This was surprisingly one of the trickier Histories videos, as Lou's appearances are basically all random jokes. And there's so many of them! So I kinda organized the back half into general topics 🤣

Why am I just now noticing Lou's Popeye forearms.

Bake ‘em away, toys.

I would like to cast a vote for Blue Haired Lawyer. He's been in many antagonistic roles throughout the series, and I think it would be interesting.

Lou is cool because one time he turned his gun sideways

Lou is NOT corrupt! He might engage in police brutality, negligence of his responsibilities, and corruption, but he does NOT put squirrels down his pants for the purposes of gambling!

Wiggum: 'Lou, you're promoted to Simpsons Histories subject' Eddie: uh, when's the Eddie Simpsons histories? Wiggum: We don't need an Eddie Simpsons Histories

"Can I see your club?" "It's not a club, son, it's called a baton." "What do you use it for?" "We club people with it."

My favorite Lou interaction from the Simpsons Movie: “Hey chief I think there’s a dead body in there” -Lou “I thought so too until he said ‘yard trimmings’, you gotta learn to listen Lou” -Wiggum

“Actually Chief, it looks like a RealJims video.” “Aw jeez Lou! How long where you gonna let me keep watching this!”

Disco Stu needs a history from you.

Chief Wiggum: “Shoot out the tires, Lou.” Lou: “Uh it’s a tank, chief.” Chief Wiggum: “Ya know I’m getting real tired of your excuses!”

Rainier Wolfcastle could always be a solid choice. Man's been around long enough have his own semi-coherent movie within the series, and is just fun period.

I like to think the Steve Sax arrest was pure incompetence instead of corruption. I like the idea that they believe all murders in NYC history were perpetrated by a single baseball player.

I would love to see some Comic Book Guy lore. It always baffled me how he's both viewed as one of the biggest losses in Springfield, but also one of the most successful people. He has his own business, plenty of disposing income for his hobbies (like binge eating and collecting rare memorabilia) and is considered one of the smartest people in town. Yet he's so spiteful and nihilistic that he's can't stand to be around people, and people feel the same about him.

"Even when they're high as kites, they can't stop bickering with each other." Dude, being high is the best time to bicker about the most inane things.

off-model Lou looks like a Hey Arnold! character

I am once again vouching for a Histories on Mr. Dewey Largo, he is so non-existent in Simpsons discussion to me. Nobody ever brings up their favorite Mr. Largo moments. Hell, does he even have many notable moments outside of “Nobody likes Milhouse” and “This is not a dream”? Also, not a Histories recommendation, but I’ve been interested in this idea for a video where you look at the relationships between the members of the Be Sharps. I’d be really cool if you took a look at the dynamics between Homer, Apu, Skinner and Barney (and Wiggum, if you wanna go there) both during their barbershop days and beyond.

Wiggum: “Lou you can’t leave the force!” Lou: “Sorry chief, I just think there’s more opportunities in private security.” Wiggum: “What I’m hearing is I’m too fat!”

Has it ever been explained why Lou has Popeye arms?

For some reason I found Jims singing 'bad cops, bad cops' very cute

Yessss it's time for the Blue Haired Lawyer's time to shine! Seriously Jims, we need your expertise on cracking down on that guy's backstory

"Oh Lou and his frittatas!" is one of my favorite random little moments on the show

This is one of my favorite thumbnails so far 😂😂

Definitely an odd pick, but I think a Simpsons Histories on Dolph would be kinda neat. The other school bullies all have something about them, with Nelson being one of the most prominent non-Simpson kids in the series, Jimbo being the “leader” of the trio and (iirc) delivering most of the jokes from those three, and Kearney has all the absurd “lore” about his age, son, etc. Meanwhile Dolph is just kinda there, never really having any jokes or moments that don’t involve the other two (again, iirc, don’t remember every episode), and hardly does much anyways while Jimbo or Kearney get most of the spotlight. Awesome work as always btw! These vids have been a lotta fun to binge watch and really gotten me back into The Simpsons! Can’t wait to see what you’ve got next! :]

Honestly a Histories on Dr. Colossus would be interesting, he is probably the most jokey joke character in the series. He only exists to be a punchline and has never gotten a spotlight episode or even a spotlight period!

