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License Plates
   on The Simpsons

Maintained by Bruce Gomes      
Updated August 2013

Originally by Dave G Nelson
Contributions from Haynes Lee and
   Solon Boomer-Jenks
Simpsons License Plates TR8OR
Bart's Street Assassin Bike
"We want to sit under a cool state license plate.  Michigan or better!"
      Homer --- [KABF01] Funeral for a Fiend

The letters and numbers on the plates can at times have obvious meanings ("EX CON", "I RULE U", "ADOLF 1"), can at times have not so obvious meanings ("3 MI ISL", "JHN 143") and at times can appear meaningless ("3FJP24", "012111", etc.). Some appear to be dates (050768) (and that one appears in other places too!) but they've remained unverified at this time. We have theories, but if you know or suspect the true meaning behind any of these, please contact us via email! Of course, many of them may just be meaningless, but as fans we can't accept the simple explanation. ;-)

The Simpsons' vehicles:

[MG36] SIMPS..Homer's car  (license partially blocked)
[7F07] 202 VXXHomer's car
[8F10] 795DVIHomer's car
[8F12] KYI 830Marge's car
[2F09] R8DMTHomer's car
[3F09] SIMPHomer's car
[4F22] KL5-311Homer's car
[AABF10] UMM02Marge's Canyonero {dj}
[AABF15] 3FJP24Homer's car  (pulling 'art' work)
[CABF03] I GRIFTHomer's car
[EABF04] EABF04Marge's car
[MOVIE1] 1PHL07Homer's car  (Philemon 1:7)
[LABF01] GR8 68Homer's car
 (Car Homer is driving in opening chasing couch in San Francisco)
(first seen as Snake's car in [5F06]) (repeated in [LABF16] opening)
[LABF01] HOMER6Homer's car
 (Homer's car in his alternate future life as told by the tomato sauce at Luigi's)
[LABF11] 97G 5127Homer's car
 (License plate on car Abe and Homer drive around in Ireland)
[NABF05] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie above)
 (Homer driving his car in the Bumper car ride with Bart)
[NABF05] TR8OR(Traitor) Bart's Street Assassin bike
 (in exchange for giving nuclear secrets to China)
[NABF16] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (3rd occurrence, same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie) {ra}
[PABF09] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (4th occurrence, same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie)
[RABF02] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (5th occurrence, same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie)
[RABF04] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (6th occurrence, same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie)
[RABF05] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (7th occurrence, same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie)
[RABF07] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (8th occurrence, same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie)
[RABF12] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (9th occurrence, same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie) {ra}
[RABF14] H1P70LMarge's car  (Anagram of Homer's license plate)
[RABF14] 1PHL07Homer's car
 (10th occurrence, same plate that appeared in The Simpsons Movie) {ra}
[RABF14] RABF14Homer, Moe and Lenny's car in Iceland

