Arnie Pie
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| 'Arnie Pie' | |
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| Character Information | |
| Gender | Male |
| Hair | Red |
| Age | 45 |
| Job | Channel 6 helicopter reporter |
| Relatives | Wife: Unnamed |
| First Appearance | Some Enchanted Evening (not seen) |
| Voiced by | Dan Castellaneta |
Arnie Pie, voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is a disgruntled, somewhat eccentric helicopter traffic reporter for Springfield’s KBBL-TV (Channel 6). His segments are titled Arnie Pie With Eye in the Sky. In some of the early episodes this character was referred to as "Bill Pie".
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[edit] Dislike of Brockman
”He has an apparent dislike of anchorman Kent Brockman, with whom he often gets into arguments on the air, because Kent is a much bigger and luckier star.
[edit] Accident
Pie’s helicopter once crashed; he managed “Tell my wife I love—” before the live feed was lost. The incident was dismissed with a chuckle by the oblivious Brockman. However, he survived and has been seen in several episodes afterwards.
[edit] Creation
“Arnie in the Sky” is a play on words with the expression “pie in the sky”.
[edit] Replacing Brockman
When Kent was fired in "You Kent Always Say What You Want", Arnie briefly became the new head anchor. He spoke in a deeper, smoother voice, but returned to his normal register when he got excited near the end of the report. (A similar gag was used in a previous episode with Bumblebee Man, who took over Brockman's desk and spoke perfect English as he delivered the news, right up until the end.)
[edit] Episode Appearances
- Some Enchanted Evening (voice only)
- Homer Alone
- Marge in Chains
- Homer the Great
- Bart's Comet
- Team Homer
- King-Size Homer
- Children of a Lesser Clod
