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Simpsons character to come out of the closet

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  1. drapg

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    "Simpsons": A Gay Old Time
    Tuesday July 27 1:15 PM ET
    By Josh Grossberg



    A Simpsons toon is coming out of the closet. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

    Speaking during a weekend panel at San Diego's Comic-Con convention, show producers dropped a bomb: An upcoming Simpsons story line will focus on what happens when Springfield legalizes gay marriage.

    "We have a show where, to raise money, Springfield legalizes gay marriage," producer Al Jean told comic book fans. "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."

    And with that, Simpsons aficionados got their gaydar on and began winnowing down the list of potential suspects.

    The early favorite appears to be billionaire Monty Burns' ever-devoted sidekick, Waylon Smithers, who--aside from being a yes-man--has been known to collect Malibu Stacy dolls, lives in the gay part of town (where Homer once shacked up with two gay guys), has a Mr. Burns screensaver and dreams of a naked Mr. Burns jumping out of a birthday cake.

    But that might be too easy. According to online fan scuttlebutt, there are other characters who might be secretly having a gay old time in Springfield, including Homer's regular-guy cohorts at the nuclear plant, Carl and Lenny, as well as Moe the bartender, the Reverend Lovejoy, Principal Skinner and Comic Book Guy. Of course, the producers didn't rule out a lesbian wedding, either.


    "It's Homer!" said a joking Simpsons creator Matt Groening to conventiongoers.

    The gay marriage-themed episode is scheduled to air in January.

    While the coming-out comments generated the most interest, the show's brain trust also outlined some other upcoming plots. For instance, Springfield residents will also have a cow over corrupt Mayor Quimby and seek to recall him from office--a riff on California recall election in which Arnold Schwarzenegger defeated then Governor Gray Davis. No word whether The Simpsons' Ah-nuld look-alike, Rainier Wolfcastle, will be leading the effort to replace Quimby.

    Meanwhile, celebs expected to lend their voices to the show next season include Kim Cattrall, Ray Romano, James Caan and rapper 50 Cent.

    Groening also addressed the long-talked about Simpsons animated movie. He said that plans are still underway, but work on a big screen version won't begin until the tube series takes its final bow.

    That could be awhile.

    Now heading into its 16th season, The Simpsons is still posting solid ratings and consistently ranks number one in its Sunday time slot for adults 18-49, the category coveted by advertisers. It has also become the longest running comedy series on the tube and has spawned a billion-dollar franchise for Fox, which after some protracted negotiations, agreed to a new four-year deal with the show's six stars that gave each of them a whopping pay raise to $250,000 per episode.

    Plenty of d'oh, indeed.
     
  2. coma

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    My vote goes to Sideshow Bob.
     
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    in january??? dam thats a long time
     
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    My guess is the comic book guy.
     
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    its gonna be bumble bee man
     
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    i would have thought millhouse, but he is too young to get married.

    how about patty and/or selma? they definately have an "ethridge" vibe going.
     
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    Dos huevos, por favor!!!
     
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    For god sakes we all know its SMITHERS!!
     
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    Why even bring him out of the closet? We all know he is.
     
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    Barney -- the alcholism is caused by repressing his feelings
     
  14. Austin70

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    I say Smithers, he is the obvious one, but he is my guess.
     
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    it's the captain dude.
     
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    Smithers was the first to come to mnid, then when I saw it in the article Lenny and Carl seemed another obvious choice... but I see them pulling someone else out of the blue other than those three, someone not so likely...

    Sideshow Bob would be funny, can't go wrong with his episodes...
     
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    i dont think it will be smithers cause thats too easy, its gonna probably gonna be someone out of no where...maybe duff man?????
     
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    i'm gonna guess Grandpa Simpson ("I'm president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance for some reason")

    but it's probably gonna be lame like Santa's Little Helper or something
     
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    Didn't they do something like that before? I seem to remember him getting excited over the male dogs in a gay pride parade in one episode... having a boyfriend dog in another? Not positive, my Simpsons knowledge has been rather flakey lately...
     

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