The X Directory: The Simpsons: Family And Friends

So who are the characters of The Simpsons and what roles do they play in the show? The list below is designed to fill in all the blanks that you may have about the most regular characters of the show. Simply click on the name of the character you wish to find more about.


Homer J. Simpson		The leader of the pack and hero of the hour!
Marge Simpson		Mother of our favourite family
Bart Simpson		Springfield's chief trouble maker
Lisa Simpson		The brains of the Simpson family
Maggie Simpson		The baby of the Simpson family
Selma Bouvier		One of Marge's twin sisters
Patty Bouvier		The other of Marge's twin sisters
Grandma Bouvier		Marge, Selma and Patty's mom
Abe Simpson (Grandpa)		Homer's father

Montgomery Burns		The owner of the Nuclear Power Plant
Waylon Smithers		Assistant to Mr. Burns
Ned Flanders		The Simpson's holier than holy neighbour
Maud Flanders		Ned Flander's wife
Chief Wiggum		Springfield's dopey Police Chief
Dr. Hibbert		The most respected doctor in Springfield
Principal Seymour Skinner		Principal of Springfield Elementary School
Mrs. Krabappel		Bart's unlucky in love Teacher
Miss. Hoover		Lisa's monotone and uncaring Teacher
Groundskeeper Willy		Springfield Elementary's creepy Scottish Janitor
Lunch Lady Doris		The school's masculine sounding lunch lady
Krusty The Clown		Springfield's sleaziest clown
Sideshow Bob		Imprisoned assistant to Krusty the Clown
Reverend Lovejoy		The monotonous voice of God in Springfield
Karl		One of Homer's work buds and drinking pals
Lenny		One of Homer's work buds and drinking pals
Lionel Hutz		The Simpson's strange lawyer
Nelson Muntz		The resident Springfield Elementary School bully
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon		The penny pinching proprietor of the Quik-E-Mart
Hans Moleman		If anything is gonna happen, it'll happen to him
Herman		Springfield's leading provider of dodgy gear!
Dr. Nick Riviera		The second best of the two Doctors in Springfield
Moe Sizlack		Owner of the less than appealing Moe's Tavern
Millhouse Van Outen		Bart's bespectacled best bud and general amigo
Signor Bumble Bee		Mexico's favourite kids character.
Kent Brockman		Springfield's tough nut news anchor man.
Sci Fi Dude		Owner of the Comic Store in uptown Springfield
Snake		The town's resident criminal and convict
Joe Quimby		Springfield's Naughty Mayor

C. Montgomery Burns		Springfield's resident rich man and bad guy. Owns the Nuclear Power Plant. Hell bent on making as much money as he can. Not a very nice guy!

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Waylon Smithers		Mr. Burns' sidekick and partner in crime, does have a small conscience. Smithers is secretly gay and is the chairman of the Malibu Stacey fan club.

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Ned Flanders		Homer's incredibly happy and religious next door neighbour, sorry, neighbourino. As Homer says 'He's a real Charlie Church'.

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Maud Flanders		Ned's chirpy wife. She is the meek mother of Rod and Todd Flanders. Also very religious. Always helps with Church Committees.

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Chief Wiggum		Springfield's bungling Police Chief. Consistantly unreliable and making mistakes. Will only exert himself if it is a food or drink related situation.

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Dr. Julius Hibbert		The best Doctor in Springfield. He is the family Doctor to the Simpsons and has an uncanny ability to laugh at the most insensitive moments.

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Principal Seymour Skinner		Principal of Springfield Elementary. Still lives with his mother, Agnes. As Superintendent Chalmers said 'The rod up Skinner's butt must have a rod up its butt'. He is also a Vietnam Veteran

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Mrs. Krabappel		Bart's worn out and uncaring 4th Grade teacher. Has had several flings with Seymour Skinner and has been strung along by Bart's made up lover.

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Miss. Hoover		Lisa's monotone 3rd Grade Teacher. Little is known about her other than that she drives a red convertible.

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Groundskeeper Willy		The school's Scottish Janitor and general Handy man. Loves recording home videos of girls.Was deported after Proposition 42 was passed.

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Lunch Lady Doris		The very masculine lunch lady at Springfield Elementary School. Also doubles up as the untrained School Nurse.

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Krusty The Clown		Springfield's favourite TV celebrity. A washed up, over merchandised star, with drinking, smoking, gambling and money problems.

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Sideshow Bob		Was once Krusty's trusty Sidekick, but after framing him, was thrown in Jail. Has escaped several times causing trouble every time.

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Reverend Lovejoy		Springfield's nearly perfect religious figure. Often shows a half hearted side to his work. Loves playing with his model trains, hates Ned Flanders.

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Karl		One of Homer's 'work'mates. Does a similar job to Homer at the Power Plant. Was one of the original members of the Stonecutters Society

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Lenny		Another of Homer's 'work'mates. Does a similar job to Homer at the Power Plant. Was one of the original members of the Stonecutters Society

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Lionel Hutz		Springfield's cheap, second rate lawyer. Not very well educated or familiar with the rules of law. He is the Simpson family's lawyer.

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Nelson Muntz		Bart's rival and arch nemesis. He is also in the 4th Grade and has the now famous trademark catch phrase 'Ha Ha'. Briefly went out with Lisa

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Apu Nahasapeemapetilon		The Indian Kwik-E-Mart owner. Was an illegal alien until he passed the Citizenship test, narrowly avoided being deported. He has been shot many times and charges extortionate prices at the shop.

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Hans Moleman		An unfortunate old man with no hair and bottle end glasses. Very blind (he went out with Selma once), drives a Gremlin car, had a film in the film festival.

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Herman		The dodgiest one armed man in Springfield, involved in selling weapons, counterfeit jeans and has been caught in a few kidnapping situations.
(what's his full name?)
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Dr. Nick Riviera		Springfield's second rate Doctor, has little real medical knowledge. Treated Homer Simpson's heart bypass operation with moderate success.

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Moe Sizlack		Owner of 'Moe's', a small unappealing bar in central Springfield. He was a child celebrity, but is now a prime time dodgy dealer and entrepreneur!

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Millhouse Van Outen		Bart's glasses wearing, blue haired best friend ever since 1st Grade. Temporarily bought Bart's soul. Father works at the Cracker factory.

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Signor Bumblebee		The alternative to the Krusty the Clown show. A Mexican guy in a bumble bee outfit. Always speaks in Spanish, gets into bad trouble.
(what's his real name?)
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Kent Brockman		Springfield's new channel anchor. Very rich and is quick to jump to conclusions. Can be unfriendly to others and enjoys walking his dog.

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Sci Fi Dude		Owner of the Cartoon/Sci-Fi shop in Springfield. Is always very sarcastic, adores Burritos and Itchy and Scratchy. Catchphrase is 'Toodle...ooo'
(what's his real name?)
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Snake		He's the resident Springfield burglar and convict. Has a very distinctive voice and plenty of tatoos. Catchphrases: 'Sionara Suckers' and 'Bye dude'.
(what's his real name?)
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Joe Quimby		Adulterous, drug growing mayor of Springfield. Has managed to stay Mayor even after several close shaves, including Sideshow Bob's campaign

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