Editing Cheese-eating surrender monkeys (section)

== Origin ==
The term "cheese-eating surrender monkeys" first appeared in {{"-}}[['Round Springfield]]", an April 1995 episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'', an American animated television show.<ref name="guardianYoungeHenley">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/france/story/0,,893202,00.html |access-date=2011-08-05 |work=[[The Guardian]] |title=Wimps, weasels and monkeys&nbsp;— the US media view of 'perfidious France' |first1=Gary |last1=Younge |first2=Jon |last2=Henley |date=2003-02-11}}</ref> In the episode, budget cuts at [[Springfield Elementary School]] force the school's Scottish janitor, [[Groundskeeper Willie]], to teach French. Expressing his disdain for French people, he says in a heavy Scottish burr to the class: "Bonjourrrrrrrrr, you cheese-eating surrender monkeys!"{{sfn|Turner|2004|p=54}}{{sfn|Richmond & Coffman|1997|p=173}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The Simpsons In The Classroom: Embiggening the Learning Experience with the Wisdom of Springfield |page=12 |author1=Du Vernay, Denise |author2=Waltonen, Karma |publisher=McFarland |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-7864-4490-8}}</ref>

On the episode's [[audio commentary]], executive producer [[Al Jean]] said the line was "probably" written by ''The Simpsons'' staff writer [[Ken Keeler]].<ref name=Jean>{{cite video |people=Jean, Al |date=2005 |title=The Simpsons The Complete Sixth Season DVD commentary for the episode {{"-}}[['Round Springfield]]" |medium=DVD |publisher=20th Century Fox}}</ref> In a February 2012 interview, Keeler confirmed that he coined the term; he said he considers it his best contribution to the show.<ref name=Keeler>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2012/02/simpsons_talent_share_their_fa.php?page=3 |title=Best 'Simpsons' Moments: Castmembers Share Their Favorite Contributions to Celebrate the 500th Episode |work=[[OC Weekly]] |access-date=2012-05-05 |date=2012-02-14 |author=Du Vernay, Denise |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012025810/http://blogs.ocweekly.com/heardmentality/2012/02/simpsons_talent_share_their_fa.php?page=3 |archive-date=2013-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Al Jean commented that the staff did not expect the term to become widely used and never intended it as any kind of genuine political statement.<ref name=Jean/>

When {{" '}}Round Springfield" was dubbed for a French audience, the line became "Rendez vous, singes mangeurs de fromage" ("Surrender, cheese-eating monkeys").<ref name=benm>{{Cite news |last=Macintyre |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Macintyre |title=Last word: Any word that embiggens the vocabulary is cromulent with me |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=August 11, 2007 |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article2234263.ece |access-date=August 3, 2011|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615125010/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article2234263.ece |archive-date=June 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=L'image de la France dans les Simpson |url=https://www.simpsonspark.com/dossiers/france |website=www.simpsonspark.com |access-date=24 May 2024 |language=fr}}</ref>