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{{Character
 
{{Character
 
|name = Mr. Van Brunt
 
|name = Mr. Van Brunt
 
|image = [[File:Mr. Van Brunt.png|250px]]
 
|image = [[File:Mr. Van Brunt.png|250px]]
 
|gender = {{Male}}
 
|gender = {{Male}}
|hair = Blue
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|hair = Dark blue
 
|age =  
 
|age =  
|status= Alive
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|status= Non-canon
|job = Advertiser
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|job = Advertising executive
 
|appearance = "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]"
 
|appearance = "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]"
 
|voiced by = [[Harry Shearer]]
 
|voiced by = [[Harry Shearer]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
'''Mr. Van Brunt''' is an advertiser, owner of [[Van Brunt & Churchill Ad Agency]].
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'''Mr. Van Brunt''' is an advertising executive and owner of [[Van Brunt & Churchill Ad Agency]].
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
When the advertisements in [[Springfield]] came to life, [[Lisa]] discovered that the mascots came from [[Van Brunt & Churchill Ad Agency]], and she made a visit to them, where Mr. Van Brunt decides to write a song for {{Ch|Paul Anka}} to make the people stop watching the ads.
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When advertising mascots came to life and went on a rampage through [[Springfield]], [[Lisa Simpson]] noticed a 1947 copyright stamp by [[Van Brunt & Churchill Ad Agency]] in [[Lard Lad]]'s footprint and went to the agency to see if they knew how to get rid of the monsters. Mr. Van Brunt told her that advertising went away if people stopped paying attention to it, and what she needed was a catchy jingle to make people stop looking at the monsters. After a couple of abortive attempts at writing a jingle, the man told Lisa it would sound better coming from {{Ch|Paul Anka}}.  
  
== Non-canon ==
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== Behind the Laughter ==
{{Noncanon}}
 
When advertising mascots came to life and went on a rampage through [[Springfield]], [[Lisa Simpson]] noticed an [[Van Brunt & Churchill Ad Agency|ad agency]] copyright stamp in [[Lard Lad]]'s footprint and went to the agency to see if they knew how to get rid of the monsters. Mr. Van Brunt told her that advertising goes away if people stop paying attention to it, and what she needed was a catchy jingle to make people stop looking at the monsters. After a couple of abortive attempts at writing a jingle, the man told Lisa it would sound better coming from {{Ch|Paul Anka}}.
 
==Behind the laughter==
 
 
According to the script, he has a {{W|Mason Adams}} voice.<ref>[http://archive.org/details/3f04-treehouse-of-horror-vi-final-i-draft/page/n13/mode/2up Archive.org - "The Simpsons - 3F04: Treehouse Of Horror VI (Final I)"]</ref>
 
According to the script, he has a {{W|Mason Adams}} voice.<ref>[http://archive.org/details/3f04-treehouse-of-horror-vi-final-i-draft/page/n13/mode/2up Archive.org - "The Simpsons - 3F04: Treehouse Of Horror VI (Final I)"]</ref>
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==
 
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VI|("Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores")}}
 
*{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror VI|("Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores")}}
==References==
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== References ==
 
{{Reflist}}
 
{{Reflist}}
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{{Simpsons characters}}
 
{{Simpsons characters}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brunt, Mr. Van}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Van Brunt, Mr.}}
  
 
[[Category:Adults]]
 
[[Category:Adults]]
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[[Category:Business proprietors]]
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[[Category:Characters voiced by Harry Shearer]]
 
[[Category:One-time characters]]
 
[[Category:One-time characters]]

Latest revision as of 07:51, February 16, 2026

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Mr. Van Brunt
Mr. Van Brunt.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Non-canon
Hair: Dark blue
Occupation: Advertising executive
First appearance: "Treehouse of Horror VI"
Voiced by: Harry Shearer


Mr. Van Brunt is an advertising executive and owner of Van Brunt & Churchill Ad Agency.

History[edit]

When advertising mascots came to life and went on a rampage through Springfield, Lisa Simpson noticed a 1947 copyright stamp by Van Brunt & Churchill Ad Agency in Lard Lad's footprint and went to the agency to see if they knew how to get rid of the monsters. Mr. Van Brunt told her that advertising went away if people stopped paying attention to it, and what she needed was a catchy jingle to make people stop looking at the monsters. After a couple of abortive attempts at writing a jingle, the man told Lisa it would sound better coming from Paul Anka.

Behind the Laughter[edit]

According to the script, he has a Mason Adams voice.[1]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]