Butler

The Butler is an Non-Player Character. We can hire him from the phone. He is like the maid but can do more work than her.

He does various chores like:
 * cleaning the house.
 * watering plants.
 * making beds.
 * activating Servo.
 * serving food.
 * caring for babies.
 * fending off obsessed Fans.
 * cleaning pets poop.
 * filling the pet bowl.

The Sims
The Butler is introduced in the expansion pack Superstar of The Sims. His name is Alfred. He charges 500 Simoleons for one day. His dress consists of a black tuxedo, gray pants and white gloves. He is a gray-haired white old man.

We can give the following commands if we select him:
 * Dismiss
 * Fire
 * Ask to Leave (when there are guests in the house)

Trivia

 * Alfred may be taken from the DC comic character, Batman's butler, Alfred.
 * In The Sims, if the player has bought a bar then Alfred may be seen taking a swig from it, when he has nothing else to do.

The Sims 2
The Butler appears in the Apartment Life Expansion pack for The Sims 2. He cleans up messes, tends children, fixes broken things, gardens, cooks and answers the door. Butlers are marry-able. Butlers work from 7 am to 8 pm. Butlers will buy groceries and accept deliveries.