Wedding bells for Lenny and Carl?
Posted on July 28, 2004 @ 5:40 pm
Mac links to a BBC article today revealing that a long-time Simpsons character will come out of the closet next season.
“We have a show where, to raise money, Springfield legalises gay marriage,” producer Al Jean told fans at a comic book convention.
“Homer becomes a minister by going on the internet and filling out a form. A long-time character comes out of the closet, but I’m not saying who.”
The most obvious guess would be Waylon Smithers, but since this is The Simpsons, I’m going to go out on a limb (as I already did in a comment on Mac’s original post) and bet that it’s actually Ruth Powers — the divorced, single mom that led Marge on a Thelma and Louise-esque road trip several seasons ago and who more recently turned up as a bodybuilder in the Marge-gets-hooked-on-steroids episode.
What’s your guess?
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My bet is that they will lampoon Governator Arnold Schwartznegger by having actor Ranier Wolfcastle (McBain) be elected governor and then come out of the closet. Oh, wait…The Simpsons don’t have clever writing like that anymore. Nevermind.
For some reason I’m thinking Ned Flanders. But logic leads me to think that it’s not the correct guess as he is a major character and they’re unlikely to make a change that big.
how much you want to bet its smithers. they’ve never outright proclaimed his sexual orientation, though we all know what it is. if they made a big deal about him coming out i think it would be funny. like everyone would be shocked. except lisa of course.