Bobaphat

Who is your favorite non-central Simpsons character and why?

My favorite (at least at the time of this post) would be comic book guy. He reminds me too much of people I have known in the past and never fails to disappoint with some dry yet insult.

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KellyC

hmmm...
Currently It's Ralph Wiggums, the episode where he peed in his pants automatically got my vote.

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I am fond of the Sea Captain.
"Yarr, I...don't know what I'm doing."

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Kostya

Let's face it the periphery characters are way funnier than the Simpson women (Lisa, Marge Maggie).

Mr. Burns, Fat Tony, Troy McClure, Otto, Skinner, the list goes on...

Charlatan

True but you could never build an entire show around the supporting cast (an episode sure but not the entire show). Such is the reality of supporting characters. They usually get the best lines.

gremlinx8

You can never go wrong with Ralph Wiggum- nearly everything he says cracks me up.

"Me fail English? That's unpossible!"

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the_marq

I've always wanted to see more of Homer's brother. He was a great character and always made me laugh.

Maybe he's more of a guest star (Danny Devito) than a supporting character, but damn he was funny.

Otto is pretty cool too.... POISON RULES!

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Ripsaw

Disco Stu!

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frankgrimes

I like Flanders - I loved the episode when he went crazy. Special mention to Lenny and Carl who have had their moments, and if Barney is back off the wagon, perhaps he'll return to form...

MPower

Does C.M. Burns count as a non-central character? Exxxcellent.

BuddyHawks

Mr. Bruns, Chief Wiggum, & Moe!

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Bobaphat

Let's not forget Dr. Nick. Hi Everybody!

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guthmund

Fat Tony. Hands down.

Cletus, the Sea Captain, Wiggum and Ralph the list is just too long in my opinion.

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Golgothas

"Theres more bootlegs here then a chinese K-Mart"

"I always relied on my gun to make me feel like a man, now I'll just have to rely on my massive genitalia"

Probably completely misqouting but ohwell! I always forget the black cops name =/

bookerV

I'm a big fan of Milhouse, Comic book guy, Chief Wiggum & Ralph Wiggum, and drunken Barney.

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philosopherking

Definitly Hans Moleman. I love the film festival episode where they show him getting hit in the balls with a football. Classic!

EbolaVirus

My favorite is Ralph Wiggum.

I have to mention Gil, the man who can't catch a break or hold a job.

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brandon11983

How bout the 80's hair band that no one can identify?

man in crowd: Whitesnake rules!
band member: we're not Whitesnake dude, we're Poison
other band member: I thought we were Quiet Riot?
drummer (pointing at kick drum): is says here we're Ratt.

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Fremen

I like Dr Hibberd. That guy's a psycho waiting to blow.

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RogueHunter65

The janetor Willie (willy??) has never let me down with the humor. He always does something great.

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rockzilla

There are way too many, Moe, Professor Frink, The Sea Captain, Lionel Hutz (Phil Hartman at his finest), Lenny and Carl (he's an Urban Lenny) and Apu.

buclao

That's Lou. He's one of the best too. You can't go wrong with the entire Wiggum clan either.

Kostya

I totally agree.

The non-central characters often get the funniest lines, but they're not developed enough to actually hold a story together. Don't get me wrong, I love the Simpsons family, but most of my favourite quotes are not theirs.

RedCometChar

Groundskeeper Willie, Moe, Mr. Burns & Professor Frink. Can't choose an absolute fave...

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gorilla

Ralph has probably the best one liners of any show ever... I love that idiot

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Ripsaw

Nobody said Bee Guy yet either.

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noahfor

I like chief wiggum and mr burns, his use of archaic language is super funny

Kostya

Nelson, Milhouse, Kent Brockman

Golgothas

Ah good, now I remember the line that he said following that "Hey, lay off the asians Lou!" hah

Averett

Best Wiggum Line Ever!

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Kostya

I dunno, what about...

'I have two ouchies'

'and I saw one of the babies and the baby looked at me'

Martin's jokes are all pretty brilliant...

'Look fellas, the first snapdragon of the season'

'Srping forth burly protector and save me!'

'Take your best shot gentlemen, I'm wearing seventeen layers'

The bullies are sometimes brilliant too.

Jimbo Kerney etc...

Kerney's kid 'I live in a drawer'

Ripsaw

"Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from..."

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bond007

Apu.

Kaos

Wow, I can't believe no one has said Duffman yet...

"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem!"

Xell101

"I ated the purple berries! ... They taste like burning"

Good Ralph. Dr. Frink for close second.

matteo101

Some of my favorites are duff man, smithers, gill, snake, moe, hans moleman, rod and todd flanders, and frank "grimey" grimes. All great characters.

crfpilot

Barney rules!!!!! Duffman is pretty cool too.

Kostya

'I get to clothe the leper!'

'Daddy should I poke Rod with a sharp thing like the Kitty did?'

'Ahhh moth moth!'

Also, that non-descript guy who's always saying 'Hey buddy.'

'Hey Buddy, do yourself a favour, invent yourself some underpants!'

'Oh no, I'm quite low brow'

Miserlou

Groundskeeper Willlie gets my vote.

I like the episode where thier singing and Willie is driving the tractor drunk
He eventually gets stuck in the pool

Another Student (forget who) Arn't you worried?
Bart: "What's he gonna do"
Willie from window: "I'LL KILL YA!"

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wordssmith22

mr smithers is pretty cool, not sure if anyone said him yet.