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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Fictional character from The Simpsons franchise</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">"Timothy Lovejoy" redirects here. 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.infobox-header{background:hsl(240,6%,20%);color:inherit}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-character .infobox-above,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-character .infobox-header{background:hsl(240,6%,20%);color:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox ib-character"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above notheme">Reverend Lovejoy</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i> character</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rev_Lovejoy.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/7d/Rev_Lovejoy.png/150px-Rev_Lovejoy.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="337" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/Rev_Lovejoy.png 1.5x" data-file-width="178" data-file-height="400" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First appearance</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><i>"<a href="/wiki/The_Telltale_Head" title="The Telltale Head">The Telltale Head</a>"</i></li><li>February 25, 1990</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Groening" title="Matt Groening">Matt Groening</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Matt Groening</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Voiced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Shearer" title="Harry Shearer">Harry Shearer</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">In-universe information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Full name</th><td class="infobox-data">Timothy Lovejoy Jr.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Gender</th><td class="infobox-data">Male</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data">Minister of the First Church of Springfield</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Helen_Lovejoy" class="mw-redirect" title="Helen Lovejoy">Helen Lovejoy</a> (wife)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Lovejoy" class="mw-redirect" title="Jessica Lovejoy">Jessica Lovejoy</a> (daughter)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mainline_Protestant" title="Mainline Protestant">Mainline Protestant Christianity</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/The_Reverend" title="The Reverend">Reverend</a> <b>Timothy</b> "<b>Tim</b>" <b>Lovejoy, Jr.</b><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGroening20101165_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGroening20101165-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a recurring character in the <a href="/wiki/Animated_cartoon" class="mw-redirect" title="Animated cartoon">animated television series</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons" title="The Simpsons">The Simpsons</a></i>. He is voiced by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Shearer" title="Harry Shearer">Harry Shearer</a>, and first appeared in the episode "<a href="/wiki/The_Telltale_Head" title="The Telltale Head">The Telltale Head</a>". </p><p>Rev. Lovejoy is the minister at The First Church of Springfield—the <a href="/wiki/Protestantism" title="Protestantism">Protestant</a> (mostly Mainline) church in <a href="/wiki/Springfield_(The_Simpsons)" title="Springfield (The Simpsons)">Springfield</a>. Initially kind-hearted and ambitious, Lovejoy has become somewhat bitter and <a href="/wiki/Apathetic" class="mw-redirect" title="Apathetic">apathetic</a> towards other people and religion because of <a href="/wiki/Ned_Flanders" title="Ned Flanders">Ned Flanders</a>'s chronic, over-the-top <a href="/wiki/Scrupulosity" title="Scrupulosity">scrupulosity</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_in_The_Simpsons">Role in <i>The Simpsons</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_Lovejoy&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Role in The Simpsons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Profile">Profile</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_Lovejoy&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Profile"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lovejoy is the pastor of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Branch_of_American_Reform_Presbylutheranism" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism">Western Branch of American Reform Presbylutheranism</a> First Church of Springfield, which most of the show's characters regularly attend.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He attended <a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_University" title="Texas Christian University">Texas Christian University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He initially came to Springfield in the 1970s as an eager, enthusiastic, young man,<sup id="cite_ref-inmargewetrust_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inmargewetrust-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> only to become cynical and disillusioned about his ministry, mostly due to <a href="/wiki/Ned_Flanders" title="Ned Flanders">Ned Flanders</a>, who constantly pesters him with minor issues such as "coveting <a href="/wiki/Maude_Flanders" class="mw-redirect" title="Maude Flanders">his own wife</a>" or thinking that he "swallowed a toothpick".<sup id="cite_ref-inmargewetrust_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inmargewetrust-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Lovejoy would deal with Flanders' concerns very briefly, so that he could return to playing with his <a href="/wiki/Rail_transport_modelling" title="Rail transport modelling">model trains</a>. <a href="/wiki/In_Marge_We_Trust" title="In Marge We Trust">At one point</a>, Lovejoy "just stopped caring",<sup id="cite_ref-inmargewetrust_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inmargewetrust-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but rediscovered the joy of helping others, though Ned still irritates him.