Random Obscure But Memorable One-Joke Golden Age Simpsons Characters (15 items)

(#7) Mr. McGreg

Episode: S4 E11 "Homer's Triple Bypass"
Dr. Nick's old friend with a leg for an arm and an arm for a leg is apparently not too happy with the results of his surgery.
(#13) Worker and Parasite

Episode: S4 E22 “Krusty Gets Kancelled”
Eastern Europe's favorite cat-and-mouse team is a parody of the time when Tom and Jerry was outsourced to animators in Czechoslovakia in the early '60s. The low-quality animation and violence were panned by fans and critics alike.
(#11) Cayman Islands Banker

Episode: S7 E15 "Bart the Fink"
In one of those jokes that has aged a little too well, Krusty's long history of tax evasion is rumbled when his offshore bank manager inadvertently gives the game away. While he shouldn't have said Krusty had a secret, illegal account, it was an awfully hot day.
(#1) Mr. Sparkle

Episode: S8 E22 "In Marge We Trust"
The Japanese detergent icon is disrespectful to dirt. Can't you see that he is serious? Join him or die.
(#10) Ice Expedition Team

Episode: S5 E4 "Rosebud"
They lost four men on the last expedition, but there's no better way to get ice that sells for $1 a bag.
(#5) Gentle Ben

Episode: S6 E9 "Homer Badman"
Gentle Ben is a nod to the series of children's novels and 1960s television show of the same name. As a talk show host, Ben is attentive to his audience until the buffet table catches his eye and he's brought down by the Ben Control team.