After the ship was sunk, Abe and his fellow sailors rode on the back of sharks to avoid being eaten by them and had them swim in formation to spell a rescue message. Voiced by Number two; "Horny". Er wohnt im Altersheim von Springfield, in dem er auch den Großteil seiner Freizeit verbringt. Matt Groening famously named the five main Simpson characters after members of his own family: his parents, Homer and Marge (or Marjorie in full), and his younger sisters, Lisa and Margaret (Maggie). He also is soundly rooted in his antiquated ways: "The metric system is the tool of the devil! His younger self appears in Medal of Homer to give Bart and Homer orders as for what to do in each of the two missions. Decades later, Mr. Burns tried to murder Abe in order to get the art, prompting Abe to violate the ton tine. Father: Orville Simpson (Deceased)Mother: Yuma Hickman (Deceased)Brothers: Hubert Simpson (Deceased), Tyrone Simpson, Cyrus Simpson, William Simpson (Deceased), Chet Simpson, Fester Simpson (Deceased)Sister: Hortense Simpson (Deceased)Wives: Amber Simpson (Deceased)Mona Simpson (Deceased) and Rita LaFleurEx-Wives: Selma Bouvier, Edwina and Tallulah WinkelmanFather-in-Law: Bjorn Olsen (Deceased) Mother-in-Law: Linnea Penelope (Deceased)Sons: Herbert Powell, Homer SimpsonDaughter: Abbey SimpsonDaughter-in-Law: Marge BouvierGrandsons: Bart Simpson, Hugo Simpson II (Non Canon)Granddaughters: Jessica Simpson, Lisa Simpson and Maggie SimpsonSisters-in-Law: Cyrus's 15 wivesGrandfathers: Willard Hickman and "Old Tut" SimpsonGrandmothers: Theodora Hutshing and "Happy" DinsdaleGreat-Grandfathers: Abraham Simpson I, Horatio Dinsdale and Bertram HickmanGreat-Grandmothers: Gabby Crouse, Edwina Forayter and Nellie BalliwickGreat-Great-Grandfather: Virgil SimpsonGreat-Great-Grandmother: Mabel SimpsonAunts: Twitta Simpson, Elrita Simpson and Bonita SimpsonUncles: Boris Simpson and Zeke HickmanGranduncles: Lou Simpson, Hugo Simpson I, Gaston Simpson and Udell "Spunky" DinsdaleGrandaunt: Dulcine SimpsonHalf-Great-Grandaunt: Eliza SimpsonHalf-Great-Granduncle-in-Law: Milford Van HoutenNephews: Millionaire Actor, Omar Simpson, Frank SimpsonNieces: Valerie Rothman and Dr. SimpsonNephew-in-Law: Dave RothmanNiece-in-Law: Marnie SimpsonGrandnephews: Stanley Simpson, Brit SimpsonGrandnieces: Lily, Magpie SimpsonFirst-Once-Removeds: Echardt Simpson, Bob Simpson and Twyla SimpsonSecond-Cousins: Verna Simpson, Vern Simpson, Echardt Simpson II, Lotus Simpson, Fernice Schedeen and Ingrid Schedeen Second-Once-Removed: Mort KruppCo-Mother-in-Law: Jacqueline BouvierCo-Father-in-Law: Clancy Bouvier Then, newspaper columnist Marshall Goldman turns up, and is interested in his stories. Abraham was indefinitely named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, who directly helped Virgil and Mabel escape from slaveholders pursuing them. Abe has also had many relatives who he has mentioned in his stories several times. Unfortunately, it missed and hit the man who was about to assassinate him. When Homer aspired to become President of the United States (more specifically President Kennedy), Abe had beat Homer down for thinking that he even had a chance of becoming President. Abe held a variety of postwar jobs, including a farmer during Homer's early childhood until the bank foreclosed. Abe had no interest in this, instead focusing on the TV. Abe also informs Lisa that residents are not allowed to read newspapers because "they angry up the blood". Abraham Jebediah Simpson was born on May 25, 1907, in the "Old Country", what seems to be the United Kingdom or Ireland, to his father Orville Simpson and his mother Yuma Hickman, before immigrating as a young child to the United States and briefly living inside the Statue of Liberty. Sex In one episode, Abe won the senior Olympics. In the end, Abe decides to let Homer tell the story of how he saved Homer's life (his first ramble) and Homer ends up talking about Godzilla and the Rolling Stones. In "Havana Wild Weekend", Marge mentions that Abraham is a veteran of every branch of the military. However, Abe was shown to have genuine care for Homer, as seen in "Gone Abie Gone" when Homer was a boy, he was hospitalized after an accident at Abe's wedding (where he married Rita LaFleur) and decide to remain with Homer at the hospital, as she went to Europe for a tour instead of Abe going aside her. During the family's visit to Wet 'N' Wacky World, when the rest of the family watches Slimu, Grampa stays on a shark bench and recalls how he once rode a shark. Homer does not normally appear to resent these casual abuses, though in "Grampa vs. Like many of his fellow Retirement Castle residents, Abe is a devoted follower of Matlock. