'Simpsons' Character To Come Out of the Closet

[LynneSin]

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'Simpsons' Character To Come Out of the Closet
Fans of hit cartoon The Simpsons are poised for big news - one of the show's long-time characters is set to reveal he's gay. At the moment, many fans are betting the character in question will be Waylon Smithers - who works for evil nuclear tycoon Mr. Burns - but the show's producers are refusing to confirm or deny who it is. Producer Al Jean says, "We have a show where, to raise money, Springfield legalizes gay marriage. Homer becomes a minister by going on the internet and filling out a form. A longtime character comes out of the closet, but I'm not saying who." Show creator Matt Groening jokes, "It's Homer!"

Wow, and Fox is going to allow this on their TV show. Any guesses of who it's going to be. I would think the obvious choice is Waylon, but I'm betting my money on Moe

[lcooksey]

1. Moe?

Gaahhh! Please, no. :) Maybe it'll be Karl and Lenny.

[LynneSin]

11. Yes, but Moe is the one that you would least expect and...

....he tries too hard to be straight.

My money is on Moe!

[Aristus]

36. Well, if it's Moe, at least it will explain his reaction to Bart's

phone calls about wanting "Amanda Hugginkiss"! :-)

[ET Awful]

2. I think it'll be Lenny or Carl :)

They've been hinting at it lately :)

Maybe Lenny and Carl will get hitched :)

[Champion Jack]

13. Lenny and Carl from Law and Order?

[maxpower]

3. Patti?

n/t

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

4. LISA!!!!!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

6. On second thought - an 8 year old shouldn't be exploring her sexuality

on TV in prime time :)

[terrya]

9. I don't think the producers want to open themselves up to the reaction..

that might cause. :-)

[Bertha Venation]

16. Yeah, but she's been 8 years old for, what, 12 years now?

Don'tcha think it's about time she broke out?! ;)

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

26. Don't mess with my head, man!

[RFKHumphreyObama]

29. She's actually decreased in age

When Bart destroyed Lisa's saxophone, they had a flashback to Bart's first day in school and Lisa was much younger in that episode than previous episodes had made her out to be. I think it was just a continuity error on the part of the scriptwriters but nevertheless she seems to be getting younger instead of older

[Bertha Venation]

34. "continuity error" LOLOL

:7 Imagine "The Simpsons" if there were anachronism experts on staff. . . .

[WinterStorm]

45. LOL

She sure has!

[terrya]

5. It has to be Waylon. HAS to be.

Although Lenny and Carl have a very interesting relationship. :-)

[davidwhite0570]

8. I think its Flanders.....

[nickgutierrez]

50. That would lead to quite a shitstorm as well

:)

[RFKHumphreyObama]

31. Could be

But I think Waylon may be a little too obvious...they'll probably go for someone more low-profile

[Beware the Beast Man]

7. Patti and Smithers' closet homosexuality has been the running joke

For years. Having one of them come out would be too obvious.
I opt for Flanders :evilgrin:

[terrya]

12. It would freak out the religious wackos! I love it. :-)

Imagine...a Christian coming out as gay. The fundies would plotz. :-)

[Beware the Beast Man]

15. There was that one episode..

That took place in the future, where Bart bribed Flanders so he wouldn't out Rod & Todd. Maybe the acorns don't fall far from the tree!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

10. Waylan's been outed a dozen times or so - its gotta be someone else!

[Bertha Venation]

14. It's Ned Flanders!! It has to be!

[LynneSin]

17. That's the other one I think they could pick

I could see Ned as a Gay man!!!

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

19. Now that I like - he has such a great body too!

[CanuckAmok]

42. And remember how tortured he was...

...when he was doing the Bump, and his "...buttocks brushed up against the buttocks of another man..."?

[Bertha Venation]

22. He's pinged my gaydar from day one.

If a gay person can spot another gay person, surely a formerly closeted gay fundamentalist Christian can spot another!

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

18. If it's an adult, Patty. If it's a kid, Milhouse.

[Enraged_Ape]

24. I thought Milhouse has a crush on Lisa

I haven't seen the show in a while. Maybe I'm wrong.

[XNASA]

20. Homer, of course, has already taken a walk on the wild side.

So it won't be him.

My guess?

Cletus

[LynneSin]

38. Homer is going to officiate the service

so he's the only one ruled out

[johnnie]

21. I'm going with Duffman

[DelawareValleyDem]

39. OH YEAH!!

[-..__...]

