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minute-long clip of Chair Cooper reading the list has already more than 663,000 views on YouTube — far and away exceeding their channel’s average view count of just a few hundred.Viewers were quick to point out the video’s similarity to the classic “Simpsons” bit, in which Bart calls Moe’s Tavern asking to speak to patrons with names such as “Mike Rotch” and “Anita Bath.”“The audible question in ‘Phil McKraken?'” said one fan of Chair Cooper’s delivery, “that is Moe level straight man.”“Love to

The Simpsons.The front room feature, which is immortalised in the show’s title credit sequence, has been recreated in miniature form, and was shared on Reddit by its creator Brandon Withrow.Not only does the replica pay particular attention to detail, right down to the set’s wonky antenna, it is also a fully functioning TV that can play episodes of the show itself.“I designed and printed a working Simpsons TV. Plays the first 11 seasons at random without internet.

The Simpsons to choose their favourite jokes, spotlighting some of the show’s finest moments.User @ManuclearBomb called upon fans to post their favourite one-liners and scenes, with the tweet earning over 11,000 likes and over 9,000 quote tweets at the time of writing.The thread itself is a nostalgic trawl through the show’s former glories, where even the tiniest sign reference or one-shot gag is celebrated.Some of the highlights include Mr.

The Simpsons is set to get his own line of sneakers from Adidas.The collaboration sees the Simpsons’ neighbour and notable left-hander get his own range of Adidas McCarten, which are themed around his look.The shoes include a mixture of browns, greens and pinks, reflecting Flanders’ own green jumper and pink shirt look.The packaging depicts the character standing outside his famous Leftorium shop, holding up a sign saying “left handers rule!”.The Flanders sneakers currently have no release

Ed Sheeran has revealed that the first song he ever wrote almost ended up soundtracking a show by The Simpsons creator Matt Groening.In a new interview with Apple Music the musician recalled writing a song in his pre-teens called ‘Typical Average Teen’, which also happened to be the proposed title of a show Groening was working on.Sheeran recalled: “It was before I was a teenager and it was called ‘Typical Average Teen’.

The Simpsons brings together recipes for some of the show’s classic delicacies.Since the show began in 1987, The Simpsons has concocted its own recogniseable brands of food, ranging from Krusty Burgers, Marge’s Happy Cracker Snack Platter, to Apu’s Squishees from the Kwik-E-Mart.A new book by Laurel Randolph, who is behind the blog The Joy of Cooking Milhouse, will teach you how to recreate classic recipes from the show.The book features recipes for Forbidden Doughnuts (as seen in episode

The Simpsons character Hans Moleman recently turned 100 years old – scroll down for tributes from fans.Moleman celebrated his 100th birthday yesterday (August 2), with Simpsons fans wishing the beloved character well wishes on social media.The character first appeared in the episode ‘Principal Charming’ and was first called Ralph Melish.

The Simpsons is set for a first as it enters its 33rd season, with the sitcom airing an all-musical episode.While the long-running show has had many memorable musical numbers over the years, the upcoming season premiere on September 26 will be the first with wall-to-wall songs.‘The Star of the Backstage’ is also set to feature a guest appearance from Frozen and The Good Place‘s Kristen Bell as Marge Simpson’s singing voice.Speaking during the show’s Comic-Con panel over the weekend, executive

The Simpsons has again been credited with predicting the future.This time, the animated show seemingly guessed that Virgin boss Richard Branson would make it into space seven years before he made the trip.Branson embarked upon the journey in New Mexico on July 11 with five crew members. It was the first flight with passengers for his Virgin Galactic space tourism company.Following the trip, an image from a 2014 episode of The Simpsons went viral which also showed Branson in space.

Marvel–Simpsons crossover short film is coming soon, called The Good, The Bart and The Loki.Disney+ confirmed that the two worlds will be colliding once more in a short film airing on the streaming platform on July 7 – the same day as the penultimate episode of Loki.In the forthcoming special, Tom Hiddleston will voice a Simpsons version of his character, as the Asgardian finds himself in Springfield after being banished from Asgard again.Loki will then be tasked with facing the “mightiest

Conan O’Brien sat down with Homer Simpson for a HR-style exit interview.O’Brien, who was a writer on The Simpsons from 1991-1993, appeared in a cartoon sketch with the beloved character who was playing a representative from TBS.When O’Brien confirmed his talk show host status in the interview, Simpson replied: “Wow a dying breed, there’s only like 800 of you left.”O’Brien wrote full episodes of The Simpsons ahead of joining The Late Show in 1993.

