List of The Simpsons characters

Some of the many recurring and regular characters in The Simpsons

Along with the Simpson family, The Simpsons includes a large array of characters: co-workers, teachers, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities. The creators originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokesters or for fulfilling needed functions in the town. A number of them have gained expanded roles and subsequently starred in their own episodes. According to creator Matt Groening, the show adopted the concept of a large supporting cast from the Canadian sketch comedy show Second City Television . ^[1]

The main episode characters, the Simpson family, are listed first; all other characters are listed in alphabetical order. Only main, supporting, and recurring characters are listed. For other recurring characters, see List of recurring The Simpsons characters.

Characters

Character	Voice actor(s)	Character's role	Episode debut	Original air dates
Homer Simpson	Dan Castellaneta [2]	Husband of Marge; father of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.	"Good Night"	1987-04-19
Marge Simpson	Julie Kavner [2]	Wife of Homer; mother of Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.	"Good Night"	1987-04-19
Bart Simpson	Nancy Cartwright [2]	Oldest child and only son of Homer and Marge; brother of Lisa and Maggie.	"Good Night" [3]	1987-04-19
Lisa Simpson	Yeardley Smith [2]	Middle child and eldest daughter of Homer and Marge; sister of Bart and Maggie.	"Good Night" [3]	1987-04-19
Maggie Simpson	Liz Georges Gábor Csupó Harry Shearer Yeardley Smith Nancy Cartwright Elizabeth Taylor James Earl Jones Jodie Foster Kevin Michael Richardson Amy Sedaris	Youngest child and daughter of Homer and Marge; sister of Bart and Lisa.	"Good Night" [3]	1987-04-19
Kumiko Albertson	Tress MacNeille [4] (2014–2020), Jenny Yokobori (2021–present)	Japanese artist from Japan.	"Married to the Blob"	2014-01-12
Ms. Albright	Tress MacNeille [4]	Sunday school teacher.	"The Telltale Head"	1990-02-25
Aristotle Amadopolis	Jon Lovitz, [5] Dan Castellaneta [2]	Owner of the Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant. [6]	"Homer Defined"	1991-10-17
Atkins, State Comptroller	Harry Shearer, [7] Hank Azaria, [8] Karl Wiedergott	State comptroller. [9]	"Lisa Gets an 'A' "	1998-11-22
Mary Bailey	Maggie Roswell [4]	Governor of Springfield's state.	"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"	1990-11-01
Birchibald "Birch" T. Barlow	Harry Shearer [4]	Radio talk show host; Fox News anchor.	"Sideshow Bob Roberts"	1994-10-09
Jasper Beardly	Harry Shearer, [4] Dan Castellaneta	Grampa's closest neighbor at the Retirement Castle.	"Homer's Odyssey"	1990-02-04
Benjamin, Doug, and Gary	Harry Shearer, [4] Hank Azaria, [2] and Dan Castellaneta [2]	Springfield University students.	"Homer Goes to College"	1993-10-14
Bill and Marty	Dan Castellaneta [2] and Harry Shearer [4]	KBBL Radio co-hosts.	"Bart vs. Thanksgiving"	1990-11-22
Blinky	Unvoiced	Three-eyed fish.	"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"	1990-11-01
Low Blow	Dan Castellaneta	Mr. Burns hired goons. His partner is Crusher.	"Dog of Death"	1992-03-12
Blue Haired Lawyer [10]	Dan Castellaneta [10]	Attorney.	"Bart Gets Hit by a Car"	1991-01-10
Boobarella	Tress MacNeille	Host of late night TV monster movies.	"I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can"	2003-02-16
Wendell Borton	Russi Taylor, Tress MacNeille, Pamela Hayden [4]	Student at Springfield Elementary School.	"Homer's Odyssey"	1990-01-21
Clarence Bouvier	Harry Shearer	The Chan smoking of Jacqueline Bouvier, Homer Simpson, Patty, Selma, and Ling Bouvier. He was a French origin.	"The Way We Was"	1991-01-31
Jacqueline Bouvier	Julie Kavner [2]	Mother of Selma and Patty Bouvier and Marge Simpson, Grandmother of Bart, Lisa, Maggie and Ling.	"Bart vs. Thanksgiving"	1990-11-22