<sup id="cite_ref-inmargewetrust_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inmargewetrust-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lovejoy even suggests Ned join another religion, as he believes that "they are all pretty much the same". In the season two episode "<a href="/wiki/Homer_vs._Lisa_and_the_8th_Commandment" title="Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment">Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment</a>", Lovejoy helps Lisa with her family's <a href="/wiki/Illegal_cable" class="mw-redirect" title="Illegal cable">illegal cable</a> hookup. </p><p>His sermons vary between dreary recitations of more opaque parts of the <a href="/wiki/Old_Testament" title="Old Testament">Old Testament</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to the occasional "<a href="/wiki/Fire_and_brimstone" title="Fire and brimstone">fire and brimstone</a>" about <a href="/wiki/Hell" title="Hell">Hell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He disapproves of popular music, as shown in "<a href="/wiki/Bart_Sells_His_Soul" title="Bart Sells His Soul">Bart Sells His Soul</a>" when Bart gets the congregation to sing "<a href="/wiki/In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" title="In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida">In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida</a>" as an opening hymn; he punishes Bart for the prank by making him clean the organ pipes that he has "befouled". </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Acceptance_for_other_religions">Acceptance for other religions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_Lovejoy&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Acceptance for other religions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lovejoy demonstrates his acceptance for Hinduism when he performs a <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu</a> marriage ceremony for Kwik-E-Mart shopkeeper <a href="/wiki/Apu_Nahasapeemapetilon" title="Apu Nahasapeemapetilon">Apu</a><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (though Lovejoy does not know much about the faith, referring to it in <a href="/wiki/Homer_the_Heretic" title="Homer the Heretic">an earlier episode</a> as "Miscellaneous"), co-hosts a religious radio program with <a href="/wiki/Krusty_the_Klown" class="mw-redirect" title="Krusty the Klown">Krusty the Klown</a>'s <a href="/wiki/List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters#Rabbi_Hyman_Krustofsky" title="List of recurring The Simpsons characters">rabbi father</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and admits evolution may be true. However, he does not tolerate <a href="/wiki/Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a>, as when <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Simpson" title="Lisa Simpson">Lisa Simpson</a> converted to it, he referred to her as "Marge Simpson's devil-daughter".<sup id="cite_ref-She_of_Little_Faith_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-She_of_Little_Faith-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also appears bitter about the tall <a href="/wiki/Episcopal_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal Church in the United States of America">Episcopal</a> church across the street, wanting to build a larger steeple, and when mentioning the other church, placing the emphasis on "<a href="/wiki/Urine" title="Urine">pis</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He maintains two <a href="/wiki/Rolodex" title="Rolodex">rolodexes</a> – one for <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a>, and one for non-Christians.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While he seems to have originally accepted evolution, he later advocates for <a href="/wiki/Creationism" title="Creationism">creationism</a> at his church to beef up its membership.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He does not accept <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholicism" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholicism">Roman Catholicism</a> either, as he is shown brawling with a priest.<sup id="cite_ref-The_Frying_Game_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Frying_Game-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He tells Marge that he might as well do a <a href="/wiki/Haitian_Vodou" title="Haitian Vodou">Voodoo</a> dance for <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Simpson" class="mw-redirect" title="Abraham Simpson">Abe Simpson</a> when asked to give him the <a href="/wiki/Last_rites" title="Last rites">last rites</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also helps kidnap <a href="/wiki/Bart_Simpson" title="Bart Simpson">Bart</a> to keep him from converting to Catholicism.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lovejoy also claims in "<a href="/wiki/There%27s_Something_About_Marrying" title="There's Something About Marrying">There's Something About Marrying</a>"<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to various same-sex couples who arrive at his church to get married that "while I have no opinion for or against your sinful lifestyle, I cannot marry two people of the same sex anymore than I could put a <a href="/wiki/Hamburger" title="Hamburger">hamburger</a> on a <a href="/wiki/Hot_dog_bun" title="Hot dog bun">hot dog bun</a>" and tells them to "go back to behind the scenes of every <a href="/wiki/Surrealism" title="Surrealism">facade of entertainment</a>." When Marge objects, Lovejoy tells her the Bible forbids <a href="/wiki/Same-sex_relationships" class="mw-redirect" title="Same-sex relationships">same-sex relationships</a>, but when Marge asks which book