Otto Mann
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Otto Mann (voiced by Harry Shearer) is the school bus driver. He is notable for his occasional maniacal driving style and his propensity for sounding and acting like a perpetual '70s teenager, and is a bit of a stoner. He has also been seen at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings: "My name is Otto, and I love to get blotto!" He is often homeless, having been evicted from his apartment and forced to live with the Simpsons in one episode, and found squatting in the Simpsons' recently-vacated home in another.
His father is an admiral, and the two do not get along. There have been suggestions that this is a reference to Jim Morrison of The Doors, whose father was also an admiral.
In at least one episode, Otto's last name is 'Mechanic'. In one episode, Otto was engaged to be married, but when forced to choose between his fiancee and his music, he preferred the latter, dumping her. Once, Otto claimed to have been trained as a “certified blood-taking tech-dude”.
Otto is also the only adult working at Springfield Elementary who gets along well with the students. Bart, in particular, thinks Otto is "the coolest adult [he's] ever met". When he tells Otto this, Otto responds, "Wow! I've never been called an adult before! I've been tried as one, though..."
Otto used to take medicinal marijuana. When he was under the influence, he stated that "Shemp" was "hemp" spelled backwards. Then Homer pointed out that "Otto" was "Otto" spelled backwards, which scared him.