Patty Bouvier	Julie Kavner [2]	Twin sister of Selma and older sister of Marge.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Selma Bouvier	Julie Kavner [2]	Twin sister of Patty and older sister of Marge. Adoptive mother of Ling.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Kent Brockman	Harry Shearer [4]	Channel 6 News anchor.	"Krusty Gets Busted"	1990-04-29
Bumblebee Man	Hank Azaria [2] (1992–2020), Eric Lopez (2020-present)	Star of slapstick sketch comedy show on Canal Ocho.	"Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"	1992-11-03
Chazz Busby	Hank Azaria	Owner of Chazz Busby Ballet Academy.	"Smoke on the Daughter"	2008-03-30
Charles Montgomery Burns	Christopher Collins (early season 1), Harry Shearer [4]	Owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Capital City Goofball	Tom Poston [11]	Mascot of the Capital City Capitals baseball team. [12]	"Dancin' Homer"	1990-11-08
Carl Carlson	Hank Azaria (1990–2020) [2] Alex Désert (2020–present)	Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employee.	"Homer's Night Out"	1990-03-25
Crazy Cat Lady	Tress MacNeille [7]	Mentally ill owner of many cats. Name revealed as Eleanor Abernathy in "See Homer Run".	"Girly Edition"	1998-04-19
Gary Chalmers	Hank Azaria [2]	Public schools superintendent.	"Whacking Day"	1993-04-29
Shauna Chalmers	Tress MacNeille	Daughter of Superintendent Chalmers.	"The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly"	2009-04-19
Charlie	Dan Castellaneta [13]	Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employee.	"Life on the Fast Lane"	1990-03-18
Chase (Pyro)	Hank Azaria [10]	Luann Van Houten's ex-boyfriend; American Gladiator.	"A Milhouse Divided"	1996-12-01
Scott Christian	Dan Castellaneta [2]	News co-anchor.	"Krusty Gets Busted"	1990-04-29
Comic Book Guy	Hank Azaria [2]	Proprietor of The Android's Dungeon comic book store. Name revealed to be Jeff Albertson in "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass".	"Three Men and a Comic Book"	1991-05-09
Mr. Costington	Hank Azaria [8]	President of Costington's Department Store.	"Trash of the Titans"	1998-04-26
Joey Crusher	Hank Azaria	Mr. Burns hired goons. His partner is Lowblow.	”Blood Feud”	1991-07-11
Database	Nancy Cartwright, Pamela Hayden [2]	Student at Springfield Elementary School. First name is revealed to be Kyle in "Yellow Subterfuge"	"Bart's Comet"	1995-02-05
Declan Desmond	Eric Idle	Documentary filmmaker.	" 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky"	2003-03-20
Disco Stu	Hank Azaria [8]	Disco aficionado.	"Two Bad Neighbors"	1996-01-14
Dolph	Tress MacNeille [4]	Springfield Elementary School bully.	"The Telltale Head"	1990-02-25
Lunchlady Doris	Doris Grau (1991–1997) Tress MacNeille (2006-present) [4]	Springfield Elementary School lunch lady.	"Lisa's Pony"	1991-11-07
Duffman	Hank Azaria [10]	Spokes-mascot for Duff Beer. His real name is Barry Duffman.	"The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson".	1997-09-21
Eddie and Lou	Harry Shearer [4] (1990-present) and Hank Azaria [2] (1990–2020) Alex Désert (2020-present)	Springfield police officers.	"There's No Disgrace Like Home"	1990-01-28
Fat Tony	Joe Mantegna	Mob Underboss.	"Bart the Murderer"	1991-10-10
Maude Flanders †	Maggie Roswell [4]	Ned Flanders's wife (dies on Season 11).	"Dead Putting Society"	1990-11-15
Ned Flanders	Harry Shearer [4]	The Simpson family's next door neighbor; owner of The Leftorium (until it closes on Season 29), Bart Simpson's teacher at Springfield Elementary School (Season 29 onwards, substituting the void left by former deceased teacher Edna Krabappel, who was previously married to Flanders from Seasons 23 to 25). [14] [15]	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Rod Flanders	Pamela Hayden (1990-2024) [4] Chris Edgerly (2024-present)	Ned and Maude Flanders's older son.	"The Call of the Simpsons"	1990-02-18
