Rod Flanders is voiced by Pamela Hayden. Rod is Ned Flanders' 10-year-old son. Rod prays often; first thing in the morning and last thing before bed. He prays for God to watch over him and his younger brother, Todd, as well as for the success of his father's business. He also prays for all of the other children like his neighbor Bart Simpson, who do not pray for themselves. Ned has described Rod's hobbies as including "being quiet during trips, clapping with songs and diabetes". Rod's largest role was in "Bart Has Two Mommies", where he obtains new climbing skills and rescues Bart from a chimpanzee atop a church. This episode also reveals that Rod thinks of Marge as the most fun he has had since his mother died. In "'Tis the Fifteenth Season," he mentions that he is "jealous of girls 'cause they get to wear dresses," suggesting nascent transvestism.
In a "freeze-frame gag" in the episode "Homer Badman", Rod is stated to be the younger Flanders child.
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