The Simpsons Ponderables
Buck
>2) Exactly how stupid is Mr. Burns?
>
> Everyone knows Mr. Burns as the bitter, old billionaire. Whats
wrong
>with this picture? He is stupid and yet he has been able to make a fortune
>in electric utilities. We know he is stupid in the episode which smithers
>leaves, but we see his buisness know-how in the episode in which he loses
>his fortune. How can a man with no common sense make a huge fortune?
>
he loses his fortune because he is too scared to work. he isn't stupid i
don't think it is just that he has been helped all the time he doesn't know
how to work a phone.
>
>1) What religion are the people of Springfield?
>
> There are three religious groups in Springfield (four if you count
>the Stonecutters): Apu and Co. which are the Hindu, Krusty and Co. which
are
>the Jewish, and the rest of Springfield. All we know about Springfield's
>main religion is that it is a form of Christianity, but it is not Roman
>Christiananity because Rev. Lovejoy is married (unless he's a deacon).
>What's even wierder is that we see all three in the church, even Mr. Burns,
>who worships the almighty dollar$$$$$.
nice
>
>2) Where is Springfield?
>
> This is one of the few ponderables that the show talks about but
>never answers. The problem with this question is that we can't deduce it.
If
>we could the biggest clue we have is that it has the lowest voter turnout
in
>the US.
>
in the episode where homer eats the flaming pepper he wanders off...and
finally he is a port obviously a large body of water near springfield...and
springfield is located east of the body of water because marge sayz to homer
"i knew you would come here becasue the land slants west." so it most be on
the west coast, or on the east of a large lake.
>
>
>
Andrew Gill
[why do I keep doing this?]
James Saal wrote in message ...
> Charles
>Montgomery Burns
>
>
>1) Exactly how fragile is Mr. Burns?
>
> We see Mr. Burns doing lots of different things, right? We see him
>driving an antique car, sliding down a pole, performing brain surgeory,
>slamming a door, and playing frisbee with a mutant two-headed dog. He even
>survives 2 fatal falls, a blow to the head, being crushed by a large,
cyborg
>version of Homer, and, of course, a gunshot heard around the world. All
this
>happens while he shows acts of extreme weakness, i.e. taking all his
>strength to crush a paper cup. Ponder that.
Perhaps he doesn't use those finger excercizers that they sell in music
stores...
>2) Exactly how stupid is Mr. Burns?
He WAS smart, but now he's old and senile--like Ronald Reagan.
>3) What is the past of Mr. Burns?
Hmm.
>4) What is Mr. Burns' first name?
>
> This one disturbs me the most. We know his full name is Charles
>Montgomery Burns. Yet we constantly see him omit Charles. Why is this?
H. Ross Perot. Where did the H go last year?
>Smithers
>
>1) What happened to the skin color of Smithers?
>2) What is Smithers' first name?
>3) Is Smithers gay?
RTFF!
<http://www.cyberverse.com/~piero/olombard/lisa/> (LISA)
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> Springfield
>Elementary
>
>1) Is Skinner bald?
Rug?
>4) What is Otto's full name?
Otto Mans. It's on his license.
>
The
>Simpsons
>
>3) What is Homer's middle name?
RTFF!
>4) When did Marge start wearing her hair up?
>
> They tell us that she did it for her senior prom, but in
>herchildhood flashbacks she wears it up. And why doesy her mother wear it
up
>also?
What? People can't change their hair back?
>5) Has Maggie talked yet?
Lisa's First Word [9F08]
> Misc.
>Characters
>
>1) Is Milhouse gay?
NO.
>3) Is Cletus married?
Yes. [3F01] [4F08]
>Springfield in General
>
>1) What religion are the people of Springfield?
Protestant. More specific? Who knows.
>2) Where is Springfield?
RTFF!
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James Saal wrote:
> When a show like the Simpsons has been on for as long as it has, it begins
> to develop inconsistencies, contradictions, and unanswered questions. It has
> become my goal to catch, examine and solve these problems. Here is my humble
> contribution to the gorwing body of Simpsons knowledge.
>
> Charles
> Montgomery Burns
>
> 1) Exactly how fragile is Mr. Burns?