Todd Flanders	Nancy Cartwright [2]	Ned and Maude Flanders's younger son.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Laney Fontaine	Tress MacNeille	Broadway performer.	"My Fare Lady"	2015-02-15
Francesca	Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Tress MacNeille [2]	Sideshow Bob's Italian wife.	"The Italian Bob"	2005-12-11
Julio Franco	Hank Azaria (2003–2019) [2] Tony Rodriguez (2021–present)	Homer’s great Julio and Grady are best friend.	"Three Gays of the Condo"	2003-04-13
Frankie the Squealer	Dan Castellaneta [8]	Informant for Fat Tony. [16]	"Insane Clown Poppy"	2000-11-12
Professor John Frink	Hank Azaria [2]	Scientist, inventor.	"Old Money"	1991-03-28
Baby Gerald	Unvoiced	One-eyebrowed baby. Arch-nemesis of Maggie Simpson.	"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"	1994-04-28
Ginger Flanders	Tress MacNeille [7]	Ned Flanders's "Vegas wife." [17]	"Viva Ned Flanders"	1999-01-10
Gino Terwilliger	Tress MacNeille [7]	Sideshow Bob's toddler son.	"The Italian Bob"	2005-12-11
Alice Glick	Cloris Leachman, [18] Tress MacNeille	Elderly.	"Three Men and a Comic Book"	1991-05-09
Gloria Jailbird	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Snake's pregnant girlfriend.	"A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love"	2001-12-02
God	Harry Shearer	Supreme and creative preserves.	"Bart Gets Hit by a Car"	1991-01-10
The Grumple	Hank Azaria	Green monster.	"Kill Gil, Volumes I & II"	2006-12-17
Barney Gumble	Dan Castellaneta [2]	Homer's drunken old pal.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Gil Gunderson	Dan Castellaneta [10]	Unsuccessful salesman.	"Realty Bites"	1997-12-07
The Happy Little Elves	Dan Castellaneta, [8] Hank Azaria, [8] and Harry Shearer [19]	Children's cartoon series characters.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Judge Constance Harm	Jane Kaczmarek	Springfield judge.	"The Parent Rap"	2001-11-11
Herman Hermann	Harry Shearer [4]	Owner of Herman's Military Antiques shop. [20]	"Bart the General"	1990-02-04
Bernice Hibbert	Tress MacNeille [7] (1999–2019) Dawnn Lewis (2021-present)	Dr. Hibbert's wife.	"Bart's Dog Gets an "F" "	1991-03-07
Dr. Julius Hibbert	Harry Shearer (1990–2021); Kevin Michael Richardson (2021-present) [4]	Medical doctor.	"Bart the Daredevil"	1990-12-06
Elizabeth Hoover	Maggie Roswell [4]	Lisa Simpson's teacher at Springfield Elementary School.	"Brush with Greatness"	1991-04-11
Lionel Hutz	Phil Hartman† [21]	Attorney.	"Bart Gets Hit by a Car"	1991-01-10
Itchy & Scratchy	Dan Castellaneta [2] and Harry Shearer [4]	Cartoon cat and mouse.	"The Bart Simpson Show" [22]	1988-11-20
Jacques	Albert Brooks [23]	Bowling instructor. [24]	"Life on the Fast Lane"	1990-03-18
Jimbo Jones	Pamela Hayden [4]	Springfield Elementary School bully.	"The Telltale Head"	1990-02-25
Rachel Jordan	Shawn Colvin [25]	Lead singer of the Christian Rock band Kovenant. [26]	"Alone Again, Natura-Diddily"	2000-02-13
Kang and Kodos	Harry Shearer [4] and Dan Castellaneta [2]	Extraterrestrials.	"Treehouse of Horror"	1990-10-25
Princess Kashmir	Maggie Roswell [4]	Belly dancer. [27]	"Homer's Night Out"	1990-03-25
Edna Krabappel †	Marcia Wallace† [4]	Bart Simpson's teacher at Springfield Elementary School (until season 25), and Ned Flanders wife (Seasons 23–25, when the character is revealed to have died). [28]	"Bart the Genius"	1990-01-14
Coach Kurpt	Hank Azaria	Sadistic gym teacher at Springfield Elementary School.	"My Fair Laddy"	2006-02-26
Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky	Jackie Mason and Dan Castellaneta	Rabbi; father of Krusty the Clown. [29]	"Like Father, Like Clown"	1991-10-24
Krusty the Clown	Dan Castellaneta [2]	TV show clown host, original name Herschel Shmoikel Pinchas Yerucham Krustofski. [30]	"The Krusty the Clown Show" (short)	1989-01-15
