Clancy Bouvier

Clancy Bouvier"Wedding for Disaster"
"The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album", occasionally referred to as Grandpa Bouvier or Mr. Bouvier,"Puffless" was the husband of Jacqueline Bouvier, the father of Selma Bouvier, Patty Bouvier, Marge Simpson, and possibly Uncle Arthur. He was the brother-in-law of the late Gladys, the son-in-law of Ferdinand Gurney and Alvarine Gurney, the father-in-law (possibly only posthumously) of Homer Simpson and the maternal grandfather of Maggie, Lisa and Bart Simpson and Ling Bouvier. He was of French ancestry."The Color Yellow"The Simpsons Uncensored Family Album 
==Biography==
Like Patty and Selma, he was a chain-smoker. When he was first trying to catch his future wife's eye, he sent a box of candy with his photo in it to her. After that, she never forgot him. Marge suggested try the same thing when Homer was upset because Mr. Charles Montgomery Burns did not remember his name."Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)" Before his death, Clancy was the only recurring member of the Bouvier family not to outwardly display hatred of his son-in-law, Homer.
Ever since his children were little, Clancy went to Springfield Town Hall to sing the City Anthem and continued to do so as he aged. He lost his right leg at some point when Marge, Patty and Selma were children."Bart's Not Dead"
===Jobs===
thumb|left|150px|Clancy Bouvier as a flight attendant in "Fear of Flying"
He was one of the earliest male flight attendants, although he was ashamed of it. This was discovered when Marge boarded his plane to see her "pilot" father, but when she saw him performing stewardess duties, he begged her not to look at him. This, along with several other plane-related mishaps, may have resulted in Marge's fear of flying.Fear of Flying At some point, he also served in the United States Navy where he picked up a swearing problem, which nearly cost him his job as a baby photographer.Bart the Lover
Marge also mentioned that he played a pizza in an antacid commercial, which she witnessed on a "take your daughter to work day".Poorhouse Rock
===Swear jar===
In the season 3 episode "Bart the Lover", Ned Flanders and Marge think Homer swears too much. Marge tells Homer the above story of her father almost losing his job due to his swearing problem. To solve this problem, Jacqueline put a swear jar in the kitchen. then every time he said a bad word he put in a quarter. It worked for Homer, and apparently it worked for Clancy, too.
===Opinion of Homer===
Clancy first met Homer when he arrived at the Bouvier home claiming to be Marge's prom date. He was kind and complimentary to Homer, saying, "From what she's told me, I'm sure you're a solid citizen." Sadly, for Homer, that was actually Marge's description of Artie.The Way We Was
When Marge returned home after the prom, she overheard her father stating that "when that Simpson boy showed up, it took years off [his] life", to which her mother replied, "Will you stop? She went with the good one." (Referring to Artie).
thumb|220x220px|A man who is presumably an aged Clancy (right), together with his family at Springfield Town Hall.
===Death===
At the start of the series, Clancy is strongly implied to have died. He isn't present with the rest of the Bouvier family in "Bart vs. Thanksgiving", and Jacqueline is portrayed as being unmarried in "Lady Bouvier's Lover". It was never outright stated that he is deceased until season 18's "Jazzy and the Pussycats".Jazzy and the Pussycats It was later revealed by his widow Jacqueline that he died of lung cancer.Puffless
Exactly when Clancy died is vague. He was not present in the episode "I Married Marge" when Homer and Marge marry and Bart is born, implying he died prior to that. However, a flashback in "Walking Big & Tall" shows a man seated next to the Bouvier family, presumably Clancy, when Bart and Lisa were toddlers. In "Bart's Not Dead", when Bart briefly visits Heaven, he sees Clancy, unaware that he is missing a leg (implying he has no conscious memory of his grandfather).thumb|178x178px
In "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass", when Homer briefly visits Hell, he meets Clancy, who has apparently been sent here for tax evasion.
==Non-canon==
Clancy's first name originally appeared in various Simpsons books and didn't become canon until season 20's "Wedding for Disaster", when it can be seen on Homer and Marge's wedding certificate.
In an issue of the comic Simpsons Illustrated, Lisa says that Clancy died in rollercoaster accident in 1985.
In "Treehouse of Horror III", he was eaten by King Homer at his and Marge's wedding despite this Marge was not upset.
In The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Clancy's ghost comes to warn Homer during the episode tie-in quest line "Ghouls and Gluttons".
==Appearances==
As Clancy is deceased, and only a minor character, he is rarely seen or referred to. Episodes in bold are incidences when Clancy had a major role or featured heavily in the episode's storyline. 
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==Notes==
*In the series, he first appears with brown hair. However, he later appears with blue hair, to match with the hair color of his wife and daughter. In the latest episodes, he again appears with brown hair, except in "Puffless".
==Gallery==
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