Nedward Flanders, Sr.

Nedward Flanders, Sr.
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Status	‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Alive ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎
Hair Color	Gray (formerly brown)
Occupation	Retired Beatnik
Relations	Parents: Neduchadnezzar Flanders (Deceased) and Winifred Flanders Brother: Unnamed Mr. Flanders Wife: "Kookie" Flanders Children: Ned Flanders and Nediana Flanders Children-in-Law: Maude Flanders (Deceased) and Edna Krabappel (Deceased) Ex Daughter-in-Law: Ginger Flanders Grandchildren: Rod Flanders and Todd Flanders Sister-in-Law: Unnamed Mrs. Flanders Nephews: O'Flannery, Lord Thistlewick Flanders and Ted Flanders Niece-in-Law: Unnamed Grandnieces: Bonnie Flanders and Connie Flanders Grandparents: Sir Nederick Flanders (Deceased) and Augusta Wynd (Deceased) Uncle: Nedwynn Flanders (Deceased) Aunt-in-Law: Charlotte O'Tara (Deceased) First Cousin: Nedna Flanders Great Grandparents: Lord Thistlewick of Flanders (Deceased) and Lady Nedwina Dredful (Deceased) Grandaunts/Uncle: Lady Nedebel Flanders (Deceased), Lady Nedderly Flanders (Deceased) and Nedmond Flanders (Deceased) Grandaunt/Uncle-in-Law: Wilhelmina Dümperdorf (Deceased) and Lord Nose (Deceased) First Cousins Once Removed: "Ne'er-Do-Well" Flanders (Deceased) and "Jose" Flanders (Deceased) First Cousins Once Removed-in-Law: Some Tramp He Met In St. Louis (Deceased) and Floradora Flannery (Deceased) Second Cousin: Nedward Flanders Other Relatives: Flanders Family
First episode appearance	"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" (flashback) "Ned 'N Edna's Blend Agenda" (present-day appearance)
Portrayed by	Harry Shearer

"Flanders" redirects here. For other uses of Flanders see Flanders (disambiguation).

“	Oh man! Ned spilt ink over my poems! He is a real flat tire, I mean a cube man! He's putting us on a trip to Squaresville, Mona!	„
	~ Nedward Flanders, Sr.

Nedsel "Daddio" Flanders, also known as Nedward Flanders, Sr., is the beatnik husband of Agnes Flanders, the father of Nedward Flanders Jr. and Nediana Flanders and the paternal grandfather of Rod and Todd Flanders.

Biography

He and his wife brought Ned to Dr. Foster when they found that he was difficult to control. His father was Neduchadnezzar Flanders and his mother was Winifred Trout.

He possibly served during World War II, since Abraham Simpson once referred to a "Commander Flanders" when scolding Private Charles Montgomery Burns. He apparently used to discipline his son, as he claimed that he "gave up rules" when he and his wife became beatniks.

Nedsel is still alive, as he was shown attending his son's wedding to Edna and was later seen with his son on multiple occasions.

A discrepancy with his name has occurred over the years. In the episodes, he is called "Nedward," but in comic issues, as well as the Flanders' Book of Faith's Flanders' family tree, he is called "Nedsel."

According to the Simpsons Comic "Granddaddy-o!" (printed in Simpsons Comics 204), Agnes and Nedward were Bleeding Gums Murphy's godparents.

Nedward has very different views from his son, and they’re often seen arguing over it. Ned has admitted to hating his parents in Hurricane Neddy, but he still tries to have a relationship with them most likely due to his morals.

Description

Nedward looks a lot like his son except for the goatee and his grey hair. He wears a striped shirt and, like his wife, occasionally wears a black beret.

Appearances

• Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song" (flashback)
• Episode – "Hurricane Neddy" (flashback)
• Episode – "Marge Gamer" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Ned 'N Edna's Blend Agenda"
• Episode – "Black-eyed Please"
• Episode – "The Fabulous Faker Boy"
• Episode – "Walking Big & Tall" (flashback)
• Episode – "My Way or the Highway to Heaven" (flashback)
• Episode – "The Many Saints of Springfield"
• Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out
• Comic book – Simpsons Comics 188 (flashback)
• Comic book – Simpsons Comics 204
• Book – Flanders' Book of Faith

The Simpsons: Season Five
"Homer's Barbershop Quartet":	"Cape Feare":	"Homer Goes to College":	"Rosebud":	"Treehouse of Horror IV":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Marge on the Lam":	"Bart's Inner Child":	"Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood":	"The Last Temptation of Homer":	"$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Homer the Vigilante":	"Bart Gets Famous":	"Homer and Apu":	"Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy":	"Deep Space Homer":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Homer Loves Flanders":	"Bart Gets an Elephant":	"Burns' Heir":	"Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song":	"The Boy Who Knew Too Much":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Minor	Absent
"Lady Bouvier's Lover":	"Secrets of a Successful Marriage":
Absent	Absent

Gallery

Ned as a boy with his parents

Nedsel and Agnes asking for advice to stop Ned's horrible behavior

Nedsel with his wife, Agnes

"We got high-diddily-igh off that reefer-ino!"

Nedsel and Homer in the comic "Granddaddy-o!"

Ned and his parents in "Walking Big & Tall"

Trivia

• Nedsel's name is mentioned in Flanders' Book of Faith.