Can You Guess The Simpsons Character?

By: Isadora Teich
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Can You Guess The Simpsons Character?
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About This Quiz

¡Ay caramba! If you think you know "The Simpsons," then see if you can ace quizzes like Lisa Simpson.

"The Simpsons" is America's longest-running scripted primetime TV series, with 29 seasons and over 600 episodes. First airing in 1989, this TV show has been around longer than many millennials. While most shows barely make it through their first few episodes, the "The Simpsons" has been going strong for decades. Heck, it's even joined the likes of "South Park" in making the jump to the big screen!

Known for its catchphrases, celebrity cameos and often accidentally predicting future events with terrifying accuracy, this animated show has won BAFTAs, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, Peabody Awards and more. It is an American cultural icon that mixes the smart and the slapstick seamlessly at its best.

Unsurprisingly, for a show with over 600 episodes, it has a cast of characters that it would be almost impossible to count, who have changed just as much over the years as they have stayed the same. From the stars of the show to quirky reoccurring folks who appear occasionally to one-time appearances, there is so much to work with. If you think you are ready to take on the world of "The Simpsons," see if everything will come up Milhouse for you with this quiz!

Prankster, eldest child, skateboarder, initially the show's most popular character.
Boobarella
Jimbo Jones
Groundskeeper Willie
Bart Simpson
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Bart Simpson is a prankster, fourth-grader, and child of Homer and Marge Simpson. During the show's early seasons, he was a breakout character and many parents were worried he was a poor role model for children.

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Youngest child, baby, secret genius.
Maggie Simpson
Krusty the Clown
Ned Flanders
Homer Simpson
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While in early seasons Maggie was mostly portrayed as a clumsy baby who tripped a lot, her character grew more interesting throughout the seasons. While the family is unaware of her brilliance, she has solved complex problems, is a capable marksman and has saved her father's life a few times.

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Politically aware, musician, middle child.
Akira
Lisa Simpson
Judge Constance Harm
Maggie Simpson
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Lisa Simpson is a saxophone player whose very liberal ideas put her at odds with most of Springfield. She is a loner and intellectual who often serves as the center of episodes about moral dilemmas.

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Heavy smoker, twin, older sister of Marge.
Patty Bouvier
Charles Montgomery Burns
Bart Simpson
Herman Hermann
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Patty Bouvier and Selma Bouvier are the older twin sisters of Marge. They both work at the Springfield DMV and try to sabotage Marge and Homer's relationship occasionally because they don't like Homer.

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Obscenely wealthy, arbitrary old man, known for saying "excellent" in a sinister tone.
Bumblebee Man
Cookie Kwan
Arnie Pye
Charles Montgomery Burns
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Charles Montgomery Burns is better known as Mr. Burns. He is Homer's boss at the power plant and one of the most enduring characters of the show, as a corporate caricature who often makes absurdly outdated references.

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Town drunk, best friend of Homer Simpson, has brown hair.
Barney Gumble
Captain Horatio Peter McCallister
Marge Simpson
Reverend Lovejoy
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Bernard Arnold "Barney" Gumble was a promising high school student who became a troubled alcoholic. He works at a bowling alley and often sleeps at Moe's Tavern.

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Family man, idiot, works at a nuclear power plant.
Homer Simpson
Jasper Beardly
Comic Book Guy
Itchy
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Homer Simpson embodies a number of classic working-class stereotypes. He is dumb and drinks a lot of beer, but will ultimately do the best he can for his family.

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Bartender, business owner, frequent victim of Bart's prank calls, wears a bowtie.
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Duffman
Marge Simpson
Moe Szyslak
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Moe Szyslak owns Moes' Tavern, a bar in Springfield where Homer and his friends often go. He is rude to almost everyone and known for his bad luck with women.

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Evangelical Christian, popular in Springfield, hated by Homer Simpson.
Alice Glick
Carl Carlson
Ned Flanders
Lisa Simpson
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Ned Flanders is generally considered a pillar of the Springfield community and to have a perfect family. While the original intention of his character was to be a genuinely nice person who Homer had no real reason to hate, as the show went on he became a caricature poking fun at the American Right.

