Principal Seymour Skinner is a recurring fictional character in the animated sitcom The Simpsons , who is voiced by Harry Shearer . He is the principal of Springfield Elementary School , which he struggles to control, and is constantly engaged in a battle against its inadequate resources, apathetic and bitter teachers, and often rowdy and unenthusiastic students, Bart Simpson being a standout example.
148-521: Skinner attempts to institute discipline at the school, with an uptight, militaristic attitude that stems from his years in the United States Army as a Green Beret including service in the Vietnam War , where he was captured and held as a prisoner of war. He is quick to take orders from his superiors, chiefly his mother Agnes and Superintendent Chalmers . Skinner's actions often involve ensuring
296-401: A bumblebee costume and performs Slapstick comedy. In the episode " Team Homer ", his bowling shirt suggests that his name is " Pedro ", though he is informally referred to as " Chespirito ". He works at the same studio as Kent Brockman . His first appearance was in " Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie ". Bumblebee Man never takes off his costume in public, and almost never in private, except for
444-598: A status quo antebellum. Two weeks after a treaty was signed (but not ratified), Andrew Jackson defeated the British in the Battle of New Orleans and siege of Fort St. Philip with an army dominated by militia and volunteers, and became a national hero. U.S. troops and sailors captured HMS Cyane , Levant and Penguin in the final engagements of the war. Per the treaty, both sides (the United States and Great Britain) returned to
592-620: A $ 1 million offer to spend a weekend at his mansion, in order to pay for an operation needed to cure Homer's extremely loud snoring . Homer assumes the two are having an affair, but Artie admits that he could not win her over. Artie begins to acknowledge that his selfishness is to blame. In " The Ziff Who Came to Dinner " (2004), the Simpsons discover Artie hiding in their attic after he squandered his money and started an accounting scandal at his company Ziffcorp. Artie manages to scapegoat Homer by deliberately letting Homer win 98% of Ziffcorp stocks in
740-540: A Rattle Snitch on Peekimon Get on Frank Grimes ' grave. The Capital City Goofball (voiced by Tom Poston ) is the mascot for Capital City. His appearance seems to have been inspired by the mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, the Phillie Phanatic . The costume is a creature with a baseball body, with a blue Capital City T-shirt, yellow arms and legs, a long flat-ended nose, tufts of fur at
888-560: A Republican or a Democrat. Oscar " Bleeding Gums " Murphy (voiced by Ron Taylor in " Moaning Lisa " and " 'Round Springfield ", Daryl L. Coley in " Dancin' Homer ", Harry Shearer in " Lisa's Pony ", Kevin Michael Richardson in " The Sound of Bleeding Gums ") is a jazz musician, idol, and mentor of Lisa Simpson . His real name was Oscar as mentioned by his nephew in " Lisa Gets the Blues ". In his first appearance, Murphy explains
1036-634: A brief appearance in " The Front " ) is a narcissistic Internet entrepreneur who is obsessively infatuated with Marge Simpson, his former high school classmate. Animator David Silverman based Ziff's appearance and body language on a former high school classmate. Ziff first appears in the episode " The Way We Was " (1991), in which he takes a young Marge Bouvier to senior prom. When Artie tries to grope her in his car, Marge rejects him and drives off, encountering Homer on her way home. In adulthood, Artie tries repeatedly to coerce Marge into choosing him over Homer, with Patty 's encouragement as she saw him more as
1184-659: A brother named Stevie. Akira Kurosawa (voiced by George Takei in "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Bluefish" and "What Animated Women Want", Hank Azaria voice-matching the latter in "When Flanders Failed", "In Marge We Trust" and "Guess Who’s Coming to Criticize Dinner?") works as a waiter at The Happy Sumo, a Japanese restaurant in Springfield . He first appears in the second season episode " One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish ". Actor George Takei originally voiced Akira in "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish". Since Akira's speaking role in " When Flanders Failed " where
1332-526: A calculator on his belt, Doug is overweight and wears a pocket protector, and Gary wears horn-rimmed glasses and uses ear medicine. The writer of " Homer Goes to College ", Conan O'Brien partially based them on three guys he went to college with, who, he said, were "incredible nerds". Director Jim Reardon used a caricature of animator Rich Moore and colored it black for Gary. Bernice Hibbert (voiced by Tress MacNeille from 1999 to 2019, Maggie Roswell in " Bart After Dark ", Dawnn Lewis since 2021)
1480-634: A few months. The war remains the deadliest conflict in U.S. history, resulting in the deaths of 620,000 men on both sides. Based on 1860 census figures, 8% of all white males aged 13 to 43 died in the war, including 6.4% in the North and 18% in the South . Following the Civil War, the U.S. Army had the mission of containing western tribes of Native Americans on the Indian reservations . They set up many forts, and engaged in
1628-541: A few occasions, Gerald has been shown being pushed in a stroller by his mother outside the Simpson house as in " Lady Bouvier's Lover ", as the two toddlers glare at each other. He was also featured in the Simpsons theatrical short, " The Longest Daycare ." The character's name was revealed in the episode " The Canine Mutiny ". In " The Blue and the Gray " and " Papa Don't Leech ", a possible romantic attraction between Maggie and Gerald
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#17328690390521776-417: A fish bowl on Jrrr's desk. Mr. Burns' Lawyer , also known as The Blue-Haired Lawyer (voiced by Dan Castellaneta ), is Springfield's most prominent and powerful lawyer . His name has never been revealed. He first appeared in the second season episode " Bart Gets Hit by a Car ". He is known for his blue hair, authoritarian nature and nasal New York City accent . He also occasionally appears to serve as
1924-498: A fit of egomaniacal boasting when Lisa accuses Bob of being Barlow's puppet. Barlow appears in the episode " We're on the Road to D'ohwhere " as a customer at Marge's prescription drug -laden "yard sale", a reference to Limbaugh's Oxycontin addiction . Most recently Barlow appears with other Springfield Republicans in the episode " E Pluribus Wiggum ", in which he tells Lisa to make Ralph Wiggum decide whether he wants to run for president as
2072-530: A functional area. However, officers continue to wear the branch insignia of their former branch in most cases, as functional areas do not generally have discrete insignia. Some branches, such as Special Forces , operate similarly to functional areas in that individuals may not join their ranks until having served in another Army branch. Careers in the Army can extend into cross-functional areas for officers, warrant officers, enlisted, and civilian personnel. Before 1933,
2220-491: A jazz musician or some such. Oh well, bye-bye!" Each fails to recognize the other. The episode "The Sound of Bleeding Gums" reveals that Bleeding Gums Murphy has a deaf son named Monk (voiced by John Autry II). His ghost gives advice to Lisa on how to see eye to eye with Monk. When Monk gets a cochlear implant , Lisa plays his father's song which he states that he can finally hear. Bleeding Gums Murphy's ghost thanks Lisa for helping his son to hear his song. Bleeding Gums Murphy
2368-456: A leave of absence to get a sex-change operation and returns as "Mr. Pommelhorst" (implying that Pommelhorst is a transgender man), the new shop teacher. She is replaced by Coach Krupt . Despite this, the character has appeared in later episodes as a woman. Bumblebee Man (voiced by Hank Azaria from 1992 to 2020, Eric Lopez since 2020 ) is the star of a Mexican Spanish-language television sitcom on Channel Ocho in which he dresses in
2516-690: A month – known as battle assemblies or unit training assemblies (UTAs) – and conduct two to three weeks of annual training each year. Both the Regular Army and the Army Reserve are organized under Title 10 of the United States Code , while the National Guard is organized under Title 32 . While the Army National Guard is organized, trained, and equipped as a component of the U.S. Army, when it