in Bible forbids it, he merely claims "The Bible" and then continuously rings the church bell after Marge continues to press him on the matter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Negative_qualities">Negative qualities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_Lovejoy&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Negative qualities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lovejoy has been shown to do things that would be considered sinful. Lovejoy has been known to exploit his congregation for money, brawl with a <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> priest,<sup id="cite_ref-The_Frying_Game_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-The_Frying_Game-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> encourage his pet <a href="/wiki/Old_English_Sheepdog" title="Old English Sheepdog">Old English Sheepdog</a> to foul <a href="/wiki/Ned_Flanders" title="Ned Flanders">Ned Flanders</a>'s lawn,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and implied that he once burned down his church for <a href="/wiki/Insurance" title="Insurance">insurance</a> money.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In "<a href="/wiki/Whacking_Day" title="Whacking Day">Whacking Day</a>", he made up a passage in the Bible to attempt to convince Lisa that "even God himself endorses Whacking Day". In "<a href="/wiki/The_Joy_of_Sect" title="The Joy of Sect">The Joy of Sect</a>", the episode in which the whole town of Springfield is deceived into joining a cult, Lovejoy kidnaps Homer with Groundskeeper Willie from the cult and hits him across the head numerous times hoping to knock him out. Also, when Lovejoy sees the spaceship emerge from the "forbidden barn" he throws his <a href="/wiki/Clerical_collar" title="Clerical collar">religious collar</a> on the ground. After it is revealed that the spaceship is fake, Ned Flanders notices his collar on the ground and informs Lovejoy, who picks it up and puts it back on. </p><p>Lovejoy is not always enthusiastic about the <a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a>, calling it a "2000-page sleeping pill".<sup id="cite_ref-She_of_Little_Faith_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-She_of_Little_Faith-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is unsure if he even owns a Bible, as it was once said he borrows one from the library every week. Sometimes he holds strange positions on the Bible and makes theological errors. In "<a href="/wiki/Secrets_of_a_Successful_Marriage" title="Secrets of a Successful Marriage">Secrets of a Successful Marriage</a>," an episode that dealt with marriage counseling, Lovejoy and his gossipy wife, Helen, both recommend that Marge should <a href="/wiki/Divorce" title="Divorce">divorce</a> Homer. Marge objects to this, pointing out how the Bible has strict guidelines against things like divorce, but Lovejoy claims, "Marge, <i>everything</i> is a sin. <i>(holds up the Bible)</i> Have you ever sat down and read this thing? Technically we're not allowed to go to the bathroom." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Family">Family</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_Lovejoy&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Family"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lovejoy's wife <a href="/wiki/List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters#Helen_Lovejoy" title="List of recurring The Simpsons characters">Helen</a> was originally portrayed as a moralistic, judgmental gossip, but in voice actress <a href="/wiki/Maggie_Roswell" title="Maggie Roswell">Maggie Roswell</a>'s long absence, her character was seen but not heard. The Lovejoys' manipulative daughter Jessica was the focus of the episode "<a href="/wiki/Bart%27s_Girlfriend" title="Bart's Girlfriend">Bart's Girlfriend</a>" where she was voiced by guest star <a href="/wiki/Meryl_Streep" title="Meryl Streep">Meryl Streep</a>, but is otherwise rarely seen.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Lovejoy's father is briefly shown in the episode "<a href="/wiki/Bart_After_Dark" title="Bart After Dark">Bart After Dark</a>" as an older version of Lovejoy (including clerical collar) who visits the Maison Derrière. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Creation_and_reception">Creation and reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_Lovejoy&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Creation and reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Matt_Groening" title="Matt Groening">Matt Groening</a> has indicated that Lovejoy is named after Lovejoy Street (which in turn is named for Portland co-founder <a href="/wiki/Asa_Lovejoy" title="Asa Lovejoy">Asa Lovejoy</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Oregon_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Oregon-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a>, the city where Groening grew up.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the character was created, producer <a href="/wiki/Sam_Simon" title="Sam Simon">Sam Simon</a> did not want Lovejoy to be a "cartoony hypocritical preacher" but rather "a realistic person who just happened to work as a minister," as recalled by writer <a href="/wiki/Al_Jean" title="Al Jean">Al Jean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By season eight, the show had begun to explore secondary characters with Lovejoy being the central character in the episode "<a href="/wiki/In_Marge_We_Trust" title="In Marge We Trust">In Marge We Trust</a>" because, aside from being noted as "the pastor who didn't care", he had not had much character development.<sup id="cite_ref-commentary_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-commentary-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Author Mark I. Pinsky writes of Lovejoy as "a foil in the series, personifying many of the failings of organized religion and Christian conservatism," and yet still a real human with faults and not simply evil.