Prior to this project I could not have told you the high school principal's name, BUT I could have least told you that he had one, and was consistent in his limited appearances. If Homer is an A-list Simpsons character, and 2024-09-19 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
There's a lot of potential for weird background characters in this episode, the character designers really took the 70s aesthetic as far as they could, but this guy stood out to me more than any other. not least of all because he has two appearances! As long as you ignore the patented "early Simpsons race shift."
2024-09-17 08:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Full disclosure on this one: I cannot find where Kim's name comes from. Both Simpsons Wiki and the other Simpsons wiki down by pier 17 list her name as Kim, so I'm taking it on faith for now.
Kim is Marge's high school friend:
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Now that the McBain review section of the episode is out of the way, every other character in this episode - numbered and bonus - is introduced in flashback. And of those, Hibbert is the only one not to be taken from the "main" flashback of 1974.
I guess this is me softly committing to covering ...
2024-09-13 08:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Similar to Gene Siskel, Roger Ebert had no direct crossover with The Simpsons after being parodied in this episode, despite living until 2013. The only additional mentions of him are this somewhat mean-spirited joke from season 5's "The Last Temptation of Homer":
And this other reference from sea...
2024-09-12 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Another month, another winner! This month the Patron print will be "He's Out There Somewhere...And He'll Find Him!", one of the more specific designs I've done! It was fun trying to ape an old nor style, and people seemed to dig it.
If you'd like this A5 print delivered directly to you, please be a £10 or higher member for this month! Make sure your address is available there and they'll...
2024-09-10 09:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Rainier appears in the McBain clip, although his real name is not revealed here. Also, he looks...like this.
Front facing Simpson characters are uncommon, and Wolfcastle isn't a natural fit for it - bu...
2024-09-09 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostIt's time to vote for this month's A5 print! The winner of this poll will be sent out to £10 and higher members at the start of October! Oh me, oh my!
Some of these designs were contenders last month and are getting another chance - some are brand new! If you didn't get chance to vote for your second favourite last time, give it a time to shine now!
SO! Please vote for which design...
2024-09-03 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
"The Way We Was" is an important episode in defining early Simpsons canon. A majority of the episode is dedicated to a flashback story that will help cement some of the details of young Homer/Marge that will remain canon for some time, and most of the characters we'll be encountering here will reflect this era.
But the first two weeks of covering this episode have nothing to do with that....
2024-09-02 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
This was an oddly paced episode for the purposes of this project! Homer's story has such a strong emotional arc, packed with some great jokes, and our focus was almost entirely on the obscure restaurant at the start - which our characters leave seven minutes in.
This has given me little room to comment on the main content of the episode itself, on Homer facing his mortality and having to ...
2024-08-30 08:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The FINAL character of "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" is the man that Homer kisses between Moe and Barney, who comments "you'd better be dying", because it's 1991 and this man is not comfortable enough with his masculinity to accept another man showing affection towards him.
Logic dic...
2024-08-29 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Eagle-eyed readers will notice we have yet to encounter any bonus characters in this episode so far. Well, here they are!
The intense back-to-back onslaught of Happy Sumo staff meant there was little room to spot obscure weirdos or alternate costumes in the meantime, but they show up a lot throughout the rest of the episode! Let's cover them all:
2024-08-28 08:00:01 +0000 UTC
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This episode is extremely front loaded, with most of the new characters appearing at The Happy Sumo. Once we leave there, it's slim pickings, as the story focuses more intimately on Homer's predicament.* It is a full eleven minutes between the previous character (Richie Sakai) and this one.
He's...
2024-08-27 08:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
We covered Richie Sakai a few months ago - more recently than I had realised, actually - but here he makes his speaking (and singing) debut.
He looks a little different from his previous bar hopping appearance, b...
2024-08-26 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Our final speaking character from The Happy Sump, it only took us three weeks to get through this one restaurant. Most of the episode doesn't even take place here, but because the actual story of Homer's upcoming death is so personal, it's very centred on pre-existing characters.
Anyway this is the man who almost kills Homer.
