Editing Don Brodka

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{{quote|If I wanted smoke blown up my ass, I'd be at home with a pack of cigarettes and a short length of hose.|Don Brodka|Marge Be Not Proud}}
{{Character
|name = Donald T Brodka
|image = [[File:Don Brodka.png|200px]]
|caption = Artwork of Don Brodka from ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''
|gender = {{Male}}
|status = Alive
|hair = Gray 
|age = 
|job = [[Try-N-Save]] security guard
|relatives = 
|appearance = "[[Marge Be Not Proud]]"
|voiced by = [[Lawrence Tierney]]
}}

'''Donald "Don" T Brodka''' is the store detective at [[Try-N-Save]].

== History ==
When [[Bart]] tried to steal ''[[Bonestorm]]'' from the Try-N-Save, Don Brodka caught him. Brodka told Bart to open his coat because Bart was hiding the game in his coat. He then took Bart back into the store and to his office, passing by the store [[Santa Claus]]. In his office, Brodka showed Bart an educational film by [[Troy McClure]] about shoplifting, called ''[[Shoplifters BEWARE]]''. Brodka then got annoyed at the video and shut it off. Bart told him that he would pay for the game, but Brodka didn't buy it and decided to call his parents instead. [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] weren't home, so he left a message. He then let Bart leave, but not before telling him that he'd be spending Christmas in Juvie if he set foot in the store again. After Bart left, Brodka ate some cheese and crackers but struggled with it.

After this incident, Bart started imagining Don Brodka threatening him and seemed to become scared of him. When Marge told Bart that they were going to Try-N-Save to have a family photo taken, Bart tried his best to get out of it. However, he couldn't and went to the store again. As the family was having their photo taken, Bart was pulled out of frame by Don Brodka. Marge was convinced that Bart wasn't a shoplifter, as Bart had erased the message, but then Brodka showed everyone in the store a tape of Bart stealing the game, which disappointed Marge.<ref>"[[Marge Be Not Proud]]"</ref>

He was later seen laughing at [[Nelson]] along with many other residents of Springfield.<ref>"[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]"</ref> During [[Trappuccino]], he joined the angry mob that wanted [[Homer]] dead for dumping in [[Lake Springfield]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''</ref>

== Description ==
Brodka is a heavy smoker and often confuses the Ten Commandments. He is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, as evidenced by a tattoo that reads "USMC" and features the eagle, globe, and anchor emblem of the Corps. He is also seen in his office snacking on cheese and crackers from small packages, where the cheese spread comes with ready-made crackers and a spreading utensil. His favorite saying is: "If I wanted smoke blown up my ass, I'd be at home with a pack of cigarettes and a short length of hose." Brodka appears gruff and doesn't tolerate excuses from others, sticking firmly to his own rules. While Don Brodka enjoys making jokes, he doesn't appreciate people laughing at them and will shut them down if they do.

== Non-canon ==
=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Appearances ==
*{{ep|Marge Be Not Proud}}
*{{ep|22 Short Films About Springfield|(cameo)}}
*{{ep|Brake My Wife, Please|(cameo)}}
*{{mov|(cameo)}}
*{{ep|Dark Knight Court|(cameo)}}
*{{ep|The Girl Code|(cameo)}}
*{{ep|Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass|([[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass/Gags|opening sequence]])}}
*{{game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}}
*{{bk|Simpsons World the Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1-20}}

== References ==
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