Said fashion designer will be voiced by none other than Victor Garber , of Alias and - especially pertinently, here - Legally Blonde fame. The episode was written by longtime series writer Rob LaZebnik with his son, Johnny describing himself as coming out as "d'ohmosexual" in a tweet who inspired Rob to write the episode in the first place.
The Simpsons famously broke new ground in terms of gay representation with the episode "Homer's Phobia," in which Homer dissociates himself from a new family friend, voiced by camp maestro John Waters , after discovering he is gay. He freelances elsewhere, too, covering TV, film, and all things queer. If you're equally shackled to the Twittersphere, you can follow him jackarking.
When Mr. Burns convinced Sideshow Bob to run for mayor, it was Smithers who revealed to Bart and Lisa a clue that would lead them to the truth about Bob's not-so-honest victory in the mayoral election, hinting that his reasons were due to Sideshow Bob planning on enacting policies that were oppressive to his orientation. He intended to supply them with the information anonymously, although his efforts were spoiled by Homer Simpson driving up and then activating his headlights.
In , when Burns tried to steal oil from Springfield Elementary, although Smithers nominally had Mr. Burns' back, he secretly was disgusted with what Mr. Burns for wiping out his "enemies" in thinly veiled contempt, and when Mr. Burns attempted to block the sun from Springfield after stealing oil from the elementary school , Smithers objected and was fired.
This drove him into a nightmare of alcohol abuse and Comedy Central viewing. He was the main suspect in the subsequent shooting of Mr. Burns, but he was cleared due to it becoming clear that, as he had been watching Pardon My Zinger at the time of the shooting, he couldn't have been the one who done it. However, he did, in a drunken stupor, shoot Jasper in his wooden leg while trying to rush home to watch his favorite TV show. No charges were pressed in this case, mostly because Jasper already forgot about it.
Chief Wiggum was listening due to it being a police trap and arrested Smithers, who was later exonerated. Similarly, after Mr. Burns rejected Smithers' feelings for him despite the latter coming out to him, Smithers quit on Mr.
Burns and, due to having come up with the traps in Mr. Burns' office in the first place, also outwitted Mr. Burns by not only dodging all the trap doors Mr. Burns placed in his floor, but also manipulated him into dropping himself. In " Midnight Rx ", Burns cancels his employees' prescription medication plan.
After a while, Smithers' thyroid starts to swell because he can't afford his medication. Burns accompanies Homer to Canada in his airplane in order to get Smithers's medicine before he passes on. Smithers' official job at the power plant appears to be that of executive assistant, which he says is "actually about 2, smaller jobs", [14] responsible for monitoring employee attendance, is often a disciplinarian and has won dozens of "Employee of the Month" awards.
Burns was arrested for stealing paintings from an art museum, a position that is arguably better than vice president, although he hints that he didn't want the job.
He initially tried to be an employee-friendly boss, but after overhearing a conversation between Lenny , Carl and Homer while meeting at Moe's Tavern that revealed that they were abusing his employee-friendly nature to in essence goof off, he became a worse CEO than Mr.
Burns even going as far as to release wolverines in the house instead of hounds. He eventually gave up on the position willingly after Burns was released by Lenny, Carl and Homer. Smithers has the largest collection of Malibu Stacy dolls in the World and is the president of the Malibu Stacy fan club. It was implied once that something laid eggs in Smithers's brain and was considered serious enough of a medical issue that Mr.
Burns, who had himself been discharged from the Mayo Clinic with a clean bill of health relatively speaking apologized to Smithers about his news, with Smithers himself stating that, since he considered the mere fact that even one egg was laid in his brain was "too many," he would "prefer not knowing" how many eggs were in his brain. Aside from his suspected shooting of Mr. Burns, as well as any acts he did on Burns' behalf, he also did a very bad thing in a park during the night at one time while Chief Wiggum had been on patrol, although the latter did not arrest him during this time.
