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There are so many characters-of-the-day in this show's long run that we have to group them by seasons. Note: Characters aren't Exactly What It Says on the Tin. Some make cameo appearances after their debut episodes, while others make semi-regular appearances but not enough to warrant movement to a separate page.
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Seasons 31 and onward
Season 31
Bode Wright
- Voiced by: Pete HolmesDebut: "Warrin' Priests"
A young charismatic new preacher who becomes the new minister of the church after leaving Michigan.
- Broken Pedestal: When the people of Springfield find out he burned a Bible as an object lesson the base is broken on forgiving him for it. He's ultimately ousted.
- Magnetic Hero: His charisma comes from interpreting his faith to seek harmony instead of division. He maintains no prejudices or judgements for people's differences, emulating the omnibenevolent love God is said to have.
- My Greatest Failure: Burning a Bible as an object lesson that it's just a material object and nothing worth people dividing and judging each other over.
- Nice Guy: Bode is a mellow guy who never raises his voice and avoids conflict.
- Universally Beloved Leader: Everyone loves Bode as the new preacher of the church and consider him a much better minister than the boring Reverend Lovejoy.
Season 32
Vivienne St. Charmaine
- Voiced by: Morgan FairchildDebut: "Podcast News"
A former TV star who dated Grampa.
Season 33
Kostas Becker
- Voiced by: Brian CoxDebut: "Serious Flanders""I love a pomegranate. Its juices remind me of the bloody profession I've chosen...No, I agree, it's not subtle."
- Arch-Enemy: To Ned Flanders.
- Big Bad: Of the 2-part Serious Flanders special.
- Eviler than Thou: To Fat Tony and Mr. Burns.
- Knight of Cerebus: He is the darkest and most vile villain in the entire Simpsons series, has fewer comedic moments than any of the other villains, and lacks redeeming qualities.
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Mr. Burns, Sideshow Bob, Fat Tony and even Russ Cargill have their redeeming qualities... this guy on the other hand? Kostas truly stands out as the most vile and murderous character in this normally lighthearted series...
Season 34
Season 35
Persephone Odair
- Voiced by: Elizabeth BanksDebut: "Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story"
The founder and CEO of the Lifeboat company.
Pa Macweldon
- Voiced by: David TennantDebut: "Ae Bonny Romance"
Owner of the Macweldon Distillery and patriarch of the Macweldon family.
Other media
The Simpsons Movie
Russ Cargill
- Voiced by: Albert Brooks
The power-mad Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), he decides to take drastic action against Springfield when the nearby lake's pollution reaches a critical level, trapping the entire city under a glass dome to contain the toxic waste.
- At Least I Admit It: Upon learning that the Simpsons have escaped the dome and that Homer is responsible for polluting the lake in the first place, Cargill orders one of his men to capture the Simpsons at all costs and have them placed back inside the dome. He also declares that he wants death squads surrounding the dome to ensure that no one else gets in or out. The man replies that Cargill has gone mad with power, to which Cargill admits to without surprise.EPA Employee: Sir, I'm afraid you've gone mad with power.
Cargill: Of course, I have. You ever tried going mad without power? It's boring, no one listens to you. - Anvil on Head: He's defeated when Maggie knocks him out by (somehow) chucking a boulder at him.
- Bad Boss: After the Simpsons manage to escape the dome, he angrily throws his binoculars at a nearby aide, who dodges them. Karma immediately bites him in the ass as they bounce back from the dome and into his eyes.
- Big Bad: He's the main antagonist of The Simpsons Movie.
- Convenient Replacement Character: For Hank Scorpio of "You Only Move Twice". The creators considered bringing back Scorpio, however they thought Scorpio was too likeable to turn into an all-out villain. They not only share the same voice actor, they have the same voice, too.
- Corrupt Bureaucrat: He really goes above and beyond with abusing his authority as the head of a federal government agency, oppressing an entire city's population just because he can.
- Corrupt Corporate Executive: His company constructed the dome that seals off Springfield.
- Drunk with Power: As he himself lampshades, as going mad without power is boring and that no one will listen to you.
- Expy: Cargill's a spiritual descendant of Walter Peck, the EPA agent who interferes in the Ghostbusters' affairs in Ghostbusters (1984).
- Knight Templar: Initially he just seals Springfield under a dome, but then he decides to destroy the whole town and all of its inhabitants.
- Misanthrope Supreme: He's clearly willing to kill off the entire population of Springfield just because he can.
- Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: While he wants to stop pollution at all costs, nuking Springfield and its people and going out of his way to make sure no one escapes (and trying to force back the few people who do manage to escape) is overkill.
- Vile Villain, Saccharine Show: Out of all the villains who appeared in the Simpsons franchise, Russ is easily the most heinous, with him resorting to mass genocide.
President Schwarzenegger
- Voiced by: Harry Shearer
Arnold Schwarzenegger is portrayed as the President of the United States in The Simpsons Movie. He signs off on Cargill's plan to contain Springfield with a giant dome.
- The Ahnold: Sort of. He's a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger (much like Rainier Wolfcastle, whom Harry Shearer also voices); though instead of a No Celebrities Were Harmed expy, he's literally supposed to be Schwarzenegger himself.
- Artistic License – Politics: In real life, Schwarzenegger can't be the US President due to not being a native citizen.
- Convenient Replacement Character: For Rainier Wolfcastle, right down to sharing the same physical appearance, mannerisms, and voice actor.
- Our Presidents Are Different: President Buffoon. Despite being Russ Cargill's boss, he allows Cargill to easily push him into accepting terrible policies like sealing off an entire city, less out of malice or conviction and more out of spinelessness.
- Take That!: The real-life Schwarzenegger was the Governor of California at the time this movie was released, so this is basically a potshot at his political career.
Plopper (Spider-Pig / Harry Plopper)
- Voiced by: Tress MacNeille
A pig that Homer adopts as a pet.
- Housepet Pig: Homer decides to take this pig home after seeing him in a TV ad for Krusty Burger, wanting to save him from being slaughtered on Krusty's orders.
- Messy Pig: Plopper produces a huge amount of feces in a short span of time, which Homer stores in an overflowing silo.
- Small Role, Big Impact: Homer's unwise decision to dump all that aforementioned pig crap into Lake Springfield is what kicks off the movie's main conflict.
Colin
- Voiced by: Tress MacNeille
An Irish boy in Springfield who befriends Lisa.
- Birds of a Feather: He and Lisa immediately hit it off due to their shared love of environmentalism.
- Never Heard That One Before: Being Irish and an environmentalist, he isn't surprised when Lisa asks if Bono is his dad.
- Nice Guy: Colin's a cordial, friendly person. He's notably one of the few Springfielders who doesn't try to kill the Simpson family after Homer gets them trapped in the dome.
- Oireland: He's an Irish immigrant.
- Satellite Love Interest: He primarily exists to act as a Love Interest for Lisa and has little characterization otherwise.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: He disappears completely after the movie. Turns out Bart was right after all about how Lisa "will never see [him] again".
Medicine Woman ("Boob Lady")
- Voiced by: Tress MacNeille
An old Inuit woman who briefly takes Homer in when he gets lost in Alaska. She nurses him back to health and makes him have an important epiphany about his family and Springfield.
- The Cameo: Appears in the opening sequence directly following the movie and makes a brief speaking cameo in "Boy Meets Curl", wherein Homer refers to her as his therapist and the two have a... "session" together.
- Magical Native American: An Inuit version.
- No Name Given: Despite her rather notable role in the movie, her name never gets mentioned.
