Fat Tony
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For the real-life Fat Tony, see Anthony Salerno.
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| Age | 51 |
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| Gender | Male |
| Hair Color | Dark gray |
| Job | Leader of the Springfield Mafia/Sprinfield 'Waste' Management |
| Relatives | Wife: Anne Maria (deceased) Son: Michael |
| First appearance | Bart the Murderer |
| Voice actor | Joe Mantegna |
Marion Anthony "Fat Tony" D'Amico (voiced by Joe Mantegna) is the fictional local Mafia Don and leader of the Springfield Mafia in the animated television series The Simpsons.
Fat Tony is a pastiche of Mafia characters from movies and dramas. His fellow mobsters include Joey, Legs, Louie, and occasionally Johnny Tightlips. Tony's schemes have ranged from supplying rat's milk to the school cafeteria to dabbling in the illegal fireworks racket. His gang also attempts to monopolize various legitimate business, once waging war with the local Yakuza over Marge Simpson's pretzel business.
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[edit] Name
In the third-season episode Bart the Murderer, Fat Tony is also referred to as "William Williams". This may be a hastily-created pseudonym. In another episode, Frankie the Squealer reveals Fat Tony's real name to be "Marion" (possibly a reference to John Wayne's real first name). As a known mob boss, however, Fat Tony likely has numerous aliases. His nickname may be a reference to real-life mobster Anthony 'Fat Tony' Salerno.
[edit] Business dealings
In Papa's Got a Brand New Badge, Tony put out a contract on Homer after his private security business interfered with the mob's interests. Homer would have been executed gangland-style if not for Maggie coming to the rescue with her rifle. Marge usually has a more peaceful relationship with Fat Tony, even driving his son Michael home from school. In the episode "Moe Baby Blues", she mentions that the mafia frequently congregates outside her house, and that she often brings them lemonade.
Fat Tony appears in The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer. His son Michael is introduced (he was mentioned earlier in Moe Baby Blues and The Seven-Beer Snitch) and Bart reveals that Fat Tony muscles McDonald's and Burger King out of Springfield so Krusty Burger can have a monopoly. The episode also reveals that Fat Tony's wife (whom Marge admitted to not having met) was whacked by natural causes, and that he once nearly killed Chief Wiggum.
Fat Tony also keeps up on news and knew that Troy McClure had been sleeping with the fishes in A Fish Called Selma.
[edit] Episodes
- Bart the Murderer
- Homie the Clown
- A Fish Called Selma
- Insane Clown Poppy
- Much Apu About Nothing
- The Twisted World of Marge Simpson
- Mayored to the Mob
- The Mook, the Chef, the Wife and Her Homer
- Bonfire of the Manatees
[edit] Character traits
Moe Baby Blues featured several interesting references relating to Fat Tony. To entertain his subordinates, Fat Tony puts an orange slice in his mouth in imitation of Don Corleone from The Godfather. Minutes later, Fat Tony responds to an emotional scene by saying "I haven't cried this much since I paid to see Godfather III" (in which Mantegna played the character Joey Zasa, one of the inspirations for Fat Tony). Also of note is the fact that his son's name is Michael, just like Vito Corleone's.
Fat Tony is also a competent violinist, and his favorite movie is Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.
[edit] Quotes
- Police Chief Wiggum: "You wouldn't happen to know anything about a cigarette truck that got hijacked on Route 401?"
Fat Tony: "What's a truck?"
Police Chief Wiggum: "Don't play dumb with me..." - "I don't get mad...I get STABBY..."
- "But we're only letting the bet ride because you crack us so consistently... up."
- "You have 24 hours to give us the monies, and to show you we're serious, you have 12 hours."
- "I told you we should have bought more than three bullets!"
- Louie: "Aww, that's better. I could kill my own mother now."
Fat Tony: "I'm glad you brought that up"
Louie: "Kill my mother? But she makes such good pasta sauce!"
Johnny Tightlips: "It comes from a can."
Louie: "She's a corpse!" - Police Chief Wiggum: "Fat Tony, you're under arrest for the murder of Seymour Skinner."
Fat Tony: "What's a murder?"
Police Chief Wiggum: "Don't play dumb with me..." - Louie: "Hey, boss, I thought you said Troy McClure was dead."
Fat Tony: "No, what I said was, 'He sleeps with the fishes.'" - "You see, my wife, she has been most vocal on the subject of the pretzel monies. 'Where's the money?' 'When are you going to get the money?' 'Why aren't you getting the money now?' And so on. So please, (threateningly) the money."
- "I'd just like to remind Mayor Quimby that accidents happen... such as the killing of you, by us."
- Louie: Should I shoot him gangland style or executioner style?
Fat Tony : Listen to your heart. - Fat Tony: Gentlemen, remove your guns from their holsters.
Louie: Shoulder or ankle?
Fat Tony: Surprise me. - Fat Tony: "Johnny Tightlips, how's your mother?"
Johnny Tightlips: "Who says I had a mother?" - Fat Tony: "Johnny Tightlips, do you see the shooter?"
Johnny Tightlips: "I see a lot of things..."
Fat Tony: "You know, you could be more helpful..." - Fat Tony: "Who wants to sleep with the fishes?"
Kids: "*Gasp!*"
Fat Tony: "Cause I've brought along this Finding Nemo bed spread!"
