Connection to Ned Flanders?

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Ed Flanders

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RasmusKr — 21 years ago(October 18, 2004 02:34 PM)

Not so long ago, I hears Ed's name for the first time - is there any connection to the popular Simpson character?

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FiveLeafClovr — 21 years ago(February 16, 2005 10:48 PM)

I was asking myself the same question

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lgab — 20 years ago(May 06, 2005 03:33 PM)

Indeed, same here intriguing.
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homer-89 — 20 years ago(August 28, 2005 07:20 AM)

"The Simpsons" took advantage of the similarities: In one episode, Ned was comforting Marge about being arrested and stated he had a brush with the law as well. It then flashbacked to when he answered the doorbell and the police was there, looking for Ed Flanders. Ned said his name was Ned Flanders and the cop said, "Sorry, my mistake."

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richard.fuller1 — 15 years ago(September 02, 2010 12:59 PM)

Unless it was a coincidence like Bert the cop, Ernie the cab driver in It's A Wonderful Life, which CTW staff say the muppets ERnie and Bert were not named after them, there really isn't alot of deliberate behavior behind it as well, unless the Simpsons decide to have Ned off himself after mooning the Simpsons family.
I guess with Harry S Truman jokes as well, they could wrack up an entire episode about Ed Flanders and then have Ned go to the after-life. obviously, someone like Howie Mandel or Ed Begley jr would have to do the angellic voices for the right satire.