2664-487: A new Army Command (ACOM) in 2018. The Army Futures Command (AFC), is a peer of FORSCOM, TRADOC, and AMC, the other ACOMs. AFC's mission is modernization reform: to design hardware, as well as to work within the acquisition process which defines materiel for AMC. TRADOC's mission is to define the architecture and organization of the Army, and to train and supply soldiers to FORSCOM. AFC's cross-functional teams (CFTs) are Futures Command's vehicle for sustainable reform of
2812-480: A new dish, we'll just call you Snowball Two and pretend this whole thing never happened", after losing three cats to death in the episode. Skinner walks by and asks "That's really a cheat, isn't it?", to which Lisa pointedly replies, "I guess you're right, Principal Tamzarian ." Skinner then quickly excuses himself to Lisa with "I'll just be moving along, Lisa. Snowball Two", and walks away. Bibliography United States Army The United States Army ( USA )
2960-463: A poker game, thus making Homer legally liable for Artie's deceit. However, he eventually confesses his guilt to the authorities after Marge berates Artie for his poor character, revealing that his own selfish behavior is the real reason no one likes him. After that, Artie is comforted by Selma and they spend the night together. As a result, Artie turns himself in. He was last seen about to be assaulted by angry prisoners after he doused their cigarettes with
3108-472: A predominantly combat support role. The army converted to an all-volunteer force with greater emphasis on training to specific performance standards driven by the reforms of General William E. DePuy , the first commander of United States Army Training and Doctrine Command . Following the Camp David Accords that was signed by Egypt, Israel that was brokered by president Jimmy Carter in 1978, as part of
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#17328690390523256-555: A prosecutor. Unlike Lionel Hutz or Gil Gunderson , he is competent, although not necessarily ethical. He has served as Mr. Burns ' head lawyer, helping him out with threats of the Power Plant closing down and of Burns losing his money. He is a member of the Springfield Republican Party . His clients tend to be antagonists to the Simpsons, although he has also defended them on occasion. The Blue-Haired Lawyer also played
3404-613: A role in the invasions of Grenada in 1983 ( Operation Urgent Fury ) and Panama in 1989 ( Operation Just Cause ). By 1989 Germany was nearing reunification and the Cold War was coming to a close. Army leadership reacted by starting to plan for a reduction in strength. By November 1989 Pentagon briefers were laying out plans to reduce army end strength by 23%, from 750,000 to 580,000. A number of incentives such as early retirement were used. In 1990, Iraq invaded its smaller neighbor, Kuwait , and U.S. land forces quickly deployed to assure
3552-597: A school principal. The real Seymour Skinner (voiced by Martin Sheen ) is alive after all, and briefly returns to Springfield to take his rightful place as Springfield Elementary School Principal, but proves hopelessly unpopular and the Springfielders run him out of town on the railroad. Judge Snyder grants Tamzarian Skinner's "name, and his past, present, future, and mother", and decrees that no one will mention his true identity again "under penalty of torture " (although Lisa uses
3700-426: A show on Fox News , and serves as a parody of Fox News' conservative bias . On his radio show , he declares himself to be "the fourth branch of government " and "the fifty-first state ". He authored the book Only Turkeys Have Left Wings . Barlow plays an important part in the episode " Sideshow Bob Roberts ", in which Sideshow Bob , while jailed, calls Barlow on his radio show, giving Bob an outlet to voice how
3848-457: A squirt bottle. In " Treehouse of Horror XXIII " (2012), Bart time-travels to 1974 and meets Marge, who is still a high school student. After he warns her not to marry Homer, Bart returns to 2012 and finds that Marge has married Artie, with Bart now named Bartie Ziff, and having inherited Artie's curly hair. Marge leaves Artie after she instantly falls in love with a host of time-traveling Homers. She says seeing them made her realize she had married
3996-705: A strategy of seizing the coastline, blockading the ports, and taking control of the river systems. By 1863, the Confederacy was being strangled. Its eastern armies fought well, but the western armies were defeated one after another until the Union forces captured New Orleans in 1862 along with the Tennessee River. In the Vicksburg Campaign of 1862–1863, General Ulysses Grant seized the Mississippi River and cut off
4144-585: A very important role in Bart's emancipation in " Barting Over ". The character's demeanor and Castellaneta's voice for the character are based on Roy Cohn , best known as Joe McCarthy 's chief counsel during the Second Red Scare of the 1950s, and later legal advisor and mentor to Donald Trump . Animator Jim Reardon modeled the character's appearance on actor Charles Lane . Barbara Rellalinsky , more commonly known as Booberella (voiced by Tress MacNeille ),
4292-690: Is Dr. Julius Hibbert 's wife and is loosely based on the Clair Huxtable character from The Cosby Show . The Hibberts have three children, two boys and a girl. Nevertheless, her marriage is on the rocks; she refuses to kiss her husband, even in front of an entire audience. Her drinking has been joked about on several occasions. She fainted when she read that "Prohibition" had been introduced to Springfield and attends Springfield Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Bill and Marty (voiced by Harry Shearer and Dan Castellaneta ) are two radio show hosts and DJs on Springfield 's own radio station KBBL . Bill
4440-600: Is Homer's friend and co-worker (sometimes identified as his supervisor) at the Nuclear Power Plant and is often seen with Lenny. He likes to call himself "an urban Lenny." He attended Springfield A&M University . Carl is an Icelandic -African American, with a master's degree in nuclear physics , fond of bowling and drinking at Moe's Tavern . Carl is frequently said to be among the most attractive men in Springfield; in " Principal Charming ", Homer concludes that Carl
4588-515: Is a robot that Martin Prince built in " Fat Man and Little Boy " for a science fair at Springfield Elementary School. In " Future-Drama " Martin dances with it at the prom in the future and the robot activates the self-destruction mechanism . In " Gorgeous Grampa ", Bart hit C.H.U.M. over the head with a folding chair and then proceeded to climb to the blackboard ledge and jump on the robot, breaking it. In " Looking for Mr. Goodbart " appears catching
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4736-480: Is a buxom television host who dresses like a female vampire and speaks with a Romanian accent. She is a parody of Cassandra Peterson and her character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. Booberella is proud of her ample breasts and takes every chance to mention "her boobs", stretching out the "oo". Booberella's television show is a spoof of Elvira's Movie Macabre , a horror film anthology series . Booberella first appears in
4884-495: Is advised of their romance by Chief Wiggum , after which Skinner and Edna lock themselves in the school with Bart demanding their jobs back. After Skinner is reinstated, he and Edna date for several more years and become engaged, but later cancel the wedding. Edna has shown she does want to continue dating Skinner, but first wants him to commit to her—namely by not letting his mother , with whom he still lives, control him anymore. The controversial season 9 episode " The Principal and
5032-566: Is alive in her, and honors his memory by having his album played at a local radio station. Murphy appears from the Heavens thanking Lisa for that. It is strongly hinted in the same episode that Murphy and Dr. Julius Hibbert are long-lost brothers by Murphy's quote: "I don't really have a family. All I had was a little brother who grew up to become a doctor. He used to laugh at the most inappropriate times." Hibbert laughs inappropriately and says, "Hey, I've got an older brother that I'll never see! He's
5180-550: Is eager to discover the prankster's identity. Later, Groundskeeper Willie tells him the story: years ago, the school had a swimming pool and team, with Willie as their coach. Skinner was a more easygoing principal, but it all changed when student Andy Hamilton filled the pool with worms and locked Skinner in there for a long weekend (Monday being a teachers' holiday, Skinner was not rescued until Tuesday morning). This experience has caused him to become serious and almost merciless in his approach to rules, even going as far as to shut down
