"janitors all over the world"". Three Groundskeeper Willie action figures were created by Playmates Toys for the World of Springfield series: Willie depicted in his usual appearance, released in 2001 in wave 4; ""Ripped Willie"", released in 2002 as part of wave 8; and ""Kilted Willie"", released in 2003 in wave 14. Groundskeeper Willie Dr. William MacDougal, better known as Groundskeeper Willie, is a recurring character on ""The Simpsons"", voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is the head groundskeeper at Springfield Elementary School. Willie is almost feral in nature and is immensely proud of his Scottish origin. He is easily identifiable"
"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"
"Willy (EastEnders) Willy (also Rasputin) is a fictional dog from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Willy is a Pug, who appears in the first episode of the programme on 19 February 1985 and remains in the show until 14 May 1992. Willy is Ethel Skinner's (Gretchen Franklin) constant companion. She rarely appears on-screen without him tucked under her arm. He was named after her late husband, William Skinner (Ian Brimble). There were various innuendo-laden references to Willy. Ethel's famous lines being either, ""Where's my Willy?"" or, in a double entendre, ""Has anyone seen my Willy?"" Willy can often be quite"
"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,"
"a dogcatcher as Willy defends the owner of a dog blamed for scaring a farmer's sheep. Character actor Charles Lane guest starred in the episode as Willy's boss. ""Willy"" followed ""That's My Boy"", another situation comedy on the CBS Saturday lineup. It aired opposite ""Your Hit Parade"" on NBC. Willy (TV series) Willy is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 1954 to June 1955. The series stars June Havoc and was produced by Desilu Productions. June Havoc stars as Wilma ""Willy"" Dodger, a lawyer from rural New Hampshire who, because of the lack of clientele, relocates to"
"Will Hackett William ""Will"" Hackett is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, ""Hollyoaks"", played by Oliver Farnworth. The character first appeared on-screen on 1 September 2006 until 4 May 2007. Although no longer a featured character in the series he was noted for portraying storylines involving mental illness and stalking his girlfriend Zoe Carpenter (Zoë Lister). Will was revealed as a child genius by Gilly Roach (Anthony Quinlan) as he was a contestant on Countdown at 15 years old and seen as a child prodigy. He was also fast-tracked into Oxford University at 16 but dropped"
"him go."" Willy Roper Willy Roper is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Michael Tudor Barnes. The character appears on-screen in episodes originally broadcast between 1 June 1995 to 20 June 1996. Villainous Willy was dubbed ""Wicked Willy"" by the British press after the storyline in which he frames Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) for embezzlement, leading to his wrongful imprisonment. The truth is eventually uncovered by Arthur's wife Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), though it is too late for Arthur as he dies shortly after his release due to a head injury he sustained in a"
"Willy (TV series) Willy is an American sitcom which aired on CBS from September 1954 to June 1955. The series stars June Havoc and was produced by Desilu Productions. June Havoc stars as Wilma ""Willy"" Dodger, a lawyer from rural New Hampshire who, because of the lack of clientele, relocates to New York City to represent a vaudeville troupe. Mary Treen and Whitfield Connor appeared in two episodes of ""Willy"" as Emily Dodger, Willy's sister, and Charlie Bush, Willy's boyfriend. ""Willy"" was produced by William Spier, Havoc's third and last husband. In the premiere episode a young Aaron Spelling plays"
"Willy Roper Willy Roper is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"", played by Michael Tudor Barnes. The character appears on-screen in episodes originally broadcast between 1 June 1995 to 20 June 1996. Villainous Willy was dubbed ""Wicked Willy"" by the British press after the storyline in which he frames Arthur Fowler (Bill Treacher) for embezzlement, leading to his wrongful imprisonment. The truth is eventually uncovered by Arthur's wife Pauline Fowler (Wendy Richard), though it is too late for Arthur as he dies shortly after his release due to a head injury he sustained in a prison riot."
