Biography

Name: Arthur (Artie) Ziff Religion: Judaism Present Age: 34 (roughly) Occupation: Entrepreneur, currently in prison The Good: intelligent, articulate, witty, rich The Bad: busy hands, annoying, arrogant The Ugly: disgusting cough, obsessed with Marge Artie Ziff first appeared in the season 2 episode of The Simpsons "The Way We Was" (7F12). He was shown as an intelligent, slightly arrogant teenage boy. He went to the prom with Marge, but that night ended up sour when he let his "busy hands" get the best of him. His next appearance was in season 4's "The Front" (9F16), but it was a short one. he was seen for about 10 seconds at the high school reunion, and was revealed to be extremely rich. However, it was also revealed that he would give it all up to be with Marge. Perhaps this was a fore-shading of what would come next... Artie's next appearance on The Simpsons was in season 13's "Half-Decent Proposal" (DABF04). This time he was offering Homer $1,000,000 for a weekend with Marge. Once again he let his busy hands ruin his chances at love. His next and most recent spot on The Simpsons was in season 15's "The Ziff Who Came To Dinner" (FABF08). His internet company had failed, and he was dirt poor. After a short stint of living at the Simpsons' home, he was sent to jail for questionable business practices. The last we saw of him he was spraying burly men's cigarettes out with a spray bottle in prison.