Simpsons characters for more than one show

[reprise]

This question springs out of an exercise (non-assessible) my 10 year old's class have been doing during reading class.

They are compiling a list of every character who has appeared in at least 2 episodes of the Simpsons and is not a celebrity who was cast as themselves (so the various characters for whom Phil Hartman provided the voices count, but Linda Mc Cartney wouldn't).

At last count, they had well over 60 characters (does anyone know the name of Apu's wife?), but I'm sure there must be many more.

Does anyone have an idea of what the rough total would be?

[Raygun99]

Manjula.

The Simpsons poster they came out with last year had well over 200 characters, IIRC.

[reprise]

Wow - 200. I knew there would be heaps, but I didn't expect it to be that high.

[BraheSilver]

This (http://www.synergizedsolutions.com/simpsons/merchandise_posters.shtml) has a poster that claims 300+, but the thumbnail's pretty small so I can't really tell.

[Fern Forest]

Yeah, I'd say it's easily surpasses 300 since since they keep close watch on characters that appear in the background and which they recycle around. Like Jacque the guy that almost enticed Marge into an affair. Even though he's only really noticable in that 1 episode you can see him in several other episodes in the background.

You've got your work cut out for you. Unless you limit it to speaking in 2 or more episodes. But it's your project. Don't forget the Nahasapemapetelan octuplets.

[Guy Propski]

Check http://www.snpp.com for details on recurring characters.

The problem with the poster is that it includes people who've only been on one episode. For example, I believe it contains some of Homer's distant relatives from the season 9 episode, "Lisa the Simpson."

[mobo85]

Ooh, this sounds fun. Let's see how many I can think of off the top of my head.

Homer
Marge
Bart
Lisa
Maggie
Grampa
Patty
Selma
Krusty
Itchy
Scratchy
Sideshow Bob
Sideshow Mel
Corporal Punishment
Roger Myers, Jr.
Lionel Hutz
Troy McClure
Ranier Wolfcastle (McBain)
Mr. Burns
Smithers
Lenny
Carl
Moe
Barney
Larry (usually silent barfly)
Sam (usually silent barfly)
Apu
Sanjay, Apu's brother
Manjula
The octuplets: Poonam
Sashi
Pria
Uma
Anoop
Sandeep
Nabedu
and Gheet
Chief Wiggum
Eddie
Lou
Dr. Hibbert
Dr. Nick
Herbert Powell
Ned Flanders
Maude
Rod
Todd
Milhouse
Martin Prince
Lewis
Wendell
Sherri
Terri
Ralph Wiggum
Mrs. Krabbapel
Ms. Hoover
Principal Skinner
Superintendent Chalmers
Otto

Well, I think that's enough to start out with. 59 so far.

[mobo85]

This is fun. I've thought of more.

Burns' Lawyer (pasty-faced lawyer guy who always seems to be arguing against the Simpsons)
Judge Snyder
Judge Harm (a recent addition, voiced by Jane Kazmerek-yeah, I know that's not how you spell it)
The Capital City Goofball
Duffman-oh, yeah!
Squeaky-Voiced Teen
Bumblebee Man
Comic Book Guy
Hans Moleman
Poochie
Ah, come on, you can't forget old Gil!
Lindsay Neagle (corporate businesswoman who's all over the place. She's represented two cellular companies and suggested Poochie.)
Professor Frink, mm-hweyven
Jacques
Santa's Little Helper
Snowball II
Snowball I
Fat Tony
Menthol Moose (mascot of Laramie Cigarettes)
Costington's Store Clerk (mm, yeeeeeeeees? He had a strooooke.)
Bleeding Gums Murphy
Dr. Marvin Monroe
Kent Brockman
Scott Christian (another newscaster)

That's 82 so far.

[mobo85]

No, that's 83. Let's make it an even 86:

Disco Stu
Cletus the Slack-jawed Yokel
Lunchlady Doris

[UrbanChic]

Artie Pie, in the sky!

[Raygun99]

Artie Ziff
Sideshow Rahim
Principal Dondelinger
The Tallest Man in Springfield

[photopat]

Agnes Skinner
Nelson
Willie the Janitor (Aach! How could you forget old Willie?)
Snake (criminal, Sideshow Bob's cell mate)
Milhouse's parents (can't remember their first names)
The old guy with the long beard who hangs out with Abe (can't remember his name either, sheesh!)

Including the last 3 we're at 94.

[SillyGirl]

The baby with the uni-brow
Mihouse's mom's Boyfriend (American Gladiator)
Kang and Kudos
Allison (Lisa's nemisis from the diarama contest)
Data (dark-haird nerd/ seems to be a friend of Martins)

[Judith Prietht]

The old guy with the long beard who hangs out with Abe (can't remember his name either,
sheesh!)

Jasper?

[SillyGirl]

The baby with the uni-brow
Mihouse's mom's Boyfriend (American Gladiator)
Kang and Kudos
Allison (Lisa's nemisis from the diarama contest)
Data (dark-haird nerd/ seems to be a friend of Martins)

[Judith Prietht]

I forgot Uder (sp?), the husky German kid in the lederhosen.

