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{{Character
  
{{Character
 
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|image = [[File:Jacques_2.png|thumb]]
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|sex = {{Male}}
  
|sex = {{Male}}
 
|hair = Brown
  
|hair = Brown
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|job = Bowling Instructor (Former)
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|job = Bowling Instructor (Formerly)
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|appearance = "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]"
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|relatives = '''Girlfriend][[Mindy Simmons]]
  
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|appearance = [[Life on the Fast Lane]]
  
 
|voiced by = [[Albert Brooks]]
  
|voiced by = [[Albert Brooks]]
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|status = {{Alive}}
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}}'''Jacques Brunswick''' is a bowling instructor who pursued an affair with [[Marge Simpson]] in the episode [[Life on the Fast Lane]].
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'''Jacques''' is a bowling instructor who pursued an affair with [[Marge Simpson]].
  
   
 
==History==
  
==History==
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Jacques offers to teach [[Marge Simpson]] to bowl after she receives a bowling ball for her birthday. He is captivated by Marge and slowly tries to woo her. While at brunch, which Jacques explains as "not quite breakfast, not quite lunch, but you get a slice of cantalope at the end". Jacques finds the courage to ask Marge back to his apartment in [[Fiesta Terraces]]. Though this happens off-screen, he presumably ends up alone when Marge chooses to stick with Homer. It is unknown what happens to Jacques after this. Marge believed that his last name was "Brunswick", because it was engraved on his bowling ball yet that was really only the brand of his ball.<ref>[[Life on the Fast Lane]]</ref>
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Jacques offers to teach [[Marge Simpson]] to bowl after she receives a bowling ball for her birthday. He is captivated by Marge and slowly tries to woo her. While at brunch, which Jacques explains as "not quite breakfast, not quite lunch, but you get a slice of cantaloupe at the end". Jacques finds the courage to ask Marge back to his apartment in [[Fiesta Terraces]]. Though this happens off-screen, he presumably ends up alone when Marge chooses to stick with Homer. It is unknown what happens to Jacques after this. Marge believed that his last name was "Brunswick", because it was engraved on his bowling ball yet that was really only the brand of his ball.<ref>[[Life on the Fast Lane]]</ref>
   
 
He is later as a part of a bowling team called the [[Home Wreckers]], consisting of [[Princess Kashmir]], [[Mindy Simmons]], and [[Lurleen Lumpkin]].<ref>[[Team Homer]]</ref>
  
He is later as a part of a bowling team called the [[Home Wreckers]], consisting of [[Princess Kashmir]], [[Mindy Simmons]], and [[Lurleen Lumpkin]].<ref>[[Team Homer]]</ref>
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He appeared in [[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]] as a character exclusively for the [[Pin Pals]] mini-event, and it's his very first appearance in a Simpsons video game.
 
[[File:Jacques_in_film.jpg|thumb|Seen in the crowd]]
  
[[File:Jacques_in_film.jpg|thumb|Seen in the crowd]]
   
 
==Personality==
  
==Personality==
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Jacques is somewhat of a Casanova and mainly seems to try to seduce his clients instead of actually teaching them anything. In later episodes he can be briefly seen. In [[Burns' Heir |Burns' Heir]] he is seen kissing [[Edna Krabappel]] on a secret camera. The footage is briefly seen in [[Burns' Surveillance Room |Burns' Surveillance Room]].
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Jacques is somewhat of a Casanova and mainly seems to try to seduce his clients instead of actually teaching them anything. In later episodes he can be briefly seen. In [[Burns' Heir |Burns' Heir]] he is seen kissing [[Edna Krabappel]] on a secret camera. The footage is briefly seen in [[Burns' Surveillance Room |Burns's Surveillance Room]].
   
 
==Behind the Laughter==
  
==Behind the Laughter==
 
*Jacques was voiced by [[Albert Brooks]] in the episode "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]", his second appearance on the show.
  
*Jacques was voiced by [[Albert Brooks]] in the episode "[[Life on the Fast Lane]]", his second appearance on the show.
 
*Beginning with season 2, Jacques was in the opening sequence.
  