5328-471: Is further declared in the Season 29 episode " Grampy Can Ya Hear Me " where a teenage Seymour is shown living with Agnes before going off to college. Another part of Principal Skinner's backstory is revealed in the season 21 episode " Pranks and Greens ". When Bart Simpson plays numerous pranks on teachers of the school, Skinner reveals to Bart that there was a student who was an even better prankster than him. Bart
5476-521: Is hinted at. In the non-canonical future of " Days of Future Future ", Gerald and Maggie are married. It is implied in " Holidays of Future Passed " that he is the father of Maggie Jr. and of whom her family knows except Abe. Baby Gerald appears in the show's current title sequence (as of 2014). Benjamin , Doug , and Gary (voiced by Dan Castellaneta , Hank Azaria , and Harry Shearer , respectively) are geeks that were once Homer Simpson's dormitory roommates at Springfield University . Benjamin carries
5624-563: Is in Lisa's class but skipped a grade and has a lot in common with Lisa. She first appeared in " Lisa's Rival ", in which Lisa feels threatened by Allison's talents and abilities. During a school competition, Lisa has Bart sabotage Allison's Tell-Tale Heart diorama with a cow's heart in a box and hide the original diorama beneath a floorboard. Wracked with guilt, Lisa returns Allison's real diorama. Lisa and Allison both lose to Ralph Wiggum and his Star Wars figurines. Afterwards, Lisa apologizes, and
5772-607: Is later seen again in later episodes like " Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish' " . Episodes have portrayed Blinky as iconography for Springfield, such as appearing on maps. Blinky also made a brief appearance in an underwater section of the tube-way Fry travels through in the pilot episode of the animated series Futurama , which was created by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening . Blinky also appears in an episode of Futurama ' s seventh season titled " T.: The Terrestrial ", on
5920-466: Is loosely based on Blind Willie Johnson , at whose feet the young Bleeding Gums character learned. His saxophone playing is provided by Dan Higgins . In " The Great Wife Hope ", Carl mentions he met Drederick Tatum while he was at a party with Dr. Hibbert at Murphy's house. In " Whiskey Business ", Murphy appears as a hologram, causing Lisa to protest against his record label's use of his image for commercials. He appears in other episodes such as " Bart
6068-445: Is middle-aged and balding , while Marty is younger and has a full head of hair. They are responsible for giving Bart his elephant, Stampy , although they were surprised when Bart wanted Stampy, because they thought he would choose the other prize, $ 10,000. When Mr. Burns monopolized the local media in " Fraudcast News ", he fired the duo, but they returned to the job in later episodes. Billy (voiced by Nancy Cartwright in " Lisa
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6216-521: Is not in federal service it is under the command of individual state and territorial governors. However, the District of Columbia National Guard reports to the U.S. president, not the district's mayor , even when not federalized. Any or all of the National Guard can be federalized by presidential order and against the governor's wishes. The U.S. Army is led by a civilian secretary of the Army , who has
6364-596: Is not mentioned until " The PTA Disbands " (when a little girl left hanging on the gymnastic rings after the teachers walk out due to a strike calls for "Mrs. Pommelhorst" to let her down). Pommelhorst's name is a play on pommel horse and she has blond hair and usually wears a whistle. She takes a tough-as-nails approach to teaching. In " Little Girl in the Big Ten ", Pommelhorst decides to fail Lisa because of an oath she took on Xena but allows her to make it up by taking private lessons. In " My Fair Laddy ", Pommelhorst takes
6512-553: Is shown fighting in the Iraq War . She comes back revealing Cletus is the father of only two of the kids, casting doubt over the paternity of all the other children. Assuming that all of the children believed to be Cletus' are also hers, Brandine has 45 specifically named children. Brandine and Cletus were married by Homer during his brief stint as a minister. On April 27, 2008, more is revealed about Cletus and Brandine in an episode entitled " Apocalypse Cow "; Brandine had married Cletus at
6660-670: Is that each brigade will be modular, i.e., all brigades of the same type will be exactly the same and thus any brigade can be commanded by any division. As specified before the 2013 end-strength re-definitions, the three major types of brigade combat teams are: In addition, there are combat support and service support modular brigades. Combat support brigades include aviation (CAB) brigades, which will come in heavy and light varieties, fires (artillery) brigades (now transforms to division artillery) and expeditionary military intelligence brigades . Combat service support brigades include sustainment brigades and come in several varieties and serve
6808-500: Is that he has served as a Green Beret sergeant during the Vietnam War , where he was captured by the Viet Cong at the Battle of Khe Sanh and spent three years as a prisoner of war . Seeing his entire platoon devoured by an elephant was one of the many things that led to the development of his post-traumatic stress disorder . He is also quite bitter about the treatment that he and other Vietnam veterans have received upon returning from
6956-604: Is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces . It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services , and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution . The Army is the oldest branch of the U.S. military and the most senior in order of precedence. It has its roots in the Continental Army , which was formed on 14 June 1775 to fight against the British for independence during
7104-552: Is the episode that has a part where he anchors the news with an English accent, filling in for Kent Brockman, who would not report the news because he did not get his Danish pastry , which Bart stole to give to Krusty. Bumblebee Man is a caricature parody of El Chapulín Colorado , a character created and portrayed by Mexican television comedian Roberto Gómez Bolaños (a.k.a. "Chespirito"), and his show consists of simple skits, often involving heavy slapstick . The staff have said that whenever they watched Univision , this character
7252-658: Is too attractive for Selma . According to " They Saved Lisa's Brain ", he might be diabetic , while according to "The Dad Who Knew Too Little" he might be severely schizophrenic . In " 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky ", it was revealed that Carl spent at least part of his boyhood in Iceland. The episode " The Saga of Carl " provides his origin story, describing how he was raised in Iceland. The episode includes his reunion with his Icelandic parents, who adopted him at an unspecified age from an unspecified nation. The episode's plot revolves around
7400-439: Is very controlling of her son and often treats him as if he is a child, insulting and ridiculing him every chance she gets. She hates Edna Krabappel due to her son's feelings for the other woman. Agnes has been married four times and has dated Comic Book Guy and Montgomery Burns . Many Springfield residents, including the Simpsons, are afraid of her. When "the real Seymour Skinner" arrives in Springfield in " The Principal and
7548-773: The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783). After the Revolutionary War, the Congress of the Confederation created the United States Army on 3 June 1784 to replace the disbanded Continental Army. The United States Army considers itself a continuation of the Continental Army, and thus considers its institutional inception to be the origin of that armed force in 1775. The U.S. Army is a uniformed service of
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#17328690390527696-923: The Army Strategy 2018 articulated an eight-point addendum to the Army Vision for 2028. While the Army Mission remains constant, the Army Strategy builds upon the Army's Brigade Modernization by adding focus to corps and division -level echelons. The Army Futures Command oversees reforms geared toward conventional warfare . The Army's current reorganization plan is due to be completed by 2028. The Army's five core competencies are prompt and sustained land combat, combined arms operations (to include combined arms maneuver and wide–area security, armored and mechanized operations and airborne and air assault operations ), special operations forces , to set and sustain
7844-523: The Battle of 73 Easting were tank battles of historical significance. After Operation Desert Storm, the army did not see major combat operations for the remainder of the 1990s but did participate in a number of peacekeeping activities. In 1990 the Department of Defense issued guidance for "rebalancing" after a review of the Total Force Policy, but in 2004, USAF Air War College scholars concluded
