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| “ | Cuff 'em, Lou. | „ |
| ~ Wiggum's catchphrase |
Chief Clarence "Clancy" Wiggum is a character from the animated television series The Simpsons.
He is voiced by Hank Azaria.
Biography[]
Clancy Wiggum grew up in Springfield and was among the same class and age group as Homer Simpson, Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson, Barney Gumble, and Marge Simpson (née Bouvier). At an early age, Wiggum played cops and robbers with Homer and other kids his age and he showed a clear ambition to become a police officer. At the age of 16, he was a hall monitor at high school, and possibly had a part-time security guard job at Springfield State University.
In 1985, Wiggum was involved in the barbershop quartet called the Be Sharps. Wiggum was a member with Homer Simpson, Seymour Skinner, and Apu. However, a talent scout showed interest in the Be Sharps but didn't like Wiggum as a performer (for being too "Village People"), so he was thrown out of the group. When auditions were held to find a replacement for Wiggum, he attempted to be reselected for the quartet. He wore a disguise, but was found out.
Early attempts to get into the police force when he was a teenager were unsuccessful on account of his asthma, so when it had been cured, he could then pursue his ambition to become a professional police officer. Having entered the Police Academy by age 24, Wiggum managed to work around his many shortcomings by providing superiors with wonderful back rubs using the handle of his gun, and finally become a full fledged officer and by 32, he had managed to work his way up to the position of Police Chief of Springfield. In contradiction to this, Wiggum reveals in the episode "Poppa's Got a Brand New Badge" that he got his job by chance, as a former police officer had offered his badge to the next passerby who happened to be Wiggum.
Wiggum is promoted to Commissioner of Police for Springfield's state in Pranksta Rap.
Personality[]
Chief Wiggum is morbidly obese, straightforwardly indecent, ignorant, incompetent, and lazy, with a fondness for doughnuts. While he pretentiously feigns authority, he has little regard for individual rights or even public safety. He is disturbingly uninformed and flaunts his power, albeit with good intentions most of the time.
Despite this, there have been instances where Wiggum proves to be a good cop at times, showing a surprising level of competence when push turns to shove. For example, he successfully located the missing Maggie Simpson and helped Homer chase Marge and Ruth Connors when they became convicts. He showed an uncharacteristic level of dedication to his police work by conducting an extremely thorough investigation when trying to find the shooter who gunned down Mr. Burns (probably because of Burns' high social status in the town as well as the potential dangers of having an attempted murderer running free, even in a town as chaotic as Springfield).
External Links[]
- Chief Clancy Wiggum on the Villains Wiki
- Chief Clancy Wiggum on the Simpsons Wiki
- Chief Clancy Wiggum on the Heroic Benchmark Wiki
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