"adding ""Magic Ticket, my ass, McBain!"", alluding to Schwarzenegger's film ""Last Action Hero"", which was panned by critics. Wolfcastle owns a restaurant named Planet Springfield, a parody of Planet Hollywood, which Schwarzenegger co-owned with other celebrities. The episode ""Radioactive Man"" sees the film version of the comic book series ""Radioactive Man"" set up production in Springfield with Wolfcastle starring as the title role. Radioactive Man is a fictional superhero within ""The Simpsons"", who works as a parody of comic books and superheroes in general. The authors of the book ""I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons"
"since ""The Way We Was"" aired before it is still considered his first appearance. The character was originally named McBain, after the film franchise that he stars in. When the film ""McBain"" was released in 1991, after the episode had aired, the films' producers refused to allow the show to use the name in future episodes, so the name Rainier Wolfcastle, to represent the actor's real name, was created to use instead. Later, the use of the name McBain returned to the show. ""The Way We Was"" originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 31,"
"Pamela Reed guest starred as recurring character Ruth Powers. The Simpson family goes to Rainier Wolfcastle's bankruptcy garage sale. Homer asks Rainier if he has anything that will increase in value when he dies, and is shown an old weight-lifting set, complete with dumbbells and bench press. Homer takes it and packs everything and everybody in the car in the style of a Tetris game. The car ends up being so overpacked that Homer has no room in it for himself and ends up being carried home by Rainier Wolfcastle in a baby harness built for an adult. On the"
"Mickey Rooney guest starred as himself in the episode. ""Radioactive Man"" was the first episode of ""The Simpsons"" to be digitally colored. The episode features cultural references to the ""Batman"" television series, the 1995 film ""Waterworld"", and the song ""Lean on Me"" by Bill Withers. Since airing, the episode has received positive reviews from fans and television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 9.5, and was the fourth-highest-rated show on the Fox network that week. Bart and Milhouse are thrilled to hear that a film version of their favorite comic book series, ""Radioactive Man"", is in production. Rainier Wolfcastle,"
"are also in the episode."" Graham Beckwith of ""The Lantern"" singled out Rainier Wolfcastle's line ""My eyes! The goggles do nothing!"" from the episode as one of ""The Simpsons"" ""greatest one liners"". ""Total Film""s Nathan Ditum ranked Rooney's performance as the eighth-best guest appearance in the show's history, commenting that he is ""desperately funny and self-effacing as a parody of his fallen child-star self."" Radioactive Man (The Simpsons episode) ""Radioactive Man"" is the second episode of ""The Simpsons"" seventh season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 24, 1995. The episode sees the film"
"the name, the film has little relation to the character. However, for some time after the release of the ""McBain"" film, the movie's producers refused to give 20th Century Fox and Matt Groening's production team clearance to use the ""McBain"" name. In order to continue using the character, the character was given a new name, Rainier Wolfcastle, intended as the name of the actor who portrayed McBain (the McBain name has continued to be used to refer to the in-universe series of films and their character). The film was not very successful, taking in less than $500,000 at the United"
"Schwarzenegger, but one of the staff instead suggested an altered version of recurring character Rainer Wolfcastle as President. This idea was developed, with the design of Wolfcastle, himself also a caricature of Schwarzenegger, being given more wrinkles under his eyes and a different hairstyle. Every aspect of the film was constantly analyzed, with storylines, jokes, and characters regularly being rewritten. Although most animated films do not make extensive changes to the film during active production due to budget restrictions, ""The Simpsons Movie"" crew continued to edit their film into 2007, with some edits taking place as late as May, two"
"reference to the ""lesser of two evils"" justification the public often give when voting for a political party, Homer's campaign slogan for Springfield mayor is ""the lesser of 25 evils"". ""Laughing Matters: Humor and American Politics in the Media Age"" cites the episode to illustrate an example of ""it's only funny because it's true"" humour. In the episode Mayor Quimby undergoes a recall election that includes hundreds of questionably-qualified candidates, one of which is Rainer Wolfcastle. This obscure joke references actor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger (on whom Wolfcastle is based), who won the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election when incumbent"
