Plastic doughnuts dangled above concertgoers’ heads and life-sized cardboard cutouts of show characters were scattered throughout the venue. The entire Hollywood Bowl was Simpson-ified for the program, which continues on Saturday and Sunday night. Lovitz offered a tribute to the late Phil Hartman, a “Simpsons” regular who voiced various characters on the show until his death in 1998. In the episode, Bart and Lisa stumble into Professor Frinks basement, and he gives them a look into their future as teenagers getting ready for their high. While portraying the beer-boasting Duff Man, a group of women dressed as Duff cheerleaders came onstage and fired T-shirt cannons into the crowd. Professor Frink: Professor Fink, Professor Fink/He'll make you laugh/He'll make you think/He likes to run and then the thing with the. Burns’ song about wearing puppy fur, “See My Vest,” which culminated with a Rockettes-style kick line.Īzaria embodied several of the “Simpsons” characters he brings to life with his voice, including Moe and Apu, Disco Stu, Professor Frink and Duff Man. The song playing while Homer fights Professor Frink's robot is '.In A Bag' by. The robot Circuit Ray Leonard is based on the boxer Sugar Ray Leonard. Lisa's fourth cat, Coltrane, is named after the influential jazz performer John Coltrane. Zimmer, wearing a jacket covered with Bart faces, performed the music he composed for the Oscar-nominated short film “The Longest Daycare,” which shows how Maggie saves a butterfly from a classroom bully.Īt least 60 members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles filled the stage for a soaring rendition of “Spider Pig,” the song Homer dedicated to his special pet pig in “The Simpsons Movie.” Then chorus members stripped off their robes to reveal sequined vests as they sang the Mr. Professor Frink's robot is designed after the ED-209 from the film RoboCop and its accompanying series. Other guests appearing during the two-hour program included show creator Matt Groening, former “Simpsons” writer Conan O’Brien, comedian Jon Lovitz, pro skateboarder Tony Hawk and Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. “Oh yeah, ‘The Simpsons’ will go on, long after the human race is gone,” sang “Weird” Al Yankovic, who performed “a little ditty about Homer and Marge” to the tune of John Mellencamp’s “Jack and Diane.” ![]() The 26th season of “The Simpsons” begins Sept. The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, which featured several members wearing tall, blue Marge Simpson wigs, performed as classic clips from the show’s past 25 seasons played on big screens above them.
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