Cookie Kwan	Tress MacNeille [7]	Real estate agent. [31]	"Realty Bites"	1997-12-07
Dewey Largo	Harry Shearer [4]	Springfield Elementary School's music teacher.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Legs and Louie	Harry Shearer [2] and Dan Castellaneta [2]	Fat Tony's henchmen.	"Bart the Murderer"	1991-10-10
Leopold	Dan Castellaneta [4]	Superintendent Chalmers' assistant.	"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"	1994-04-28
Lenny Leonard	Harry Shearer [4]	Springfield Nuclear Power Plant employee; one of Homer Simpson's friends.	"Life on the Fast Lane"	1990-03-18
Leprechaun	Dan Castellaneta	Male faerie from Ireland as well as Saint Patrick’s Day.	"This Little Wiggy"	1998-03-22
Lewis Clark	Russi Taylor, [4] Nancy Cartwright, Tress MacNeille, Kevin Michael Richardson, Kimberly Brooks	Student at Springfield Elementary School.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Helen Lovejoy	Maggie Roswell, [4] Marcia Mitzman Gaven	Reverend Lovejoy's wife.	"Life on the Fast Lane"	1990-03-18
Reverend Timothy Lovejoy	Harry Shearer [4]	Minister of the First Church of Springfield.	"The Telltale Head"	1990-02-25
Coach Lugash	Dan Castellaneta [8]	Gymnastics instructor. [32]	"Children of a Lesser Clod"	2001-05-13
Lurleen Lumpkin	Beverly D'Angelo, [33] Doris Grau [4]	Country music singer-songwriter.	"Colonel Homer"	1992-03-26
Otto Mann	Harry Shearer [4]	Springfield Elementary School bus driver.	"Homer's Odyssey"	1990-01-21
Captain Horatio McCallister	Hank Azaria [2]	Sea captain.	"New Kid on the Block"	1992-11-12
Roger Meyers, Jr.	Alex Rocco, [34] Dan Castellaneta [2]	Chairman of Itchy & Scratchy International.	"Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"	1990-12-20
Troy McClure	Phil Hartman† [35]	Actor.	"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"	1991-02-07
Hans Moleman	Dan Castellaneta [2]	Unfortunate man.	"Principal Charming"	1991-02-14
Dr. Marvin Monroe †	Harry Shearer [4]	Psychotherapist.	"There's No Disgrace Like Home"	1990-01-28
Eddie Muntz	Phil Hartman, Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria, [4] Earl Mann	Nelson’s father.	"Brother from the Same Planet"	1993-02-04
Mrs. Muntz	Tress MacNeille	Nelson Muntz’s mother.	"Tis the Fifteenth Season"	1999-01-17
Nelson Muntz	Nancy Cartwright	Springfield Elementary School bully.	"Bart the General"	1990-02-04
Captain Lance Murdock	Dan Castellaneta [2]	Daredevil.	"Bart the Daredevil"	1990-12-06
Bleeding Gums Murphy †	Ron Taylor, Kevin Michael Richardson [36]	Blues musician. [37]	"Moaning Lisa"	1990-02-11
Lindsey Naegle	Tress MacNeille [7]	Corporate executive.	"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show"	1997-02-09
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	Hank Azaria [2]	Operator of the Kwik-E-Mart.	"The Telltale Head"	1990-02-25
Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon	Jan Hooks (1997–2002), Tress MacNeille (2002-present) [38]	Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's wife.	"Much Apu About Nothing"	1997-11-16
Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon	Harry Shearer [7]	Apu Nahasapeemapetilon's older brother.	"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"	1991-02-07
Jake [39]	Dan Castellaneta, [39] Harry Shearer [19]	Barber.	"Simpson and Delilah"	1990-10-18
Old Jewish Man	Hank Azaria [10]	Springfield Retirement Castle resident.	"Krusty Gets Kancelled"	1993-05-13
Patches and Poor Violet	Pamela Hayden [7] and Tress MacNeille [7]	Orphans. [40]	"Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"	1997-12-21
Arnie Pye	Dan Castellaneta [2]	Channel 6 helicopter reporter.	"Homer Alone"	1992-02-06
Herbert Powell	Danny DeVito [41]	Homer Simpson's half-brother. [42]	"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"	1991-02-21
Janey Powell	Pamela Hayden, [4] Kimberly Brooks	Student at Springfield Elementary School.	"Moaning Lisa"	1990-02-11
