[Music]
it might be America’s most well-known
animated family but even the most
high-profile fictional characters have
their secrets we’re welcome WatchMojo
stop by back in today’s installment
we’re counting down the top five
Simpsons facts you probably didn’t know
we’re going deep behind the scenes of
this long-running massive hit series if
you ever find your marbles come visit us
how about today before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content
number five the producers messed with
Justin Timberlake
[Music]
the creative team behind the Simpsons
aren’t exactly the type to get awestruck
at the idea of working with stars it
rather flexed their comedic muscles when
NSYNC appeared on the show
JT made the mistake of critiquing the
script explaining that he would never
say the word word were harsh he might
make a living opening his mouth this was
one time he would have been better
served keeping his shot to the bandana
Republic where celebrity cameos are
always exaggerated parodies of
themselves on the symptoms and by
nitpicking young mr. Timberlake made
himself a target of editing room magic I
can’t believe I’m meeting Milhouse where
the team taxes least favorite word on to
the end of a bunch of his lines where
thankfully he since developed a much
better sense of humor
[Music]
number four so the reason mod Flanders
was killed off I’ve had about all I can
take of Homer Simpson’s torso we all
know how she died on screen it was a
straightforward case of accidental death
by t-shirt cannon firing squad resulting
from the ill-timed discovery of a bobby
pin by one homer Jay Simpson Bachchan
case closed
in the real world though boss was killed
off as a result of a contract dispute
between her voice actress Maggie Roswell
and Fox regarding compensation Maude
died and Roz Wells other voice roles
were given away in 2002 however she
finally returned to voice the ghost of
Maude are you ready for tales that both
shattered your spine and boil your blood
well yeah other notable characters such
as Lionel Hutz for manure and Edna
Krabappel were more ceremoniously
retired from The Simpsons out of respect
for the voice actors behind them hi I’m
Troy McClure Phil Hartman and Marcia
Wallace when they passed away in 1998
and 2013 respectively
[Music]
number three Michael Jackson
guest-starred and so did an impersonal
for you hi I’m Michael Jackson Jackson
few shows in television history can both
a quantity or quality of celebrity
cameos on par with the Simpsons Michael
Jackson’s guest spot is undeniably one
of the greatest but also one of the
program’s strangest moments I’m bringing
Michael Jackson home to stay with us for
a few days
pick even that cute he heard of you
Jackson apparently called series creator
Matt Groening himself to offer a guest
appearance rather than voice himself
however he performed the speaking roles
of a man claiming to be Michael Jackson
later revealed to be a bricklayer by the
name of Leon come house key well my work
is done here
hey Michael what happened to your voice
this is my real voice my name is Leon
campus key and I’m a bricklayer from
Paterson New Jersey Jackson himself
appear to be credited for the speaking
role taking the pseudonym John J Smith
even stranger he insisted that the
character singing parts be recorded by
an NJ impersonator so that he might
trick his brothers with the on-screen
voice which are ooh baby genies not mad
ever he did Cisco says that I am a would
a little layered performance please so
it’s your birthday
god bless you to stay number two their
yellow skin was chosen to grab yours
attention care to bedazzle large turn on
the juice as perhaps best illustrated by
the family hairdos since this style of
animation has never focused on creating
realistic looking characters what the
people of Springfield black and beauty
however they make up for with their
ability to catch and retain the
attention of viewers
according to graining this was the
reason behind that distinctly jaundiced
look this is who debuted in 1987 long
before the era of online streaming more
PVR’s
it was a competitive time in television
since you really need to catch the eye
of a potential audience as a channel sir
but I took he ain’t betrayed me the
bright yellow skin color was a surefire
way to make the event unknown series
stand out
number one lisa is a vegetarian because
of Paul McCartney Wow promise me if
there’s someone else there with enough
star power to top the late Michael
Jackson as the biggest name to ever
visit Springfield it’s going to be a
Beatle
Linda and I both feel strongly about
animal rights in fact if you play maybe
I’m amazed backwards you’ll hear a
recipe for a really ripping lentil soup
they were after all bigger than the Dave
Clark Five and you don’t get that big
without learning how to throw your
weight around
Tigers don’t have messages Lisa they’re
just a bunch of hilarious stuff you know
like people getting hurt and stuff stuff
like that so channeling his outer
activist and inner diva equal parts Sir
Paul McCartney said his terms he agreed
to doing a guest spot but only under the
condition that Lisa Simpsons conversions
of vegetarianism became permanent be
easy fat I thought you loved me the
episode aptly titled Lisa the vegetarian
aired in 1995 and decades on Lisa and
the showrunners have kept that promise
Lisa honey are you saying you’re never
going to eat any animal again what about
bacon oh um no we’re job does all come
from the same animal all right since
buff how many of these facts were you
already aware of and while we’re on the
subject what’s your favorite moment
instance in history
now we’re going to send them a basket
for more eye-catching top tens then
severely jaundiced up five be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com so which of
these facts would you find most
interesting check out these other great
clips from watch mojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
it might be America’s most well-known
