"""Light Cavalry Overture"" is featured in the episode, and according to ""The Simpsons"" music editor Chris Ledesma, ""I got to spend the afternoon editing and choosing just the right bars to use in the montage so the parts that [showrunner] Al Jean wants to hear are in the shots while also maintaining the right tempo and 'hitting' the right moments."" ""The Daughter Also Rises"" revealed the origins of the Scottish character Groundskeeper Willie, which had previously been the matter of a debate between Glasgow and Aberdeen, with people of both cities claiming that they live in the hometown of Willie."
"told the producers to make that the standard. Groundskeeper Willie's first appearance was in the season two episode ""Principal Charming"". The character was written as an angry janitor and Castellaneta was assigned to perform the voice. He did not know what voice to use and Sam Simon, who was directing at the time, suggested he use an accent. Castellaneta first tried using Hispanic voicing, which Simon felt was too clichéd. He then tried a ""big dumb Swede"", which was also rejected. For his third try, he used the voice of a grumpy Scotsman, which was deemed appropriate enough and was"
"which was considered to be more appropriate and was used in the episode. Originally thought by the directors to be a one-off appearance, Willie has since become a recurring character. Matt Groening later revealed that the character was based partially on Angus Crock, a kilt-wearing chef from the sketch comedy show ""Second City Television"", who was portrayed by Dave Thomas and Jimmy Finlayson, the moustachioed Scottish actor who appeared in 33 Laurel and Hardy films. A recurring joke, which was first shown in ""Radio Bart"", is that Groundskeeper Willie appears to have a beer belly, but whenever he takes off"
"early-2008. The line was ""most likely"" written by Ken Keeler. The phrase ""Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys"" has also been used by Jeremy Clarkson and Anthony Bourdain. In 2009, Willie was added to the ""Famous Glaswegians"" webpage of Glasgow City Council, based on his line in ""Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala(Annoyed Grunt)cious"". A spokesman for Aberdeen F.C. disputed Glasgow's claim to the character, citing the episodes ""Scuse Me While I Miss The Sky"" and ""The Dad Who Knew Too Little"". In Season 23 Episode 13 ""The Daughter Also Rises"", first aired in 2012, it was finally stated that Groundskeeper Willie is from Kirkwall in Orkney,"
"him. Willie is never shown being found out as the culprit, but it can be assumed that he is eventually found out after Bart is enrolled in Catholic school and earns his way back into Springfield Elementary. In ""Dark Knight Court"", Willie causes hundreds of eggs to be splattered at the Springfield Easter celebration out of inbred hatred for the holiday. Bart is put on trial for the incident, only to be acquitted when Willie is caught and turned in by Lisa and Mr. Burns (as Fruit Batman). Groundskeeper Willie's first appearance was in the season two episode ""Principal Charming"","
"replaced with a picture of the Queen and empty bottles of whisky with a newspaper featuring Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who was widely credited with giving the ""No"" campaign a last-minute boost. In 2006, Groundskeeper Willie was named the fourth-best peripheral character in the history of the show by IGN, who said ""high-points for the character were being trained to be civilized, wrestling a wolf that was let loose in the school and becoming a substitute for the French language teacher - 'Bon jourrr! You cheese-eating surrender monkeys!'"" IGN also named ""My Fair Laddy"", the only episode which"
"lack of interesting myths in school. So Bart and Milhouse come up with a way to make school fun again by creating a myth where Groundskeeper Willie is a werewolf. The episode was written by Rob LaZebnik. It parodies the Discovery Channel program ""MythBusters"", in which hosts and special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman test the validity of different myths. Both Savage and Hyneman guest starred in the episode as themselves, hosting the ""MythCrackers"" program that Bart and Milhouse watch. Canadian actor Michael Cera guest starred in the episode as the voice of Nick. Franz von Suppé's overture"
"in the early 1990s and is pursuing an acting career in Hollywood. He portrayed Willie the Sweeper in the NBC series ""The Pretender"". Willie also had an appearance on the sitcom ""Still Standing"" playing himself as the father of Tina's friend. He had a few appearances on ""Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide"" playing himself alongside sportscaster Van Earl Wright and most recently was featured in the series finale. He also was in an episode of MTV's ""Parental Control"". In Season 4 Episode 8 of ""Friday Night Lights"", the Dillon Lions radio color-man is named Willie Gault as a tribute. During"
