more often than not, were taken from or were imitations of the Baron Munchausen stories of Rudolf Erich Raspe. The Englishness of the commander, the reluctance of his audience to listen to his far-fetched stories, and the commander's insistence on telling them, suggest the influence of P.G. Wodehouse's "Oldest Member" golf stories as well. Arthur Conan Doyle also indulged the tradition with his stories of Brigadier Gerard. Other influences include the early animated character Colonel Heeza Liar, [He's a Liar] the subject of a number of animated shorts created by John R. Bray and directed by Walter Lantz, who was later known for the Woody Woodpecker franchise. Another influence may have been Captain Geoffrey Spicer-Simson DSO, RN, a career Royal Navy officer noted for telling of his improbable exploits whose career as a surveyor took him to China, Borneo and Africa. Spicer-Simson's greatest claim to fame was winning the Battle of Lake Tanganyika during World War I with two armed motor launches named Mimi and Toutou. Episodes "Over the Falls" "Fish Story" "The Himalayas" "The North Pole" "Khyber Pass" "Ace of Aces" "Niagara Falls" "Dodge City Dodge" "Football By Hex" "Rabelasla" "Okefenokee Swamp" "The Flying Machine" "The Giant Elephant" "The Great Bird" "Chicago Mobster" "The Monster Bear" "The Kangaroo" "The Giant Mosquito" "The Black Knight" "The Flying Pond" "The Old Ninety-Two" "Our Man in Manhattan" "Oyster Island" "The Steam Car" "Swimming the Atlantic" "Fort Apache" "The Flying Trapeze" "Around the World" "Indianapolis Motor Speedway" "The Rhino Charge" "Mystifying McBragg" "Mamouth Cavern" "The Astronaut" "Dam Break" "The Eclipse" "Ship of the Desert" "Egypt" "The Singing Cowboy" "The Lumberjack" "The Bronco Buster" "Echo Canyon" "Tightrope" "Lake Tortuga" "Coney Island" "Rainbow Island" "The Insect Collector" "Lost Valley" "The Orient Express" Other media Commander McBragg appeared in The Simpsons episode "The Seemingly Never-Ending Story" voiced by Maurice LaMarche. He was acting as the judge for a scavenger hunt between Montgomery Burns and the Rich Texan, both eccentric millionaires in the same gentleman's club, known in the episode as "The Excluder's Club" as it is known for being very exclusive. See also Joseph Jorkens References External links The World of Commander McBragg at The Big Cartoon Database Animated human characters Fictional commanders Male characters in animation Rocky and Bullwinkle characters Total Television