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Trivia: Sideshow Bob's passion for singing is a dimension to the character that was uniquely Kelsey Grammer's, stemming from his own personal history of singing standards on the set of Cheers.

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Two Bad Neighbors - S7-E13

Trivia: When the episode was written, the show's writers were unaware there was a real George Bush, Jr (e.g. George W. Bush). The intended joke was that, in one of his usual moments of idiocy, Homer had invented a fake son.

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Trivia: Although Marge's sisters, Patty and Selma, are identical in appearance, there is an easy way to distinguish the two: Selma has an "M" in her name, and her hair is parted in the shape of that letter.

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Homer's Barbershop Quartet - S5-E1

Trivia: This is the only episode in which Homer is voiced by someone other than Dan Castellaneta; his singing voice is done by a member of the Dapper Dans.

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Day of the Jackanapes - S12-E13

Trivia: The episode title is a reference to The Day of the Jackal, but the plot more closely resembles The Manchurian Candidate.

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Cape Feare - S5-E2

Trivia: The gag of Sideshow Bob stepping on the rakes was only supposed to be him stepping on a single rake one time. But the episode's running time was short, so the sequence was extended as a time filler.

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Trivia: The Simpson family appeared in the Tracey Ullman Show as crudely drawn cartoons. Matt Groening had submitted basic sketches to the animators and assumed they would clean the figures up during production, but instead the animators just re-traced Groening's drawings.

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Trivia: Dan Castellaneta and Hank Azaria both voice about ten regular characters, with Azaria contributing another ten recurring, and Harry Shearer voices twelve regulars.

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The Bob Next Door - S21-E22

Trivia: In "The Bob Next Door", Marge comments that a lot of people sound like Sideshow Bob, including Frasier from "Cheers" and "Frasier", and Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge in Down Periscope. Those are both characters played by Kelsey Grammer, who voices Bob.

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The Principal and the Pauper - S9-E2

Trivia: Martin Sheen was chosen to voice the "real" Seymour Skinner because the producers had admired his role in Apocalypse Now, and thought his voice would be appropriate for a Vietnam veteran.

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How I Spent My Strummer Vacation - S14-E2

Trivia: At the Rolling Stones' fantasy camp, Mick Jagger's diploma from the London School of Economics is on the wall in his office.

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Hunka Hunka Burns in Love - S13-E4

Trivia: Gloria's name is never mentioned until Snake recognizes her at the bowling alley.

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Tree House of Horror XII - S13-E1

Trivia: In "House of Whacks", the murderous house is disengaged when its British charm unit is removed; Pierce Brosnan, the personality whom the family had chosen for the house, is actually Irish.

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Lisa the Vegetarian - S7-E5

Trivia: Paul McCartney agreed to guest star on the condition that Lisa's conversion to vegetarianism remain permanent. This is one of the few points of continuity that has been strictly adhered to.

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Tree House of Horror IV: The Simpson's Halloween Special IV - S5-E5

Trivia: When Marge asks Bart to explain how scary the episode is, she mentions the "War of the Worlds" broadcast on NPR. Narrated by Orson Welles, that radio serial was so chilling, a number of listeners actually believed Earth was under attack.

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Hungry Hungry Homer - S12-E15

Trivia: Although they were a fictional team when the episode aired, the Albuquerque Isotopes became a real baseball team in 2003, as a minor league affiliate of the Florida Marlins.

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A Tale of Two Springfields - S12-E2

Trivia: Who guitarist Pete Townshend was unavailable for voice work, so his likeness was voiced by his brother, Paul.

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Trivia: Marge's mother's name is Jacqueline Bouvier, which was Jackie Kennedy's maiden name.

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Bart Sells His Soul - S7-E4

Trivia: In church, Mrs. Glick plays "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" on the organ. As time passes, a caption appears that reads "Seventeen minutes later." That song actually does run seventeen minutes long.

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