Creation
His surname "Wiggum" is Matt Groening's mother's maiden name. As "a conscious pun", Wiggum was designed to look like a pig. Hank Azaria first based his voice for Wiggum on David Brinkley, but it was too slow and he switched it to an Edward G. Robinson impression.
In the Italian version of the show, his name is changed to Clancy Winchester, and he speaks with a thick Neapolitan accent.
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