{"id":18,"age":57,"birthdate":"1953-07-08","description":"Walter Seymour Skinner or Seymour  Skinner (real name: Armin Tamzarian) is a recurring character in The Simpsons. He is the principal of Springfield Elementary School, and a stereotypical educational bureaucrat. He struggles to control the crumbling school and is constantly engaged in a battle against its inadequate resources, apathetic and bitter teachers, and often rowdy and unenthusiastic students, Bart Simpson being a standout example. A strict disciplinarian, Skinner has an uptight, militaristic attitude that stems from his years in the United States Army as a Green Beret, which included service in the Vietnam War, where he achieved the rank of a sergeant, according to his rank insignia. As a result of his service in the Vietnam War, he is often plagued by horrible memories of his involvement via post-traumatic stress disorder, sometimes even happening at the most inopportune of times. It is also implied that he received a severe injury during the Vietnam War on his posterior to require a metal plate to be installed in it.","first_appearance_ep_id":1,"first_appearance_sh_id":null,"gender":"Male","name":"Seymour Skinner","occupation":"Principal of Springfield Elementary School","phrases":[],"portrait_path":"/character/18.webp","status":"Alive","first_appearance_ep":{"id":1,"airdate":"1989-12-17","description":"\"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire\" (also known as \"The Simpsons Christmas Special\") is the first episode of Season 1 of The Simpsons, as well as the series premiere/pilot episode of the series. It is the show's only episode to be aired in the 1980s. (Minus the original shorts.)","episode_number":1,"image_path":"/episode/1.webp","name":"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire","season":1,"synopsis":"When Mr. Burns announces that none of the workers will be getting Christmas bonuses and Marge reveals that she spent the extra Christmas gift money on getting Bart's \"Mother\" tattoo removed, Homer keeps his lack of funds for the holidays a secret and gets a job as a mall Santa."},"first_appearance_sh":null}