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?
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.
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.”
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.
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)
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!)
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)
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)
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
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.