7992-681: The Netherlands and the United Kingdom , until the 1990s in anticipation of a possible Soviet attack. During the Cold War, U.S. troops and their allies fought communist forces in Korea and Vietnam . The Korean War began in June 1950, when the Soviets walked out of a UN Security Council meeting, removing their possible veto. Under a United Nations umbrella, hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops fought to prevent
8140-471: The Tichborne case of 19th-century England. Producers Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein were excited about the episode because Principal Skinner was one of their favorite characters. They "spent a month immersed in the mind of Seymour Skinner" to prepare that episode, and from that point forward, took every opportunity to "tinker with [Skinner's] personality and his backstory and his homelife." They intended for
8288-557: The fiscal year 2022, the projected end strength for the Regular Army (USA) was 480,893 soldiers; the Army National Guard (ARNG) had 336,129 soldiers and the U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) had 188,703 soldiers; the combined-component strength of the U.S. Army was 1,005,725 soldiers. As a branch of the armed forces, the mission of the U.S. Army is "to fight and win our Nation's wars, by providing prompt, sustained land dominance, across
8436-552: The guerrilla hit and run tactics of the communist Viet Cong and the People's Army Of Vietnam (NVA) . During the 1960s, the Department of Defense continued to scrutinize the reserve forces and to question the number of divisions and brigades as well as the redundancy of maintaining two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve . In 1967, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara decided that 15 combat divisions in
8584-460: The Army (HQDA): See Structure of the United States Army for a detailed treatment of the history , components , administrative and operational structure and the branches and functional areas of the Army. The U.S. Army is made up of three components: the active component, the Regular Army; and two reserve components, the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve. Both reserve components are primarily composed of part-time soldiers who train once
8732-463: The Army National Guard members were considered state militia until they were mobilized into the U.S. Army, typically at the onset of war. Since the 1933 amendment to the National Defense Act of 1916 , all Army National Guard soldiers have held dual status. They serve as National Guardsmen under the authority of the governor of their state or territory and as reserve members of the U.S. Army under
8880-411: The Army National Guard were unnecessary and cut the number to eight divisions (one mechanized infantry, two armored, and five infantry), but increased the number of brigades from seven to 18 (one airborne, one armored, two mechanized infantry and 14 infantry). The loss of the divisions did not sit well with the states. Their objections included the inadequate maneuver element mix for those that remained and
9028-555: The British were weakest to wear down their forces. Washington led victories against the British at Trenton and Princeton , but lost a series of battles in the New York and New Jersey campaign in 1776 and the Philadelphia campaign in 1777. With a decisive victory at Yorktown and the help of the French, the Continental Army prevailed against the British. After the war, the Continental Army
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#17328690390529176-456: The Canadian province of Upper Canada, British troops who had dubbed the U.S. Army "Regulars, by God!", were able to capture and burn Washington , which was defended by militia, in 1814. The regular army, however, proved they were professional and capable of defeating the British army during the invasions of Plattsburgh and Baltimore , prompting British agreement on the previously rejected terms of
9324-456: The Carlson family curse, which had tarnished their reputation in Iceland for centuries. In the early seasons, Carl was rarely seen with Lenny and did not have a consistent voice – on some occasions, he can be heard with Lenny's voice and vice versa. One example of Carl having Lenny's voice is in " Brush with Greatness ". In an early 1991 episode, " Principal Charming ", Carl's name is spelled "Karl",
9472-790: The Cosby children's grandfathers, but he quickly lost his money feeding his addiction to purchasing Fabergé eggs . Murphy teaches Lisa to display her emotions through music, prompting Lisa to hold him as an important figure in her life. His last appearance was in " 'Round Springfield", when, after Bart ends up in the hospital, Lisa wanders off to find Murphy in a nearby ward. He explains about his life, family, and work to her, as well as giving her advice for her upcoming school performance, giving her his saxophone. When Lisa returns, she finds out that Murphy has died from circumstances which are never revealed. No one, except for Lisa, attends Murphy's funeral. Lisa realizes that despite being gone physically, he still
9620-587: The Daredevil " (where he is yellow), "Dancin' Homer", " Old Money ", " Flaming Moe's ", " Bart Gets an 'F' " , " Radio Bart ", and "Lisa's Pony". Blinky is a three-eyed orange fish featured primarily in " Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish ". Likely mutated by toxic waste from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant pouring into the river, Blinky became a major news story when he
9768-651: The Kitchen with DNA ". A similar child named Jimmy (who at one point McClure also calls Billy) appears in "The Meat Council Presents: 'Meat and You: Partners in Freedom ' " in the episode, " Lisa the Vegetarian ". Birchibald "Birch" T. Barlow (voiced by Harry Shearer in " Sideshow Bob Roberts " and " You Kent Always Say What You Want ") is a conservative talk show host on the radio station KBBL , modeled after Rush Limbaugh . As of "You Kent Always Say What You Want", he also has
9916-545: The National Guard, while all states maintain regulations for state militias . State militias are both "organized", meaning that they are armed forces usually part of the state defense forces, or "unorganized" simply meaning that all able-bodied males may be eligible to be called into military service. The U.S. Army is also divided into several branches and functional areas . Branches include officers, warrant officers, and enlisted Soldiers while functional areas consist of officers who are reclassified from their former branch into
10064-565: The ORC and ERC were combined into the United States Army Reserve . The Army of the United States was re-established for the Korean War and Vietnam War and was demobilized upon the suspension of the draft . Currently, the Army is divided into the Regular Army , the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard . Some states further maintain state defense forces , as a type of reserve to
10212-750: The Pauper " heavily alters Skinner's backstory, revealing him as an impostor. Born as Armin Tamzarian, he has been a troubled orphan from Capital City, who is forced into the US Army during the Vietnam War. There, he serves as a Green Beret under Sgt. Seymour Skinner, whom he comes to idolize and befriend. When the sergeant is reported missing and presumed dead, Armin returns to Springfield to inform Skinner's mother, Agnes, but she deliberately mistakes him for Seymour, so he assumes his identity and follows Skinner's dream of becoming
10360-449: The Pauper ", Agnes ends up rejecting him, in part because he stands up to her but also because, unlike Skinner/Tamzarian, her biological son is independent and does not need her anymore, while Skinner immediately reverts to a good-for-nothing without her. Agnes's first name was revealed in the seventh-season episode " Bart the Fink ". Before that, the character was known as "Mrs. Skinner". In
10508-458: The Revolutionary War progressed, French aid, resources, and military thinking helped shape the new army. A number of European soldiers came on their own to help, such as Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben , who taught Prussian Army tactics and organizational skills. The Army fought numerous pitched battles, and sometimes used Fabian strategy and hit-and-run tactics in the South in 1780 and 1781; under Major General Nathanael Greene , it hit where
