One-time characters from The Simpsons
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This is a list of one-time characters from The Simpsons. Recurring characters are found on the main List of characters from The Simpsons. For individuals who played themselves, see List of celebrities on The Simpsons
It should be noted, that more recently in the series, many of the 'one-time' characters have returned to the show, sometimes in just brief speaking appearances, or even crowd scenes. Other characters, originally intended to be 'one-time' characters have ended up becoming regular cast members, such as Cletus Spuckler, Brandine, Cookie Kwan & Lindsay Naegle
Primary characters
The characters on this list were featured in an episode or otherwise received substantial dialogue or focus.
- James Earl Jones voiced a mover, an alien cook, and narrator in the first "Treehouse of Horror" Halloween episode (7F04).
- Alexis, a popular new "grown-up" girvl in Lisa Simpson's class in "Lard of the Dance" (5F20), voiced by Lisa Kudrow.
- Allison Taylor, "Lisa's Rival" (1F17), voiced by Winona Ryder.
- Astrid Weller, the art gallery owner in "Mom and Pop Art" (AABF15), voiced by Isabella Rossellini.
- Ballet Teacher who trains Bart in "Homer vs. Patty and Selma" (2F14), voiced by Susan Sarandon.
- Bea Simmons, Abraham Simpson's love interest and benefactor in "Old Money" (7F17), voiced by Audrey Meadows.
- Mr. Bergstrom, Lisa's substitute teacher in "Lisa's Substitute" (7F19), voiced by Dustin Hoffman (credited as "Sam Etic", a reference to the character being Jewish).
- Birch Barlow, Radio talk show host. Barlow's voice, appearance and political views mirror those of Rush Limbaugh in obvious parody.
- Brad Goodman, pop psychologist who encourages "Bart's Inner Child" (1F05), voiced by Albert Brooks.
- Cecil Terwilliger, Sideshow Bob's younger brother in "Brother From Another Series" (4F14), voiced by David Hyde Pierce.
- Chester J. Lampwick, the creator of Itchy and Scratchy who became a bum after Roger Myers, Sr. stole his idea in "The Day the Violence Died" (3F16). Voiced by Kirk Douglas.
- Chloe Talbot, broadcast journalist and high school friend of Marge Simpson in "She Used to Be My Girl" (FABF22), voiced by Kim Cattrall.
- Colonel Klink, Homer's guardian angel in "The Last Temptation of Homer (1F07), voiced by the original Hogan's Heroes Col. Klink, Werner Klemperer.
- Cooter, the carny who takes over the Simpson household in "Bart Carny" (5F08), voiced by Jim Varney.
- The Coyote from Homer's chili-induced hallucination in "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Homer" (3F24) voiced by Johnny Cash.
- Cowboy Bob. A slick salesman who sells Homer a tumbledown RV in "Call of the Simpsons" (episode 7G09), voiced by Albert Brooks. He was later seen again in "Mobile Homer", but voiced by a different actor.
- Don Brodka, the Try-n-Save security guard in "Marge Be Not Proud" (3F07), voiced by Lawrence Tierney.
- Emily Winthrop, a British-accented dog trainer from the episode "Bart's Dog Gets An F" (7F14), voiced by Tracey Ullman.
- Frank Grimes, powerplant employee who appeared in "Homer's Enemy" (now deceased).
- Frank Grimes Junior, Frank Grimes' son who attempted to kill Homer in "The Great Louse Detective" (EABF01).
- Gina Vendetti, a juvenile hall inmate who escapes with Bart Simpson in "The Wandering Juvie," (FABF11), voiced by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
- Goose Gladwell, a wacky joke shop owner based on Willy Wonka who sells Bart's humorous T-shirts in "Fat Man and Little Boy" (FABF21). Gladwell later sold the t-shirts to the Disney company and refuses to give Bart's share of the money until Homer threatened him with a plutonium bomb. Voiced by Hank Azaria.
