# Simpsons Characters' Full Names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-characters-full-names/430320>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 17, 2007, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-characters-full-names/430320 "2007-12-17T11:18:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-characters-full-names/430320/21 "2007-12-18T20:56:24Z")

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Yeah, it really would have been. I think Matt Groening says he was out of the room when they came up with the name, and it’s too bad he wasn’t around to argue them into using it.

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**Author:** ![kingpengvin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9dc877/32.png) [@kingpengvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingpengvin)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-characters-full-names/430320/22 "2007-12-18T21:12:18Z")

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Well I know there is Armin Tanserian… but we are not to speak of that ever again.

“Up yours Children!”

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-characters-full-names/430320/23 "2007-12-18T21:15:08Z")

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[QUOTE=Marley23]  
That was in his first appearance, actually (“New Kid on the Block,” season 4). It’s surprising sometimes how late some of those supporting characters were introduced.  
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I could’ve sworn that he was given a name much much later, but maybe I was thinking of Comic Book Guy.

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2007, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-characters-full-names/430320/24 "2007-12-18T21:52:07Z")

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[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir]  
For a long time there was fan speculation (corroborated by the noncanonical _Simpsons_ comic books, IIRC) that Comic Book Guy’s real name was Louis Lane, but they finally gave him some totally blah name onscreen. Too bad. Louis Lane would have been _perfect_.  
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I only saw the episode once, but ISTR that in that episode, Comic Book Guy gave his real name as “Jeff Albertson.” “Louis Lane” would have been much better.

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