10656-592: The Simpson " and Russi Taylor in " Bart the Mother ") is Troy McClure 's assistant who appeared in " Lisa the Simpson ", and " Bart the Mother ". He was supposed to appear in more episodes, but due to the death of McClure's voice actor Phil Hartman , he was retired along with McClure. Billy is a child who appears in Troy McClure's educational films. He appears in the films "Birds: Our Fine Feathered Colleagues", and "Someone's in
10804-533: The Simpsons window alongside Mr Largo when Lisa talks about TV shows rewriting or dropping characters that appear early on. In " Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade ", the Capital City Goofball represents Capital City in the state legislature; he spent $ 80 million out of his own pocket to win the seat, and now is leading an effort to change the state's embarrassing flag, a Confederate battle flag set between
10952-644: The Southwest. Grant took command of Union forces in 1864 and after a series of battles with very heavy casualties, he had General Robert E. Lee under siege in Richmond as General William T. Sherman captured Atlanta and marched through Georgia and the Carolinas . The Confederate capital was abandoned in April 1865 and Lee subsequently surrendered his army at Appomattox Court House. All other Confederate armies surrendered within
11100-526: The United States and is part of the Department of the Army , which is one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense . The U.S. Army is headed by a civilian senior appointed civil servant, the secretary of the Army (SECARMY), and by a chief military officer , the chief of staff of the Army (CSA) who is also a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . It is the largest military branch, and in
11248-534: The United States (the "Union" or "the North") formed the Union Army , consisting of a small body of regular army units and a large body of volunteer units raised from every state, north and south, except South Carolina . For the first two years, Confederate forces did well in set battles but lost control of the border states. The Confederates had the advantage of defending a large territory in an area where disease caused twice as many deaths as combat. The Union pursued
11396-405: The United States Army was maintained as a small peacetime force to man permanent forts and perform other non-wartime duties such as engineering and construction works. During times of war, the U.S. Army was augmented by the much larger United States Volunteers which were raised independently by various state governments. States also maintained full-time militias which could also be called into
11544-423: The acquisition process for the future. In order to support the Army's modernization priorities, its FY2020 budget allocated $ 30 billion for the top six modernization priorities over the next five years. The $ 30 billion came from $ 8 billion in cost avoidance and $ 22 billion in terminations. The task of organizing the U.S. Army commenced in 1775. In the first one hundred years of its existence,
11692-549: The age of 13, having been married four times previously. Brandine has had several low-level jobs, such as working for Dairy Queen , a strip club , and an infantryman for the U.S. Army . She has also been in prison, where she developed a liking for indoor plumbing , which the Spuckler homestead lacks. Brunella Pommelhorst (voiced by Tress MacNeille ) is the gym teacher at Springfield Elementary School. Pommelhorst first appeared in " Stark Raving Dad ", although Pommelhorst's name
11840-491: The agreement, both the United States and Egypt agreed that there would be a joint military training led by both countries that would usually take place every 2 years, that exercise is known as Exercise Bright Star . The 1980s was mostly a decade of reorganization. The Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 created unified combatant commands bringing the army together with the other four military services under unified, geographically organized command structures. The army also played
11988-633: The army began acquiring fixed-wing aircraft . In 1910, during the Mexican Revolution , the army was deployed to U.S. towns near the border to ensure the safety of lives and property. In 1916, Pancho Villa , a major rebel leader, attacked Columbus, New Mexico , prompting a U.S. intervention in Mexico until 7 February 1917. They fought the rebels and the Mexican federal troops until 1918. The United States joined World War I as an "Associated Power" in 1917 on
12136-597: The audience. His stunts often end in disaster, such as in "Viva Ned Flanders", and "Bart the Daredevil", where he states that he has broken every bone in his body after a failed stunt (he did have one unbroken bone, his thumb, but broke it when trying to give Bart a thumbs-up). His signature bike is the Suicycle and he has his own action figure complete with an ambulance. Carlton Carlson (voiced by Harry Shearer in " Homer's Night Out " and " Brush with Greatness "; Hank Azaria from season 2 to 31; Alex Désert since season 32)
12284-550: The authority of the president, in the Army National Guard of the United States. Since the adoption of the total force policy, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, reserve component soldiers have taken a more active role in U.S. military operations. For example, Reserve and Guard units took part in the Gulf War , peacekeeping in Kosovo , Afghanistan, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq . [REDACTED] Headquarters, United States Department of
12432-432: The bar, thus making Agnes lose and crushing her dreams (contradicting the earlier episode in which Seymour is not her birth son). In " Grade School Confidential ", it is revealed that Agnes enjoys collecting pictures of cakes that she cuts out of magazines, a hobby she began in 1941. However, she does not care for the dessert itself, finding it "too sweet". In the 26th-season episode " Sky Police ", she mentions that she has
12580-506: The beginning of the series, the writers make several references to Agnes and Seymour's unhealthily close relationship as similar to that of Norman Bates and his mother. In " Boy Meets Curl ", it is revealed that Agnes's resentment toward Seymour may have begun even before her son was born – during the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Agnes competed in the pole vaulting event while nine months pregnant. When Seymour makes his first kick, he hits
12728-641: The building, as part of the September 11 attacks . In response to the 11 September attacks and as part of the Global War on Terror , U.S. and NATO forces invaded Afghanistan in October 2001, displacing the Taliban government. The U.S. Army also led the combined U.S. and allied invasion of Iraq in 2003; it served as the primary source for ground forces with its ability to sustain short and long-term deployment operations. In
12876-588: The character is depicted as a karate teacher, Hank Azaria has voiced the character, doing an impression of Takei for the voice. Takei returned to voice Akira in season 24's " What Animated Women Want ". The character's name is a reference to the Japanese director Akira Kurosawa . Allison Taylor (voiced by Winona Ryder in " Lisa's Rival ", Maggie Roswell in " Lard of the Dance ", Tress MacNeille in " Moe Goes from Rags to Riches ", and Pamela Hayden in later episodes)
13024-466: The combatant commanders for use as directed by the secretary of defense. By 2013, the army shifted to six geographical commands that align with the six geographical unified combatant commands (CCMD): The army also transformed its base unit from divisions to brigades . Division lineage will be retained, but the divisional headquarters will be able to command any brigade, not just brigades that carry their divisional lineage. The central part of this plan
13172-597: The duo with a comeback special. The pair are later reduced to low-paying work such as a show at an Indian casino . Arthur Crandall maintains the illusion Gabbo is a person even without an audience, even having conversations with him when the camera is off. The pair mainly appeared in season four's " Krusty Gets Kancelled ", but they also appeared in " Bart to the Future ", " Homerazzi ", " All About Lisa " and The Simpsons Movie . (See The Great Gabbo .) Artie Ziff (voiced by Jon Lovitz in most appearances, Dan Castellaneta in
13320-622: The end of FY2017. From 2016 to 2017, the Army retired hundreds of OH-58 Kiowa Warrior observation helicopters, while retaining its Apache gunships. The 2015 expenditure for Army research, development and acquisition changed from $ 32 billion projected in 2012 for FY15 to $ 21 billion for FY15 expected in 2014. By 2017, a task force was formed to address Army modernization, which triggered shifts of units: CCDC , and ARCIC , from within Army Materiel Command (AMC), and Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC), respectively, to
