# Julie Kavner (Simspons) Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-kavner-simspons-question/212538>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 11, 2003, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-kavner-simspons-question/212538 "2003-11-11T03:11:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-kavner-simspons-question/212538/21 "2003-11-12T20:04:41Z")

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> \*Originally posted by BobT \*  
> **Cartwright explained her preparation process and how she would color code the different voices she has to do (almost all the kids)**

Not an unusual practice. You have to keep your characters straight. June Foray said that while she was working on _Bullwinkle_, to differentiate between Rocky’s and Natasha’s lines, she’d underline Natasha’s lines in-what else?-red.

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**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-kavner-simspons-question/212538/22 "2003-11-12T20:27:22Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Justin\_Bailey \*  
> \*\*…she left because of Lipton’s drill sargent act of barking characters at the actors to perform. Kavner got sick of it, went to the bathroom and never came back. \*\*

Or [maybe she had a schedule conflict](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=205637&highlight=simpsons+studio).

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-kavner-simspons-question/212538/23 "2003-11-12T21:47:31Z")

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[Or she went to the bathroom and didn’t come back](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,70971,00.html)

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**Author:** ![Dizzy\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dizzy\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dizzy_Fingers)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-kavner-simspons-question/212538/24 "2003-11-13T03:17:20Z")

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In _A Mighty Wind_, Harry Shearer seemed to be impersonating Principal Skinner whenever he opened his mouth. . .

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**Author:** ![beajerry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@beajerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beajerry)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julie-kavner-simspons-question/212538/25 "2003-11-13T05:20:25Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Justin\_Bailey \*  
> \*\*[Or she went to the bathroom and didn’t come back](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,70971,00.html) \*\*

The New York Post on the Fox News Channel site? Is that some sort of double credibility implosion?

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