For all his sycophantic devotion to Mr. Burns, Smithers has been willing to challenge him on at least two occasions, most significantly in the " Who Shot Mr. Burns?

Beardsley converted to Roman Catholicism in March 1897, and would subsequently beg his publisher, Leonard Smithers, to “ destroy all copies of Lysistrata and bad drawings ... by all that is holy all obscene drawings.

One of the most celebrated sketches he wrote for the former was a parody of the BBC quiz programme Mastermind, where a " Charlie Smithers " chose to answer questions on the specialist subject " Answering the question before last ", adapted from his " Answering one question behind all the time " sketch from their The Burkiss Way for BBC Radio 4.

In the meantime, Smithers is saved with a kiss from Mr. Burns after receiving his medicine, and Burns, feeling very remorseful, decides to bring back the drug plan to all his full time employees, much to their delight.

However, the contest has been rigged by Mr. Burns ' assistant, Smithers, in order for Burns to rid himself of the Simpson family for all the trouble they have caused him over the years.

Mr. Burns and Smithers come to the town square in disguise to Homer to show that his next assignment is to throw a pie in the face of the Tibetan Buddhism spiritual teacher, the Dalai Lama ( because according to Mr. Burns " all his talk of peace and love is honking off my Red Chinese masters ").

This would require the courts to abandon the thin skull rule which has already been affirmed in cases of homicide ( R. v. Smithers ), thus it would not be reasonable to require symmetry in all cases.

Burns tells the Simpsons and Wiggum that he dumped Smithers Sr .' s body into the sewer pipe ' since cover ups were all the rage back then ', and that he kept the truth from Waylon Jr. because he was an infant back then ; Smithers then enters the room, having heard the entire story.

Smithers informs Burns that the players he picked are all retired or dead, and so Burns changes tactics and orders Smithers to find some current superstar players.

Lisa appeals to them that it is just the same doll with a new hat, but they all prefer to stick with Malibu Stacy, largely due to the encouragement of Smithers, except for one little girl, who leaves with a Lisa Lionheart doll.

The Bulkley continues north past Quick, Telkwa and Smithers.

She is also seen saying " There goes the last lingering thread of my heterosexuality ", when Homer runs past her, naked and screaming, in " Treehouse of Horror III ", and hiding in a closet with Smithers on a parade float during a gay pride parade in " Jaws Wired Shut " ( Albeit as part of a float on being in the closet where only their arms were visible and voices heard ).

Aubrey Beardsley started to write an erotic treatment of the legend which was never to be finished due to his illness ; the first parts of it were published in The Savoy and later issued in book form by Leonard Smithers with the title Under the Hill.

'" In a 2006 study conducted by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, it was determined that nine of the 679 lead and supporting characters on scripted broadcast television were gay or lesbian, but Smithers was not included.

Creator Hugh Wilson said that despite Smithers ' lack of experience ( she had never done a situation comedy before ), she was perfect for the character of Bailey as he had conceived her: " Other actresses read better for the part ", Wilson recalled, " but they were playing shy.

Important publishers of erotic fiction at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th were Leonard Smithers ( 1861 – 1907 ) and Charles Carrington ( 1867 – 1921 ), both of whom were subject to legal injunctions from the British authorities in order to prohibit their trade in such material.

Smithers argues that Windschuttle ignores documentary evidence that contradicts his own ideology, and fails to perceive that the island reserves created for indigenous Tasmanians were ' racialized spaces ' for a people regarded as a form of ' social pollution '.

Some of these character traits came from the actress who played Bailey, Jan Smithers, who was herself involved with animal-rights and clean-energy causes ; as with many of the WKRP characters, elements of the actor were incorporated into the character, giving the character more depth as the show went on.

Creator Hugh Wilson said that despite Smithers ' lack of experience ( she had never done a situation comedy before ), she was perfect for the character of Bailey as he had conceived her: " Other actresses read better for the part ," Wilson recalled, " but they were playing shy.

In the 19th century, the Priapeia were translated into English by Leonard Smithers and Sir Richard Burton ( the latter of whom also freely translated The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night ), who provided numerous glosses concerning the sexual practices and proclivities that are referenced in the poems.

According to Alan Smithers, Professor of Education at Buckingham University, there was no evidence that single-sex schools were consistently superior.

Certain Plantman simuloids were programmed with Samuel Smithers ' brain patterns to believe they were the original Plantman, thus it is not always clear whether any appearance of the Plantman is the actual Plantman.

Harry Shearer, the voice of Mr. Burns and Smithers, could not attend the table read for the episode, so his parts were read by Dan Castellaneta ( the voice of Homer ).

* Moricetown Indian Band ( also known as Moricetown Band, is located in Moricetown, British Columbia, formerly known as Kyah Wiget or “ Old town ”, was at the falls of the Bulkley River were Moricetown is now, was the main village for the Bulkley River Carriers, 30 km west of Smithers and 32 km east of New Hazelton, BC, Reserves: Babine # 17, # 18, Bulkley River # 19, Coryatsaqua ( Moricetown ) # 2, Jean Baptiste # 28, Moricetown # 1, Oschawwinna # 3, ca.

