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 In 2004, Simpsons producers announced that one of the characters was going to come out of the closet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,673179,00.html|title=I D'oh|author=Susman, Gary|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=2004-07-28|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Speculation on who it would be was printed in newspapers throughout the United States and Canada (even claiming Smithers's "sexual orientation was about the worst-kept secret in Springfield,")<ref>Rayner, Ben. "We'll have a gay old time." The Toronto Star: February 20, 2005 Sunday, P. CO3. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> as well as in [[Australia]],<ref>"Queer eye for yellow guys." The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia): February 22, 2005 LOCAL; pg. 17. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> New Zealand,<ref>"Simpsons in gay outing." ''The Press'' (Christchurch, New Zealand), February 15, 2005.</ref> [[Ireland]], (the ''Irish Independent'' called Smithers "too obvious" a choice)<ref>"Waylon Smithers." ''Irish Independent'': August 7, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> and the United Kingdom.<ref>Ayres, Chris. "Homer sexual mystery as Simpsons character outed."'' The Times'' (London), July 29, 2004, p. 9. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> Despite Matt Groening joking that it would be Homer, ''The Boston Herald'' calculated the odds of several characters being gay with Smithers at a million to one.<ref>Perigard, Mark. "Scandal in Springfield; For a gay old time, Bedrock has nothing on `The Simpsons' hometown." Boston Herald; July 27, 2004. P. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> PlanetOut hosted an online poll in the weeks prior to the episode to determine based on "cartoon gaydar" who was gay on the Simpsons, with 97% of the respondents choosing Smithers. Jenny Stewart, the entertainment editor at the site said of the poll, "We've never had such an avalanche of people voting in any of our polls as we did on The Simpsons."<ref>Harris, Misty. "Is Smithers coming out of the closet?: Simpsons fans hitting the polls. Cartoon series promises answer in January, but what's the buzz on Batman and Robin?" ''The Gazette'' (Montreal): August 10, 2004 p. D1.</ref> After the guessing, it was [[Patty Bouvier]] who came out.<ref>"[[There's Something About Marrying]]"</ref>
-In a 2007 article, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named Smithers the sixteenth greatest sidekick of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20041669_20041686_20041659_9,00.html|title=We're No. 2!|author=Gunatilaka, Timothy|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=[[2004-07-28]]|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> They have also described Smithers and Mr. Burns as being "TV's most functional dysfunctional couple".<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748~3~0~25bestand1,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=2003-01-29|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Star News Online named "Smithers' fey way" as one of the four hundred reasons why they loved ''The Simpsons''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/NEWS/70518023/0/news36|title=400 reasons we love 'The Simpsons'|accessdate=2007-10-25|author=Jeff Hidek|publisher=Star News Online}}</ref> In a 2003 article, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named the [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)|Who Shot Mr. Burns?]] [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)|duo of episodes]], in which Smithers was prominently featured, 25th best episode.<ref name="EW"/>
+In a 2007 article, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named Smithers the sixteenth greatest sidekick of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20041669_20041686_20041659_9,00.html|title=We're No. 2!|author=Gunatilaka, Timothy|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=2004-07-28|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> They have also described Smithers and Mr. Burns as being "TV's most functional dysfunctional couple".<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748~3~0~25bestand1,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=2003-01-29|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Star News Online named "Smithers' fey way" as one of the four hundred reasons why they loved ''The Simpsons''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/NEWS/70518023/0/news36|title=400 reasons we love 'The Simpsons'|accessdate=2007-10-25|author=Jeff Hidek|publisher=Star News Online}}</ref> In a 2003 article, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named the [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)|Who Shot Mr. Burns?]] [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)|duo of episodes]], in which Smithers was prominently featured, 25th best episode.<ref name="EW"/>
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 In the second season, the writers started to enjoy writing about Smithers and Burns's relationship, and the writers often pitched episodes with them as the focus, but many never came to fruition.<ref name="VittiSaD">{{cite video | people=Vitti, Jon|year=2002|title=The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Simpson and Delilah"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
