Capital City Goofball

The Capital City Goofball is the mascot for Capital City, he was voiced by Tom Poston. His appearance seems to have been inspired by the mascot of the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team, the Phillie Phanatic.

Appearance
The costume is a creature with a baseball body, with a blue Capital City T-Shirt, yellow arms and legs, a long flat-ended nose, tufts of fur at the side, a red hat with two springs, two costume eyes that look in either direction, and two more eyes that peek outside the mouth (the eyes of the person wearing the costume). The

Appearances
Capital City Goofball first appeared in the episode “Dancin’ Homer” and shared the stage with Homer. In "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade" The Capital City Goofball represents Capital City in the state Congress; he spent 80 million dollars out of his own pocket to win the seat. The episode Homer to the Max implies that the Capital City Goofball was originally conceived as a major recurring character, but has only appeared in occasional background scenes since his debut episode, and has never had any further speaking lines.He appeared breifly in Homerazzi.

Retirement
With the death of Tom Poston in 2007, it is likely that this character will be retired, if the precedent regarding Troy McClure and Lunch Lady Doris after the deaths of Phil Hartman and Doris Grau is followed.