>
> We see Mr. Burns doing lots of different things, right? We see him
> driving an antique car, sliding down a pole, performing brain surgeory,
> slamming a door, and playing frisbee with a mutant two-headed dog. He even
> survives 2 fatal falls, a blow to the head, being crushed by a large, cyborg
> version of Homer, and, of course, a gunshot heard around the world. All this
> happens while he shows acts of extreme weakness, i.e. taking all his
> strength to crush a paper cup. Ponder that.
>
> 2) Exactly how stupid is Mr. Burns?
>
> Everyone knows Mr. Burns as the bitter, old billionaire. Whats wrong
> with this picture? He is stupid and yet he has been able to make a fortune
> in electric utilities. We know he is stupid in the episode which smithers
> leaves, but we see his buisness know-how in the episode in which he loses
> his fortune. How can a man with no common sense make a huge fortune?
>
> 3) What is the past of Mr. Burns?
>
> We see the clearest flashback when he remebers when he lost Bobo.
> during this flashback we see him start out with a poor family, but in a
> later episode we see him born with a nurse.
>
> 4) What is Mr. Burns' first name?
>
> This one disturbs me the most. We know his full name is Charles
> Montgomery Burns. Yet we constantly see him omit Charles. Why is this?
>
Perhaps because his first name is really Cletus (I saw it in a Sipsons
episode). Why do they call him mister anyway? He isn't married.
Solon
James Saal
Charles
Montgomery Burns
Smithers
1) What happened to the skin color of Smithers?
We see in the early episodes that Smithers is black. What happened?
2) What is Smithers' first name?
We see his first name spelled two ways: Waylon and Waylond. Which is
it?
3) Is Smithers gay?
The most hinted at point in the show. It constantly turns up in most
episodes (even the early ones).
Springfield
Elementary
1) Is Skinner bald?
The referances have been few, but they are there.
3) What is Wilie's full name?
The only name for Willie that we got is Groundskeeper Willie.
4) What is Otto's full name?
The longest title we heard was Otto Man. Is that his name?
5) Are Seymore and Edna still dating?
We see few clues, but see them. Perhaps they will unveil it in a
later episode.
The
Simpsons
1) Does Homer smoke?
We constantly see Homer smoke cigars, but when we see him smoke
cigarrettes, he coughs.
2) How did Homer come to be bald?
They show us that he ripped out his hair every time he learnead that
Marg was pregnant, yet in some flashback episodes we see him with some hair
with Maggie.
3) What is Homer's middle name?
We know the initial is J but what is it?
4) When did Marge start wearing her hair up?
They tell us that she did it for her senior prom, but in
herchildhood flashbacks she wears it up. And why doesy her mother wear it up
also?
5) Has Maggie talked yet?
We see her say daddy and burp numerous words, but has she officially
talked?
6) Do the Simpsons have a rumpus room?
We see the rumpus room in one or two episodes, but only in the
erarlier ones. Why do they dismiss it? If you try to map the 1st floor of
the house, you get an empty space. It is there!
Misc.
Characters
1) Is Milhouse gay?
He dates women (including Lisa), but when Dr. Pryor reads from his
school file he says, and I quote, "a boy with such obvious homosexual
tendencies".
2) Does Lisa have any regular friends?
Janie is the closest thing we've seen, but the show hasn't really
examined that.
3) Is Cletus married?
We see him live with a woman, but it doesn't look like a marriage to
me.
Springfield in General
1) What religion are the people of Springfield?
There are three religious groups in Springfield (four if you count
the Stonecutters): Apu and Co. which are the Hindu, Krusty and Co. which are
the Jewish, and the rest of Springfield. All we know about Springfield's
main religion is that it is a form of Christianity, but it is not Roman
Christiananity because Rev. Lovejoy is married (unless he's a deacon).
What's even wierder is that we see all three in the church, even Mr. Burns,
who worships the almighty dollar$$$$$.
2) Where is Springfield?
This is one of the few ponderables that the show talks about but
never answers. The problem with this question is that we can't deduce it. If
we could the biggest clue we have is that it has the lowest voter turnout in
the US.
Thats it. If you have any comments, questions, answers, corrections, or more
ponderables e-mail me at Jay...@mediaone.net.
