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October 23, 2024

We had a blast reading these facts, so we’re guessing that you’re pretty yellow with envy right about now. We’re not exactly sure if that’s the color normally associated with envy, but it’s a Simpsons list, so it is today.

Anyway, we’ve got 40 four-fingered facts comin’ your way. Unless there’s a fact about one of God’s few appearances, that’ll be the only five-fingered fact since he’s the only character to appear with five fingers on the show. Looks like Springfieldians weren’t made in his image.

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Moe Szyslak dated Phoebe. Hank Azaria tried to get an IRL acting career off the ground while he was already voicing a ton of characters on The Simpsons. He auditioned to play Joey on Friends, but ended up with a 5-episode arc as Phoebe's boyfriend instead.

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CRACKEDOON Smithers was black in his first appearance on The Simpsons, in the Season 1 episode Homer's Odyssey. It was an animation mistake, and the

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Who Shot Mr. Burns?

THE SIMPSONS CRACKED.COM The big mystery at the heart of Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One) was hinted at before the first shot was even fired. When Mr. Burns tells the angry crowd of Springfield citizens, Oh, you all talk big, but who here has the guts to stop me, everyone looks down, except for Maggie (the shooter), who maintains a menacing glare. — More: 30 Ace Instances Of Movie And TV Foreshadowing

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Mr. Burns is a hodge-podge of famous old guys, and a bug. Mr. Burns was based on John D Rockefeller, and a combination of a praying mantis and the former head of Fox broadcasting, Barry Diller. Harry Shearer based the voice on Mr. Potter from It's A Wonderful Life, and former president Ronald Reagan.com — The Simpsons: 15 Mr. Burns Slippery Now-You-Know Facts

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Barney Gumble

CRACKED COM Originally, The Simpsons' Barney Gumble was blond. — Source

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A writer and producer for The Simpsons wants the show to end the same as it began. Al Jean said he would like the final episode to end with the arrival of the Christmas pag- eant from the first scene of the pilot episode Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, making the whole series a continuous loop. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW — Source

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Michael Jackson didn't do his own singing on The Simpsons. Of all the Simpsons cameos, Jackson's is one of the best-known-but he only did the speaking parts. By his stipulation, the singing was provided by a soundalike named Kipp Lennon. The only explanation Jackson gave was that it was a joke on his brothers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Paul and Linda McCartney

CRACKED COM IN THE ePISODe OF THE SIMPSONS WHeRe LISA Becomes A veGeTARIAN AND meets PAUL MCCARtdey, МАуве I'M AMAZeD PLAYS over THE CLOSING SCREDITS. THE SIMPSONS STAFF RemixeD IT to INCLUDe A BACKWARDS TRACK OF MCCARTNEY READING A Recipe FOR LENTIL SOUP. нат — Source

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CRACKED A BUNCH OF SONGS ARE BASED ON THE SIMPSONS. VERIE Bloodhound Gang has one called Ralph Wiggum that mostly contains lines straight from the character himself. — Geffen Records,
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Pop and Rock Songs Inspired by ‘The Simpsons’

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Saving Lives

When TV saves lives (or destroys them) The Simpsons A 12-year-old from West Yorkshire was saved from choking on a sandwich by his best friend, who had seen the Heimlich Maneuver on The Simpsons. These cartoons are really life-saving PSAs in disguise, apparently. CRACKED — 20th Television
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CRACKED BART'S PENIS THE SIMPSONS MOVIE Why did they have to expose Bart Simpson's little yellow 10 year old penis to the world? The joke is okay, but no one on Earth should know what Bart's penis looks like. Eight year old Ralph seeing it and saying, I like men now is just unsettling. — Cantankerous Monk / YT

