Waylon Smithers, Jr.

Waylon J. Smithers, Jr. (better known as "Mr. Smithers" or simply as "Smithers") (born December 25, 1954) is Mr. Burns' personal assistant, executive, and self-proclaimed best friend. In many ways, Mr. Smithers represents the stereotype of the closeted gay man, and numerous overt allusions and double entendres to his homosexuality are made (especially towards Mr. Burns), as he lives in the Gay Neighborhood.