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'''Tab Spangler''' is the director of [[Serenity Ranch]], a maximum security fat camp which [[Bart]] attended after he got fat from the [[Scammer and Z-Dog]] snacks from the school vending machines.
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'''Tab Spangler''' is the director of [[Serenity Ranch]], a maximum security fat camp which [[Bart]] attended after he got fat from the [[Scammer & Z-Dog]] snacks from the school vending machines.
  
 
== Background ==
 
== Background ==
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Tab Spangler is a veteran of the [[USMC|Marines]]. He started working at Serenity Ranch after he retired from the military, and his military background shows in his mannerisms: namely, his style of speaking which always sounds like he's giving orders. Spangler's military background also shows in the treatments he administers to his fat camp clients: waking them up by clanging garbage cans and lids; making them run and cracking a whip at them; and tearing them down by forcing them to admit to their own role in their weight gain.
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Tab Spangler is a veteran of the [[USMC|Marines]]. He started working at Serenity Ranch after he retired from the military, and his military background shows in his mannerisms: namely, his style of speaking, which always sounds like he's giving orders. Spangler's military background also shows in the treatments he administered to his fat camp clients: waking them up by clanging garbage cans and lids, making them run and cracking a whip at them, and tearing them down by forcing them to admit to their own role in their weight gain.
  
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Spangler is in his 40s but no older than 47. When he asked [[Marge]] to guess his age and she guessed 47, Spangler got angry and said it hurt when people's guesses were over, or even when they were correct. He didn't specify whether Marge's guess was over or correct.
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Spangler is in his 40s but no older than 47. When he asked [[Marge]] to guess his age and she guessed 47, Spangler got angry and said it hurts when people's guesses are over, or even when they are correct. He didn't specify whether Marge's guess was over or correct.
  
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=== Personality ===
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== History ==
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Spangler is a highly unstable personality, prone to emotional outbursts which lead to his yelling at both people and objects. However, he is quick to back down and apologize after he calms down.
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When Bart attended Serenity Ranch, Spangler put him through the full range of treatments. When Bart cheated, Spangler drove him back to [[Springfield]] and showed him the measures his family had resorted to in order to pay for the treatment: converting their home into a youth hostel and taking in German backpackers who constantly humiliated and berated them. Confronted with the true cost of his addiction, Bart kicked his junk food habit and needed no further treatment.
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Spangler then announced that the Simpsons still had unused (and non-refundable) treatment time, and ended up taking [[Homer]] to Serenity Ranch for treatment. While they were driving, Spangler suggested they stop off at a motel and split a room, even though it was only an hour's drive between Serenity Ranch and Springfield. When Homer asked where he would sleep, Spangler said they could worry about that when they were "standing naked before the bed".<ref>"[[The Heartbroke Kid]]"</ref>
  
 
=== Family ===
 
=== Family ===
 
The only family member Spangler mentions is his father, from whom he appears to be estranged. When Spangler showed Bart how his family was faring while he was attending fat camp, he said that they would look for his father if there was time left over.
 
The only family member Spangler mentions is his father, from whom he appears to be estranged. When Spangler showed Bart how his family was faring while he was attending fat camp, he said that they would look for his father if there was time left over.
  
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== History ==
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== Personality ==
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When Bart attended Serenity Ranch, Spangler put him through the full range of treatments. When Bart cheated, Spangler [[Tab Spangler's Volvo|drove]] him back to [[Springfield]] and showed him the measures his family had to resort to in order to pay for the treatment: converting their home into a youth hostel and taking in German backpackers who constantly humiliated and berated them. Confronted with the true cost of his addiction, Bart kicked his junk food habit and needed no further treatment.
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Spangler is a highly unstable personality, prone to emotional outbursts which lead to his yelling at both people and objects. However, he is quick to back down and apologize after he calms down.
  
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Spangler then announced that the Simpsons still had unused (and non-refundable) treatment time, and ended up taking [[Homer]] to Serenity Ranch for treatment. While they were driving, Spangler suggested they stop off at a motel and split a room, even though it was only an hour's drive between Serenity Ranch and Springfield. When Homer asked where he would sleep, Spangler said they could worry about that when they were "standing naked before the bed".
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== Non-canon ==
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=== The Simpsons: Tapped Out ===
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{{TranscludeSection|The Simpsons: Tapped Out characters/New Year New You|TabSpangler}}
  
 
== Behind the Laughter ==
 
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**The chariot Spangler rides in while his clients pull it is called the "[[Chubby Chaser]]", which in the gay community is a term for a man who is attracted to overweight men.
 