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. He then married Mona, and after having a bit of his tonic with her, they made love and procreated Homer on May 12, 1956. Abraham Simpson I is the ancestor of Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and Maggie Simpson. Meanwhile, at the Springfield Union Station, Abe is aboard the train with Marshall, and despite Homer's many attempts to warn him, Abe has no idea what is happening due to his hearing problems. He served as a pilot on an aircraft carrier with his brother, Cyrus, and Mr. Burns in "Simpsons Christmas Stories". Almost all of Grampa's biographical information is supplied by him. Abe ist befreundet mit Jasper, streitet sich aber auch oft mit ihm. He mixes up facts and often when he tells his stories, so not everything in them is true. Presumably his senility caused him to think he really did have these experiences; alternatively he could have simply been lying about them. It was Abe's mediocre fathering that caused Homer to turn out the way he is today. His age is uncertain and has fluctuated throughout the series. In the closing days of the war in Europe, they then invade an abandoned castle owned by the Nazis and flushed the Nazis out, though Mr. Burns tried to remove some of the paintings. His closest friend appears to be Jasper, a fellow Retirement Castle resident. Abraham Simpson II In "Days of Future Future", he is shown to be present at Homer's last clone funeral at age of 113. My car gets 40 rods to the hogshead and that's the way I likes it." According to "The Regina Monologues", Abraham fathered an illegitimate daughter named Abbey in the United Kingdom on the day before he joined the D-Day operations in Normandy. At a later date, Grampa claimed that he and Hitler laughed about it.[2]. Also in The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album, the family tree shows his parents' names to be Orville Simpson and Yuma Hickman. He first appears in the level Mob Rules as one of the Springfieldians that Marge can bring into her mob to protest the sale of the Grand Theft Scratchy video game to minors. [3], Jasper and Abe after unintentionally consuming peyote. The son of Mabel Simpson and Virgil Simpson, and the maternal half-brother of Eliza Simpson. Grampa also had a habit of telling stories about his past though a lot of the time these stories didn't really happen. His throw narrowly missed Hitler, who was watching in the stands. Abraham Simpson I is the ancestor of Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, Lisa Simpson and Maggie Simpson. He was then dragged to Woodstock, and after scolding Homer for emulating the Hippie lifestyle, attempted to send him off to the Vietnam War. Lampwick later revealed that this was because the corn muffins were "lousy.". He was born after Mabel and Virgil married in Canada, and is briefly seen in the episode wearing Lincoln's tall hat, which had been given by Lincoln. Abraham is also half Black due to the fact that his Father, Virgil Simpson is Black. During a Matlock public appearance, Abe and Jasper swipe Matlock's pills, which were needed to prevent him from having a spastic heart failure. After Mona was forced to run away from home after destroying Mr. Burns' Germ Warfare Lab, he lied to Homer by claiming that Mona died when he was at the movies. He is a member of the Stonecutters, Masons, and Communists, as well as being president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance for some reason. Later on, he and his unit served in The Battle of the Bulge, where he nearly succeeded in assassinating Hitler (though Charles Montgomery Burns thwarted it at the last moment). Status Abraham Jebediah Simpson, ursprünglich synchronisiert von Walter Reichelt, später von Ulrich Bernsdorff, Horst Raspe, Michael Rüth und Hans-Rainer Müller, ist der Vater von Homer. Homer comes to visit his father, but Abe rejects him. She was seen again later in the same episode at the airport, ending further credence to