You should make a video similar to "Ralph the Viking" but with Hank Scorpio asking Homer if he's ever seen Homer throw a shoe and Homer replying "Yes, once."

Shakes, you don't know what you're getting.

"Gee chief, I think he had a dead body in there." "I thought that too, right up until he said 'yard trimmings.' You gotta learn to listen, Lou."

"Sign's floating away, chief" is one of the best delivered lines in the entire series. Also I'm shocked that Ralph hasn't had a spotlight yet! I nominate him, or maybe Sherri and/or Terri.

I, too, have always loved his Popeye arms and was disappointed you didn't mention. Then you did and all was right with the world. And please do an episode on Snowball. The cat(s) deserve more than they get.

What's so weird to me is that, wiggum is still using his revolver throughout the whole entire show but the other two uses more modern guns

I continue my crusade until I get the story of Ralph Wiggum. Ralph, Ralph, Ralph, Ralph!!

Ah Lou. Out of all the black characters on The Simpsons, you were 2nd best behind Bleeding Gums Murphy.

Nice to see a Simpsons histories on my birthday

"So, Lou & Eddie. What are your last names?" "We don't have them. We're like Cher.😎" I remember as a tween watching the show back in the day, I did think it was pretty funny we got hints of Lou lore about his divorce. For the next Simpsons History, of the options given I'm interested to see Lunch Lady Doris. Much as I love Ralph I'm rooting for the more underrated character here.

Hey Jims. Dunno if you'll read this but I finally catch one of these relatively early so I won't have a better chance Thank you for the awesome videos, man I've binged all your histories and your top 10s several times Simpsons was a huge part of my childhood and teen years but then I stopped watching and kind of forgot, you reignited my love for the show again Your videos bring back a lot of good memories for me So thank you for that Keep up the good work, man

McDonald's restaurants -Lou

I've plumped for Disco Stu a lot, and I still do, though now that it's been pointed out to me I love the idea of an episode on Lunch-Lady Doris - a character so iconic that both my high school classmates and the school's PTA independently nicknamed the manager of our school canteen after her.

i actually had a small chuckle as "Sylvester Alone" thats actually really good.

I'm surprised I thought you did an episode on Ralph already, he's my vote for the next episode love to hear what you could find about the little guy

Did not expect that random Three billboards outside ebbing missouri reference with eddie.

great episode - i nominate a simpsons myteries episode about what the simpsons eat at the dinner table

these are some of my favorite videos to pass the time

I love how Lou had jacked forearms even as a child

Can’t wait for the Eddy the Springfield Police arc is almost done

Perfect thumbnail, my good man.

Lou being able to fit his Popeye sized arm inside Wiggum’s unhinged jaw is the real Simpson’s mystery here.

I'll continue to suggest the snowballs cats. Great video as always!

My favourite quote from Lou comes from the simpsons hit and run "officer scared, requesting hug"

Bart: "Take him away, boys!" Wiggum: "Hey, I'm the chief here. Bake him away, toys!" Lou: "What'd you say, chief?" Wiggum: "Do what the kid says."

Thank you so much for sharing this with us! I love the Springfield police department trio so much and Lou is definitely the standout member of the group! Great job on this project! Definitely happy to check out another history video from you! Three more characters who I think deserve a chance to be part of this collection are Jasper from the Old folks home! = top pick! Please give Jasper his time to shine! He always makes me laugh! Also eager for a chance to see Disco Stu! He has always been a curious subject for me and my third choice would easily be Roger or the guy who produces the Itchy and scratchy cartoons for the Krusty show! I always thought his design was cool and he seems very mysterious to me but for sure I want to see Jasper most!

