Characters from The Simpsons
These are characters from the animated TV series The Simpsons.
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.
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:
- Abraham J. Simpson, Homer's father
- Mona J. Simpson, Homer's mother
- Jacqueline Bouvier, Marge's mother
- Clancy, Marge's father, seen only in flashbacks
- Selma Bouvier Terwilliger Hutz McClure, one of Marge's sisters, a twin to Patty
- Patty Bouvier, the other of Marge's sisters, a twin to Selma
- Herbert Powell, Homer's half-brother
- Abbie, Homer's English half-sister
- Amber, Homer's Vegas wife
- Tyrone, Homer's Uncle
- Pets:
- Snowball, cat (deceased)
- Snowball II, longlived cat (deceased, see Snowball V)
- Snowball III, cat (deceased)
- Coltrane, cat (deceased)
- Snowball V, cat, a.k.a. Snowball II
- 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
- 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
- Pinchy, lobster, owned by Homer (deceased, consumed by Homer)
- 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
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 parents (seen in flashbacks)
- Unnamed, Ned's sister
- 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 ("Charmed... eh, a googily, doogily.")
- Kirk, former Southern Cracker factory manager, now unemployed or variously so
- Luann, ex-wife
- Milhouse, son, Bart's best friend
- Nana, grandmother
- Apu, Kwik-E-Mart convenience store owner and proprietor
- Manjula, wife
- Their octuplets (with assumed stage names):
- Poonam (Animal)
- Sashi (Dazzle)
- Pria (Punchline)
- Uma (The Baron)
- Anoop (the rest)
- Sandeep (the rest)
- Nabendu (the rest)
- Gheet (the rest)
- Sanjay, Apu's brother
- Pahusacheta, Sanjay's daughter
- Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilon, Apu's mother
- Clancy, incompetent chief of police
- Sarah, wife
- Ralph, son
- Dr. Julius, Simpson family doctor
- Bernice, wife, recovering alcoholic
- unnamed children, including at least one son and one daughter
- Pets:
The Hibbert family is based on the Huxtable family from The Cosby Show.
The Lovejoy Family
- Timothy, reverend of First Church of Springfield
- Helen, wife, town gossip
- Jessica, daughter, trouble-maker
The Spuckler (or Delroy) Family
- 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:
- Admiral Carstairs, society patron
- Lady Carstairs, wife, society matron
- Unnamed, daughter, debutante
- Charles Montgomery Burns, owner
- 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
- 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
- Karl, former executive assistant of Homer, (dismissed)
- Pops Freshenmeyer
- Blinky, three-eyed fish, sometime mascot, one of many so mutated due to power plant's radiation
- Related:
- Aristotle Amadopolis, owner, Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant
- Mrs. Burns, Montgomery's 122 year old mother
- Larry Burns, Montgomery's illegitimate son
- Ernest K. Smithers, father and professional predecessor to Waylon Smithers (deceased)
Administration
- Seymour Skinner, principal, a.k.a. Armin Tanzarian, lives with his mother Agnes
- Agnes Skinner, Seymour's mother, very demanding and persausive
- Superintendent Chalmers, sometimes date of Agnes Skinner
- Leopold, Chalmers's assistant
Teachers
- Ms. Edna Krabappel, fourth-grade teacher, former fiancée to Seymour Skinner (Bart's teacher)
- Mrs. Audrey McConnell, third grade teacher
- Miss Elizabeth Hoover, second-grade teacher (Lisa's teacher)
- 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
- Mr. Bergstrom, substitute teacher
Staff
- Willie, groundskeeper, all-around hero, Scottish (in the Italian version Willie has a Sardinian accent)
- Doris, lunchlady & nurse
- Dr. J. Loren Pryor, school psychiatrist
- Coach Fortner, coach, alcoholic
- Otto Mann, bus driver, stoner, guitarist, once engaged to be married, heavy metal fan, holds record for over 10 crashes without a single fatality
Students
- Nelson Muntz, bully, known for his scornful laugh
- Jimbo Jones, bully, with wool cap
- Dolph, bully, with long bangs
- Kearney, bully, bald, divorced father of one; dated Jimbo's mom
- Francine, bully, tormentor of Lisa
- Martin Prince, nerd extraordinaire
- Database, nerd, with curly hair
- Ham, nerd, with little sprout of hair
- E-Mail, nerd
- Report Card, nerd
- Cosine, nerd
- Wendell, nervous student, pale skin, vomits frequently
- Lewis, Bart's friend in earlier seasons
- Richard
- Janie
- Sherrie and Terrie, purple-haired twins, their father has a top-level position at the power plant
- Allison Taylor, Lisa's fellow-overachieving classmate
- Alexis Whitney, Lisa's super-hip classmate
- Rex, highly dramatic stage actor
- Tommy, breathtaking boy in Bart's class
- Üter, German exchange student (once thought deceased, merely absent)
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
Youth groups
- Pre-teen Braves
- Leader: Homer/Marge Simpson
- Bart Simpson
- Nelson Muntz
- Database
- Ralph Wiggum
- Calvary Kids
- Leader: Kirk VanHoutan
- Milhouse VanHoutan
- Jimbo Jones
- Cosine
- Report Card
Government, Police, Law
- Mary Bailey, state governor
- Mr. Atkins, state comptroller
- "Diamond" Joe Quimby, mayor
- Big Tom, mayoral bodyguard
- Ernie, mayoral bodyguard
- Chief Clancy Wiggum, chief of police
- Lou, police sergeant
- Eddie, police officer
- 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
- Related:
- Unnamed, mayor's wife (a Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis parody)
- Unnamed, mayor's numerous mistresses, including Miss Springfield
- 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
- Snake, a recidivist crook (hold-ups, break-ins, muggings, etc.)