"Mr. Burns Charles Montgomery Burns (a.k.a. C. Montgomery Burns and Monty Burns but usually referred to simply as Mr. Burns) is a recurring character of the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". He is voiced by Harry Shearer. He is the evil, greedy and wealthy owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and is also Homer Simpson's boss. He is assisted at almost all times by Waylon Smithers, his loyal and sycophantic aide, adviser, confidant and secret admirer. Although originally conceived as a one-dimensional, recurring villain who might occasionally enter the Simpsons' lives and wreak some sort of havoc, Mr. Burns'"
"Wiseguy, Artie, Rainier Wolfcastle (as the fictional action hero McBain), Principal Dondelinger, and Marge’s father. Artie's appearance and body language is based on a man Silverman went to high school with named Mark Eisenberg. Silverman said that when he directed the episode, he went through his high school yearbook for character ideas and designs, because Silverman went to high school in the period that the episode is parodying. Wolfcastle's voice and design was based on actor Arnold Schwarzenegger. The writers actually invented Wolfcastle for the episode ""Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?"", before ""The Way We Was"" went into production, but"
"to Gibson, Jack Burns guest starred in the episode, voicing a film studio executive named Edward Christian. His frequent use of the terms ""Huh?"" and ""You know what I mean?"" is a reference to a comedy routine performed by Burns and Avery Schreiber. The episode also features John Travolta, in whose private jet Gibson flies to Springfield, but his voice was imitated by Dan Castellaneta. In the episode, there are many references to popular culture. The character Rainier Wolfcastle is seen filming ""Saving Irene Ryan"", which is a reference to the 1998 film ""Saving Private Ryan"" and actress Irene Ryan"
"are in reference to ""Last Action Hero"", a Schwarzenegger film featuring magic tickets that was panned by critics. Additionally, Wolfcastle's wife is named Maria; Schwarzenegger's wife at the time was Maria Shriver. ""The Simpsons"" creator Matt Groening appears in a cameo as the court illustrator in the Quimby trial. He can be seen signing his name on his sketch. During the trial, Bart quips ""the system works. Just ask Claus von Bulow"". This is a reference to the British socialite who was accused of attempted murder, but was acquitted after two trials. Of the twelve jury members, Homer is the"
"and walks away. Bibliography Principal Skinner Principal W. Seymour Skinner (born Armin Tamzarian) is a recurring character in the animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"", voiced by Harry Shearer. He is the principal of Springfield Elementary School, which he struggles to control, and is constantly engaged in a battle against its inadequate resources, apathetic and bitter teachers, and often rowdy and unenthusiastic students, Bart Simpson being a standout example. A strict disciplinarian, Skinner has an uptight, militaristic attitude that stems from his years in the United States Army as a Green Beret, which included service in the Vietnam War, where he was"
"episodes of the thirteenth season, Colin Jacobson of DVD Movie Guide wrote that ""Half-Decent Proposal"" and ""The Bart Wants What It Wants"" ""forces [him] to rethink that opinion."" He continued, ""Like 'Proposal', 'Wants' isn’t a bad program, but it feels stale and rehashed."" He particularly disliked a joke about poor mileage, which he stated was ""identical"" to a gag from an earlier episode. He concluded his review by writing that the episode is ""mediocre [...] at best."" Nate Boss of Project-Blu wrote that, while it featured Rainier Wolfcastle, which he considered to be ""one of the funniest characters in ""Simpsons"""
"Principal Skinner Principal W. Seymour Skinner (born Armin Tamzarian) is a recurring character in the animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"", voiced by Harry Shearer. He is the principal of Springfield Elementary School, which he struggles to control, and is constantly engaged in a battle against its inadequate resources, apathetic and bitter teachers, and often rowdy and unenthusiastic students, Bart Simpson being a standout example. A strict disciplinarian, Skinner has an uptight, militaristic attitude that stems from his years in the United States Army as a Green Beret, which included service in the Vietnam War, where he was captured and held as"
"misconception about the writing process), writers will most likely take credit for writing for Ralph. Ralph Wiggum Ralph Wiggum is a recurring character on the animated series ""The Simpsons"", voiced by Nancy Cartwright. The son of Police Chief Wiggum and a classmate of Lisa Simpson, Ralph is best known as the show's resident oddball, and is noted for his non-sequiturs and erratic behavior. His lines range from nonsensical, or bizarre interpretations of a current event, to surprisingly profound statements that go over people's heads; and his behavior varies between blissfully unaware, to dim-witted, to awkwardly spontaneous, even occasionally straightforward. The"
"series has been produced. Although Hawking has stated that he enjoyed guest-starring on ""The Simpsons"", he has also mentioned that his cameos have made many people mistake him for a fictional character. A low-fat pudding, Grandma Plopwell's, is the sponsor of a Springfield contest that promises a luxurious trip to the most disgusting and dimwitted contest participant in town. Many Springfield residents enter the contest, but things do not go well when one of the judges, Rainier Wolfcastle, declares himself the winner for ""being seen with you freaks"". The contest ends in a riot and Lisa ends up hit in"