[Fern Forest]

Don't forget Princess ...

Princess Kashmir
Kirk Van Houten
and
Luann Van Houten

[Great Dave]

the neighbor on the other side of the Simpsons (doh!)
Jimbo
Kearney
and the third bully (Doh!)
the Sea Captain
Dancin' Pete

[iamthewalrus(:3=]

The Reverend and Mrs. Lovejoy (and their daughter, who was in only one episode, I believe)
The Christain cartoon characters... Davey and Goliath?
Marge's Mother

[Max Torque]

Lisa's friend Janey
Mr. Largo, the music teacher
Rachel Jordan, Ned Flanders' new love interest, was in two episodes. Voice by Shawn Colvin.
Dr. Hibbert's wife has appeared more than once. Possibly his kids, too.
Brandine, Cletus's, um...something. wife? girlfriend? sister? all of the above?
Ron Howard played himself, but he did appear more than once.
Gabbo and Arthur Crandall, I believe, appeared more than once.

[Max Torque]

D'oh! I just remembered: George Bush has appeared more than once as a character (and not voiced by the real George Bush), as has Bill Clinton. I think Bob Dole only appeared the one time, though....

[photopat]

Are Kirk and Luann Milhouse's parents? I think so.

Jay Sherman (The Critic, voiced by Jon Lovitz) appeared twice.

[middleman]

Jacque has appeared in more than just a background scene (depending on your definition). He was on the bowling team with Princess Cashmere. I think they were the homewreckers.

[wolfman]

Some of these might be repeats cause I don't know their actual names.

Drederic Tatum
Homer's brother(Danny Devito)Pimply-faced kid
Fat Tony's gang
Jebidiah Springfield
One armed guy
Burns mother and father (possibly a stretch but I think they showed characters identified as Burns parents in two episodes but continuity problems makes it hard for them to be the same people )
Rich texan business man

[xizor]

Originally posted by Great Dave
and the third bully (Doh!)


Dolph

Originally posted by wolfman
One armed guy


Herman

[MovieMogul]

Capital City Goofball (has appeared in the background sometimes)
Shotgun Pete (officiated H&M's wedding)
Luigi (w/Chef Boyardee hat)
Ruth Powers (neighbor)
Don Vittorio (Mafioso)
Lucius Sweet (boxing promoter)
Birch Barlow (Republican)
Billy (appears in educational films w/Troy McClure)
The Happy Little Elves
Woody Allen, Barbara Bush, and Fidel Castro have appeared as a character but were never impersonated by the real person
God

[neutron star]

There's also the three nerds ("My computer has 512 shades of red!") Homer went to college with that appear in at least two episodes. I can't recall their names.

Also, Bart's Sunday School teacher was in a few episodes. I don't think she had a name.

[Ferrous]

Lurlene Lumpkin (I think that was her name), the country singer, appeared twice. The first one where she was discovered and managed by "Colonel Homer", and then a later one where she appeared (IIRC) at an awards show, ruined voice and fresh out of the Betty Ford clinic.

[Fern Forest]

Originally posted by iamthewalrus(:3=
The Reverend and Mrs. Lovejoy (and their daughter, who was in only one episode, I believe)

She's been in the background a couple of times at the Elementary School.

Hey, we've forgotten Diamond Joe Quimby.

[Lumpy]

Who's the "other" female teacher (not Ms. Crabapple), the one with glasses that I usually refer to as "Lisa's teacher"?

[JDeMobray]

Mrs. Hoover

[JDeMobray]

New Additions:

Leopold ("Allright, listen up you little frrrreaks. . .")

and

Akira (as a Karate instructor, a waiter and explainer of Mr. Sparkle).

[The Big Cheese]

Lisa's nerd friends, Data and Email.

[glass onion]

Originally posted by Great Dave
Dancin' Pete

Is it not Handsome Pete?

[kingpengvin]

I don't know if this counts But Frank "Grimey" Grimes was mentioned in one episode and his neglected grave was shown in another.

[kingpengvin]

Oh yeah I just remember it he was mentioned when homer found a program for Grime's funeral with a photo of Frank.
"I wonder what happened to him?"

Poochie also made a second appearence.

[glass onion]

Aye Aye Aye, the Bumble-Bee Guy

[Annie-Xmas]

Baby Gerard with the unibrown.
Herb Powell is Homer's half-brother.
"Well, I never." The snobby lady.

Did John the gay guy and Cecil Terwilliger ever appear again?

[Musicat]

God showed up once. He was on his way for a tortilla appearance in Mexico.

[Max Torque]

Another one occurred to me: Johnny Tightlips, the gangster. He's had speaking roles in at least two episodes.

Legs: Johnny Tightlips, where'd they hit ya?
Johnny: I ain't sayin' nothin'.
Legs: But what'll I tell the doctor?
Johnny: Tell him to suck a lemon.