What Is The Greatest Secondary Simpsons’ Character Of All Time?
May 22, 2011 Posted by
The Simpsons have now been on the air so long it is hard to remember network television without them. One way to think of it is that they have been around as the Fox Network itself, and trying to think of TV without Fox is also getting more and more difficult. Personally I find one of the most amazing parts of The Simpsons is the richness of the world that they inhabit. Springfield has a population of secondary characters that are almost as familiar to us as the leads in many shows.Get more information here. Characters like Mayor Quimby, Nelson the bully or Principal Skinner might only appear briefly but they have a rich background and fully developed character.
My personal favorite secondary character in The Simpsons is Comic Book Guy. Comic Book Guy is a delicious characterization of every conceivable fanboy stereotype. His character is middle aged, obese, ponytailed and scraggly bearded, dresses in too tight clothing and is an admitted virgin. Though he is intelligent and educated he is obsessed with the minutiae of his preoccupation and can discuss little else. Comic Book Guy has turned his fetish into a business; he owns a Springfield comic book store named Android’s Dungeon. Comic Book Guys discussions with the stores customers are filled with sarcasm and a condescending attitude that reeks of a belief that they are not worthy of buying his wares.
Recently Comic Book Guy even made a cameo appearance on The Cleveland Show. This was a nice tribute from that shows creator; Seth Mcfarlane. The plot of the episode centered on Comic Con and it was a perfect locale for Comic Book Guy to show up and than deliver his catch phrase, this time sarcastically droning “Worst cameo ever”.