"Waylon Smithers Waylon J. Smithers Jr., usually referred to as Mr. Smithers or simply Smithers, is a recurring fictional character in the animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"", who is voiced by Harry Shearer. Smithers first appeared in the episode ""Homer's Odyssey"", although his voice could be heard in the series premiere ""Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"". He is the consummate executive and personal assistant of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's owner Mr. Burns. Smithers' devotion to Mr. Burns was inspired from how numerous Fox executives and staff members acted towards Barry Diller. The idea for Smithers' ambiguous sexual orientation came from"
"Fraudcast News ""Fraudcast News"" is the 22nd and last episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> fifteenth season. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 23, 2004. Episode writer Don Payne, won the Writers Guild of America's Paul Selvin Award, which honors works that focus on First Amendment issues, for his work on the episode. Springfield holds a ceremony dedicating their newest national park, Geezer Rock, a rock formation which resembles the face of an old man in profile. As Lisa prepares to read a poem there at the behest of Mayor Quimby, she notices that there"
"joke we've ever been told by Americans that lose their punch after the millionth time."" The Bart Wants What It Wants ""The Bart Wants What it Wants"" is the eleventh episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> thirteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 17, 2002. In the episode, Bart befriends Rainier Wolfcastle's daughter, Greta. While Greta falls in love with him, Bart only accompanies her because she owns a lot of entertaining things. ""The Bart Wants What it Wants"" was written by John Frink and Don Payne while Michael Polcino served as director. Although"
"resembled the film as much as possible. Mirkin said of the ""Westworld"" parody: ""Again, to show you what a collaboration this is, we had the animators looking at ""Westworld"" and making sure of the animation, and then we made sure that [""The Simpsons"" composer] Alf Clausen got the brilliant soundtrack from the film. He put in a lot of touches that really made the soundtracks identical."" Bart's claim to film star and recurring character on ""The Simpsons"" Rainier Wolfcastle (a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger) that his ""last movie really sucked"" and Chief Wiggum's subsequent claim of ""magic ticket, my ass"""
"The Bart Wants What It Wants ""The Bart Wants What it Wants"" is the eleventh episode of ""The Simpsons""<nowiki>'</nowiki> thirteenth season. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 17, 2002. In the episode, Bart befriends Rainier Wolfcastle's daughter, Greta. While Greta falls in love with him, Bart only accompanies her because she owns a lot of entertaining things. ""The Bart Wants What it Wants"" was written by John Frink and Don Payne while Michael Polcino served as director. Although the episode's first draft was written by Frink and Payne, the idea for the episode"
"and that ""in Brockman's journalism, we see some of the modern news media's ugliest biases"", of which he says are glibness, amplification, and sensationalism. MSN called Brockman one of the worst TV news anchors. ""You Kent Always Say What You Want"" was well received by critics. IGN called it the second best episode of the season. Playmates Toys created a Kent Brockman action figure for its World of Springfield toy line which was released in July 2001. Kent Brockman Kent Brockman is a fictional character in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". He is voiced by Harry Shearer and first"
"Groundskeeper Willie Dr. William MacDougal, better known as Groundskeeper Willie, is a recurring character on ""The Simpsons"", voiced by Dan Castellaneta. He is the head groundskeeper at Springfield Elementary School. Willie is almost feral in nature and is immensely proud of his Scottish origin. He is easily identifiable by his red hair and beard, as well as his aggressive temperament and thick, though inaccurate Scottish accent. Groundskeeper Willie (who was once originally called ""Groundskeeper Louie"") is the groundskeeper at Springfield Elementary School and lives in a shack on the school grounds. He is a Scotsman with an aggressive temper. Willie"
"American version of Speedy Gonzales called Rapid Dave after he decided that immigrants shouldn't be allowed into America. Sylvester (in which Jeff Bergman reprises his role) appeared in the cartoon with Dave that Peter made, and tried to catch him. In ""The Simpsons"" episode Lisa's First Word, toddler Bart exclaims ""Sufferin' succotash!"" like Sylvester when Baby Lisa says her first word ""Bart."" In 1985, Sylvester could be heard in an episode of the game show ""Press Your Luck"". Host Peter Tomarken had earlier incorrectly credited his catchphrase ""Suffering Succotash!"" to Daffy Duck. Even though all three contestants had correctly answered"
