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IGN also named "My Fair Laddy", the only episode which centres around Willie, the best episode of the seventeenth season. [20] Jim Slotek of Sun Media called Willie the ninth-best Simpsons supporting character, and also made a Top Ten quotes list, which included Willie's quote "Och, back to the loch wi' ye, Nessie", from "Selma's Choice". [21]
The term "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" first appeared in " 'Round Springfield", an April 1995 episode of The Simpsons, an American animated television show. [2] In the episode, budget cuts at Springfield Elementary School force the school's Scottish janitor, Groundskeeper Willie, to teach French.
In this episode, Lisa makes a bet with Bart that she can turn Groundskeeper Willie into a proper gentleman while Homer creates an advertising campaign for blue pants so he can buy a new pair. The title and plot are based on the Broadway musical and film My Fair Lady. The episode received mixed reviews.
A longtime recurring character — groundskeeper Willie — found love on The Simpsons Sunday, and to honor the Scottish character the episode came complete with famous Scotland-born guest stars ...
Ron Hauge, a writer for The Simpsons, came up with the initial character of Alex, [3] and Jane O'Brien named the character after her best friend. [4] The scene showing Homer's hemorrhaged eye as Groundskeeper Willie strangles him got a big laugh in the studio. [2] Mike Scully comments that he now uses it in college clip shows. [2]
Groundskeeper Willie is a well-loved character in The Simpsons. He has flaming red hair and a powerful, muscular body. [ 20 ] A 2007 study conducted in the US concluded that Willie was the character that US residents "...most believe personifies the Scottish temperament."
The characters Hans Moleman, Groundskeeper Willie and Squeaky Voiced Teen made their first appearances on the show in "Principal Charming". Willie's role in the episode was to punish Bart by making him re-sod the grass. Originally, Willie was just written as an angry janitor, and the fact that he was Scottish was added during a recording session.
Daniel Louis Castellaneta (/ ˌ k æ s t ə l ə ˈ n ɛ t ə / KAST-ə-lə-NET-ə; born October 29, 1957) [1] is an American actor and writer. He is best known for voicing Homer Simpson on the animated series The Simpsons (as well as other characters on the show such as Grampa Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby, Sideshow Mel, Mr. Teeny, Santa's Little Helper, Itchy ...