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Covercraft
"Covercraft" is the eighth episode in the The Simpsons season 26, twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 560th episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Steven Dean Moore and written by Matt Selman. It first aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States on November 23, 2014. In this episode, Homer forms a band with other dads until Apu becomes a star and joins a more successful band. Will Forte guest starred as King Toot, and musician Sammy Hagar appeared as himself. The episode received negative reviews. Plot Moe Szyslak, Moe and the owner of King Toot's have a fight and are arrested, forcing their businesses to be closed down. Because of this, Homer Simpson, Homer and Lisa Simpson, Lisa have to buy a saxophone reed from a retail music store. Whilst there, Homer buys a bass guitar and he plays it wherever he is. Annoyed, Marge Simpson, Marge meets up with other wives in town who also hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirk Van Houten
The American culture, American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writers intended many of these characters as one-time jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in the town of Springfield (The Simpsons), Springfield, where the series primarily takes place. A number of these characters have gained expanded roles and have subsequently starred in their own episodes. According to the creator of ''The Simpsons'', Matt Groening, the show adopted the concept of a large supporting cast from the Canadian sketch comedy series ''Second City Television''. This article features the recurring characters from the series outside of the five main characters (Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge Simpson, Marge, Bart Simpson, Bart, Lisa Simpson, Lisa and Maggie Simpson). Each of them are listed in order by their first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjay Nahasapeemapetilon
The American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even animals. The writers intended many of these characters as one-time jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in the town of Springfield, where the series primarily takes place. A number of these characters have gained expanded roles and have subsequently starred in their own episodes. According to the creator of ''The Simpsons'', Matt Groening, the show adopted the concept of a large supporting cast from the Canadian sketch comedy series ''Second City Television''. This article features the recurring characters from the series outside of the five main characters (Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson). Each of them are listed in order by their first name. A Agnes Skinner Agnes Skinner (voiced by Tress MacNeille in most appearances, Maggie Roswell in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Simpsons Season 26
The twenty-sixth season of the American animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'' aired on Fox between September 28, 2014 and May 17, 2015. The season was produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The season was ordered by Fox on October 4, 2013. The primary showrunner for the season was Al Jean. In May 2015, the series was renewed for a twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth season. In this season, Krusty the Clown retires after his father dies (" Clown in the Dumps"); Homer and Bart attempt to solve some father/son conflicts (" The Wreck of the Relationship"); Marge opens a sandwich franchise (" Super Franchise Me"); the Simpsons meet their former (''The Tracey Ullman Show'') selves (" Treehouse of Horror XXV"); Mr. Burns finds a girlfriend in Democratic Assemblywoman Maxine Lombard (" Opposites A-Frack"); Bart schemes to bring down his new fourth grade teacher, Mr. Lassen (guest voice Willem Dafoe), who is a terrible bully (" Blazed and Confused"); Homer has a mid-life crisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Won't Be Home For Christmas (The Simpsons)
"I Won't Be Home for Christmas" is the ninth episode of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and the 561st episode of the series. The episode was directed by Mark Kirkland and written by Al Jean. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on December 7, 2014. It is the thirteenth Christmas episode of the show. In this episode, an angry Marge kicks Homer out of the house when he comes home late on Christmas Eve. When Moe explains why Homer was late, Marge goes to search for him. The episode received mixed to positive reviews by critics. Plot The episode begins with Comic Book Guy and Kumiko Albertson watching the '' Cosmic Wars Special'', with Comic Book Guy expressing shock and outrage that the special actually gets worse the more he watches it, and Kumiko stating he has every right to be angry. Homer plans to fulfill Marge's Christmas Eve wishes by leaving work on time and arriving home to celebrate Christmas w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Selman
Matt Selman (born ) is an American writer and producer. Early life Selman is a native of Watertown, Massachusetts. He graduated from Beaver Country Day School in 1989 and the University of Pennsylvania in 1993. Career After considering a career in journalism, he decided to try to become a television writer. After two years of failed spec scripts he was eventually hired to write an episode of ''Seinfeld'' in 1996. ''The Simpsons'' In 1997, Selman joined the writing staff of ''The Simpsons'', where he has remained, rising to the position of executive producer. He has written or co-written 28 episodes of the show, including " Natural Born Kissers" which the show's creator Matt Groening listed as his eighth favorite episode in 2000, " Behind the Laughter", " Trilogy of Error", " Sky Police" and " The Food Wife". He also co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, as well as co-writing the video games '' The Simpsons: Road Rage'', '' The Simpsons: Hit & Run'' and '' The Sim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Dean Moore
