# 4-fingered cartoon characters, Why?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-fingered-cartoon-characters-why/492304 "2009-04-07T21:00:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-fingered-cartoon-characters-why/492304/21 "2009-04-08T20:22:56Z")

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> [@whitetho](#):
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> Which reminds me–if I remember correctly, on the Simpsons Homer one time made the comment that a newborn had all _four_ fingers and toes, yet in another episode one of the bullies makes what I consider an inappropriate comment, for their universe, that stealing is a “_five_ finger discount”.

I looked it up on [snpp.com](http://snpp.com) and apparently it was five finger in “The Telltale Head” but four finger discount in “Marge Be Not Proud.”

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2009, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-fingered-cartoon-characters-why/492304/22 "2009-04-08T20:35:30Z")

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There’s also this reference in _The Simpsons_:

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> **Marge** Well I think it’s wonderful that your father has fallen in love with my mother.  
> **Homer** Well I’m opposed to the whole thing. Damn opposed!  
> **Bart** He’s damn opposed. Damn, damn, _damn_ opposed!  
> **Marge** Bart! Homer, what possible reason could you have against Grampa being in love?  
> **Homer** If he marries your mother, Marge, we’ll be brother and sister. And then our kids…they’ll be horrible freaks with pink skin, no overbites, and five fingers on each hand!

[Lady Bouvier’s Lover](http://www.snpp.com/episodes/1F21.html)

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