Wiggum later alluded to this incident when Smithers was unable to wear a hat despite one of the old laws mandating that he wear a hat during the day time, citing that if he didn't arrest him for "that night in the park", he certainly wouldn't have arrested him for what was implied to be a misdemeanor by comparison.
Although he is the sidekick of one of the biggest villains on the show, Smithers has a relatively friendly relationship with the Simpson family. He gets along well with Lisa as well as willingly aided her in tracking down Stacey Lovell, [21] and is good friends with Marge, [22] with whom he has a lot in common.
Smithers acted as the main antagonist of The Simpsons Arcade Game by Konami, where he abducted Maggie due to her taking a diamond that he had stolen during a heist at a jewelry store. After a prolonged chase including initially losing his quarry in the mountains before retrieving her via a hot air balloon , Smithers proceeded to fight them in Mr. Burns's office, using various bombs. After being defeated, he reveals lots of bombs in his coat, only to express shock when they are lit, exploding and presumably killing him, or at the very least severely injuring him.
Burns, who had been watching the entire fight from a painting and who had orchestrated the heist and by extension, the kidnapping , then proceeded to personally deal with them in a mecha, although he was soundly defeated. Smithers was responsible for ensuring the art contest on The Krusty the Clown Show was rigged in Bart's favor as part of Burns' murderous vendetta against the Simpson family, and also reminded him that he wanted the Simpsons wiped off the face of the Earth.
He was also tasked with contacting each family relative of Mr. Burns for the various locations in the tour, and also cutting ties with each of his family members in particular, crossing Abomnible Snow Burns from the Christmas card list and writing Ramses Burns out of his will, in particular being bequeathed his salad bowl.
He later proceeded to arrive with Mr. Burns when the latter was forced to arrive on the show to personally congratulate Bart, and got pelted with cream pies alongside his boss. Smithers doesn't actually have any speaking roles, although he does appear in the opening scene where he is at City Hall near the speech podium as Mr. Burns gives his speech unveiling the Nuclear Powered Megabuses.
He is also seen during game play where he acts as the driver for Burns' limo. Smithers appears in the first level, where Homer has to deal with him twice.
The first time, he was to oversee an inspection at Sector 7G, Homer's workplace, for a worker evaluation. Homer ended up destroying his car via the Plow King which he borrowed from Barney. He later ended up driving away when Homer tried to find Mr. Burns, with Homer needing to race him to Burns Manor so he could extract a confession from Mr. Burns regarding the emergence of mysterious satellite vans. However, upon Homer learning they were actually pizza vans and Burns had absolutely nothing to do with the vans at all, Smithers was ordered by Burns to release the hounds on him, and presumably fire him in the event Homer had been one of his employees.
He later appears as the bonus level character for the final level, "Flaming Tires. Burns, even though those errands were occurring the same time as a brunch date with someone Smithers implies that this was typical. Homer then proceeds to aid him in finding various items for Burns. Burns' favorite brand , which Burns needed due to his socks pulling at his ankles for several days.
He then tasks him with finding "Dr. Wunderstein's Tooth Powder" which Mr. Burns needs despite not actually having teeth anymore due to it making him feel young again when rubbed against his gums, with Smithers implying he only does it because he loves Mr.
Burns and not because he enjoys the activity, to Homer's disgust. After that, he then tasks Homer with finding the vinyl record "Yes, We Have No Bananas" according to Smithers, Burns needs it to bolo the exercise every morning, specifically to ensure his muscles don't fall off the bone. Unlike other characters, Smithers does not actually state he'll help Homer via a call, though they nonetheless unlock "his" vehicle, Mr.
Burns' limo. He appears in the ending of " Lisa the Tree Hugger ", where he drives Mr. Burns' limo and apologizes for the loss of the woodcutting industry, and also proceeds to phone some of Burns' goons to beat up Al Gore to make him feel better. Smithers appears during the Mob Rules level, where he is one of the members "recruited" into Marge's mob protest against Grand Theft Scratchy: Blood Island throughout the level. It is heavily implied that he only participated in the mob because he thought it was meant to be a mob trying to bring about gay marriage, or at least something in honor of Mr.