Many fans correctly guessed that it would be one of Homer's sisters-in-law, either Patty or Selma, while others believed it to be Waylon Smithers.

Waylon J Smithers, Jr., usually referred to by simply his surname, is a recurring fictional character in the long-running animated series The Simpsons, who is voiced by Harry Shearer.

In his first visual appearance in " Homer's Odyssey ", Smithers was mistakenly animated with the wrong color and was made an African American by Gyorgi Peluci, the color stylist.

Smithers is shown to have a passionate and deep love for Mr. Burns and his sexual orientation has been characterized by the writers of the show as " Burns-sexual ".

Smithers is voiced by Harry Shearer, who is also the voice of Mr. Burns.

In his first visual appearance in " Homer's Odyssey ", Smithers was mistakenly animated with the wrong color and was made an African American by Gyorgi Peluci, the color stylist.

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In the first scene, Smithers is told about the rebellion by an old woman, and then has a lengthy conversation with Jones.

Smithers explained that disconnection was an everyday part of life in Saint Hill, " It goes round by word of mouth when someone is an outcast.

Shortly afterwards, Hector uncovers an apparent plot by an old, trusted employee, Mr. Smithers, to steal cash from the bank, and alerts Mr. Bagby.

20th century erotic fiction includes such classics of the genre as: Suburban Souls ( 1901 ), published by Carrington and possibly written by him also ; The Confessions of Nemesis Hunt ( issued in three volumes 1902, 1903, 1906 ), probably by George Reginald Bacchus, printed by Duringe of Paris for Leonard Smithers in London ; Josephine Mutzenbacher ( 1906 ) by Felix Salten ; Sadopaideia ( 1907 ) by Anon ( possibly Algernon Charles Swinburne ); Les Mémoires d ' un jeune Don Juan ( 1907 ) and the somewhat disturbing Les onze mille verges ( 1907 ) by Guillaume Apollinaire ; The Way of a Man with a Maid ( 1908 ) and A Weekend Visit by Anon ; Pleasure Bound Afloat ( 1908 ), Pleasure Bound Ashore ( 1909 ) and Maudie ( 1909 ) by Anon ( probably George Reginald Bacchus ); Manuel de civilité pour les petites filles à l ' usage des maisons d ' éducation ( 1917 ) and Trois filles de leur mère ( 1926 ) by Pierre Louys ; Story of the Eye ( 1928 ) by Georges Bataille ; Tropic of Cancer ( 1934 ) and Tropic of Capricorn ( 1938 ) by Henry Miller ; The Story of O ( 1954 ) by Pauline Réage ; Helen and Desire ( 1954 ) and Thongs ( 1955 ) by Alexander Trocchi ; Ada, or Ardor ( 1969 ) by Vladimir Nabokov ; Journal ( 1966 ), Delta of Venus ( 1978 ) and Little Birds ( 1979 ) by Anaïs Nin and The Bicycle Rider ( 1985 ) by Guy Davenport.

In " Homer the Smithers ", Burns orders Smithers to take a vacation and Homer Simpson is hired as a temporary replacement.

When Homer loses his temper and punches Burns in the face, Mr. Burns learns to become self-reliant and this results in Smithers being fired.

In " Burns ' Heir ", both Mr. Burns and Waylon Smithers refer to him as " Leonard ", the same way they refer to Homer as " Simpson ", though in The Frying Game, Homer refers to him as " Lenford ".

In " Homer the Smithers " he is seen in the opening scene with his arm around a woman who appears to be his girlfriend.

On one occasion, he is promoted to head of the power plant when Mr. Burns goes bankrupt ; which Smithers later describes to Homer Simpson as a " reign of terror ".

Smithers bumps into Homer Simpson, whose family is conveniently walking down the street.

During production the staff did not want one side to be slobs ( e. g. Homer, Barney, Moe ) and the other snobs ( e. g. Mr. Burns, Smithers, Skinner ), but this ended happening in the final product.

In the 1990 episode " Simpson and Delilah ", the character Karl ( voiced by Harvey Fierstein ) kisses Homer, while the recurring character Waylon Smithers is often shown to be in love with his boss, Montgomery Burns, initially suggestively and since then more overtly.

*" Homer the Smithers "

However, Burns tells Smithers to stop being negative and even accuses him of harboring jealousy towards Homer.

Smithers begins to feel jealous of Homer for his high standing with Mr. Burns and searches Homer's file, finding the damaging information he seeks in the case of insurance fraud that gave Homer hair in the first place.

Smithers gleefully prepares to fire Homer for the fraud, but Karl takes the blame for Homer and writes the $ 1000 check to repay the company.

Homer is invited to give a speech at the next meeting, and Smithers does his best to ruin Homer's confidence.

Marge joins Mr. Burns and Smithers on an expedition to Ape Island to find the legendary King Homer.

Nonetheless, Mr. Burns is determined to capture King Homer and Smithers knocks Homer unconscious with a gas bomb before being swallowed alive by a sleeping Homer.

Ferrell mentions that his favorite joke from The Simpsons was the line " Women and seamen ( semen ) don't mix ", said by Smithers during the " King Homer " segment.