13 Facts About Groundskeeper Willie

William MacMoran MacDougal, better known as Groundskeeper Willie, is a recurring character on The Simpsons, voiced by Dan Castellaneta.

Groundskeeper Willie is the head groundskeeper and Janitor at Springfield Elementary School.

Groundskeeper Willie is easily identifiable by his red hair and beard, as well as his aggressive temperament and thick, stereotypical Scottish accent.

Groundskeeper Willie is an uncouth and unpleasant character, though essentially harmless.

Groundskeeper Willie's personality is depicted as being incompetent, drunken, slow-witted, and quick to anger for little or no reason.

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Groundskeeper Willie has shown antipathy to both his employer, Principal Skinner, and Bart Simpson, who frequently plays practical jokes on him.

Groundskeeper Willie plays a supporting role in most of his episodes, but he was a main character in the episode "My Fair Laddy", where Lisa Simpson introduced him to high culture as a science project.

Groundskeeper Willie has a troubled, if distant relationship with his parents.

Groundskeeper Willie is never shown being found out as the culprit, but it can be assumed that he is eventually found out after Bart is enrolled in Catholic school and earns his way back into Springfield Elementary.

Groundskeeper Willie first tried a Spaniard's voice, which Simon felt was too cliched.

One of Groundskeeper Willie's trademarks is a gruffly-spoken insulting retort, which take the writers a long time to come up with, although they do not consider them that funny.

In 2009, Groundskeeper Willie was added to the "Famous Glaswegians" webpage of Glasgow City Council, based on his line in "Simpsoncalifragilisticexpialacious".

In Season 23 Episode 13 "The Daughter Also Rises", first aired in 2012, it was finally stated that Groundskeeper Willie is from Kirkwall in Orkney, therefore ending this dispute.