The Simpsons writer and producer Mike Reiss has said the show “may just go on forever”.Reflecting on the show’s format and its likelihood to keep going beyond its 32nd broadcast season (after being renewed for two more), Reiss remained hopeful.“It’s sort of built like the kind of show that runs forever,” the producer told Metro.

Morrissey-inspired song that aired on The Simpsons last month has been released on streaming services.The song, titled ‘Everyone Is Horrid Except Me (And Possibly You)’, was sung by a character named Quilloughby (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch).

The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean has revealed why their new Star Wars crossover short film on Disney+ removed a cameo from The Mandalorian.Speaking about mini-episode ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap’, in which Maggie meets Lando Calrissian, General Grievous, BB-8 and Ahsoka Tano at daycare, Jean explained why Grogu/Baby Yoda was off-limits.“There was a scene where we had the parents picking up the kids, and The Mandalorian was one of them,” Jean told CNN.

The Simpsons” — but tucked in the background, and far from the spotlight, is one writer in particular.John Swartzwelder, the famously reclusive writer who worked for the Fox show between 1989 and 2003, has opened up in a rare interview with The New Yorker.

Disney+ has announced plans to celebrate May 4 with a Simpsons and Star Wars crossover short.Dubbed ‘Star Wars Day’, May 4 is an informal commemorative day observed annually to celebrate George Lucas’ mega sci-fi franchise.Disney+ has now revealed that it is dropping a Star Wars-themed Simpsons short called Maggie Simpson In ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap.A description for Maggie Simpson In ‘The Force Awakens From Its Nap’ reads: “In a daycare far, far away… but still in Springfield, Maggie is

The Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder has given a rare interview about his work on the long-running show.Swartzwelder wrote some of the show’s most iconic episodes, including ‘Itchy & Scratchy & Marge,’ ‘Bart the Murderer’, ‘Homer vs.

faced a reckoning over the diversity of its characters. The re-casting started with Azaria’s Apu, which the white actor agreed perpetuated harmful stereotypes about Indian Americans.“Tonight I make my debut on The Simpsons as gay, Cuban Julio,” Rodriguez, a longtime performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade, wrote on Instagram last month.

The Simpsons has recast another of its characters in an ongoing bid to increase the diversity of its cast to better represent the characters they’re playing.Julio, who many know as Marge Simpson’s hairdresser, has long been a part of the show’s LGBT+ community, having previously dated Waylon Smithers.

Morrissey has responded to the latest episode of The Simpsons which sent up The Smiths in a statement, saying “Writing for The Simpsons evidently requires only complete ignorance”.The episode, titled Panic On The Streets of Springfield, aired April 19.

Flight Of The Conchords comedian Bret McKenzie has revealed that he worked on the upcoming Simpsons episode that sends up The Smiths.The episode, titled Panic On The Streets of Springfield, will reportedly see Lisa get a new imaginary friend – a depressed indie singer from 1980s Britain.While the show has stopped short of getting Morrissey onboard to voice the character, they will instead be voiced by another prolific British star – Benedict Cumberbatch.Taking to social media earlier this

The Simpsons is set to send up The Smiths in a new episode this weekend, marking the latest chapter in the show’s long history of paying loving homage to pop culture.The episode, titled Panic On The Streets of Springfield, will reportedly see Lisa get a new imaginary friend – a depressed indie singer from 1980s Britain.While the show has stopped short of getting Morrissey onboard to voice the character, they will instead be voiced by another prolific British star – Benedict Cumberbatch.A

The Simpsons cast and crew members have explained how cult segment ‘Steamed Hams’ nearly launched a spinoff series.Reflecting on 25 years since the episode during which the segment aired, ’22 Short Films About Springfield’ first premiered, actor Hank Azaria and co-showrunners Al Jean, Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein recalled initial plans in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter.“I don’t know why this captured people’s imaginations or what it is supposed to represent or what it means beyond

The Simpsons, Edwin Aguilar has died.As reported first in The Hollywood Reporter, Aguilar died on Sunday (April 11) after suffering a stroke; he was 46-years-old.On Twitter, The Simpsons producer Matt Selman said Aguilar was “a talented artist and beloved fountain of love and inspiration to all.”Simpsons character designer Eric Keyes added: “This is going to hurt for some time.