- Grady and Julio, the two homosexuals that Homer briefly lived with in "Three Gays of the Condo" (EABF12). Julio was later seen in "There's Something About Marrying", getting wed to a new lover, but had no dialogue.
- Guy Incognito, a Homer look- and sound-alike whom the denizens of Moe's Tavern mistook for Homer in "Marge's Fear of Flying" (2F08).
- Hank Scorpio, evil genius and owner of Globex Corporation, voiced by Albert Brooks. He appeared in "You Only Move Twice" (3F23).
- Hollis Hurlbut, head of the Springfield Historical Society in "Lisa the Iconoclast" (3F13), voiced by Donald Sutherland.
- Hugh Parkfield, Lisa Simpson's fiancé in "Lisa's Wedding" (2F15), voiced by Mandy Patinkin.
- Jack Crowley, a criminal who was paroled on Marge's recommendation, after she was impressed by his artistic ability in "Pokey Mom". He was arrested again for burning Principal Skinner's car. Voiced by Michael Keaton.
- Hugo Simpson, Barts evil(er) twin brother in the treehouse of horror episode 7 section one entitled Much Ado about Hugo, aka The Thing And I. However Bart turns out to be the evil left-twin because Hugo's scar is on the wrong side.
- Jacques, bowling instructor who pursues an affair with Marge Simpson in "Life on the Fast Lane" (7G11), voiced by Albert Brooks. He was seen briefly in "The Heart-Broke Kid", during a parody of the opening montage with a newly-obese Bart.
- John, owner of Cockamamie's collectible shop whose homosexuality upset Homer in "Homer's Phobia" (4F11), voiced by John Waters.
- Karl, Homer's assistant in "Simpson and Delilah" (7F02), voiced by Harvey Fierstein.
- Larry Burns, Mr. Burns' crass illegitimate son in "Burns, Baby Burns" (4F05), voiced by Rodney Dangerfield.
- Laura Powers, new neighbor and object of Bart's crush in "New Kid on the Block" (9F06), voiced by Sarah Gilbert.
- Lester and Eliza, Bart and Lisa lookalikes who save Itchy & Scratchy International.
- Llewelyn Sinclair, musical director of O Streetcar; and his sister, Ms. Sinclair, head of the Ayn Rand School for Tots, from "A Streetcar Named Marge" (8F18), voiced by Jon Lovitz.
- Lucille Botzcowski ("Miss Botz"), criminal babysitter from "Some Enchanted Evening" (7G01), voiced by Penny Marshall.
- Lucius Sweet, boxing promoter parodying Don King from "The Homer They Fall" (4F03), voiced by Paul Winfield.
- Lyle Lanley, conman who sold Springfield a shoddy monorail in "Marge vs the Monorail", voiced by Phil Hartman.
- MacArthur Parker, Troy McClure's agent in "A Fish Called Selma" 3F15, voiced by Jeff Goldblum.
- Mindy Simmons, a former employee of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, almost had an affair with Homer in "The Last Temptation of Homer". Voiced by Michelle Pfeiffer.
- Mojo the Helper Monkey from "Girly Edition" (5F15).
- Number One, head of the Stonecutters and No Homers Club, voiced by Patrick Stewart. He appeared in "Homer the Great."
- Pepi, a waif-like surrogate son Homer found at the Bigger Brothers Agency in "Brother from the Same Planet."
- Professor Lombarbo, Marge's art instructor in "Brush with Greatness" (7F18), voiced by Jon Lovitz.
- Randall Curtis, a portrayal of George Lucas, created a space saga called "Cosmic Wars". However, the latest chapter, "The Gathering Storm", was poorly viewed by fans. This is a spoof that some people are poorly receiving the new Star Wars films; they believe the films focus more on special effects than on plots and characters.
- Ray Patterson, a former Springfield Sanitation Commissioner, voiced by Steve Martin. He was defeated in his reelection bid by Homer in "Trash of the Titans", and declined the town's offer to reinstate him after Homer was disgraced.
