Ned Flanders is irratingly optimistic and cheeful. Religion has removed all the gray areas for him , so he and his family live secure, knowing that the ultimate safety that is Heaven awaits them. Ned believes that the Bible has all the answers.<\/p>","url":"2008/8/11/The-Simpsons-Ned-01-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Simpsons Ned 01"},{"captionHeading":"Krusty the Clown","caption":"
Krusty, the Clown, nee Herschel Krustofski, AKA the \"Maitre d' of Glee,\" is a kids TV-show host, all-around funnyman, and entrepreneur. As a child, Herschel Krustofski would do anything for a chance to entertain; as an adult, Krusty the Clown would do anything for a chance to make a buck, including phone sex, faking his own death, and getting a boob job. But he really rakes in the long green by shamelessly merchandising any product, regardless how shoddy. These include the Krustyburger Meat-Flavored Sandwich, Dr. Krusty Balloon-Animal Home Angioplasty Kit, Krusty's Non-Toxic Kologne (for the smell of the Big Top), and the ever-popular vaguely-refreshing Krusty Brand Pork Squeezin's.<\/p>","url":"2008/8/11/The-Simpsons-Krusty-01-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Simpsons Krusty 01"},{"captionHeading":"Moe Szyslak","caption":"
Moe Szyslak, a former boxer, is the owner and operator of the local Springfield drinking establishment, a place he inventively named Moe's Tavern. Moe's is a place where nobody knows your name, but everybody wants to borrow your money. It's a place where you can feel at home, if you were raised in a holding tank for drunk drivers.<\/p>","url":"2008/8/11/The-Simpsons-Moe-01-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Simpsons Moe 01"},{"captionHeading":"Mr. Burns","caption":"
Charles Montgomery Burns acquired his status as Most Despised Man in Springfield the old-fashioned way: he earned it. As the evil overlord of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, Burns tirelessly pursues ever greater wealth and power through the exploitation of his hapless workers and the destruction of the local environment. A few of his more notable accomplishments include: offering a free beer policy to his employees in place of their dental plan; having the Ramones play at his birthday party; taking over all 78 channels on TV; penning his book of personal reflection, \"Will There Ever Be a Rainbow?\"; impersonating a hippie, Wavy Gravy, in order to sink a Greenpeace boat; and blocking out the sun.<\/p>
Despite his hectic schedule, Burns still finds the time to belittle his devoted toady, Smithers, and to keep a vigilant, contemptuous eye on Homer Simpson and the other drones in Sector 7G.<\/p>","url":"2008/8/11/The-Simpsons-Mr-Burns-01-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Simpsons Mr Burns 01"},{"captionHeading":"Chief Wiggum","caption":"
Clancy, Wiggum, the donut-scarfing, graft-accepting Chief of the Springfield Police Department, takes the law into his own hands, often making up his own laws right on the spot, in order to see justice done. Clancy has been called many things during his career, including \"Chief Piggum,\" but perhaps the greatest insult to his professional status was when he was thrown out of the Be Sharps Barbershop Quartet for causing it to seem \"too Village People.\"<\/p>","url":"2008/8/11/The-Simpsons-Chief-Wiggum-01-1.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"The Simpsons Chief Wiggum 01"}];