Simpsons Histories - Kirk Van Houten

[@TheRealJims]

When watching all of his appearances, I went back and forth over how sympathetic Kirk actually is. He landed somewhere between Barney Gumble and Helen Lovejoy in terms of the "likeability and sympathy" spectrum.

[@elieeee6]

Screw you gumbly for life (also I know this doesn’t technically count but Jay Sherman? But if not Lenny)

[@nachomansandyravage7243]

Please do groundskeeper Willy or Moe

[@petemercurio8638]

@@nachomansandyravage7243 Willie next

[@andrewpatterson4976]

Marvin Monroe, Martin Prince, Lenny/Carl, Selma/Patty, and of course the piece de resistance Maude Flanders strike me as fascinating choices. I’m kinda surprised the Maude death episode hasn’t popped up on 60 Seconds yet, it’s such a divisive episode.

[@nachomansandyravage7243]

@@petemercurio8638 haha yeah Willie *

[@hahu9088]

I'm voting for a simpsons histories episode on the entire town of Shelbyville.

[@Alex_Off-Beat]

Seconded, I've been asking for this for a while!

[@coolfool4439]

YESSSS THAT'D BE SO GOOD!!

[@coquimapping8680]

Woo hoo!

[@jfmedits1577]

agreed!!

[@roolands8930]

Big agree

[@6sKi6z6]

I too, don't like the idea of Milhouse having two spaghetti meals in one day.

[@JaredConnell]

Wait your turn

[@a_donut]

@@JaredConnell *Sits down while burning alive*

[@pardonmygiggles7101]

🍝🍝😡

[@mrpigglewiggles937]

youll pay with your comments likes! 😡🔥

[@tomiannucci2661]

@MrPiggleWiggles How you gonna get em? Skeleton power?

[@darkninjafirefox]

"So that's it after 20 years. So long, good luck?" "I don't recall saying good luck."

[@wtfsamusidk7574]

Gets me every time lol

[@Muskateering]

That randomly popped into my head the other day and made me laugh 😂

[@justinfowich6662]

The best thing about "A Milhouse Divided" was how Kirk singing for Luann at the end felt like a typical wrap-up to make things normal again, but then he proposed and Luann said "Eww no!" and they stayed divorced.

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Yeah that was a really effective example of subverting expectations (something that can go terribly wrong if handled poorly). It was both shocking but also very logical and obvious - like, in real life, that's probably exactly what would happen, but because it's a cartoon we just naturally assumed it'd go better for him.

[@RT-qd8yl]

@@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 I wish that would happen more in cartoons and shows and what not. People turning down engagements and shitting on really touching emotional moments

[@Arina-1208]

I loved that 👍

[@Horsley-Green]

It's like a realistic episode of Home Improvement 😆

[@jddi1527]

Tbf they eventually did end up back together again, that isn’t very realistic for separated and divorced couples

[@Whymust898]

I still think Artie Ziff would be an interesting choice. He’s such a huge role in Marge and Homer’s backstory, yet was also a non-presence in the show outside of flashbacks until the ‘modern’ era. His characterisation of ‘trendy tech dude’ also gives a good insight into what, well, was trendy tech when the episode aired

[@BB-te8tc]

Especially interesting because he wasn't at all portrayed as a trendy tech dude during his initial appearance because that character type wasn't really a thing back then. It really shows a clear, specific example of how the Internet changed the show. Also, I always found it sorta weird how around Season 13-16 they started reaching back for characters from the first 3 or so seasons from the "weird old Springfield". Didn't the "RV" episode from around that era bring back the RV Salesman from Season 1 sans Albert Brooks?

[@ToonReel001]

@@BB-te8tc Yeah, one episode also brought back Santa's Little Helper's original owner from the Xmas pilot too. And of course Dr Marvin Monroe coming back from the dead.

[@jacksonjacob1965]

I also think it would be interesting to hear Jims complain about the season 31 episode where Artie gets married

[@Abonkit]

@@jacksonjacob1965 Have no fears, we've got stories for years, like: Marge becomes a robot Maybe Moe gets a cell phone

[@desisdosis473]

Artie Ziff may be the worst character of the show.

[@Neogears1312]

I’m always a huge advocate for Flanders getting a history episode. He’s such an important side character to the point I’d argue he’s more famous than most of the side cast combined. He’s also a character who has had a plethora of changes to their status quo and character focus. And my most important reason, he’s my favorite character. What can I say; every one who counts loves Ned Flanders.

