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"Lisa, every good scientist is half B. F. Skinner and half P. T. Barnum."

P. T. Barnum

P.T. Barnum holding the Fiji mermaid

Character Information

Gender:	Male ♂
Status:	Deceased
Occupation:	Showman Businessman
First mentioned:	"Duffless"
First appearance:	Bart Simpson's Manual of Mischief

P. T. Barnum was an American showman and businessman who co-founded Barnum & Bailey Circus.

History[edit]

Grampa asked a man at the Collectorama if P. T. Barnum was in charge of it because he thought the convention was ridiculous.^[1]

P. T. Barnum was featured on one of the cards in a set of Bart's favorite great sneaks of history.^[2]

Appearances[edit]

Episode – "Duffless" (mentioned)
Comic story – Nostalgia Ain't What It Used to Be (mentioned)
Book – Bart Simpson's Manual of Mischief (Sneaky Hall of Fame)

References[edit]

External links[edit]

P. T. Barnum at Wikipedia

Real-world deceased characters

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[1] Nostalgia Ain't What It Used to Be

[2] Bart Simpson's Manual of Mischief

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