is a
Fictional Character in ''
The Simpsons '', voiced by
Harry Shearer . He works at the
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant , and is known for getting various objects stuck in his eyes. Lenny possesses a
Master's Degree in
Nuclear Physics , but is not portrayed as an academic. Lenny is generally a simple-minded, blue-collar, working man, who tends to be rather naïve. His best friend is
Carl Carlson .
He is also a
War Hero (he presumably fought in the first Gulf War), a three-time
Juror and a
Buddhist and is often shown in church, suggesting that he may be also be
Christian . Lenny was also a member of the
Stonecutters until the society was disbanded. Lenny then joined the "No Homers" society.
Lenny is an unmarried
Chicago native, 35 years old (born the week of a massive bloody
Battle in
Laos ), and weighs approximately 164 pounds (75kg). He looks to be around 5' 11" (1.8m), and is often described as "plain looking". He had
Plastic Surgery when a sudden upswing in the price of power plant stock led to most of the employees (with the exception of Homer) to have a big profit. In one episode it is revealed his real name might actually be 'Lenford Leonard', though the audience cannot be certain if this was just a joke.
Lenny's address is unknown, although he once lived in an extremely run-down house that was falling apart – literally (it was also for sale at the time of appearance). It appears to have just one room with a roof. The wall facing the street falls down with exceptional timing, when
Maude Flanders suggests that they (
Ned Flanders ,
Marge Simpson and herself) should look inside the house before buying it. The house has not been seen since, and Lenny has moved out.
Lenny was later seen living in a well-furnished apartment sharing a wall with a
Jai Alai court; the Simpson family seem to dislike the sound of the ball hitting the wall but Lenny finds it to be a "soothing calmness".
In ''
The Girl Who Slept Too Little '', Lenny was once again seen living in a run-down home right next to the Stamp Museum, allowing the front lawn to be used as a parking lot.
In ''
Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife '', Lenny is shown again living in a well-furnished apartment, which includes a newly purchased
Plasma TV .
Lenny works at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant alongside
Homer Simpson and
Carl Carlson . In one episode he is promoted to head of the Power Plant when
Mr. Burns loses all his money. He was described as having a "
Reign Of Terror ", though all we see him do is sit at Mr. Burns' desk and say "work harder" over the loudspeaker. During this time, Homer did something bad, and Lenny told him to go home and think about what he did. However, Homer forgot was it was that he done, so he just watched TV instead. Lenny is also considered the second richest man Homer knows. In an episode set in the future, Lenny is once again in charge of the Power Plant. In an interesting twist, in episode ''
The Wandering Juvie '' it is revealed that he also is an undercover agent whose target is Homer.
Lenny's most obvious friend is
Carl Carlson (see
Below ), as they are rarely seen apart. Other friends are Homer, and the regulars at
Moe's Tavern , including
Barney Gumble and
Moe Szyslak . In one episode Lenny's friends attempt to throw a surprise party for him at Moe's, which is ruined by Homer. He then sits on a cake shaped like Lenny's favorite barstool, ruining it completely. Homer repeatedly confuses Carl and Lenny, and is on one occasion surprised to find out that Lenny is white and Carl is black. In one episode, Homer exclaims, "That's Lenny? I wanted the black one!", in another he has, "Lenny=white, Carl=Black," written on his hands, and in another episode, he remarks to Lenny while intoxicated that "I never held anything against based on the colour of your skin". Lenny is very popular with the Simpson family - in one episode, when Homer says Lenny has been taken to the hospital as a result of an explosion so he can go bowling, Marge and the kids all respond with "Oh no! Not Lenny! Not Lenny!" and build a prayer shrine for him. After the hoax is revealed, Marge says she is just relieved Lenny is all right. This joke is also used as a
MacGuffin in certain episodes, for example in an episode with Lisa trying to lose weight, she discovers a cake inscribed "Happy Labor Day Lenny".
In ''
Team Homer '', Moe comments why Lenny And Carl are not there, Homer comments they do not have time because they are with their mistresses. Lenny is a persistent bachelor who has poor luck with women. Lenny is seen in one episode ''
Marge On The Lam '' shaving the legs of an overweight woman. She scolds him in this episode for not shaving in an upward direction, and calls him an idiot. Whether Lenny was in a relationship with this woman is unclear. Carl did mention singing "
The Best Is Yet To Come " at Lenny's wedding, but in another episode, Lenny punched Carl for giving a bad speech at his wedding. Marge may have a crush on Lenny as she was once obviously distressed when Homer falsely told her he had died. She later was found to have a framed photo of him hidden in her hair. In ''
Bart Star '', it is revealed Lenny had dated Marge.
Lenny's relationship with Carl is complicated. Carl appears to be the dominant party and generally regards Lenny coolly. Nonetheless, they are constant companions. Despite Lenny and Carl appearing to be best friends, as of the Eighth Season, in the episode "In Marge We Trust", Carl had yet to meet Lenny's beauty-queen wife (In reality, Lenny was not married, he just told Carl he was to seem like a "Big Shot"). This may suggest that Carl had never been to Lenny's home before, or, at minimum, that Lenny and Carl are not as good of friends with one another as they appear to be. It has been hinted several times that Lenny and Carl might be
Gay . The most notable occurrence is when Lenny tells Homer about Mt. Carlmore, a mountain that he carved Carl's face during "one wonderful summer". Season 16 contains several hints that they might be gay. In one episode (
GABF04 ), when Homer runs out of homosexual couples to marry, he speculates that Lenny and Carl might be interested. Marge scolds him, saying that the two need to work things out for themselves. In a different episode, when Lenny asks
Chief Wiggum if he will be his "Rapture Buddy", Wiggum responds by saying, "What's wrong with Carl? Trouble in paradise?".
Also, in a
Halloween Episode where Lenny dies and sees
Heaven , the
Angels all take the form of Carl. They chorus, 'Lenny! Hurry up! We'll be late for work at the
Plant !" In another Halloween episode, after being crushed by a helicopter, Lenny begs Carl to let him die first as he "couldn't bear" to watch Carl die. In several episodes where Lenny reveals his deepest desires, such as when
Mayor Quimby switches off the town lights, and Lisa shouts "for eons people have gazed into the stars and have seen their deepest desires" - when Lenny looks up, he sees Carl's face in the stars. It has been hinted that although Lenny may feel sexually close to Carl, Carl himself may not feel the same, and it is often hinted that he thinks only about himself. For example, once again when Lisa tells the towns people to look into the stars, Carl sees an image of himself, not of Lenny. This may just suggest that there actually was Carl's face in the stars.
Lenny is most likely a Republican, due to the fact he has a tattoo on his chest supporting
Bob Dole and
Jack Kemp from the
1996 Presidential Election . However, a few years earlier he had described himself as "politically correct" and that local talk show host
Birch Barlow 's right-wing views made him feel "uncomfortable".
Lenny has a very sensitive eye; his doctor states that he is not allowed to get pudding or jigsaw puzzle pieces in it. Lenny succeeds in getting a spring caught in his eye (the other end of which is caught in Moe's eye). This has become a running gag – in a later episode Homer makes a photo cube for Lenny and files down the edges so it will not hurt Lenny's eye. Lenny has also been referenced to having a rubber band shot into his eye, and he was in a movie (the Re-Deadening) where buttons were held onto his eyes with hot wax.
Lenny once had a small part in a horror film called ''
The Re-Deadening '', a horror movie about a doll named "Baby Button Eyes" who is possessed by the spirit of a psychotic killer. In the movie, Lenny is a gardener who is killed by the doll. Lenny was also featured in a publication of ''
The New Yorker ''.
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