Editing Declan Desmond

{{Character
|name = Declan Desmond
|image = [[File:Declan Desmond.png]]
|caption = Artwork of Declan Desmond from ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = Brown
|age = 
|status = Alive
|job = Documentary Filmmaker
|relatives = 
|appearance = "[['Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]"
|voiced by = [[Eric Idle]]
}}

'''Declan Desmond''' is an eccentric and skeptical British documentary filmmaker who has directed several films.

== Films ==
=== American Boneheads: A Day in the Life of Springfield Elementary ===
{{Main|American Boneheads: A Day in the Life of Springfield Elementary}}
''American Boneheads: A Day in the Life of Springfield Elementary'' is a documentary made by Declan Desmond where he interviews the children at Springfield Elementary.<ref>"[['Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky]]"</ref>

=== Unnamed Lion Movie ===
{{Main|Declan Desmond's lion documentary}}
After [[Bart]] upstages Homer's role in the family, Homer is watching an unnamed lion documentary by Declan Desmond. It is about a middle-aged lion (who resembles Homer) who loses his place to a younger lion (who resembles Bart) and does not want to be in the pit with an older lion (who resembles [[Grampa]]) and decides to spend more time with the cub (who resembles [[Lisa]]). This then influences Homer to spend more time with Lisa.<ref>"[[Fat Man and Little Boy]]"</ref>

=== Growing Up Springfield ===
{{Main|Growing Up Springfield}}
''[[Growing Up Springfield]]'' is his most notable documentary. It follows the lives of the inhabitants of Springfield, starting when they were in third grade and continuing every eight years. During the documentary, Declan started to feel affection for Homer Simpson and decided to go through the footage to show Homer what the people of Springfield thought of him.<ref name="Springfield Up">"[[Springfield Up]]"</ref>

=== Minor Films ===
Other than his three major films in the series Declan has also made many minor films including ''[[Do You Want Lies With That?]]'', and ''[[Ain't No Mountain High: A Blind Man Climbs Everest]]''. Also two other documentaries that he made were mentioned, "[[Lost Luggage, Shattered Lives]]" and "[[Up-skirt Dreams]]". He also made a documentary called ''{{ap|Wild Animal Planet Kingdom|film}}''. This was a documentary that followed the [[Simpson family]].<ref>''[[Wild Animal Planet Kingdom]]''</ref>

== History ==
After filming ''Growing Up Springfield'', Declan felt affection for Homer. He and Homer performed the song "[[Satan, You're My Lady]]" together.<ref name="Springfield Up"/>

After filming ''Do You Want Lies With That?'', Declan passed out. [[Krusty]] was turning him into sausage when he woke up again. Only his foot was turned into sausage in the end.<ref>"[[The Spy Who Learned Me]]"</ref>

Declan Desmond was investigating a conspiracy theory with [[Groundskeeper Willie]] about the [[Lake Springfield]] monster.<ref>"[[Habeas Tortoise]]"</ref>

== Non-canon ==
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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== Behind the Laughter ==
Declan is voiced by [[Eric Idle]] of Monty Python fame. He is based on real British filmmaker Michael Apted.

== Appearances ==
*{{ep|'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky}}
*{{ep|Fat Man and Little Boy}}
*{{ep|Springfield Up}}
*{{ep|All About Lisa|(cameo)}}
*{{ep|The Spy Who Learned Me}}
*{{ep|I'm Just a Girl Who Can't Say D'oh}}
*{{ep|Warrin' Priests: Part Two}}
*{{ep|Habeas Tortoise}}
*{{ep|Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass|([[Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass/Gags|opening sequence]])}}
*{{ep|Bart's Birthday}}
*{{bon|3000's Company}}
*{{bon|Wild Animal Planet Kingdom}}

== References ==
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