"no ""Top Cat""!. Huckleberry Hound, Chief Wiggum, Yogi Bear? Andy Griffith, Edward G. Robinson, Art Carney!"" The character Kent Brockman functions as ""The Simpsons""s main character for news parodies. He was based on Los Angeles anchormen Hal Fishman and Jerry Dunphy, and modeled after anchorman Ted Koppel. Another influence on the character was ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Ted Baxter, played by Ted Knight. His role on ""The Simpsons"" is to host the news as the fictional television channel, Channel 6's anchorman. In addition to the news, he also hosts the programs ""Eye on Springfield"" and ""Smartline"". In most of"
"""The Simpsons"" to win the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. His win came for the season 25 episode ""Four Regrettings and a Funeral"". Harry Shearer Harry Julius Shearer (born December 23, 1943) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, musician, radio host, director and producer. Born in Los Angeles, California, Shearer began his career as a child actor. From 1969 to 1976, Shearer was a member of The Credibility Gap, a radio comedy group. Following the breakup of the group, Shearer co-wrote the film ""Real Life"" with Albert Brooks and started writing for Martin Mull's television"
"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"
"School"" promo, the EPK for the ""Back From The Dead"" album, an interview with the late Reg Presley discussing the influence of the Troggs tapes on the film, and the first hour (ending with an abrupt edit) of ""The Return Of Spinal Tap"". It does however lose the Di Bergi short and the Joe Franklin clip. Harry Shearer, who played Derek Smalls, went on to become one of the main voice artists on ""The Simpsons"", providing voices for Principal Skinner, Mr. Burns, Waylon Smithers, Ned Flanders and many others. The members of Spinal Tap voiced cartoon versions of themselves in"
"led to him being impersonated and lampooned by comedians and radio personalities, such as Adam Carolla, Dana Gould, Ralph Garman, and James Adomian. Matt Groening has stated he is a fan of Howser and featured him in two episodes of ""The Simpsons"": ""There's Something About Marrying,"" in which a character named Howell Huser falls off a turnip truck, and ""O Brother, Where Bart Thou?,"" in which the real Howser presents a program similar to Marc Summers' ""Unwrapped"" television program titled ""Under the Wrapper"". Howser received a voice credit for the episode. The ""Simpsons"" episode ""A Test Before Trying"" commemorated his"
"Ted and Alice, a reference to the film of the same name that Gould starred in. ""The Simpsons"" cast member Hank Azaria provided the voice of Dexter Colt, basing it on actor Robert Stack who has played several detectives and agents. Kirkland was enthusiastic about directing the episode as he enjoys film noir detective films and is a big fan of actor Humphrey Bogart, who has appeared in many films of the genre. Kirkland based the design of Colt on Robert Mitchum, who, in addition to being a film noir actor, played a detective in the 1991 film ""Cape Fear"","
"Le Show Le Show is a weekly syndicated public radio show hosted by satirist Harry Shearer. The program is a hodgepodge of satirical news commentary, music, and sketch comedy. Shearer, an impressionist known for his voice work on ""The Simpsons"", writes the sketches and usually performs all the voices. The show first aired on December 3, 1983, and ran under various titles for several months before ""Le Show"" was selected from the results of a listener contest. A satire of the Renault 5 which was heavily promoted in the US at the time as Le Car. Until April 14, 2013,"
"Edna Krabappel Edna Krabappel is a fictional character from the animated television series ""The Simpsons"", who was voiced by Marcia Wallace until her death in 2013. She is the teacher of Bart Simpson's 4th grade class at Springfield Elementary School. She married Ned Flanders in the twenty-third season, helping raise Rod and Todd Flanders until her death. Edna is the only character that Wallace voiced on a regular basis. Following Wallace's death, the show's producers announced their intention to retire the character. Episodes featuring Edna since then have been small no-dialogue cameos, until the epilogue (which includes Wallace's voice) of"
"cast member Harry Shearer, who performs the Schwarzenegger parody 'Ranier Wolfcastle' in the TV series, in the US theatrical and DVD version of the film, though English-speaking Simpson fans around the world can hear Mark's version-producers decided to use Mark's portrayal of Arnold in the Simpson's International English version of the movie. In 2015, Mark was cast in the re-occurring role of Agamemnon, in DreamWorks Animation's series ""The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show"", a role originally played in the 2014 film ""Mr. Peabody & Sherman"" by Patrick Warburton. Previously in his career, he was a morning personality for Miami's leading"
"Marcia Wallace Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress, voice artist, comedian, and game show panelist, primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies. She is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom ""The Bob Newhart Show"" and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series ""The Simpsons"", for which she won an Emmy in 1992. The character was retired after her death. Wallace was known for her tall frame, red hair, and distinctive laugh. She had a career spanning"
"released minifigures based on ""The Simpsons"" characters; a minifigure of her character was later included in tribute. Marcia Wallace Marcia Karen Wallace (November 1, 1942 – October 25, 2013) was an American actress, voice artist, comedian, and game show panelist, primarily known for her roles in television situation comedies. She is perhaps best known for her roles as receptionist Carol Kester on the 1970s sitcom ""The Bob Newhart Show"" and as the voice of elementary school teacher Edna Krabappel on the animated series ""The Simpsons"", for which she won an Emmy in 1992. The character was retired after her death."