Paul Tomko
In article <kstB.12$0S6.1...@news1.pompano.net>,
James Saal <jay...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>
>2) Exactly how stupid is Mr. Burns?
>
> Everyone knows Mr. Burns as the bitter, old billionaire. Whats wrong
>with this picture? He is stupid and yet he has been able to make a fortune
>in electric utilities. We know he is stupid in the episode which smithers
>leaves, but we see his buisness know-how in the episode in which he loses
>his fortune. How can a man with no common sense make a huge fortune?
Getting rich has more to do with luck than with brains. Of course, you
can get and stay rich by recognizing and employing people who are smart,
provided you are smart enough to recognize smart people.
>4) What is Mr. Burns' first name?
>
> This one disturbs me the most. We know his full name is Charles
>Montgomery Burns. Yet we constantly see him omit Charles. Why is this?
>
I think they are parodying Howard Hughes or somebody like that. I believe Hughes
official first name was not howard. Many rich and/or famous people in the
past have gone by their middle names.
>1) What happened to the skin color of Smithers?
>
> We see in the early episodes that Smithers is black. What happened?
In one episode, an animation goof made Smither appear to be darkly tanned.
>
>2) What is Smithers' first name?
>
> We see his first name spelled two ways: Waylon and Waylond. Which is
>it?
I've seen Wayland as well.
>
>3) Is Smithers gay?
>
> The most hinted at point in the show. It constantly turns up in most
>episodes (even the early ones).
Yes.
>1) Is Skinner bald?
I haven't seen him without hair.
>3) What is Wilie's full name?
>
> The only name for Willie that we got is Groundskeeper Willie.
Groundskeeper Willie.
>4) What is Otto's full name?
Otto Man and Otto Mans have both appeared in official documents.
>5) Are Seymore and Edna still dating?
I believe an upcoming episode features the two of them, if memory serves me,
and it usually doesn't.
>1) Does Homer smoke?
He smokes cigars, as does Bart.
>2) How did Homer come to be bald?
> They show us that he ripped out his hair every time he learnead that
>Marg was pregnant, yet in some flashback episodes we see him with some hair
>with Maggie.
He ripped out progressively more and more of his hair as his kids were born.
>3) What is Homer's middle name?
>
> We know the initial is J but what is it?
I'll tell you if you tellme what Harry S. Trumans middle name is.
>4) When did Marge start wearing her hair up?
> They tell us that she did it for her senior prom, but in
>herchildhood flashbacks she wears it up. And why doesy her mother wear it up
>also?
She wore it up as a kid, but down in high school, until the prom.
Her mother wears it up because she wants to.
>5) Has Maggie talked yet?
>
> We see her say daddy and burp numerous words, but has she officially
>talked?
She talked in one of them Ullman shorts.
>1) Is Milhouse gay?
>
> He dates women (including Lisa), but when Dr. Pryor reads from his
>school file he says, and I quote, "a boy with such obvious homosexual
>tendencies".
Homosexual tendencies do not make you gay.
>2) Does Lisa have any regular friends?
>
> Janie is the closest thing we've seen, but the show hasn't really
>examined that.
I don't think she has real friends. She doesn't hang out with anybody as Bart
does.
>3) Is Cletus married?
> We see him live with a woman, but it doesn't look like a marriage to
>me.
It's probably his sister and his wife.
>1) What religion are the people of Springfield?
> There are three religious groups in Springfield (four if you count
>the Stonecutters): Apu and Co. which are the Hindu, Krusty and Co. which are
>the Jewish, and the rest of Springfield. All we know about Springfield's
>main religion is that it is a form of Christianity, but it is not Roman
>Christiananity because Rev. Lovejoy is married (unless he's a deacon).
>What's even wierder is that we see all three in the church, even Mr. Burns,
>who worships the almighty dollar$$$$$.
All of the religious groups seem to congregate at the generic Christian Church.
>2) Where is Springfield?
>
> This is one of the few ponderables that the show talks about but
>never answers. The problem with this question is that we can't deduce it. If
>we could the biggest clue we have is that it has the lowest voter turnout in
>the US.
Springfield is in the imagination of the writers.
Paul
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Marco
>
>>4) What is Mr. Burns' first name?
