Eddie and Lou
Eddie, voiced by Harry Shearer, and Lou, voiced by Hank Azaria, are Springfield police officers. They first appeared in the first season episode "There's No Disgrace Like Home". The two do not have surnames, as Lou says "we're like Cher"; in his younger years, Lou referred to himself as "Lou the cop".
Lou is the police sergeant and a competent officer of the Springfield Police. He is a foil to Chief Wiggum, and often takes the time to point out Wiggum's mistakes. Lou has been shown to resent Wiggum, and is aware of his chief's ineptitude. Lou was married to a woman named Amy. In "The Bart of War", it is shown that Lou is divorced from his wife, and Eddie has been seeing her occasionally. Lou is a Democrat.
Al Jean and Mike Reiss named Lou after Major League Baseball player Lou Whitaker. Azaria based Lou's voice on actor Sylvester Stallone's. Though he has nearly always been black, Lou originally appeared yellow in "There's No Disgrace Like Home". In "Bart vs. Thanksgiving", Eddie was animated to Lou's voice and Lou was animated to Eddie's.
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