Momar "Moe" Szyslak (pronounced "seez-lack") or Morris "Moe" Syzlak, also known as Moe the Bartender prior to Season 6, (born November 24) is the proprietor and bartender of "Moe's Tavern", a Springfield bar frequented by Homer Simpson and his friends. He is of Polish descent, although himself states to come from a family of Dutch immigrants. He has once stated that he moved to Springfield from Holland.
Moe is portrayed as often irritable and rude to all except his bar friends Homer, Lenny, and Carl, whom he sometimes treats as respected customers as opposed to his everyday drunks like Barney Gumble. His easy-to-lose harsh temper usually turns down women and finding a girlfriend for Moe has therefore been a running joke, from indulged sexual abstinence to unsuccessful suicide attempts to dating generally rejected women.
