33 Random Highly Entertaining Simpsons Facts Guaranteed to Slay Your Boredom

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May 15, 2017 1:00 PM EDT
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    Text - Most characters are yellow because, according to Matt Groening, "when you're flicking through channels with your remote control, and a flash of yellow goes by, you'll know you're watching The Simpsons".
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    Animated cartoon - No Doubt make a background cameo in "Homerpalooza, Gwen Stefani's brother Eric was an animator at the time so he added them in.
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    Text - Hank Azaria based the Frank Grimes voice on William H. Macy. Azaria felt that it was the role he worked hardest on adding "I think it's the one we did the most takes on, the most emotional, it felb like the onel worked on the hardest from a performance point of view, in preparation and in execution." II
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    Cartoon - James L. Brooks suggested that the script for "Kamp Krusby be expanded and produced as a feature-length theatrically released film
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    Cartoon - boOD The Simpsons have visited all continents including Antarctica.
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    Cartoon - Roy from "Itchy & Scratchy& Poochie" was a rejected Treehouse of Horror character
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    Cartoon - "Bart the Genius" was the second episode produced directly after the disastrous animation of Some Enchanted Evening" The future of the series depended on how the animation burned out on this episode. The animation proved to be more acceptable and production continued.
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    Cartoon - Dr.Nick is named after George "Dr. Nick" Nichopoulos, who was charged after Elvis Presley's death, for prescribing thousands of doses of narcotics.to cater to Elvis' massive appetite for prescription drugs.
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    Cartoon - Paul McCarbney agreed to appear on the show only if the writers agreed to maintain Lisa's vegetarianism for the rest of the series. McCartney also agreed to let them use 'Maybe Im Amazed over the closing credits Mad Men would later pay a quarber of a million dollars to use a track from the band. MAT GROE6
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    Cartoon - The most watched Simpsons episode of all time is the first episode of the second. season "Bart Gets an F"-watched by an estimated 33.6 million viewers in October 1990
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    Cartoon - According to a Simpson family bree designed by Matt Groening, Mr. Burns is a distant relabive of Homer.
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    Animated cartoon - No Doubt make a background cameo in "Homerpalooza, Gwen Stefani's brother Eric was an animator ab the time, so he added them in.
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    Text - In his appearance Justin Timberlake really didn't want bo say "Word," so once he did, that bake was looped and used repeatedly through the episode. He allegedly felb it was so unlike something he would actually say. The staff also brought all their kids along to meet them as did Tom Hanks, who was filming nearby.
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    House - Many of the characters are named after major streets in Portland, Oregon, where creator Matt Groening grew up. Examples: Flanders, Lovejoy, Terwilliger, Kearney.
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    Cartoon - HIMNUS character of the Sea Captain, Horatio McCallister. Conan O'Brien created the
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    Cartoon - Neil Young, Pearl Jam and Courtney Love/Hole were sought for "Homerpalooza" but turned down the offer. Sonic Youth said if Courtney Love was to appear they would not.
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    Cartoon - |James L. Brooks suggested that the script for "Kamp Krusty be expanded and produced as a feature-lengbh theatrically released film.
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    Cartoon - Michael Jackson wasn't allowed bto sing in Stark Raving Dad" due to contractual reasons, meaning an impersonator was brought in for the "Lisa lt's Your Birthday" Scene.
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    Text - Kang and Kodos are named after characters from Star Trek: The Original Series. Kang is a Klingon warrior and Kodos is a mass murderer). EARTH CAPITAL
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    Cartoon - According to the show's creators, the show's most parodied film is Citizen Kane. GLO
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    Cartoon - The most wabtched Simpsons episode of all time is the first episode of the second season "Bart Gets an F" - watched by an estimated 33.6 million viewers in October 1990.
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    Cartoon - The middle names of the family are as follows: Homer Jay, Marge Jacqueline, Bart JoJo, Lisa Marie and Maggie Evelyn
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    Cartoon - Albert Brooks voiced the character Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie and for "about a week", he was to reprise the role of Hank Scorpio, but the staff felt that creating a new character was a better idea
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    Cartoon - Milhouse was designed by Matt Groening for a Butterfinger commercial, and it was decided to use the character in the series. Milhouse was named after U.S President Richard Nixon, whose middle name was Milhous. The name was the most "unfortunate name Matt Groening could think of for a kid"
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    Animated cartoon - In "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish" Larry King's tape-reading role was offered to both Bruce Springsteen and William Shatner but they turned it down.
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