Kearney (Simpsons)
In a future episode, he is seen as the Vice-Principal of Springfield Elementary. In one episode he describes himself as speaking "as a teenager, and as the parent of a teenager", a feat which is almost impossible. He drives a blue
Hyundai Excel.
There is a "Kearney Street" in
Portland, Oregon, where
Matt Groening grew up.
It was revealed in a Simpsons comic that he, Jimbo, and Dolph were bullied by nerds. Bart then taught them that nerds are "all talk and no action" and they learned to "stand up" for themselves. Bart was later caught in the crossfire when his own creation turned on him and the other students at Springfield Elementary.
Kearney's favorite punching bag is
Martin Prince. He also once beat up
Nelson when he found how sensitive he was, as well as when Nelson commented on how "Furious D" didn't take no "
guff" from nobody.
Kearney can often be seen hanging around
"Jimbo" Jones, Nelson Muntz, and
Dolph. The gang does not use physical abuse on girls — most likely due to the fact that the "
girl bullies" would come after them as they do the nerds, dorks and geeks. One other reason for it is that they say that girls bite and scratch, and sometimes the boys get crushes on them.
At one time, he has dated Jimbo's mother, claiming "Hey, she came onto me!", with the result that he was beaten up by the rest of the gang.
In the episode
Future-Drama, Kearney becomes the Vice-Principal of Springfield Elementary (the principal is still Seymour Skinner). However, none of his bullying traits are seen.