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Chief Wiggum

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Clancy Wiggum
The Simpsons character
First appearance
Created byMatt Groening
Designed byMatt Groening
Voiced byHank Azaria[1]
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationPolice Chief of Springfield
FamilyIggy Wiggum (father)
Mark (cousin)[2]
Unnamed brother[3]
SpouseSarah Wiggum
ChildrenRalph Wiggum (son)

Chief Clancy Wiggum[4] is a fictional character from the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. He is the chief of police in the show's setting of Springfield, and is the father of Ralph Wiggum and the husband of Sarah Wiggum.

Gluttonous, irresponsible, and immature, Wiggum is often too lazy, cowardly, and corrupt to bother fighting crime. His more responsible subordinate officers Eddie and Lou play the straight men to his shenanigans.

Character development

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Hank Azaria

His surname "Wiggum" is Matt Groening's mother's maiden name.[5] As "a conscious pun", Wiggum was designed to look like a pig.[6][7] Hank Azaria first based his voice for Wiggum on David Brinkley, but it was too slow and he switched it to an Edward G. Robinson impression.[6][7]

Biography

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Many episodes have dealt with the back story of how Wiggum, despite his incompetence, occupies such a high rank in the Springfield Police Department; However, these jokes tend to contradict one another, as is the usual with side characters on The Simpsons.[8] Wiggum was temporarily promoted to Commissioner of Police for the state in which Springfield resides during the 2005 episode "Pranksta Rap".[9] He also appeared on a Halloween novel depicting Netflix's Stranger Things Chief Jim Hopper.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Sam Simon's Iconic 'Simpsons' Characters". The Hollywood Reporter. March 9, 2015. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Italian Bob"
  3. ^ The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - Wiggum: "What about military school? It set my brother straight. Now he owns and operates a famous cave."
  4. ^ Groening 2010, pp. 189, 1199.
  5. ^ Rose, Joseph (August 1, 2007). "The real people behind Homer Simpson and family". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on June 9, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2008.
  6. ^ a b Rhodes, Joe (October 21, 2000). "Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves". TV Guide. Archived from the original on September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Reiss, Mike; Klickstein, Mathew (2018). Springfield Confidential: Jokes, Secrets, and Outright Lies from a Lifetime Writing for The Simpsons. New York City: Dey Street Books. p. 101. ISBN 978-0062748034.
  8. ^ Whiton, Christian (September 30, 2018). "'The Simpsons' turns 30 -- a big milestone for Gen X and America". Fox News. Archived from the original on September 11, 2024. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  9. ^ Sokol, Tony (March 25, 2019). "The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 18 Review: Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy". Den of Geek. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Yeates, Cydney (July 15, 2019). "The Simpsons to spoof Stranger Things in Treehouse Of Horror XXX this Halloween". Metro. Archived from the original on July 16, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2024.

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