Ruth Powers	Pamela Reed, Maggie Roswell [43]	The Simpsons' next door neighbor. [44]	"New Kid on the Block"	1992-11-12
Martin Prince	Russi Taylor (1990–2019) [4] Grey DeLisle (2019–present)	Student at Springfield Elementary School.	"Bart the Genius"	1990-01-14
Gareth Prince	Dan Castellaneta, Chris Edgerly, Hank Azaria	Martin’s father.	"Bart the Genius"	1990-01-14
Gloria Prince	Russi Taylor and Pamela Hayden	Martin Prince’s mother.	"Bart the Genius"	1990-01-14
Loren Pryor	Harry Shearer [4]	Springfield Elementary's school psychologist.	"Bart the Genius"	1990-01-14
Martha Quimby	Maggie Roswell	Long wife of the Mayor of Springfield Joe Quimby.	"Bart Gets Famous"	1994-02-03
Mayor "Diamond" Joe Quimby	Dan Castellaneta [2]	Mayor of Springfield.	"The Call of the Simpsons"	1990-10-11
Radioactive Man	Harry Shearer	Comic book superhero.	"Three Men and a Comic Book"	1991-05-09
The Rich Texan	Dan Castellaneta [10]	Philanthropist.	"$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"	1993-12-16
Richard	Pamela Hayden, [4] Nancy Cartwright, [2] Maggie Roswell	Student at Springfield Elementary School.	"Bart the Genius"	1990-01-14
Luigi Risotto	Hank Azaria [10]	Italian restaurant proprietor.	"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"	1994-04-28
Mama Risotto	Tress MacNeille	Luigi's mother.	"Much Apu About Something"	2016-01-17
Dr. Nick Riviera	Hank Azaria [2]	Incompetent medical doctor. Injured at the end of the movie by a falling chunk of glass, and brought back in nineteenth season.	"Bart Gets Hit by a Car"	1991-01-10
Santa's Little Helper	Dan Castellaneta, [2] Frank Welker [19]	The Simpson family's pet dog.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Grizzly Shawn	Dan Castellaneta	A gay person who lived in Springfield.	"Flaming Moe"	2011-01-16
Jay Sherman	Jon Lovitz	Homer and Marge’s best friend.	"A Star Is Burns"	1995-03-05
Sherri and Terri	Russi Taylor (1990–2019) [4] Grey DeLisle (2019–present)	Identical twins; Students at Springfield Elementary School.	"Homer's Odyssey"	1990-01-21
Dave Shutton	Harry Shearer [4]	Reporter for The Springfield Shopper .	"Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"	1990-11-01
Robert Terwilliger/Sideshow Bob	Kelsey Grammer [45]	Criminal mastermind and Krusty the Clown Show ex-operator and sidekick.	"The Telltale Head"	1990-02-25
Sideshow Mel	Dan Castellaneta [2]	The Krusty the Clown Show sidekick.	"Itchy & Scratchy & Marge"	1990-12-20
Grampa Simpson	Dan Castellaneta [2]	Homer Simpson's father; Bart, Lisa, and Maggie Simpson's grandfather.	"Grandpa and the Kids" (The Simpsons shorts) [46]	1988-01-10
Amber Simpson	Pamela Hayden [7]	Homer Simpson's deceased "Vegas wife." [17]	"Viva Ned Flanders"	1999-01-10
Mona Simpson	Glenn Close, [47] Tress MacNeille, [7] Maggie Roswell [48]	Estranged mother of Homer Simpson and wife of Abe Simpson.	"Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"	1991-02-21
Agnes Skinner	Tress MacNeille [4]	Seymour Skinner's mother.	"The Crepes of Wrath"	1990-04-15
Seymour Skinner	Harry Shearer [4]	Principal of Springfield Elementary School.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Waylon Smithers	Harry Shearer [4]	Mr. Burns's personal assistant.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Snake Jailbird	Hank Azaria [2]	Recidivist.	"The War of the Simpsons"	1991-05-02
Snowball II	Frank Welker, Dan Castellaneta	The Simpson family's pet cats.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Roy Snyder	Harry Shearer (1991-2020); Kevin Michael Richardson (2024-present) [7]	Springfield judge.	"Krusty Gets Busted"	1990-04-29
Jebediah Springfield	Harry Shearer [4]	Founder of Springfield; local hero.	"The Telltale Head"	1990-02-25
Cletus Spuckler	Hank Azaria [2]	Slack-Jawed Yokel.	"Bart Gets an Elephant"	1994-03-31
Birthday Spuckler	Pamela Hayden	Cletus and Brandine Spuckler’s children.	"Yokel Chords"	2007-03-04
