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Duff Beer; Type: Beer: Manufacturer: Duff Breweries: Country of origin Springfield, United States: Color: Brown: Variants: Regular/Duff Light/Duff Dry (identical), Lady Duff, Raspberry Duff, Out of Control Duff, Duff Gummy Beers, Henry K. Duff's Private Reserve, Duff Stout, Duff Zero (non-alcoholic, retired), Duff Adequate / Le Duff (Canadian Duff), Tartar Control Duff, Pawtucket Patriot Ale ...
He is the mascot and chief spokesperson for Duff Beer. It has been referenced, however, that the corporate mascot "Duffman" has actually been embodied by a number of different actors, though they are virtually identical. He is known for his staccato catchphrase: "Oh, yeah!" (also the character's unofficial theme song).
With its loud-mouthed corporate spokesperson Duffman, Duff Beer is a parody of stereotypical American beer: cheap, mass-produced, poor-quality and heavily advertised. It is Homer's favorite beer and sold in all the bars of Springfield. Its slogan is "Can't get enough of that wonderful Duff".
Some real-life beverages were created and marketed after appearing as fictional, as is the case with Duff Beer from the TV show The Simpsons. To promote The Simpsons Movie, convenience store 7-Eleven marketed a Duff-branded energy drink. Booty Sweat – Tropic Thunder [30] Brawndo – Idiocracy [37] [38] Duff Beer – The Simpsons [15]
Daleside produce a wide range of beers including; Morocco Ale, a traditional spiced beer based on an Elizabethan recipe; Old Legover, a low abv Old Ale [6]; Monkey Wrench, a stronger Old Ale (CAMRA award-winning) which was brewed especially for a beer festival in Hartlepool (so named after the colloquial nickname for people from Hartlepool who are known as Monkey hangers) [2] [7]
Duff Gardens is a parody of Busch Gardens, originally developed as a marketing vehicle for the Anheuser-Busch brewing company. The song and ride that Bart, Lisa, and Selma go on is a parody of "It's a Small World". [5] The Duff Gardens parade is a parody of Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade. [3]
Duff Beer holds a new mascot contest, so Duffman fights to remain relevant and prove that he isn't sexist by using a photo of Lisa with him from an old promotional event and claiming she's his daughter. When Homer and Lisa confront Duffman, he reveals he really does have an estranged daughter named Amber.
[12] Reviewing the season in 1993, Ken Tucker wrote that "the closest the series has ever come to offering a 'message' has been in a few episodes this season that mercilessly satirize the alcohol industry in the form of the profoundly cynical 'Duff' beer company...the show has Homer trying to give up Duff for a month, with great difficulty. The ...