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Roy Cohn
… and that little boy who nobody liked grew up to be … Roy Cohn! — Paul Harvey Wow! — Jasper, Grampa, “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet” Known colloquially as “the blue-haired lawyer” in the archives of...
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Wally Ballou
—ockman, just outside the county courtroom, where an argument about chowder has spilled over into the biggest trial in Springfield history. Behind these doors, a federal judge will ladle out steaming...
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Holiday Throwaway: Favorite One-Offs
The story of how two brothers and five other men parlayed a small business loan into a thriving paper goods concern is a long and interesting one … and here it is. — Box factory manager, “Bart Gets...
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Claus Von Bülow
Ah, the system works. Just ask Claus Von Bülow. — Bart, “The Boy Who Knew Too Much” Alleged murder week continues here on the Springfield Historical Society with the torrid tale of Claus Von Bülow, who...
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Pete Best
Run along, boy! You’re free now! — Homer, “Homer’s Barbershop Quartet” Poor, poor Pete Best. His foot at immortality’s door and the other tossers hid the key. Having joined The Beatles in 1960 and...
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Hey Kid, Catch!
Wow! A big clown hankie! — Bart, “Bart Gets Famous” The scene kicking off Bart’s servitude to Krusty in “Bart Gets Famous” is based on an iconic Super Bowl commercial of the ’80s featuring Steelers DT...
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Holiday Throwaway: Homer Wearing Glasses
Probably misses his old glasses. — Homer, “Bart’s Girlfriend” Happy Independence Day! In honor of our country’s freedom from the hated British, I am likely eating a hot dog somewhere (next to my...
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Vout
Welcome, neighbors. Since the police can’t seem to get off their duff-a-rooneys to do something about this burglar-ino, I think it’s time to start our own neighborhood watch … a-rooney! — Flanders,...
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The Barbie Liberation Organization
Oh, there’s something wrong with what my Stacy says. — Celeste My Spidey Sense is tingling! Anybody call for a web slinger? — Malibu Stacy, “Lisa v. Malibu Stacy” Thanks to Katie, who tipped us off to...
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The Bread Roll Ballet
Sir, I represent the estate of Charles Chaplin. I have a court order demanding an immediate halt to this unauthorized imitation. Boys? — Blue-Haired Lawyer, “Lady Bouvier’s Lover” Yes, any Simpsons fan...
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