"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"","
"Willy is first seen in June 1995 at the funeral of Tom Palmer, who had an allotment near to Arthur Fowler's in Walford. Willy is also an allotment owner, and he is instrumental in getting Arthur elected as the secretary of the allotment committee. Arthur begins raising money to create a new eco-friendly, urban garden, which is named the Flowering Wilderness Fund. Willy takes a keen interest in all of his financial dealings. By the end of the year Arthur raises £20,000 for the garden, and this is enough to tempt Willy to crime. Willy is the sole carer of"
"Brian Dennehy Brian Manion Dennehy (born July 9, 1938) is an American actor of film, stage, and television. A winner of one Golden Globe, two Tony Awards and a recipient of six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, he gained initial recognition for his role as Sheriff Will Teasle in ""First Blood"" (1982). He has had roles in numerous films including ""Gorky Park"" (1983), ""Silverado"" (1985), ""Cocoon"" (1985), ""F/X"" (1986), ""Presumed Innocent"" (1990), ""Romeo + Juliet"" (1996), and ""Knight of Cups"" (2015). Dennehy won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film for his role as Willy"
"until he was fired for his outlandish theories. He since worked with the Old City Police Department as a forensic psychiatrist, though his co-workers do not take him seriously there either. Before the series began he had a girlfriend, Meg (Kandyse McClure), who broke up with him. The first season begins with Will investigating the deaths of two police officers; though the police believe they found the killer, Will believes there was a child in the apartment, but his theory was rebuked. He is later recruited by Helen Magnus to join her Sanctuary team, an organization who track down several"
"Will is often put in charge of the ranch while Bailey's parents are away. He is Bailey's cousin and has lived with Bailey's family ever since he was a little boy. Mature and insightful, he often acts as an adult figure to the rest of the kids and also serves as their riding instructor and mentor. He loves to listen to country music and is great at horse riding, whether it be Western and English. He has blonde hair and gray-blue eyes. He's shown to wear a black short-sleeved shirt with a horseshoe pendant around his neck, and dark blue"
"Willy Nilly Willy Nilly Show is a New Zealand television series originally based on a short film by the same name. It follows the lives of two middle-aged farming brothers, Eric (Sean Duffy) and Harry (Mark Hadlow) who are catapulted into the modern world when their bossy and overprotective mother dies and Joy Full (Tandi Wright), the lovely undertaker’s assistant, comes to stay. It is set in the fictional town of Pokapoka A total of 3 series were made which have all been made available on DVD at filmshop. It was winner of Best Comedy Performance, Script and Direction -"
"have come from Dublin, Ireland. One of his known ancestors was Jack Zimmerman (Dunne), who served in the United States Army and was killed in action in Normandy during D-Day in 1944. When Will was a child, he was terrorized by a violent creature who killed his mother. However, Will was saved by Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping), who captured it. In the web series, he was a victim of Bigfoot (Christopher Heyerdahl) before he worked as a butler in the Sanctuary; Bigfoot liked to scare little children. In his adult life, he worked with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI),"
"Finney. Topcliffe is portrayed by Ewen Bremner in the 2017 American television series ""Will"", a fictional look at the life of young William Shakespeare. In the series, Shakespeare bases the scheming title character of ""Richard III"" on Topcliffe. The morrow after Simon and Jude's day I was hanged at the wall from the ground, my manacles fast locked into a staple as high as I could reach upon a stool: the stool taken away where I hanged from a little after 8 o'clock in the morning till after 4 in the afternoon, without any ease or comfort at all, saving"
"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"
"Will Davies (Hollyoaks) Detective Inspector William ""Will"" Davies is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera, ""Hollyoaks"". He was played by Barny Clevely between 2000 and 2004, with a brief return from 8 to 11 April 2005. Will was quite laid back but responsible and supportive to his children Ben and Abby. Will began early on dating Sue Morgan and the relationship seemed to be going reasonably well until Sue decided to return to her husband Andy. Will was devastated as he was deeply in love with her, and on several occasions he tried to persuaded Sue"
"unleashed a virus while curing her longevity, Will is depicted as the only living survivor of the Sanctuary Network. He did at some point, have a relationship with colleague Kate Freelander (Agam Darshi), and had a son, Magnus Zimmerman following the death of the alternate Magnus. He starts his own survivalist group and sacrifices himself in aiding the present Magnus to correct her mistake. While on assignment in Mumbai, in ""Kali"", Will becomes host to a Macri, a creature with a connection to Big Bertha, the most powerful abnormal on Earth. He has the Macri forcibly removed from Edward Forsythe,"
"character. In the third season, Will appears in a more leadership position, and becomes instrumental in the Hollow Earth story-arc. Critical reactions behind the character, and Dunne's portrayal, were generally positive reviews, with some television critics comparing Will to ""Stargate SG-1"" character Daniel Jackson. Dunne's portrayal of Will earned him a Leo Award for ""Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series"" in 2010. He was nominated a further two Leo Awards in the same categories and a Constellation Award, in which he narrowly lost to ""Doctor Who"" actor David Tennant. Will Zimmerman's maternal relatives are said to"
