John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963) was the president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in Dallas, Texas.

History

He appeared in an advert for Duff Beer along with Richard Nixon.^[1] During the Season 6 episode Marge in Chains, Marge is accused of being an accomplice in Kennedy's asassination during trial proceedings surrounding accusations of shoplifting the Kwiki-Mart. Professor Frink suggests her likeness was spotted "on the grassy knoll" 137 - 200 frames prior to Kennedy's fatal asassination in the Zapruder film. Homer watched him on TV when he was a boy.^[2] Grampa found out he was sympathetic to the Nazis and had him beaten up when he overheard him say, "Ich bin ein Berliner."^[3] He also appeared in Lisa's dream, where Lisa said that she would see him in Heaven, though he then went to Hell laughing after awkwardly acknowledging Heaven in response.^[4] He also may have been the president alluded to by Steve in Secret Nuclear Defense Plan U.S. Govt. Film #1612 due to the monochrome display suggesting a time frame between the late 1940s and early 1960s, although the lack of a mention to a specific time frame for the film does not make this clear.^[5] After falling into a nuclear bunker in Gone Boy, Bart watched the real, non-animated Kennedy First Inauguration Speech and mocked it by sarcastically saying "Doesn't sound like any President I know."

Trivia

Dan Castellaneta has said when creating a voice for "Diamond Joe" Quimby, Springfield's mayor, which had "a Kennedyesque politician" in the script, he started from the comedy album The First Family where President Kennedy is spoofed by impersonator Vaughn Meader.^[6]

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Appearances

• Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Duffless"
• Episode – "Marge in Chains"
• Episode – "Homer's Barbershop Quartet" (mentioned in flashback)
• Episode – "The Last Temptation of Homer" (mentioned)
• Episode – "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Homer the Great" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy"
• Episode – "A Fish Called Selma" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Simpson Tide"
• Episode – "Mayored to the Mob" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Worst Episode Ever" (possible mention)
• Episode – "Little Girl in the Big Ten"
• Episode – "Helter Shelter" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Special Edna" (mentioned)
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIV" (mentioned)
• Episode – "Gone Boy" live action video footage
• THOH – "Treehouse of Horror XIX"

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