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Cooder

Character Information

Gender:	Male ♂
Status:	Alive
Hair:	Gray
Occupation:	Carny
Relatives:	Son: Spud
First appearance:	"Bart Carny"
Voiced by:	Jim Varney

Cooder and his son Spud are carnies.

History

When the Simpsons go to a carnival, Homer and Bart get employed and end ruining Cooder and Spud's life. The carnies then end up staying at the Simpsons House and cause a lot of trouble. After spending a day with the carnies, they take the Simpsons home and the Simpsons have to live in Bart's tree house. The Simpsons then end up having to get the house back by beating them in a ring toss game and get it back by cheating. The Simpsons then live in their own house again and Spud and Cooder go back to being carnies.^[1]

Trivia

Cooder can put a cigarette in his mouth or ear and can make it come out of his butt or nose.
He can pull out his left eye.

Behind the Laughter

Cooder was voiced by comic actor Jim Varney.
He was modeled on former showrunner David Mirkin.^[2]

Appearances

Episode – "Bart Carny"
Comic story – Hotfoot in the Park

References

↑ "Bart Carny"
↑ The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Bart Carny" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.

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[1] "Bart Carny"

[2] The Simpsons The Complete Ninth Season DVD commentary for the episode "Bart Carny" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.

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