Ralph Wiggum (song)

Infobox Song
Name = Ralph Wiggum


Artist = The Bloodhound Gang
Album = Hefty Fine
Released = September 27, 2005
track_no = 7
Recorded = 2004
Genre = Alternative rock
Length = 2:52
Writer = Jimmy Pop
Label = Geffen
Producer = Jimmy Pop
Tracks =
prev = "Diarrhea Runs in the Family"
prev_no = 6
next = "Something Diabolical"
next_no = 8

"Ralph Wiggum" is the seventh track of The Bloodhound Gang's 2005 album "Hefty Fine". It is comprised almost entirely of quotes from the character Ralph Wiggum from the animated show "The Simpsons", except for the chorus "Ralphie, get off the stage sweetheart" which is spoken by Ralph's father Chief Wiggum in the episode "Homer's Enemy", and the bridge "Yvan eht nioj", which was a subliminal message ("join the navy" backwards) placed in a song by the short-lived band that Bart, Milhouse, Nelson and Ralph were involved in in the episode "New Kids on the Blecch".

While most reviewers slated "Hefty Fine" as a whole, "Ralph Wiggum" has been singled out as a positive highlight of the album. [cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/bloodhoundgang-hefty.shtml|title=Bloodhound Gang - Hefty Fine|last=Schiller |first=Mike|date=7 November 2005|publisher=PopMatters|accessdate=2008-06-11] [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001261271|title=BLOODHOUND GANG, "Hefty Fine"|last=Vrabel|first=Jeff|date=October 05, 2005|publisher=billboard.com|accessdate=2008-06-11]

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