"characters act completely differently to how they do in later seasons; Lisa, for example, is undisciplined and short-tempered, while Homer is the voice of reason; these roles are reversed in later episodes. Mr. Burns was voiced by Christopher Collins in ""Homer's Odyssey"". Originally, the character was influenced by Ronald Reagan, a concept which was later dropped. The first episode featured many new characters such as Seymour Skinner, Milhouse Van Houten, Sherri and Terri, Moe Szyslak, Mr. Burns, Barney Gumble, Patty and Selma, Ned and Todd Flanders, Santa's Little Helper, Snowball II, Dewey Largo, and Lewis. Snowball I is mentioned for"
"by Jeff Martin and directed by Wes Archer. American actor Danny DeVito provided the voice of Herb. The episode features cultural references to cars such as the Edsel, the Tucker Torpedo, the Ford Mustang, and the Lamborghini Cheetah. Since airing, the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics. It acquired a Nielsen rating of 15.4, and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired. Some fans were upset with the sad ending of the episode, and as a result the producers decided to write a sequel, ""Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?"", in which"
"Homer Simpson Homer Jay Simpson is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the American animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". He is voiced by Dan Castellaneta and first appeared on television, along with the rest of his family, in ""The Tracey Ullman Show"" short ""Good Night"" on April 19, 1987. Homer was created and designed by cartoonist Matt Groening while he was waiting in the lobby of James L. Brooks' office. Groening had been called to pitch a series of shorts based on his comic strip ""Life in Hell"" but instead decided to create a new set of characters. He"
"Dan Castellaneta Daniel Louis Castellaneta (; born October 29, 1957) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the Fox Broadcasting Company animated sitcom ""The Simpsons"". He also voices many other characters for the show like Abraham ""Grampa"" Simpson, Barney Gumble, Krusty the Clown, Sideshow Mel, Groundskeeper Willie, Mayor Quimby and Hans Moleman. Castellaneta also had roles in several other programs, including ""Futurama"" for Fox Broadcasting Company, ""Sibs"" and ""Darkwing Duck"" for ABC, ""The Adventures of Dynamo Duck"" for Fox Kids, """" for CBS, ""Aladdin"" for Toon Disney, Taz-Mania"
"Paul Haenen Paul Haenen [pɔɫ 'haːnə(n)] (born 30 April 1946) is a Dutch comedian and voice actor. Paul Haenen is a well-known comedian in the Netherlands and also provides the voices of Bert, Grover and other minor characters on ""Sesamstraat"", the Dutch co-production of ""Sesame Street"", since Sesamstraat's first season in 1976. Wim T. Schippers is responsible for his counterpart Ernie. Haenen also translates many of the American Sesame Street songs into Dutch so that they can be used in the Dutch version of the show. It is told that Jim Henson was so impressed by the performances of Haenen"
"Dr. Hibbert Dr. Julius M. Hibbert, usually referred to as Dr. Hibbert, is a recurring character on the animated series ""The Simpsons"". His speaking voice is provided by Harry Shearer and his singing voice was by Thurl Ravenscroft, and he first appeared in the episode ""Bart the Daredevil"". Dr. Hibbert is Springfield's most prominent and competent doctor, though he sometimes makes no effort to hide or makes light of his high prices. Dr. Hibbert is very good-natured, and is known for finding a reason to laugh at nearly every situation. Dr. Hibbert is the Simpsons' (usually) kind-hearted family doctor, a"
"Jason Weaver Jason Michael Weaver (born July 18, 1979), also known by his stage name J-Weav, is an American actor and singer best known for his roles as Marcus Henderson on The WB sitcom ""Smart Guy,"" Jerome Turrell on the short-lived ABC sitcom ""Thea"" from 1993–1994, and the pre-teenaged Michael Jackson on the 1992 ABC miniseries "". Jason was also the singing voice of the young Simba in Walt Disney Feature Animation's 1994 film The Lion King.[1] One of Weaver's earliest acting roles was on Oprah Winfrey's 1990 television series ""Brewster Place"". He went on to portray a young Michael"
"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"