-In 2004, Simpsons producers announced that one of the characters was going to come out of the closet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,673179,00.html|title=I D'oh|author=Susman, Gary|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=[[2004-07-28]]|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Speculation on who it would be was printed in newspapers throughout the United States and Canada (even claiming Smithers's "sexual orientation was about the worst-kept secret in Springfield,")<ref>Rayner, Ben. "We'll have a gay old time." The Toronto Star: February 20, 2005 Sunday, P. CO3. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> as well as in [[Australia]],<ref>"Queer eye for yellow guys." The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia): February 22, 2005 LOCAL; pg. 17. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> New Zealand,<ref>"Simpsons in gay outing." ''The Press'' (Christchurch, New Zealand), February 15, 2005.</ref> [[Ireland]], (the ''Irish Independent'' called Smithers "too obvious" a choice)<ref>"Waylon Smithers." ''Irish Independent'': August 7, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> and the United Kingdom.<ref>Ayres, Chris. "Homer sexual mystery as Simpsons character outed."'' The Times'' (London), July 29, 2004, p. 9. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> Despite Matt Groening joking that it would be Homer, ''The Boston Herald'' calculated the odds of several characters being gay with Smithers at a million to one.<ref>Perigard, Mark. "Scandal in Springfield; For a gay old time, Bedrock has nothing on `The Simpsons' hometown." Boston Herald; July 27, 2004. P. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> PlanetOut hosted an online poll in the weeks prior to the episode to determine based on "cartoon gaydar" who was gay on the Simpsons, with 97% of the respondents choosing Smithers. Jenny Stewart, the entertainment editor at the site said of the poll, "We've never had such an avalanche of people voting in any of our polls as we did on The Simpsons."<ref>Harris, Misty. "Is Smithers coming out of the closet?: Simpsons fans hitting the polls. Cartoon series promises answer in January, but what's the buzz on Batman and Robin?" ''The Gazette'' (Montreal): August 10, 2004 p. D1.</ref> After the guessing, it was [[Patty Bouvier]] who came out.<ref>"[[There's Something About Marrying]]"</ref>
+In 2004, Simpsons producers announced that one of the characters was going to come out of the closet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,673179,00.html|title=I D'oh|author=Susman, Gary|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=2004-07-28|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Speculation on who it would be was printed in newspapers throughout the United States and Canada (even claiming Smithers's "sexual orientation was about the worst-kept secret in Springfield,")<ref>Rayner, Ben. "We'll have a gay old time." The Toronto Star: February 20, 2005 Sunday, P. CO3. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> as well as in [[Australia]],<ref>"Queer eye for yellow guys." The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, Australia): February 22, 2005 LOCAL; pg. 17. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> New Zealand,<ref>"Simpsons in gay outing." ''The Press'' (Christchurch, New Zealand), February 15, 2005.</ref> [[Ireland]], (the ''Irish Independent'' called Smithers "too obvious" a choice)<ref>"Waylon Smithers." ''Irish Independent'': August 7, 2004. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> and the United Kingdom.<ref>Ayres, Chris. "Homer sexual mystery as Simpsons character outed."'' The Times'' (London), July 29, 2004, p. 9. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> Despite Matt Groening joking that it would be Homer, ''The Boston Herald'' calculated the odds of several characters being gay with Smithers at a million to one.<ref>Perigard, Mark. "Scandal in Springfield; For a gay old time, Bedrock has nothing on `The Simpsons' hometown." Boston Herald; July 27, 2004. P. 2. Retrieved October 26, 2007.</ref> PlanetOut hosted an online poll in the weeks prior to the episode to determine based on "cartoon gaydar" who was gay on the Simpsons, with 97% of the respondents choosing Smithers. Jenny Stewart, the entertainment editor at the site said of the poll, "We've never had such an avalanche of people voting in any of our polls as we did on The Simpsons."<ref>Harris, Misty. "Is Smithers coming out of the closet?: Simpsons fans hitting the polls. Cartoon series promises answer in January, but what's the buzz on Batman and Robin?" ''The Gazette'' (Montreal): August 10, 2004 p. D1.</ref> After the guessing, it was [[Patty Bouvier]] who came out.<ref>"[[There's Something About Marrying]]"</ref>
 In a 2007 article, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named Smithers the sixteenth greatest sidekick of all time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20041669_20041686_20041659_9,00.html|title=We're No. 2!|author=Gunatilaka, Timothy|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=[[2004-07-28]]|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> They have also described Smithers and Mr. Burns as being "TV's most functional dysfunctional couple".<ref name="EW">{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748~3~0~25bestand1,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-10-25|date=2003-01-29|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> Star News Online named "Smithers' fey way" as one of the four hundred reasons why they loved ''The Simpsons''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/NEWS/70518023/0/news36|title=400 reasons we love 'The Simpsons'|accessdate=2007-10-25|author=Jeff Hidek|publisher=Star News Online}}</ref> In a 2003 article, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named the [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)|Who Shot Mr. Burns?]] [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)|duo of episodes]], in which Smithers was prominently featured, 25th best episode.<ref name="EW"/>

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 |job = Assistant to [[Charles Montgomery Burns]], Supervisor of the sector 7-G
-|relatives = '''Father:''' [[Waylon J. Smithers, Sr.]] (deceased)<br>'''Mother:''' [[Mrs. Smithers|Unnamed]]<br>'''Stepfather:''' Unnamed <br>'''Grandmother:''' Unnamed (deceased)<ref>"[[The Last Traction Hero]]"</ref><br>'''Ex-wife:''' [[Waylon Smithers, Jr's ex wife|Unnamed]].<ref name="1F20">"[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]"</ref>
+|relatives = '''Father:''' [[Waylon J. Smithers, Sr.]] (deceased)<br>'''Mother:''' [[Mrs. Smithers|Unnamed]]<br>'''Stepfather:''' Unnamed <br>'''Grandmother:''' Unnamed (deceased)<ref>"[[The Last Traction Hero]]"</ref><br>'''Ex-wife:''' [[Waylon Smithers' ex wife|Unnamed]].<ref name="1F20">"[[Secrets of a Successful Marriage]]"</ref>
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 |voiced by = [[Harry Shearer]]<br>[[Tress MacNeille]]<ref>"[[The Blunder Years]]" (as a baby)</ref>