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Springfielder means jelly donut? WILLKOMMEN CRACKED.COM But how did Homer know?! In season 3, epi- sode 11, Burns Verkaufen der Kraftwerk, a German company purchases the nuclear plant, and Mayor Quimby welcomes them to town by saying, Ich bin ein Springfielder. It seemingly comes out of nowhere when Homer immediately say, Mmmmm. Jelly Donuts, but Ich bin ein Springfielder is a reference to JFK's speech in West Berlin where he said, Ich bin ein Berliner (I am a Berliner). A Berliner, however, is not only someone from Berlin, but also a German word for Jelly Donut. — WhatCulture

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One of Smithers' many hints. CRACKED.COM Let Smithers float! In Who Shot Mr Burns Part 2, after Smithers thinks he shot Mr. Bruns, he goes into a Catholic church to confess. In the confession box he says, Father, I'm not a Catholic. I tried to march in the St. Patrick's Day parade... but, anyway... This joke refer- ences the criticisms that the annual St. Patrick's Day parade doesn't allow floats from gay organizations, or gay marchers. — NYTimes

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The Simpsons

Objectivism at daycare. IS A IS A FUTI CRACKED.COM Maggie's daycare is an opportuni- ty to break out the objectivism jokes. While Marge is rehearsing for A Streetcar Named Desire, Maggie is left at the Ayn Rand School For Tots, where a poster reads, A is A. This is a reference to Ayn Rand, and her philosophy of Objectivism. — AynRand.org

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CRACKED COM The Simpsons nearly got cancelled before it aired. YUMMYDONUES After the first viewing of the pilot episode, One Enchanted Evening, both the writers and the network executives were displeased. The writing wasn't great, but it was the animation that really turned them off. Luckily, the next episode, Bart the Genius, was better and saved the series from an early death. — Source: 24 Pop Culture Iconic Things (That Bombed Initially)

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Fictional Presidents PRESIDENT The Simpsons Lisa Simpson The episode Bart to the Future didn't just predict that Donald Trump would be president, but Lisa's outfit resembles what Kamala Harris wore to her VP inauguration. CRACKED.COM — Source: CNN

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The Simpsons Movie

CRACKED.COM The Simpsons Movie Over 320 characters make cameo appearances. The film dug deep into the show's multi-decade run to not only feature as many side characters as possible, but give 98 of them speaking roles! — Source: Screen Rant

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Matt Groening named many of the Simpsons characters after his own family. CRACKED.COM Matt had a father named Но- mer, a mother named Marga- ret, sisters named Maggie and Lisa, and a grandfather named Abe. Не chose the name Bart, despite his brother be- ing named Mark, because it was an anagram of brat. — Biography

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Alan Moore and Thomas Pynchon

ETT Alan Moore & Thomas Pynchon Alan Moore, famed despiser of all adaptations of his work, played himself on The Simpsons. So did Thomas Pynchon. ? HOMAS ICHON IOUSE CRACKED.COM

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The Simpsons

Easter Eggs The Simpsons There's an entire McBain film (think Rambo meets Beverly Hills Cop) playing in the background of The Simpsons episodes through the years. CRACKED.COM — More: The Simpsons McBain Saga Shows Audiences Used To Be Blind

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There is a guy who is paid to watch The Simpsons. Alexander Townley is paid by an online casino to watch the cartoon and find any hints of the show predicting the future. I have to sit with a notepad and pen and have to write every little detail down, even the opening credits with the chalkboard sequence and couch gag, he says.00M — Meet The Man Who Gets Paid To Watch 'The Simpsons'

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st. Paddy's Day in fiction The simpsons TO alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems! Homer VS the 18th Amendment is considered one of the best Simpsons episodes of all time - beginning with everyone getting so drunk prohibition goes into effect, with Homer staging a revolt undercover as the Beer Baron using bathtub liquor. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vents Magazine

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Rusty Nails was the real-life inspiration behind Krusty The Portland entertainer was a very sweet clown, says Matt Groening, who would have grown up watching him. CRACKED.COM — Source: OPB