Hank Azaria has been doing the work. In 2017, the 56-year-old white voice actor was publicly called out for voicing the character of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon (an Indian convenience store worker) on in a documentary titled . Azaria later stepped down from voicing the part — one of many he lends his talents to on the popular series.

who no longer voices the controversial character, says he’s taking some unconventional steps to find out why his portrayal was offensive toward the Indian community. “I was speaking at my son’s school, I was talking to the Indian kids there because I wanted to get their input,” Azaria told Shepard during Monday’s podcast.

It was back in February 2020 when Hank Azaria spoke candidly in an interview with The New York Times about his decision to stop voicing The Simpsons' controversial character Kwik-E-Mart manager Apu Nahasapeemapetilon. "Once I realised that that was the way this character was thought of, I just didn’t want to participate in it anymore.

The Simpsons voice actor Hank Azaria has apologised for his longtime portrayal of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon on the series, while also acknowledging the show’s participation in “structural racism”.In an appearance on Dax Shepherd’s Armchair Expert podcast, Azaria said that he wished he had stopped playing Apu earlier (he’d been voicing the role since 1990).“I’ve had a date with destiny with this thing for about 31 years,” Azaria said.“Part of me feels like I need to go around to every single Indian

The Simpsons has been re-imagined as a hellish British sitcom – you can watch a clip of it below.British comedian Alasdair Beckett-King is behind the short film, which sees the characters swapping their well-known American accents for British ones.

The Simpsons creator Matt Groening’s defence of the show’s controversial character Apu.This week, Groening said that he is “proud” of Apu Nahasapeemapetilon following criticism of the character.

The Simpsons, has addressed the cartoon sitcom’s future as it reaches another milestone.The 700th episode of The Simpsons was broadcast yesterday (March 21), a landmark achieved after more than 30 years on screen.

racist stereotype.“I think the Apu stories are fantastic, and he’s one of the most nuanced characters on a silly two-dimensional cartoon show,” the show’s creator Groening told USA Today of the show’s Indian-American Kwik-E-Mart shopkeeper.“So, yeah, I’m proud of Apu,” he insisted.“We’ve got plans for Apu, but we have to see if we can make the stories work … We’re working on something kind of ambitious.

The Simpsons has officially been recognised in the dictionary.Dictionary.com has acknowledged the use of the word “embiggens”, which was first used in a 1996 episode which saw Lisa left devastated after discovering Springfield’s town founder, Jebediah Springfield, was actually a murderous pirate.Determined to educate residents on the real history of Springfield, Lisa instead ends up upsetting townsfolk who refuse to acknowledge their praised founder hated his people and was anything other than

predict the future — but it appears to have a problem with the past.A producer for “The Simpsons” has shot down nitpicky viewers after they pointed out a glaring “continuity error” in a recent episode of the Matt Groening-created comedy series. In Episode 15 of Season 32, entitled “Do Pizza Bots Dream of Electric Guitars?,” a flashback sequence depicts a 14-year-old Homer as an aspiring DJ in the 1990s.

The Simpsons has surprised fans by showing Homer as a teenager in the 1990s – check out a photo below.In ‘Do PizzaBots Dream of Electric Guitars?’, Homer remembers his time as a teenager and wannabe DJ in the ’90s.The episode features Star Wars director JJ Abrams as a film and TV technician, appearing as a small cameo character in the storyline about dreams not being achieved.Take a look at a younger version of Homer here:The new episode would contradict the show’s timeline which previously

The Simpsons has opened-up about her personal history with the animated series, revealing she inspired a classic show song.Samantha Martin co-wrote new episode Yokel Hero with her father Jeff, who was the writer of the aforementioned 1993 episode Homer’s Barbershop Quartet.In the classic Simpsons ep, Homer forms the bestselling barbershop group the Be Sharps, whose iconic song ‘Baby On Board’ was famously sung on the top of Moe’s Tavern – a nod to The Beatles’ iconic rooftop concert.Martin