Homer Simpson Guest Stars on L.A. Law (HD, 1992)
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- In 1992, Homer Simpson was a guest star on the hit drama series, "L.A. Law", played by Dan Castellaneta himself. SUBSCRIBE for more Simpsons news, reviews, trivia and more!
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The greatest thing about this is that Homer Simpson was inside the costume all along.
Yes Homer Simpson
The lack of a "Woo-hoo" after winning the case is very much cursed.
Or a "Doh!"
@@deadcool3227 Nah he would've said "d'oh" if he lost the case
That's why LA Law was cancelled
@@danielcarlin2699because of the crossover or the lack of "woohoo!"? 😂
Indeed.
The fact it's really Dan voicing the suit version of Homer is even better.
It's Dan under the costume too...
@@rinraiden That's even funnier.
@@rinraiden I was surprised how different his actual voice is
@@systematicbarometer4853 to me its honestly just sounds like Hiner if he was smarter and not dumb
Probably one of the most genius crossover cameos I’ve ever seen. It is and yet it isnt Homer Simpson, and also is and isnt Dan Castelanetta.
Isn't it?
I think the OP means the “character” isn’t technically Homer or Dan. The same way when Michael Jackson was on The Simpson his character wasn’t Michael.
It is pretty creative, so it doesn’t bend their cinematic universe with the simpsons
It's also the OG Homer from the Tracy Ullman Show.
This is legit bizzare for a cameo or something interconnected lol.
Dan Castellaneta as live action Homer Simpson. great casting.
And Nancy Cartwhright Played a live action Bart to accpet an award while pregnant
not just that but early 90s homer, the show was around season 4 when this was recorded
Now we just need to see him live action Earthworm him.
@@bugchaser7572 We need an Earthworm Jim movie!
@@bugchaser7572 EAT DIRT, PSYCROW!!!!
1:18
"Can I ask you you a stupid question?"
"Only if you want a stupid answer."
LOL
That was a cute part
Such a Homer thing to say
😂
I love the idea that someone had to make 12 giant foam Homer Simpson heads just so everyone in the jury could try one on for about a minute
I imagine there would be a few spares at the park, in case of loss or damage, but yeah having enough for a whole jury of people is astonishing.
@@jeremytung1632 even outside of the plot of the episode. In real life some props department had to construct 12 foam simpson heads for about 30 seconds of screen time
I know you can hear MY thoughts boy
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
@jeremytung1632 yeah but why would the park supply potentially damning evidence?
@@shanerulez79 Could have been subpoenaed to
And here we are, 32 years later and Dan Castelanetta is still playing Homer Simpson, who would’ve thought, LOL
*Still playing Homer Simpson*
No one’s thinking about it at all. We all stopped watching the simpsons over a decade ago…
@@deadschooled can you read?
an elderly Dan Castelanetta
@@deadschooled bit more then a decade for some people
I love that they even got Dan Castelanetta for this episode.
Who?
@@davidplatt8308 the guy who voiced Homer Simpsons
@@spore4893 Barney Gumble Abe "Grandpa" Simpson Krusty The Clown Megavolt Grandpa Phil "Shortman" Part time D.A. and Mr burns Lead Lawyer played a bank teller on Monk and did a crossover on Married With Children.
@@walterpetersen776 And the Blue haired lawyer.
That shouldn’t have been hard since both shows are from 20th Century Fox.
I love that even out of costume, he has that slight hint of Homer in his voice. He truly does love that character, and what it means to the people who love him.
He's actually played by Homer's voice actor.
1:43 That speech always gets to me. Not only does it sum up Dan's work on The Simpsons, but also any hard working actor. Whether they be a voice actor, a character actor, or someone working in a costume at a theme park. Look up any interview or convention appearance of an actor & there's a chance they'll regale similar experiences. The letters sent to James Doohan & Steve Blum's voice as a Digimon helping a mute kid verbalise will forever be stuck in my mind.
