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== History ==
 
== History ==
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Benjamin Franklin appeared in [[Bart]]'s fantasy about the snow day. He rushed into Congress announcing that he had invented the sled. He and Congress then ran outside for a snow day.<ref name="Bart Gets an F"/>
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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.<ref name="Bart Gets an F"/>
  
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When [[Lisa]] tried to writes a essay she started to think what would Ben Franklin say if he were alive today.<ref>"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"</ref>
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When [[Lisa]] tried to write an essay, she started to think about what Ben Franklin would say if he were alive today.<ref>"[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]"</ref>
  
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[[Bart]] gave a report on Franklin where his version of the {{W|kite experiment}} had Franklin deliberately getting 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]]''.<ref>''[[Sense and Censorability]]''</ref>
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[[Bart]] gave a report on Franklin in which his version of the {{W|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]]''.<ref>''[[Sense and Censorability]]''</ref>
  
 
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 {{Ch|Babe Ruth}} who asked Franklin "you think you're better than me?".<ref name="Pygmoelian"/>
 
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 {{Ch|Babe Ruth}} who asked Franklin "you think you're better than me?".<ref name="Pygmoelian"/>
  
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Later Homer dreamed that Franklin and [[Jimi Hendrix]] were playing Air Hockey in [[Heaven]]. Franklin won.<ref name="Homer the Heretic"/>
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Later, Homer dreamed that Franklin and [[Jimi Hendrix]] played air hockey in [[Heaven]]. Franklin won.<ref name="Homer the Heretic"/>
  
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{{Ch|Stephen King}} once said that Franklin was said too have tortured small animals and green mountain men and that the kite he tied to a tree opened the gates of hell.<ref>"[[Insane Clown Poppy]]"</ref>
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{{Ch|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.<ref>"[[Insane Clown Poppy]]"</ref>
  
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Benjamin Franklin, alongside [[George Washington]] and [[Andrew Jackson]], appears on a one hundred dollar bill and convinces [[Homer]] to spend the money that [[Marge]] had been saving as a "nest egg".<ref name="Mobile Homer"/>
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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".<ref name="Mobile Homer"/>
  
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Franklin is also one of the many people on "[[Ned]]'s List of Laudable Lefties".<ref>''[[Flanders' Book of Faith]]''</ref>
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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>
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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>
  
 
== Non-canon ==
 
== Non-canon ==
 
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{{Noncanon}}
 
[[File:Benjamin Franklin Homer.jpg|250px|thumb|Homer as Benjamin Franklin]]
 
[[File:Benjamin Franklin Homer.jpg|250px|thumb|Homer as Benjamin Franklin]]
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When the [[Simpson family]] goes to visit [[God]] to ask for the destruction of [[Springfield]] by aliens to stop, he is a boss that guards God's gate. He is seen walking out of a [[Starbucks]] and calls [[Lisa]] a bigger buttkisser than [[Thomas Jefferson]]. Shortly afterwards he is among the enemies sent by [[God]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Game]]''</ref>
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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]].<ref>''[[The Simpsons Game]]''</ref>
  
 
== Appearances ==
 
== Appearances ==

Revision as of 17:59, February 16, 2026

Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
Hair: Gray
Occupation: Inventor
Founding Father
First appearance: "Bart Gets an "F""
Voiced by: Dan Castellaneta[1][2]
Harry Shearer[3]
Hank Azaria[4]
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Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and an inventor.

History

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]

Franklin was also one of the many people on "Ned's List of Laudable Lefties".[9]

Non-canon

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Homer as Benjamin Franklin

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.[10]

Appearances

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bart Gets an "F""
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Homer the Heretic"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Pygmoelian"
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mobile Homer"
  5. ↑ "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington"
  6. ↑ Sense and Censorability
  7. ↑ "Insane Clown Poppy"
  8. ↑ "Irrational Treasure"
  9. ↑ Flanders' Book of Faith
  10. ↑ The Simpsons Game


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