His voice acting credits include Marlin the clownfish in Finding Nemo, and recurring guest voices for the animated television series The Simpsons, including Russ Cargill in The Simpsons Movie.

Shearer directed the 2002 film Teddy Bears ' Picnic and appeared in several films, including A Mighty Wind, For Your Consideration, The Simpsons Movie, The Truman Show, and Godzilla among many others.

She has appeared in other media relating to The Simpsons — including video games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Ride, commercials, and comic books — and inspired an entire line of merchandise.

She was also nominated for an Annie Award for Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature for her performance in The Simpsons Movie.

" In The Simpsons Movie, some scenes, such as Marge's video message to Homer, were recorded over one hundred times, leaving Kavner exhausted.

For her performance in The Simpsons Movie, Kavner was nominated for " Best Voice Acting in an Animated Feature " at the 2007 Annie Awards, but lost to Ian Holm from Ratatouille.

The duo were parodied as Willis and Crumble in an episode of The Simpsons entitled Angry Dad: The Movie.

Hanks next appeared in a cameo role as himself in The Simpsons Movie, in which he appeared in an advertisement claiming that the US government has lost its credibility and is hence buying some of his.

* Since the episode aired in 1992, the Simpsons episode, Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie, ends likely at this year, stating 40 years later, with Bart in his 50s and as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, watches the repeat of the repeat of the Itchy and Scratchy film, with his elderly father Homer.

* In a scene of the The Simpsons Movie ( 2007 ), Homer Simpson is shown throat singing with an Inuit woman in order to have an epiphany.

He has appeared in other media relating to The Simpsons – including video games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Ride, commercials and comic books – and inspired an entire line of merchandise.

She has appeared in other media relating to The Simpsons – including video games, The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Ride, commercials and comic books – and inspired a line of merchandise.

Lisa has been friendly with several boys, including Ralph Wiggum in " I Love Lisa " ( season 4, 1993 ), Nelson Muntz in " Lisa's Date with Density " ( season 8, 1996 ) and Colin in The Simpsons Movie ( 2007 ).

He could also be seen driving a truck in The Simpsons Movie, during Bart's nude skateboarding scene.

Homer ran over Hans once again while he was carrying a sign saying " YOU SUCK " in a field of signposts saying " No Dumping " in regards to Lake Springfield in The Simpsons Movie.

" Mantegna voiced Fat Tony in a scene in The Simpsons Movie that almost got cut.

" Howard Waldrop and Lawrence Person of Locus listed the scene in The Simpsons Movie that features Frink's drilling machine invention as one of the highlights of the film.

Part of Kavner's contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video and she rarely performs Marge's voice in public because she believes it " destroys the illusion.

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 ".

Noted for her role as Marge Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, she also voices other characters for the show, including Jacqueline Bouvier, and Patty and Selma Bouvier.

Kavner has been described as " nearly reclusive "; part of her contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video.

Part of Kavner's contract says that she will never have to promote The Simpsons on video and she rarely performs Marge's voice in public because she believes it " destroys the illusion.

" Her TV roles include characters on The Simpsons, where she voices Agnes Skinner, Brandine Spuckler and Lindsey Naegle, and Futurama, in which her main role is the character Mom.

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 Edna Krabappel on the animated series The Simpsons, for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992.

She currently has a recurring role on The Simpsons as Edna Krabappel, which earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992 and she has appeared in over 100 episodes.

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.

Both she and McCartney appeared as themselves in an episode of Bread in 1988, and an episode of The Simpsons, called " Lisa the Vegetarian ", in 1995.

The idea for it was suggested by The Simpsons producer James L. Brooks, who wanted to do an episode where Lisa was sad but she did not know why.

In an episode of The Simpsons —" I'm Spelling as Fast as I Can "— Lisa Simpson is tempted by the Siren-like representatives of the Seven Sisters ( and George Plimpton ), who offer a scholarship to the Sister school of her choice ( and a George Plimpton hot plate ) if she will throw a

Among Bergman's favorite shows were Jonny Quest, The Flinstones, and Wait ' til Your Father Gets Home, which she considered a " precursor to The Simpsons ".

She was also a guest star in The Simpsons episode " Once Upon a Time in Springfield ", where she was depicted as one of Krusty's past marriages.