Wow, never heard that story! Any links?
@@SpaceLanceFTW i second this. that sounds awesome.
Gilbert Gottfried did the same for an autistic child who would only talk through an Iago puppet. That story is so sweet. 😢
@@SpaceLanceFTW i third this. that sounds awesome.
It's amazing and while i don't personally know that feeling i've met some people that did
I knew it had to have been Dan doing the Homer voice, it sounded pitch perfect to be just an impersonator. But when HE walked out of the bathroom stall with the outfit in his hands, and then remarking with “It’s the greatest feeling in the world”, it shot this feeling of awe through me. I kept replaying the part because it didn’t just sound like a line from his character, (Mr. Champion) but rather something genuinely from him. Homer is one of the last characters I would expect to be shown love from people alike, but the appreciation for character actors’ roles (Dan Castelanetta as Homer, Charles Martinet as Super Mario, Tom Kenny as SpongeBob, etc.) really shows why a lot of these character actors seem as if they will never retire from the roles of these beloved characters. Because the love and appreciation they are shown, for characters they’ve created and loved to play as for years, decades even, really has to be “the greatest feeling in the world”.
Martinet did retire, since you posted. Sad day. But he’s always Mario to me
He was forced to.@@arnoldfreeman2885
I think Nintendo MADE him retire
@@hayk3000
I think he's just gettin' old and figured now was a good time to call it.
It’s funny how you mention Tom Kenny, because he’s the reason I want to be voice actor too, for this exact reason. I was just a child watching SpongeBob and then a commercial appeared with Tom in his booth bringing life to the character I grew up watching and said to myself, “I want to be a cartoon one day!”
This is honestly a brilliant way to have a cartoon character guest star on a live action TV show. I love that he's so committed to the role of Homer that he acts and talks exactly like him when he's in costume. The part where he falls off the chair and goes to the bathroom are hilarious. "I'm not finished!" "Neither am I. Pass me the sports section!" XD!
I really wanted to see him scream “WHY YOU LITTLE!” And start strangling the opposition.
Classic 90s humor lol.
If it was done today it would be a roger rabbit type deal but its in his head. Like they did with Stew Griffin on that show.
@@Xetan123 that show was bones
@@Xetan123 Well, here, Dan was playing an amusement park costumed character performer, and they made the character he dresses up as be Homer Simpson, as a clever nod to his starring role in that series!
This takes place shortly after homer is sucked into the Third dimension.
After he got out of the erotic cake shop.
@@kyon813 Implying he managed to resist eating the cakes
This episode’s plot is reminiscent of an IRL court case involving Disney world and a cast member that played Tigger. As others have said before this was such a brilliant cameo.
This shows how popular the Simpsons used to be
used to?
@@ilikechocolate2518 It's not nearly as popular as it used to be.
I say more like loved
@@OodldoodlNoodlesocks honestly that’s true too people only talks about the Simpsons on how great it was in the past and how it sucks now
@@OodldoodlNoodlesocks it's still incredibly popular though
Who knew playing Homer Simpson at Familyland followed the same code as The Mandalorian.
This is the way, Marge!
I mean when at a Disney cruise a goofy mascot fell in a pool had to be taken away from veiw before they could take the costume off and preform CPR on them
@@JacobHillSBD I read that in Homer's voice.
This is the way.
My parents once took me to Universal Studios shortly after Dora The Explorer got popular, and my severe hatred for said cartoon made our trip there quite difficult! When my parents saw a park employee in a Dora costume, they went all in keeping me from seeing Dora as they were worried I’d turn violent and get us all kicked out of the park!
"How can I ever repay you?"
I always chuckle when someone says that to a person who charges for their services. Like, "Uh, you knew you'd have to give me money, right?"
Yeah, but I'd imagine this is the kind of case where attorney fees could end up being covered by the losing party.
Oh my god i thought it was a short scene but it’s a real subplot.
