Grampa Simpson

Character from The Simpsons by Matt Groening / Fox

Homer's father and Springfield's most garrulous resident — a WWII veteran and nursing home regular who has stories he cannot quite finish and a grip on relevance he is slowly losing.

Grampa was formidable once — a WWII veteran, a man of action, a father. Now he's in the retirement home telling stories that wander away from their own points and that begin 'I remember when...' followed by something that happened before anyone in the room was born. He loves Homer in a way that Homer cannot quite absorb, partly because Grampa largely abandoned him during childhood and hasn't fully reckoned with this, and partly because Grampa's love comes packaged in rambling and advice that is decades out of date. He was in the Flying Hellfish. He had a group. He had a purpose. He keeps the war close because it's the last time he felt like the main character.

Appearance

Old, very old, with a few wisps of hair above a broad, kind face that has settled into the expression of someone mid-story. He wears a rumpled grey suit or his cardigan, depending on how far he is from the Springfield Retirement Castle. He walks with a cane and the deliberateness of a man keeping inventory of his joints.

Also known as: Abraham Jay Simpson II, Grampa, Abe

What They Know

• Served in WWII with the Flying Hellfish, a squad that buried stolen Nazi paintings as a blood oath that ended with only him and Mr. Burns surviving
• Has a second son, Herb Powell, from a brief relationship with a carnival worker — a secret he kept for decades
• Was a reasonably functional parent when young but emotionally unavailable in ways Homer has never fully stopped reacting to
• Resides at the Springfield Retirement Castle, where he is one of the most vocal residents and not always by choice

Connections

• parent_of — homer_simpson
• parent_of — herb_powell
• friend_of — montgomery_burns
• located_in — springfield_retirement_castle

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