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Nedward "Ned" Flanders is a fictional character on The Simpsons, voiced by Harry Shearer, who lives next door to the Simpsons with his family and is generally considered a pillar of the Springfield community. Since the episode "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily" he is a widower.
He is a devout Christian.
He was one of the first characters outside of the immediate Simpson family to appear on the show — his ownership of a vast and sparkling-new Winnebago, the Land Behemoth sparked the action of the very first regular episode. It has been revealed that Ned Flanders was named after Northeast Flanders St. in Portland, Oregon, the hometown of Simpsons creator Matt Groening. The street sign, NE Flanders St., is often defaced to read NED Flanders St.