Same
The fact they try and shame the performer for not taking breaks every 30 minutes and drinking water, this is why Disney and many other parks have "handlers" with their costumed mascots, because how is someone in a suit supposed to keep track of time? How are they supposed to drink water if they are never allowed to remove their head?
Now I'm just picturing the Mickey Mouse costume having a giant working wristwatch. "Ha-ha! It's time for my break!"
I used to be a knock-off spongebob, I had a handler, and when i wanted a drink, i'd sit down, put my arms inside the suit, and rink that way. I did take the suit off once (the head and torso were one piece), because someone tackled me to the ground.
@@TheMonyarm I DON'T NEED IT
@@khanzy. *I NEEEEEEEEEED IIIIIIIT*
What they need is a refillable water bottle inside these costumes where you can fill it up and then put it inside thing that holds it in the costume and you can drink from the side of the head with a straw because I remember this one story earlier this year where this person in a dumbo costume at Disney threw up in their costume from heat stroke
Wikipedia: "L.A. Law" is a drama.
Me, after seeing this TH-cam video: Sure...
No need for sarcasm. Just because you watched scenes from one episode that is somewhat tongue-in-cheek doesn’t disprove that the show as a whole is a drama. Even in this oddball guest appearance, Dan Castellaneta takes being Homer Simpson very seriously. Are you seriously expecting Homer to be on another show and not be funny? Context matters. Besides, there’s room for humor in any story, regardless of genre.
I remember watching this episode back when it first aired and thinking "this guy really sounds like the legit Homer Simpson".
It wasn't until he came out of the bathroom stall that I was knocked on my ass that it actually WAS the legit Homer Simpson! xD
Lionel Hutz: Oh sure, like lawyers work in big skyscrapers and have secretaries. (scoffs) Look at him, he’s wearing a belt. That’s Hollywood for ya.
Mr. Hutz why are you burning all of your personal papers?
@@larrylaffer3246 Lionel Hutz is no more. Say hello to Miguel Sanchez
@@mjwatts1983 wait is this better call Saul?
@@abbycollins L.A. Law, late 80s-early 90s TV show about a Los Angeles law firm
Mr Hutz are you aware that you're not wearing any pants?
"in light of the rioting" impressive historical context
An era in time. Just like the Covid references on TV will be in 30 years
The Simpsons has outlived all tv shows.
Not soap operas. There are soaps from as far back as the 50s still on air
Coronation Street has been on since the early 1960s.
Don't forget sesame Street and SpongeBob's not far behind it's been on since 1999
@@linkheroofhyrule4258 sesame street started in 1960
@@QLC88 Sesame Street started in 1969 actually. If anyone hasn't seen the first pilot episode of the show, it's on TH-cam. They didn't quite know what they were doing yet and they hadn't yet settled on the main cast. But it's still absolutely Sesame Street.
I remember seeing this randomly at a hotel room when my parents and I were on vacation. I was six or seven. I thought it was just a fever dream I had. Actually seeing this about 25 years later I'm losing my mind!
I feel the same way about this show called "Korgoth" from Cartoon Swim. It only had one episode. I was watching it one night while smoking some serious greens with my cousin. I laughed through the entire show and replayed it on demand over and over.
I had forgotten it all together, including its name, but one day, my cousin shared it with me on YT months ago.
1:11 this scene just touched me in my heart.
Being a character performer is my dream and how he explains the feeling of being a character you love and getting that feeling when folks hug you, take photos. Especially kids.
If I saw Homer take off his head and it was Dan Castelaneta I'd go crazy as well.
What’s funnier is they made up a Disneyland style theme park for The Simpsons characters to show up at and yet years later in the modern age, The Simpsons is owned by Disney and for now at least, you can meet the Simpsons at Universal Studios parks in both Hollywood and Florida. Kinda predicted the future
Unless Disney makes a Springfield area in Walt Disney Studios Parc in Paris.
