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BONUS! Crindy, Tuba Player and Paramedics
I realise that canonically her name is not Crindy, but I felt such nostalgia seeing her again. It feels so long ago that we covered the first new character of the first episode, I couldn't help but revisit her. There she is, sat next to Homer, same design as "Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fir...
0336 - Truckasaurus
This was one of the funnest ones to draw in a while! It's so different from the usual style of bozos we cover, while still having a cartoony Simpson-y quality that I find hard to pin down.He "roars" in the advert for his appearance at the Springfield Speedway, although he is later shown ...
0335 - Referee
The referee in the wrestling match can be heard counting in front of the blank-faced crowd, so he gets a number instead of shamefully relegated to "bonus" like so many before him. It's faint, but it's there!This guy has no significant appearances after this, as far as I can tell. The...
0334 - Professor Von Brawn
Rasputin's opponent enters the ring and kisses his muscles, making him worthy of inclusion in our little exploration. This is hardly the most tenuous interpretation of what qualifies as a "line" we've had.A glance at the production script reveals that he was originally a very differe...
0333 Rasputin the Friendly Russian
"Bart the Daredevil" starts with the kids and the barflies watching a wrestling match between this fella and his opponent (spoiler alert: we'll see him on Thursday). He qualifies for this project because of the friendly homer-esque "roar" he gives on his entrance.Surprisingly, th...
Bart vs. Thanksgiving - round up!
Another episode in the bag! And what better time to celebrate a Thanksgiving episode than May?This is one of the schmaltziest - or maybe "James L Brooksiest" - episodes we've seen yet. The Bart/Lisa reconciliation is what the story relies on, to give viewers a warm fuzzy feeling to go ou...
0332 - Uncle Sam
Let's get patriotic for the final character of "Bart vs Thanksgiving"! Unless you're not American. And I'm not.It's kind of a less traditional design for Uncle Sam, although perhaps this is accentuated by the unusual colours and lighting in this fantasy sequence.On paper this...
Patreon Print - May 2024
OH GOSH, the Patreon print vote from last week resulted in a FOUR WAY TIE for second place, so I'm not sure what to do next month.BUT FOR NOWThe print for this month will be this Truckasaurus one! I'm grateful that people seem to enjoy the variety of styles I've been playing with recentl...
BONUS! Cameraman and Carol Kane
I think I have mislabelled this guy, as we can actually see Kent's cameraman in an earlier shot. He has a surprisingly large entourage for his puff piece.I count at lease 6 people in Kent's posse (7 if the driver and sound guy are different), which seems excessive to me. The gentlemen highli...
0331 - Homeless Man
A very minor appearance by this guy, but he appears and gets a three word line ("Hey, listen man...") so he qualifies.As far as I can tell, he has no further appearances. They can't all be winners!This post is part of my "Every Simpsons Character Ever" series. For a list of my ru...
BONUS! Homeless Men
A couple of people from the shelter that Bart visits:If the second gentleman looks familiar, it's because I mentioned him briefly here. Clearly he had a lasting impact on me!This sequence is trying to walk a fine line between respecting the less fortunate but also pointing out that they should n...
0330 - Homeless Man
As revealed in Monday's post, this guy's name is Rory, although as it is never stated in any released media (show, comic, bubblegum pack etc), the canonicity of that name is debatable. As we'll get to with Snake/Jailbird, if we start taking production materials as gospel, we'll get i...
May 2024 Print - Vote For Your Favourite Design!
HI! It's that time again, for the most important democracy you'll participate in all year!I've selected 11 of my most popular recentish pieces, and three of them will make up the Patron Print for the next three months! It's up to YOU, the wonderful person reading this, to help decide...
0329 - Homeless Man
The first of two men who befriend Bart after he gives blood.They are a presence for the rest of the episode and very few jokes are made at their expense - I think the show's intent is not to make fun of the unhoused, but to humanise them, for a bit of holiday sentimentality. An unfortunate by-pr...
BONUS! Taxi Driver, Other Security Guard and Hound
The minorest of minor characters, but it's a good jumping off point for another character:This driver brings Jacqueline Bouvier to the family home for Thanksgiving. We covered Jacqueline a long time ago, but it's worth noting that this is her first appearance in the current day, not in Marge...
