# Does Nancy Cartwright need permission to use Bart Simpson voice for Scientology? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 27, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306 "2009-01-27T23:39:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306/21 "2009-01-29T21:13:02Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > Harry Shearer, Dan Castellanata, Nancy Cartwright & Hank Azaria all did the voices on camera on their “Inside the Actor’s Studio” appearance. I specifically remember there being something weird about Cartwright on “Inside the Actors Studio”, but not quite the specifics. Was it that she didn’t do the voices, or didn’t do the voices while being seen on camera? ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306/22 "2009-01-29T22:09:02Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > I thought when they had the Simpsons cast on “In the Actors’ Studio,” they said the same. Huh? They all did the voices on ITAS. It’s all on YouTube. On top of that, there are countless videos available there of Nancy Cartwright doing Bart’s voice. She isn’t shy about it at all. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306/23 "2009-01-29T22:11:26Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I’ve also seen Cartwright do Bart on talk shows. As long as she’s not specifically identifying herself as “Bart Simpson,” she’s in the clear. Go to the [22 second mark](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FU9w0G5yUk). ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306/24 "2009-01-29T23:11:28Z")
The telemarketing call can be [heard on youtube](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnoMGqcN554). She not only uses the voice but also identifies herself as Bart Simpson. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306/25 "2009-01-29T23:13:46Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I specifically remember there being something weird about Cartwright on “Inside the Actors Studio”, but not quite the specifics. Was it that she didn’t do the voices, or didn’t do the voices while being seen on camera? You might be thinking of Julie Kavner (Marge). She doesn’t like to do her Simpsons voices in public. I forget the details, but she may have refused or protested about it on the show. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306/26 "2009-01-29T23:16:45Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > You might be thinking of Julie Kavner (Marge). She doesn’t like to do her Simpsons voices in public. I forget the details, but she may have refused or protested about it on the show. She got up to take a leak and whazzizname told her to sit down and “do Patty and Selma.” Kavner was **not** amused by this and left (there’s been several CS threads about the event). ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2009, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306/27 "2009-01-29T23:23:52Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > You might be thinking of Julie Kavner (Marge). She doesn’t like to do her Simpsons voices in public. I forget the details, but she may have refused or protested about it on the show. She did a little bit of the voice, but only when clips from the Simpsons were being shown. She then disappeared about halfway through show and didn’t reappear. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-nancy-cartwright-need-permission-to-use-bart-simpson-voice-for-scientology/483306.md?page=1)