I hope Universal continue to have a Simpsons area for a good while, I want to visit it at least once, but my parents never took me to Universal again since they took me shortly into Dora The Explorer’s heyday! I got so enraged seeing all that Dora imagery around the park (Dora being my most hated cartoon at the time) and they even kept me from seeing a park employee in a Dora costume as they were worried I might assault said park employee and get all 3 of us kicked out of the park!
I am a cartoon voice actor and one time had to wear a full body morphsuit PLUS a furry sascquatch costume plus hit my mark and say a monologue. Couldn't see, it smelt like chemicals and it was hot as hell. Brutal gig. I'm glad Dan got retribution.
That sounds awful. Did you get paid decently for the work at least?
@@Missingno0479 probably not :(
Bye
@@Missingno0479 i did! It was overall an awesome job but i certainly was taken advantage of a bit sometimes. They did their best. 52 episodes of TV (with me in each as a main character). Stressful for everyone when its that much content.
This was hilarious and I question why this doesn't have a page on the Simpsons Wiki.
well now it will! someones gonna do it
An oversight and a travesty!
Maybe it’s lost media
@@ahmadmalaki8364 .... you're looking right at it.
@@ahmadmalaki8364 yeah, how is it lost if we’re all watching it right now lol
I knew it had to be Dan doing the voice for sure but I was still blown away when he walked out and it was actually him
"In your face, family land!" 😂
9:38
why don't you make a sonic ghostbusters sequel? we know you still have access to this channel caleb....
@@jytvreal let's just say I'm trying to get back into animating, but it's kind of touch and go.
@@doggone_dogman alright
I hate LA....!
Its cool they got the voice actor who voiced homer from the Simpsons.
The entire jury wearing Homer heads 😂
Ironically, the case is very similar to how Disney handles their image of costumed characters. It’s almost like foreshadowing.
Not really since Disneyland has been around since 1955. I'm sure the rule has existed for years before this episode aired
@@davincent98 true. There were likely minor lawsuits and stories from costumed Disney employees before it became wide spread knowledge
I think there is a clause in the employee in customes book for the exeption of emergencies
@@andmos1001 There is. In the case of an emergency, the costumed characters can remove the head if it's to aid the actor in it. Though the parks will try their best to get the actor backstage before the need arises.
It was direct commentary calling out Disney 🤦♂️ not foreshadowing at all.
When your custom character show up in the video games cutscenes
Plot twist: This takes place after the treehouse of horror when Homer enters our world.
I know that isn't that case and I never seen the episode so I don't know what happens just thought it'd be a pretty good twist. Lol.
You mean homer3
@@franciscoandreuzavala1838 Homer³
@@OddsTheo thanks
The one with the erotic cakes!
@@franciscoandreuzavala1838 you're welcome
This could be a case 3 in an Ace Attorney game lol
The entire exchange at 1:27 sounds like something that would come up after you do the games investigation gimmick (psyche locks, perceive, etc) and the guy your defending breaks out of character to finally reveal some stuff before the "To be continued" screen comes up
The only Negative is that we never saw Corbin Bernsen on The Simpsons around that time. If only there was an episode where L.A. Law would’ve Crossed Over into The Simpsons. More than likely, they would’ve represented Mr Burns or Krusty, while Lionel Hutz would’ve represented Homer or Bart Simpson, again.
I think Corbin was on thr Simpsons later
I've never seen LA Law, but damn, this court dialogue is really authentic. I'm actually saying the same objections that the attorneys are.
I actually remember watching LA Law when it was fresh. The trunk closing intro was so iconic in my mind.
It's wild that this episode didn't just have a Dan Castelanetta cameo playing Homer, but is also paralleled with the LA Riots. Peak 1992.
Still, the video shouldn't be introduced suddenly during trial, you'd think that would have been covered during the discovery phase
😂they got how many Homer Simpson’s heads for the jury?! 😅
@@lifewithlee6298 12 Angry Homer heads
@@casmo87 If they had cut to the audience at the trial and there 12 frowning Marges shaking their heads disappointedly, I would have died.