0328 - Security Guard
We're seeing the writers fall in love with Mr Burns as a cartoon villain, a larger than life figure that is a good starting point for ridiculous jokes about wealth and extravagance. We get glimpses into his life beyond his role as Homer's boss in "Two Cars In Every Garage and Three Eyes ...
0327 - Mrs Spencer
A brief, bleak moment in which this sweet old woman feels relief that her family did not forget her at Thanksgiving.Way back when we covered Abe I discussed the show's general viewpoint towards the elderly (that they're generally useless), but this lady highlights another aspect of the elder...
0326 - Retirement Castle Adminitrator
Another consistent character, at least until season 4. He first appears here, bleakly telling the pensioners which of their loved ones send well wishes.And later this season in "Old Money", where he looks to get a piece of Abe's inherited wealth. I was delighted to learn they reused this...
BONUS! Bart Simpson Thankgiving Day Parade Balloon
A fun little joke in which Homer says that adding any "flash-in-the-pan" cartoon character would turn the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade into a "farce".They're poking fun at themselves here, obviously, as the show had only been around for just under a year but Bart was still ...
0324 and 0325 - Bill and Marty
It felt strange to separate them, so Bill and Marty get a post together!As I alluded to back when we covered "Bart Gets An F", Bill and Marty have already gotten a mention prior to this, and I thought it was interesting that they were kept consistent 6 episodes later!In this amount of time t...
Dead Putting Society - round up!
If it weren't for Maude, we'd have an episode where the Springfield librarian is the most prominent character. I don't mean to insult the rest of these folk, but we've really hit a point where important and recognisable characters are rare. There are still some heavy hitters to come ...
BONUS! Krusty and Guy, Beady Eyed Freaks and Golf Enjoyers
A trio of duos! Let's wrap up this episode with a look at a few of the background characters that I noticed. That's why you subscribe right? For me...noticing things?Moments like this stand out in early seasons because it contradicts the later canon of the show - that Krusty's white skin...
0323 - Golf Commentator
The final character from this episode - hasn't it gone quickly? This one was one of the few I could actually remember before my rewatch though, because of his quirky nature.His colleague does not speak, but we can identify him as Mr Fisk, from back in season 1's "Homer's Night Out...
0322 - Old Lady
The last of the library gang, the four person group that makes up almost half of our "Dead Putting Society" characters. We'll never see any of them again*, but at least this one makes an invaluable contribution to the New Character Hat Count.*except for Mrs Winfield, who, despite not get...
0321 - Old Man
There's very little of note to the rest of the characters in "Dead Putting Society", so we'll do a five update week and get through the rest of them!I think an argument could be made that this is Mr Winfield, but I'm not going to make it - to my eye, their designs are too dissimi...
0320 - Old Man
Almost half of our "Dead Putting Society" characters come from a single shot:We have already covered Mrs Winfield of course, long ago, but these other three are new to us! They also display familiarity with Lisa, greeting her chirpily, and she refers to them as the "gang". Outside of...
Patreon Print - April 2024
What time to do a spooky scary print than April? Yes, this piece - titled "In Their Dreams" will be the piece for this month! I tried something a little different with this one and people seemed to dig it, for which I am grateful!If you'd like this A5 print delivered directly to you, ple...
BONUS! Sir-Putt-A-Lot's Merrie Olde Fun Centre
As I said in a previous post, "Dead Putting Society" is light on new or bonus characters, we'll be done with it next week. But this seemed like a good opportunity to do a deep dive into a location featured heavily in this episode and occasionally afterwards.I've only drawn the ones f...
0319 - Ralph
Less is known about Ralph than Ms Norton, although it appears he also works at the library. Why Lisa is on a first name basis with him and not Ms Norton cannot be determined, as he will never show up again.I'm sure they had big story plans for the continuing adventures of Ralph, but after realis...
0319 - Prince V'Lara
We've covered a lot of strong characters in our quest to draw every Mighty Ducks: The Animated Series character, but this certainly isn't one of them. Obviously we've spent a good portion of the episode so far with Chameleon impersonating this character, but now we get to cover the real ...
