college. She occasionally works at the Kwik-E-Mart alongside Apu, but she is usually seen as a homemaker. She claims that Fried Green Tomatoes is her favorite book, movie and food. When the octuplets are born, she sternly informs Apu that he cannot pass on until they are out of college. She has excellent culinary skills, demonstrated by her ability to make a wide variety of dishes using only chickpeas, lentils, and rice, or sometimes only chickpeas and lentils. She says when Apu dies, she will sell the store and marry Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon. She is shown to be very judgmental and nitpicks at nearly every thing Apu does, as well as Marge during their meetings at the Midday Mommies club. Manjula is also the 'Octuplet-Wrangling Super-Breeder' type of mom you meet at the PTA. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Marge Simpson

Marjorie Jacqueline 'Marge' Simpson (née Bouvier)(Born March 19) is the homemaker and matriarch of the Simpson family. She is also one of the five main characters in The Simpsons TV series. She and her husband Homer have three children: Bart, Lisa, and Maggie. Marge is the moralistic force in her family and often provides a grounding voice in the midst of her family's antics by trying to maintain order in the Simpson household. Aside from her duties at home, Marge has flirted briefly with a number of careers ranging from a police officer to an anti-violence activist. Homer and Marge are the same age. The two have a floating timeline, making their birth and childhood difficult to place. Homer said he was 24 years old in 1980. In the 2000s, Homer mentioned being ten years old in 'the '60s or '50s, or maybe it was the early '70s'. Homer and Marge were in high school anywhere from 1974 to 1999. They were also depicted as young adults in the mid to late 1990s. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Martin Prince

Martin Prince, Jr. is a recurring character in The Simpsons. He is a friend and classmate of Bart Simpson, and rivals Lisa's intelligence. He is Nelson Muntz's favorite target for bullying and is an academically brilliant teacher's pet and is portrayed as a stereotypical nerd. Martin is a fourth-grade student at Springfield Elementary School. He is usually shown on friendly terms with Bart due to the fact that he is occasionally seen with him, along with Nelson, Milhouse, and other kids. Martin is the son of Gareth and Gloria, and he has an older, high-school aged brother. He is an academically brilliant student. He is also a teacher's pet with the stereotypical nerd enthusiasms for science fiction, role-playing games and not-so-great fashion sense. He has an IQ (Intelligence Quotience) of 216. As the class nerd, he unwittingly becomes the perfect target for ruthless bullying at Springfield Elementary School. He is a member of the Springfield band and is often seen with a French Horn. Martin often says 'Behold!', 'Pick me, teacher, I'm ever so smart!' and 'Excelsior!' (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Mary Bailey

Mary Bailey is the governor of Springfield's State. Mary Bailey ran for re-election against Mr. Burns and won in a landslide after Marge served Mr. Burns a three eyed fish, which he promptly spat out. In season 13's 'The Frying Game', the governor is briefly mentioned as being a man, implying she is not the governor anymore. In the next season's 'The Seven-Beer Snitch' she is shown being the governor again. Bailey also judged Bart and Lisa's class projects (designing a nsw State flag) in Capital City. She yells in disgust after unfurling Lisa's flag, which Bart had redesigned to make it look like a butt with 'Learn to Fart' underneath. However, she stated that her reaction was because she felt that she had unfurled the flag poorly. Bailey also brings order amongst the prisoners in a jail riot and pardons them. She was also present at the 38th Annual Springfield Media Awards. When Homer got Barney Gumble to get his check, her signature appears on the check. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Maude Flanders

Maude Flanders was a major character of The Simpsons in the first 11 seasons, was the first wife of Ned Flanders, and the late mother of Todd and Rod Flanders. Maude was a devout Christian who once attended a Bible camp to learn how to be more judgmental, although she isn’t as preachy as her husband. She campaigned strongly against Itchy and Scratchy with Marge and often partnered with Helen Lovejoy as they protest against the 'evils' in Springfield. She died after being struck by a barrage of shirts fired from t-shirt cannons at the Springfield Speedway in 'Alone Again, Natura-Diddily'. Although she spent much of her free time in prayer and reading the Bible, Maude was known to let her hair (and her neckline) down for the occasional dinner party at the home of the Simpsons (Maude's neighbors). Homer Simpson and Moe Szyslak both find her attractive as shown when Moe made unnamed phone calls to her and Homer once ogled Maude's low-cut dress at a dinner party, which resulted in him and Marge going to marriage camp. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Mayor Joe Quimby