"a fun parody of ""My Fair Lady"". My Fair Laddy ""My Fair Laddy"" is the twelfth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventeenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 26, 2006. This is the first episode that centers on Groundskeeper Willie. The title and plot are based on the Broadway musical and film ""My Fair Lady"". When Mrs. Pummelhorst (the school gym teacher) announces that she will be leaving to undergo gender reassignment surgery and will come back as the shop teacher ""Mr. Pummelhorst,"" Coach Krupt, a substitute, takes her place. Every gym class,"
"City. Jonathan Gilbert Jonathan J. Gilbert (born April 28, 1967) is a former television and film actor. He is now a stockbroker. Gilbert was born on April 28, 1967. He is the adopted son of actors Barbara Cowen (née Barbara Crane) and Paul Gilbert and the adopted brother of Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on ""Little House on the Prairie"", and actress Sara Gilbert. Gilbert is best known for his performance as Willie Oleson on the NBC TV series, ""Little House on the Prairie"", from 1974 to 1983. He is also one of only six actors on ""Little"
"Jonathan Gilbert Jonathan J. Gilbert (born April 28, 1967) is a former television and film actor. He is now a stockbroker. Gilbert was born on April 28, 1967. He is the adopted son of actors Barbara Cowen (née Barbara Crane) and Paul Gilbert and the adopted brother of Melissa Gilbert, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on ""Little House on the Prairie"", and actress Sara Gilbert. Gilbert is best known for his performance as Willie Oleson on the NBC TV series, ""Little House on the Prairie"", from 1974 to 1983. He is also one of only six actors on ""Little House"
"My Fair Laddy ""My Fair Laddy"" is the twelfth episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> seventeenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 26, 2006. This is the first episode that centers on Groundskeeper Willie. The title and plot are based on the Broadway musical and film ""My Fair Lady"". When Mrs. Pummelhorst (the school gym teacher) announces that she will be leaving to undergo gender reassignment surgery and will come back as the shop teacher ""Mr. Pummelhorst,"" Coach Krupt, a substitute, takes her place. Every gym class, he has the students play a game"
"after creating a segment called ""Bart's People"", which Lisa disapproves of due to its sappy, emotionally manipulative content. Out of jealousy, Lisa attempts to copy it, but is twice hampered by the Crazy Cat Lady. She eventually sends a letter acting as an immigrant who lives in a landfill who pleads to be on Bart's People, causing Bart to rush to the landfill for a live broadcast. However, he learns that the immigrant is Groundskeeper Willie, wanting revenge on Bart. Feeling guilty after seeing Willie attack Bart on camera, Lisa arrives and saves him by using similar techniques he used"
"supporter of Aberdeen F.C, and to have lived in Glasgow. In early episodes, Willie's father was said to be dead. However, his parents were later introduced in ""Monty Can't Buy Me Love"", and lived near Loch Ness; which is near Inverness. In ""The Girl Who Slept Too Little"", it is revealed that he has a cousin, ""Grave Digger Billy"". Willie plays a supporting role in most of his episodes, but he was a main character in the episode ""My Fair Laddy"", where Lisa Simpson introduced him to high culture as a science project. Willie has a troubled, if distant relationship"
"Later, Groundskeeper Willie tells him a story: Years ago, Springfield Elementary School had a swimming pool and a swimming team, and Willie was the coach of the team. Back then, Skinner was quite laid back as a principal, but it all changed when Andy Hamilton, a student then and the aforementioned prankster, managed to fill the pool with worms and locked Skinner in the pool for the whole weekend. Monday was a teacher's holiday, so Skinner was not rescued until Tuesday morning. This experience caused him to become serious and almost merciless in his approach on rules, even going as"
"Ray Lonnen Raymond Stanley Lonnen (18 May 1940 – 11 July 2014) was an English stage and television actor. His most prominent roles include Willie Caine in the cold-war spy drama series ""The Sandbaggers"" (1978–80), and also as Harry Brown in the television miniseries ""Harry's Game"" (1982). Lonnen was born in Bournemouth, Hampshire, where he attended the Stourfield School and the Hampshire School of Acting. At 19 he gained his first professional acting job at a theatre in Belfast. He then appeared in repertory theatre in English towns and cities including York and made his first television appearance alongside John"
"the next day, he impresses everyone with his politeness and verbal dexterity under the guise of G.K. Willington Esq. No one actually knows that it is the old groundskeeper until Lisa announces it to everyone. Once again, she wins the science fair, and the bet along with it. Even though he is respected by everybody, Willie misses his old life and feels out of place working as the maitre d' at a fancy restaurant; unfortunately, both his job and his shack were taken by the music teacher. He explains to Lisa that he wishes to go back to the way"