2024-08-22 08:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Our first character this week is this guy - who I think goes unnamed.
He's fairly prominent in this section, and even does smooches with Edna, but is not seen much after this - only as a very rare background character.
In season 2's "Old Money" you could say he has seen better days:
...
2024-08-19 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Moat people would be surprised by the fact that this guy is recurring, but here in our dedicated little corner of the internet we're surprised that he doesn't appear to have a last name.
He's the sort of character that a significant chunk of Simpsons fans will recognise - and maybe even name - b...
2024-08-15 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
I told you I'd be back!
SO I now have two exciting additions to the Patreon:
If you are curious about what's locked behind the mystic Patreon gates, you can now get a 7 day free trial to the Patron Patrol tier! This gives you access to the "Every Simpsons Character Ever" project, so you can see what you've been missing! If you feel ...
2024-08-14 09:25:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi various assorted Patrons! Or anyone else who is reading this expecting salacious drama (there won't be any salacious drama.)
Patreon are making some changes to their system soon, and I thought I'd run down how it affects you lovely people following along on my Every Si...
2024-08-14 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The votes are in! If your favourite design didn't win this month, it might have a chance next month, so we'll give it a go again then!
This was a fun one, and a nice opportunity to reference a sci-fi classic directly. I may adjust the colours very slightly to make sure it looks good in print.
If you'd like this A5 print delivered directly to you, please be a £10 or higher member fo...
2024-08-13 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A small role at the start of the episode, but she gets more lines than most.
She's not an especially revelatory character, she just shows the family around The Happy Sumo, so let's delve into that location a little more.
The Happy Sumo first appears in "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Bluefi...
2024-08-12 08:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
I provided a screenshot of this guy on Monday, but I'm not a cruel man, I don't expect you to have to click back one entire post just to see him, so here he is again:
Their frantic shouting, and the Simpsons' reaction to that, is perhaps a little xenophobic. But to the episode's credit, I think ...
2024-08-08 08:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Welcome to "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Bluefish", one of those titles I am going to get very sick of typing out every single time.
This is a strange episode for the purposes of our little project, in that most of the new speaking characters appear within the first four minutes in one location - The Happy Sumo. Let's start with these two guys, who greet the Simpson family on their arriv...
2024-08-05 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostWe're gonna try something slightly different for the Patreon print vote for the next couple of months!
Instead of picking the next two or three month's worth of prints, you are only voting for THIS MONTH'S print, so vote for your absolute favourite from some of these recent popular pieces - but I'll do another vote next month featuring some of the runner ups. so you'll get a chance to vot...
2024-08-03 08:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the more fruitful episodes we've had in a while! Three of these characters are very important, one is literally a Simpson, and another is the embodiment of all evil as depicted in Christian mythology! A good haul in the Simpson character mines, I'd say.
It's a good episode too! We've well and truly defined Mr Burns as a villain of the show now, playing into his evil tendencies. The...
2024-08-02 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Cut the small talk! This is one of those days where we have a LOT to cover to wrap this episode up ONCE AND FOR ALL. LET'S GET TO IT:
These people in court seemed very concerned for Bart's wellbeing, and their empathy inspired me for inclusion in this project. God bless you, old lady and man wit...
2024-08-01 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Poor Blue-Haired Lawyer. In most other episodes he would absolutely be the most prominent character to debut, but "Bart Gets Hit By A Car" we've already met Lionel Hutz and Dr Nick - two all time classics - so his arrival seems less significant.
The essential facts about him are established here...
2024-07-31 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
This guy appears in this episode and immediately gets Judge Snyder's name wrong (he calls him "Moulton").
It's not a "mistake", Snyder's name has not been established as Snyder yet. But Snyder is eventually the name that sticks, so this guy looks like a fool. A FOOL I tell you.
I went back...
2024-07-29 08:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
TWO huge characters in the same episode? And we're not even done? Truly "Bart Gets Hit By A Car" is the gift that keeps on giving.
Despite his later status as a bigger character, Dr Nick only appears in this scene - the climax of the court case centres around his status as a phony doctor, but he...
2024-07-25 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post