This guy is absolutely hilarious. I can see why people find Homer Simpson to be such a loveable doofus.
The judge can sustain all she wants but the jury can never just forget what was said.
I always see Corbin as Henry Spencer now. Shawn Spencer's dad defends Homer Simpson.... LOL
I would've loved to hear a reference like "you think that's weird? i had to defend homer simpson once" lol
This was released in 1992 and about a dispute over a character actor in costume. 30 years later, nothing has changed…
"I refuse to answer, on the grounds it might incriminate me."
The funny part is: Simpsons are NOT for kids. Sure, Nowadays its very mild and silly cartoon. But when It came out it wasn't considered like thag at all.
It was a mockery and satire of the American family. Now it's become a mockery of itself.
And yet I still watched and loved The Simpsons up until the movie.
I watched The Simpsons when I was like 4-5 years old every Sunday at my Daddy’s house. The Itchy & Scratchy segments are pretty extreme but other than that it’s not really that kid inappropriate.
They prob wrote the script with a generic character and changed it when they found out they could get Dan Castellenata as Homer
@@nuclearcatbaby1131 yeah i don't see many things that could turn into something for adults except for double meaning jokes here and there, but then again with the same logic 90% of cartoons from the same era wouldn't be for children...
it is the greatest feeling in the world when children run up to you, ask you for high fives and hugs, seeing the smiles on their faces. i may have put on these goggles to fight monsters, but at the end of the day, the children's smiles are the greatest thing to see.
Before he was Max Power and Mr. Thompson he was Mr. Champion.
This is amazing, the fact that this is real is amazing
The jury wearing the heads is amazing.
Been a huge Simpsons fan since I was 8 and this is the first I’ve heard of this-amazing find!
Note that both LA Law and The Simpsons were both 20th Television programs that both aired on the Thursday night at 8pm time slot on rival networks, NBC for LA Law and Fox for The Simpsons.
This was when Dan Castellaneta was already making it big as Homer Simpson and numerous other male characters on the show. And now Dan's pretty much a big celebrity due to his "Simpsons" work!
Was too young to understand L.A. Law, back in the day but I still love the theme song! Didn't know about this crossover until today.
9:39
"IN YOUR FACE, FAMILY LAND!"
"I hate L.A."
😂😂😂😂😂
30 years later and he would have been the one to sue the company for harsh working conditions and millions of people cheering him online.
There's plenty of cases like this for Disneyland which is why they have a similar code of conduct to try and absolve the park of responsibility and put all responsibility on the person in costume. It's pretty extreme, even if a costumed character is being assaulted by some guests and tries to defend themselves they can get into trouble by Disneyland for "breaking character" and potentially get fired
@@caldw615 would be pretty "in character" for Homer to fight with customers honestly.
Took me a minute to realize this was Dan Castellaneta actually voicing the character and not some edit 🤣
It was Dan as the fired employee too
I’ve never seen this before and was so happy that it was Dan in there
Lionel Hutz: Oh sure, like lawyers work in big skyscrapers and have secretaries. Heh look at him, he's wearing a belt! That's Hollywood for ya.
Mr Hutz. Are you aware you’re not wearing any pants?!
This is really surreal. 😄
I have been putting on a Spider-man suit and done festival apperances, movie premiers, now very small ones don´t think like NY city or something. I got like a dozen kids who walks up to me giving me a hug and saying nice things like during Christmast for Spider-man No Way Home they said Merry Christmast.
That feeling is really the best in the world. Sure you are just potraying a fictional character but in that moment you take on the role, the responsibillity to be that character and make the kids and families happy and when you do it well they get so happy it hits you too.
I used to look at this show
The actress playing the judge also played a judge on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Big step up from being a lawyer's assistant in Liar Liar.