He, or at least sailors modeled in his likeness, were also prevalent in the final mission for the Medal of Homer level as enemies. Reel Crazy aircraft carrier served "neither god nor country -- they fight for love". Similar to the main timeline Smithers, the sailors had a fanatical amount of loyalty to Private Burns, as he gave an order to "defend our fearless leader" as well as declaring for Homer and Bart's surrender and "Mr.
Burns for ever! Unlike his implied grandson, however, it is heavily implied that these Smithers sailors were not homosexual, as Bart when interacting with them will sometimes yell "Your grandson's lifestyle will sicken you.
Smithers is unlocked at the Executive Lackey Pt. Smithers frequents Springfield's gay section. He is arrested for trying to obtain opium for Mr. Burns while in Morocco. Burns says to Homer "I've never seen someone take to a Turkish prison so quickly. Burns and has at least occasional fantasies about the older man. In one, Burns appears flying through Smithers's bedroom window as a large predatory bird, or jumping out of a birthday cake and singing "Happy birthday, Mr.
Burns saying "Hello Smithers. You're quite good at turning me on. On one occasion, Smithers is forced to go to Dr. When they lands, it dawns on Smithers how close he came to losing his one true love, Mr Burns. He decides to declare his undying love to his boss and is about to spill about his longtime crush when Mr Burns interrupts. The curmudgeon quickly stomps on his heart by telling him he 'is someone I give less thought to than the little piece of popcorn'.
He courageously saves him - showing off a rainbow-colored parachute embellished with his boss' face. And with the realization of how close he came to losing him, Smithers is ready declare his undying love to Mr Burns when the curmudgeon quickly stomps on his heart by telling him he 'is someone I give less thought to than the little piece of popcorn stuck in my tooth.
Longtime show writer Rob LaZebnik left told the New York Post he had written the episode, which aired last night, as a show of support for his son Johnny, 21, right who is gay. They then decide they need to find him a new man to put him in a better mood, with Homer later taking to dating app Grinder for a little help.
Their efforts result in a mixer - equipped with a chatty George Takei, who wants to dish on 'Bill Shatner horror stories' - where Smithers seems unimpressed by their plot. However, as he goes to drown his sorrow he finds a connection with the bartender Julio Azaria who also appeared in the film The Birdcage.
They are then seen together on a series of romantic dates jogging, drinking together and traveling to Cuba together. The couple even get a license, with Julio - who first appeared on the Simpsons in as one of Homer's temporary roommates in Three Gays of the Condo - planting a kiss on Smithers' cheek.
It later turns out to be fishing license. Sadly, the relationship doesn't last. Utterly heartbroken, Smithers takes out his frustration on the company's power plant workers. Homer decides he needs to find Smithers a new man to put him in a better mood, and takes to dating app Grinder. His efforts result in a mixer at Homer's house where Smithers seems unimpressed by their plot.
After 27 years of unrequited love, Smithers still can't quite move on from Mr. Burns, who has found that his company is falling apart without his loyal assistant. So in the end he finally makes the big gesture that Smithers has been waiting for - giving him a performance review: 'Excellent. Smithers goes back to work for Mr. Burns - after the two share a hug - still lamenting his single status though he later discusses his love for 'the thrill of the chase. The writer's son, Johnny LaZebnik, was touched by the episode but said that the 'revelation' that his father loves him was 'thankfully' not much of a revelation at all.
We're as close as a straight dad and a gay son could be,' he said. Rob said that he had had the idea for Smithers a few years back, and showed his son an early version of the script to get feedback on it. And it seemed he was a fan as he said: 'I was really happy that someone who has experience with a gay person in their immediate family was writing the script. It is not the first time The Simpsons has addressed the issue of homosexuality. Smithers finds a connection with the bartender Julio voiced by Hank Azaria who also appeared as a gay character in the film The Birdcage which inspired the name of the episode.
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