They say he appears in several episodes, but no one has seen him: Graggle, the most enigmatic character of the Simpsons

croak is the most famous non-canon character of the Simpsons. In this category, that of phantasmagorics, he is also better known than Homer. What’s behind the enigmatic little man? We see.

In some frames of The Simpsons that are making the rounds of the internet you can see a completely strange character for the parameters of the eternal animated series by Matt Groening.

He’s a skinny boy, yellow like the others, who wears no clothes and has bulging eyes and crazy hair on his head. Unlike most of the characters, Graggle doesn’t look human.

He’s in Moe’s tavern, in the lead family’s chair, in front of the Simpsons’ house in Springfield, and every now and then he even hugs Homer with fear. He looks like just another Simpson, but he’s not; He has a familiar face, but you’ve never seen him.

Graggle, also known as Nan-j-min, Yellow mat Y Gummyis part of the Simpsons universe thanks to social networks (especially Reddit and Twitter), memes, video games and the occasional VHS cover.

It was not Groening’s creation. He did not appear in any episode of The Simpsons..

In a GQ note, it is stated that the character is a product of the so-called Mandela effect. In short, this is a phenomenon that makes us believe that some questions in life are true and ultimately nothing to do with it.

A clear example is the one that gives it its name: on the day of Nelson Mandela’s death, many were surprised because they believed that the South African had died in the 1980s.

The first appearances of Graggle

According to GQ, the character first appears in meme format in October 2015. The image was posted on the 2chan forum by a user who drew him sitting next to the Simpsons in the style of Groening.

At first, Graggle was one more character than the typical shit posts, that is, a series of humorous images that, on purpose, seem shoddy, poorly made, bizarre, absurd, mounted as if with teeth.

Six years later, in another forum (4chan) a user retrieved the image of Nan-J and renamed the character Yellow Mat. He also added a mini-bio in which he defined its characteristics.

“Groening brought his personality to us. He was always trying to fit into his series of him. Believe it or not, that’s what Matt Groening looks like. He wanted to befriend Bart and replace Millhouse. The writers and the production company were concerned that something like this might disrupt the series. Also, the design was too creepy, “invented the internet user.

Finally, this person claims – within his narrative – that Groening changed his mind and regretted introducing the character to his series.

Graggle still exists because internet users still retain the illusion that the character actually appears in some episodes of The Simpsons.. It remains to be waited whether Groening will give it a chance and finally make it part of the product.

What do the networks say?

If you search for Graggle on Twitter you can find a lot of weird content.

The first thing that appears is a video that would be “proof” that Graggle ever appeared in The Simpsons. The truth is, this clip is anything but proof – it’s just another joke.

In another image, Graggle can be seen as part of a fake The Simpsons episode appearing on Chilean TV. In a newscast from the South American country they illustrated the series with an edited clip in which the character appears.

There are also several humorous tweets referring to him. “Did you like Graggle’s dark humor in the first seasons of The Simpsons? I still remember when he threatened to run over Bart if he didn’t eat his vegetables and then hit Milhouse with a club, “one user fantasized.

After asking several Simpsons fans what they thought of Graggle, they all agreed that a true fan of the series would never believe he was a real character. “You can believe the Graggle effect if you’re not such a fan,” one loyal follower told us.