Think yellow: 'Simpsons' anniversary contest lets winner create character for 2010 episode

AP ^ | October 16, 2009 | LYNN ELBER

[ConservativeStatement]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "The Simpsons" is giving one lucky contest winner the chance to make others yellow with envy by creating a character for the animated TV series.

The new Springfield resident will appear in an early 2010 episode featuring Chris Martin of Coldplay as guest star.

The contest, part of the Fox show's 20th-anniversary celebration, is for those 18 and older. It opens Friday and runs until 11:59 p.m. EDT Oct. 24.

[ConservativeStatement]

A politician named, I dunno, Nasty Buhlowsy who is generally stewed and incoherent. Would have interesting conversations with Teddy..I mean, Mayor Quimby. The politician wouldn't be qualified to open car doors but gets elevated to a high-ranking government job.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Officer D’OHnut?

[unspun]

Will it be forced to pose nude?

[ConservativeStatement]

Only on the front cover of “Not Even After 2:00 A.M. Illustrated.”

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

No matter the character, its a guarantee that this will be the only episode appearance. The character will be eliminated at the end of the episode.

They just ain’t gonna want to pay the residuals.

[mnehring]

Ho P. Changy

[MrB]

How about a perpetually outraged minority community organizer?

[Cincinatus]

How about Arianna Olberman -- Springfield's nutjob leftist radio commentator.

[HiTech RedNeck]

For political correctness, it should be a Swede.

[Lazamataz]

How about Carl Marks, the new Mayor of Springfield, a committed communist who manages to destroy the town quite quickly before Homer leads an uprising that throws him out of office?

[Buckeye McFrog]

Senator Puffington D. Rino?

[pawnshop dave]

How about a “yellow” kenyan usurper buying out Moe’s and changing the name to Mobama’s. They could pimp Lisa and Maggie out as an “affirmative action” ACORN deal!!!!

[Little Pig]

Poochy

[BubbaBasher]

How about Frank Barney the neighborhood pedophile?

[ConservativeStatement]

:-)

Barney Rubble, er Barney Rubbish.

[BubbaBasher]

Frank is a hair dresser by day and runs a male prostitution ring out of his basement by night. Frank goes orgasmic when Marge walks in to his shop and he stares at her blue hair thrusting up toward the sky.

[BubbaBasher]

Nobody thinks there is anything strange about Frank except Bart. Bart’s gaydar goes off and he sneaks out to spy on Frank. Bart witnesses the endless line of strange men going in and out of Frank’s house. Of course no one believes him when he tries warn the city.

[a fool in paradise]

I've got a new character for the show. COUSIN OLIVER...

[scottdeus12]

“COUSIN OLIVER...”

Ugh...thanks for reminding me of the most annoying TV character ever...I hope I can get some sleep this weekend.

[Slings and Arrows]

I was going to suggest Jim Thompson, but he would be so awesome that the show wouldn't be about the Simpsons anymore.

[KosmicKitty]

The contest, part of the Fox show's 20th-anniversary celebration, is for those 18 and older. It opens Friday and runs until 11:59 p.m. EDT Oct. 24.

Not Fair!! 18 year olds weren't born when the Simpsons debuted!! I remember the Tracy Ullman show which is where the Simpsons got their start

Never mind Akbar & Jeff!! (And the weird rabbit like character!)

[martin_fierro]

<--- it was a pretty funny graphic, trust me.

The new Simpsons character will be Marty Fierro.

But he'll promptly be killed off.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Oh, c’mon, he was a talented little runt. He did grow up to be John Denver.

[exile]

How about a TV executive that cancels a long running show that ceased to be funny ten years ago?

[Trillian]

Bump for later.