First appearances of recurring characters in The Simpsons

This is ordered chronologically by the production order, which is why it differs a little from the order the episodes were originally broadcast. 0:00 Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson 0:24 Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson 0:40 Maggie Simpson 1:14 Abe Simpson (Grampa) 1:44 Itchy, Scratchy 2:06 Krusty the Clown 2:40 Marvin Monroe 3:14 Moe Szyslak, Barney Gumble, Larry, Sam 3:36 Barney Gumble (speaking) 3:50 Seymour Skinner, Milhouse Van Houten, Martin Prince, Lewis Clark, Richard 4:47 Edna Krabappel 5:25 The School Psychologist 6:06 Radioactive Man 6:22 Otto Mann 6:49 Sherri, Terri, Wendell 7:00 Wendell (speaking) 7:20 Sherri (speaking), Terri (speaking) 7:43 Waylon Smithers 7:58 Clancy Wiggum, Jasper 8:22 Montgomery Burns 9:01 Eddie, Lou 9:32 Nelson Muntz 10:18 Old Jewish Man 10:29 Herman Hermann 11:13 Snowball II 11:30 Dewey Largo, Janey Powell 12:06 Janey Powell (speaking) 12:21 Bleeding Gums Murphy 12:37 Patty Bouvier, Selma Bou