Brandine Spuckler	Tress MacNeille [4]	Cletus Spuckler's wife and sister.	"Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield"	1996-02-04
Crystal Meth Spuckler	Nancy Cartwright	Cletus Spuckler and Brandine Spuckler’s children.	"Yokel Chords"	2007-03-04
Dubya Spuckler	Tress MacNeille	Cletus and Brandine’s children.	"Yokel Chords"	2007-03-04
Incest Spuckler	Dan Castellaneta	Cletus and Brandine’s children.	"Yokel Chords"	2007-03-04
Jitney Spuckler	Pamela Hayden	Cletus and Brandine Spuckler’s children.	"Yokel Chords"	2007-03-04
Whitney Spuckler	Tress MacNeille	Cletus Spuckler and Brandine Spuckler’s children.	"Yokel Chords"	2007-03-04
Squeaky-Voiced Teen	Dan Castellaneta [10]	Service industry.	"Dog of Death"	1991-02-14
Stampy	Unvoiced	African elephant.	"Bart Gets an Elephant"	1994-03-31
Moe Szyslak	Hank Azaria [2]	Owner of Moe's Tavern.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Drederick Tatum	Hank Azaria [2] and Jay Pharoah	Professional boxer, a caricature of Mike Tyson. [49]	"Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment"	1991-02-07
Allison Taylor	Winona Ryder, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille	Student at Springfield Elementary School.	"Lisa's Rival"	1994-09-11
Mr. Teeny	Dan Castellaneta [10]	The Krusty the Clown Show trained monkey.	"Like Father, Like Clown"	1991-10-24
Cecil Terwilliger	David Hyde Pierce [50]	Sideshow Bob's younger brother. [51]	"Brother from Another Series"	1997-02-23
Johnny Tightlips	Hank Azaria [8]	One of Fat Tony's henchmen. [16]	"Insane Clown Poppy"	2000-11-12
Üter Zörker	Russi Taylor [4]	Student at Springfield Elementary School.	"Treehouse of Horror IV"	1993-10-28
Kirk Van Houten	Hank Azaria [2]	Milhouse Van Houten's father; factory worker.	"Bart's Friend Falls in Love"	1992-05-07
Luann Van Houten	Maggie Roswell [4]	Kirk Van Houten's wife; Milhouse's mother.	"Homer Defined"	1991-10-17
Milhouse Van Houten	Pamela Hayden [4]	Bart Simpson's best friend; Student at Springfield Elementary School.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Mrs. Vanderbilt	Tress MacNeille	She and her husband at Springfield.	"Saddlesore Galactica"	2000-02-06
Dr. Velimirovic	Hank Azaria [8]	Plastic surgeon. [52]	"Pygmoelian"	2000-02-27
Police Chief Clancy Wiggum	Hank Azaria [2]	Springfield Chief of Police.	"Homer's Odyssey"	1990-01-21
Ralph Wiggum	Nancy Cartwright [2]	Son of Police Chief Clancy Wiggum.	"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"	1989-12-17
Sarah Wiggum	Pamela Hayden [7] and Megan Mullally	Chief Wiggum's wife; Ralph Wiggum's mother.	"Duffless"	1993-02-18
Groundskeeper Willie	Dan Castellaneta [2]	Janitor of Springfield Elementary School.	"Principal Charming"	1991-02-14
Raphael	Hank Azaria [8]	Service industry.	"The Way We Was"	1991-01-31
Rainier Wolfcastle (McBain)	Harry Shearer, [4] Hank Azaria	Actor; star of McBain films.	"The Way We Was"	1991-01-31
Hubert Wong	Tress MacNeille, Simu Liu (adult); Rosalie Chiang (child)	Lisa's classmate and intellectual rival.	"Treehouse of Horror XX"	2009-10-18
The Yes Guy [8]	Dan Castellaneta [8]	Service industry.	"Mayored to the Mob"	1998-12-20
Artie Ziff	Jon Lovitz, [53] Dan Castellaneta [39]	Former billionaire and Marge's prom date. [54]	"The Way We Was"	1991-01-31
Kearney Zzyzwicz	Nancy Cartwright [2]	Springfield Elementary School bully.	"The Telltale Head"	1990-02-25

Appearances

List indicator(s)

• M A green cell indicates the character has a main role in that season.
• R A red cell indicates the character has a recurring role in that season. ^[A]
• G A light blue cell indicates the character has a guest role in that season. ^[B]
•   A light gray cell indicates the character did not appear in that season.
• O A light gray cell, with an 'O', indicates the character appears only in the opening sequence (including the couch gag and title screen).