- Don Vittorio DiMaggio, godfather
- Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico, mob boss
- Joey, mob henchmen
- "Legs", mob henchmen
- Louie, mob henchmen
- Johnny "Tight-Lips," mob henchmen
- Frankie "the Squealer," mob henchmen/informant
Business Figures
- Lionel Hutz, incompetent lawyer and one time real estate broker
- Unnamed, corporate attorney, nasally and pasty-faced lawyer with blue hair. Differs from Hutz in that he is actually competent
- 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
- Lindsey Naegle, entrepreneur, alcoholic, sexual predator
- Cookie Kwan, successful Korean-American realtor on the West Side
- Comic Book Guy, owner Android's Dungeon Comics & Baseball Card Shop. (Characters call him "Comic Book Guy," as that is his actual name.)
- Unnamed "Yes" guy, restauranteur, waiter and host (a Frank Nelson parody). He explains his condition by saying that he had a stroke. [ftp://ftp.smoovenet.com/pub/lardlad/sounds/season10/mayor22.mp3 Sound Clip]
- Akira, restauranteur behind the Happy Sumo; and part-time martial-art teacher
- John, gay antiques owner of store in Springfield Mall (voiced by John Waters)
- Captain Horratio McAllister, restauranteur behind the 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
- Herman, veteran, owner Herman's Military Antiques
- Prof. John Frink, scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and ex-lecturer at the University of Springfield
Local Media Personalities
Television
- Krusty the Klown, Herschel Schmoikel Pinkus Krustovsky, entertainer
- Rabbi Hyman Krustovsky, rabbi and Krusty's formerly estranged father
- Sophie, Krusty's daughter
- Lois Pennycandy, Krusty's personal assistant
- Sideshow Bob, Robert Underdunk Terwilliger, former sidekick of Krusty, repeat attempted-murderer
- Cecil Terwilleger, Bob's jealous younger brother
- Sideshow Mel, Melvin Van Horn, Bob's humble but eloquent replacement
- Sideshow Raheem, angry, angry young man
- Mr. Teeny, trained monkey on Krusty's show, uncle was former minister of tourism of 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
- Kent Brockman, local anchorman for KBBL-TV (Channel 6), real name Kenny Brockelstein
- Arnie Pye, "Arnie in the Sky," disgruntled Channel 6 traffic helicopter reporter
- Bumblebee Man, Spanish 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"
- Chester J. Lampwick, creator of cartoon character "Itchy" and cartoon violence
- June Bellamy, the voice of cartoon characters Itchy & Scratchy (a June Foray reference)
Movies
- Troy McClure, washed-up movie star
- MacArthur Parker, McClure's agent
- Rainier Wolfcastle, a.k.a. McBain, famous action hero
- Maria, wife
- Greta, daughter
- Buck McCoy, aging Spaghetti Western cowboy legend
- Señor Spielbergo, director, Steven Spielberg's non-union Mexican equivalent
Radio
- Various radio stations include:
- KBBL-FM, typical FM music format
- KBBL-AM, "K-Babble", all talk radio
- KOMA-AM, "Coma", restful easy listening
- KFSL-FM, "Fossil", classic rock
- KUDD-AM, country/western
- KJAZZ-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, host of conservative call-in show on KBBL-AM (a Rush Limbaugh parody)
- Dr. Marvin Monroe, call-in psychiatrist on KBBL-AM (once thought deceased, merely very ill)
Music
- Bleeding Gums Murphy, jazz musician (deceased)
- Lurleen Lumpkin, country western singer/songwriter
- Be Sharps, Grammy winning barbershop quartet
- Party Posse, boyband
- Rachel Jordan/Kovenant, Christian rock
- Larry Davis Band, frequent live performers at local functions
Sports & Other Personalities
- Anton Lubchenko, football player for Springfield University
- Drederick Tatum, professional heavy-weight boxer (and convicted felon)
- Lucius Sweet, professional boxing promoter
- 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
- Moe Syzlak, owner and proprieter
- Barney Gumble, former boozehound
- Sam, barfly, with green hat and glasses
- Larry, barfly, taller & balding
- Hugh Jass
- Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
Medical Practices
- Hospitals
- Springfield General Hospital
- Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital
- Springfield Center for Geriatric Medicine
- Calmwood Mental Hospital
- Dr. Julius Hibbert, doctor (originally a Bill Cosby parody)
- Dr. Nick Riviera, doctor, shifty in nature
- Dr. Wolfe, dentist
- Dr. Marvin Monroe, psychiatrist (once thought deceased, merely very ill)
- Dr. J. Loren Pryor, psychiatrist
- Dr. Foster, psychiatrist
- Dr. Molly Cosmos, cosmetic surgeon
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