[@marclytle644]

It's like I am wearing nothing at all... nothing at all... nothing at all. Stupid sexy Flanders.

[@skiprockjr.6881]

I lent Kirk a feeling. Still hasn't paid me back.

[@michaelstrong5383]

Same. I gave him a jar of love and got nothing back in return.

[@fastfacts727]

@@michaelstrong5383 that jar of love was terrible.

[@4EyedRocker]

and he never will

[@christopherwall2121]

@@fastfacts727 PAINT MY CHICKEN COOP!

[@princessmarlena1359]

I refused his hand, with my glove of love. I even refused it bare-handed.

[@noriyakigumble3011]

I’d love a Sideshow Mel history, He is such an unspoken yet major presence in the show

[@noellestradamus]

HIS OPINION IS AS VALID AS THE NEXT MAN'S!

[@jek__]

Unspoken, from a character with such a pronounced vocal presence lol. I agree with you, the wordplay is just funny

[@apslup]

I’ve got good news for you buddy

[@ravedeath7690]

To be fair he doesn't really have much of a character aside from shouting generic comments whenever the plot progresses

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

​@@ravedeath7690He's got a refined theatrical voice hinting at some kind of talent similar to Sideshow Bob, which is also similarly ignored resulting in him ending up on a kid's public access clown program.

[@TheNerdySasquatch]

How about Doctor Hibbert for the next Simpsons Histories? He started off as a Cosby parody (which doesn't age well given what we now know about Cosby) and he's about the only prominent secondary character without his own spotlight episode. We frequently see him, but know little about him.

[@DanteTorn]

Seconded.

[@petemercurio8638]

@@DanteTorn 3rded

[@BB-te8tc]

Fourth-ded I think TheRealJims sort of elaborated this in his season retrospectives, but he was featured very prominently in earlier seasons and was portrayed as very competent for the most part. Later on, not so much.

[@robeyhairston3298]

Did you know that bleeding gums Murphy and doctor hibbert are long lost brothers?

[@Notintheknow]

@@robeyhairston3298 Think he has a lost twin brother as well

[@macmonkeyhat]

I’d like to see a Simpsons histories for Maude Flanders, as I feel like the show regrets killing her off sometimes. I know the reason they did it was because her voice actress left, but ever since the voice actress came back the shows taken every opportunity to feature Maude in a flashback or non canon episode.

[@petemercurio8638]

Sure Mod and Especially Ned would be great!

[@Ericshadowblade]

Her voice actress asked for more money as her charcter was being in more episodes the studio said no

[@macmonkeyhat]

@@Ericshadowblade I know why she left. But she came back around season 15, and Maude started making appearances since then

[@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747]

It was indeed a terrible choice to kill her off, it doesn't help that the episode in question is pretty bad.

[@leob4403]

@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 why was it so terrible? I thought it was interesting to explore Flanders life as a widow and single father

[@RealPratfall]

Finally we’ll uncover wether or not he ever got to borrow a feeling

[@Ethan265Stapley]

Desperate for some like are we lad

[@noellestradamus]

I... I don't like the idea of borrowing two feelings in one day

[@BMoney8600]

Haha

[@yousaywhatnow2195]

Tbh, I kind of always felt that both Mulhouse’s parents are just straight up awful in their own special, horrible ways, which definitely helps explain why Melhouse is the way he is, I’d imagine.

[@MmmMmph1968]

How did you misspell Milhouse in two different ways in the same sentence?

[@increbidel4685]

Malhouse*

[@nicholashodges201]

They're both incredibly selfish people, just with different expressions of that selfishness. The object they use to express that selfishness is a bit different, too Also they are probably the type of couple that regularly beats the hell out of each other. They feed each other's nastier traits...

[@one4all123]

With this amount of attention this video will recieve, he’ll able to sleep in TWO racecars!

[@dangerouslytalented]

He is truly drawing dignity

[@noellestradamus]

I don't like the idea of Kirk sleeping in two racecar beds in one night

[@TsukiCondor]

"I dont like the idea of Jim's having two Spaghetti meals a day"

[@SlothenlyOptimist]

Squeaky Voiced Teen history would be slightly interesting.

[@michaelstrong5383]

How many jobs does that kid even have?

[@meumnomen]

That's who I imagine when Jared Kushner speaks....