13468-439: The end to the practice of rotating divisional commands among the states that supported them. Under the proposal, the remaining division commanders were to reside in the state of the division base. However, no reduction in total Army National Guard strength was to take place, which convinced the governors to accept the plan. The states reorganized their forces accordingly between 1 December 1967 and 1 May 1968. The Total Force Policy
13616-550: The episode " 22 Short Films About Springfield ", in which his private life is shown. In this short segment, he is portrayed as very clumsy rather than simply acting as such. In general, Bumblebee Man only speaks in simple, over-enunciated (and often inaccurate) Spanish sentences. His catchphrases of choice are typically "¡Ay, ay, ay, no me gusta!" ("I don't like it!"), "¡Ay, no es bueno!" ("That's not good!") and "¡Ay, Dios no me ama!" ("God doesn't love me!"). Quite commonly, his phrases will be intentionally sloppy Spanish. For example, in
13764-446: The episode " 22 Short Films About Springfield ", there are several words used that are not real (such as "wudpequero" for " woodpecker ", rather than the correct pájaro carpintero ). The crude Spanish is used so that English-speaking viewers would still understand it audibly rather than subtitled. However, the sole examples that feature him speaking English are briefly in " Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington " and in " Bart Gets Famous ", which
13912-436: The episode " I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can ", in which Bart and Homer watch her show. Booberella's name alludes to Vampirella ( Forrest James Ackerman 's comic book vampire character) and to the 1968 cult film Barbarella , which stars Jane Fonda in the title role. Brandine Spuckler (voiced by Tress MacNeille ) is married to Cletus Spuckler . Brandine and Cletus are depicted as stereotypical hillbillies . Throughout
14060-416: The episode to be "an experiment" and that the ending was meant to allow viewers to reset to the point before Skinner was revealed to be an impostor. The revelation that Principal Skinner was not who the audience had long been led to believe (as well as the self-referential deus ex machina ending of the episode) was negatively received by many fans and critics, and is considered by some to be the point at which
14208-567: The following years, the mission changed from conflict between regular militaries to counterinsurgency , resulting in the deaths of more than 4,000 U.S. service members (as of March 2008) and injuries to thousands more. 23,813 insurgents were killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2011. Until 2009, the army's chief modernization plan, its most ambitious since World War II, was the Future Combat Systems program. In 2009, many systems were canceled, and
14356-519: The forces that landed in French North Africa and took Tunisia and then moved on to Sicily and later fought in Italy . In the June 1944 landings in northern France and in the subsequent liberation of Europe and defeat of Nazi Germany , millions of U.S. Army troops played a central role. In 1947, the number of soldiers in the US Army had decreased from eight million in 1945 to 684,000 soldiers and
14504-420: The full range of military operations and the spectrum of conflict, in support of combatant commanders ". The branch participates in conflicts worldwide and is the major ground-based offensive and defensive force of the United States of America. The United States Army serves as the land-based branch of the U.S. Armed Forces . Section 7062 of Title 10, U.S. Code defines the purpose of the army as: In 2018,
14652-661: The geographical status quo. Both navies kept the warships they had seized during the conflict. The army's major campaign against the Indians was fought in Florida against Seminoles . It took long wars (1818–1858) to finally defeat the Seminoles and move them to Oklahoma. The usual strategy in Indian wars was to seize control of the Indians' winter food supply, but that was no use in Florida where there
14800-466: The guidance would reverse the Total Force Policy which is an "essential ingredient to the successful application of military force". On 11 September 2001, 53 Army civilians (47 employees and six contractors) and 22 soldiers were among the 125 victims killed in the Pentagon in a terrorist attack when American Airlines Flight 77 commandeered by five Al-Qaeda hijackers slammed into the western side of
14948-467: The ideal husband for her sister. It is also implied that former principal Harlan Dondelinger favored Artie over Homer, believing that he would be a multimillionaire and do tasks that Homer and even Barney would never do. In " Half-Decent Proposal " (2002), Marge learns that Artie is extremely wealthy, having made his fortune in computers by inventing an adapter that turns dial-up modem handshaking noises into easy-listening music. Marge reluctantly accepts
15096-548: The image of a strict disciplinarian, he is often weak-willed and nervous and has a very unhealthy dependence on his mother, who still lives with him, constantly torments him and nicknames him "Spanky". Aside from a short-lived relationship with Patty Bouvier , most of Skinner's love life is focused on Edna Krabappel . He and Edna kiss in Martin's playhouse after they are invited to a birthday party, and they are witnessed by Bart. He loses his job along with Edna when Superintendent Chalmers
15244-464: The job back in " Trust But Clarify " was a resigned "Go on, go do whatever it is you do" before sulking away from the set. Arthur Crandall and Gabbo (both voiced by Hank Azaria ) are a ventriloquist and his ventriloquist puppet who star in a children's TV show that is in direct competition with Krusty the Clown 's. The show is a huge hit that ruins Krusty's career, but Bart and Lisa help Krusty outdo
15392-746: The last of the American Indian Wars . U.S. Army troops also occupied several Southern states during the Reconstruction Era to protect freedmen . The key battles of the Spanish–American War of 1898 were fought by the Navy. Using mostly new volunteers , the U.S. forces defeated Spain in land campaigns in Cuba and played the central role in the Philippine–American War . Starting in 1910,
15540-513: The newer episodes. He first appeared in " Bart the Daredevil " which featured him in more scenes than other episodes. He later appeared in " I Married Marge ", " Selma's Choice ", and " Viva Ned Flanders ". He was most recently featured when Krusty was flicking channels on his TV in " Today I Am a Clown ". He also appears in Lisa 's lecture about Lake Springfield in The Simpsons Movie sitting in
15688-520: The ocean and the rays of the sun (especially as the state was in the North ). After Tom Poston's death in 2007, the character was reduced to making minor background appearances and usual honking sounds, and has not spoken since "Bart and Lisa vs. the Third Grade". Captain Lance Murdock (voiced by Dan Castellaneta ) is a professional stunt devil who appeared more in the early days of the show rather than
15836-460: The origins of his nickname: "You ever been to the dentist? Not me." His most significant roles were in the episodes "Moaning Lisa" and " 'Round Springfield". In " 'Round Springfield", it is revealed that at one point he enjoyed a fairly successful career, releasing an album ("Sax on the Beach") and appearing on Steve Allen 's The Tonight Show , as well as on an episode of The Cosby Show as one of
15984-439: The pool and demoting Willie, the swim teacher, to groundskeeper. Principal Skinner first appeared in " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ", which was also the first Simpsons episode to air. The first drawing of Skinner was done by Matt Groening , who based him on "all the principals of [his] youth, rolled into one bland lump." Writer Jon Vitti named him after behavioral psychologist B. F. Skinner . An original idea for Skinner
16132-475: The prison treats him unfairly. Barlow, knowing Bob is a fellow Republican , sympathizes with his complaints, and influences the rest of Springfield to do so as well. This leads to Bob's prompt release and ensuing mayoral election-rigging . While Barlow endorses Bob for mayor to the Springfield Republican Party, it is implied he had nothing to do with the electoral fraud, as Bob clears his name in
16280-535: The protection of Saudi Arabia . In January 1991 Operation Desert Storm commenced, a U.S.-led coalition which deployed over 500,000 troops, the bulk of them from U.S. Army formations, to drive out Iraqi forces . The campaign ended in total victory, as Western coalition forces routed the Iraqi Army . Some of the largest tank battles in history were fought during the Gulf war. The Battle of Medina Ridge , Battle of Norfolk and