>>
>> This one disturbs me the most. We know his full name is Charles
>>Montgomery Burns. Yet we constantly see him omit Charles. Why is this?
>
Isn't it Cletus?
>5) Has Maggie talked yet?
>Lisa's First Word [9F08]
In the episode in which the Simpsons children were granted to the
Flanders, she said something to Ned.
Bye.
James Saal
Paul Tomko wrote in message <6b88mm$n...@typhoon.xnet.com>...
>In article <kstB.12$0S6.1...@news1.pompano.net>,
>James Saal <jay...@mediaone.net> wrote:
>>3) What is Homer's middle name?
>>
>> We know the initial is J but what is it?
>I'll tell you if you tellme what Harry S. Trumans middle name is.
Stuart
Paul Buxton
In article <6b88mm$n...@typhoon.xnet.com>, Paul Tomko
<to...@news.xnet.com> writes
>>5) Has Maggie talked yet?
>>
>> We see her say daddy and burp numerous words, but has she officially
>>talked?
I remember several Ullman shorts which Maggie talked. The first episode,
Good Night, and in the Burp Contest Maggie was very vocal. There may be
more, I can't remember and I can't be bothered to look.
--
Paul Buxton
pa...@kampkrusty.demon.co.uk
"No you can't play with it, you won't enjoy it on as many levels as I do"-Frink
GaNGuScoN2
>2 fatal falls, a blow to the head, being crushed by a large, cyborg
>version of Homer, and, of course, a gunshot heard around the world.
What about the Polar Bear?
-Gangus
"It may be a lousy channel, but the Simpsons are on TV!" -HS
"FOX turned into a hardcore porn channel so gradually, I hardly noticed." -MS
GaNGuScoN2
>How can a man with no common sense make a huge fortune?
>
>
It was inherited. He just maintained it.
GaNGuScoN2
>>I'll tell you if you tellme what Harry S. Trumans middle name is.
>Stuart
>
>
Was that sarcasm there?, because it stands for S. Just the letter S.
Paul Tomko
In article <19980205211...@ladder03.news.aol.com>,
GaNGuScoN2 <gangu...@aol.com> wrote:
>>>I'll tell you if you tellme what Harry S. Trumans middle name is.
>>Stuart
>>
>>
>
>Was that sarcasm there?, because it stands for S. Just the letter S.
>
Paul
And the H in Jesus H. Christ stands for H. Just the letter H.
VoVat
On 3 Feb 1998 17:19:50 -0600, the one known as Paul Tomko
<to...@news.xnet.com> wrote thusly:
>>
>> Everyone knows Mr. Burns as the bitter, old billionaire. Whats
wrong
>>with this picture? He is stupid and yet he has been able to make a
fortune
>>in electric utilities. We know he is stupid in the episode which
smithers
>>leaves, but we see his buisness know-how in the episode in which he
loses
>>his fortune. How can a man with no common sense make a huge fortune?
>
>can get and stay rich by recognizing and employing people who are smart,
>provided you are smart enough to recognize smart people.
Not to mention that Burns inherited much of his fortune from his adoptive
father, and that he probably made most of his successful investments
before he became senile.
>> We see his first name spelled two ways: Waylon and Waylond.
Which is
>>it?
>I've seen Wayland as well.
I think it's Waylon, although the closed captions say "Wayland."
>>1) Is Skinner bald?
>I haven't seen him without hair.
It's been suggested that he wears a toupee, and one of Bart's chalkboard
quotes was "The Principal's toupee is not a frisbee."
>>3) What is Wilie's full name?
>>
>> The only name for Willie that we got is Groundskeeper Willie.
>Groundskeeper Willie.
Well, "Willie" is probably short for "William." (Skinner calls him
"William" in "Homer's Barbershop Quartet," I believe.) We don't have any
indication as to what his last name is, though.
>>5) Are Seymore and Edna still dating?
>I believe an upcoming episode features the two of them, if memory serves
me,
>and it usually doesn't.
I haven't heard any mention of the two of them being featured in an
upcoming episode, but I they were shown together in "The Principal and
the Pauper" and "The Two Mrs. N's" (IIRC).
>>1) Does Homer smoke?