[@Pr0jectFM]

@@michaelstrong5383 Our Squeaky Voiced Teen works at Krusty Burger. The other ones are just other teens with similar features

[@evilkillerwhale7078]

Maybe it'll squeak into a video

[@mightyfilm]

Then there's that weird Latino version of him who operated a Viking Long Boat ride in one episode.

[@Onering80]

Favorite Kirk Quote" "Milhouse, give him back his soul. I've got work tomorrow!"

[@orestevincent8382]

I think it's important to point out that unlike Homer with Bart, Kirk's relation with Milhouse never seem to deteriorate over the season, Milhouse always showed a lot of care and compassion for his dad

[@vinnythewebsurfer]

Imagine marrying someone from shelbyville

[@b1merio]

Hoot! Hoot! Hoot!

[@noellestradamus]

You mean my own cousin?

[@JumbleJammyJokes]

It just tears you up inside

[@VincentMariethe4th]

I always theorized that Luann was just Kirk's Shelbyville doppelganger. If everyone in Springfield each had their own counterpart & she was born in Shelbyville, then there you go. Also not too crazy about that revelation that they actually WERE cousins, not just cuz the mystery was more fun but because it feels like it conveniently sums up Milhouse's laundry list of issues as just being genetic. (But that's probably me reading more into it.) Milhouse comes off as the kind of guy who would grow up to try to interrupt someone else's Girls' Night Out in an attempt to pick up chicks.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

Milhouse's issues largely come down to his personality, which isn't genetic, but definitely was inherited by dint of being Kirk's son.

[@nicholashodges201]

​@@OtakuUnitedStudio and Luann's. She has a ruthless edge that he seems to have picked up from her. When he DOES lash out, Milhouse always seems to go a bit farther than the others

[@Will_kid_cortez]

Sleeping in a race car lol such a bad ass moment.

[@Maxwell-237]

And homers come back is just so brutal. But unintentionally

[@andreagrubaugh9301]

I know we just had a backstory drop with him, but I wouldn't mind seeing a Comic Book Guy video. Also, I'd still like a Moe History at some point, just because his character has gone through so much

[@BMoney8600]

Definitely!

[@iam9991000]

It feels like you've been teasing this for years.

[@TheRealJims]

I had tossed around the idea of teasing Kirk in every video as a running joke (and never actually covering him). But then decided people wouldn't stand for it, lol. Kirk needs his day in the sun!

[@nicolebee3283]

@@TheRealJims next you’re gonna say you’ll do the “wiseguy”

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

@@TheRealJims please add closed captions for all videos

[@milesbaureis504]

@@dontspikemydrink9382 While that is a very large thing to request, if he doesn't want to have to do it, maybe he'd let you do it. And if you are deaf, I or someone else, would be willing to do it. I really like the idea of Jim's (Jims'?)videos being accessible to the hard of hearing too. We can both just hope that these comments get seen. Also I love that username.

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

@@milesbaureis504 well, you can pay people to do put cc up. I think accessibility should not even be the responsibility of the uploader if other people would be able to do this but youtube shut down custom closed captions

[@HalloWitch93]

Kirk's vocal quirks always crack me up; like how awkward he sounds every time he's about to say something. "Uhhhhhh, I sleep in a racing car! Do you?" I know that also applies to Milhouse but the fact that his own father - a grown man - also talks that way is just a bit funnier to me.

[@manoloperez8985]

I continue to vote for Marge's mother, there is so much of her that we did not see but that peeks out in Marge's traumas from her upbringing

[@jacksonjacob1965]

I think there’s a case that Marge’s mom is secretly the most important character on the show. Because of how much she influenced Marge’s life and how much Marge does for her family.

[@manoloperez8985]

@@jacksonjacob1965 I completely agree

[@luckiller019]

@@jacksonjacob1965 no. That would be Homer mum. Homer grew up into bordeline a alcoholic with eating dissorder (not to mention violence outburst, desire for shallow gratification, egomaniac etc.) And it has nothing to do with being abandon by his mother in childhood? Doubt it. Also because until later season Abe was always portrayed as a terrible father it make Mona looks even worst by leaving young Homer her only beloved child with a fucking Abe

[@johnydl]

The twins Sherri and Terri, you've done a bunch of side characters for Homer and Bart (even tertiary characters) but very few for the Simpsons girls.

[@chrisrj9871]

Maybe Sherri, but not Terri.

[@GoodOlGranite]

I've been suggesting this exact thing for months!

