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| Created by | Matt Groening |
| Designed by | Matt Groening |
| Voiced by | Dan Castellaneta |
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| Full name | Abraham Jay Simpson II |
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| Affiliation | U.S. Army |
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| Home | Springfield Retirement Castle, Springfield, United States |
Abraham Jay "Abe" Simpson II,[1][2] better known as Grampa Simpson, is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He made his first appearance in the episode entitled "Grandpa and the Kids", a one-minute Simpsons short on The Tracey Ullman Show, before the debut of the television show in 1989.
Grampa Simpson is voiced by Dan Castellaneta, who also voices his son, Homer Simpson. He is the paternal grandfather of Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson. In the 1,000th issue of Entertainment Weekly, Grampa was selected as the "Grandpa for The Perfect TV Family".[3] Grampa is a World War II veteran and retired farmer who was later sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle by Homer. He is known for his long, rambling, often incoherent and irrelevant stories and senility.
- ^ "Wedding for Disaster". The Simpsons. Season 20. Episode 15. April 29, 2009. Fox.
- ^ "Lady Bouvier's Lover". The Simpsons. Season 5. Episode 21. May 12, 1994. Fox.
- ^ "TV: Breaking Down the List," Entertainment Weekly, #999/1000 June 27 & July 4, 2008, 56.