23. Barney

[mac56]

33. Second on Barney.

Smithers is too obvious. Flanders wouldn't be as effective a foil for Homer. Same for Patty. Moe...just not believable. Lenny and Carl...sort of obvious, and it's been alluded to already. I think Barney's our man.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

25. Snake

Ahoa Dude - I'm like queer, dude!

[DelawareValleyDem]

27. Bumblebee Guy

aka Chespirito

[pagerbear]

28. What about a woman?

Milhouse's mom?
Mrs. Lovejoy?
Mrs. Crabapple?
Lisa's teacher (what was her name?)
Mrs. Skinner (Principal Skinner's mom)?

[Rabrrrrrr]

30. I think Lenny and Carl are the obvious choice

It's been hinted at for a long time, and even the guys that do the voices for them have switched roles, at least in the early years. So, in effect, they "speak with one voice". :-)

But maybe comic book guy.

Smithers we know damn well is gay, so no need to out him.

[Mike Daniels]

32. The Simpsons has a lot of conservative fans

so it's going to be a subsidiary character that doesn't get camera time every week so as not to piss off viewers.

It's also likely to be someone who's sexuality is questionable to begin with...

If they go for the obvious it's going to be Patty (Smithers is already out for all intents and purposes although the creators always say he's a Burns-sexual whenever the question comes up)

My guess is that it will be Lenny and Carl - the oil rig episode basically removed any doubt about those two with Lenny's Mount Carlmore and Carl's rescue of Lenny later in the episode.

If they go off the reservation I'd say it's Lou and Eddie (the other two police officers) or Fat Tony.

[phillybri]

35. That's BS...Matt Groening doesn't give a f*ck about ticking off the RW...

Did you see the Fox News parody on the Simpsons???

[Mike Daniels]

37. Hell, I know Repubs who think Fox news is a joke

FYI, just because you are conservative doesn't mean you're right wing.

The Simpsons stick to safe issues to skewer and for every jab at the right wing they stick it to the left or have you not seen the unflattering portraits of the Kennedy's (through the Quimby clan) or Bill Clinton throughout the series history.

Incidentally, based on the plot synopsis Springfield isn't allowing gay marriages because of some social statement of equality...they're doing it strictly for mercenary reasons as a way to raise money. Hardly a progressive statement of purpose if you ask me.

[noonwitch]

40. Wild card guess-Mr. Burns gives into Smithers' advances.

It may not happen, but it would be funny.

[cheezus]

41. "in the future" episodes have Rodd and Todd as gay

Springfield seems to have no problem hitting that 10%

[CanuckAmok]

43. I hope it's Lindsay Nagel, the Sexual Predator...or Hans Moleman...

Even better would be if it was "Sarcastic Middle Aged Guy", as the voice is constant, but the character changes to suit the plot. It would be like having a gay wildcard character. Same logic applies to "Pimply Faced Teen".

But I think the choice is obvious...it's Marge.

[WinterStorm]

44. The Scotsman, the Cop or The Twin Sisters

I haven't watched the Simpson's in about 8 years so I can't remember the characters names.

Wild-card here but I think that it will one of them because they are the ones that we wouldn't think would be gay.

:shrug:

[No2W2004]

46. Its gotta be Patty damn it!

Patty is gay, but there has only been ONE big clue dropped about it:

Smithers: "We're here! We're glad!
Patty: "But don't tell mom and dad!"

[Surf Cowboy]

49. Yeah, it's gotta be Patty.

Can't be Ned, because (although he is certainly effeminate) he was willing to move from dead Maude to the female Christian country singer played by Dolly Parton.

Doubt it's gonna be anyone who hangs out at Moe's (such as Lenny and Carl)--unless it's Moe (remember how he had Moleman trapped beneath the floor in a Pulp Fictionesque gimp situation).

[skypilot]

47. I cast my vote for Principal Skinner.

He never married that Edna Crabapple broad did he?

[LynneSin]

51. I can see it - Tom Selleck will guest star in the episode

It'll be "In & Out in Springfield"

[Xithras]

48. Duffman!

His frolicking with scantily clad beach babes is just overcompensation for his repressed homosexual urges :evilgrin:

[oly]

52. It's the Shwartennegger character...(sp)

Rannier Wolfcastle?