[@Polycomical]

Disco Stu needs a video from you!

[@aperson22222]

There’s a really neat understated moment in their Great Gatsby episode in S28. Burns invites everyone to what’s supposed to be a glamorous Jazz Age cocktail party at his mansion on not-Long Island, but when they get there the house is a dilapidated old dump and the party was clearly put together on a shoe string budget. Everyone who gets a speaking role complains, but Kirk silently looks around and is still impressed.

[@EinDose]

Here's a weird Simpsons Histories angle: Moe's Tavern. It's always been depicted as a crap bar, but has the type of crap bar it is changed? How have the regulars changed?

[@Ericshadowblade]

Moes has been pretty consistence once they nailed the interior setting around season four except for that one episode where it was turned into what honestly would have been a really succesfull family resturant had moe not snapped

[@King_Nex]

Not to mention the various times Moe changed his business

[@robertholston4708]

In the marriage retreat episode in season 2 where Homer catches the huge fish, there is a scene where Marge lists her gripes of Homer. One of them is "he hangs out at a seedy bar with bums and lowlifes."

[@youcouldbelisteningtomusic442]

It definitely took a while for Lenny and Carl to become regulars at Moe's. Which season was that, and was the change sudden or gradual?

[@chancethefapper4528]

I remember the first time me and my brother saw Milhouse Divided, it was the night before our parents split up (and never reconciled). It can be a goofy episode, but its an interesting look into a very common childhood struggle. I love the jokes in Milhouse Divided but I've always resented the way the Simpsons writers knocked Kirk down but then never built him up again. It feels like a missed opportunity to create a symbol of hope during a divorce / tough time.

[@mccarthy5825]

Damn, that’s a tough one mate. Hope you and your family you’re doing well now.

[@theMoporter]

"Get super turned on when they find out Milhouse is popular" And they say the later seasons have gone down hill!

[@theMoporter]

@@michaelstrong5383 I mean, at least it's relatable?

[@idioticed4379]

@@theMoporter what did he say?, It got deleted

[@theMoporter]

@@idioticed4379 can't remember, sorry

[@m3talentagency680]

This is one of the funniest low-key characters in The Simpsons: he's a lousy human being - almost just as Homer, but in very different ways.

[@blackdiamondltd_jack]

9:35 I'm from Costa Rica and you guys don't have any idea how much the shops, stores and restaurants here milked the fact that the Simpsons where coming here. No joke, the publicity was like: "The Simpson family didn't forget to come for their new Pura Vida T-shirt here on Los Locos T-shirt Store, so, don't forget to buy one yourself too", heck, even Automobile Mechanics milked that fact. It was a national meme and business strategy for a while 🤣

[@seancatacombs]

Main thing I remember about Kirk is how traumatic that Pictionary blowup scene was for a lot of my fellow elder Millennial friends because of how authentic it was to their own parents' inciting incidents for divorce or toxic decay.

[@springking2169]

Lewis and Richard for the next Simpsons history, it’s really interesting how they started off in the barts key friend group then they just disappeared

[@stproducciones9140]

Maybe a History on all those Springfield Elementary background weirdos like lewis, richard, wendell, jeanie, the kid with goggles and spiky hair...

[@youdbettertube]

@@stproducciones9140 Might as well also throw in the two other barflies at Moe's

[@Darko_CC]

@@stproducciones9140 and those kids that Nelson used to be friends with in like season 1

[@reddeadspartan]

@@stproducciones9140 >the kid with goggles and spikey hair. He's the protagonist of the next Digimin season.

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

A simpsons history or mystery on all the missing characters lol

[@violenceisfun991]

I would love to see a histories episode on Snake. I always found him oddly relatable, especially when he acts lovingly like to that puppy or to his son

[@King_Nex]

I second the Snake history thing.

[@gabg1538]

We need one about Kearney

[@bmstylee]

And I say that as a teenager and the father of a teenager.

[@emanuelespinoza9325]

@@bmstylee I sleep in a drawer!

[@ivegotbadtaste9181]

Bathory fuck yeah, nice pfp.

[@MrJACKBaird]

Groundskeeper Willie is the man I would love to see one on him. It’s been a sec since a Springfield elementary histories too. Loved the video btw :)

[@FortQuinn]

I'd like to see a history on proffesor frink proffesor frink (makes you laugh, makes you think)

[@jaasonfarnham2599]

id love cookie kwan, i feel like she's doing something completely different every time she appears

[@arrongumbrell539]

I had a girlfriend whose single dad wrote a song. He sang it when I was around one time and my mind automatically went to Can I Borrow A Feeling and I struggled to keep a straight face as the song was as terrible. But I think I got away with it.

