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According to [[Professor Cage]] of the [[H.O.A.G.I.E. Men]], Benjamin Franklin only pretended to negotiate the {{W2|Treaty of Paris|1783}} in 1783, and he actually used it as a cover to steal millions in gold from the {{W|Palace of Versailles}}. Franklin then had his greyhound, who was bred to have a special urinary enzyme that could reveal secret messages, used as part of a puzzle to find the treasure. The treasure was located in a cave under the [[Betsy Ross]], where an obstacle course that only his greyhounds could use was also located. The cave also had a secret door that hid the treasure that could only be opened by one of his greyhounds.<ref>"[[Irrational Treasure]]"</ref> | According to [[Professor Cage]] of the [[H.O.A.G.I.E. Men]], Benjamin Franklin only pretended to negotiate the {{W2|Treaty of Paris|1783}} in 1783, and he actually used it as a cover to steal millions in gold from the {{W|Palace of Versailles}}. Franklin then had his greyhound, who was bred to have a special urinary enzyme that could reveal secret messages, used as part of a puzzle to find the treasure. The treasure was located in a cave under the [[Betsy Ross]], where an obstacle course that only his greyhounds could use was also located. The cave also had a secret door that hid the treasure that could only be opened by one of his greyhounds.<ref>"[[Irrational Treasure]]"</ref> | ||
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Franklin was also one of the many people on "[[Ned]]'s List of Laudable Lefties".<ref>''[[Flanders' Book of Faith]]''</ref> | Franklin was also one of the many people on "[[Ned]]'s List of Laudable Lefties".<ref>''[[Flanders' Book of Faith]]''</ref> | ||
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Benjamin Franklin
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Character Information
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Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and an inventor.
History[edit]
Benjamin Franklin appeared in Bart's fantasy about the snow day. He rushed into Congress and announced that he had invented the sled. He and Congress then ran outside for a snow day.[1]
When Lisa tried to write an essay, she started to think about what Ben Franklin would say if he were alive today.[5]
Bart gave a report on Franklin in which his version of the kite experiment had Franklin deliberately get the kite with the key stuck in a tree. When lightning struck the key, and in turn the tree, Franklin triumphantly cried, "Kite-eating tree, I'll see you in hell!!!", referencing Charlie Brown's recurring battles with the kite-eating tree in Peanuts.[6]
An animatronic Benjamin Franklin was seen in "The Alco-Hall of Fame" display at the Duff Days festival. He started to say "Early to bed, early to rise-" before he was cut off by Babe Ruth who asked Franklin "you think you're better than me?".[3]
Later, Homer dreamed that Franklin and Jimi Hendrix played air hockey in Heaven. Franklin won.[2]
Stephen King once said that Franklin was said to have tortured small animals and Green Mountain Men and that the kite he tied to a tree opened the gates of hell.[7]
Benjamin Franklin, alongside George Washington and Andrew Jackson, appears on a one hundred dollar bill and convinced Homer to spend the money that Marge had been saving as a "nest egg".[4]
According to Professor Cage of the H.O.A.G.I.E. Men, Benjamin Franklin only pretended to negotiate the Treaty of Paris in 1783, and he actually used it as a cover to steal millions in gold from the Palace of Versailles. Franklin then had his greyhound, who was bred to have a special urinary enzyme that could reveal secret messages, used as part of a puzzle to find the treasure. The treasure was located in a cave under the Betsy Ross, where an obstacle course that only his greyhounds could use was also located. The cave also had a secret door that hid the treasure that could only be opened by one of his greyhounds.[8]
When Mr. Burns got caught on Homer's kite while parachuting, he told Homer to get him down, and referred to him as "Bargain Basement Ben Franklin."[9]
Franklin was also one of the many people on "Ned's List of Laudable Lefties".[10]
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When the Simpson family went to visit God to ask him to stop the destruction of Springfield by aliens, he was a boss who guarded God's gate. He was seen walking out of a Starbucks and called Lisa a bigger buttkisser than Thomas Jefferson. Shortly afterward, he was among the enemies sent by God.[11]
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