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Nelson has even more in common with John Bender than Jimbo does, particularly when it comes to personality and his home life.

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Nelson Muntz Nelson was also based on John Bender to some extent, and his name is not only a reference to the full nelson wrestling hold, but also to Judd Nelson, the actor who portrayed John Bender in The Breakfast Club. Another inspiration for Moe was comedian Rich Hall, who was friends with writer George Meyer. This played directly into Bart’s phone relationship with Moe throughout the series. Two Jersey City pranksters repeatedly called him and when he started to catch on, he started angrily threatening the callers and their families. Moe Syzlak Moe was largely based on a two people, one of the main inspirations was Louis 'Red' Deutsch, a boxer-turned-bartender made famous when tapes of prank calls made to his bar were released to the public. Mason voices Krusty’s father, which must have been cathartic for him during the first episode he was cast in. On the other hand, fewer people know that Krusty’s biography is largely based on the life of comedian Jackie Mason (seen above), who was the son of an orthodox rabbi.

Krusty The Clown Image via Carl Lender Many Simpsons fans already know that Krusty the Clown was based on a television clown that Matt Groening watched as a child, named Rusty Nails. His name, on the other hand, has a source much closer to the show’s heart…he was named for executive producer James L.

Jimbo Jones If you like the bully, John Bender, from The Breakfast Club and you like Jimbo, there’s a reason for that Jimbo is based on the Brat Pack character. The catchphrase “Oh Yeah” came from the song of the same name by Yello, which was a popular advertising tune during the eighties, which fit right in with Duffman’s persona. Duffman Bud Man's superhero advertising character is a direct inspiration for Duffman. Doctor Julius Hibbert When Doctor Hibbert first appeared, he wasn’t based on anyone specific, but when The Simpsons were moved to the same time slot as The Cosby Show, the staff thought it was appropriate to make him a character of Dr. The look of the character was based on Fox founder Barry Diller (seen above) and a praying mantis. Burns personality came from Matt Groening's his high school teacher, Mr. Image via James Duncan Davidson The city’s most diabolical millionaire was based on a number of tycoons including the Rockefellers, but a main inspiration for the character was Fredrik Olsen, a reclusive mogul who owned a number of companies, including Timex.

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The show’s producers said that whenever they watched Telemundo, the character seemed to always be on the screen, which served as inspiration for Bumblebee Man to always be on TV as well. Bumblebee Man Bumblebee Man is the Simpson’s version of a popular Mexican television character known as El Chapulin Colorado (The Red Grasshopper). His character is believed to be a homage to saxophone player Sonny Rollins, who quit his jazz career to play by himself on a bridge. Image via Hans Reitzema Bleeding Gums’ character design is loosely based on the now deceased saxophone player LeRoi Moore, who played for the Dave Matthews band. On top of that, the character is an extreme version of a bratty child, and Groening incorporated all of the bad traits from Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn and Dennis the Menace. Bart Simpson While Bart’s name is just an anagram of 'brat', the character was largely based on Matt Groening’s older brother. As for his name, it was based on another popular comedy character, Barney Rubble of The Flintstones. Matt Groening wanted him to be the most pathetic sitcom sidekick ever and he always wanted to break the unspoken rules of television that made it taboo to have alcohol serve as the source of comedy. Barney Gumble Barney was based on a drunkard character named “Crazy” Guggenheim that was in the “Joe the Bartender” sketches of The Jackie Gleason Show. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it. Getting to learn about the stories behind many of my favorite characters made this one of the most fun articles I’ve written for Neatorama so far.

I don’t know about you guys, but I love The Simpsons and I must say that getting to watch The Simpsons while writing about the show was a dream come true for me.