Joseph Fitzgerald O'Malley Fitzpatrick O'Donnell The Edge 'Diamond Joe' Quimby Jr., better known as Mayor Quimby, or just Joe Quimby, is the Mayor of Springfield, Springfield's State. He appears as a slick, opportunistic politician whose chief priorities seem to be keeping himself in office, womanizing, and various other forms of corruption, including embezzling tax money, taking bribes from Fat Tony, the local Mafia Don, and giving monthly kickbacks to the equally corrupt Chief Wiggum. The seal on the wall of his office reads 'Corruptus in Extremis,' which is Latin for 'corrupt in the extreme.' He speaks with a peculiar stutter. Despite being mayor for such a long time (having at least six terms under his belt according to Birch Barlow), Quimby does not know or care much about his city, often privately (or even publicly) showing his outright contempt for Springfield's citizens. He frequently takes overseas vacations, which take him out of town for extended periods of time, leading to the headline 'Mayor Visits City' in the Springfield Shopper. He once referred to Springfield as Sprungfeld at a public meeting. However, he makes frequent, albeit short, public appearances for local festivities, events, business openings, etc. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Milhouse Van Houten

Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is a recurring character in The Simpsons and a minor character in The Simpsons Movie. He is a ten year old boy and Bart Simpson's best friend. As the only child of Kirk and Luann Van Houten, Milhouse's most distinctive physical traits are his blue hair, big nose and extreme nearsightedness (depicted by very small eyes), requiring thick glasses to correct. Being eyed as a nerd, he has regular intelligence but somewhat poor social skills. Although devious in his own way, Milhouse is quite gullible, which is why he is often led into trouble by Bart, who is not shy about taking advantage of the other's naïveté. Milhouse serves as the school president of the Springfield Elementary from 2004 to 2005. When Milhouse gets irritated at Bart, he says 'I'm only three months younger than you'. Bart was born on either February 23 April 1, so that means Milhouse was born in May to July (most likely May 23 or July 1, since he doesn't mention how many days younger he is than Bart). (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Moe Szyslak

Moammar Morris 'Moe' Szyslak (pronounced 'siz-lack'), also known as Moe the Bartender is the proprietor and bartender of 'Moe's Tavern', a Springfield bar frequented by Homer and his friends. He has once stated that he moved to Springfield from the Netherlands. He also owns Moe's Bagels in Colorado and Moe's Express in the Food Court area of the Springfield Mall. Moe is portrayed as often irritable and rude to all except his bar friends Homer, Lenny, Carl, and Barney. His easy-to-lose harsh temper usually turns down women and finding a girlfriend for Moe has therefore been a running joke, from indulged sexual abstinence to unsuccessful suicide attempts to dating generally rejected women. However, Moe has a soft side as well, and has been seen helping others in need. This includes saving marooned school children, giving food to a famished village, and saving people from a rampaging flood. He is sometimes shown in a love pyramid with Homer, Marge, Ned, and himself. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Mona Simpson

Mona Simpson, also known as Sunny, was the mother of Homer Simpson, mother-in-law of Marge Simpson, paternal grandmother of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson and first wife of Abraham Simpson II. Mona was strong-willed, righteous and caring, always doing what she knew or thought was the right thing no matter what. She cherished the relationship she had with her son and later her grandchildren and daughter-in-law. Despite her friendly nature, she was shown to hold distaste for her ex-husband and Homer's father Abe due to his irritability, intolerance and questionable parenting methods concerning their son, even berating him for telling Homer she had died. She also disapproved of those with ill intentions, as seen when she joined a radical group protesting biological warfare experiments and other unscrupulous activities by Charles Montgomery Burns. Overall, she seemed to bring out a more vulnerable side of Homer reminiscent of the innocent child he was before she left. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Mr Costington

Mr. Costington is the chairman of Costington's department store, and Springfield Mall. Although he is usually generous, he can sometimes be insensitive. He is an active member of the Springfield Republican Party. Many a Springfielder has worked for him. He usually says 'Fireeeeeed!' or 'Hireeeeeed!' when he wants to fire or hire someone, and sounds like he's yelling underwater when he does so. Homer has worked for him on three occasions: as the Thanksgiving Day Parade Santa Claus, as a mattress salesman, and as a model for a leading brand of jeans. He has also employed the The Yes Guy and Gil. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Mr Teeny

