Nedward

Nedsel "Daddio" FlandersFlanders' Book of Faith, also known as Nedward Flanders, Sr.Ned 'N Edna's BlendBlack-Eyed, Please, is the beatnik husband of Agnes Flanders, the father of Nedward Flanders Jr. and Nediana Flanders and the paternal grandfather of Rod and Todd Flanders.
==Biography==
He and his wife brought Ned to Dr. Foster when they found that he was difficult to control.Hurricane Neddy His father was Neduchadnezzar Flanders and his mother was Winifred Trout.
He possibly served during World War II, since Abraham Simpson once referred to a "Commander Flanders" when scolding Private Charles Montgomery Burns.Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish":Arnie Gumble: Hey! Burnsie got himself some paintings!Iggy Wiggum: Wait a minute, we're not supposed to steal from Civilians.Abraham Simpson: You want me to report you to Commander Flanders?! Just leave them behind, Burnsie! He apparently used to discipline his son, as he claimed that he "gave up rules" when he and his wife became beatniks.
Nedsel is still alive, as he was shown attending his son's wedding to Edna and was later seen with his son on multiple occasions.
A discrepancy with his name has occured over the years. in the episodes, he is called "Nedward," but in comic issues, as well as the Flanders' Book of Faith's Flanders' family tree, he is called "Nedsel."
According to the Simpsons Comic "Granddaddy-o!" (printed in Simpsons Comics 204), Agnes and Nedward were Bleeding Gums Murphy's godparents.
==Description==
Nedsel looks a lot like his son except for the goatee and his grey hair. He wears a striped shirt and, like his wife, occasionally wears a black beret.
==Appearances==
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
==Gallery==
200px-Flanders with Parents.png|Ned as a boy with his parents
Safe_image.jpg|Nedsel and Agnes asking for advice to stop Ned's horrible behavior
Ned's_Parents.png|Nedsel with his wife, Agnes
vlcsnap-2014-07-06-16h22m56s61.png|"We got high-diddily-igh off that reefer-ino!"
Nedsel Flanders.PNG
-008_copy.jpg|Nedsel and Homer in the comic "Granddaddy-o!"
-008_copy (1).jpg
gyyg.PNG|Ned and his parents in "Walking Big & Tall"
Ned 'N Edna's Blend 50.JPG
DaddioFlanders.jpeg
Nedsr.jpeg
==Trivia==
*Nedsel's name is mentioned in Flanders' Book of Faith.
==Citations==
es:Nedward Flanders Sr.
pt:Nedward Flanders Sênior
ru:Нед Фландерс старший
Category:Characters
Category:Flanders family
Category:Male characters
Category:Fathers
Category:Adults
Category:Characters voiced by Harry Shearer
Category:Recurring characters
Category:Alive characters
Category:Seniors
Category:Grandparents
Category:Gray Haired Characters
Category:Christians
Category:Husbands
Category:Characters with Facial Hair
Category:Season 5 first appearances
Category:Left-wingers and liberals
Category:Democrats
Category:Tapped Out Characters