The following is a list of recurring characters in The Simpsons . The Simpsons includes a large array of supporting characters: co-workers, teachers, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, and local celebrities. The writers originally intended many of these characters as one-time jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in the town. A number of them have gained expanded roles and have subsequently starred in their own episodes. According to the creator of The Simpsons , Matt Groening, the show adopted the concept of a large supporting cast from the Canadian sketch comedy show Second City Television .
Agnes Skinner
Agnes Skinner is the mother of Seymour Skinner and first appeared in the first season episode "The Crepes of Wrath" as an old woman who embarrassingly calls her son "Spanky". However, as episodes progressed, the character turned bitter. She is very harshly controlling of Seymour, and treats him like a mother would a small child, once grounding him because he did not say who was at the door after answering it, when it was "The Sugarman". She loves Edna Krabappel. Agnes has married a total of four times, once with Skinner's father, Sheldon Skinner, and following Sheldon's death she then married three more times, each time, to a tow truck driver. Several Springfield residents (including the Simpsons) are afraid of her. In "Worst Episode Ever" she has a brief romantic relation with the Comic Book Guy and even sleeps with him, despite his size and her age. When Agnes' real son, "the real Seymour Skinner" (Martin Sheen) arrives in Springfield, Agnes turns him away, unhappy with her new living situation, largely because the true Seymour Skinner is a man who can stand up to Agnes and make his own decisions. Although she appears to not care for the fake Skinner, it turns out she really loves him, although she denies it in "Large Marge".
Agnes's first name was revealed in the seventh season episode "Bart the Fink". Before that, the character was known as "Mrs. Skinner". In the beginning of the series, the writers made several references to Agnes and Seymour's relationship being similar to that of Norman Bates and his mother's in the film Psycho . Tress MacNeille voices Agnes.
Akira
Akira , first seen in the second season in "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish", is a waiter at The Happy Sumo, a Japanese restaurant in Springfield. In "When Flanders Failed", Bart trains under Akira at his martial arts academy. Homer, Bart, and Lisa go to The Happy Sumo to ask Akira about the Mr. Sparkle box in "In Marge We Trust". In "Guess Who's Coming to Criticize Dinner?", Akira, Luigi, the Sea Captain, and other Springfield restaurant proprietors plot to assassinate Homer for giving their restaurants bad reviews. You can also see Akira in the Simpsons game as the Reb Barkly champion of the previous year. He also trained Marge in The Great Wife Hope.
Actor George Takei originally voiced Akira in "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". Since Akira's speaking role in "When Flanders Failed", Hank Azaria has voiced the character, doing an impression of Takei for the voice.
Allison Taylor
Allison Taylor is Lisa's classmate, introduced in the Series 6 episode Lisa's Rival. Allison is as smart as (or smarter than) Lisa, younger (having skipped a grade) and, like Lisa, a young master of the saxophone. Regardless, Lisa tries to be her friend. In later episodes, Allison appears as a background character. Originally voiced by Winona Ryder, she has subsequently had a few small speaking parts, with her voice provided by Pamela Hayden. She appears to be on good terms with Lisa.
Artie Ziff
Artie Ziff (voiced by Dan Castellaneta and Jon Lovitz) was first seen as Marge Simpson's high school prom date with "busy hands" in the first Homer-Marge flashback episode. He returns in a later episode where he is revealed to have become a nerdy, self-centered and pretentious software billionaire. He offers a million dollars to the Simpsons for one weekend with his childhood love, Marge. Ziff returns for the last time in "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner", where after he gives his bankrupt company to Homer, Homer is taken away by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as they believed he was the real owner. Ziff later turns himself in (after a romantic encounter with Selma Bouvier), where he is extinguishing other prisoners' cigarettes with a spray bottle. Marge told the children to say goodbye to Artie, as they may never see Ziff alive again. He is Jewish; and apparently believes this is why he is so unpopular (when Marge angrily asks if he knows why everyone hates him, he innocently says "Anti-Semitism?".)
Animator David Silverman based Ziff's appearance and body language on a man he went to high school with.
