Corky James "Jimbo" Jones, occasionally known as Jamesbo and Hector Gutierrez, is a fictional character and recurring antagonist from the animated television series The Simpsons. He is one of Springfield's main bullies, often serving as the second-in-command to Nelson Muntz, alongside Dolph and Kearney.
Jimbo was originally appeared in the episode "The Telltale Head" in 1990, first introduced by Bart Simpson as 'the worst kid in school'. Like Nelson, Jimbo has an on-and-off friendship with Bart, sometimes considered a "frenemy". He was originally voiced by Tress MacNeille in early episodes before Pamela Hayden took on the role for almost 35 years. Upon Hayden's retirement in late 2024, Mo Collins took over the role.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Role in The Simpsons
A real low-life, Jimbo is acknowledged as the leader of the bully gang in the absence of Nelson, the latter being more fearsome and domineering, as well as tenacious and explosively deviant, even more so than him. Jimbo is often seen hanging out with fellow bullies and best friends Dolph and Kearney. Jimbo is occasionally shown to be friendly with the younger, yet more popular fellow troublemaker Bart Simpson, although Bart is more of a rebel than a bully, and Jimbo is just as likely to bully him as anyone else. Appropriate to his kind of person, Jimbo only picks his excursions when he knows that he can get away with it, as when in the face of someone or something more threatening and stronger than them, Jimbo will flee or when cornered, grovel to save his own skin.
Jimbo enjoys intimidating his classmates and shoplifting. He has been kicked out of all four Space Mutant movies. Jimbo used to have a skateboard, just like Bart. He smokes cigarettes and drinks alcohol with Dolph and Kearney. Jimbo also sometimes uses marijuana and other narcotics. It is also implied that Jimbo has a job as a police informant.
Despite his reputation as a bully, Jimbo is Christian, and sometimes shows strong moral standards. At one point, when he reveals to Martin that the "paint" vendor he got the unicorn tattoo from was actually a tattoo parlor at the Skewed Over event, he notably showed hesitance at beating up Martin at that point as he "had it rough already", even stating to the other bullies that it might not be a good idea to beat him up. However, he ultimately chooses to beat Martin up with the other bullies.
Jimbo's parents are Mr. Jones and Carol Jones. It is often implied that his mother is sexually promiscuous, possibly working as a prostitute. It is also stated that Jimbo's mother and Kearney have been sexually involved sometime in the past. She sometimes walks around topless, which impresses Kearney and Dolph. Jimbo has a sister. It is hinted that his family is moderately well-off when, during the time a teacher's strike closed the school in the episode "The PTA Disbands", he and his mother watch soap operas and sip tea together in a very nice living room. Given that Jimbo's father, Mr. Jones, seemed to be a beer-drinking lowlife when seen in another episode, it may be that Jimbo is an illegitimate child.
Jimbo is quite popular with girls his age, despite the fact that he attends an elementary school, and they seem to consider him more of an outlaw than the scumbag he usually behaves as. It's been implied that Lisa may have a crush on him. Despite his lowlife nature and cowardly stature, he has been shown to be the most cunning and plotting of the three as the impromptu auxiliary leader. Many times, when Marge Simpson is around, they are able to successfully deceive and distract her before pulling off their antics right under her nose.
Notable appearances
In his debut episode "The Telltale Head", he is introduced by Bart as "the baddest kid in school" and influences Bart to decapitate the statue of Jebediah Springfield.[10]
In the popular episode "New Kid on The Block", arguably his most well known appearance, Jimbo temporarily becomes the boyfriend of Bart's 15-year-old babysitter and then-new next-door neighbor Laura Powers (daughter of Ruth Powers), whom Bart had a crush on. However, he got even one night, when Laura was babysitting him and had Jimbo over. Bart made one of his trademark prank calls to Moe's Tavern and told Moe when he found out it was a prank that his name was Jimbo Jones of Evergreen Terrace. Moe proceeded to come to the house with a rusty knife and when threatened, Jimbo began to cry and cower pathetically in the corner, revealing that he wasn't the tough and wild "bad boy" that Laura saw in him. Laura then broke up with Jimbo shortly afterwards[11]
In "Homer the Vigilante", Jimbo joins Homer's neighborhood watch group to "batter" people. After Homer scolds him for being too aggressive, he famously declares he doesn't believe in anything anymore and is "going to law school".[12]
In the episode "24 Minutes", a parody of the show 24 where Jimbo and the bullies are the main antagonists. They attempt to set off a "stink bomb" at the school bake sale, and the episode provides a rare look at Jimbo's home life and his mother, Carol.[13]
He was kidnapped by Stewie Griffin in the episode "The Simpsons Guy" alongside various of Bart's other foes.[14]
In "Treehouse of Horror III", Jimbo and the gang are turned into zombies, predictably due to their late-night loitering, and are seen kicking Zombie Principal Skinner's head around Springfield Elementary.[15]
He was killed and made into burgers, named Sloppy Jimbos in "Treehouse of Horror V" after tripping Lunchlady Doris.[16]
In "Treehouse of Horror XVIII", Jimbo, Dolph, and Kearney form the three heads of a parody of Cerberus, condemned to spend eternity guarding the gates of Hell and arguing over whose 'junk' it is.
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