[@retroroy8720]

Can we get a Simpsons Histories about Moe?

[@King_Nex]

Strange, I could have sworn they did one, but I can't find it.

[@Popepaladin]

And so the next Simpsons Histories was about, oh let's say.... Moe.

[@VaporYTVideo]

What about his bar rag?

[@flightred5084]

A history of a more obscure character like the Blue Haired Lawyer would be pretty fun! Or the guy with the giant hand who works at the Nuclear Plant, purely because he's somehow been in at least two episodes where they've made jokes about his giant hand.

[@BirchTrip]

Don't forget that he was a huge 80's musician

[@skulmarus]

Some folk’ll never get a Simpsons history, but then again, some folk’ll. Do Cletus, the slack-jawed yokel!

[@Clay3613]

Lenny getting snubbed again.

[@zachall1573]

Similarly to Ichy and Scrathy, what about a Simpsons histories on Radioactive Man, the comic book superhero. Given our recent superhero dominated blockbuster landscape, there've got to be plenty of material for the later seasons to satirise.

[@mjsdecember1990]

Kirk: I sleep in a race car do you Homer: I sleep in a big bed with my wife Best comeback ever

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Kirk Van Houten, the character written to be a bigger loser than Milhouse.

[@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747]

Hahahaha, I love how even Milhouse downplays his own dad in Homer's Enemy.

[@King_Nex]

So who's the biggest loser? Hans Moleman?

[@GeteMachine]

Milhouse pretty much says this when he becomes Bart's security guard at the warehouse he bought.

[@fodv93]

Do a Simpsons histories for Ned Flanders.

[@arthurmorgan9559]

Ned Flanders has had sex with more women than homer 🤔

[@fodv93]

@@arthurmorgan9559 yep. Plus the episode todd todd why has thou forsaken me can add a great depth of character too.

[@almond3066]

@@arthurmorgan9559 Ned is such a Chad tho

[@VaporYTVideo]

Simpsons histories for Maud Flanders

[@theteeth08]

I remember Kirk’s last concert. Played can I borrow a feeling in the front encore to the delight of us all. RIP big man 😢

[@1990NMiller]

Thank you, Jim's. You the real MVP

[@MikeB299]

When Homer laughs at his demo tape "Can I borrow a feeling?" Is easily in my top 5 favorite Simpsons moments.

[@seraphrog8986]

i have been waiting for this!! gosh i love the van houtens lol

[@kappakumplete]

This is the first new video since I’ve been a subscriber. So happy these videos exist. I was a kid when The Simpsons debuted and it’s been amazing revisiting it all as an adult and finding a new appreciation for the show. Thanks for making these videos!

[@roadrunner6474]

we're doing Simpsons histories on single people now? Frankly, I think it's a market you could do without

[@michaelstrong5383]

Maybe single people could be a subject of a Simpsons Histories video, but we don't know. Actually, we don't want to know.

[@stproducciones9140]

So that's it? 32 years of Kirk episodes and all he gets is "good luck"?

[@michaelstrong5383]

@@stproducciones9140 I don't recall saying "good luck".

[@SmashGuyROA]

To be fair, a Simpsons Histories on Gumbly Simpson would actually be amazing

[@pie7956]

3:30 I believe you mean ‘A Kirk’s son divided’

[@TheRealJims]

dang

[@jaylong4705]

Can I borrow a feeling!🤣🤣🤣 and it has your picture on it!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@stevester9148]

''Can I borrow a feeling?'' is actually underrated and has got me through some hard times in my life, I don't care what anyone says.

[@gunnarfranson3885]

Jim I’ve been waiting for this video for so long

[@ShadBad8]

A Milhouse Divided has always been one of my personal favorite Simpsons episodes, and Kurk definitely played a role in that feeling. There are so many good lines related to him, even if he mostly shined in the first half. And I felt it was really interesting that the Van Houtens in particular took a plunge in changing up the status quo, showing how a divorce shakes up an entire family. And as for a future Simpsons Histories, Supernintendo Chalmers would be a fun candidate. Outside of the steamed hams meme, I think it would be interesting to look at him considering he was written as the closest we have to a “straight man” besides Frank Grimes, and how the later seasons seemed to catch him up to speed with the increasing wackiness of the world.