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Speaks in the 3rd person, is stuck in the disco era, was married to Selma Bouvier.
Disco Stu
Otto Mann
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Moe Szyslak
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Disco Stu is usually seen wearing a glittering retro style leisure suit. It is revealed in the show that despite his style, he is aware that the disco era is over and is not that fond of it.

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Best friend of Bart Simpson, student at Springfield elementary school, blue hair.
Milhouse Van Houten
Sideshow Bob
Fat Tony
Eleanor Abernathy
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Milhouse Van Houten is Bart Simpson's best friend. A frequent target of bullies, Bart often takes advantage of his trusting nature and gets him in trouble.

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Overweight, mob boss, tries to have Homer killed.
Radioactive Man
Ned Flanders
Fat Tony
Seymour Skinner
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Fat Tony is a crime family head whose real name is the subject of dispute. During the show he dies, only to be replaced by his thin cousin Fit Tony, who becomes Fat Tony after he starts stress-eating to deal with being a mob boss.

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Rabbi, father of Krusty the Clown, long gray beard.
Charles Montgomery Burns
Hyman Krustofsky
Lenny Leonard
Otto Mann
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Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky did not talk to his son, Krusty the Clown, after he chose to go into the entertainment industry instead of becoming a rabbi. Krustofsky was voiced sometimes by Jackie Mason, who came from a family of rabbis and chose to be a comedian.

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Sea Captain, member of Alcoholics Anonymous, pipe smoker, incompetent entrepreneur.
Duffman
Ned Flanders
Maggie Simpson
Captain Horatio Peter McCallister
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Better known as The Sea Captain, this character was created by Conan O'Brien. The writers invented him due to their enjoyment of classic sea talk.

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From India, operates Kwik-E-Mart, occasionally sells customers harmful items at high prices.
Marge Simpson
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Troy McClure
Nelson Mandela Muntz
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Apu has a doctorate in computer science and operates the local Kwik-E-Mart. He is married and has octuplets with his wife.

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Tragic genius, cat lover, mentally ill.
Eleanor Abernathy
Maggie Simpson
Charles Montgomery Burns
Duffman
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Eleanor Abernathy is better known as Crazy Cat Lady. After showing great promise as a young woman, she crumbled under pressure and became a mentally ill cat hoarder. On the show, she mostly screams gibberish and throws cats at passersby.

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Overweight, has a ponytail, is known for calling things the worst ever.
Disco Stu
Lenny Leonard
Comic Book Guy
Ruth Powers
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While he is popularly known as "Comic Book Guy," this character's real name is Jeffrey Albertson. He owns The Android's Dungeon and Baseball Card Shop.

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Icelandic-African American, power plant employee, frequent patron of Moe's Tavern.
Dr. Julius Hibbert
Edna Krabappel
Carl Carlson
Helen Lovejoy
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Carl Carlson is a friend and coworker of Homer who is known for being more serious than those around him. He is considered to be one of the most attractive men in Springfield.

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Kid bully, has a dysfunctional family, is known for his laugh.
Milhouse Van Houten
Nelson Mandela Muntz
Maggie Simpson
Lenny Leonard
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Nelson is alternately an antagonist and friend to other students at Springfield elementary school. He is known for his signature laugh "Ha-ha!"

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Mother of 3, large blue hair, does her best to maintain order in the house.
Lisa Simpson
Marge Simpson
Selma Bouvier
Agnes Skinner
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Marge Simpson is an archetypical stay-at-home TV mom. She often provides a moral compass and emotional support to her family while trying to manage their antics.

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Addict, entertainer, tragic clown.
Homer Simpson
Krusty the Clown
Sideshow Mel
Martha Quimby
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Krusty the clown is an unstable addict who hits rock bottom numerous times throughout the show. He stars on Bart, Lisa, and Maggie's favorite TV show "The Krusty the Clown Show."

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School principal, wears a blue suit, strict disciplinarian, veteran.
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Seymour Skinner
Carl Carlson
Patty Bouvier
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Walter Seymour Skinner is the principal of Springfield Elementary School. He struggles to cope with an apathetic staff and student body, as well as failed romantic entanglements and his controlling mother.

