Chief Wiggum
Clancy Wiggum | |
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Police Chief of Springfield | |
Family | Iggy Wiggum (father) Mark (cousin)[2] Unnamed brother[3] |
Spouse | Sarah Wiggum |
Children | Ralph Wiggum (son) |
Chief Clancy Wiggum is a fictional character from the
Gluttonous, irresponsible, and immature, Wiggum is often too lazy, cowardly, and corrupt to bother fighting crime. His more responsible subordinate officers Eddie and Lou play the straight men to his shenanigans.
Character development
His surname "Wiggum" is Matt Groening's mother's maiden name.[4] As "a conscious pun", Wiggum was designed to look like a pig.[5][6] Hank Azaria first based his voice for Wiggum on David Brinkley, but it was too slow and he switched it to an Edward G. Robinson impression.[5][6]
Biography
Chief Wiggum is of Irish descent.[7] Per the episode "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'", it is revealed that Wiggum's father Iggy served in Abe Simpson's infantry squad. In the episode "Mother Simpson", a teenaged Wiggum was a trainee security guard at Springfield University when Homer's mother Mona sabotaged the University's laboratory, which Mr. Burns was using for biological weapons. Antibiotics used to kill the weapons cured Wiggum's asthma, allowing him to join the police force.
Many episodes have dealt with the back story of how Wiggum, despite his incompetence, occupies such a high rank in the Springfield Police Department; However, these jokes tend to contradict one another, as is the usual with side characters on The Simpsons.
Positive qualities
Despite his severe incompetence at his occupation, Wiggum on occasion has helped numerous other characters, such as helping Homer find his wife in "
He is often shown to be antagonistic towards the residents of Springfield; It's heavily implied that he doesn't act this way out of malice. This is because he is either doing his job, or is simply ignorant of the situation. He also showed a great deal of insight during the episode "Chief of Hearts", where he and Homer become friends; when Homer asks him why he's willing to show Homer his favorite parts of Springfield, Wiggum tells him "Cops don't have many friends. Civilians are afraid of us, and other cops...they just remind us of things we want to forget."
References
- ^ "Sam Simon's Iconic 'Simpsons' Characters". The Hollywood Reporter. 9 March 2015.
- ^ "The Italian Bob"
- ^ The Secret War of Lisa Simpson - Wiggum: "What about military school? It set my brother straight. Now he owns and operates a famous cave."
- ^ Joseph Rose (2007-08-03). "The real people behind Homer Simpson and family". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ a b Joe Rhodes (2000-10-21). "Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves". TV Guide.
- ^ ISBN 978-0062748034.
- ^ See "In the Name of the Grandfather"
- ^ Whiton, Christian (September 30, 2018). "'The Simpsons' turns 30 -- a big milestone for Gen X and America". Fox News.
- ^ "The Simpsons Season 30 Episode 18 Review: Bart vs. Itchy & Scratchy". Den of Geek.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Simpsons to spoof Stranger Things in Treehouse Of Horror XXX this Halloween". July 15, 2019.
- ^ Nawara , J. (2018). The Original ’Simpsons’ ’Who Shot Mr. Burns’ Culprit Was Way Different. [online] UPROXX. Available at: https://uproxx.com/tv/the-simpsons-who-shot-mr-burns-original-script-maggie/ [Accessed 29 Dec. 2023].
- ^ Miller, M. (2017). ‘Twin Peaks’ Helped Solve the Greatest Mystery on ‘The Simpsons’. [online] Esquire. Available at: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a55061/twin-peaks-the-simpsons/ [Accessed 29 Dec. 2023].
External links
- Chief Wiggum on IMDb