Steven Dean Moore is an American animation director. His credits include 65 episodes of the animated television series ''The Simpsons'' and several episodes of the Nickelodeon series ''Rugrats'' (1991–2004). Moore was also one of four sequence directors on ''The Simpsons Movie'' (2007). He was nominated for an Emmy Awards, Emmy Award in 2002. Moore's earliest credit is one of the principal animators on Filmation's last major production, ''BraveStarr''. When the studio closed in the winter 1989, he went to Klasky Csupo, followed in the early 1990s by Film Roman. ''Simpsons'' episodes directed Season 6 *'Round Springfield" Season 7 *"Marge Be Not Proud" *"Homer the Smithers" Season 8 *"A Milhouse Divided" *"The Springfield Files" *"The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show" *"In Marge We Trust" Season 9 *"The Principal and the Pauper" *"The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons" *"The Joy of Sect" *"King of the Hill (The Simpsons episode), King of the Hill" Season 10 *"Bart the Mother" *"T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sammy Hagar
Sam Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in 1984 with " I Can't Drive 55". He enjoyed further commercial success as the lead vocalist of Van Halen from 1985 through 1996, and from 2003 to 2005. In 2007 Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. His musical style primarily consists of hard rock and heavy metal. A lifelong entrepreneur, Hagar has founded four spirits brands and 13 restaurants. In 2008, with his wife, Kari Hagar, he founded a private non-profit focused on children's causes and hunger relief, the Hagar Family Foundation. Early life Hagar was born on October 13, 1947, to Robert Alton "Bobby" Hagar and Alberta "Gladys" ( Baio) Hagar in Salinas, California, and was named after his materna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blazed And Confused
"Blazed and Confused" is the seventh episode of the twenty-sixth season of the American animated television series ''The Simpsons'', and 559th episode in the series. The episode was directed by Rob Oliver and written by Carolyn Omine and William Wright. It originally broadcast on the Fox network in the United States on November 16, 2014. In this episode, Bart seeks revenge on his new teacher, Mr. Lassen, after he humiliates him. Willem Dafoe guest starred as Jack Lassen. The episode received mixed reviews. Plot The Springfield school district holds its annual "Dance of the Lemons," in which each school chooses its worst tenured teacher to be randomly reassigned to another campus. Springfield Elementary School receives Jack Lassen, who is put in charge of Bart Simpson, Bart's class. Having deliberately cut his cheek to give himself an intimidating scar, Lassen bullies Nelson Muntz, Nelson and gives Bart an embarrassing haircut. Bart schemes to bring him down with help from Milh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Forte
Orville Willis Forte IV ( ; born June 17, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He was a cast member and writer on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' for eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. During his time on the show, he played a recurring character that led to a feature film adaptation, '' MacGruber'' (2010), and a streaming limited series in 2021. Forte also created and starred in the sitcom '' The Last Man on Earth'' (2015–2018). For the series, he received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations: two for acting and one for writing. After obtaining a history degree from the University of California, Los Angeles and becoming a financial broker like his father, Forte changed his career path to comedy and took classes with the improv group The Groundlings. He worked as a writer and producer on ''3rd Rock from the Sun'' and ''That '70s Show'', before joining ''Saturday Night Live''. Forte played various roles in comedy films, before starrin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, and human rights activist. He came to prominence as the original frontman of the rock band Genesis. He left the band in 1975 and launched a solo career with " Solsbury Hill" as his first single. After releasing four successful studio albums, all titled ''Peter Gabriel'', his fifth studio album, '' So'' (1986), became his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the US. The album's most successful single, " Sledgehammer", won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards. A 2011 ''Time'' report said "Sledgehammer" was the most played music video of all time on MTV. A supporter of world music for much of his career, Gabriel co-founded the World of Music, Arts and Dance (WOMAD) festival in 1982, and has continued to produce and promote world music through his Real World Records label. He has pioneered digital distribution met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invisible Touch (song)
"Invisible Touch" is the title track and first single from the 1986 studio album of the same name by the English rock band Genesis. The song is a group composition which featured lyrics written by drummer and lead vocalist Phil Collins. It was their first and only No. 1 single in the United States; the song additionally spent three consecutive weeks at the top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Airplay chart during summer 1986 until it was surpassed by Peter Cetera's " Glory of Love". The song was the first of five consecutive US top five singles from the album of the same name. It also reached No. 4 in Canada and No. 15 in the United Kingdom. Its B-side is the second part of "Domino", titled "The Last Domino". Collins has called it his "favourite Genesis song", and bassist and guitarist Mike Rutherford has called it "a wonderful song: upbeat, fun to play, ndalways a strong moment in any gig." As the band's only ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one, the song is included in ''Rock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genesis (band)
Genesis were an English rock music, rock band formed at Charterhouse School, in Godalming, Surrey, in 1967. The band's longest-lasting and most commercially successful line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks (musician), Tony Banks, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins. In the 1970s, during which the band also included singer Peter Gabriel and guitarist Steve Hackett, Genesis were among the pioneers of progressive rock. Banks and Rutherford have been the only constant members throughout the band's history. The band were formed by Charterhouse pupils Banks, Rutherford, Gabriel, guitarist Anthony Phillips and drummer Chris Stewart (author), Chris Stewart. Their name was provided by former Charterhouse pupil and pop impresario Jonathan King, who arranged for them to record several singles and their debut album ''From Genesis to Revelation'' in 1969. After splitting from King, the band began touring, signed with Charisma Records and shifted to prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
