Groundskeeper Willie
Springfield Elementary's hot-tempered Scottish groundskeeper.
Groundskeeper Willie, William MacDougal, is the head groundskeeper and janitor at Springfield Elementary School, voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He lives in a shack on the school grounds and is fiercely proud of being Scottish, recognizable by his red hair and beard, his temper and his thick Scottish accent.
Quick Facts
- Series
- The Simpsons
- First
- "Principal Charming" (1991)
- Creator
- Matt Groening
- Voice
- Dan Castellaneta
- Full name
- William MacDougal
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Groundskeeper/Janitor at Springfield Elementary School
- Family
- Mr. MacDougal (father)
- Mrs. MacDougal (mother)
- Gravedigger Billy (cousin)
- Ben (uncle)
Facts from the source article.
Background
Willie is uncouth, drunken and quick to anger but basically harmless, and he has little love for either Principal Skinner or Bart, who often pranks him. Thanks to the show's loose continuity he has claimed to come from several parts of Scotland, most recently Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands (The Daughter Also Rises, 2012), and his parents, first said to be dead, later appear living near Loch Ness. In Who Shot Mr. Burns? he is one of the suspects after losing his job.
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