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Homer Simpson is a famous TV dad. But did he almost have THREE daughters? 1 / 8

In Season 12's "Insane Clown Poppy," Bart meets a young girl named Sophie. 2 / 8

Initially, Sophie was going to be a different character - Homer's daughter from a pre-Marge relationship ! 3 / 8

Simpsons' showrunner, Mike Scully, thought that change was TOO big. So Sophie was created instead. 4 / 8

Sophie was introduced as Krusty the Clown daughter that Krusty didn't know he had! 5 / 8

Drew Barrymore voiced Sophie. She did not show up that often after this episode. 6 / 8

Recently, though, Sophie has had a comeback. She was in the Season 28 Christmas episode. 7 / 8

And she was part of Bart's E-Sports team in the recently completed Season 30. 8 / 8