Joseph Fitzgerald O'Malley Fitzpatrick O'Donnell The Edge "Joe" Quimby, a.k.a. "Diamond Joe" Quimby, or simply Mayor Quimby, is a recurring character from the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, and first appeared in the episode "Bart Gets an F". A member of the Democratic Party, Quimby is the mayor of Springfield, and is a composite parody of former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and certain other members of the ...
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Joseph Fitzgerald O'Malley Fitzpatrick O'Donnell The Edge "Joe" Quimby, a.k.a. "Diamond Joe" Quimby, or simply Mayor Quimby, is a recurring character from the animated television series The Simpsons. He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, and first appeared in the episode "Bart Gets an F". A member of the Democratic Party, Quimby is the mayor of Springfield, and is a composite parody of former U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy and certain other members of the Kennedy family who have entered politics. Joe Quimby's name references NW Quimby Street in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of show creator Matt Groening, and also pays homage to Tom and Jerry's producer Fred Quimby. Dan Castellaneta improvised the accent for Quimby.
Quimby has long served as the mayor of the fictional city of Springfield. He appears as a slick, opportunistic politician whose chief priorities seem to be keeping himself in office, womanizing, and various other forms of corruption, including embezzling tax money, taking bribes...
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