Simpsons Mysteries - The Friend Count

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  @TheRealJims · 5 years ago · pinned

  This project ended up taking longer to research than expected, as I severely underestimated how many random kid characters have been created for the show.  I probably still missed a bunch but did my best trying to be thorough.  Incidentally, this project ended up inspiring the Lisa & Martin video, as I couldn't figure out whether or not to count him or not.

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  @DeepWeeb · 5 years ago

  Lisa: Makes friend in an episode<br><i>The very next episode</i><br>Lisa: I have no friends... :(

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  @thedarkness111 · 5 years ago

  I think a more accurate analysis is that Lisa&apos;s lonely because she&apos;s not making high quality friends. She&apos;s so desperate that she&apos;ll latch on to pretty much anyone that&apos;s remotely nice to her regardless of how crappy a person they are. Bart&apos;s friendships seem more genuine and organic. Lisa&apos;s always feel weird and forced. You&apos;re not going to get what you need from a friendship if it&apos;s that flimsy.

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  @JJLarge · 5 years ago

  Because Lisa is portrayed as being friendless, the writers like to write her into scenarios where she makes a new friend often, leading to her having more overall friends across all episodes.<br>Because Bart is portrayed as already having friends, he is always usually just paired with the same friends, Milhouse, Nelson, Martin, etc., And they don&apos;t need to write in new characters for him.

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  @riffsnoleads · 5 years ago

  I think this quote really sums up how important Wendell really is to the series: <br><br>Bart: &quot;I guess this is the end, Wendell.&quot; <br>Lewis: &quot;He&apos;s Wendell. I&apos;m Lewis.&quot;<br>Bart: &quot;Whatever. Just tell Wendell I said bye&quot;

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  @Cybershell13 · 5 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCEUVvZXDVM&amp;t=851">14:11</a> &quot;Color: Blue&quot; thank god the hard working editors over at the Simpsons wiki cleared that up

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  @Onemancheeseburgerapocalips · 5 years ago

  Homer: &quot;Oh, Lisa, we&apos;ve talked about this. To get a friend, you have to stop constantly talking about climate change and animals that you have never seen.&quot;<br>Lisa: &quot;Sorry, dad, I forgot.&quot;<br>Homer: &quot;That&apos;s allright sweetie. Now, you run along and play in the mud.&quot;

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  @NicoAnimation · 5 years ago

  This video reminded me that, for years now, I&apos;ve been wondering about the girl with the glasses who sits behind Bart in school. I don&apos;t think she&apos;s ever had a speaking role, but her design is so specific and she shows up for the past 32 years worth of backgrounds, social gatherings and kid events. And the show is surprisingly good at keeping her continuity of being the person who&apos;s always sitting behind Bart in class. I wonder if there&apos;d ever be a Simpsons Mysteries on her?

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  @theheebs100 · 2 years ago

  an important distinction is that Bart has multiple &quot;ride or die&quot; friends, especially in Millhouse. &nbsp;Lisa has nobody who will stick by her side no matter what.

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  @TheLastBabyMan · 5 years ago (edited)

  They kept adding in these one-time celebrity-voiced characters when they could have fleshed out the kids they already have, I wanted to know more about Wendell, Lewis, Richard, Janey, Becky and Nina.

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  @eastsidereviews727 · 5 years ago

  Lisa has made more short term friends, but I think Bart has stronger relationships with his usual crew of Milhouse, Nelson, Martin, and Ralph.

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  @Dizzy-dennis · 5 years ago

  “No, Sonic the Hedgehog is not Lisa’s friend! You Wiki Editors are out of control!” That’s an iconic quote for you now!

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