Aristotle in the comics
Aristotle Amadopolis is the owner of the Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant, as well as the rival of Charles Montgomery Burns.
History[]
He was introduced to Homer by Mr. Burns after Homer unwittingly "saves" the plant from a total meltdown. Amadopolis wanted Homer to give a pep talk to his plant's lackluster workers about what it means to be a valuable employee. Homer was, however, hesitant to accept, but Burns forces him into it. At the Shelbyville nuclear power plant, Homer gave a bumbling speech when an impending meltdown threatened the Shelbyville plant. They all turned to "Hero Homer" and ushered him into the control room, asking him to perform his heroic deeds once more. In front of everyone, Homer repeated his juvenile rhyme that saved him the first time and presses a button blindly and once more by sheer dumb luck, he manages to avert this meltdown as well. Amadopolis thanked Homer for saving the Shelbyville nuclear plant, then his mood swings when he then launches into a tirade chastizing Homer for reciting a childish rhyme during a time of emergency. He quizzed Homer as to what button he just pushed. Homer failed to remember that the formal name was the emergency override button; instead answering "Moe?". This had exposed Homer's success as dumb luck, leading to it becoming a source of derision and the slang term "pulling a Homer".
Amadopolis was later seen in "Homer at the Bat", where he had lunch with Mr. Burns at the Millionaire's Club. Amadopolis had supreme confidence in his plant's softball team and bet $1 million against the SNPP softball team, which astonished even Burns with such a wager.
Even though Amadopolis was from Shelbyville, he does not seem to bear the intense hatred that those residents have for Springfield, or he feels the rivalry ought to stay civil. He was seen patronizing Moe's Tavern in one episode.
Comic Book Series[]
As seen in "The Buck Stops Everywhere," Amadopolis is a member of the Fat Cats, a gang dedicated to shunning minimum wage workers. Other members include C. Montgomery Burns and The Monopoly Man. They are seen escaping from a helicopter made of gold to escape from minimum wage workers.
Appearances[]
Episode – "Homer Defined" - Episode – "Homer at the Bat"
- Episode – "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner"
- Episode – "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story"
- Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out
- Comic book – Tanks for Nothing
- Comic book – The Buck Stops Everywhere
Trivia[]
- His name and accent indicate that he is of Greek descent.
- He tells homer that his power plant workers have lost their zest for work. He requests that homer helps them find their "Ειναι χαρα τους να δοθλευει" (eanae-hara-tous-nah-duleve) which translates to "it is their joy to work".
- Aristotle has a right-hand man named Mr. Fredericks, who is much like Burns' assistant, Waylon Smithers.