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Character Analysis – Carl Carlson

Carl Carlson was first seen in “Homers night out”. He is an African-American and a Buddhist, and is 39 years old. He attended Springfield A&M University, and have a master’s in nuclear physics. Therefore he works as Homer’s supervisor at Springfield Nuclear Power plant, Where also his best friend Lenny works. He, Lenny and Homer have known each other since childhood, and for some reason he likes to call himself “an urban Lenny”. He is fond of bowling and drinking and in the series we see him mostly at Moe’s tavern, together with Lenny. He and Lenny have a very close relationship, and sometimes it appears to people that they are homosexual. According to the episode “They saved Lisa’s Brain” he might also be a diabetic. He is a minor character in the series, and he hardly ever say anything.

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Carlson

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