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In 2006, Groundskeeper Willie was named the fourth-best peripheral character in the history of the show by IGN, [19] who said "high-points for the character were being trained to be civilized, wrestling a wolf that was let loose in the school and becoming a substitute for the French language teacher – 'Bon jourrr! You cheese-eating surrender ...
In the episode, Bart receives a microphone that transmits sound to nearby AM radios. To play a prank on the citizens of Springfield, he lowers a radio down a well and uses the microphone to trick the town into thinking a little boy is trapped there. The prank succeeds, but Bart remembers labelling the radio with his name, tries to retrieve it ...
The episode features cultural references to films such as Alien, Crocodile Dundee and Full Metal Jacket and the television series The Wonder Years. The title is a reference to the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. Baby Gerald, Luigi Risotto, Assistant Superintendent Leopold, and Flanders' parents make their debuts in this episode.
Groundskeeper Willie finally finds his lassie, and fans couldn't be happier for the bride and groom. Popular 'Simpsons' character finds love, gets a wedding — and viewers are pleased Skip to ...
In this episode, Lisa makes a bet with Bart that she can turn Groundskeeper Willie into a proper gentleman while Homer creates an advertising campaign for blue pants so he can buy a new pair. The title and plot are based on the Broadway musical and film My Fair Lady. The episode received mixed reviews.
Douglas Coupland's 2009 novel Generation A refers to Groundskeeper Willie's use of the phrase. [28] The line was written by Ken Keeler during one of the episode's re-write sessions, although none of those present on the episode's DVD audio commentary could remember for sure. [8] According to Reiss, Keeler called it his "greatest contribution to ...
Groundskeeper Willie eventually tells Bart that he was once the school swim instructor, and that Skinner was once fun-loving and laid-back until an incident dubbed "Night of the Wigglers". Here, a prankster named Andy Hamilton locked Skinner in a pool full of earthworms for three days, changing Skinner's personality for the worse.
The characters Hans Moleman, Groundskeeper Willie and Squeaky Voiced Teen made their first appearances on the show in "Principal Charming". Willie's role in the episode was to punish Bart by making him re-sod the grass. Originally, Willie was just written as an angry janitor, and the fact that he was Scottish was added during a recording session.