Other vehicles:
  • [7G09] Car driving by "Official Bigfoot Souvenirs" stands: 2XZ218
  • [7F01] Government Inspection Team: EM9T (E is in a circle)
  • [7F10] Mr. Burns' Volkswagen: LUVI
  • [7F13] Cable Installer: 1NBNW (North by Northwest)
  • [7F22] Bloodmobile: PLASMA1 {jbh}
  • [7F24] Ambulance taking Homer to New Bedlam asylum: SLIP
  • [8F09] Vanity plates at SNPP parking lot:
    • 1ALP216 (Homer's)
    • LOADED (Karl's)
    • ME RICH
    • JACKPOT
    • BUY LOW
  • [8F14] Krusty's pink convertible: KRUSTY
  • [8F15] Quimby's vehicle: I RULE U
  • [8F15] Snake's car: EX CON
  • [8F16] The Twirl King yo-yo van: YO-YO
  • [8F20] Krusty's Limo: KRUSTY9
  • [8F20] Sideshow Bob & Selma's honeymoon car: IH8 BART
  • [9F07] Foreign car Crazy Vlaclav attempts to sell to Homer: XZLOTNY16 but then it changes to XZLOTNY2K
  • [9F07] Batmobile: 2F-3567 (One of the actual license plates used on the Batmobile)
  • [9F09] Snake's car: EX CON
  • [9F12] Blue pickup truck that drives past Bart with kids: 4H15464
  • [9F18] TJX on trailer carrying mountain bikes Skinner for bullies
  • [9F20] 101KRK - License plate on car with mobilier - the car chandelier
  • [1F10] Ambulance: SLIP (see 7F24 above!)
  • [1F14] Ned's car: JHN 143 (John 14:3) {jk}
  • [1F20] Ms. Hoover's car: 012111
  • [2F07] Blue pickup truck from Spittle County chasing Grampa and Homer: 123
  • [2F09] Lenny's vehicle: 829EAG
  • [2F09] Car in lot of nuclear plant: 3MI ISL (3 Mile Island) {bg}
  • [2F09] Car in lot of nuclear plant: ANIM8R (Animator)
  • [2F13] Hitler's Mercedes Benz: ADOLF 1
  • [2F21] Police Car: AL 21 (that Marge trains in)
  • [2F32] Lionel Hutz's white Bronco: NOT OJ
  • [3F07] Car in Try-N-Save parking lot: 912-DEB
  • [3F07] Car in Try-N-Save parking lot: IRLG208
  • [3F07] Car in Try-N-Save parking lot: 2PLY130
  • [3F07] Car in Try-N-Save parking lot: 211KIM
  • [3F07] Car in Try-N-Save parking lot: KBS308
  • [3F07] Car in Try-N-Save parking lot: 2FBL111
  • [3F09] President Ford's limo: MR DUH
  • [3F14] Airport shuttle: 600ZIP
  • [3F18] Snake's car: EX CON
  • [3F19] German baron's Mercedes: AJ 72695 and a "D" oval sticker.
  • [4F15] Li'l Lugger: 3F23 (episode production code)
  • [4F15] 982 501 License plate of car driving past Sit-N-Stare Bus Lines bus OFF takes to NYC.
  • [5F04] Apu: HI LIFE
  • [5F06] Snake's Lil Bandit: GR8 68 (Great '68)
  • [5F23] Lawyers' fire trucks: SPLT
  • [AABF02] Hippies' Saturn: 34429
  • [AABF06] Comic Book Guy's AMC Gremlin: NCC 1701 (Star Trek)
  • [AABF07]
    • Pyro's car at drive-in: PYRO
    • other car: HD5P19A
  • [AABF23] Batmobile: 2F-5367 {dbj} (Close to a Batman plate!)
  • [BABF17] Vanity plates at mafia summit:
    • BAGMAN2
    • MOB MOM
    • KILLER ("Just Made" written on car)
  • [CABF01] Tex's license plate NO SHAME (br)
  • [CABF18] Gloria's Ford Thunderbird (Burn's/Snake's girlfriend) LMS 714 {bp}
  • [DABF15] Carrie's Volkswagen Golf Cabriolet red convertible 3NS992 {br}
  • [DABF22] Taxi (perhaps a Ford Crown Victoria) Homer takes home from bar IZL-AII
  • [EABF08] Sara Sloane's red Mercedes OS-CAR
  • [EABF10] Stark Richdale's Bentley MARK XII (well, maybe a Continental) MARK XII
  • [EABF19] Springfield Police Car: D1151
  • [GABF11] One of Bart's intervention group: MANH8TR
  • [HABF09] Bud Armstrong, Commissioner of football: COMMISH
  • [HABF16] Episode production code, on car parked outside Isotope Stadium : HAB-F16
  • [JABF21] Lenny's car: DUI GUY
  • [JABF21] Car Homer tows in Guidopolis: I [Heart] ZVLX
  • [JABF21] Agnes Skinner's car (Principal Skinner's mother): [Handicapped symbol] 47683
  • [KABF03] KABF3 (Car parked next to Mr. Burns car in employee parking lot) (Episode # KABF03)
  • [KABF13] KRUSTY (Krusty's red convertible)
  • [MABF09] Plate on pick-up truck outside of Cora's Diner - MABF09
  • [MABF18] Dahlia Brinkley, Springfield Elementary alumni who attended YALE: S1-1 459
  • [MABF19] Fat Tony: FTONY1
  • [NABF01] Montgomery Burns: 001
  • [NABF12] Fat Tony: FTONY1 seen again!!
  • [NABF15] Edna Krabappel: 11466
  • [PABF22] Malibu Stacy's car: STACY [CA 2013] on Stacy Malibu's Carnival
  • [RABF09] Lisa's Substitute Teacher Ms. Cantwell: RABF09 (episode production code)

    Other References!

  • [SC002] Prison truck taking prisoners to Springfield Work Farm: CHNGLNG
  • [SC007] Krusty the Clown Clown Car: KRUS-T
  • [SC011] Tank McBain is driving: RT WING
  • [SC016] Bumblebee Man's car: BE[E?]
  • [SC023] Krusty the Clown Car: KRUS-T (seen again!)
  • [SC200] Springfield Police Car: AL21
  • [SC200] Snake's Lil Bandit: GR8 68 (Great '68) (first seen in [5F06])
  • [SC200] MR. ICEE truck: ICEE
  • [BS077] Larry H. Lawyer car: LV-426
    (also Acheron, the moon with the terraforming colony in Aliens?)
Off-the-car license plates:
  • [1F09] in Flanders' rumpus room: 050768
  • [8F20] Sideshow Bob's creations:
    • RIP BART
    • DIE BART
    • BART DOA
    • IH8 BART
  • [3F02] on walls at Uncle Moe's Family Feedbag:
    • Massachusetts 050-768
    • Massachusetts 051-868
    • New Hampshire 100-767 (changes to 100-761 later in scene)
    • Massachusetts 418-(obscured)
    • 03454
    • 855301 (changes to 85535E in later scene)
    • 05768 (changes to PT1695 in later scene)
    • 051-868
    • 122-500
    • 046-038
    • Virginia TEW-1
  • [5F18] In Bart's booty: 247 BEF
  • [5F23] In Flanders' Rumpus room: 091-695
  • [DABF07] In Buck McCoy's home: Wyoming: BCK MCY (Buck McCoy)
Faux license plates:
  • [2F01] License plate rack: Barclay, Barry, Bert, Bort
  • [5F01] License plate illustrated on side of security consultant's van: EX-CON
Attempts at license plates:
  • [4F19] Marge attempts to get vanity plates Marge, Marjorie or Mitzi at the DMV but they're all already taken.
Contributors:
{bg} Bruce Gomes
{br} Benjamin Robinson
{bp} Brian Petersen
{dj} Darrel Jones
{dbj} DeadBoltJackal
{jbh} Jnsbighead
{jk} James Kittredge
{ndc} Nicolás Di Candia
{ra} Randomno
{sg} Sam Graves

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Last updated on August 14, 2013 by Bruce Gomes (bgomes@snpp.com)
One hundred and twenty years ago today the world's first automobile license plates were issued in Paris, France on August 14, 1893