Jimbo Jones

Corky James "Jimbo" Jones is voiced by Pamela Hayden but was originally voiced by Tress MacNeille in his first appearance in the first season episode "The Telltale Head". A real lowlife, he wears a purple knit cap and a black T-shirt emblazoned with a menacing skull. He can often be seen hanging around Kearney, Dolph, and sometimes Nelson. He is generally acknowledged as the leader of this clique. He enjoys intimidating his schoolmates and shoplifting. It is hinted that he comes from a well-off family, most notably in season six's The PDA Disbands when - with the school closed for a teacher's strike - he and his mother watch soap operas and sip tea together in a very nice living room. A running joke with this character is that his mother, called Carol, is said at various points to be sexually promiscuous, possibly working as a prostitute. She sometimes walks around topless, which impresses Jimbo's friends. In season seven's Bart the Fink, Bart discovers that Jimbo's real name is Corky (though in season eight's Lisa's Date with Destiny, Nelson refers to Jimbo as "James" when Nelson is defending Lisa, implying that "Corky" could be a nickname or a pseudonym). Jimbo's other known aliases are Jamesbo, Dr. J and Hector Guterriez (as revealed in season 18 episode 24 Minutes), and he refers to himself as "Dr. Tongue" to impress his girlfriend in New Kid on the Block. Jimbo is named for executive producer James L. Brooks. Jimbo runs for mayor in the Season 17 episode "See Homer Run", with a campaign slogan "Tough on Nerds. Tougher on Dorks."