>He smokes cigars, as does Bart.
Homer smoked cigarettes in high school, but we've only seen him smoke
cigars as an adult (except in "Homer vs. Patty and Selma," in which he
certainly didn't seem to be enjoying the cigarettes). Bart did smoke
cigars in "The War of the Simpsons," but I don't think he has since then.
>>2) How did Homer come to be bald?
>> They show us that he ripped out his hair every time he learnead
that
>>Marg was pregnant, yet in some flashback episodes we see him with some
hair
>>with Maggie.
>He ripped out progressively more and more of his hair as his kids were
>born.
I would imagine that Homer's baldness is due to a combination of heredity
and the medical experiments mentioned in "Marge on the Lam." The
hair-pulling in "And Maggie Makes Three" contradicts the earlier
flashback episodes.
>>3) Is Cletus married?
>> We see him live with a woman, but it doesn't look like a
marriage to
>>me.
>It's probably his sister and his wife.
He lives with Brandine and 26 kids. He is not necessarily married to
Brandine, but I see no reason to believe that he isn't married.
>>1) What religion are the people of Springfield?
>> There are three religious groups in Springfield (four if you
count
>>the Stonecutters): Apu and Co. which are the Hindu, Krusty and Co.
which are
>>the Jewish, and the rest of Springfield. All we know about
Springfield's
>>main religion is that it is a form of Christianity, but it is not Roman
>>Christiananity because Rev. Lovejoy is married (unless he's a deacon).
>>What's even wierder is that we see all three in the church, even Mr.
Burns,
>>who worships the almighty dollar$$$$$.
>All of the religious groups seem to congregate at the generic Christian
>Church.
The Stonecutters aren't really a religious group. Note that many of the
Stonecutters were Christians, but Krusty (who is Jewish) was also a
member. There are presumably some Muslims and Catholics in Springfield.
Kent Brockman mentions mosques in "Krusty Gets Busted," and Smithers
enters a Catholic church in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part II."
--
Nathan Mulac DeHoff
vo...@geocities.com
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Corridor/5447/
"I don't want the world. I just want your half."
Roycer
VoVat wrote
>Paul Tomko wrote thusly:
>>>1) What religion are the people of Springfield?
>>> There are three religious groups in Springfield (four if you
>count
>>>the Stonecutters): Apu and Co. which are the Hindu, Krusty and Co.
>which are
>>>the Jewish, and the rest of Springfield. All we know about
>Springfield's
>>>main religion is that it is a form of Christianity, but it is not Roman
>>>Christiananity because Rev. Lovejoy is married (unless he's a deacon).
>>>What's even wierder is that we see all three in the church, even Mr.
>Burns,
>>>who worships the almighty dollar$$$$$.
>>All of the religious groups seem to congregate at the generic Christian
>>Church.
>
>The Stonecutters aren't really a religious group. Note that many of the
>Stonecutters were Christians, but Krusty (who is Jewish) was also a
>member. There are presumably some Muslims and Catholics in Springfield.
>Kent Brockman mentions mosques in "Krusty Gets Busted," and Smithers
>enters a Catholic church in "Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part II."
We mustn't forget Moe. . .he was born a snakehandler, and he'll die a
snakehandler.
Bill Fishman
In article <1998Feb5.1...@news.iup.edu>, vo...@geocities.com
(VoVat) wrote:
>>>1) What religion are the people of Springfield?
"Christian... Jewish... and... miscellaneous."
Trinschler
Nathan Mulac DeHoff wrote:
>I haven't heard any mention of the two of them being featured in an
>upcoming episode, but I they were shown together in "The Principal and
>the Pauper" and "The Two Mrs. N's" (IIRC).
They were also seen together in "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"
Springfield is FICTIONAL
Smithers IS gay
OFF stands for "Our Favorite Family"
Tom Rinschler
"Nonsense! They couldn't hit an elephant at that dist--"
---last words of Major General John Sedgwick, at the Battle of Spotsylvania,
May 9, 1864.
BiffFoil
> Everyone knows Mr. Burns as the bitter, old billionaire. Whats wrong with
this picture? He is stupid and yet he has been able to make a fortune
>in electric utilities. We know he is stupid in the episode which smithers
>leaves, but we see his buisness know-how in the episode in which he loses
>his fortune. How can a man with no common sense make a huge fortune?