Character	Appearances
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Mo	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Main characters
Homer Simpson	M
Marge Simpson	M
Bart Simpson	M
Lisa Simpson	M
Maggie Simpson	M
Major supporting characters
Abraham Simpson	R
Mr. Burns	R
Waylon Smithers	R
Ned Flanders	R
Moe Szyslak	R
Barney Gumble	R
Milhouse Van Houten	R
Patty Bouvier	R
Selma Bouvier	R
Edna Krabappel	R																										G	Does not appear	G						O	Does not appear
Principal Seymour Skinner	R
Krusty the Clown	R
Martin Prince	R
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon	R																																			G
Chief Clancy Wiggum	R
Reverend Timothy Lovejoy	R
Otto Mann	R
Lenny Leonard	R
Carl Carlson	G	R
Kent Brockman	G	R
Nelson Muntz	G	R
Ralph Wiggum	G		R
Dr. Julius Hibbert	Does not appear	R
Mayor Joe Quimby	Does not appear	R									G	R
Lionel Hutz	Does not appear	R								G	Does not appear	G	Does not appear	R	Does not appear	G		Does not appear								G	O	Does not appear							O	Does not appear
Groundskeeper Willie	Does not appear	G	R
Professor Jonathan Frink	Does not appear	G	R
Snake Jailbird	Does not appear	G	R
Comic Book Guy	Does not appear	G		Does not appear	R
Fat Tony	Does not appear		G	Does not appear	G		R		G	R							G	R							G	R					G	R
Superintendent Gary Chalmers	Does not appear			G		R
Cletus Spuckler	Does not appear				G		R
Recurring characters
Jasper Beardsley	R
Lou	R
Eddie	R
Dr. Marvin Monroe	R			G		O									G	O				O		Does not appear					G	O	Does not appear	G	Does not appear				G	Does not appear
Dewey Largo	R		G	R
Sherri & Terri	R
Helen Lovejoy	G	R
Jimbo Jones	G	R
Kearney Zzyzwicz	G		R
Dolph Starbeam	G		R							G	R
Rod Flanders	G	R
Todd Flanders	G	R
Agnes Skinner	G				R
Old Jewish Man	G		Does not appear	R
Herman Hermann	G	R		G	R								G	R			G			G	R	G			R		G	R						G	R
Jacqueline Bouvier	G	R			G	R	G	R	Does not appear						R		G	Does not appear				G		O	Does not appear	G		R	G		R		Does not appear	R	O	R
Judge Roy Snyder	G			R	G				R		Does not appear	R					G			G				R		G	R	G		Does not appear	R			G
Sideshow Bob	G	Does not appear	G						Does not appear			G	Does not appear	G	Does not appear	O	G	Does not appear		G		R	O	G	R						O	G
Bleeding Gums Murphy	G	R		G	O	G	O												Does not appear	O	G	Does not appear			G	Does not appear		O	Does not appear	R	Does not appear		G			Does not appear
Maude Flanders	Does not appear	R										G	O	G	O				Does not appear	O	G		Does not appear	R	Does not appear		O	G		R	G			Does not appear	G	Does not appear
Sideshow Mel	Does not appear	R
Dr. Nick Riviera	Does not appear	R			G		R													G	R		G		R								G	R	G
Troy McClure	Does not appear	R								G	Does not appear			G		Does not appear												O	Does not appear	G	Does not appear				O	Does not appear
Elizabeth Hoover	Does not appear	R
Rainier Wolfcastle	Does not appear	R	G	R			G	R		G	R												G	R
Wise Guy	Does not appear	R	G	R	G	R							G	R
Hans Moleman	Does not appear	G		R
Squeaky-Voiced Teen	Does not appear	G	Does not appear	R				G	R
Blue-Haired Lawyer	Does not appear	G	R			G		R		G			R			G	R	G	R				G	R
Drederick Tatum	Does not appear	G			Does not appear			G	Does not appear	G	Does not appear	G	R			G	R	G		G	R
Kang & Kodos	Does not appear	G									R	G	R		G				Does not appear	G	O	G					R	G				R	O	G	R	G
Mona Simpson	Does not appear	G	Does not appear			G		Does not appear		G	Does not appear	G	Does not appear		G			Does not appear		G	Does not appear			G							Does not appear	G	Does not appear	G	O	Does not appear	G
Artie Ziff	Does not appear	G	Does not appear	G	Does not appear								G	Does not appear	G	Does not appear					G	Does not appear			G	Does not appear	O	Does not appear		G	Does not appear	G		Does not appear	O	Does not appear
Roger Meyers, Jr.	Does not appear	G								Does not appear						G				G		Does not appear	G		Does not appear		O	Does not appear	G	Does not appear					O	Does not appear