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Elizabeth Taylor was the voice of Maggie's first word Matt Groening said, We did 24 takes, but they were always too sexual. CRACKED.COM — Source: New York Daily News

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George Meyer

GeoRGE Meyer HAS CREDIT AS A PRODUCER, creative CONSULTANT, WRITER, OR Story eDITOR ON A STAGGERING 350 erisodes of tHe SIMPSONS, IF you HAVE AFAVORITE simpsons Line OR MOMENT SPRING It WAS OBABLY WRITTEN By GeoRGe, MOE'S! CRACKED.COM http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/meveroo html — Source: 23 Amazing People Who Were Screwed Out of History Books

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Reservoir Dogs

QUENTIN TARANTINO gave a yes-and-no response CRACKED.COM Yes: Tarantino agreed to his likeness being used for an Itchy and Scratchy Reservoir Dogs takeoff. No: He wouldn't voice his cartoon likeness because he didn't want to say what have him saying. — Source: 15 Potential Simpsons Cameos That Didn’t Become Reality

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KATE MCKINNON is a homeless folk singer CRACKED.CO When Bart accidentally trashes Hettie's shopping cart full of belongings, he invites her home to live in his closet. McKinnon voices Hettie's speaking voice, but her twangy singin' is provided by Dixie Chick Natalie Maines. — AV Club

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Brooke Shields

BROOKE SHIELDS had to hand it to Grandpa Simpson It's the Annual Cartoon Awards and Abe Simpson (taking credit for Bart and Lisa's work) wins for Outstanding Writing in a Cartoon Series. Brooke presents the award to Grandpa, planting a victory kiss on his cheek. — CBS News

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ADAMWEST had a second career making cameos MEET ADAM WEST Besides showing up at a car show and dancing the Batusi on the classic Mr. Plow episode, West poked fun of himself on 30 Rock, Family Guy, SpongeBob Squarepants, the King of Queens, and Big Bang Theory. — Vox

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN keeps saying no Remember when Sting dug Bart out of the well? Written for the Boss. Staff tried to bribe him with a Simpsons jacket. Still no. Matt Groening tried for The Simpsons Movie. We keep asking him and he keeps turning us down! — Looper

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Matt Groening

People Who Didn't Want Anything To Do With Their Own Work - Matt Groening disowned and refused to be credited on a particular episode of The Simpsons — Source: Screen Rant

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The Critic

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HA-HAW! YOU DiDn't know THAT neLson IS JOHN BenDeR! Not only is the Simpsons tough guy based on the Breakfast Club tough guy, but he shares a name wit — Source: 4 Cartoon Characters (Surprisingly) Based On Real People

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Simpsons 101

NAME: Denise Duvernay FAN OF: The Simpsons THE SIMPSONS IN THE CLASSROOM RESULT: A college seminar based on Springfield. Dr. DuVernay teaches a course — Source: DNA Info

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Inside the Actors Studio host James Lipton wrote the theme to Thundercats. He also guest- starred on Family Guy, The Simpsons, and Arrested Developmen — Source: 7 Celebrities Who Had Badass Careers You Didn't Know About

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The Cheap Imitators

Georgia ripped off The Simpsons and barely bothered to disguise it. The Samsonadzes pretty much swiped the core of The Simpsons and put a new name on.

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The Original Opening Sequence

The original opening sequence of THE SIMPSONS - which didn't appear in the series pilot -- was made unusually long to cut the amount of animation work

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The Simpsons

In the Simpsons episode Two Bad Neighbours, Grandpa Simpson says Grover Cleveland spanked me on two nonconsecutive occasions! It's a reference to

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Groundskeeper Willie

A famous SIMPSONS line was CO- co-opted by American right-wing media during the 2003 Iraq war. CHEESE-EATING MONKEY became a go-to insult towards the

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Homer As Krusty

Homer Simpson works at the nuclear power plant. And he nearly was also Krusty the Clown. Simpsons creator Matt Groening originally planned for it to b

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