26 Facts About Ned Flanders

Ned Flanders was one of the first characters outside the immediate Simpson family to appear on the show, and has since been central to several episodes, the first being season two's "Dead Putting Society".

Ned Flanders, who was designed by Rich Moore, first appeared in the season one episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".

Mike Scully noted that Ned Flanders is "everything Homer would love to be, although he'll never admit it".

Flanders had been meant to be just a neighbor that Homer was jealous of, but Harry Shearer used "such a sweet voice" and Flanders was broadened to become a Christian and a sweet guy that someone would prefer to live next to over Homer.

Ned Flanders is known for his nonsensical jabbering, such as "Hi-diddly-ho, neighborino".

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Ned Flanders' religion was not mentioned in his first few appearances and in the first few seasons he was only mildly religious and his primary role was to be so "cloyingly perfect as to annoy and shame the Simpsons", whereas Homer Simpson has always hated Ned Flanders and always tries to undermine him.

For example, in some recent episodes Ned Flanders has appeared to show rather prejudiced attitudes towards homosexuals and people of religions other than Christianity.

In "Bart of Darkness", Ned Flanders's high pitched scream was performed by Tress MacNeille and in "Homer to the Max", Ned Flanders comments about cartoons being easily able to change voice actors and on that occasion he was voiced by Karl Wiedergott.

Adventures of Ned Flanders was a "series" of shorts starring Flanders, but only one episode, "Love that God", was produced.

Ned Flanders is upset when Todd replies that they are not going, until Todd reminds him it is Saturday, and Ned laughs at his mistake.

Ned Flanders is very honest and sincere in carrying out the Christian doctrines of charity, kindness, and compassion.

Ned Flanders is frequently shown doing volunteer work, and is rigorously honest and upright, even going so far as to spend an entire day tracking down a Leftorium customer in order to give him the extra change that he had forgotten to hand over.

Ned Flanders is a good neighbor to the Simpsons, regularly offering his assistance.

Ned Flanders's dogged friendship inspires the loyalty of others; when his Leftorium shop appeared on the verge of bankruptcy shortly after it opened, Homer arranged a bailout with the help of many people in Springfield.

An early running joke was that Marge considers Ned Flanders to be a perfect neighbor, and usually sides with him instead of her husband, which always enrages Homer.

Ned Flanders is a genuinely well-meaning good-natured person and is one of the few in Springfield to whom that description applies.

Ned Flanders is a Republican and a devout Evangelical Christian who strictly follows the Bible literally and is easily shocked when challenged on any point of dogma.

Ned Flanders is shown to have a room in his house filled with memorabilia of The Beatles.

Ned Flanders is a double widower, having been married to the equally religious Maude.

Ned Flanders got his diploma from Oral Roberts University in an unspecified field and worked as a salesman in the pharmaceuticals industry for the bulk of his adult life.

Ned Flanders grew up in New York City and was the son of "freaky beatniks" who did not discipline Ned Flanders and let him run wild.

Ned Flanders has been described as "The United States' most well-known evangelical".

In 2022, Relevant claimed that Ned Flanders was "unapologetically not cool" as a Christian, but overall "decent".

The Ned Flanders Crossing, a pedestrian and bicycle bridge over Interstate 405 in Portland, Oregon, was named for the character in 2021.

Debate exists over whether Flanders is a consistently flanderized character or whether he later returned to a more complex, dynamic portrayal.

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Ned Flanders' shifting portrayal has been controversial as representative of a shift in media portrayals of religious people.