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Groundskeeper, red hair, quick to anger, thick Scottish accent.
Seymour Skinner
Maggie Simpson
Groundskeeper Willie
Milhouse Van Houten
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Dr. William MacDougal is better known as Groundskeeper Willie. He is Springfield Elementary School's wild groundskeeper, who lives on school grounds in a shack.

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Bully, 18-year-old sixth-grader, wears a T-shirt with a skull on it.
Homer Simpson
Jimbo Jones
Comic Book Guy
Troy McClure
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Jimbo Jones' real name is Corky James Jones. He is an 18-year-old sixth-grader who enjoys shoplifting and beating up younger kids and comes from a wealthy family.

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Large green hair with a bone in it, entertainer, often leads angry mobs.
Sideshow Mel
Homer Simpson
Disco Stu
Artie Ziff
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Sideshow Mel took over as Krusty the Clown's sidekick after Sideshow Bob went to prison. While he does ridiculous things to get laughs, when not in character he speaks in a very posh standard UK accent and owns poodles.

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Unintelligent, overweight, loves doughnuts, police officer.
Dr. Hibbert
Clancy Wiggum
Reverend Lovejoy
Ned Flanders
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Chief Clarence "Clancy" Wiggum is a stereotype of an incompetent, corrupt and lazy police officer. His son is Ralph Wiggum.

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Highly paid news anchor, grumpy, father.
Carl Carlson
Kent Brockman
Princess Kashmir
Troy McClure
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Kent Brockman hosts the Channel 6 weekday news in Springfield, as well as a number of other shows. He is known for his curmudgeonly personality and his feud with a traffic reporter.

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Disillusioned man of god, husband and father, model train enthusiast.
Timothy Lovejoy, Jr.
Bart Simpson
Jimbo Jones
Hyman Krustofsky
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Better known as Reverend Lovejoy, this character moved to Springfield initially enthusiastic about helping people. Over the years he became jaded and gave up, but no one in his congregation seemed to notice.

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Bitter, controlling mother, old woman.
Agnes Skinner
Sideshow Mel
Mrs. Muntz
Helen Lovejoy
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Agnes Skinner is the mother of Principal Skinner, who struggles to keep Springfield Elementary School in order. She is jealous, demanding of his time, and hates any woman he shows interest in.

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Coworker of Homer, naive and not too bright, has an imaginary friend.
Moe Szyslak
Lenny Leonard
Groundskeeper Willie
Chief Wiggum
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Lenford "Lenny" Leonard is a coworker and friend of Homer Simpson. He spends a lot of time at Moe's Tavern with Homer and their other friends.

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Second-grade teacher, drinker, smoker, disillusioned with her job.
Marge Simpson
Duffman
Elizabeth Hoover
Patty Bouvier
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Elizabeth Hoover is a second-grade teacher at Springfield Elementary School who has been worn down by her years on the job. She drinks and smokes at work and on a few occasions even leaves entirely, letting a student teach for her.

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Teacher of Bart Simpson, heavy smoker, jaded, romantically involved with Seymour Skinner.
Patty Bouvier
Edna Krabappel
Princess Kashmir
Ned Flanders
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Edna Krabappel was once an optimistic young woman who wanted to help people, but that changed over the course of her years working in public education. She has a secret relationship with Springfield Elementary School Principal Seymour Skinner throughout much of the show.

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Narcissist, entrepreneur, in love with Marge Simpson.
Jub-Jub
Artie Ziff
Yes Guy
Sea Captain
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Artie Ziff is a high school classmate of Marge's who harbors a crush on her for decades. Despite being wealthy at one point, she rejects him again and again over the years due to his selfish behavior.

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Intelligent, elementary school bully, asymmetrical haircut.
Homer Simpson
Dolph Starbeam
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Ralph Wiggum
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Dolph Starbeam is a 17-year-old sixth-grader at Springfield Elementary. He is generally quieter than the other bullies, but speaks a few languages.

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Mentor to Lisa Simpson, jazz musician, dies mysteriously.
Bleeding Gums Murphy
Mr Teeny
Princess Kashmir
Rainier Wolfcastle
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Bleeding Gums Murphy is an old-school jazz cat who mentors Lisa Simpson. Before he dies, he gives her his saxophone.

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