Bernice Hibbert	Does not appear	G	Does not appear	R
Alice Glick	Does not appear	G	Does not appear	G		Does not appear	R			G	R											G	R		G		R	Does not appear		G							R
Akira Kurosawa	Does not appear	G	R	G	Does not appear			G		Does not appear	G	R	G	Does not appear		G	Does not appear			Does not appear		G	R			G	R	G	R						G	R
Luann Van Houten	Does not appear		R	G	R
Kirk Van Houten	Does not appear		G		R
Lunchlady Doris	Does not appear		G	R	G	R							G	R			Does not appear	R	Does not appear	G	R
Arnie Pye	Does not appear		G	R	Does not appear	R		G				R	G		R	G	Does not appear	G	R		G		R					G	R		G	R	G	R
Louie	Does not appear		G		Does not appear	G		R			G	R					G	R		G		R			G	R		Does not appear	R		G	R				G	R
Legs	Does not appear		G		Does not appear	G	Does not appear	R	G	R	G	R								G		R			G	R	G		R		G	R	G	R		G	R
Hyman Krustofski	Does not appear		G		Does not appear									G		R	G			Does not appear		G		R		Does not appear	G	Does not appear	G	R	G	Does not appear			G	Does not appear
Sea Captain	Does not appear			R
Bumblebee Man	Does not appear			R																											G	R
Ruth Powers	Does not appear			R	G	R																											G	R
Miss Springfield	Does not appear			G		Does not appear								G	Does not appear	G	R	G		G				R	O	G			R	G	O	G	O		R	G
Sarah Wiggum	Does not appear			G			R
Luigi Risotto	Does not appear				R		G	Does not appear		G			R									O	R										G	R
The Rich Texan	Does not appear				G	R	Does not appear	G	R	G		R										G	R								O	R	G		R
Baby Gerald	Does not appear				G	Does not appear		G		Does not appear	G		Does not appear		G	Does not appear	R	Does not appear		G	R	G				R			G	O	R		G	R	G
Üter Zörker	Does not appear				G	R		G			Does not appear	R	G	Does not appear	G	R	G	R		G					R	G	O	R	G		R		G	O	R	G
Database	Does not appear					R	Does not appear	R			G	R				G	R				G	R												G	R
Brandine Spuckler	Does not appear						R			G	R
Disco Stu	Does not appear						G	R		Does not appear	R
Manjula Nahasapeemapetilon	Does not appear						G	Does not appear	R																										G
Lindsey Naegle	Does not appear							G			R
Gil Gunderson	Does not appear								R			G	R			G	R
Crazy Cat Lady	Does not appear								G	Does not appear					R					G	R	G	R					G	R		G	R	G	R
Duffman	Does not appear								G	Does not appear	G		R			G	R	Does not appear	R			G			R				G	R			G	R	G	R
Cookie Kwan	Does not appear								G	Does not appear			G	R						G	R
Mrs. Vanderbilt	Does not appear								G	Does not appear	G	R		Does not appear						G	Does not appear	R		Does not appear		G	Does not appear			G		Does not appear		G	O	G
The Yes Guy	Does not appear									G	Does not appear	G	R			G				G	Does not appear									G	Does not appear	G		Does not appear	O	R
Mrs. Muntz	Does not appear									V	Does not appear				G				R		G	R
Johnny Tightlips	Does not appear											G		R	G					Does not appear		G	R	G		R	G	Does not appear	G			R				G
Booberella	Does not appear													G					Does not appear	G	Does not appear	G		Does not appear			G	Does not appear	G		Does not appear			G	O	Does not appear
Julio Franco	Does not appear													G	Does not appear	G	Does not appear	G		G			R	G			R		G		R
Shauna Chalmers	Does not appear																			G				R		G	R
Kumiko Albertson	Does not appear																								G	R
Rayshelle Peyton	Does not appear																																	G	R
Animals
Santa's Little Helper	R
Snowball II	R														G	Does not appear											O	Does not appear		G	Does not appear	G	Does not appear
Itchy & Scratchy	R								G			R		G	R			G	R		G	R						G	R			Does not appear	R	G	R	G
Mr. Teeny	Does not appear	G	R	G		Does not appear	R	Does not appear	G		Does not appear	R	Does not appear	R									O	R										G
Snowball V	Does not appear														R

1. When referring to The Simpsons Movie, a red cell indicates the character was present in the movie.
2. A blue cell, with a 'V', indicates the character appears via voice only.

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