"Ralph Wiggum Ralph Wiggum is a recurring character on the animated series ""The Simpsons"", voiced by Nancy Cartwright. The son of Police Chief Wiggum and a classmate of Lisa Simpson, Ralph is best known as the show's resident oddball, and is noted for his non-sequiturs and erratic behavior. His lines range from nonsensical, or bizarre interpretations of a current event, to surprisingly profound statements that go over people's heads; and his behavior varies between blissfully unaware, to dim-witted, to awkwardly spontaneous, even occasionally straightforward. The very nature of the character has undergone seemingly differing interpretations over the years and within"
"and allows the Simpsons to strike tabloid gold. Tasting success and seeing money to be made, Homer takes to the streets as one of the paparazzi. Overnight, Homer becomes Springfield's most valued tabloid photographer, provoking several local celebrities to commit embarrassing or criminal acts and then snapping pictures of them. After he gate-crashes Rainier Wolfcastle and Maria Shriver Kennedy Quimby's wedding, the celebrities turn the tables on him by hiring top paparazzo Enrico Irritazio to get photos of Homer on his worst behavior (showering at a fire hydrant, letting Maggie drive while trying to beat up Enrico, and burning a"
"front and center” On the waterfront, Rainier Wolfcastle opens a restaurant called ""Planet Hype"". This is a parody of the international theme restaurant franchise Planet Hollywood. Wolfcastle is a parody of Arnold Schwarzenegger, who launched Planet Hollywood along with Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Whoopi Goldberg in 1991. According to Matt Groening, the show had written an entire episode around Planet Hollywood, which featured the voices of Schwarzenegger, Stallone, and Willis as The Three Stooges type of characters. The episode was never animated, because it turned out that it was only the publicist of Planet Hollywood's idea and"
"Ned Flanders Nedward Flanders Jr. is a recurring fictional character in the animated television series ""The Simpsons"". He is voiced by Harry Shearer, and first appeared in the series premiere episode ""Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"". He is the extremely religious, good-natured, cheery next-door neighbor to the Simpson family and is generally envied and loathed by Homer Simpson. A scrupulous and devout Evangelical Christian with an annoyingly perfect family, he is among the friendliest and most compassionate of Springfield's residents and is generally considered a pillar of the Springfield community. He was one of the first characters outside the"
"Barney Gumble Barnard Arnold ""Barney"" Gumble is a recurring character in the American animated TV series, ""The Simpsons"". He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared in the series premiere episode ""Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"". Barney is the town drunk of Springfield and Homer Simpson's best friend. His desperation for alcohol is a frequent butt of jokes on the show. Barney sobered up in the Season 11 episode ""Days of Wine and D'oh'ses"", which was co-written by Castellaneta, and stayed sober for several seasons. Barney was inspired by the cartoon character Barney Rubble from ""The Flintstones"" and"
"Rush. The episode features American actress Reese Witherspoon as Rainier Wolfcastle's daughter, Greta. Jean stated that Witherspoon was ""brilliant"", and noted that she was ""very young-looking"". The episode also features Austrian-American celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck as himself. When first meeting Greta, Milhouse greets her by saying Whassup?. The scene is a reference to an advertisement campaign for the American Budweiser beer, in which several characters are seen calling each other and saying ""Whassup?"". In Moe's bar, Wolfcastle receives several questions from bar customers, prompting him to send in his ""authorized look-alike"" to give answers. In the DVD commentary for the"
"his name is given as ""Cletus Spuckler"" in a news report. In the episode Sweets and Sour Marge he signs his name on Marge's petition also as Cletus Spuckler. Cletus Spuckler Cletus Delroy Spuckler, commonly called Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel is a recurring character in the Fox animated series ""The Simpsons"", voiced by Hank Azaria. Cletus is Springfield's resident hillbilly stereotype. He is usually portrayed wearing a white sleeveless shirt and blue jeans. He was named the 7th (out of 25) of IGN's Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters. Cletus was introduced during the fifth season of the show, in ""Bart"
"who is best known for his stand-up character Neil Hamburger; he played the talking bush. Maria Bamford voiced both the lead clown and the talking stump. Osborne voiced the character Pan, whose name originally was Brainstorm. Melissa Villaseñor voiced Rainy, Pan's wife. In the episode, while Finn is singing his song about the melons, the camera focuses on the landscape before him, which features a river diverging into three branches. The middle path goes over a waterfall and lands on jagged rocks. The two on either side, however, ""go down a gentle slope"". Herpich explains in the DVD commentary for"