# Simpsons bumblebee guy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 4, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016 "2005-01-04T12:06:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/1 "2005-01-04T12:06:50Z")
This is probably a cultural difference thing, but what is the TV guy in the giant bumblebee suit all about on The Simpsons? ---
**Author:** ![Ponster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponster/32/17081_2.png) [@Ponster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponster)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/2 "2005-01-04T12:11:08Z")
[This page](http://www.snpp.com/guides/chespirito.html) says he’s based on a Mexican comedianb > [@](#): > > Roberto Gomez BolaNos, a.k.a “Chespirito”, is a well known comedian in Mexico. His fame came with the TV shows “El Chapulin Colorado” (The Red Grasshopper) and “El Chavo del Ocho” (The Kid from the 8th.). ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/3 "2005-01-04T12:50:47Z")
All I know is that I’ve seen the real-life Bumble-Bee guy on more than one occasion while channel-surfing through some of the spanish channels. I always assumed The SImpsons Bumble-Bee guy was that guy. ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/4 "2005-01-04T12:54:01Z")
I always figured Bumblebee guy was just a takeoff on mexican television in general. Most of the spanish TV shows I’ve seen pieces of are either serious melodramatic soap operas, or comedies more similar to Bumblebee guy in their excessive zaniness. 100% slapstick wacky costume crazy silly humor. I didn’t realize he was based on any particular TV show, just the “wacky mexican comedy” genre in general. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/5 "2005-01-04T14:13:47Z")
You know, there’s a stickie at the top of the forum with a direct link to the Simpsons FAQ. Lots of other cool stuff up there too. ---
**Author:** ![matt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@matt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/6 "2005-01-04T14:40:59Z")
> [@Ooner](#): > > I always figured Bumblebee guy was just a takeoff on mexican television in general. Most of the spanish TV shows I’ve seen pieces of are either serious melodramatic soap operas, or comedies more similar to Bumblebee guy in their excessive zaniness. 100% slapstick wacky costume crazy silly humor. I didn’t realize he was based on any particular TV show, just the “wacky mexican comedy” genre in general. I’m on the other side of the Atlantic - no Spanish language or Mexican TV, so I don’t have the cultural references. I figured Bumblegee guy was a spoof of _something_, but I didn’t know what. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/7 "2005-01-04T15:40:25Z")
Here’s a page on [El Chapulín Colorado, El Chavo & Chespirito](http://www.zonalatina.com/Zldata91.htm), including photos of the characters. They are on all the time on daytime TV here in Panama. ---
**Author:** ![blowero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/8 "2005-01-04T18:54:22Z")
> [@friedo](#): > > All I know is that I’ve seen the real-life Bumble-Bee guy on more than one occasion while channel-surfing through some of the spanish channels. I always assumed The SImpsons Bumble-Bee guy was that guy. Me too. I see the bumble-bee guy all the time. I always assumed the Simpsons was just spoofing the broad comedic skits you see on Spanish-language channels when you’re channel-surfing. ---
**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/9 "2005-01-04T19:09:43Z")
and here I always thought it was an homage to John Belushi… ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/10 "2005-01-04T20:04:32Z")
On the DVD commentaries, they say that he was based on one very specific performer on Mexican TV - presumably the one that’s been mentioned in this thread, but I don’t remember the name. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/11 "2005-01-04T20:12:52Z")
> [@](#): > > presumably the one that’s been mentioned in this thread, but I don’t remember the name. Presumably, someone in **Cafe Society** can confirm or correct that impression (provided it is not on the Simpson’s FAQ, mentioned above). At any rate, **CS** posters are going to get their shot at this. [/Moderator Mode] ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/12 "2005-01-04T20:22:10Z")
Bumblebee Man can speak English, though. And rather well. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2005, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/13 "2005-01-05T16:46:19Z")
> [@anson2995](#): > > and here I always thought it was an homage to John Belushi… Me too, I always thought it was a spoof of the old “Killer Bees” skits on the original SNL. Maybe they were also spoofing the Mexican character…? ---
**Author:** ![\_xiao\_wenti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b782af/32.png) [@\_xiao\_wenti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_xiao_wenti)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2005, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-bumblebee-guy/283016/14 "2005-01-06T01:21:09Z")
I find Chespirito much funnier than the simpsons. I’d take CC any day over them. El Chavo del Ocho is a hoot as well. Ah, I miss Spanish language TV.