Give me Mr. Burns' lawyer or give me death.

"Nice work with the Bagzooka, Lou. " "Gotta like what ya do, chief."

I've been wanting one on Lou and Eddie for a while now, so I'm glad we got this one. As for who next, since we've covered Krusty's sidekick, Burns's sidekick, and Wiggum's sidekick, how about Grandpa's sidekick Jasper?

these videos are just the best, keep it up man these are a work of art 🔥

i vouch for a Lenny histories. given his profoundly positive impact on the Simpson family as seen in 1106 i think he deserves it

I'VE ASKED AND I'VE ASKED AND I'VE ASKED Finally LOU THE COP!!!!!!!!!!! I love you Jim!!!!!!!!!!

I never noticed Lou's little elbow spirals but I love them.

"It's not a club, it's a baton." "What's it for?" "We club people with it." 😂😂😂

Here are some nominations for you Jim, feel free to pick from this list: Old Jewish Man, Mayor Quimby, Radioactive Man, Ned Flanders, Groundskeeper Willie, Moe Szyslak, Santa's Little Helper, Lenny and Carl, Comic Book Guy, Kearney Zzyzwics. That's all for now. I'll let you know if I think of anymore.

This video made me realize at some point they added a white strip to their police caps and now it bothers me everytime I see it.

Lou and Eddie are underrated but iconic characters

"Babe wake up therealjims posted!"

I’ve seen like 3 total episodes of the simpsons but these videos are really well made and keep my interest even though I know nothing about the show

R.I.P Bob Newhart, one of the best guest appearances on The Simpsons.

I found this 10 seconds after it was posted!

I would like to cast a vote for disco Stu, i don't think he shows up hugely often but it would still be interesting to learn more about him i think

All three of the cops feel like a less physical comedy version of the Three Stooges in a way Lou is the intelligent one who still has dumb moments

"Homer" "Lenny" "Carl" "Lou Thacop"

We need a simpsons histories about chief wiggum

I am in between Blue Haired Lawyer and Sarcastic Clerk. The former because... well, he's just one of those mainstays every time a court episode is needed, but the latter is just one who, like the Squeaky Voiced Teen, can be seen damn near every time they needed a smug character at a store. Or in general.

Springfield has a lot of pair of characters that work as a unit (Rod and Todd, Lenny and Carl, Patty and Selma). It's refreshing when they do separate and we get hidden depths of each.

Blue Haired Lawyer! Blue Haired Lawyer! He's so good at getting a person to open their door with the promise of crispy (but not too crispy) bacon.

Lou is named after Detroit Tigers great Lou Whitaker. Al Jean is a Michigan native and Detroit sports fan; it wasl also his idea for "Woodrow" to be Gordie Howe, after Johnny Unitas turned the show down.

How about getting some more school characters in these videos. I'd like one on Allison Taylor, I think it'd be fun to see it.

I'd love to see a Lunch Lady Dorris. She's definitely the weird outsider kind of character that's perfect for this series. The character you KNOW but don't really remember. Like I can only remember one of her scenes and even then it was more of a Willy scene being the "GREASE ME UP WOMAN" from that episode Bart brings Santa's Little Helper to school

Miss Pennycandy, Krusty's lovelorn assistant. Strange how a background character can be so strongly defined in so few appearances. She easily could have fit in any of the episodes covering Krusty's love life and family life.

I discovered the other day I was somehow not subscribed! WTF! anyway fixed now keep up the amazing work thanks!

Character suggestion: Idk if there's enough content behind these characters, but I'd love to see a history of the two little orphan characters that the simpsons randomly throws in.

