The Simpsons' Squeaky-Voiced Teen

For a long time he had neither a name nor a destiny, just a voice that cracks at the worst possible moment and a Krusty Burger badge on his chest. The squeaky-voiced teen is one of the most endearing supporting characters in Springfield.

Thirty-four years later, the show finally gave him a first name. Here is the profile of the town's unluckiest employee.

Who is the squeaky-voiced teen?

Known in English as the "Squeaky-Voiced Teen" and in French as "l'adolescent boutonneux", this character is one of the few teenagers in Springfield. His distinctive feature: a voice mid-break that cracks constantly — the character's central running gag — coupled with generous acne and a slouching posture. He appears as early as the second season.

🛋️ The teen carries that slouch around as surely as his acne; if you're planning to flop down too, at least do it on our Simpsons cushions, and your back will thank you.

The king of dead-end jobs

His life is a succession of precarious, thankless jobs: most often cashier at the Krusty Burger — Krusty's fast-food chain — but also movie theater usher, grocery bagger or valet. He embodies, all on his own, exploited youth and bad luck, often crossing the path of Homer or of Principal Skinner's pupils.

🥪 At the Krusty Burger counter, it's the teen who rings up everyone else's meals between voice cracks; as for your own lunch, pack it in our Simpsons lunch bags instead and skip his register.

An anonymous figure… finally named

For a long time, the character had no stable name: Matt Groening even cited him as his favorite anonymous character, right after Comic Book Guy. Over the episodes, contradictory names were attributed to him — and the show had fun showing several identical teens at the same time, keeping the doubt alive: one character, or a whole "model" in many copies? It took until 2025 for him to finally receive a canonical name, Andrew "Mr. Teen", and a genuine episode of his own.

The character's voice actors

In the original version, the teen is voiced almost exclusively by Dan Castellaneta (also the voice of Homer), who modeled his delivery on a character from the sitcom Our Miss Brooks. His French voice work, spread across several actors over the seasons, is not documented with any certainty.

🍵 Going from Homer's voice to the teen's cracking one with a single throat is quite the stretch for Dan Castellaneta; if yours is calling for a piping-hot herbal tea instead, set your mug down on our Simpsons coasters to spare your table.

His workplace

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Summary table

FAQ

• Who is the squeaky-voiced teen?
  A recurring supporting character, one of the few teenagers in Springfield, famous for his cracking voice and his dead-end jobs.
• Does he have a name?
  He was anonymous for a long time; only in 2025 does he receive a canonical name, Andrew. The "Jeremy Freedman" going around is a fan invention.
• Is it always the same character?
  The ambiguity is deliberate: the show sometimes shows several identical teens at once, somewhere between an individual and a recurring "type".
• Who voices him in the original version?
  Dan Castellaneta, the voice of Homer — not Nancy Cartwright, contrary to a widespread belief.

Conclusion

Unlucky, exploited and endearing, the squeaky-voiced teen is a tender satire of precarious youth. An anonymous figure turned cult, whom Springfield took thirty-four years to give a first name.