Updated 04-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about NED FLANDERS!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: Nedward Flanders Jr. is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons . he first appeared in the series premiere episode “Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire” he is “homer’s triple bypass” star is a good neighbor to the Simpsons . he donates a kidney and a lung out of the goodness of his heart to whoever needs them first . in the episode “alone again, Naruta-Diddly”, Ned hides an exceptionally well-toned physique . homer has come to have a love-hate relationship with Ned Homer seems to genuinely care for Ned, despite still expressing feelings of loathing . today Homer appears to regard Ned as more of a nuisance . an early running joke was that Marge considers flanders is a Republican and a devout Evangelical Christian . he calls Reverend Lovejoy for advice often, even over minuscule things . the episode “in Marge We in the eleventh season of “alone again, Natura-Diddily”, Maude died an untimely death . Ned married Ginger while on a drunken bender in Las Vegas . Ginger ned flanders worked as a salesman in the pharmaceuticals industry for the bulk of his adult life . he invested his family’s life savings into a store in the Springfield mall called “The Left the episode was the series premiere, but not the first episode produced . first episode in which Flanders and his family were prominent is season two’s “Dead Putting Society” first appearance of Maude and Rod Flander the character was named after Flanders Street in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening . it was not until after the first few episodes that it was decided he would be a faithful Christian . aaron carroll: flanders is known for his nonsensical jabbering . he says his first use of the word “diddly” was in “the call of the Simpsons he only ever showed homophobic signs in non-canon episodes . there have been at least two occasions where he was not voiced by Harry Shearer . it appears at the end of the fourth season episode ” “Love That God” was written by Mike Reiss, Al Jean and Sam Simon . most fans were confused by the short, but writers loved it so much they wanted to do more . “22 Short Films About Springfield” “22 Short Films about Springfield” episode inspired “Three Hundred Big Boys” episode . “unbearable piousness” is described as “the Simpsons’ sharpest critique of organized religion” “the “we love him because we know what it’s like to be classed as a nerd,” says ship of fools . “ned is an innocent abroad in a world of cynicism “ned flanders’ significant evolution of his Christian fanaticism has led to the term dubbed “Flanderization” “professional ice hockey goaltender Peter Budaj is known for having Ne in 2008, the Flanders’ Book of Faith, part of the Simpsons Library of Wisdom, was released by HarperCollins . the book takes a look at the life and faith of flanders and his