16428-514: The real name in the episode " I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot "). A clip from the episode is used in season eleven's " Behind the Laughter " as an example of the show's increasingly "gimmicky and nonsensical plots". The continuity of the series appears to have been retconned to the original story of Seymour Skinner in the 2010 episode " Boy Meets Curl ", as he is clearly shown to kick Agnes Skinner in utero, establishing him as Agnes' biological son after all. This
16576-663: The remaining were swept into the BCT modernization program . By 2017, the Brigade Modernization project was completed and its headquarters, the Brigade Modernization Command, was renamed the Joint Modernization Command, or JMC. In response to Budget sequestration in 2013 , Army plans were to shrink to 1940 levels, although actual Active-Army end-strengths were projected to fall to some 450,000 troops by
16724-551: The same spelling seen for an unrelated character of the same season. Lenny and Carl are best friends, as they are rarely seen apart; their other friends are Homer, and regulars at Moe's including Barney Gumble and Moe Szyslak. Homer repeatedly confuses Lenny and Carl, and is shocked to learn on one occasion that Lenny is white, and Carl is black. To guide himself, Homer has "Lenny = White, Carl = Black" on his hand. He once muttered to himself, "Is that right?" while reading it. In " Helter Shelter ", Homer exclaims, "That's Lenny? I wanted
16872-421: The school has adequate funding. His constant, desperate, and usually ineffective attempts at maintaining discipline are an effort to receive good reviews in the frequent inspections of his very strict boss, Superintendent Chalmers , who makes no effort to hide his disapproval of Skinner. These inspections usually turn awry due to Bart Simpson 's elaborate pranks, which play off Skinner's desperation for order. Over
17020-437: The series as a whole jumped the shark . Oakley considers "The Principal and the Pauper" the most controversial episode from his tenure as executive producer. In April 2001, in an interview, Harry Shearer, the voice of Principal Skinner, recalled that after reading the script, he told the writers, "That's so wrong. You're taking something that an audience has built eight years or nine years of investment in and just tossed it in
17168-509: The series outside of the five main characters ( Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa and Maggie Simpson ). Each of them are listed in order by their first name. Agnes Skinner (voiced by Tress MacNeille in most appearances, Maggie Roswell in " Lisa's Rival ") is the mother of Principal Skinner and first appears in the first-season episode " The Crepes of Wrath " as an old woman who embarrassingly addresses her son as "Spanky". However, as episodes progress, her character turns bitter. She
17316-449: The series, there were outlandish theories that the two are siblings , boyfriend and girlfriend, mother and son, or father and daughter, have been suggested, with Cletus simply stating "we's all kinds of things". In one episode, she is apparently the daughter of Cletus and an alien. She has suffered from rabies , and admitted to being illiterate . This has been contradicted by the episode " Pretty Whittle Liar ". More recently, Brandine
17464-588: The service chiefs from each of the four military services belonging to the Department of Defense who advise the president of the United States , the secretary of defense and the National Security Council on operational military matters, under the guidance of the chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . In 1986, the Goldwater–Nichols Act mandated that operational control of
17612-479: The service of the army. By the twentieth century, the U.S. Army had mobilized the U.S. Volunteers on four occasions during each of the major wars of the nineteenth century. During World War I, the " National Army " was organized to fight the conflict, replacing the concept of U.S. Volunteers. It was demobilized at the end of World War I and was replaced by the Regular Army, the Organized Reserve Corps, and
17760-456: The services follows a chain of command from the president to the secretary of defense directly to the unified combatant commanders , who have control of all armed forces units in their geographic or function area of responsibility, thus the secretaries of the military departments (and their respective service chiefs underneath them) only have the responsibility to organize, train and equip their service components. The army provides trained forces to
17908-521: The side of Britain , France , Russia , Italy and the other Allies . U.S. troops were sent to the Western Front and were involved in the last offensives that ended the war. With the armistice in November 1918, the army once again decreased its forces. In 1939, estimates of the Army's strength ranged between 174,000 and 200,000 soldiers, smaller than that of Portugal 's, which ranked it 17th or 19th in
18056-449: The side, a red hat with two springs, two costume eyes that look in either direction, and two more eyes that peek outside the mouth. The Capital City Goofball first appeared in the episode " Dancin' Homer " and shared the stage with Homer. He also appears in " Radio Bart " as one of many celebrities recording a charity single . After that, he is absent until " Homer to the Max ", where he walks past
18204-648: The standard support role in an army. The U.S. Army's conventional combat capability currently consists of 11 active divisions and 1 deployable division headquarters (7th Infantry Division) as well as several independent maneuver units. List of recurring The Simpsons characters#Judge Snyder The American animated television series The Simpsons contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writers intended many of these characters as one-time jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in
18352-443: The state militias. In the 1920s and 1930s, the "career" soldiers were known as the " Regular Army " with the "Enlisted Reserve Corps" and "Officer Reserve Corps" augmented to fill vacancies when needed. In 1941, the " Army of the United States " was founded to fight World War II. The Regular Army, Army of the United States, the National Guard, and Officer/Enlisted Reserve Corps (ORC and ERC) existed simultaneously. After World War II,
18500-527: The states of California , Nevada , Utah , Colorado , Arizona , Wyoming and New Mexico . The American Civil War was the costliest war for the U.S. in terms of casualties. After most slave states , located in the southern U.S., formed the Confederate States , the Confederate States Army , led by former U.S. Army officers, mobilized a large fraction of Southern white manpower. Forces of
18648-412: The statutory authority to conduct all the affairs of the army under the authority, direction, and control of the secretary of defense . The chief of staff of the Army , who is the highest-ranked military officer in the army, serves as the principal military adviser and executive agent for the secretary of the Army, i.e., its service chief; and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , a body composed of
18796-572: The takeover of South Korea by North Korea and later to invade the northern nation. After repeated advances and retreats by both sides and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army 's entry into the war, the Korean Armistice Agreement returned the peninsula to the status quo in July 1953. The Vietnam War is often regarded as a low point for the U.S. Army due to the use of drafted personnel ,
18944-586: The theater for the joint force, and to integrate national, multinational, and joint power on land. The Continental Army was created on 14 June 1775 by the Second Continental Congress as a unified army for the colonies to fight Great Britain , with George Washington appointed as its commander. The army was initially led by men who had served in the British Army or colonial militias and who brought much of British military heritage with them. As
19092-687: The total number of active divisions had dropped from 89 to 12. The leaders of the Army saw this demobilization as a success. In the Pacific War , U.S. Army soldiers participated alongside the United States Marine Corps in capturing the Pacific Islands from Japanese control. Following the Axis surrenders in May (Germany) and August (Japan) of 1945, army troops were deployed to Japan and Germany to occupy
19240-414: The town of Springfield , where the series primarily takes place. A number of these characters have gained expanded roles and have subsequently starred in their own episodes. According to the creator of The Simpsons , Matt Groening , the show adopted the concept of a large supporting cast from the Canadian sketch comedy series Second City Television . This article features the recurring characters from
