It's not that important but...

I know that I am not the first person to say that Rebekah Brooks looks like Side-Show Bob from the Simpsons but it's not just the hair there are other similarities, their self belief, surprising large feet and they both want to kill children. 

But can we extend this further? Can we involve other players from the News International/News of the World Drama? I think we can.

Human punch bag and seemingly unrepentant former NotW Paul McMullan, for instance, reminds me of Gill Gunderson. Not just the general look, desperate, rumpled suit etc but the longing to make up for past mistakes, for atonement if you will. Where Gill has "C'mon, help ol' Gil out here!” Paul has “Just one more Newsnight appearance should do it, just one more”

Obviously Rupert Murdoch will be Mr Burns, I think that could go without saying although you will note that I have felt the need to say it. He could also be Rupert Murdoch who has appeared in at last one episode.

Of course if you have a Mr Burns you need a Smithers, slightly pathetic and will do absolutely anything to impress the boss, for this we have 3 nominations and they are our last 3 Prime Ministers. Gordon Brown, Tony Blair and David Cameron have all done heroic levels of Smither's like crawling, favour currying and snivelling towards Murdoch.

The Simpsons has Chief Clency Wiggam, a police Officer who, according to the Simpson Wiki, “has little regard for individual rights or even public safety” and is willing to look the other way should a little money be exchanged. He has taken brides from Homer and Troy “banned from the aquarium” Maclure. Are there any seemingly incompetent police officers who seem not to have wanted to investigate crimes because it would be a bit like hard work? Ummmm, oh I know how about John Yates, Ex Met Police Assistant Commisioner who has recently resigned. He reviewed all of the documents that the Met police had on the phone hacking investigation, documents that we now know contained about 4000 names of people whose phones may have been hacked. He did this in 8 hours and found no reason for the Met to reopen it’s investigation.

Would it be overly simplistic to compare Boris “nothing to see here” Johnson to “Diamond” Joe Quimby, Mayor of Springfield? Perhaps. Since the Milly Dowler bit of the scandal broke Boris has used phrases such as "blatant intrusion," "callousness," "corruption" despite, however only 3 months ago, using phrases like "a song and dance about nothing”,” a load of codswallop"  and "whipped up by the Guardian and the Labour Party." Naked political opportunism or just having an opinion based on which ever way the public views are blowing?

Joe Quimby is one for the ladies, I can’t imagine that Mr Johnson would have any troubles there would he? Oh now wait, wasn’t there that lady…. and didn’t he have an…. Hmm, may be a comparison is in order.

Can we take any positives from the situation? Are there any people who have come out of this well, a Lisa Simpson if you will? Well I think yes. The Guardian and their tireless journalists who have refused to drop the story and also Tom Watson MP and Chris Bryant MP who have been like dogs with bones that they are very keen on indeed.

Now the question is can you think of any others? I have been trying but nothing is coming. Really want one for James Murdoch, modern Bond baddie, I'm thinking possibly Milhouse.

If you do think of any please add them in the comments, thanks.