- Rex Banner, a federal law enforcement officer brought in to enforce Prohibition in "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" (4F15), voiced by Dave Thomas.
- Samantha Stankey, Milhouse's love interest in "Bart's Friend Falls in Love" (8F22), voiced by Kimmy Robertson.
- Seymour Skinner, voiced by Martin Sheen, the original Seymour Skinner (Springfield Elementary's principal is actually named Armin Tanzarian). In "The Principal and the Pauper", the citizens of Springfield rode him out of town on a rail, in favour of Tanzarian, who was then legally renamed "Seymour Skinner."
- Sherry Bobbins, "an original cartoon creation like Rickey Rouse and Monald Muck"
- Stacy Lavelle, creator of Malibu Stacy in "Lisa vs. Malibu Stacy" (1F12), voiced by Kathleen Turner.
- Tom, a cool surrogate father Bart found at the Bigger Brothers Agency in "Brother from the Same Planet" (9F12), voiced by Phil Hartman.
- Unnamed, Ned Flanders' Canadian counterpart who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba and smokes marijuana, seen in "Midnight Rx (FABF16)"
- Veronica, Patty's lesbian partner in "There's Something About Marrying" (GABF04), who is eventually revealed to be Leslie, a man who disguised his gender to compete in the LPGA
- Dr. Zweig, psychologist who addresses "Marge's Fear of Flying" (2F08), voiced by Ann Bancroft.
Minor characters
- Adil Hoxha, Albanian foreign exchange student and government spy that visited the Simpsons in "The Crepes of Wrath"; the name refers to Enver Hoxha, Albania's former communist leader.
- Amendment To Be, who sings a song about himself in "The Day the Violence Died" (3F16), voiced by Jack Sheldon.
- Aristotle Amadopolis, owner of the Shelbyville Nuclear Power Plant and a friend of Montgomery Burns from the episode "Homer Defined" (8F04), voiced by Jon Lovitz
- Bort, a young boy in the gift shop at Itchy and Scratchy Land. His name appears to be popular on fake license plates at the amusement park's gift shop.
- The Capital City Goofball, voiced by Tom Poston in "Dancin' Homer (7F05).
- Colonel Leslie Hapablap, commander of Springfield's Air Force base in "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" (3F08), voiced by R. Lee Ermey.
- Frank Ormand, owner of the Pretzel Wagon in "The Twisted World of Marge Simpson" (4F08), voiced by Jack Lemmon.
- The Happiest Man in Springfield, who became the second happiest man in Springfield, at least temporarily, when he cheerfully ceded his title to Ned Flanders. Voiced by Hank Azaria.
- Hugh Jass, Recipient of Bart's prank call to Moe Syzlak gone wrong
- Iggy Wiggum, Sheldon Skinner, Pvt. 5th Class Arney Gumble, Ox, Asa, Milton Griff and Etch, Members of Sgt. Abraham Simpson's squad, the Flying Hellfish, during the fighting in the Ardennes near the end of World War Two. Seen during a flashback in "Raging Abe Simpson and his Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish'".
- Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo, a man whose name Moe described as the worst name he's ever heard in "The Last Temptation of Homer"
- Ku Klux Klam, cartoon clam wearing a KKK hood, seen in "Itchy and Scratchy Land".
- Mr. Sparkle, a dishwashing detergent mascot which resembles Homer Simpson. Voiced by Sab Shimono in "In Marge We Trust" (4F18).
- Pepito, The Biggest Cat in the World is nominated for an Emmy for Best Supporting Performer in a Children's Show, but loses to Sideshow Bob.
- Ronny Beck, "three-time soap box derby champion" from the episode Saturdays of Thunder (8F07).
- Roy, lived with the Simpsons in "The Itchy and Scratchy and Poochie Show". He moved out to live in an apartment with 'two foxy ladies.'
- Sally Koo, Agnes lookalike, voiced by Dionne Quan.
- Snorky, The dolphin leading the coup of earth.