Who Is Graggle Simpson? Meme Explained

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'Graggle' Simpson might be the Internet’s favorite character on The Simpsons, but that doesn’t mean he ever existed. In recent weeks, Twitter and TikTok have been abuzz with Simpsons viewers recalling their favorite Graggle moments. Tweets reminding audiences about the famous supporting character of the series got tens of thousands of likes, with nostalgia for the character earning as much social media traction as The Simpsons season 33 finale.

There is just one problem with this. Graggle Simpson doesn’t exist on The Simpsons and never has. Despite people creating countless fake screenshots, Graggle (or 'Gumbly,' or ‘Weird Matt,’ as he is alternately known) has never existed on the long-running series and is an invention of The Simpsons fandom. Despite this, the character is rapidly becoming one of the most popular Simpsons supporting characters online.

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The (non-existent) “fan-favorite” Simpsons character Graggle has been digitally inserted into classic Simpsons episodes and given an in-depth character history in an elaborate online hoax. The character’s name varies, with some posts referring to him as Graggle, some calling him Gumbly, and some naming him Weird Matt (for reasons that will become clear later). However, in further proof that South Park's claim that The Simpsons predicted everything consistently proves accurate, all of the hoax’s iterations bear similarities to a classic episode ofThe Simpsons, “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show” (season 8 episode 14). Whether Graggle is portrayed as a much-hated late addition to The Simpsons cast, a long-forgotten character who was dropped due to audience disinterest, or Matt Groening’s