Nelson Muntz is a character on
The Simpsons and is the bully at Springfield Elementary. His first appearance was on the 5th episode of season one titled
"Bart The General". Nelsons character is one of economic hardship and social rejection. When his back story is revealed it tends to showcase his poor living conditions, an alcoholic mother and a father who abandoned the family some time ago. Several running jokes for Nelson revolve around his parents, including one about his dad going out for a pack of smokes one day, never to return.