the idea that he served in Europe. Location His voice sounds similar to an elderly goat. He is known for his long, rambling, and often inaccurate stories and general incompetence. Blondish, formerly brown and grey He had also married Selma in "Rome-Old and Julie-Eh". For Homer Simpsons's father, see Abraham Simpson. Father: Virgil SimpsonMother: Mabel SimpsonMaternal Half-Sister: Eliza SimpsonMaternal Half-Brother-in-Law: Milford Van HoutenWife: Gabby CrouseDaughters-in-Law: "Happy" Dinsdale and Zorina OvadiaGrandsons: Orville, Boris, Eckhardt and Bob SimpsonGranddaughters: Twitta, Bonita, Elrita and Twyla SimpsonGreat Grandsons: Abraham Simpson II, Hubert Simpson, Chet Simpson, Tyrone Simpson, Cyrus Simpson, Bill Simpson, Fester Simpson, Eckhardt Simpson II and Vern SimpsonGreat Granddaughters: Hortense Simpson, Verna Simpson, Lotus Simpson, Fernice Schedeen and Ingrid SchedeenGreat Great Grandsons: Homer Simpson and Herbert PowellGreat Great Granddaughter: AbbeyGreat Great Great Grandchildren: Bart, Stanley, Lisa and Maggie SimpsonSons: "Old Tut" Simpson, Lou Simpson, Gaston Simpson and Hugo SimpsonDaughter: Dulcine Simpson Abe had a sexual relationship with a woman named Edwina, which resulted in the pregnancy with his illegitimate daughter Abbey before he was shipped out during World War Two. Abe was once arguing with Mona which she stormed out, which caused him to be a single father, suffering to pay the bills, and then resorting to alcoholism and completely ignoring Homer. She became a fugitive from justice after she abetted in the sabotage of a biological weapons research lab on germs, owned by Charles Montgomery Burns. Abe moved in with the family, but was sent to a retirement home three weeks later. Abraham Simpson is the estranged husband of Mona Simpson, father of Homer Simpson, father-in-law of Marge Simpson and paternal grandfather of siblings Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Many of his stories seem to be wildly inaccurate, often physically or historically impossible, and occasionally inconsistent, even with each other, suggesting that Abe is senile though it's often implied that he is aware of the inconsistency. In "Looking for Mr. Goodbart", Abraham asks Principal Skinner if he is capable of punishing a Marine Corps veteran. Abraham also claims to have served in the Navy during World War II. In "Million-Dollar Abie", Abe mentions that he has a brother named Bill. Once, reflecting on his lifetime, he lamented it as terribly boring and full of unruly teenagers, but then decided it was alright because "we did have two shows with Andy Griffith." Dan Castellaneta, Yuma Hickman (Deceased)Brothers: Hubert Simpson (Deceased), Tyrone Simpson, Cyrus Simpson, William Simpson (Deceased), Chet Simpson, Fester Simpson (Deceased)Sister: Hortense Simpson (Deceased)Wives: Amber Simpson (Deceased)Mona Simpson (Deceased) and Rita LaFleurEx-Wives: Selma Bouvier, Edwina and Tallulah WinkelmanFather-in-Law: Bjorn Olsen (Deceased) Mother-in-Law: Linnea Penelope (Deceased)Sons: Herbert Powell, Homer SimpsonDaughter: Abbey SimpsonDaughter-in-Law: Marge BouvierGrandsons: Bart Simpson, Hugo Simpson II (Non Canon)Granddaughters: Jessica Simpson, Lisa Simpson and Maggie SimpsonSisters-in-Law: Cyrus's 15 wivesGrandfathers: Willard Hickman and "Old Tut" SimpsonGrandmothers: Theodora Hutshing and "Happy" DinsdaleGreat-Grandfathers: Abraham Simpson I, Horatio Dinsdale and Bertram HickmanGreat-Grandmothers: Gabby Crouse, Edwina Forayter and Nellie BalliwickGreat-Great-Grandfather: Virgil SimpsonGreat-Great-Grandmother: Mabel SimpsonAunts: Twitta Simpson, Elrita Simpson and Bonita SimpsonUncles: Boris Simpson and Zeke HickmanGranduncles: Lou Simpson, Hugo Simpson I, Gaston Simpson and Udell "Spunky" DinsdaleGrandaunt: Dulcine SimpsonHalf-Great-Grandaunt: Eliza SimpsonHalf-Great-Granduncle-in-Law: Milford Van HoutenNephews: Millionaire Actor, Omar Simpson, Frank SimpsonNieces: Valerie Rothman and Dr. SimpsonNephew-in-Law: Dave RothmanNiece-in-Law: Marnie SimpsonGrandnephews: Stanley Simpson, Brit SimpsonGrandnieces: Lily, Magpie SimpsonFirst-Once-Removeds: Echardt Simpson, Bob Simpson and Twyla SimpsonSecond-Cousins: Verna Simpson, Vern Simpson, Echardt Simpson II, Lotus Simpson, Fernice Schedeen and Ingrid Schedeen Second-Once-Removed: Mort KruppCo-Mother-in-Law: Jacqueline