*Beginning with season 2, Jacques was in the opening sequence.
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*"Life on the Fast Lane" initially saw Brooks voice Björn, a Swedish tennis instructor, but Brooks thought a Frenchman would be funnier so it was changed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275114_2,00.html|title=Springfield of Dreams|accessdate=2007-02-28|date=2000-01-14|author=Snierson, Dan|publisher=EW.com}}</ref><ref name=Silverman>{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2001|title=The Simpsons The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Life on the Fast Lane"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
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*"[[Life on the Fast Lane]]" initially saw Brooks voice Björn, a Swedish tennis instructor, but Brooks thought a Frenchman would be funnier so it was changed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,275114_2,00.html|title=Springfield of Dreams|accessdate=2007-02-28|date=2000-01-14|author=Snierson, Dan|publisher=EW.com}}</ref><ref name=Silverman>{{cite video | people=Silverman, David|date=2001|title=The Simpsons The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Life on the Fast Lane"| medium=DVD|publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref>
 
*A picture of Jacques was hanging in a bowling shop in the episode [[Homer Alone]], when Marge was going to fix Homer's bowling ball.
  
*A picture of Jacques was hanging in a bowling shop in the episode [[Homer Alone]], when Marge was going to fix Homer's bowling ball.
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*Coincidentally, Marge would later be revealed to be of French heritage, similar to Jacques' presumed country of origin.
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*Coincidentally, Marge would later be revealed to be of French heritage, similar to Jacques's presumed country of origin.
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*Jacques loses his French accent when he yells the line "four onion rings," hinting that he is faking his accent and even his nationality.
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*Jacques loses his French accent when he yells the line "four onion rings," hinting that he is faking his accent and even his nationality. ''Though it could've been a mistake on the actor's part.''
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== Trivia ==
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* He maybe has a relationship with [[Miss Hoover]], they seen dancing with each other in "[[Haw-Haw Land]]".
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== Gallery ==
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{{Charactergallery|image1 = JacquesTSTO.png}}
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
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*[[File:Do the Bartman Promo Image.gif|link=|35x35px]]<span> </span>''Music video''<span> – "</span>[[Do the Bartman]]<span>"</span>|link=|}}
   
 
==Citations==
  
==Citations==
 
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Revision as of 00:32, 2 February 2020

Jacques Brunswick is a bowling instructor who pursued an affair with Marge Simpson in the episode Life on the Fast Lane.

History

Jacques offers to teach Marge Simpson to bowl after she receives a bowling ball for her birthday. He is captivated by Marge and slowly tries to woo her. While at brunch, which Jacques explains as "not quite breakfast, not quite lunch, but you get a slice of cantaloupe at the end". Jacques finds the courage to ask Marge back to his apartment in Fiesta Terraces. Though this happens off-screen, he presumably ends up alone when Marge chooses to stick with Homer. It is unknown what happens to Jacques after this. Marge believed that his last name was "Brunswick", because it was engraved on his bowling ball yet that was really only the brand of his ball.[1]

He is later as a part of a bowling team called the Home Wreckers, consisting of Princess Kashmir, Mindy Simmons, and Lurleen Lumpkin.[2]

He appeared in The Simpsons: Tapped Out as a character exclusively for the Pin Pals mini-event, and it's his very first appearance in a Simpsons video game.

Jacques in film

Seen in the crowd

Personality

Jacques is somewhat of a Casanova and mainly seems to try to seduce his clients instead of actually teaching them anything. In later episodes he can be briefly seen. In Burns' Heir he is seen kissing Edna Krabappel on a secret camera. The footage is briefly seen in Burns's Surveillance Room.

Behind the Laughter

  • Jacques was voiced by Albert Brooks in the episode "Life on the Fast Lane", his second appearance on the show.
  • Beginning with season 2, Jacques was in the opening sequence.
  • "Life on the Fast Lane" initially saw Brooks voice Björn, a Swedish tennis instructor, but Brooks thought a Frenchman would be funnier so it was changed.[3][4]
  • A picture of Jacques was hanging in a bowling shop in the episode Homer Alone, when Marge was going to fix Homer's bowling ball.
  • Coincidentally, Marge would later be revealed to be of French heritage, similar to Jacques's presumed country of origin.
  • Jacques loses his French accent when he yells the line "four onion rings," hinting that he is faking his accent and even his nationality. Though it could've been a mistake on the actor's part.

Trivia

Gallery

JacquesTSTO
The full image gallery for Jacques may be viewed at Jacques/Gallery.

Appearances

Citations

  1. ↑ Life on the Fast Lane
  2. ↑ Team Homer
  3. ↑ Snierson, Dan (2000-01-14). Springfield of Dreams. EW.com. Retrieved on 2007-02-28.
  4. ↑ Silverman, David. The Simpsons The Complete First Season DVD commentary for the episode "Life on the Fast Lane" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
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