19388-402: The trash can for no good reason, for a story we've done before with other characters. It's so arbitrary and gratuitous, and it's disrespectful to the audience." The writers themselves have since mocked the inconsistencies created by the episode; in the season 15 episode " I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot ", Lisa is seen talking to her new cat, Snowball V, saying "You're Snowball Five. But to save money on
19536-1105: The two defeated nations. Two years after World War II, the Army Air Forces separated from the army to become the United States Air Force in September 1947. In 1948, the army was desegregated by order 9981 of President Harry S. Truman . The end of World War II set the stage for the East–West confrontation known as the Cold War . With the outbreak of the Korean War , concerns over the defense of Western Europe rose. Two corps, V and VII , were reactivated under Seventh United States Army in 1950 and U.S. strength in Europe rose from one division to four. Hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops remained stationed in West Germany, with others in Belgium ,
19684-417: The two make amends. Allison has had a few speaking roles since and has been friends with Lisa, Janey, Sherri, and Terri at school. Arnie Pye (voiced by Dan Castellaneta ) is a disgruntled, somewhat eccentric helicopter traffic reporter for Springfield's KBBL-TV (Channel 6). He dislikes pompous anchorman Kent Brockman , with whom he often gets into arguments on the air. Brockman once snarled that Pye
19832-604: The unpopularity of the war with the U.S. public and frustrating restrictions placed on the military by U.S. political leaders. While U.S. forces had been stationed in South Vietnam since 1959, in intelligence and advising/training roles, they were not deployed in large numbers until 1965, after the Gulf of Tonkin Incident . U.S. forces effectively established and maintained control of the "traditional" battlefield, but they struggled to counter
19980-469: The war. Skinner is a highly skilled combatant, particularly hand-to-hand, and demonstrates his abilities in several episodes. Skinner often seems weak-willed and easily suppressed, but often will use his military command experience gained in the Vietnam War to get real respect and discipline. When he and the students are snowed-in at the school, he treats them like his squad to control the chaos temporarily, before they mutiny. Although Skinner likes to maintain
20128-568: The world in size. General George C. Marshall became Army chief of staff in September 1939 and set about expanding and modernizing the Army in preparation for war. The United States joined World War II in December 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor . Some 11 million Americans were to serve in various Army operations. On the European front , U.S. Army troops formed a significant portion of
20276-581: The wrong man. In " Hail to the Teeth " (2020), Artie resurfaces and invites Homer and Marge to his wedding only to find out that the bride is a robot clone of Marge. He has made other robot clones of Marge that did not work well. Gerald Samson , better known as Baby Gerald , also known as "the one-eyebrowed baby", is Maggie Simpson 's mean-spirited archenemy, known for his large unibrow . He makes his first appearance in " Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song ", where Lisa refers to Baby Gerald as Maggie's rival. On
20424-426: The years of pranks and inspections, though, Skinner has developed a love–hate relationship with Bart; when Skinner was fired and replaced by Ned Flanders , Bart found pranks less meaningful, due to Flanders' lax approach to discipline, while Skinner missed his constant battles with Bart. The two bonded during this time and Bart made an effort to get Skinner reinstated in the school. One of Skinner's defining traits
20572-576: Was "always on", thus they created Bumblebee Man, who is also always on the air when the Spanish-language channel is depicted. His costume was based on one used in the Saturday Night Live sketch " The Killer Bees ". In 2003, Azaria won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for voicing Bumblebee Man, and various other characters. C.H.U.M. (voiced by Dan Castellaneta ), short for Childlike Humanoid Urban Muchacho ,
20720-459: Was a "jackass", with Arnie responding that he believes Kent's soul is "as black as the ace of spades". On a few occasions when Kent has gotten fired from KBBL, Arnie has taken the job and done well while sounding very different from how he sounds the rest of the time (Arnie's traffic reporter voice is high and reedy, while his anchorman voice is deep and sonorous). Arnie seems to be resigned to never surpassing his nemesis as his reaction to Kent getting
20868-511: Was adopted by Chief of Staff of the Army General Creighton Abrams in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and involved treating the three components of the army – the Regular Army , the Army National Guard and the Army Reserve as a single force. General Abrams' intertwining of the three components of the army effectively made extended operations impossible without the involvement of both the Army National Guard and Army Reserve in
21016-859: Was at first very small and after General St. Clair's defeat at the Battle of the Wabash, where more than 800 soldiers were killed, the Regular Army was reorganized as the Legion of the United States , established in 1791 and renamed the United States Army in 1796. In 1798, during the Quasi-War with France, the U.S. Congress established a three-year " Provisional Army " of 10,000 men, consisting of twelve regiments of infantry and six troops of light dragoons . In March 1799, Congress created an "Eventual Army" of 30,000 men, including three regiments of cavalry . Both "armies" existed only on paper, but equipment for 3,000 men and horses
21164-441: Was caught by Bart Simpson . Mr. Burns defends the fish, arguing that his extra eye is merely the next step in evolution . Mr. Burns goes to the Simpsons' house for a meal to boost his race for governor. Marge , a supporter of Burns' opponent Mary Bailey , deliberately serves Blinky for dinner. Mr. Burns spits the fish out and subsequently loses the election. Before then, Blinky made an earlier appearance in " Homer's Odyssey ". He
21312-400: Was introduced in the episode " Whacking Day " as a boss for Skinner. Harry Shearer and Hank Azaria , the voice of Chalmers, fell right into the characters and quite often ad-lib between them. In " The Principal and the Pauper ", it is revealed that Skinner was not who he claimed to be and was really named Armin Tamzarian. The episode was pitched and written by Ken Keeler , who was inspired by
21460-436: Was no winter. The second strategy was to form alliances with other Indian tribes, but that too was useless because the Seminoles had destroyed all the other Indians when they entered Florida in the late eighteenth century. The U.S. Army fought and won the Mexican–American War (1846–1848), which was a defining event for both countries. The U.S. victory resulted in acquisition of territory that eventually became all or parts of
21608-528: Was procured and stored. The War of 1812 , the second and last war between the United States and Great Britain, had mixed results. The U.S. Army did not conquer Canada but it did destroy Native American resistance to expansion in the Old Northwest and stopped two major British invasions in 1814 and 1815. After taking control of Lake Erie in 1813, the U.S. Army seized parts of western Upper Canada, burned York and defeated Tecumseh , which caused his Western Confederacy to collapse. Following U.S. victories in
21756-439: Was quickly given land certificates and disbanded in a reflection of the republican distrust of standing armies. State militias became the new nation's sole ground army, except a regiment to guard the Western Frontier and one battery of artillery guarding West Point 's arsenal. However, because of continuing conflict with Native Americans , it was soon considered necessary to field a trained standing army. The Regular Army
21904-424: Was that he would continually mispronounce words. He does this in the series premiere " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ", but the idea was later dropped. Skinner was originally supposed to wear a toupée , but it was dropped because the writers disliked "that type of joke". In later episodes, Skinner's behavior was based on teachers that Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein had in high school. Superintendent Chalmers
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