Louis 'Mr. Teeny' Toot, also known as Joseph Teeny, and known to his mother as Louise, is Krusty the Clown’s chain-smoking trained chimp. Like Krusty, he is a heavy smoker (usually cigars, but sometimes cigarettes) and often seems depressed off-stage. He was once seen playing Wii Sports with Krusty. He is sometimes seen as Krusty’s driver, accountant, and butler. He's a classic act in Krusty´s show when he does 'monkey business'. Mr. Teeny also rescues Krusty from a bomb carried by a brainwashed Bart. Krusty refers to Mr. Teeny as a monkey, although his lack of a tail indicates that he is a chimpanzee. This is because Krusty has poor knowledge of animals, even referring to Lemurs as monkeys. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Ms Albright

Ms. Albright is the Sunday school teacher at the First Church of Springfield. Ms. Albright teaches Sunday school and once had Bart Simpson as a student some time ago, a time that she undoubtedly dreaded. When Bart came back to Sunday school in order to get close to Jessica Lovejoy, a current student, she is frightened, but decides to welcome him back. Shortly after she presents a replica of the “slingshot” David used to slay Goliath for Pass Around. She then keeps herself busy by bending over a file cabinet. This tempts Bart to aim the slingshot at her wiggling butt. He manages to refrain himself from firing in order to impress Jessica. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Ned Flanders

Nedward 'Ned' Flanders, Jr., more commonly known as just Flanders, is the Simpson family's extremely religious next door neighbour. He is a genuinely well-meaning, good-natured person. Though firmly religious, he can be timid and something of an easy pushover. He is a major character in The Simpsons and a minor, recurring antagonist in the Treehouse of Horror episodes. Ned thoroughly worships God and strictly follows the Bible as literally as possible and is easily shocked when challenged on any point of dogma. He also owns the Leftorium and a home business, Flancrest Enterprises, which makes religious hook rugs. He also works as a member of the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department. He even (legally) owns the Simpsons' house, renting it out to the family at a low rate, showing that he would burn through much of his resources just to help his neighbors out. In Hurricane Neddy, Flanders was shown to be a kid 30 years ago in the show's floating timeline, but in Viva Ned Flanders, he claims to be 60 years old and looks younger thanks to following the 3 C's. Some fans believe he lied about being 60 in order to get a senior citizen's discount. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Nelson Muntz

Nelson Mandela Muntz Sr (born October 30, 1979) is a major character and recurring antagonist of The Simpsons and a child citizen of Springfield. He is the one of the school bullies at Springfield Elementary School. He is a fourth grader. Nelson was first shown as a bully and the arch-rival of Bart who took him to a fight. Over the years, he has terrorized most male kids in Springfield and was even seen bullying teenagers (also known as Jimbo Jones and the Squeaky-voiced Teen). Nelson has a manner of showing up in awkward situations of surprise or misfortune and regularly pinpoint it by laughing at the concerned people ('Ha-ha!' became his catchphrase). When cornered about the awkwardness of those situations, Nelson usually gives a very reasoned explanation as to why he acted the way he did, sometimes even pseudo-scientifically proving it ('See, epidermis means your hair, so technically it's true. That's what makes it so funny.') Nelson currently studies in the fourth grade but was already a student when Bart Simpson came to school. As he said on one occasion, 'I've been held back more times than I can count. Which I guess is why I keep getting held back.' As such, he mainly remains skeptical of Edna Krabappel's remarks and laughs at nerds present in his class as he well knows all the correct answers to the teacher's every question. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Old Jewish Man

The Old Jewish Man (sometimes called the Crazy Guy or Crazy Old Man) is Grampa Simpson and Jasper Beardsley's friend. His real name has not yet been revealed. In his youth he was an executive at Warner Bros during the making of Casablanca, having tacked on a later suppressed happy ending, with a question mark that left the door open for a sequel, and the It's a Wonderful Life 'killing spree ending'. He observes that the quality of studio management has changed over the years. At the time of the Casablanca blunder, they 'was just dopes in suits. Not like today!' He diplomatically left unstated whether the difference is that studio executives are more intelligent now, or that they no longer wear suits. He once had a brief period of stardom after his act of dancing on a street corner singing 'The Old Gray Mare' with his pants down became a hit on television. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Otto Mann

