* Sondheim had a guest part on The Simpsons episode " Yokel Chords " as himself ( 2007 ).

Other uses include in the 2004 documentary film Fahrenheit 9 / 11 ; in the 2005 film The Ringer ; as entrance music for the British band James, as well as episodes of The Simpsons that had a " western " theme ( mainly in the episode titled " Dude, Where's My Ranch ?").

Alongside The Simpsons, Smith appeared in the sitcom Herman's Head as Louise, and had recurring appearances as Marlene on Dharma & Greg and Penny in two episodes of Dead Like Me.

Brooks, who is also executive producer of The Simpsons, had cast Smith in his 1994 film I'll Do Anything ( in one of the film's musical numbers ) but her part was cut.

By the 1997 – 98 season, Fox had 3 shows in the Nielsen Top 20, The X-Files which ranked 11th, King of the Hill which ranked 15th, and The Simpsons which ranked 17th.

The scene was directed by David Mirkin and was the first time a Simpsons character had been in the real world in the series.

Brown and Logan also wrote that Grampa had a considerable influence in the formation of Homer's character, and that flashbacks in The Simpsons show what an " angry ", " critical " father he was to Homer.

Later in the production of that season, the producers had it changed to brown, because they thought that his hair looked like his skin ; as well, during an artistic convention of the show, Groening stated that he wanted only the Simpsons to have yellow hair.

By the eighth season of The Simpsons, the writers had begun to explore the secondary characters of the show.

He also had frequent roles on The Simpsons as Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure, and others, and appeared in the films Houseguest, Sgt.

Louis-Dreyfus at the unveiling of her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, May 2010In 2007, Louis-Dreyfus reprised her role as Gloria on The Simpsons, which she had first originated in the 2001 episode " A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love ", in the episode " I Don't Wanna Know Why the Caged Bird Sings ".

[...] With this episode, The Simpsons had its premise down, and it certainly had its edge.

The divorce action would fail if the citizen's intervention showed that the Simpsons had colluded by, for example, conniving in or staging the appearance of his adultery so that she could marry someone else.

Perkins had agreed to provide the voice for the role of the dentist, Dr. Wolfe, in The Simpsons episode " Last Exit to Springfield " after Anthony Hopkins and Clint Eastwood both turned the role down, but he died before the part could be recorded.

Director David Silverman had difficulty devising a legible Scrabble board for the opening scene that would convey the idea that the Simpsons were only able to devise very simple words.

After Sideshow Bob's stooges pull up to the Simpsons ' house, toss Bart Simpson ( who had been investigating Bob ) out of their car, and deliver a warning to " Stay away from Sideshow Bob!

The authors of the book I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide, Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, note: " It's very strange to see Homer pawning the TV set in an attempt to save the family ; if this episode had come later Marge would surely have taken this stance.

Ian Maxtone-Graham wrote the episode and it was his first The Simpsons writing credit, although he had served as a consultant on the show for several months.

Maxtone-Graham had previously worked with showrunners Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein on a game show and the two had wanted to hire him as a writer on The Simpsons.

Josh Weinstein had kept the script and pen and considers them among his three most prized Simpsons possessions.

The Simpsons had an episode called " The Way We Was ", although its plot is unrelated to the movie.

*" The Stimpsons "-A parody of The Simpsons ( lampooning the fact that the BBC had recently lost the British broadcasting rights to the show to Channel 4 ) in which Homer is really Captain Pugwash, Marge Simpson is Mr Benn in disguise, Bart Simpson is actually Charley the Cat and the sofa is Bagpuss under a blanket.

Because of federal competition laws, the Hudson's Bay Company was required to divest itself of its interest in Simpsons-Sears, which had been held by Simpsons, and the chain was formally renamed Sears Canada Inc. in 1984.

* Lisa Simpson is delighted at the sight of a rack with Tintin and Asterix comics in a comic book store, depicted in The Simpsons episode " Husbands and Knives ".

* In a segment of The Simpsons episode " Margical History Tour ", Salieri is represented by Lisa Simpson, to Bart's Mozart.

* In The Simpsons episode " Homer at the Bat ", Homer Simpson is hit in the head by a pitch while playing for the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team, rendering him unconscious, but forcing in the winning run.

Another example is an episode of The Simpsons entitled " Homer at the Bat " which takes its title from the poem.

* " Homer's Enemy ", an episode of The Simpsons

He also voiced himself on a 2005 episode of The Simpsons, narrating an informational video about restraining orders.

* The Simpsons ( On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister, season 16, episode 11 ) ( 2005 ) ( as himself )

* A fictional name for Jesus originally used by Homer Simpson in the Simpsons episode " Missionary: Impossible "

He has provided the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, winning an Emmy Award for his work in the episode " The Italian Bob ", his fifth Emmy win.

* The Simpsons ( 1 episode, 2000 )

The Lindy Hop was performed by Homer Simpson while dressed up as a panda in The Simpsons episode " Homer vs.

Albert also appeared as a special guest on The Simpsons ' Season 20 episode The Burns and the Bees in 2008.

It is also revealed on a Simpsons DVD commentary that he was to appear in the episode " Bart Star " but, due to the scandal, was replaced by Roy Firestone.

In 1995 he guest starred in The Simpsons in the episode " Lisa's Wedding " as Hugh Parkfield, Lisa's future English groom.

* In the Simpsons episode Bart the Murderer, Bart Simpson makes Manhattans for Springfield's mobsters.

This is often the subject of parody, for example in the Simpsons episode " Radioactive Man " where the onomatopoeic words are replaced with snuh !, newt!

As a testament to his national visibility during this time, Smith appeared in a 1992 episode of The Simpsons titled " Homer at the Bat ".

( This scene was later parodied in The Simpsons episode " Marge Gets a Job ".

In a 2005 episode of The Simpsons, Mr. Burns brags that he once outraced Nurmi in his antique motorcar.

Perhaps best known was his appearance in the season three episode of The Simpsons (" Homer at the Bat ") where he is hypnotized into thinking he is a chicken ( he did his own clucking ).

The series has also been parodied on The Simpsons and notably in the Futurama episode " Where No Fan Has Gone Before ", which was described by Wired magazine as a " touchstone " for fans.

*" MoneyBART ", the third episode of The Simpsons ' 22nd season, in which Lisa utilizes sabermetrics to coach Bart's Little League Baseball team.

Super Bowl XXVI was featured in the episode of The Simpsons entitled " Lisa the Greek ", which aired three days prior to the game and correctly predicted that Washington would win.

After the game, Fox aired The Simpsons episode " Sunday, Cruddy Sunday ", followed by the pilot episode of Family Guy, " Death Has a Shadow ".