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|name= Birch Barlow |
|name= Birch Barlow |
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+ | |sex = {{Male}} |
+ | |status= {{Alive}} |
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− | |hair= Light Gray |
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+ | |hair= Gray |
+ | |age= 43 |
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− | |job= Talk Show Host |
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|appearance= "[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]" |
|appearance= "[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]" |
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|voiced by= [[Harry Shearer]] |
|voiced by= [[Harry Shearer]] |
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'''Birchibald "Birch" T. Barlow''' is a right-wing conservative talk show host on the radio station [[KBBL]]. He also has a show on Fox News. |
'''Birchibald "Birch" T. Barlow''' is a right-wing conservative talk show host on the radio station [[KBBL]]. He also has a show on Fox News. |
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== Fame == |
== Fame == |
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− | On air (and presumably personally), he is a radical conservative, highlighted by his book, "Only Turkeys Have Left Wings". His on air rantings are intentionally engineered to be controversial and to rile up the audience, in order to convince them to call, as |
+ | On air (and presumably personally), he is a radical conservative, highlighted by his book, "Only Turkeys Have Left Wings". His on air rantings are intentionally engineered to be controversial and to rile up the audience, in order to convince them to call, as do many talk back radio hosts. On his radio show, he declares himself to be "the fourth branch of government" and "the fifty-first state". |
− | On his radio show, he declares himself to be "the fourth branch of government" and "the fifty-first state". |
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− | Barlow was instrumental in getting Sideshow Bob released, due to sympathy to Bob as well as believing his story about being framed. He also |
+ | Barlow was instrumental in getting [[Sideshow Bob]] released, due to sympathy to Bob as well as believing his story about being framed. He was also "accused" by [[Lisa Simpson]] of being the true mastermind behind Bob with the implication of Bob simply being a puppet in order to trick Bob into confessing to some of his crimes in court. |
== Behind the Laughter == |
== Behind the Laughter == |
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− | Birch Barlow is a parody of the stereotypical right-wing political commentator. Barlow's voice and appearance is modeled after commentator Rush Limbaugh. |
+ | Birch Barlow is a parody of the stereotypical right-wing political commentator. Barlow's voice and appearance is modeled after commentator [[wikipedia: Rush Limbaugh|Rush Limbaugh]]. His name is a possible reference to the ''{{w|John Birch Society}}'', a notorious right-wing advocacy group. |
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He has also been a customer at Marge's prescription drug-laden "yard sale", a reference to Limbaugh's Oxycontin addiction scandal <ref>[[We're on the Road to D'oh-where]]</ref>. |
He has also been a customer at Marge's prescription drug-laden "yard sale", a reference to Limbaugh's Oxycontin addiction scandal <ref>[[We're on the Road to D'oh-where]]</ref>. |
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− | In ''The Simpsons Guide to Springfield'', despite his ultra-conservative views, he was shown having dinner at the Shaboom-Kaboom Cafe with Smithers, John, and Buddy Hodges. |
+ | In ''[[The Simpsons Guide to Springfield]]'', despite his ultra-conservative views, he was shown having dinner at the Shaboom-Kaboom Cafe with [[Waylon Smithers]], [[John]], and [[Buddy Hodges]]. |
== Appearances == |
== Appearances == |
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*{{ep|Sideshow Bob Roberts}} |
*{{ep|Sideshow Bob Roberts}} |
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*{{ep|Radioactive Man}} |
*{{ep|Radioactive Man}} |
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+ | *{{Ep|Sweets and Sour Marge}} |
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+ | *{{Ep|Weekend at Burnsie's}} |
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*{{ep|We're on the Road to D'oh-where}} |
*{{ep|We're on the Road to D'oh-where}} |
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*{{ep|You Kent Always Say What You Want}} |
*{{ep|You Kent Always Say What You Want}} |
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+ | *{{ep|E. Pluribus Wiggum}} |
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+ | *{{ep|Take My Life, Please}} |
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+ | *{{Ep|All About Lisa}} |
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+ | *{{Ep|The Fool Monty}} |
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+ | *{{Ep|Dark Knight Court}} |
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+ | *{{ep|The Kid is All Right}} |
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+ | *{{Mov}} |
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+ | *{{Bon|K-Bart}} |
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+ | *{{Bon|Radioactive Homer}} |
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+ | *{{Bon|Sense and Censorability}} |
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+ | *{{Bon|Dullards to Donuts}} |
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+ | *{{Bon|X-MAS Marks The Spot!}} |
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*{{bk|The Simpsons Guide to Springfield}} |
*{{bk|The Simpsons Guide to Springfield}} |
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+ | *{{Bk|Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide, Seasons 1-20}} |
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+ | *{{Game|The Simpsons: Tapped Out}} |
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− | == |
+ | == Citations == |
+ | {{Reflist}} |
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Revision as of 00:47, 9 February 2020
Birchibald "Birch" T. Barlow is a right-wing conservative talk show host on the radio station KBBL. He also has a show on Fox News.
Fame
On air (and presumably personally), he is a radical conservative, highlighted by his book, "Only Turkeys Have Left Wings". His on air rantings are intentionally engineered to be controversial and to rile up the audience, in order to convince them to call, as do many talk back radio hosts. On his radio show, he declares himself to be "the fourth branch of government" and "the fifty-first state".
Barlow was instrumental in getting Sideshow Bob released, due to sympathy to Bob as well as believing his story about being framed. He was also "accused" by Lisa Simpson of being the true mastermind behind Bob with the implication of Bob simply being a puppet in order to trick Bob into confessing to some of his crimes in court.
Behind the Laughter
Birch Barlow is a parody of the stereotypical right-wing political commentator. Barlow's voice and appearance is modeled after commentator Rush Limbaugh. His name is a possible reference to the John Birch Society, a notorious right-wing advocacy group.
He has also been a customer at Marge's prescription drug-laden "yard sale", a reference to Limbaugh's Oxycontin addiction scandal [1].
In The Simpsons Guide to Springfield, despite his ultra-conservative views, he was shown having dinner at the Shaboom-Kaboom Cafe with Waylon Smithers, John, and Buddy Hodges.
Appearances
- Episode – "Sideshow Bob Roberts"
- Episode – "Radioactive Man"
- Episode – "Sweets and Sour Marge"
- Episode – "Weekend at Burnsie's"
- Episode – "We're on the Road to D'oh-where"
- Episode – "You Kent Always Say What You Want"
- Episode – "E. Pluribus Wiggum"
- Episode – "Take My Life, Please"
- Episode – "All About Lisa"
- Episode – "The Fool Monty"
- Episode – "Dark Knight Court"
- Episode – "The Kid is All Right"
- – The Simpsons Movie
- Comic story – K-Bart
- Comic story – Radioactive Homer
- Comic story – Sense and Censorability
- Comic story – Dullards to Donuts
- Comic story – X-MAS Marks The Spot!
- Book – The Simpsons Guide to Springfield
- Book – Simpsons World: The Ultimate Episode Guide, Seasons 1-20
Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out