A strange episode with a strange cast of characters. Only two of them are human!
The focus on pre-existing characters (in this instance, only the family) means there's not much room for many wacky ancillary characters or small roles with a single line (the mover is the closest we have to that), so we got through this one quickly. But look at the weirdos we did get! After the onslaught of people in suits we had in Simpson and Delilah (and spoiler alert, the next episode features a lot of people in suits too,) it was refreshing to be able to draw some really strange characters, even if three of them look exactly the same. Kang is the standout breakaway star from this episode (don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
The official NCHC of this episode is 11.1% - yes, I gave Serak the Preparer a hat, but it is unofficial, and I don't count the Rigellians' domes as hats.
9 new characters in this episode, bringing our total up to 280! Come back next week for everyone's favourite subject: POLITICS.
This post is part of my "Every Simpsons Character Ever" series. For a list of my rules in this project, click here.