Springfield Retirement Castle



The Springfield Retirement Castle is Springfield's retirement home for the elderly. Some noted residents of the Castle include Abraham "Grampa" J. Simpson and his neighbor, Jasper Beardley. One time, Abe Simpson had a neighbor named Zelda whom he pursued by stealing Homer's car and driving to Branson, Missouri.

In one episode, the administration of the Retirement Castle stopped distributing pills to its residents, shortly after Mr. Burns canceled the health care program at his power plant. This caused Homer and Abe to go to Canada and get the badly needed medicine.

To Abraham Simpson, the Retirement Castle is a lonely place to be. He often gets mad when his family doesn't come and visit him. The door features a sign reading 'Thank you for not discussing the outside world'. The main fun to be had in the home is to "stake yourself out a good spot at the staring window", which overlooks nothing but a barren tree, and bingo (prize: a whole banana).

The strict nature of the home is best shown by the Abraham Simpson comment, "That's the activity room. We're not allowed in there.  That's the library.  Not allowed in there either.  And don't even think about going into the game room."

The staff of the home have little to no respect for the residents, doing things like vacuuming their hair during "nap time", or switching their IV sacks with their catheter sacks when the former is empty and the latter is full. At one point, the Simpsons come to visit Grandpa with Santa's Little Helper, who leapt out of the car and ran in as they pulled up. Lisa commented, "He must smell leftovers," and a nearby tenant said, "Please, we prefer senior citizen." However, the staff does on occasion show some respect for the residents. When Montgomery Burns' hitman tried to shoot Abe Simpson with an uzi, the head nurse pulled out a shotgun and shot toward the would-be killer, saying "Our residents are trying to rest" in between her shots.

In the episode Old Money Grandpa inherits $100,000 which he uses to refurbish and redecorate the home.

Crazy Old Man
The Crazy Old Man, sometimes simply called the Crazy Guy or Old Jewish Man, is often seen with Grandpa Simpson and Jasper. He often yells at people and is sometimes seen owning a Pep Boys-esque store (in the Halloween story "Attack of the 50-Foot Eyesores"). He once had a brief period of stardom after his act of dancing on a street corner singing "The Old Gray Mare" with his pants down became a hit on television. He speaks with a stereotypical Jewish accent, and Mayor Quimby called him 'Old Jewish Man'.

Abraham Simpson
Abraham Simpson's favorite pastimes include napping, collecting beef jerky, sending complaint letters to newspapers and politicians and going to Herman's Military Antique store. Abe is also a member of " The Stonecutters' Club" and he also unwittingly became the president of the "Gay and Lesbian Alliance." Abe's claim to fame is that he can still dress himself; he wears a Bolo tie and bedroom slippers as well as red fez that once belonged to Napoleon. Abe suffers from back spasms and arythmia as well he always seems to have difficulty remembering where he put his dentures.

Jasper Beardley
Jasper Beardley is a somewhat senile resident and another good friend of Abraham Simpson, though in earlier episodes it was implied that they were enemies. His last name was revealed in the 17th season episode Homer's Paternity Coot.

As a young man Jasper was quite handsome. He once tried to date Edna Krabappel by giving her an outdated photo of himself. His job before retiring is unknown.

Montgomery Burns
Montgomery Burns was, at one point, put in the Retirement Castle by supermarket employees who thought Burns was finally "off his nut" (he was asking them whether he should buy Ketchup or "Catsup").