"""Bart the Lover"". IGN called ""Special Edna"" the best episode of the fourteenth season of the show. Tilda Swinton modeled her hairdo in the film ""Burn After Reading"" on Krabappel's. Edna Krabappel Edna Krabappel is a fictional character from the animated television series ""The Simpsons"", who was voiced by Marcia Wallace until her death in 2013. She is the teacher of Bart Simpson's 4th grade class at Springfield Elementary School. She married Ned Flanders in the twenty-third season, helping raise Rod and Todd Flanders until her death. Edna is the only character that Wallace voiced on a regular basis. Following"
"time in the episode for Grammer, who already had a recurring role on ""The Simpsons"" as Sideshow Bob, to voice Frasier Crane. Ted Danson guest starred as Sam, Woody Harrelson as Woody, Rhea Perlman as Carla, John Ratzenberger as Cliff, and George Wendt as Norm. Homer enters the Cheers bar in a scene which is a parody of a typical episode of the comedy series ""Cheers"". All of the speaking characters are voiced by the actors who played them in ""Cheers"". Ironically, Frasier Crane remains silent despite being played by ""The Simpsons"" veteran Kelsey Grammer, the voice of Sideshow Bob."
"Bart looks on solemnly. The title is a spoof of ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"". For this episode, Harry Shearer won his first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voiceover Performance. Springfield resident Chip Davis (a man who never appeared on the show yet apparently greatly impacted everyone in some way) dies, prompting some of the people he knew to reflect on their own lives and choices. Homer regrets selling his Apple stock for a bowling ball, and becomes increasingly irritated that Mr. Burns is gloating about buying Homer's stock with successful results. Marge worries that her listening to Kiss"
"not straightforward at all. It’s like sometime after the tenth season, The Simpsons writers started using Mad Libs to generate story ideas. In fact, I’ve got a sneaking suspicion the only reason this episode exists is because someone came up with the title 'The Burns and the Bees' and just had to make it work."" Harry Shearer received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his role as Mr. Burns, Smithers, Lenny and Dr. Hibbert in this episode, but lost to fellow ""Simpsons"" cast member Dan Castellaneta. Stephanie Gillis has been nominated"
"and K-9 were hunting. Gophers Mac and Tosh appeared as Martian gophers on an alien golf course. Nasty Canasta, Taz, Rocky and Mugsy, and the Crusher also made appearances on this series. In a two-part episode, the ""Shropshire Slasher"" appears as a convict named the Andromeda Annihilator. Michigan J. Frog was the host of a talent show and Ralph Phillips played Babyface Moonbeam. Egghead Junior also appeared, as well as the unnamed evil scientist who owned Gossamer. In addition to pop culture references, the show's theme (arranged by the Flaming Lips) is sung by Tom Jones, in a style reminiscent"
"of evil. Black provided the voice of the Deadly Duplicator in four episodes of the Adult Swim show """" and in the . Black provided the voice of oxpecker Ted in the ""My Gym Partner's a Monkey"" episode, ""Hornbill and Ted's Bogus Journey"". The character is portrayed in the same fashion as his comedy shows, though without profanity. In addition, the bird's clothes, looks, and mannerisms match those of himself. He also voiced Mr. E/Ricky Owens in ""Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated"" and in ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"" a middle-aged man named Vic who is kidnapped by the Krang and mutated into"
"Sideshow Bob in a scene showing him arguing with his replacement on Krusty's show, Sideshow Mel. David Hyde Pierce, who had previously appeared as Bob's brother Cecil, had a cameo as himself acting in the role of Felix in ""The Odd Couple"". The episode's couch gag was the work of Academy Award-nominated surrealist animator Don Hertzfeldt, who was recommended to the show by Mike B. Anderson. It depicts Homer using a time-traveling remote control to regress to his original 1987 character model, then accidentally going into a distant future incarnation of the show called ""The Sampsans"" where he and his"
