Homer accidentally lands in a mental hospital and ends up sharing a room with a white man who thinks he is Michael Jackson.Homer accidentally lands in a mental hospital and ends up sharing a room with a white man who thinks he is Michael Jackson.Homer accidentally lands in a mental hospital and ends up sharing a room with a white man who thinks he is Michael Jackson.
Dan Castellaneta
- Homer Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Julie Kavner
- Marge Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Nancy Cartwright
- Bart Simpson
- (voice)
- …
Yeardley Smith
- Lisa Simpson
- (voice)
Hank Azaria
- Carl
- (voice)
- …
Harry Shearer
- Montgomery Burns
- (voice)
- …
Kipp Lennon
- Leon Kompowsky
- (singing voice)
Michael Jackson
- Leon Kompowsky
- (voice)
- (as John Jay Smith)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMichael Jackson called Matt Groening and requested to voice a character on the show. He was a big fan of Bart and promised to write a number one song for him. The song he wrote, "Do the Bartman", reached number one in many European countries in 1991.
- Quotes
Homer: Who are you?
Leon Kompowsky: [in Michael Jackson's voice] Hi, I'm Michael Jackson from The Jacksons.
Homer: I'm Homer Simpson, from The Simpsons.
- Alternate versionsWhen Fox reran this episode on January 30, 1992, it featured a different opening which was produced as a response to then-President George Bush. Three days prior, President Bush said in a speech that he wanted American families to be "a lot more like The Waltons (1972) and a lot less like The Simpsons." The new opening featured Bart watching Bush's speech and stating "Hey, we're just like the Waltons. We're praying for an end to the Depression, too." This opening can be found on the season four DVD boxset.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Simpsons Have Landed (1996)
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Michael...
I find it astounding that people play a "Was it really HIM?" game with this episode. I seem to recall that when this episode was made that there was actual press about the real Michael was to appear in an episode. And that even though his real name wasn't listed, that it had to be so for "contractual" reasons. But even with all of the cloak and dagger, this episode is still a delight. Thank to comical circumstances, (washing his lucky red hat in the wash and filling out his father's work related psychological profile/questionnaire from the Nuclear Power Plant Bart sends Homer to the crazy house (as Marge predicted). There, Homer meets a 300+ lbs. white man who thinks he's The King of Pop. Upon their release, further Bart related hi-jinks ensue once the townsfolk are greeted with a very DIFFERENT Michael Jackson. The house guest then helps Bart write a song for Lisa, because the family (especially Bart) overlooked her birthday because of all the 3 days' prior business, and it took a virtual stranger (albeit, a rather famous one) to remind them of this fact. Overall, the episode is humorous, touching and yet another way of remembering the late King of pop... even if he never sang a note. But,hey... I'm biased. I loved Michael ever since he wore a purple, a fringed tan vest and big ole bell bottoms on the Ed Sullivan Show. And I love him still. Thank you Matt for a wonderful episode. And thank you, Michael... for just being you. 💝💝💝💝💝💝💝
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