Simpsons Secondary Characters Who Appeared in the TV Pilot

The pilot, (opening episode) of the animated sitcom was called "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire". These are the secondary characters that have been with the family since the beginning.
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1 Moe Szyslak
2 Ned Flanders Nedward Flanders Jr. is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons.

This was clearly him before flanderization, I miss classic Flanders.

3 Charles Montgomery Burns Charles Montgomery Plantagenet Schicklgruber "Monty" Burns, usually referred to as Charles Montgomery Burns or simply Mr. Burns, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced initially by Christopher Collins, and currently by Harry Shearer.

"Hello. I'm proud to announce that we've been able to increase safety here at the power plant without increasing the cost to the consumer or affecting management pay raises. However, for you semi-skilled workers, there will be no Christmas bonuses. Oh, and one more thing, Merry Christmas."

Excellent character.

4 Grampa Simpson Abraham "Abe" "Grampa" Simpson is the patriarch of the Simpson family in the iconic cartoon The Simpsons. He is the paternal grandfather of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson and the father of Homer. The aim of his character is to make fun of stereotypes about old people, such as never ending story-telling or forgetting everything.
5 Barney Gumble Barnard "Barney" Gumble is a fictional character on the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. The character is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared in the series premiere episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

"Drinks all around."

6 Milhouse van Houten Milhouse Mussolini Van Houten is a fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons, voiced by Pamela Hayden, and created by Matt Groening who named the character after President Richard Nixon's middle name.

"Get a load of that quote-unquote Santa."

7 Principal Seymour Skinner

"Wasn't that wonderful? And now, the Santas of many lands, as presented by the entire second grade class."

8 Waylon Smithers

"Attention all personnel. Please keep working during the following announcement."

9 Selma Bouvier
10 Todd Flanders
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11 Ralph Wiggum Ralph Wiggum is a side character in The Simpsons. He is the son of Chief Wiggum. Ralph is not very smart at all. He is voiced by Nancy Cartwright. Some episodes such as I Love Lisa and This Little Wiggy have him as a major character.
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