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== History ==
 
== History ==
When [[Homer]] and [[Mr. Burns]] were trapped in a mountain cabin after an avalanche, the two began going crazy. Mr. Burns started thinking that Homer wanted to kill him and ride his corpse down the mountain to safety. Mr. Burns decided to kill Homer first, but as he was about to attack he hallucinated and saw a number of figures standing around Homer, one of which was Gandhi.<ref>"[[Mountain of Madness]]"</ref>  
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When [[Homer]] and [[Mr. Burns]] were trapped in a mountain cabin after an avalanche, the two began going crazy. Mr. Burns started thinking that Homer wanted to kill him and ride his corpse down the mountain to safety. Mr. Burns decided to kill Homer first, but as he was about to attack, he hallucinated and saw a number of figures standing around Homer, one of which was Gandhi.<ref>"[[Mountain of Madness]]"</ref>
  
 
When [[Lisa]] was babysitting [[Bart]] and [[Maggie]], she asked Bart why he had to make her job so difficult. Bart answered that he was simply using non-violent resistance. Lisa was disgusted by the idea that Bart would compare himself to Mahatma Gandhi. Bart then asked who Mahatma Gandhi was.<ref>"[[My Sister, My Sitter]]"</ref>
 
When [[Lisa]] was babysitting [[Bart]] and [[Maggie]], she asked Bart why he had to make her job so difficult. Bart answered that he was simply using non-violent resistance. Lisa was disgusted by the idea that Bart would compare himself to Mahatma Gandhi. Bart then asked who Mahatma Gandhi was.<ref>"[[My Sister, My Sitter]]"</ref>
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[[Apu]]'s prayer before dinner, when he and [[Manjula]] had [[Homer]] and [[Marge]] around, included the line "good Gandhi."<ref>"[[I'm with Cupid]]"</ref>
  
 
When [[Marge]] was challenged to a fight by [[Chett Englebrick]], she told her family that "If Gandhi could go without eating for a whole three-hour movie, I can do this".<ref>"[[The Great Wife Hope]]"</ref>
 
When [[Marge]] was challenged to a fight by [[Chett Englebrick]], she told her family that "If Gandhi could go without eating for a whole three-hour movie, I can do this".<ref>"[[The Great Wife Hope]]"</ref>
  
[[Kent Brockman]] mentioned that [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], Gandhi, and [[Desmond Tutu]] all have won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>"[[Elementary School Musical]]"</ref>
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[[Kent Brockman]] mentioned that [[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], Gandhi, and [[Desmond Tutu]] had all won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>"[[Elementary School Musical]]"</ref>
  
 
He was seen as a hologram at the [[Simpson family]]'s home and danced and sung a song.<ref>"[[Whiskey Business]]"</ref>
 
He was seen as a hologram at the [[Simpson family]]'s home and danced and sung a song.<ref>"[[Whiskey Business]]"</ref>
  
He is also one of the many people on "[[Ned Flanders|Ned's]] List of Laudable Lefties".<ref>''[[Flanders' Book of Faith]]''</ref>
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He was also one of the many people on "[[Ned]]'s List of Laudable Lefties".<ref>''[[Flanders' Book of Faith]]''</ref>
  
=== Non-canon ===
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[[Sam Monroe]] had a picture in her room.<ref>"[[The Girl on the Bus]]"</ref>
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One of the buildings in the [[Limitless Frontier Horizons]] was the "Mahatma Gandhi classroom".<ref>"[[Game Done Changed]]"</ref>
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== Non-canon ==
 
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{{Noncanon}}
The [[tour guide]] said that [[Homer Simpson]] was "more important than [[Socrates]], [[Leonardo da Vinci|da Vinci]], Gandhi, [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]], {{ch|Stephen Hawking|Hawking}}, [[Julius Caesar]], and {{ch|Ryan Seacrest}}."<ref>''[[The Simpsons Save the World]]''</ref>
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Mahatma Gandhi's grave was seen in the Indian Burial Ground beneath the [[Evil House]].<ref>"[[Treehouse of Horror]]"</ref>
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The [[tour guide]] said that [[Homer Simpson]] was "more important than [[Socrates]], [[Leonardo da Vinci|da Vinci]], Gandhi, [[Albert Einstein|Einstein]], {{Ch|Stephen Hawking|Hawking}}, [[Julius Caesar]], and {{Ch|Ryan Seacrest}}."<ref>''[[The Simpsons Save the World]]''</ref>
  
 
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== Appearances ==
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== References ==
 
== References ==
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{{Nobel Prize}}
 
{{Nobel Prize}}
 
{{Ned's List of Laudable Lefties}}
 
{{Ned's List of Laudable Lefties}}
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[[Category:Hindu characters]]
 
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Latest revision as of 18:23, February 6, 2026

Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
Hair: Bald
Gray mustache
First appearance: "Mountain of Madness"
Voiced by: Dan Castellaneta


Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, better known as Mahatma Gandhi or Gandhi, was a prominent figure in India's history, and helped lead the country to its independence.

History[edit]

When Homer and Mr. Burns were trapped in a mountain cabin after an avalanche, the two began going crazy. Mr. Burns started thinking that Homer wanted to kill him and ride his corpse down the mountain to safety. Mr. Burns decided to kill Homer first, but as he was about to attack, he hallucinated and saw a number of figures standing around Homer, one of which was Gandhi.[1]

When Lisa was babysitting Bart and Maggie, she asked Bart why he had to make her job so difficult. Bart answered that he was simply using non-violent resistance. Lisa was disgusted by the idea that Bart would compare himself to Mahatma Gandhi. Bart then asked who Mahatma Gandhi was.[2]

Apu's prayer before dinner, when he and Manjula had Homer and Marge around, included the line "good Gandhi."[3]

When Marge was challenged to a fight by Chett Englebrick, she told her family that "If Gandhi could go without eating for a whole three-hour movie, I can do this".[4]

Kent Brockman mentioned that Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, and Desmond Tutu had all won the Nobel Peace Prize.[5]

He was seen as a hologram at the Simpson family's home and danced and sung a song.[6]

He was also one of the many people on "Ned's List of Laudable Lefties".[7]

Sam Monroe had a picture in her room.[8]

One of the buildings in the Limitless Frontier Horizons was the "Mahatma Gandhi classroom".[9]

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 in-universe.

Mahatma Gandhi's grave was seen in the Indian Burial Ground beneath the Evil House.[10]

The tour guide said that Homer Simpson was "more important than Socrates, da Vinci, Gandhi, Einstein, Hawking, Julius Caesar, and Ryan Seacrest."[11]

Appearances[edit]

References[edit]


External links[edit]