Dave Shutton is a journalist who works for The Springfield Shopper. He wears a fedora similar to those worn by reporters of the 1940s.
History
His main appearance was in the Season 2 episode Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish, where he was the reporter who helped Bart and Lisa expose the story of the Nuclear Power Plant poisoning the water and creating Blinky, the three-eyed fish. In the Season 3 episode Radio Bart, he was the reporter who first heard "Timmy O'Toole" in the well.
Kent Brockman seems to hold him in slight contempt, possibly because they work in different news mediums. When Shutton arrived at a scene and asked what was going on, Brockman replied, "Oh, do your research, Shutton!"[1]
In his most recent, eminent role, Dave comes across Santa's Little Helper in the Simpsons' backyard. He finds the dog balancing a beer can on his nose and Dave, finding this action to be noteworthy, takes a pic of him, saying "A shot like this only comes once in a lifetime." The last four words he repeats after the can begins to fall of dog's nose and the photojournalist places the can back on it. The shot is subsequently featured on the front page of the Springfield Shopper, which would grab the attention of Duff Beer.[2]
Non-Canon
Dave is also seen among the media hounds who ask questions about King Homer and take his pictures, which enrages the giant gorilla. When King Homer breaks free from his restraints and gets loose in the theatre, all the journalists and photographers flee for their lives, except for Dave, who screams in terror before being squashed dead when King Homer steps on him.[3]
Gallery
Appearances
Note: Many of his appearances are brief, background roles. Episodes in which he has an actual role are in bold.
-
Episode – "Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish" - Episode – "Three Men and a Comic Book"
- Episode – "Radio Bart"
- Episode – "Lisa the Beauty Queen"
-
THOH – "Treehouse of Horror III" (King Homer) - Episode – "Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie"
- Episode – "Homer's Triple Bypass"
- Episode – "Marge vs. the Monorail"
- Episode – "Marge in Chains"
- Episode – "Rosebud"
- Episode – "Bart's Inner Child"
- Episode – "$pringfield (or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
- Episode – "A Star Is Burns"
- Episode – "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)"
- Episode – "Bart After Dark"
- Episode – "Grade School Confidential" (Among the crowd outside Springfield Elementary)
- Episode – "A Tale of Two Springfields"
- Episode – "I'm Goin' to Praiseland" (Waiting in line at the titular amusement park)
- Episode – "Old Yeller-Belly"
- Episode – "Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens and Gays" (Among the crowd outside the Kwik-E-Mart who gather to sign Marge's survey)
- Episode – "The Bart of War"
- Episode – "The Fool Monty"
- Episode – "The Simpsons Guy"
- Episode – "Frinkcoin"
-
-
Video game – The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Template:AppearancesS2 Template:AppearancesS3 Template:AppearancesS4 Template:AppearancesS5 Template:AppearancesS7 Template:AppearancesS8 Template:AppearancesS9
Citations