Arnie Pie
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| 'Arnie Pie' | |
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| Gender | Male |
| Hair | Red |
| Age | 40´s |
| Job | Channel 6 helicopter reporter |
| Relatives | Unknown |
| First appearance | Some Enchanted Evening (not seen) |
| Voiced by | Dan Castellenata |
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 in the Sky. In some of the early episodes he 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.
[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 most likely to be a play on words with the expression “pie in the sky” (not the TV series Pie in the Sky, as “Arnie in the Sky” pre-dates Richard Griffiths’ mystery-solving chef).
[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)
