Editing Gary Chalmers

{{Character
|name       = Gary Chalmers
|image      = [[File:SuperChalmers.png|200px]]
|gender     = {{Male}}
|hair       = Gray
|age        = 54
|status     = Alive
|job        = Superintendent of [[Springfield Elementary School]]
|relatives  = '''Wife:''' Unnamed<br> '''Sister:''' [[Murial Chalmers]]
|appearance = [[Whacking Day]]
|voiced by  = [[Hank Azaria]]
}}
{{Quote|Skinneeeeer!!!.|Superintendent Chalmers' catchphrase}}

'''Superintendent Gary Chalmers''', is the superintendent of [[Springfield|Springfield's]] [[Springfield Elementary School|school]] district.

== Biography ==
Chalmers originally hails from Utica, New York <ref>[[22 Short Films About Springfield]]</ref>, but has also said that he comes from Queens, New York and Intercourse, Pennsylvania. He attended Ball State University and is a proud owner of a red 1979 Honda Accord (and later, a Camry, which [[Otto Mann]] promptly wrecks).

=== Personality ===
Chalmers is a strict, no-nonsense, and largely humorless man, with a short temper and low tolerance for disorder or rule-breaking; his general manner and personality like that of a military officer. Whenever he visits Springfield Elementary, some sort of disaster strikes. He produces extreme anxiety in [[Seymour Skinner|Principal Skinner]], who offers increasingly improbable stories to explain what is happening. Chalmers is known for throwing open the doors to the room and bellowing "SKINNER!!!" or "SEYMOUR!!!", to which Seymour stammers "S-Superintendent Chalmers!". His catchphrase has caused some paranoia in Skinner <ref>[[Lisa's Date with Density]]</ref>. On a few occasions he says Skinner's name this way when absolutely nothing has gone wrong, implying that he either pronounces Skinner's name this way by habit, or does it on purpose to scare him.

Chalmers's own competence and dedication to his job are questionable. He let [[Ned Flanders]] allow the school to descend into anarchy when he was principal, freely admitting that he had fired Skinner for far less, explaining simply that "Skinner really bugged me." In fact, the only reason Chalmers even allowed Skinner to be reinstated as Principal that time was because Ned Flanders exposed himself to have introduced prayer into the school, and thus was fired as a result (namely because Chalmers feels that religion should never be placed within school walls just as school or government shouldn't be placed in church walls). He seems disturbingly unconcerned with the school's decline, saying that "the way America's public schools are sliding, they'll all be like this in a matter of months. I say enjoy it — it's a hell of a toboggan ride!" He also promotes people based on personal bias as opposed to actual competence, promoting Principal Holloway, described by Skinner as a "drunk" and Chalmers as a "pill-popper", to assistant superintendent, overlooking the efforts made by Skinner to improve his school's standing.

When Springfield began erecting surveillance cameras around [[Springfield]] and [[742 Evergreen Terrace]] is discovered to be a blind spot and transformed into a crowding place for rebellious activity, Superintendent Chalmers was spotted swinging nunchucks while prancing in a Tutu <ref>[[To Surveil With Love]]</ref>.

=== Romantic Interests ===
Chalmers was seen dating [[Agnes Skinner]], much to Seymour's dismay <ref>[[Bart the Fink]]</ref> (although in other episodes he has mentioned he is married).

In [[How Munched Is that Birdie in the Window?]], Seymour receives a note by [[Raymond Bird|carrier pigeon]] stating that Chalmers and [[Edna Krabappel]] are "doing it". In "[[Flaming Moe]]", he states that he is dating one of the children's mothers that is in the [[Springfield Elementary School|Springfield Elementary]] band.

Chalmers's sign is Sagittarius<ref>[[The Heartbroke Kid]]</ref>.

==Non Canon Appearance==
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===Future===
In the episode "[[Future-Drama]]", which takes place in the future, the superintendent is practically a vegetable, only capable of saying his trademark line. 

In a Simpsons Comic he states that he went to LSU.
==Behind the Laughter==
In the DVD commentary to "22 Short Films About Springfield", ''Simpsons'' creators noted that Superintendent Chalmers seems to be one of the few "normal" characters on the show, and Chalmers is frequently alone in his awareness of the show's zaniness.

His first name was revealed to be Gary in [[Yokel Chords]].


== Appearances ==
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* {{Ep|Whacking Day}}
* {{Ep|Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song}}
* {{Ep|The PTA Disbands}}
* {{Ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)}}
* {{Ep|Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)}}
* {{Ep|Team Homer}}
* {{Ep|Bart the Fink}}
* {{Ep|'Round Springfield}}
* {{Ep|22 Short Films About Springfield}}
* {{Ep|Miracle on Evergreen Terrace}}
* {{Ep|Lisa's Date with Density}}
* {{Ep|Grade School Confidential}}
* {{Ep|The Principal and the Pauper}}
* {{Ep|Lisa Gets an "A"}}
* {{Ep|Wild Barts Can't Be Broken}}
* {{Ep|I'm Goin' to Praiseland}}
* {{Ep|The Heartbroke Kid}}
* {{Ep|We're on the Road to D'ohwhere}}
* {{Mov}}
* {{Ep|Girls Just Want To Have Sums}}
* {{Ep|Future-Drama}}
* {{Ep|Yokel Chords}}
* {{Ep|The Debarted}}
* {{Ep|Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words}}
* {{Ep|How the Test Was Won}}
* {{Ep|Waverly Hills 9021-D'oh}}
* {{Ep|The Fool Monty}}
* {{Ep|Moms I'd Like to Forget}}
}}

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