**The chariot Spangler rides in while his clients pull it is called the "[[Chubby Chaser]]", which in the gay community is a term for a man who is attracted to overweight men.
 
**Spangler's emotional instability could be explained by his having an attraction to fat men, yet having a job where he helps people to '''lose''' weight.
 
**Spangler's emotional instability could be explained by his having an attraction to fat men, yet having a job where he helps people to '''lose''' weight.
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*He may be bi-sexual as he was among the bachelors paired up with bachelorettes by [[Professor Frink]]. Tab was paired with [[Ruth Powers]].<ref>"[[Love is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4]]"</ref>
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*He may be bisexual as he was among the bachelors paired up with bachelorettes by [[Professor Frink]]. Tab was paired with [[Ruth Powers]].<ref>"{{LIITA}}"</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 07:56, June 7, 2025

Tab Spangler
Tab Spangler.png
Artwork of Tab Spangler
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Alive
Hair: Gray
Occupation: Fat camp director
Relatives: Father: Unnamed
First appearance: "The Heartbroke Kid"
Voiced by: Albert Brooks
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Tab Spangler is the director of Serenity Ranch, a maximum security fat camp which Bart attended after he got fat from the Scammer & Z-Dog snacks from the school vending machines.

Background[edit]

Tab Spangler is a veteran of the Marines. He started working at Serenity Ranch after he retired from the military, and his military background shows in his mannerisms: namely, his style of speaking, which always sounds like he's giving orders. Spangler's military background also shows in the treatments he administered to his fat camp clients: waking them up by clanging garbage cans and lids, making them run and cracking a whip at them, and tearing them down by forcing them to admit to their own role in their weight gain.

Spangler is in his 40s but no older than 47. When he asked Marge to guess his age and she guessed 47, Spangler got angry and said it hurts when people's guesses are over, or even when they are correct. He didn't specify whether Marge's guess was over or correct.

History[edit]

When Bart attended Serenity Ranch, Spangler put him through the full range of treatments. When Bart cheated, Spangler drove him back to Springfield and showed him the measures his family had resorted to in order to pay for the treatment: converting their home into a youth hostel and taking in German backpackers who constantly humiliated and berated them. Confronted with the true cost of his addiction, Bart kicked his junk food habit and needed no further treatment.

Spangler then announced that the Simpsons still had unused (and non-refundable) treatment time, and ended up taking Homer to Serenity Ranch for treatment. While they were driving, Spangler suggested they stop off at a motel and split a room, even though it was only an hour's drive between Serenity Ranch and Springfield. When Homer asked where he would sleep, Spangler said they could worry about that when they were "standing naked before the bed".[1]

Family[edit]

The only family member Spangler mentions is his father, from whom he appears to be estranged. When Spangler showed Bart how his family was faring while he was attending fat camp, he said that they would look for his father if there was time left over.

Personality[edit]

Spangler is a highly unstable personality, prone to emotional outbursts which lead to his yelling at both people and objects. However, he is quick to back down and apologize after he calms down.

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out[edit]

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Tab Spangler
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Behind the Laughter[edit]

  • There are a few hints that Spangler is gay:
    Tab Spangler's chariot, the "Chubby Chaser".
    • During the conversation with Homer in the car, Spangler suggests they stop at a motel and split a room. (He also tells Homer they've got a long drive, where he previously told Bart it was a one-hour drive from Serenity Ranch to Springfield.)
    • The chariot Spangler rides in while his clients pull it is called the "Chubby Chaser", which in the gay community is a term for a man who is attracted to overweight men.
    • Spangler's emotional instability could be explained by his having an attraction to fat men, yet having a job where he helps people to lose weight.
  • He may be bisexual as he was among the bachelors paired up with bachelorettes by Professor Frink. Tab was paired with Ruth Powers.[2]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "The Heartbroke Kid"
  2. ↑ "Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4"


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