# Simpsons to be on Inside the Actors Studio **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 19, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184 "2003-08-19T12:04:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/1 "2003-08-19T12:04:28Z")
Bravo Sunday at 8:00 PM. Just thought I’d let everyone know. I’ve never seen the people who do the voices before, and I’ve always wondered what “Homer” looks like. My DVR is set. ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/2 "2003-08-19T12:12:10Z")
Oooh will Harry Shearer be there? I’m going to be watching that! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/3 "2003-08-19T12:14:30Z")
I saw this episode when it was originally broadcast months ago. It’s pretty funny but for some reason Julie Kavner goes missing for the second half. My love for Hank Azaria grew hundredfold thanks to this episode. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/4 "2003-08-19T12:30:51Z")
Harry Shearer is on it. I too noticed the disapearing Julie and I also agree with the Hank observation. He was by far the best on the show. Good show. Enjoy ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/5 "2003-08-19T12:47:15Z")
Julie had a previous engagement- I believe. It was explained in the prior thread on this special. ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/6 "2003-08-19T13:13:20Z")
I saw (most of) this Inside the Actor’s studio, it was increadibly funny seeing the Simpson voice coming out of real peoples mouths, and I was surprised at how many of the cast do more than one voice. I was under the impression (after seeing her on Letterman years ago) that Julie Kavenar [sp?] doesn’t like to “do” Marge live as it would spoil people’s perception of the character … ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/7 "2003-08-19T13:53:46Z")
I thought it was disappointing. Turns out the writers are the funny ones… who would have known? ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/8 "2003-08-19T14:08:27Z")
I love seeing Azaria, Shearer and Castenella go through all their voices. But I also thought the show was kind of disappointing – just too many guests. I’d rather see Lipton interview just one or two of them at a time. ---
**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:** [August 19, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/9 "2003-08-19T14:17:48Z")
Other than the Kavner disappearing act, did anyone else get a weird vibe from her? She did her voices, but she was never shown doing them. They were always done as a voice over with the cartoon character on the screen, or they would show someone else while she talked. Does she have some weird “stop looking at me” clause in her contract? ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/10 "2003-08-19T15:42:06Z")
Saw end of original braodcast. HEELARIOUS!!! I wonder if you could do a coherent episode with just the two most versitaile voicers? (for lack of a better word) ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2003, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/11 "2003-08-19T20:25:01Z")
**Munch** , her vibe is always that way - she considers herself a serious actress (and indeed received an Emmy for her work in _Rhoda_) and has always sort-of resented solely being known as the voice of Marge. As to why she left the stage - we talked about her disappearance in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=161843) thread - ths short version is that she got up to use the bathroom and Lipton ordered her to sit back down and talk like Patty and Selma, so she didn’t return. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/12 "2003-08-24T10:43:08Z")
Did anyone else notice, close to the beginning of the show, they showed one of the audience members and I’d swear it was David Byrne from the Talking Heads. ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/13 "2003-08-24T16:02:18Z")
I saw him, too, **Joey P** , and I think it was him! ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/14 "2003-08-24T20:41:14Z")
I saw the woman that does Bart’s voice a couple of years ago, and she wasn’t allowed to do it in public. ---
**Author:** ![hebesphenomegacorona](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@hebesphenomegacorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hebesphenomegacorona)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/15 "2003-08-24T23:25:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by if6was9 \* > \*\*I saw the woman that does Bart’s voice a couple of years ago, and she wasn’t allowed to do it in public. \*\* Why? ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/16 "2003-08-24T23:39:12Z")
I don’t remember (it’s been a couple years.) I guess it’s just a contract thing. Maybe because it’s a girl doing a boy’s voice. Might lessen Bart’s ultimate coolness. (Not a sexist comment, BTW) ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/17 "2003-08-25T00:13:44Z")
What’s “in public”? She does it on TV talk shows all the time. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/18 "2003-08-25T02:51:56Z")
Maybe it was just back then she couldn’t do it. F me! ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/19 "2003-08-25T06:41:26Z")
I’m with **if6was9** regarding Nancy Cartwright and the “Bart” voice. In the early years of the series, there was apparently a contract clause that prohibited her from doing that voice outside of the show. In fact, I seem to recall that the restriction applied to _all_ the voice actors, but my memory may just be playing tricks on me. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184/20 "2003-08-25T12:19:31Z")
I remember during the early days of the show Dan Castellaneta did a guest appearance on _L.A. Law_. He only did the Homer voice briefly, and only off-camara (he was in a men’s room stall, IIRC). I remember at the time that there was a rule he couldn’t be seen doing Homer’s voice (I don’t know if the prohibition applied to ‘in public’ or just to other TV shows). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-to-be-on-inside-the-actors-studio/196184.md?page=2)