Hans Moleman (also known as Ralph Melish, born August 2) is a mole-like man with extremely bad luck. He is best known for his 10-second short film Man Getting Hit by Football in 'A Star Is Burns'. There is a running gag in the series of him getting killed by various accidents, yet returning unharmed later on. Because of this, some fans refer to him as the original Kenny McCormick, or 'The Kenny of Springfield'. Moleman first appeared in the Tracy Ullman short 'Scary Movie' (without glasses) sleeping in the cinema, but wakes up when Bart screams. He was silent then. He looked different in that short, showing a prototype version of him. He was officially introduced as a speaking, unlucky character in the episode 'Principal Charming'; however, his driver's license listed his name as 'Ralph Melish'. He has cataracts and is almost entirely blind (which has severely impaired his reading ability). He carries a brown cane with him everywhere, which was once shown to contain a hidden sword. (Source: Fandom.com, CC BY-SA)