Kang and Kodos

Kang and Kodos Johnson
The Simpsons characters
First appearance"Treehouse of Horror" (1990)
Created by
Designed byMatt Groening
Voiced by
In-universe information
Full name
  • Kang Johnson
  • Kodos Johnson
SpeciesRigellians
GenderUnknown[1][a]
TitleKang the Conqueror
Kodos the Conqueror
OccupationPlotting galactic conquest and trying to understand human culture
Significant otherSelma Bouvier (Kang)
Patricia "Patty" Bouvier (Kodos)
ChildrenMaggie Simpson (Kang)

Kang and Kodos Johnson[1] are a duo of fictional recurring characters in the animated television series The Simpsons. Kang is voiced by Harry Shearer and Kodos by Dan Castellaneta. They are green, perpetually drooling, octopus-like aliens from the fictional planet Rigel VII and appear almost exclusively in the "Treehouse of Horror" episodes. The duo has appeared in at least one segment of all thirty-five Treehouse of Horror episodes. Sometimes, their appearance is the focus of a plot. Other times, it is a brief cameo. Kang and Kodos are often bent on the conquest of Earth and are usually seen working on sinister plans to invade and subjugate humanity.

The duo first appeared in season two's "Treehouse of Horror". The first drawing of Kang and Kodos came from writers Jay Kogen and Wallace Wolodarsky. The finished design was based on an EC Comics issue cover. Kang and Kodos had brief cameo appearances in several non-"Treehouse of Horror" episodes and have appeared as villains in several of The Simpsons video games.

  1. ^ a b Snierson, Dan (November 10, 2014). "'Simpsons' producer on the surprising Kang and Kodos revelation, 'death' of Ralph Wiggum". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 4, 2018.


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