"Woodrow's voice was performed by Harry Shearer, who did an impression of Ricardo Montalbán. The picture Bart sends Edna is of NHL and WHA star Gordie Howe. The writers had originally wanted to use a picture of American football player Johnny Unitas, but were unable to get the rights to use his image. In its original airing on the Fox Network during February sweeps, the episode had a 12.9 Nielsen rating, finishing the week ranked 29th, up from the season's average. Marcia Wallace, the voice of Mrs. Krabappel, won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for her role"
"played by Jon Voight, who earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance. In the 2002 television film ""Monday Night Mayhem"", Cosell was played by John Turturro. Jimmy Spicer's 1980 rap single ""The Adventures of Super Rhyme"" describes a meeting with the ""KBC"" broadcaster ""Coward Hosell"". In the 1985 film ""Better Off Dead"", one of the two Asian-American teenage brothers who regularly challenged John Cusack's character to a street race is said to have learned English from listening to Cosell. On April 4, 1981, during the beginning of the episode ""Drugs"" (Season 3 episode 11) of the teen sketch comedy"
"consisted of Alexander, Banks, Luke Brookshier, Nate Cash, Marc Ceccarelli, Cervas, Sean Charmatz, Andrew Goodman, Derek Iversen, Mr. Lawrence, Michaeli, Richard Pursel, Aaron Springer, Paul Tibbitt, and Vincent Waller. The season was storyboarded by Alexander, Brookshier, Cash, Ceccarelli, Cervas, Charmatz, Springer, and Waller. The eighth season featured Tom Kenny as the voice of the title character SpongeBob SquarePants and his pet snail Gary. SpongeBob's best friend, a starfish named Patrick Star, was voiced by Bill Fagerbakke, while Rodger Bumpass played the voice of Squidward Tentacles, an arrogant and ill-tempered octopus. Other members of the cast were Clancy Brown as Mr."
"Tooter Turtle from his outlandish wishes. Becker also provided the voices for Sergeant Okie Homa and Ruffled Feathers on ""Go Go Gophers"". The former character sounded similar to John Wayne, while the latter simply exploded into babbling gibberish whenever he explained his latest idea to stop the coyote adversaries. On his morning and (later) afternoon children's programs, Becker created such characters as double-talking disc jockey Hambone, the addled, but brilliant Big Professor (who claimed to know the answer to every question in the world), rumpled Hispanic kid's show host K. Lastima, incompetent mad scientist Dr. Gesundheit, and — showing a"
"like a cartoon character. After some furtive glances from Louise, Mr. Bracken dresses down a female coworker who sounds like Betty Boop. ""The Simpsons"" also referenced ""Herman's Head"" when Lisa (voiced by Smith) is asked what she is laughing at in the episode ""Duffless""; she replies that she has just remembered ""a joke I saw on ""Herman's Head"""". In the later episode ""Marge vs. Singles, Seniors, Childless Couples and Teens, and Gays"", when Marge Simpson asks him to sign a petition, Comic Book Guy (voiced by Azaria) explains that he only signs petitions to bring back television shows, exclaiming ""America"
"Gopher (Winnie-the-Pooh) Gopher is a fictional grey anthropomorphic gopher character who first appeared in the 1966 Disney animated film ""Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree"", introducing himself as Samuel J. Gopher. He has a habit of whistling out his sibilant consonants, one of various traits he has in common with the beaver in ""Lady and the Tramp"", by whom he may have been inspired. While he never made appearances in any episodes of ""Welcome to Pooh Corner"", Gopher was fleshed out a bit further in the television series ""The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh"". He is portrayed as"
"abilities, much like her sister Lisa. The episodes taking place in the future often show her as some kind of businesswoman. Maggie rarely speaks, but has been voiced by several different actors including Jodie Foster, Elizabeth Taylor, James Earl Jones, Harry Shearer (who used his Kang voice) in ""Starship Poopers"", Yeardley Smith, and Nancy Cartwright. Abraham Jebediah ""Abe"" Simpson II (better known simply as Grampa), voiced by Dan Castellaneta, is the patriarch of the Simpson family, the father of Homer. He is a World War II veteran who was later sent to the Springfield Retirement Castle by Homer. He is"