<sup id="cite_ref-autogenerated1_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-autogenerated1-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Shearer" title="Harry Shearer">Harry Shearer</a> has stated that his voice for the character is based on <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Angley" title="Ernest Angley">Ernest Angley</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reverend_Lovejoy&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEGroening20101165-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGroening20101165_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFGroening2010">Groening 2010</a>, p. 1165.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ReferenceA-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-ReferenceA_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation episode cs1">Warburton, Matt; Polcino, Michael (May 15, 2005). 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href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_35" title="The Simpsons season 35">35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_season_36" title="The Simpsons season 36">36</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shorts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_shorts" title="The Simpsons shorts">1980s shorts</a> from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Tracey_Ullman_Show" title="The Tracey Ullman Show">The Tracey Ullman Show</a></i> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Night_(The_Simpsons)" title="Good Night (The Simpsons)">Good Night</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Longest_Daycare" title="The Longest Daycare">The Longest Daycare</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Playdate_with_Destiny" title="Playdate with Destiny">Playdate with Destiny</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_Balenciaga" title="The Simpsons Balenciaga"><i>The Simpsons</i> | Balenciaga</a> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Te_Deseo_Lo_Mejor" title="Te Deseo Lo Mejor">Te Deseo Lo Mejor</a></i> (2021)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_Disney%2B_shorts" title="The Simpsons Disney+ shorts">Disney+<br />shorts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bart,_and_the_Loki" title="The Good, the Bart, and the Loki">The Good, the Bart, and the Loki</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Plusaversary" title="Plusaversary">Plusaversary</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/When_Billie_Met_Lisa" title="When Billie Met Lisa">When Billie Met Lisa</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_the_Club_(2022_film)" title="Welcome to the Club (2022 film)">Welcome to the Club</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_Meet_the_Bocellis_in_%22Feliz_Navidad%22" title="The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"">The Simpsons Meet the Bocellis in "Feliz Navidad"</a></i> (2022)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Most_Wonderful_Time_of_the_Year_(short_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (short film)">The Most Wonderful Time of the Year</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Star_Warsshorts" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars" title="Star Wars">Star Wars</a></i><br />shorts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Force_Awakens_from_Its_Nap" title="The Force Awakens from Its Nap">The Force Awakens from Its Nap</a></i> (2021)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Rogue_Not_Quite_One" title="Rogue Not Quite One">Rogue Not Quite One</a></i> (2023)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/May_the_12th_Be_with_You" title="May the 12th Be with You">May the 12th Be with You</a></i> (2024)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Theme parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Springfield_(Universal_Studios)" title="Springfield (Universal Studios)">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_Ride" title="The Simpsons Ride"><i>The Simpsons</i> Ride</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kang_%26_Kodos%27_Twirl_%27n%27_Hurl" title="Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl">Kang & Kodos' Twirl 'n' Hurl</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_video_games" title="List of The Simpsons video games">Video games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_books" title="List of The Simpsons books">Books</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_comics" title="List of The Simpsons comics">Comics</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy:_The_Comic_Book" title="Comic Book Guy: The Comic Book">The Death of Comic Book Guy!</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_discography" title="The Simpsons discography">Discography</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_Movie" title="The Simpsons Movie">The Simpsons Movie</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Simpsons_Illustrated" title="Simpsons Illustrated">Simpsons Illustrated</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_of_Springfield" title="World of Springfield">World of Springfield</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_of_Springfield_figures_and_playsets" title="List of World of Springfield figures and playsets">List of figures and playsets</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_characters" title="List of The Simpsons characters">Characters</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Simpson_family" title="Simpson family">Simpson family</a><br />and relatives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Homer_Simpson" title="Homer Simpson">Homer Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marge_Simpson" title="Marge Simpson">Marge Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bart_Simpson" title="Bart