Otto Sylvester Mann (born January 18) is a former school underachiever who now drives the school bus for Springfield Elementary. Otto was initially conceived by Shearer himself as a caricature of heavy metal music aficionados who mostly play guitar and use drugs while occupying a low-level labor job. He then became a character well known for his party tendencies and calling others slang such as 'dude', 'lady', or 'pops'. He is friends with Bart on some occasions, despite their age difference, and dreams of starting his own rock band to become a celebrity, all while getting the school bus into trouble one time after another. Otto is notable for being the cool, pot-smoking bus driver, maniacal driving, love of heavy metal music, and propensity for the 1980's junkie lifestyle. According to his driver's license he was 29, as of 'The Otto Show.' He is also confirmed to be 5 ft 10 inch (5'10), on the back flap of the Season 15 box set, showing said license to hold the guide. Otto has apparently graduated from Brown University, as shown in 'Lisa Gets an 'A''. However, due to this information being revealed in a dream, it might be non-canon. He was placed under suspension at least twice: Once after he not only crashed a school bus full of kids for the fifteenth time but was also revealed not to possess a driver's license and another time when he spanked Bart out of fury after Bart stole the bus (and thus cost him his one and only chance of proving himself to Metallica by giving them a ride). (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Patches and Poor Violet

Poor Violet is an orphan who lives in Springfield. Her brother is Patches. Patches and Poor Violet were abandoned by their mother. Poor Violet had given their only $1 vitamin money to Bart, where he had carelessly used it. Poor Violet often has a cough caused by years of depression that has not been let out. Poor Violet has also claimed that she is very sick and wishes she can kiss people. When Ned Flanders and Homer opened up a bible-themed amusement park in memory of Maude, many people suggested that they give the money the park's success is making to the orphanage. The money is never given to the orphanage because the park closes down. Patches and Poor Violet are both seen checking out of the orphanage. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Patty Bouvier

Patricia Maleficent 'Patty' Bouvier is one of Marge's cynical chain-smoking twin sisters, who works at the DMV and has a strong dislike for her brother-in-law, Homer Simpson. Patty is a lesbian since she has confessed this to Marge (asking 'did you actually think I was straight?'), appeared on a float at a pride parade, and had tomboy tendencies as a child. She is also the maternal aunt to Bart, Lisa, Maggie, and Ling. She is named after Matt Groening's sister Patty Groening. Despite the similarities between her and Selma, Patty has been shown to be more jaded than her sister, particularly towards relationships. Marge once said that Patty chose a life of celibacy, but Selma had it thrust upon her. Patty's decision to not have relationships has been implied to be due to her then-closeted sexuality. When her Aunt Gladys dies, Gladys records in her video will advise to Patty and Selma to get married and have a family. Selma takes this to heart, while Patty seems to pay no attention, remarking that they did well with Gladys leaving them her grandfather clock. She is more vicious to Homer than Selma is, and unlike Selma, who experiences brief moments of kindness to Homer, Patty has no pity for Homer's well-being. Two exceptions occurred, however. The first was when Patty came out of the closet as a lesbian, sucked up her pride and asked Homer (who was legally allowed to perform marriages) to perform the ceremony. The second was when both Homer and Patty were disgusted that Selma got into a relationship with Homer's father Abe, who is twice her age, and they decided to work together to break them up. Other than her occupation at the DMV, she alongside Selma also worked at the Adult Education Annex, where they co-taught a class teaching how girls are to land men. However, because of their grotesque appearances when demonstrating the type of clothes needed to get a man's attention (such as tight, revealing ones), the female classmates are noticeably and understandably disgusted, causing Patty to remind them that there are no refunds should any of the students quit the class by that point. Patty took various classes, including Microwave Cookery and Tai Kwon Do, as she used them as an excuse not to see Principal Skinner, and when he tried to kiss her she used a martial arts move to throw him across the hall. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Police Chief Clancy Wiggum

Chief Clancy Wiggum is the head of the Springfield Police Department. He is an extreme stereotype of a lazy police officer. Chief Wiggum is obese, ignorant and lazy, with a fondness for donuts and guns. While he pretentiously feigns authority, he has little regard for individual rights or even public safety. He is uninformed and continuously flaunts his power, albeit with good intentions most of the time. He is part Irish. He is a major character in The Simpsons and has a supporting role in The Simpsons Movie. He, along with most of Springfield's government and its police force, is also corrupt, having asked for or taken bribes several times. When Bart bribed him with stolen wedding presents, he told him to read his badge and, at the bottom of the badge, was the caption 'Cash Bribes Only'. He has a strained friendship with Mayor Quimby. This strained relationship may help to explain why Wiggum has retained his job, despite his inability to do his duties. He is often assisted by his more intelligent 'top cops', Eddie and Lou. He is completely ignorant of Springfield's laws and even makes up his own laws on the fly. According to The Bart Book, Clancy is also in the SPD Bomb Squad, which is in fact just him in a hockey mask. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Princess Kashmir

