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.
Well I know there is Armin Tanserian… but we are not to speak of that ever again.
“Up yours Children!”
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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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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.