In "Rosebud" (the Bobo episode), we see that he inherited his fortune from his
billionaire adoptive parents. And I don't really think he's *stupid*, he's
just used to having everything done for him. He relies on other people to do
his chores.
>4) What is Mr. Burns' first name?
>
> This one disturbs me the most. We know his full name is Charles
>Montgomery Burns. Yet we constantly see him omit Charles. >Why is this?
Famous people omit their real first names all the time. For instance, Babe
Ruth's real name was George Herman Ruth. But do people call him George Herman?
No, they call him Babe!
>We see in the early episodes that Smithers is black. What happened?
As has been mentioned before, Smithers was black in "Homer's Odyssey" due to a
coloring error.
>3) Is Smithers gay?
>
> The most hinted at point in the show. It constantly turns up in most
>episodes (even the early ones).
If you're still pondering this one, you're waaaaay behind...
>3) What is Wilie's full name?
>
> The only name for Willie that we got is Groundskeeper Willie.
In "Who Shot Mr. Burns Part 2", Lisa refers to him as "groundstender
Groundskeeper Willie", implying that his name is really Groundskeeper Willie.
>3) What is Homer's middle name?
>
> We know the initial is J but what is it?
It's just "J". Like Bullwinkle J Moose.
>5) Has Maggie talked yet?
Yes. She said "Daddy" at the end of "Lisa's First Word".
I hope this has been enlightening for you. Thank you, come again.
JEdraw
In article <19980206204...@ladder02.news.aol.com>, trins...@aol.com
(Trinschler) writes:
>>>Are Seymore and Edna still dating?
>>>I believe an upcoming episode features
>>>the two of them, if memory serves me,
>>>and it usually doesn't.
>>I haven't heard any mention of the two of
>>them being featured in an upcoming
>>episode, but I they were shown together
>>in "The Principal and the Pauper" and
>>"The Two Mrs. N's" (IIRC).
>They were also seen together in "Miracle on Evergreen Terrace"
They had a breif scene in "Lisa the Skeptic" also.
>>>>>>>>>>
Jordan Eisenberg -- JEd...@aol.com
From the SNPP Archives:
Homer: Hey, Miss Doesn't-find-me-attractive-sexually-anymore:
I just tripled my productivity!
-- Homer at his compendious best, "King-Size Homer"
JEdraw
In article <19980207025...@ladder03.news.aol.com>, biff...@aol.com
(BiffFoil) writes:
>Smithers was black in "Homer's Odyssey" due to a coloring error.
The same reason Micheal Jackson is white.
Doh93
OK, someone asked me this at a bar the other...
...he INSISTED that the fat, obnoxious cominc book guy has a name. I, in turn,
INSISTED that he does not; he is merely known as Comic Book Guy.
We almost came to blows. Please solve this once and for all, so I can feel
superior.
--- "That is a rare copy of 'Mary Worth', where Mary advises a young friend to
commit suicide."
--- "Oh Aquaman, you cannot marry a mortal girl..."
Gabriel Meister
Doh93 wrote:
> OK, someone asked me this at a bar the other...
>
> ...he INSISTED that the fat, obnoxious cominc book guy has a name. I, in turn,
> INSISTED that he does not; he is merely known as Comic Book Guy.
>
> We almost came to blows. Please solve this once and for all, so I can feel
> superior.
All I can remember him being called is "a fat sarcastic Star Trek fan..." as in
"Oooh, a fat sarcastic Strak Trek fan... you must be a real hit with the ladies"
when he's trying to return the belt...
-gm (http://www.geocities.com/soho/lofts/6217)
Lord Zur
he is merely known as 'the comic book guy'
there has been no name mentioned
Doh93 <do...@aol.com> wrote in article <19980220025...@ladder03.news.aol.com>...
> OK, someone asked me this at a bar the other...
>
> ...he INSISTED that the fat, obnoxious cominc book guy has a name. I, in turn,
> INSISTED that he does not; he is merely known as Comic Book Guy.
>
> We almost came to blows. Please solve this once and for all, so I can feel
> superior.
>