“The Simpsons” surely presented the best stars invited to any television program in history. Part of this is simply due to having run for 36 seasons, but in the first years, in particular, the spectacle had so much cachet that a cultural force that renowned stars simply could not stay away. Although there is a type of guest star “The Simpsons” has not yet landed, the long -term series welcomed everyone, actors on the list A such as Michelle Pfeiffer to music icons such as Johnny Cash.
As such, Richard Dean Anderson of “MacGyver” and “Stargate SG-1” may not seem to be the most notable appearance. But the actor’s camée on “The Simpsons” was much more than simply securing another celebrity to add to the long list of guest stars. In this case, Anderson’s “SG-1” character, Colonel Jack O’Neill, is a big fan of the animated sitcom, insofar as throughout the science fiction series, which lasted 10 seasons before being canceled, O’Neill made several references to the show and even records episodes to watch during his free time. The head of the SG-1 team also quotes the famous “Oh!” Catchphrase and compared the ugly extraterrestrial race known as Goa’uld to the owner of the Springfield nuclear power plant, Montgomery Burns.
It was therefore just that Anderson had an appearance in “The Simpsons”, especially when we consider that the sisters of Marge Patty and Selma have also been big “MacGyver” fans for years. Anderson described this Action Adventure series on ABC for seven seasons between 1985 and 1992, and although his guest spot “Simpsons” came with many references to the show that made his name, he also had many references to “Stargate SG-1”.
The guest spot of the Simpsons by Richard Dean Anderson saw him kiss his interior macgyver
In 2005, Dan Castellaneta, better known as Homer Simpson’s voice and dozens of other characters on “The Simpsons”, played on “Stargate SG-1”. The actor played Joe Spencer, a humble hairdresser who indeed becomes a huge “Stargate” nerd after having haunted by the visions of the “SG-1” team and their inter-planetary exploits. Having involuntarily bought an old long -range communication stone, Joe’s mind is merged with Colonel Jack O’Neill by Richard Dean Anderson, who was appropriate since O’Neill was the biggest fan of the “Simps” in the series.
A year later, the roles were reversed when Anderson played in the 17th episode of “The Simpsons” season 17, Kiss, Kiss, Bangalore Bangalore “. In an appropriate way, the episode was co-written by Castellaneta himself, which had obviously struck Anderson during his appearance” SG-1 “and wrote the script of this episode.
The broadcast of April 9, 2006, “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore”, sees Homer responsible for outsourcing the operations of the nuclear power plant in India, supervising the new office abroad and managing Indian employees. But state B is the place where we get the appearance of Anderson’s customers. When he appears for the first time, he is looking for an “SG-1” agreement and meets longtime fans “MacGyver” Patty and Selma (Julie Kavner) on the way. But when he reveals that he never liked to play the ingenious secret agent, the two sisters collapse and kidnap the actor. In a tribute to his character “MacGyver”, Anderson then escapes using a contact lens to concentrate sunlight on her strings, burning them. But he quickly finds the thrill of having escaped so addictive that he asks Patty and Selma to go through similar tests of his ingenuity. The sisters ended up getting tired of Anderson, finally convincing him to leave them alone by showing him slides from their holidays at the Haler’s Museum drawn in Alberta, Canada. But while the “MacGyver” references dominated most of the plot B, there were also a lot of “Stargate” to go around.
The Simpsons celebrated and mocked Stargate SG-1
“Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore” has made several references to “Stargate SG-1” all along, and real “Simpsons” mode, was not afraid to make fun of the show which was referring to “The Simpsons” himself for almost a decade at that time. The “SG-1” convention is, at least, represented as a large case in a large congress center on which an airship steals bearing the message “Stargate is great”. At one point, Richard Dean Anderson also sits for a question and answer session with a comic book guy (Hank Azaria), who presents the event saying: “Of the four star franchises,` Wars ”, “Trek”, “Gate” and “Search” is easily my third favorite, “to which Anderson answers,” I understand it “. The crowd is also full of fans of “Stargate” as a replica of “SG-1” crew uniforms, which respond with frantic joy when Anderson tells them “I have the impression of going through the Stargate to a sacred convention”.
The actor himself seemed to have a good time inviting “The Simpsons”, saying to the official Stargate magazine in 2007 “, I had fun more than what was not allowed […] I was just impressed by what kind of talent [the ‘Simpsons’ cast] to have, what type of report they have developed over the years. It’s so professional. It’s so creative. I was revitalized about the television industry because if you can have fun doing what you do in life, that’s the idea. It comes home. These people are simply spectacular. “The actor continued by revealing that he felt” a little weird “when he saw his cartoon character on the screen and said that his mother” did not like it. “As Anderson explained,” she said, “I thought they were bad for you.” I said, “Mom, that’s the idea. It is a satire. I am honored. She did not understand very well. “”
Otherwise, the episode was quite well received, but at this stage, “The Simpsons” was well exceeded its peak. Although it was not one of the five times “The Simpsons” has been prohibited by an entire country, it sparked criticism for its representation of India, and some of the jokes fell flat – as when the fans who considered that his kilt considered as being as close to a “girl” as they will.