"Gary Lucy Gary Edward Lucy (born 27 November 1981, Chigwell, Essex) is an English actor, television personality and model who is best known for playing Will Fletcher in the ITV police drama ""The Bill"", Luke Morgan in ""Hollyoaks"", Kyle Pascoe in ""Footballer's Wives"" and Danny Pennant in the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". He also played a part in the show the Dumping Ground as a footballer named MCclaine Lucy appeared in shows, ""Grange Hill"" and ""Dream Team"" before getting the role that brought him to public attention, Luke Morgan in the Channel 4 soap opera ""Hollyoaks"". Lucy undertook a male"
"life. Will's next job is working for the mysterious Malcolm (Alec Baldwin), but that comes to an end when Malcolm reveals that he is an FBI agent. In the eighth season, Will takes a job at the Coalition of Justice, a business providing legal support for people who cannot afford it. He ultimately returns to Doucette & Stein, taking back his old job after being offered a partnership by his new boss at the firm, Margo (Lily Tomlin). In the ninth season, after being promoted to senior partner, Will finally quits from the firm for good after realizing that this"
"in a Campbell's Soup ad in 2015. Larry Sullivan Lawrence Edward ""Larry"" Sullivan, Jr. (born September 10, 1970) is an American actor, best known for his role as Robert, Will's ballet dancing boyfriend, on the NBC television series ""Will & Grace"". The episode was the show's first ever holiday episode, titled ""Jingle Balls."" Sullivan frequently appears as Officer Andy Akers on the CBS television series """". Sullivan appeared in 3 episodes of ""24"" as Secret Service Agent Hoskins. His latest work includes a guest appearance on ""Modern Family"" as Mitchell's ex-boyfriend in the episode ""My Hero"" and a recurring role"
"Larry Sullivan Lawrence Edward ""Larry"" Sullivan, Jr. (born September 10, 1970) is an American actor, best known for his role as Robert, Will's ballet dancing boyfriend, on the NBC television series ""Will & Grace"". The episode was the show's first ever holiday episode, titled ""Jingle Balls."" Sullivan frequently appears as Officer Andy Akers on the CBS television series """". Sullivan appeared in 3 episodes of ""24"" as Secret Service Agent Hoskins. His latest work includes a guest appearance on ""Modern Family"" as Mitchell's ex-boyfriend in the episode ""My Hero"" and a recurring role in the first season of the HBO"
"Will Zimmerman Dr. William ""Will"" Zimmerman is a main character and male lead of the Canadian fantasy-science fiction television series ""Sanctuary"". He is portrayed by Robin Dunne. Will is introduced in the series as an FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit forensic psychiatrist, who was recruited by Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping), head of the Sanctuary Network, to become her recent protégé. Dunne was approached to appear on the series by director Martin Wood, whom he worked with before, but was initially reluctant to appear in the original web series. The second season of the show introduced more of a darkness to the"
"mischievous. When Ethel is preparing the food in The Queen Victoria public house one day, Willy and Roly eat all the expensive steak for the steak and kidney pies when her back is turned. Ethel replaces the meat with a less costly cut and everyone comments that the pies were not up to standard. At Christmas 1990, he sneaks into the Fowlers' and begins eating the turkey. Willy runs away in 1986. While Ethel is distracted, Willy slips out the open door to the laundrette. He is eventually found by Detective Roy Quick (Douglas Fielding) in a pet shop, but"
"""Being back is great, it really did feel like coming home."" Will was originally described as a ""hot-tempered trouble maker"" who arrives in the Bay to reconnect with his siblings, Hayley (Rebecca Hewitt) and Nick (Chris Egan). Will learns to calm down and when he decides to leave the Bay he was, by then, considered a ""good bloke"". Will worked for Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) and he managed to get his coxswain's licence. He also had a close relationship with Irene Roberts and he and his siblings lived with her at the Beach House. When Will returns in 2010, his"
"behind his good-looking façade. Before Will had appeared on-screen it was announced by the Channel Ten network that after his initial 12 week contract had expired Clark decided he did not want to renew his contract, after a short period of time Will departed from the serial. Clark later described Will during an interview stating: ""Will was a great character to play, who had a lot of depth and past."" Before arriving in Erinsborough, Sebastian changed his name to Will Griggs. Will moves into Number 30 Ramsay Street with Frazer, Pepper and Rosie. Rosie becomes attracted to him instantly and"
"Will is eventually revealed to have committed the crime. It is learned Will stabbed Penn in self-defence and he is charged and his fate remains ambiguous. Will Smith (Home and Away) William ""Will"" Smith is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ""Home and Away"", played by Zac Drayson. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 February 1998. Will was a regular on the show from 1998 to 2002. He continued to make frequent guest appearances until 2005. In 2010, it was announced that the character and Drayson would be returning to the show. Will returned to the"
"pants. In ""The Secret"", Will reveals that he suffers from Dyslexia, just like Sarah's cousin Chase. He lots of times has a close relationship with Sara. He always helps her when she's down and defends her when she is hurt. He is voiced by Vincent Michael. Will's horse is Jimber, a powerful Palomino stallion with black highlights in his mane. Similar to Will, he has a commanding presence among the others at Horseland, and worked as a ranch horse before coming to Horseland. He's a bit older in years in comparison to the other horses, but is dependable and wise."
"with him. Will secretly suffers nightmares due to an encounter with an Abnormal that left his mother dead. While investigating the mysterious deaths of two local police officers, Will is confronted and eventually recruited by Helen Magnus to help treat her patients (specifically those who are difficult to reach emotionally and need to be convinced to trust her). Though highly skeptical of things that science cannot explain, he learns to accept all things extraordinary. He spends his time in the series on his travels with Magnus and the rest of the Sanctuary crew. Ashley Magnus, played by Emilie Ullerup (webisodes"