Waylon Smithers



"Your new duties will include answering Mr. Burns' phone, preparing his tax return, moistening his eyeballs, assisting with his chewing and swallowing, lying to Congress, and some light typing."

- - Smithers

Waylon Smithers is the assistant of Mr. Burns and althought normally not that bad a person he is obscenely loyal to Mr Burns (to the point it is heavily implied he is gay) - although it is worth noting that Smithers is often the subject of abuse rather than malice on his own part: he is shown to have a jealous streak and can be rude and even (on occassions) physically violent towards those he dislikes and can be sneaky, in general though Waylon Smithers is a minor villain and a toadie rather than a fully-fledged evil-doer.

He is however a common antagonist and boss in The Simpsons video-game universe, appearing in many of the "Bart" games as well as The Simpsons Wrestling (where he is ofen surprisingly powerful).

Trivia

 * Smithers was voiced by Harry Shearer in The Simpsons.
 * Waylon Smithers is very rarely called by his full name in the series, he is usally refered to simply as "Smithers".
 * A running-joke in the series is Smither's blatant homosexuality (which Mr Burns seems oblivious to).