Princess Kashmir (real name Shauna Tifton) is an exotic dancer. Princess Kashmir (who is the dance interest of Homer Simpson and rival of Marge Bouvier) is first seen during Eugene Fisk's bachelor party for someone who happens a co-worker of Homer. It is here that Homer danced alongside her and got his picture taken by Bart with his spy camera which eventually got him into trouble from Marge. The photo had far more effect on Homer than it did on Tifton. She was moved by Homer's speech to all the men in the audience about not treating women as objects, but she remains an exotic dancer to this day. She has been known to work at 'Florence of Arabia', 'Girlesque', 'Foxy Boxing', 'Mud City', 'Sapphire Lounge' and as a fan dancer at 'La Maison Derrière', where Homer payed more attention to her rather than to a conversation between him and Belle. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Professor John Frink

Professor John Frink, sometimes referred to as Doctor Frink or Dr. Jonathan Frink, Jr., is Springfield's local scientist and a professor at either Springfield Heights Institute of Technology or Springfield University, and is extremely brilliant, though somewhat socially inept. Frink often tries to use his bizarre inventions to aid the town in its crises, but they usually only make things worse. He is a recurring character in The Simpsons and a supporting character in The Simpsons Movie, but he has a cameo appearance. Frink is Springfield's local mad scientist. He has a trademark mannerism of using gibberish when excited, such as 'GLAYVIN!' and shouting other words that have no relevance to the situation at hand. He also occasionally refers to the importance of remembering to 'carry the one' in various mathematical calculations. He is almost never seen without his glasses and has only taken them off once. Frink is said to have an IQ of 197 (199 before he sustained a concussion during the collapse of Springfield's brief intellectual junta). He is a member of the Springfield Mensa and a college professor at Springfield Heights Institute of Technology or Springfield University, and he consults at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. He is fond of flubber, a material with enhanced bounce properties, of which his basketball shoes are made. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky

Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky was Krusty's Jewish father. Hyman Krustofsky was born to Zev Krustofsky, who had immigrated to the United States in 1902. Hyman was a respected Rabbi in Springfield's Lower East Side; his father and grandfather also having been rabbis. He was married to a woman named Rachel, and the marriage produced one son, Herschel Krustofsky. Rachel died prior to Herschel's adolescence, and Hyman had guided Herschel into following his footsteps. Herschel, however, thought of being a clown, which angered Hyman as he believed life was too serious for such antics. Herschel secretly worked on comedy acts, and got his first laugh at the yeshiva school doing an impersonation of his father. Hyman found out about this and worked to discourage his son. Herschel got a gig performing antics for a rabbi's convention, where Hyman was in attendance. When a jocose rabbi pulled a prank on Herschel by spraying him with seltzer, this washed off the clown makeup. An angered Hyman disinherited Herschel. Years later, Bart Simpson and Lisa Simpson found out about the estrangement between Hyman and Herschel (now better known as Krusty the Clown) and waged a campaign to convince Hyman to reunite with his son by quoting passages of Jewish scripture. After several attempts, Bart finally convinced Hyman by quoting Sammy Davis Jr.. Hyman met his son backstage on The Krusty the Clown Show, and the two embraced after many years. Hyman Krustofsky appeared in front of the audience playfully throwing a pie at Krusty. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Rachel Jordan

Rachel Jordan is a 27-year-old woman who is the lead singer of Kovenant, a Christian rock band. After Maude's death, Ned met Rachel at the First Church of Springfield, while she was singing 'He's the Man' after the organist at the church was on a much needed vacation. She invites Ned on a date, but he rejects since it was too early. They meet again at the church's ice cream festival, in which Ned offered Rachel to stay in his house. She leaves briefly after Ned attempted to mold her in the image of his deceased wife Maude by cutting her hair to look like that of Maude's. She returns to see Ned's amusement park Praiseland and Ned attempts to explain to her why it was closed on a date with her. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Radioactive Man

