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 pet poop.
 * filling the pet bowl.

The Sims 1
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 Sims 1, 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.