[@CreatureBot7]

My daughter just asked me who’s my least favorite Simpsons character and Kirk was the first character to pop in my head. Now this video is recommended for me to watch, ha.

[@ronga8242]

I would really like to see Akira done next. He's been around for a long time but very little is done with him as far as I can recall.

[@RUNESANEINTHEBRAIN]

Akira would be interesting! He's been there since the early seasons and hasn't really played all too big of a role, lots of mysteries there about him

[@KeysAndCrumbs]

Dude I was JUST thinking last night how bad I wanted a Kirk History and now I'm convinced I willed the video into existence.

[@Unitedtribute]

The weird french waiter who says: Yessssss

[@princessmarlena1359]

Nice touch with the Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past happy village music there. And it was sad that Kirk was destroyed by the writers.

[@AnimatedChris1987]

Great video as always dude. For your next Simpsons Histories my suggestions would be either Sideshow Mel, Duffman, Kent Brockman, Lindsey Naegle, or Agnus Skinner.

[@buddyzilla4557]

I feel like the reason it is ok to have the Van Houtens get back together is because they are not the same characters that got divorced. I feel they evolved and developed them into something different enough that they no longer resembled the prior versions and; as you mentioned held more potential together. Relaistically, they shifted them into their divorced selves but independently refined them in that state then took the diverse aspect as far as they could go. At that point it made sense to drop the divorce gimik and get them together again with their new traits other than the higher bitterness toward each other. It was really a case of very slowly reinventing the Van Houtens as a family dynamic. It also clearly had an impact on Millhouse's personality to a degree.

[@co0kii]

1:02 blink and you’ll miss it …but why was lisa wearing marge’s pearl necklace?

[@briannem.6787]

14:40 well, this scene of him hi-fiving baby Bart isn't necessarily a continuity error. The baby is unlikely to hurt his injured wrist, whereas an adult would make his hand hurt.

[@x123-o6r]

Kirk did say in the episode that he never even hi-fived his own son. So this would be a continuity error

[@clintgillespie8579]

Kirk is basically the "Jerry" of the Simpsons.

[@hamlindigoblue9295]

DAMNIT JERRY

[@ThiccFurryBoi34]

Which Jerry from undertale or from rick and Marty one or both

[@clintgillespie8579]

@@ThiccFurryBoi34 Which do you think? The obscure monster from Snowdin or the jobless, divorced, beta-male from Rick and Morty?

[@ThiccFurryBoi34]

@@clintgillespie8579 they both seem terrible lives I mean jerry from undertale was hated for no reason

[@missmoanypants]

Damn, you’re right.

[@undeadreader23]

What about Mayor Quimby? The joke of him and his family just being the Kennedy's has been going strong for like 30 years now but we still know next to nothing about Springfields 6 term mayor

[@jaywinner328]

I feel like the most info we ever got on his was Birch Barlow smearing him with "Our six-term mayor, the illiterate, tax-cheating, wife-swapping, pot-smoking spendocrat Diamond Joe Quimby"

[@ellebee42]

Yes, please! The way he says, "Uh.. so long?" as the Simpsons are leaving for Cypress Creek is one of the most underrated moments in the series.

[@Hybattt]

Could you do a video those guys that are always sitting in the back of bar their probably the characters we see the most that never do anything

[@Mauricio_Magus]

"Kirk's son falls in love" hahaha

[@jennyspresso]

I’m surprised we haven’t seen a Mr. Burns history yet - he drives so much plot, I’d love to see exactly where he stands

[@Ericshadowblade]

Maybe we could even figure out how old mister burns actually is seeing as he knew the austrain hungarian anthem

[@jennyspresso]

Called it :)

[@Exeggutor_Enjoyer]

@@Ericshadowblade I’m going to say he was born around 1880-1890 making him alive to see the first unions in the U.S., Mid 40’s in the great depression, about 50 in WW2, and early 60’s when Mona does her prank. He is around 95 when the plant opens, and as of 1995 he is 105-115.

[@SIDEKICKDUSTY]

Suggesting Groundskeeper Willie for the next one, and seconding other people's recommendations for Doctor Hibbert and Artie Ziff. Also, if Homer's long lost brother has more to him than the two episodes I remember, then that would be an enlightening one.