Radioactive Man is a comic book superhero who appeared in The Radioactive Man Franchise. He acquired his powers after surviving an atomic bomb explosion. His sidekick is Fallout Boy, and his catchphrase is 'Up and atom!' He is a member of the the Superior Squad (an Avengers and Justice League like organization). Radioactive Man has been portrayed in many media since his debut in Interesting Stories #7. His origin story in issue #1 of the Radioactive Man comic was released in 1952. In addition to comic books, he was featured in a weekly black and white TV series, where he was played by murdered actor Dirk Richter, with Buddy Hodges as Fallout Boy, who was rumored to have died in the Vietnam War but survived into the 1990s. By the 1970s, it was filmed in color and retrospectively regarded as campy, with villains such as The Scoutmaster. Sometime in the 1980s Troy McClure portrayed Radioactive Man in a Radioactive Man movie trilogy. Radioactive Man III featured Krusty the Clown as the presumably main villain Krusto the Evil Clown (a parody of the Joker) and featured Buddy Hodges as Fallout Boy's great grandfather. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Rainier Wolfcastle (McBain)

Rainier Luftwaffe Wolfcastle is an Austrian, musclebound action movie star. Wolfcastle is a veteran of many action movies, most notably the McBain series. Wolfcastle began his acting career as early as childhood in Austria, appearing on long TV commercials advertising bratwurst. He owns a Ferrari F40 and a Hummer H1. He was married to Maria Quimby and has one daughter, Greta Wolfcastle, as well as a son, Dieter Wolfcastle. Apart from the McBain series, Wolfcastle also played Radioactive Man in an ill-fated live-action film adaptation of the comic book series. Wolfcastle has also ventured into comedic roles; in one episode, he carries Homer in an oversized Snugli for babies, remarking, 'I used it to carry Rob Schneider in the movie My Baby is an Ugly Man.' Wolfcastle appears to have political ambitions, as noted by his candidacy for mayor in the recall election of Mayor Diamond Joe Quimby. He is a member of the inner circle of the Springfield Republican Party, along with Mr. Burns, Krusty the Clown, Dr. Hibbert, The Rich Texan, Count Dracula, and Bob Dole. Wolfcastle has campaigned as Republican Mayoral candidate and as a supporter of Sideshow Bob for Mayor; However, he disagrees with his party on the issue of stem cell research (Schwarzenegger is noted as more socially liberal than a majority of Republican politicians on such issues). (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Ralph Wiggum

Ralph Wiggum is a major character in The Simpsons. He is the son of Police Chief Clancy and Sarah Wiggum and a student at Springfield Elementary School. Ralph is a well-meaning boy who suffers from either severe learning and social disabilities, and/or some other form of childhood psychiatric disorder. The nature of his mentality is kept rather ambiguous, much like many of the signature traits of much of the show's cast. Like almost every other character in Springfield, he may not be quite as simple as he first seems, as evidenced by his hinted immense potential as a performer in 'I Love Lisa'. Ralph Wiggum is an oddball student at Springfield Elementary School. He is best known as the Springfield's resident oddball and has been acknowledged for his non-sequitur and erratic behavior. His lines range from purely nonsensical, unusual interpretations of a current event to surprisingly profound statements that go over people's heads. In 'Lisa's Pony', he is strangely depicted as intelligent and poetic, while in ''El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)' he was the one who stopped Homer from drinking candle wax by accident, which led to Homer doing so on purpose in an attempt at gaining a protective coating for a certain spicy pepper. It was revealed in 'Moms I'd Like to Forget' that this was because his dad dropped him on his head when he was a baby. For this, Ralph is somewhat of an outcast among his peers, although he seems to be on good terms with a fair number of the other kids at school, such as Bart, Lisa, and Milhouse. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)

Raphael

Raphael (also commonly known as the Sarcastic Clerk, Wiseguy, or Middle-Aged Man) is a recurring background character in The Simpsons - his main purpose is to carry out a job or sell a product that gets a plot rolling. His voice is also often used for loudspeaker announcements. Raphael's character model has varied perhaps the most of any recurring character, with hair color, style and mustache all changing despite his distinctive voice. It wasn't until later seasons when the page image became the standard model for when his voice is used. Raphael tends to make dry comments when confronted about the prices or quality of his services. He has even been sarcastic towards Comic Book Guy. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)