Under their alcohol-ban, he quickly regained his balance and diction and was quite appropriately selected to fly with Buzz Aldrin. In " Deep Space Homer", Barney trained to become an astronaut for NASA. He was ready to quit drinking after winning the Festival, but unfortunately, the prize he received was a lifetime supply of Duff Beer. It won the top prize at the Springfield Film Festival. A gag in " Selma's Choice" suggests that Barney is the father of many local babies born through (presumably, paid) donation of semen and the resulting artificial insemination.īarney made a documentary film about his life as an alcoholic, titled Pukahontas. However, in the episodes " O Brother, Where Bart Thou?" and " Miracle on Evergreen Terrace" it is shown that Barney still drives his Plow King truck.Īfter being forced to spend a sober night at Moe's Tavern serving as designated driver, Barney left town in Homer Simpson's car to, among other things, give a guest lecture at Villanova (although, by his own admission, the guest lecture could just have likely occurred on a street corner). However, a heat wave hit Springfield at that exact moment, driving them both out of business. The friends resolved their differences and agreed to work together. When Homer saw a news report showing that Barney had become trapped in an avalanche, Homer immediately drove to the mountain and rescued Barney. As revenge, Homer fooled Barney into plowing a driveway on Widow's Peak, a treacherous mountain just outside Springfield. Barney's commercial defamed Homer, causing Homer to lose his customers. īarney was rescued from a tar pit by Bart's pet elephant Stampy in " Bart Gets an Elephant" and he also started a snowplowing business rivaling Homer's in "Mr. The group realized that they were no longer popular and split up.
Soon, creative disputes arose, and Barney left the group in all but name when he began dating a Japanese conceptual artist.
In 1986, the Be Sharps won a Grammy Award for Outstanding Soul, Spoken Word, or Barbershop Album of the Year. Barney was asked to join when the other members heard him singing in a beautiful tenor voice in the restroom of Moe's Tavern, replacing the group's original fourth member, Chief Wiggum, who had been kicked out.
In " Homer's Barbershop Quartet", Barney formed a barbershop quartet with Homer, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, and Seymour Skinner called the Be Sharps. Season 16's " She Used to Be My Girl" attributes his drinking to his high school girlfriend Chloe Talbot leaving Springfield to pursue a journalism career. He had his mind set on going to Harvard University, until Homer peer pressured him into drinking beer the day before the SATs. Plow" suggests that Barney was a dedicated student looking forward to a bright future. Two episodes give different reasons for his alcoholism. In the episode " $pringfield", he claims that he studied dance for several years, including modern and tap. The episode The Way We Was depicts him as Homer's best friend in high school. Barney was born on April 20 (which Homer remembers is also Hitler's birthday in " Viva Ned Flanders" and Barney's entry into the Springfield Film Festival in " A Star Is Burns" where Barney states that he is 40 years old). In " Treehouse of Horror XVII", Barney stated that he was Polish, after mistakenly saying he was Irish in a drunken stupor. She is seen in the season nine episode " Simpson Tide". Little is known about his mother, except that she lives in Norway and that she served in the United States Navy, including duty on a submarine. In 2004, Castellaneta won an Emmy Award for voicing various characters, including Barney.īarney can be seen in The Simpsons opening credits since 2009, passed out under a pile of leaves (but still holding his beloved bottle of Duff Beer) and being awoken by Bart Simpson skateboarding over his stomach, causing him to let out his trademark belch.īarney's father, Arnie Gumble, was a World War II veteran who died in 1979 in a parade float accident. Barney was inspired by the cartoon character Barney Rubble from The Flintstones and by several barflies from other television programs. His loud belches and desperation for alcohol serve as frequent sources of humor on the show, though Barney sobered up in the Season 11 episode " Days of Wine and D'oh'ses".
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He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared in the series premiere episode " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".īarney is the town drunk of Springfield and one of Homer Simpson's friends.
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Barney's Bowl-A-Rama (ex-owner) helicopter pilot, snowplow driver, astronaut, military service (unknown occupation and branch served in)īarnard Arnold "Barney" Gumble is a recurring character in the American animated TV series The Simpsons.
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