"series. Azaria also played Arthur Fortune, a character based on British business magnate Richard Branson. In the DVD commentary for the episode, Scully stated that Branson would have been a ""great guest[-actor]"" in the episode. The episode also features Groundskeeper Willie's father, even though Willie in an earlier episode said that he was killed for stealing a pig. In the beginning of the episode, the Simpsons watch a television program called ""Cash in Your Legacy"", which is a parody on the PBS program ""Antiques Roadshow"". Arthur Fortune is a parody of Branson and Fortune Megastore is a reference to Branson's"
"inspired by the film ""Monkey Shines"". Critics gave the episode positive reviews and it was well received by Lisa's voice actress Yeardley Smith. After Groundskeeper Willie takes away Bart's skateboard for destroying his leaf pile, Bart fills up Willie's shack with creamed corn as he is sleeping, destroying it. As Willie is taken away for medical attention, he swears revenge on Bart. Meanwhile, Krusty the Clown's show comes under criticism by the Federal Communications Commission for not being educational enough for children. The Channel 6 executive proposes that Krusty cut ten minutes from his three-hour show to make room for"
"Max Wright George Edward Maxwell Wright (born August 2, 1943), credited professionally as Max Wright, is an American actor, best known for his role as Willie Tanner on the sitcom ""ALF"". Wright was born in Detroit, Michigan. In addition to ""ALF"" he made appearances in TV shows such as ""WKRP in Cincinnati"", and was a regular cast member in ""Misfits of Science"", ""AfterMASH"", ""Buffalo Bill"" and ""The Norm Show"" as well as appearing in the made-for-TV adaptation of Stephen King's ""The Stand"". He appeared briefly in the first and second seasons of the sitcom ""Friends"", as Terry, the manager of"
"Teddy Turner (actor) Joseph Edward Turner (13 June 1917 – 29 August 1992) was a Yorkshire-born English actor and comedian who played dustbin man Chalky Whiteley in the soap opera, ""Coronation Street"". He also played the part of the similarly named farmer Bill Whiteley in ""Emmerdale"" from 1989 to 1991. In the late 1970s he played the part of Mrs. Pumphrey's manservant Hodgekin in ""All Creatures Great and Small,"" Gordon in ""Open All Hours"" and subsequently the part of Banks in the popular 1980s sitcom, ""Never the Twain"". He also made occasional appearances in Last of the Summer Wine. He"
"George A. Cooper George Alphonsus Cooper (7 March 1925 – 16 November 2018) was an English actor and voice artist. He died in Petersfield, Hampshire in November 2018 at the age of 93. Cooper played Geoffrey Fisher, the stern father of the eponymous antihero ""Billy Liar"", in both the original West End stage version (1960) and the later sitcom (1973–74). He also had a recurring role in ""Coronation Street"" as Willie Piggott, between 1964 and 1971. One of his other regular roles was as the caretaker Mr. Griffiths in the long-running children's TV series ""Grange Hill"". Among Cooper's other television"
"listens to him. However, Groundskeeper Willie also sees Homer's speech, and arrives at the Simpson home with a video tape of what happened the night Homer took Ashley home. After watching it, Ashley and the media apologize for labeling Homer a monster. But as soon as they apologize, the media immediately turns on Willie and portray him as a creep - which Homer believes despite being helped by him. Greg Daniels, the writer of the episode, originally pitched this episode as being more centered on Lisa and Homer's opposing ideas on feminism. Eventually, the episode became more of a satire"
"his own incompetence, the dodgy dealings of his best friend Chancer (Andy Gray), and the lack of support he gained from his mother (Jan Wilson), the bank's manager Adam McLelland (Dave Anderson) and his obsequious fellow teller, Brian (Jonathan Watson). Other recurring characters included Chancer's friend Tam (Iain McColl) and Willie's love interests, Janice (Elaine Collins, Series 1 and 2) and Fiona (Ann Bryson, Series 4 and 5). Billy Connolly guest-starred in one episode. City Lights (TV series) City Lights is a Scottish television sitcom made by BBC Scotland and set in Glasgow. It ran from 1986 to 1991 (networked"
"who lose their powers and become lifeless. Bart has a nightmare that Groundskeeper Willie is out to kill him. He is slashed with a rake, and the scratches are still on his body after he wakes up. Many other students at Springfield Elementary School also say they were terrorized by Willie in their nightmares. When the students take a test, Martin falls asleep and is strangled to death by Willie in his dream, before waking up and dying in the real world. Bart and Lisa tell Marge about the incident and she explains Willie burned to death while the parents"