animated family but even the most
high-profile fictional characters have
their secrets we’re welcome WatchMojo
stop by back in today’s installment
we’re counting down the top five
Simpsons facts you probably didn’t know
we’re going deep behind the scenes of
this long-running massive hit series if
you ever find your marbles come visit us
how about today before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content
number five the producers messed with
Justin Timberlake
[Music]
the creative team behind the Simpsons
aren’t exactly the type to get awestruck
at the idea of working with stars it
rather flexed their comedic muscles when
NSYNC appeared on the show
JT made the mistake of critiquing the
script explaining that he would never
say the word word were harsh he might
make a living opening his mouth this was
one time he would have been better
served keeping his shot to the bandana
Republic where celebrity cameos are
always exaggerated parodies of
themselves on the symptoms and by
nitpicking young mr. Timberlake made
himself a target of editing room magic I
can’t believe I’m meeting Milhouse where
the team taxes least favorite word on to
the end of a bunch of his lines where
thankfully he since developed a much
better sense of humor
[Music]
number four so the reason mod Flanders
was killed off I’ve had about all I can
take of Homer Simpson’s torso we all
know how she died on screen it was a
straightforward case of accidental death
by t-shirt cannon firing squad resulting
from the ill-timed discovery of a bobby
pin by one homer Jay Simpson Bachchan
case closed
in the real world though boss was killed
off as a result of a contract dispute
between her voice actress Maggie Roswell
and Fox regarding compensation Maude
died and Roz Wells other voice roles
were given away in 2002 however she
finally returned to voice the ghost of
Maude are you ready for tales that both
shattered your spine and boil your blood
well yeah other notable characters such
as Lionel Hutz for manure and Edna
Krabappel were more ceremoniously
retired from The Simpsons out of respect
for the voice actors behind them hi I’m
Troy McClure Phil Hartman and Marcia
Wallace when they passed away in 1998
and 2013 respectively
[Music]
number three Michael Jackson
guest-starred and so did an impersonal
for you hi I’m Michael Jackson Jackson
few shows in television history can both
a quantity or quality of celebrity
cameos on par with the Simpsons Michael
Jackson’s guest spot is undeniably one
of the greatest but also one of the
program’s strangest moments I’m bringing
Michael Jackson home to stay with us for
a few days
pick even that cute he heard of you
Jackson apparently called series creator
Matt Groening himself to offer a guest
appearance rather than voice himself
however he performed the speaking roles
of a man claiming to be Michael Jackson
later revealed to be a bricklayer by the
name of Leon come house key well my work
is done here
hey Michael what happened to your voice
this is my real voice my name is Leon
campus key and I’m a bricklayer from
Paterson New Jersey Jackson himself
appear to be credited for the speaking
role taking the pseudonym John J Smith
even stranger he insisted that the
character singing parts be recorded by
an NJ impersonator so that he might
trick his brothers with the on-screen
voice which are ooh baby genies not mad
ever he did Cisco says that I am a would
a little layered performance please so
it’s your birthday
god bless you to stay number two their
yellow skin was chosen to grab yours
attention care to bedazzle large turn on
the juice as perhaps best illustrated by
the family hairdos since this style of
animation has never focused on creating
realistic looking characters what the
people of Springfield black and beauty
however they make up for with their
ability to catch and retain the
attention of viewers
according to graining this was the
reason behind that distinctly jaundiced
look this is who debuted in 1987 long
before the era of online streaming more
PVR’s
it was a competitive time in television
since you really need to catch the eye
of a potential audience as a channel sir
but I took he ain’t betrayed me the
bright yellow skin color was a surefire
way to make the event unknown series
stand out
number one lisa is a vegetarian because
of Paul McCartney Wow promise me if
there’s someone else there with enough
star power to top the late Michael
Jackson as the biggest name to ever
visit Springfield it’s going to be a
Beatle
Linda and I both feel strongly about
animal rights in fact if you play maybe
I’m amazed backwards you’ll hear a
recipe for a really ripping lentil soup
they were after all bigger than the Dave
Clark Five and you don’t get that big
without learning how to throw your
weight around
Tigers don’t have messages Lisa they’re
just a bunch of hilarious stuff you know
like people getting hurt and stuff stuff
like that so channeling his outer
activist and inner diva equal parts Sir
Paul McCartney said his terms he agreed
to doing a guest spot but only under the
condition that Lisa Simpsons conversions
of vegetarianism became permanent be
easy fat I thought you loved me the
episode aptly titled Lisa the vegetarian
aired in 1995 and decades on Lisa and
the showrunners have kept that promise
Lisa honey are you saying you’re never
going to eat any animal again what about
bacon oh um no we’re job does all come
from the same animal all right since
buff how many of these facts were you
already aware of and while we’re on the
subject what’s your favorite moment
instance in history
now we’re going to send them a basket
for more eye-catching top tens then
severely jaundiced up five be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com so which of
these facts would you find most
interesting check out these other great
clips from watch mojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
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