This whole thing makes me so emotional. It hits on so many personal levels for me too, I feel like I wrote it myself in another life.
How so ?
@AmandaMoranis98 are you related to Rick Moranis?🤔🙄🤗🤷
I love finding gold that’s been around my whole life but I had no idea.
Wow. I haven't thought about this episode since it originally aired. Thanks for the flashback! My parents watched LA Law every week back then.
Imagine if they just wanted Dan castelanetta but he or the people wanted to use homer.
So yay.
This is so cool! I didn't know this existed!
I noticed that Dan never spoke in Homer's voice when he could be seen. Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge does the same thing and explained on Letterman it's so they don't break the illusion and these voices are associated only with the characters
I’ve found a lost part of Simpsons history!😆
Just listen to the audio of this and don’t watch the footage and you can imagine this as a mid 90s Simpsons episode where Homer lost his memory and it turned into a LA Law spoof
5:34 get the shotgun and doughnuts this is treehouse of horror type stuff
Kinda reminds me of Shrek making a guest appearance on that Netflix show The Pentaverate
2:32 - A reference to The Duck Factory- a short lived 1984 sitcom with a pre-Living Color Jim Carrey...
There was also Stewie Griffin’s cameo on Bones and he was actually animated
Also when Daffy Duck visited Drew's office looking for a job on The Drew Carey Show
@@whatdidoursurveysay That’s different. TDCS was a comedy
@@tammyjej It's still an animated appearance on a live action TV show
@@whatdidoursurveysay There was also a cameo of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy in Sabrina, The Teenage Witch
@@tammyjej I didn't know about that one. That's awesome
I'd never heard of this. I didn't know what to expect but this was REALLY well done. It's kind of amazing.
I wonder if the Simpsons' writers re-watched this for inspiration when they were writing the courtroom scenes in "The Day The Violence Died".
By 1997 that judge was working as a secretary for a lawyer famous for lying.
Ohhh! Damn I didnt even recognize her but the voice is familiar
When I saw Revenge of the Pink Panther first time, this is what I kinda expected.
In any case, there should be cameos like these more often.
Wow, I'd never seen this before! Thanks for sharing it.
I just couldn't stop laughing so much hearing Homer's voice from the Costume! XD
The judge was in Mrs. Doubtfire and in Liar, Liar.
Homer: Do you know what it's like to be loved?
Lawyer: ...you serious?
dan playing a character that plays one of his voice roles in character is a galactic brain move
I consider myself one of the best Simpsons experts out there and I did not know about this
This is so damn awesome!!!
Every time a teacher asked u a question: 1:18
The student: 1:19
I am in love with this episode! So much brilliance and hilarity! It's too fantastic!!! ❤ DAN IS THE MAN!!!
Funny how he obnoxiously refuses to take off the costume when he should, but claims removing the head is what got him fired.
That clownsuit bit was uncharacteristically witty of Homer. Probably the point.
Homer may be dumb, but he's not incapable of wit, especially in the early days of The Simpsons.
I wonder if that costume is out there somewhere
I was 1 when this aired so I never knew about it. Thankyou for once, TH-cam Suggestions!
This is probably the stupidest and yet most real case I could see happening on a show like this. Like damn 😉
My parents watched *LA Law* up until around this time.
Wasted opportunity for a "woo-hoo!" at the end. Might've been something Fox wouldn't allow for whatever reason.
And not even a single "D'oh!" either...
Giving a middle- aged balding man any brand of noogie is savage
Question to the person who uploaded this: Are you a ThirtyTwentyTen listener? They talked about the anniversary to this in one of their latest episodes and then BOOM, here it is.
Whenn I was a kid I thought Homer Simpson was actually guest starring in the show
I love LA Law, but I never saw this episode. Good job, Arnie!
Cool they got Dan for this. That Homer suit was dated even by '92 tho. It totally looks like very early post-Tracey Ullman Show Homer.