Baby Gerald
Baby Gerald , also known as "the one-eyebrowed baby", is Maggie Simpson's archenemy, known for his large unibrow. He makes his first appearance in "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song", where Lisa refers to Baby Gerald as Maggie's rival. On a few occasions, Gerald has been shown being pushed in a stroller by his mother outside the Simpson house as in Lady Bouvier's Lover, as the two babies glare at one another. They were, however, able to put aside their differences in "Papa Don't Leech," in which we see Maggie reaching Baby Gerald via play telephone in order to share with him Lurleen Lumpkin's song of woe. On one occasion, Homer mistakes Maggie for Baby Gerald. Gerald has a history of causing large scale public incidents and was once rescued by Bart's mail-order dog, Laddie. Mayor Quimby once remarks, "Baby Gerald, we can't help but wonder what mischief you'll get into next". Gerald once spilled a shovel full of sand over Snake Jailbird's face. The character's name was revealed in the episode "The Canine Mutiny". Baby Gerald now appears in the supermarket scene of the opening credits as of "Take My Life, Please", shown glaring at Maggie as she glares back.
Benjamin, Doug and Gary
Benjamin, Doug and Gary are voiced by Harry Shearer, Hank Azaria, and Dan Castellaneta, respectively. The writer of "Homer Goes to College" Conan O'Brien partially based them on three guys he went to college with, who, he said, were "incredible nerds". Because time was short, director Jim Reardon used a caricature of animator Rich Moore and colored it black for Benjamin. Benjamin, Doug, and Gary are dorm roommates at Springfield University. Benjamin carries a calculator on his belt, Doug is fat and wears a pocket protector, and Gary is black and wears horn-rimmed glasses.
Bernice Hibbert
Bernice Hibbert is voiced by Tress MacNeille. She is Julius Hibbert's wife. She enjoys watching violent car crash movies. She has two boys and a girl with Julius, and laughs like her husband. Her marriage with Julius is on the rocks. Bernice refuses to kiss Julius, even when an entire audience is looking at them; Julius remarks how unaffectionate she can be. Her drinking has been joked about on several occasions; she faints when she reads that prohibition had been introduced to Springfield and attends Springfield Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
"Bleeding Gums" Murphy
"Bleeding Gums" Murphy (voiced by Ron Taylor and Daryl L. Coley), was the jazz musician, idol, and mentor of Lisa Simpson. His significant roles were in the episodes "Moaning Lisa" and "'Round Springfield", though he appears in other episodes, such as "Bart the Daredevil" (where he is yellow), "Dancin' Homer", "Old Money", "Flaming Moe's, "Bart Gets an F", "Radio Bart", and "Lisa's Pony". In "Dancin' Homer", he was voiced by Daryl L. Coley. At one point he had enjoyed a fairly successful career, releasing an album ("Sax on the Beach") and appearing on Steve Allen's Tonight Show but quickly lost his money feeding his habit of purchasing and smashing Fabergé eggs. He had taught Lisa to display her emotions through music, prompting Lisa to hold him as an important figure in her life. His last appearance was in "'Round Springfield" after Bart ends up in the hospital, Lisa wanders off to find Murphy dying in a nearby ward. He explains about his life, family, and work to her as well as giving her advice for her upcoming school performance, giving her his saxophone. When Lisa returns she finds out that Bleeding Gums has died from circumstances that are never revealed. No one, except for Lisa, attends Murphy's funeral. Lisa soon learns that though he may be gone, he still is alive in her. It was strongly hinted that Murphy and Doctor Hibbert are long lost brothers, most notably by the quote, "I don't really have a family, all I had was a little brother who grew up to become a doctor. He used to laugh at the most inappropriate times." Hibbert then laughs inappropriately and says "Hey I've got an older brother that I'll never see. He's a jazz musician or some such. Oh well, bye, bye." Bleeding Gums Murphy is loosely based on Blind Willie Witherspoon, at whose feet the young Bleeding Gums character learned. The voice of Bleeding Gums Murphy was provided by Ron Taylor, while his saxophone playing is provided by Dan Higgins. As a sign of respect for the character, Murphy has been a fixture of The Simpsons opening sequence since the second season. Originally, even after his death, Bart would skateboard past him on the street.
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