Simpson">Bart Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Simpson" title="Lisa Simpson">Lisa Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maggie_Simpson" title="Maggie Simpson">Maggie Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grampa_Simpson" title="Grampa Simpson">Grampa Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patty_and_Selma" title="Patty and Selma">Patty and Selma Bouvier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mona_Simpson_(The_Simpsons)" title="Mona Simpson (The Simpsons)">Mona Simpson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa%27s_Little_Helper" title="Santa's Little Helper">Santa's Little Helper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_recurring_The_Simpsons_characters" title="List of recurring The Simpsons characters">Recurring</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sideshow_Bob" title="Sideshow Bob">Sideshow Bob</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kent_Brockman" title="Kent Brockman">Kent Brockman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Burns" title="Mr. Burns">Mr. Burns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comic_Book_Guy" title="Comic Book Guy">Comic Book Guy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duffman" title="Duffman">Duffman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fat_Tony_(The_Simpsons)" title="Fat Tony (The Simpsons)">Fat Tony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_Flanders" title="Ned Flanders">Ned Flanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professor_Frink" title="Professor Frink">Professor Frink</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barney_Gumble" title="Barney Gumble">Barney Gumble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Hibbert" title="Dr. Hibbert">Dr. Hibbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lionel_Hutz" title="Lionel Hutz">Lionel Hutz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kang_and_Kodos" title="Kang and Kodos">Kang and Kodos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edna_Krabappel" title="Edna Krabappel">Edna Krabappel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Krusty_the_Clown" title="Krusty the Clown">Krusty the Clown</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Reverend Lovejoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy_McClure" title="Troy McClure">Troy McClure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelson_Muntz" title="Nelson Muntz">Nelson Muntz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apu_Nahasapeemapetilon" title="Apu Nahasapeemapetilon">Apu Nahasapeemapetilon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_Quimby" title="Mayor Quimby">Mayor Quimby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Principal_Skinner" title="Principal Skinner">Principal Skinner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waylon_Smithers" title="Waylon Smithers">Waylon Smithers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moe_Szyslak" title="Moe Szyslak">Moe Szyslak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milhouse_Van_Houten" title="Milhouse Van Houten">Milhouse Van Houten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Wiggum" title="Chief Wiggum">Chief Wiggum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Wiggum" title="Ralph Wiggum">Ralph Wiggum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groundskeeper_Willie" title="Groundskeeper Willie">Groundskeeper Willie</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Production</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_cast_members" title="List of The Simpsons cast members">Cast members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_directors_of_The_Simpsons" title="List of directors of The Simpsons">Directors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_writers" title="List of The Simpsons writers">Writers</a></li> <li>Guest stars <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_guest_stars_(seasons_1%E2%80%9320)" title="List of The Simpsons guest stars (seasons 1–20)">Seasons 1–20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Simpsons_guest_stars_(seasons_21%E2%80%93present)" title="List of The Simpsons guest stars (seasons 21–present)">Seasons 21–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Non-English_versions_of_The_Simpsons" title="Non-English versions of The Simpsons">Non-English versions</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hallmarks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_opening_sequence" title="The Simpsons opening sequence">Opening sequence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_Theme" title="The Simpsons Theme">Main title theme</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Itchy_%26_Scratchy_Show" title="The Itchy & Scratchy Show">The Itchy & Scratchy Show</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Products_produced_from_The_Simpsons" title="Products produced from The Simpsons">Products</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Duff_Beer" title="Duff Beer">Duff Beer</a></li></ul></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/D%27oh!" title="D'oh!">D'oh!</a>"</li> <li>"<i><a href="/wiki/%C2%A1Ay,_caramba!" title="¡Ay, caramba!">¡Ay, caramba!</a></i>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Locations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Springfield_(The_Simpsons)" title="Springfield (The Simpsons)">Springfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Simpsons_house" title="The Simpsons house">The Simpsons house</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwik-E-Mart" title="Kwik-E-Mart">Kwik-E-Mart</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Themes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Media_in_The_Simpsons" title="Media in The Simpsons">Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_in_The_Simpsons" title="Politics in The 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