On the sitcom The Simpsons, she both worked as a script supervisor and provided the voice of Lunchlady Doris and other minor characters.

In her final television television appearance, she voiced a character on The Simpsons.

In 1992, she had a guest appearance in the third season of The Simpsons as Lurleen Lumpkin, a beautiful Southern country singer and waitress, in " Colonel Homer ", and sixteen years later in 2008, she appeared in the nineteenth season — as the same character — in the episode " Papa Don't Leech ".

An episode of The Simpsons, " Bart Sells His Soul ", features Comic Book Guy displaying " a very rare Mary Worth in which she has advised a friend to commit suicide.

At the end of the opening sequence, she always finds something different under her desk ( similar to The Simpsons ' couch gag ), such as a mood ring or maracas ( also the letter Q in the episode " Vanessa Less Tessa ", a glowing green stick in the episode " Hazelnut's Finest ", a singing Dieter doll in the episode " Presenting Stewart Waldinger ", Mardi Gras beads, and her Ann's remote control in the episode " Radio Freak Hazelnut ".

However, its impact on three generations of humorists is incalculable, as can be seen in the frequent references to Mad on the animated series The Simpsons.

As pointed out on The Simpsons Archive episode capsule for Sweets and Sour Marge, " When the people-ball is rolling toward Hans Moleman and Agnes Skinner, you can see another Moleman in the ball if you watch in slo-mo ( upper left corner of the screen, I believe ).

Smithers made his first appearance in " Homer's Odyssey ", which was the third episode of the first season, although he can be heard over a speaker in The Simpsons series premiere " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ".

In the video game The Simpsons Hit & Run, billboards can be seen around Downtown Springfield promoting Lionel Hutz ' free pizza offer.

IGN ranked McClure first in their 2006 list of the " Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters ", calling him " a wonderfully bizarre and entertaining character that showcases the best of what small roles on The Simpsons can be ".

He can often be seen on the show in minor appearances, although there have been some episodes that feature him heavily, including the first episode of The Simpsons.

In various episodes, Santa's Little Helper can be seen chewing on newspapers and other objects in the Simpsons ' household, destroying furniture, and digging holes in the backyard.

Several songs, films and other television programs, including The Simpsons, reference or parody characters and events from the show, including the memorable "... can turn the world on with her smile " line from the title song.

The comic book version of The Simpsons, Simpsons Comics, also published a story called ' The Last Fat Man ', based partially on ' Time Enough at Last ' and actually has a short scene where Homer Simpson shoos a bespectacled man who is reading a book out of a nuclear bunker so he can eat in it, unintentionally taking shelter in it.

Australian tastes can be eclectic when it comes to imported comedy from other English speaking countries, with American series like M * A * S * H, Seinfeld, and The Simpsons acquiring devoted followings in Australia-but so too such quintessentially British comedies as Fawlty Towers, The Goodies, Blackadder and The Office.

Waylon Smithers made his first appearance in this episode, although he can be heard over a speaker in The Simpsons series premiere " Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire ".

The song " Cochise " can also be found in the Simpsons episode " Midnight Towboy " when Homer is riding in a tow truck with a man named Louie ( Matt Dillon ) the song can be heard briefly on the radio.

In a Simpsons comic, Dr. Hibbert refers to the golden hour, except he says it is in the middle of the night during a time when doctors can charge the patients extra.

* The US Festival was mentioned in The Simpsons episode " Homerpalooza ", where Homer says, " There can only be one truly great festival of a lifetime, and it's the US Festival!

However, some 12-rated shows can be shown before 21: 00, such as The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle, Doctor Who, and Futurama.

His little known prowess on the saxophone can be heard in the theme music of the first three seasons of The Simpsons-a favour for the creator of The Simpsons, his friend Matt Groening.

In The Simpsons episode " I Married Marge ," Mr. Burns can be seen playing Ms. Pac-Man while he says " That's it ... That's it ... Come closer ... a power pellet Muhahaha!

* In The Simpsons episode Homer Vs Patty and Selma, Bart claims he can have fun all by himself, he makes a hand puppet, which he then asks ' S ' awriiight?

In an episode of The Simpsons titled " How I Spent My Strummer Vacation ", Homer receives song-writing lessons from Tom Petty, and in the original airing the track " The Last DJ " can be heard playing over the radio in the final scene.