[@henrycohen5222]

Please do one on Lenny and Carl, they’re 2 of my favorite characters

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

Problem is that Jims doesn't know which is Carl and which is Lenny.

[@smorrow]

Not Lenny!

[@chloemr.pippinsfanmail95]

@@ChucksSEADnDEAD lenny

[@ChucksSEADnDEAD]

@@chloemr.pippinsfanmail95 fuuuuck autocorrect

[@dharmallars]

@@ChucksSEADnDEAD Lenny is the one who’s not supposed to get pudding in his eye

[@PropagatorNET]

You never did a Mr.Burns Simpsons histories, which surprises me, I'd love to see that. One of my favourite characters.

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

More like a Simpsons Mystery about his age.

[@590488]

Can't forget about ol' Gil.

[@Belgand]

You really can, though. He started as a direct parody of Jack Lemmon's portrayal of Shelly Levene in the film version of Glengarry Glen Ross who was written in only because the episode is about selling real estate. Then he never evolved in any way, staying as a one-joke character the entire time.

[@590488]

@@Belgand yes, however that one joke is pretty funny

[@clarencetuurngait7628]

Who ?

[@davidw9795]

He needs this,the wolf's at ol' Gil's door!!!

[@brickworld7501]

@@590488 I prefer moleman. Whenever Gil’s on screen I ask “where’s Hans moleman?

[@jackdawjohnson7436]

To be fair, their complicated finances could be a result of Kirk’s known gambling problems as well

[@benswolo6928]

You know, this place used to be a pet shop...

[@iamironman2534]

The best damn pet shop in town?

[@Conner420matt]

Right over there agents that wall, there was the cutest little-

[@TheSilentWalkerz]

@@Conner420matt *Points a gun* Get in the corner

[@Ihasnotomato]

I suggested this in an earlier video but in regards to the next character I think it would be interesting to do the bullies Dolph, Jimbo and Kearney. I think it would be interesting to explore how much development Kearney has gotten vs how little Dolph has gotten. Great video btw!

[@olivernottingham]

Do a history on Maggie I love that they usually forget about her but occasionally give her big spotlight moments

[@shellbell5537]

I was ready for 18 mins of Kirk clips, I was pleasantly surprised to find a video essay

[@mrbiofan12]

I'd like to nominate Groundskeeper Willie for Simpsons histories.

[@XXXXX8]

I was watching your videos while I was homeless. They gave me comfort. I'm doing way better now, but your videos are still so great. Thank you.

[@yyeahsure]

Wake up babe, new TheRealJims video!

[@Unquestionable]

Excellent look at the character, par for the channel at this point, and really nailed how the change to the status quo only to revert a decade or so later was less the writers backtracking and more about taking what they learned and expanding on it.

[@Wigmeister]

Either Doctor Hibbert or a Lenny and Carl combo since they're pretty damn tied at the hip throughout the show.

[@aaronkurtz744]

Kirk randomly getting his arm sliced off lives in my head more than any other Simpsons scene

[@ThomasBurrows-zl5zb]

I sleep in a racing car, do you?? I sleep in a big bed with my wife

[@cronstrubzo]

wow the level of effort needed to go through all these seasons deserves respect.. great video

[@Venemofthe888]

Id love to see a video on sideshow mel. I think hes a interesting character who needs a little spotlight

[@WobblesandBean]

^ THIS

[@jacksonjacob1965]

Yes

[@sound-l34ked45]

Welcome back. Here’s a request for the history of Horatio McCallister

[@xtzyshuadog]

Just wanted to say I was watching Three Men and a Comic Book the other day and saw a post saying that Cloris Leachman passed away. *Rest in peace to that lovely, talented actor.*

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

Every time one of these videos reaches the "yeah, but what could they do with this character at this point?" the response that comes into my mind is actually "They should have stopped making the damn show."

[@Rubberman202]

I like how Kirk is basically like an adult Milhouse, like father like son as they say.

[@Gerbert67]

i remember my dad REALLY hated Kirk, not because Kirk is annoying or something, but because he related too much to him

[@Easy-Eight]

Disco Stu!!! He's the most consistently one dimensional character on the show and is so out-of-style in 2021 that he may be cool.

[@DAN-gf3qx]

DUDE, I JUST WAS TALKING TO A FRIEND ABOUT THE RACING CAR BED SCENE AND KZbin RECOMENDS ME THIS VIDEO, STOP HEARING MY CONVERSATIONS GOOGLE