BouvierCo-Father-in-Law: Clancy Bouvier. However, it never happened and Abe held a grudge against Santa until he apologized to Abe. 217 likes. It's where your interests connect you with your people. Eliza Simpson, an indirect relative of his, apparently helped a slave (his great-great-grandfather Virgil Simpson, to be exact) escape to Canada: another possible location of the "Old Country". He is (or at least was) quite skilled at dancing, as proven in ". However, he never did, resulting in Abe carrying a grudge against him. Although he opposed the decision, and was morally against the idea, he ended up deciding to let Mr. Burns do it, though only so he might have a nest-egg after retirement. Springfield Retirement Castle First appearance Abraham Jebediah ”Abe” Simpson II, in Albany, New York also known as "Grifty McGrift" and commonly known as "Grampa Simpson", or simply as "Grampa" is a major character in The Simpsons and a supporting character in The Simpsons Movie. It's probably that evil Gavin MacLeod or George 'Goober' Lindsey." Status By coincidence, the writers chose the name Abraham, unaware that it was also the name of Groening's grandfather.[6]. He is also the ex-boyfriend of Jacqueline Bouvier, his daughter-in-law's mother. In 1947, he met future Itchy creator and bum Chester Lampwick, and he offered him a plate of corn muffins under the condition that Lampwick paint his chicken coop. https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Abraham_Simpson_I?oldid=902567. Several years after the war, he went to the carnival, and encountered a prostitute named Gaby, thus resulting in the procreation of his illegitimate son, Herb Powell. He is one of the five characters that the player has at the start of the game. Abraham is also the great-grandfather of Abraham "Grampa" Simpson and presumably his namesake. He boasts of having been a watchman at Pearl Harbor (falling asleep on duty), and claims that President Grover Cleveland spanked him on two nonconsecutive occasions. Almost all of Grampa's biographical information is supplied by himself. Grampa Simpson is an old, grizzled, periodically incontinent and quite senile man to the extent of calling someone a fish tank. The son of Mabel Simpson and Virgil Simpson, and the maternal half-brother of Eliza Simpson. He'll find the culprit. Abraham Simpson served in the army, is cranky and old, but one hilarious dude with his crazy stories. He seems to believe Matlock is a real person, suggesting they call him in to solve real-life crimes: "I say we call Matlock. He spent most of this time living in a house that he won on a crooked 1950s game show until he sold it to help Homer buy a house for his family. Abraham Simpson I Many of his stories seem to be wildly inaccurate, often physically or historically impossible, and occasionally inconsistent, even with each other, suggesting that Abe is senile (though it's often implied that he is aware of the inconsistency). Abe once got stranded on a deserted island with Burns after a plane he was piloting crash landed after being shot down by Japanese planes. Abe typing an angry rant about media's portrayal of old people, He spends a good deal of his time writing letters of complaint. He once wrote to the President, complaining that there were too many states, and requesting that they get rid of three of them (simultaneously insisting that he was "not a crackpot"). He was married for several years to Mona, who became entranced with the hippie lifestyle after watching Joe Namath on TV. AbeGrampa SimpsonGrampaLove TesterGlamorous GodfreyLil' Grampa SimpsonYoung Grampa Simpson Abraham Jay SimpsonAbe Simpson llAbe SimpsonAbraham SimpsonMethuselah Both Homer and Grampa then embrace, and the family is back together. Homer keeps him in Springfield Cryogenic Facility due to it being much cheaper than a nursing home. Abe is shown to be a resident of The Webs at Giant Spider Acres. "World War III" (Photograph only) "Grandpa & the Kids" (First speaking appearance) Abe's recollections of his World War II experiences are sometimes implausible. They both wrestle for control of the gun when Abe gets up and hits Marshall on the head with a bottle, but had no effect. Abraham Jebediah "Abe" Simpson II, better known as Grampa, is a main character in the animated television series The Simpsons.He made his first appearance in