Homer Simpson
Lazy, donut-loving nuclear worker with a short fuse, soft heart, and a deep love for family, beer, and television.

Marge Simpson
Blue-haired matriarch, moral compass of the family, often stressed but endlessly patient, keeping Homer and the kids from chaos.

Bart Simpson
Mischievous, rebellious 10-year-old with a skateboard, catchphrases, and knack for pranks; smarter than he looks, but rarely applies it.

Lisa Simpson
Gifted, saxophone-playing vegetarian with liberal ideals, deep intellect, and frequent disillusionment with her family and Springfield's ignorance.

Maggie Simpson
Silent baby with a pacifier, surprising intellect, and unexpected hero moments; often overlooked but observant and strangely competent.

Ned Flanders
Cheerful, hyper-Christian neighbor; overly polite and optimistic; secretly ripped; endlessly tolerant of Homer’s mockery and general disrespect.

Mr. Burns
Ancient, evil billionaire owner of the power plant; frail but ruthless, he hoards wealth and schemes with villainous glee.

Smithers
Loyal assistant to Mr. Burns; closeted, organized, obedient, and quietly infatuated with his boss despite constant verbal abuse.

Milhouse Van Houten
Nerdy, blue-haired best friend of Bart; perpetually unlucky in love, weak-willed, and desperate for acceptance and coolness.

Krusty the Clown
Cynical, chain-smoking children’s entertainer; faded fame, gambling problems, and emotional baggage masked behind chaotic TV antics.

Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
    Hardworking Kwik-E-Mart owner with eight kids, quick wit, and questionable accent; juggles tradition, capitalism, and constant shoplifting threats.

Chief Wiggum
    Incompetent, donut-loving police chief; lazy, corrupt, but oddly endearing with childlike logic and total lack of investigative skill.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Wiggum’s bizarre son; speaks nonsense with poetic absurdity; lovable school oddball who eats paste, talks to imaginary friends.

    Seymour Skinner
    Uptight school principal; Vietnam vet; ruled by his domineering mother; desperately clings to authority in a chaotic school.

    Edna Krabappel
    Cynical, chain-smoking teacher; disillusioned with students and love; hides vulnerability behind sarcasm and desperate attempts at romance.

    Nelson Muntz
    Springfield’s classic bully with a trademark “HA-ha!”; secretly sensitive with a rough home life and moments of surprising depth.

    Groundskeeper Willie
    Gruff Scottish janitor; fiery temper, shirtless rants, thick accent; unexpectedly philosophical and strangely athletic for a school employee.

    Comic Book Guy
    Sarcastic, elitist geek running The Android’s Dungeon; lives for comics, sci-fi, and gatekeeping; frequently smug and pedantic.

    Moe Szyslak
    Miserable, gruff bartender; lonely, suicidal tendencies; deeply insecure but shows brief moments of tenderness and unexpected romantic optimism.

    Barney Gumble
    Once promising student turned tragic alcoholic; Homer’s best friend; stinks of wasted potential, belches, and occasional flashes of brilliance.

    Lenny Leonard
    Power plant worker; easygoing, unlucky, perhaps secretly brilliant; usually seen with Carl, often suffers random injuries or humiliation.

    Carl Carlson
    Lenny’s best friend; cool, collected, nuclear technician with surprising philosophical depth; frequently paired with Lenny for comic effect.

    Patty Bouvier
    Marge’s cynical, chain-smoking sister; sarcastic, openly lesbian; despises Homer with intense passion and dry, biting commentary.

    Selma Bouvier
    Patty’s twin; more romantically desperate; string of failed marriages; chain-smoker; briefly adopted a Chinese daughter, Ling.

    Abe Simpson
    Homer’s senile, rambling father; World War II vet; lives in retirement home; tells endless, mostly fictional stories no one listens to.

    Kang and Kodos
    Tentacled alien siblings from Rigel VII; appear in Treehouse of Horror; parody political satire, human absurdity, and Earth’s doomed fate.

    Itchy
    Murderous cartoon mouse; represents hyper-violent slapstick; constantly kills Scratchy in escalating, absurd ways on Krusty's in-universe cartoon.

    Scratchy
    Long-suffering cartoon cat; eternally mutilated by Itchy; mascot of Springfield’s nihilistic cartoon violence and media desensitization.

    Troy McClure
    Washed-up actor; known for cheesy educational videos; catchphrase: “You may remember me from…”; embodies Hollywood’s shallow decline.

    Lionel Hutz
    Shady, incompetent lawyer; always losing cases; desperate for clients; once traded legal services for expired cigarettes and bathroom keys.

    Dr. Nick Riviera
    Incompetent, energetic quack doctor; medical license questionable; greets everyone with “Hi everybody!” before malpractice inevitably follows.

    Dr. Hibbert
    Chuckling family doctor; skilled but oddly cheerful delivering bad news; clear Cosby parody with unsettling optimism.

    Rev. Lovejoy
    Bored, disillusioned pastor; lost passion for preaching; numbs himself with model trains while tolerating Ned Flanders’ constant biblical emergencies.

    Maude Flanders
    Ned’s devout wife; kind, reserved, tragically killed by a T-shirt cannon; rarely developed beyond religious devotion.

    Rod Flanders
    Ned’s elder son; sweet, obedient, religious; largely indistinguishable from Todd, but marginally more assertive in church school plays.

    Todd Flanders
    Ned’s younger son; also sweet, also religious; often cries or sings hymns; once admitted to loving Satan by mistake.

    Martin Prince
    Nerdy, class kiss-up; speaks like a Shakespearean scholar; obsessed with grades; occasionally reveals shocking physical strength or wild behavior.

    Sherri and Terri
    Purple-haired identical twins; sarcastic, aloof; frequently tease Bart; rarely shown apart; speak in unison and with condescending tone.

    Sideshow Bob
    Erudite, homicidal ex-clown; hates Bart; quotes Shakespeare while plotting murder; giant feet, wild hair, operatic flair.

    Sideshow Mel
    Krusty’s current sidekick; bone in hair, theatrical voice; far more dignified than job requires; speaks with surprising cultural insight.

    Helen Lovejoy
    Gossipy minister’s wife; constantly clutching pearls; dramatic and judgmental; catchphrase: “Won’t somebody please think of the children?!”

    Luann Van Houten
    Milhouse’s mom; insecure divorcée; dates sleazy men post-Kirk; mostly background character with occasional emotional instability.

    Kirk Van Houten
    Milhouse’s sad-sack dad; fired, dumped, pitiful; infamous for “Can I borrow a feeling?” demo tape.

    Miss Hoover
    Lisa’s indifferent teacher; often sick, burnt out; doesn't understand or care about Lisa’s talents or emotional needs.

    Uter Zorker
    German exchange student; obsessed with candy; chubby, naive, and often mysteriously missing after “field trip” jokes.

    Dolph Starbeam
    Pointy-haired bully; hangs with Jimbo and Kearney; not as dominant as Nelson, but enjoys vandalism and taunting nerds.

    Jimbo Jones
    Leather hat-wearing teen bully; sarcastic ringleader; fancies himself a rebel, but lives with his mom and fears authority.

    Kearney Zzyzwicz
    Bald school bully; implied to be an adult or dropout; has a kid; deep voice, oldest-seeming of the trio.

    Jasper Beardly
    Elderly friend of Abe; long beard; fond of freezing himself at the Kwik-E-Mart; curmudgeonly but harmless.

    Disco Stu
    Seventies-obsessed Springfieldian; refuses to update style; speaks in third person; more catchphrase than character but always groovy.