"dumb Swede"", which was also rejected. For his third try, he used the voice of an angry Scotsman, which was deemed appropriate enough and was used in the episode. Originally thought by the directors to be a one-shot appearance, Willie has since become a common recurring character. The show's creator Matt Groening later revealed that the character was based partially on Angus Crock, a kilt-wearing chef from the sketch comedy show ""Second City Television"", who was portrayed by Dave Thomas, and Jimmy Finlayson, the mustachioed Scottish actor who appeared in thirty-three Laurel and Hardy films. In addition to Willie, Castellaneta"
"benefit from the rural surrounds and return to society the better for it. ""Cast includes: Jemima Rooper, Gordon Griffin, Susannah York, Patsy Byrne, Tat Whalley, John Altman, Paula Wilcox"" Willie's War (1994) 10-year-old Willie is evacuated from East London to the posh country house of 13-year-old Zander, where he is forced to endure Zander's snobbery and bullying. His only friends are Zandar's nanny and a young soldier named Blake. When Willie's father unexpectedly turns up in the woods having deserted the army, disaster strikes. ""Cast includes: Lee Turnbull, Jean Alexander, Philip Boddy, Gordon Griffin, Edward Highmore, Jemima Rooper, Tat Whalley"""
"He was in three episodes of ABC's ""The Donna Reed Show"": ""Play Ball"" and ""My Son the Catcher"" (both 1964) and ""Calling Willie Mays"" (1966). Also in 1966, he appeared in the ""Twitch or Treat"" episode of ""Bewitched"", in which Darrin Stephens asks if Mays is a warlock, and Samantha Stephens replies, ""The way he hits? What else?"" In 1989, he appeared in ""My Two Dads"", in the episode ""You Love Me, Right?"", and in the episode ""The Field"" of ""Mr. Belvedere"". Additionally, he had performed ""Say Hey: The Willie Mays Song"" on episode 4.46 of the ""Colgate Comedy Hour"""
"his shirt, he is very muscular. One of Groundskeeper Willie's trademarks is a gruffly-spoken insulting retort, which take the writers a long time to come up with, although they do not consider them that funny. Groundskeeper Willie's description of the French as ""cheese-eating surrender monkeys"" from the episode ""'Round Springfield"" has become widely used, particularly in the run-up to the war in Iraq. The newspaper ""New York Post"" used the phrase ""Surrender Monkeys"" as the headline for its December 7, 2006 front page, referring to the Iraq Study Group and its recommendation that U.S. soldiers be withdrawn from Iraq by"
"He also played Station Sergeant Billy Machin in the comedy series ""The Nesbitts Are Coming"" and followed that up in 1981 by appearing as Archie in the comedy series, ""The Incredible Mr Tanner"". Between 1981 and 1983 he played Chief in six episodes of the detective series, ""Bergerac"". On Channel 4's opening night he appeared in ""Walter"" alongside Ian McKellen in the title role. His first appearance in ""Emmerdale Farm"" came in 1983 when he played Nicholas Martin. In 1985 he appeared in the drama series ""The Winning Streak"" and in 1986 he played Dave Sharkey in the sitcom, ""Jossy's"
"Johnny Haymer Haymer Lionel Flieg (January 19, 1920 – November 18, 1989), known professionally as Johnny Haymer, was an American actor probably best known for his role as Staff Sergeant Zelmo Zale, a recurring character in the television series ""M*A*S*H"". He was an announcer for the Nipsey Russell-hosted game show ""Your Number's Up""; in the mid-1980s he provided his voice for the characters Swindle, Vortex, Highbrow, and Caliburst in ""The Transformers"". He played Walter Pinkerton from 1982-83 on ""Madame's Place"" and appeared in the penultimate episode of """", """". Among Haymer's other television appearances are his roles as a police"
"Mary Mackenzie and Lorraine Aguilar. Tyler would later serve on staff at the Agape International Spiritual Center founded by Michael Beckwith from 2007 until 2016. Willie Tyler Willie Tyler (born September 8, 1940) is an American ventriloquist, comedian and actor. Most of the time, he is credited as Willie Tyler and Lester or Willie Tyler & Lester. He has appeared in many television commercials, sitcoms, and movies. He got his first big break in 1972 on ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"". Tyler was born in Red Level, Alabama, and raised in South East Detroit, Michigan. He attended Detroit's Northeastern High School"
"is an uncouth and unpleasant character, though is essentially harmless. His personality is depicted as being incompetent, drunken, slow-witted, and quick to anger for little or no reason. Willie has shown antipathy to both his employer, Principal Skinner, and Bart Simpson, who frequently plays practical jokes on him. Due to the deliberately inaccurate continuity of the series, he has claimed to be from various parts of Scotland during the series, most recently Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands in the 2012 episode 'The Daughter Also Rises'. This settled the previous continuity problem in which Willie had been stated to be a"