Ned Flanders
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Nedward "Ned" Flanders, Jr. is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons. He is the next door neighbor to the Simpson family and is generally loathed by Homer Simpson. He is an Evangelical Christian who practices sola scriptura, has an annoyingly perfect family and is among the friendliest and most compassionate of Springfield's citizens.
He was one of the first characters outside of the immediate Simpson family to appear on the show, and has since been central to several episodes, the first being season two's "Dead Putting Society". His last name comes from Flanders St. in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening. When he was created, he was intended to just be a neighbor who was very nice, but whom Homer loathed.