This Apatow thing we’ve been doing lately would have fit him like a glove.
“It’s a madhouse! A madhouse!”
Who?
He was far and away the most memorable cast member on Newsradio.
“I thought you said Troy McClure was dead.”
“No, I said he sleeps with the fishes!”
“Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You might remember from…”
-Such television movies as Cry Yuma and Here Comes The Coast Guard. (7F13, “Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment”)
-Such films as The Revenge of Abe Lincoln and The Wackiest Covered Wagon in the West. (8F03, “Bart the Murderer”)
-Such TV series as Buck Henderson, Union Buster and Troy and Company’s Summertime Smile Factory. (8F07, “Saturdays of Thunder”)
-Such movies as Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die and Gladys the Groovy Mule. (8F14, “Homer Alone”)
-Such educational films as Lead Paint: Delicious But Deadly and Here Comes the Metric System! (8F22, “Bart’s Friend Falls in Love”)
-Such instructional videos as Mothballing Your Battleship and Dig Your Own Grave and Save! (9F05, “Marge Gets A Job”)
-Such films as The Erotic Adventures of Hercules and Dial M For Murderousness. (9F07, “Mr. Plow”)
-Such Driver’s Ed films as Alice’s Adventures through the Windshield Glass and The Decapitation of Larry Leadfoot. (9F14, “Duffless”)
-Such films as P is for Psycho and The President’s Neck is Missing. (9F20, “Marge in Chains”)
-Such telethons as “Out with Gout '88” and “Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House.” (1F03, “Marge on the Lam”)
-Such self-help videos as Smoke Yourself Thin and Get Confident, Stupid. (1F05, “Bart’s Inner Child”)
-Such films as The Boatjacking of Super-Ship '79 and Hydro, The Man with the Hydraulic Arms. (1F21, “Lady Bouvier’s Lover”)
-Such educational films as Two Minus Three Equals Negative Fun! and Firecrackers: The Silent Killer. (3F03, “Lisa the Vegetarian”)
-Such Fox Network specials as Alien Nose Job and Five Fabulous Weeks of “The Chevy Chase Show.” (3F31, “The Simpsons 138th Episode Spectacular”)
-Such public service videos as Designated Drivers: The Life-Saving Nerds and Phony Tornado Alarms Reduce Readiness. (3F07, “Marge Be Not Proud”)
-Such show-business funerals as “Andre the Giant, We Hardly Knew Ye” and “Shemp Howard, Today We Mourn a Stooge.” (3F12, “Bart the Fink”)
-Such films as The Greatest Story Ever Hula-ed and They Came to Burgle Carnegie Hall. (3F15, “A Fish Called Selma”)
-Such cartoons as Christmas Ape and Christmas Ape Goes To Summer Camp. (4F12, “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show”)
-Such medical films as Alice Doesn’t Live Anymore and Mommy, What’s Wrong With That Man’s Face? (4F24, “Lisa the Simpson”)
-Such automated information kiosks as “Welcome to Springfield Airport” and “Where’s Nordstrom?” (5F13, “This Little Wiggy”)
-Such nature films as Earwigs- Eeeew! and Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory. (5F22, “Bart the Mother”)
Compiled using The Simpsons Archive and The Simpsons Forever!, Scott M. Gimple, editor (©1999 Matt Groening Productions).
Don’t forget such filmstrips as Locker Room Towel Fight: The Blinding of Larry Driscoll (3F15, “A Fish Called Selma”)
SNL still uses his voiceovers for “The Continental” sketches. It’s always a little sad to hear.
Yes, I was only giving ones Troy himself pointed out. But 3F15 is a good overview of his career, which includes:
The Muppets Go Medieval
Meet Joe Blow
Give My Remains To Broadway
The Verdict Was Mail Fraud
Leper in the Backfield
Make-Out King of Montana
The Electric Gigalo
Stop The Planet of the Apes, I Want To Get Off!
The Confabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel
I just rewatched News Radio and it makes me so sad that he isn’t here anymore. Absolutely wonderful.
–Mr. Hutz, this verdict is written on a cocktail napkin! And it still says guilty! And guilty is spelled wrong! And you’re not wearing any pants!
–eep.
Phil Hartman is the one celebrity death that REALLY hit me hard. Mainly because he was the one guy who NOBODY expected to die, and at the time, I was totally friggin obsessed with The Simpsons and Lionel Hutz was one of my favorite characters. When my brother first ran into my office to give the news, the first thought that went through my head was “you’ve got to be kidding” followed by “of all the people to fuck around with, why would he choose Phil Hartman? That’s fucked up!”
I imagine many people went through the same thing with John Ritter, who at least died of a natural cause…
Fry was also given the first name of Phil in Hartman’s honor.
Man, I love that one.
Miguel Sanchez still lives on in my work, where its a byword for “this was a botch job, I’m not putting my name to it”.
That show was really under-rated. I caught a few episodes on Youtube awhile ago and was laughing out loud. What carried it, of course was Phil Hartman, but he was surrounded by a good cast too.
I really, really miss Phil. OH, YEAH!
I so wanted to see the second half of that 3rd Rock cliff hanger :mad:
Correction to Post 26: after 4F12, please add:
-Such spinoffs as Son of Sanford and Son and After Mannix. (4F20, “The Simpsons Spin-off Showcase”)
You may also remember him from such dates as last night’s dinner.
Selma Bouvier will always remember him…but not from his films.