Ned+Flanders

Ned Flanders

 * ~ Gender || [|Male] ||
 * ~ Hair color || [|Brown] ||
 * ~ Job || Owner of the Leftorium ||
 * ~ Relatives || **Sons:** [|Rod] and [|Todd]
 * Wife:** [|Maude] (deceased)
 * Parents:** Mona Flanders[|[1]] and Unnamed Flanders ||
 * ~ Voice actor || [|Harry Shearer] ||
 * ~ First appearance ||
 * ~ //The Simpsons// || "[|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]" ||

Nedward “Ned” Flanders is a recurring character in the TV-show the Simpsons. His first appearance in the show was at the series premiere, “ [|Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire]”. He is a widower with two kids, Todd and Rod. Being the Simpson family’s next-door neighbour, he is always ready to give them a hand if needed. As devout Christian, he is one of Springfield’s most friendly and polite citizens. When you first look at him you see a goofy-looking guy with a green sweater, thick moustache and circular glasses. He seems almost sickeningly cheerful and to emphasise this he adds “diddily” or “doddily” to the end or middle of the words. Raised by his freaky beatnik parents who let him run wild instead of disciplining him, he eventually got sent of to the University of Minnesota Spankalogical Protocol. Because of this, he is not capable of expressing anger. Instead he just starts jabbering nonsense, which has sort of become his trademark. Ned can be a little insecure sometimes and a bit of a pushover. He lives strictly after the bible, and whenever he is insecure about something he calls Reverend Lovejoy. This happens quite often, so the Reverend is not very fond of him. Homer is a bit jealous of Ned and likes to give him a hard time. Except for the Reverend and Homer, Ned has no enemies and is well-thought of by nearly everybody.

Ned Flanders is a kind of person that might seem a bit too cheerful and you can easily get tired of him. Ned Flanders has a very good physique even if his age is set to be around 60. In the episode where his wife, Maude Flanders, dies we get to see his well trained body, that he claims comes from "clean living, chewing thoroughly, and a daily dose of vitamin church!" .

Sources: http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_townspeople_ned.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Flanders

http://www.snpp.com/guides/flanders.file.html