the episode entitled "Grampa and the Kids", a one-minute Simpsons short on The Tracey Ullman Show, before the debut of the television show in 1989.Grampa Simpson is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices his son, Homer Simpson. Abe was also a watchman at a cranberry silo for forty years. We are not all vibrant, fun-loving sex maniacs! He was also awarded the Iron Cross for accidentally directing U.S. jeeps into Nazi minefields. He is also shown to be something of a crackpot, as evident by the following letter from "Bart the General": Dear Advertisers, I am disgusted with the way old people are depicted on television. When putting his hands up to surrender, he grabs the train's emergency brake lever, which sends Marshall flying back and causes him to be crushed by luggage. Hair Sex It is also implied that they also tamed and befriended the sharks in question. Later, at some point when Bart is between the age twelve and fifteen, Grampa dies. Abe had many affairs with lots of women, such as Beatrice Simmons in "Old Money", where she died and left Abe an inheritance of $106,000. The USS World War One was sunk by a heat seeking torpedo that they fired the other day. [4][5] When it came time to give Grampa Simpson a first name, Groening says that he refused to name him after his own grandfather, Abraham Groening, leaving it to other writers to choose a name. Abe is a World War II veteran who was later sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle by Homer. Number one; "Bra". However, he does not like cheekiness from Homer, Bart or Lisa; he also demands to be treated right and he reckons that he is just as important as the others. Abraham also says that he served on PT Boat 109 where he heard John F. Kennedy speaking in German ("Ich bin ein Berliner"). Hair He also served on a destroyer called the USS World War One during World War II in "Thursdays with Abie". Moreover, he once showed Bart and Lisa an album with photos of Germans killed by his platoon. [1] Grampa mentioned that he and his wife tried to make a cure for holy water but made a sex tonic instead.[2]. However, at least one of his stories was true: the one about the Flying Hellfish. "The Color Yellow", Mother: Mabel SimpsonMaternal Half-Sister: Eliza SimpsonMaternal Half-Brother-in-Law: Milford Van HoutenWife: Gabby CrouseDaughters-in-Law: "Happy" Dinsdale and Zorina OvadiaGrandsons: Orville, Boris, Eckhardt and Bob SimpsonGranddaughters: Twitta, Bonita, Elrita and Twyla SimpsonGreat Grandsons: Abraham Simpson II, Hubert Simpson, Chet Simpson, Tyrone Simpson, Cyrus Simpson, Bill Simpson, Fester Simpson, Eckhardt Simpson II and Vern SimpsonGreat Granddaughters: Hortense Simpson, Verna Simpson, Lotus Simpson, Fernice Schedeen and Ingrid SchedeenGreat Great Grandsons: Homer Simpson and Herbert PowellGreat Great Granddaughter: AbbeyGreat Great Great Grandchildren: Bart, Stanley, Lisa and Maggie SimpsonSons: "Old Tut" Simpson, Lou Simpson, Gaston Simpson and Hugo SimpsonDaughter: Dulcine Simpson. During his time stranded on the island, Mr. Burns accidentally shot down Santa Claus thinking he was Japanese, so Burns and Abe helped Santa fix his sled and he left, saying that he would return to take him home. Abe tells nine-year-old Homer that Mona died while Homer was at the movies. His car is The Shriner. He also owns a 49-star American flag, because of his undefined hatred of the state of Missouri: "I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missouri.". He lives in the Springfield Retirement Castle, which is a sad, lonely place filled with demented, crippled and depressed old people (a sign near the entrance says "Thank you for not discussing the outside world"). Abe often appears in recurring gags as well, such as the couch gags. Abe was not initially keen to fight in Europe. First appearance Many of us are bitter, resentful individuals who remember the good old days when entertainment was bland and inoffensive. For forty-five years, Abe was a security guard. He joins the mob when it was revealed that Homer contaminated Springfield Lake and barely refrained from killing Marge, Lisa and Bart with a shotgun. He was briefly married to Amber, the same woman Homer married on a Vegas binge. In "Barthood", while Bart was hiding at the Retirement home after breaking street lights, Grampa gives him a BMX bike.