Have you thought of doing a video about The Tracey Ullman shorts? I think it's weird that even though they're such an important part of Simpsons history, hardly anybody talks about them and they're not available for streaming.

love the vid as always gonna throw my vote for lunchlady dorris for next time

I am content with the amount of Lou in my life

I liked this episode since Springfield's police force is interesting for me. I'm hoping that one day you could do a deep analysis of Springfield's Blues: - Are they underfunded or over funded? - How corrupted they are? - What is the quality of their skills and equipment? - General picture of the staff? - Where they are good / bad at? - Is Chief Wiggum a good boss / chief of police? I could ad more, but I think you are getting the picture. Thank you and keep up the good work.

I think a fun one would be jasper it would give you an excuse to talk about the Springfield retirement home and some of the wacky things that have taken place there

I'd like to nominate "Wise Guy". He's the guy to whom Comic Book Guy tries to return the Star Trek belt to, and has appeared in many episodes. Also, his voice is used for different characters ("Looks like someone set this thing to 'evil'", 'I have a special delivery for Homer Simpson" to name a couple).

The jammin sequence is my favorite moment in the show

I’m surprised nobody has asked for a Sea Captain Simpsons Histories before, that would be really fun.

Just thought of a Simpsons Mysteries idea I'd like to share! What exactly IS Krusty the Clown's show? We've seen it as a public TV kids show with a clown host, a la Bozo the Clown, but we've also seen him do lots of adult material with adult audiences; His adult stand-up, or when Bart becomes the "I Didn't Do It" boy, the show is suddenly like SNL or a variety show with a fully adult audience. Other times it's a Carson/Letterman type talk show, like his comeback special in Krusty Gets Kancelled, and even older variations (or "Classic Krusty") where it's a really BORING talk show discussing the 60s labor crisis or having Robert Frost as the guest. Just thought Krusty and all of his varying material would be interesting to look into. Is he primarily a kids entertainer, or adult, or somehow both..?

I’ve haven’t seen this suggestion yet but an episode about Shauna has been on my mind!

"Uh...Chief, looked like there was a dead body in there."

"Damn Boxes".

I'm glad you commented on the lack of social commentary on police corruption in the modern era. Lou and Wiggum's dynamic *does* feel like it's missing that extra bit of biting commentary as a result, which is a big reason they're nowhere near as compelling as say Skinner and Chalmers. Just not a lot of depth too it. As for the nominations for the next Simpsons Histories picks. 1. Blue Haired Lawyer would be the most interesting in seeing how many actual appearances he's made and if he's had much in the way of spotlights. He feels like another who'd have some secret kink like Sideshow Mel. 2. Ralph Wiggum would be like a slightly less depressing version of Barney Gumble's Simpsons Histories. They locked in hard with Ralph's character after Season 9 and decided that's who the character is from here on out. Like Barney, Ralph feels like one who never got much after the classic era but I feel he definitely got a bit more to do than Barney. 3. Snowball could either benefit from a Histories video or perhaps even a Mysteries video. Snowball's only major spotlight is the episode they decide to kill him off. Best check with your audience on how many Cat Lovers there are, cos it'll be a pretty depressing one for them lol. 4. Lunch Lady Doris I'm not really sure how much there is to cover after the classic era due to the tragic death of Doris Grau. She's still around but unless I'm remembering it wrong, she's purely a background character, even more so than Richard and Lewis. It could be interesting since I honestly do not remember if she got anything after Season 7.

I'd like to see more of the blue haired lawyer, i wonder in how many episodes he's been in, since he seems to be around a lot without being noticed much, like the invisible glue holding some episodes' plots together

The other classic duo season 18 discovered is, of course, Homer and the worm candy

Honey wake up, new Simpsons Histories video!

A Jim’s video is one way to finish my Saturday

Request for Agnes Skinner. We largely only see her in the context of an overbearing mother to Skinner, but we know she has her own accomplishments such as being an olympic pole vaulter and a wing walker.

Gotta say I'm a big fan of Eddie, I wish they didn't drop him like they did. He's such an enigma that I'm always wanting to see more of him

I like to think Lou was an animation error, much like smithers his hair is consistent. Even white lou’s hair is textured as if he were a black character.