The Simpsons Actor Hank Azaria makes one of his key characters react to the Kamala Harris and Donald Trump presidential debate. Azaria has contributed his voice acting skills to over 700 episodes of The Simpsons. His characters are extensive, including roles such as Moe Sizslak, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy and Dr. Nick Riviera. The Simpsons Started his run back in 1989, and has 35 completed seasons. The Simpsons Season 36 is set for release later this month on September 29. The series is set in the fictional town of Springfield, which is an imaginary amalgamation of multiple real-life locations.
Azaria Makes Chief Wiggum respond to comments made about people eating cats and dogs in Springfield. In a social media video, Azaria imagines that the scenario was taken by the Springfield Police Department. In the video, Azaria (as Wiggum) receives a fake phone call in which he is told that people are eating dogs. After Wiggum thinks the caller is talking to hot asses, he is told that they also eat cats, to which he replies “Mr. Katz do you eat hot dogs? No?“he clarifies”People eat dogs and cats in Springfield?he asks at the end “Are they good?”
What the Simpsons spoof means in politics
Azaria refers to recent social media claims
Azaria Simpsons Video is in response to the last presidential debate between Republican candidate Trump and Democratic candidate Harris. In the debate, which took place on Tuesday, September 10, Trump spoke about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, in response to Harris inviting people to attend his rallies. The The former president said “In Springfield, they are Eat the dogs, the people who came, they eat the cats. They eat the pets of the people who live there, and this is what is happening in our country, and it is a shame.”
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Trump has made claims about the real-life city of Springfield, Ohio, not being the same as the fictional city depicted in The Simpsons. Still, the overlapping names is the crux of which Azaria used to make his spoof short. While Azaria takes a comedic approach to the issue, the words he said are based quite directly on the quote from Trump, who spoke about rumored reports of people eating pets.
An old Simpsons picture is circulating this summer
Watching Azaria’s video reminded me Another fresh one Simpsons An image that resonates in this election cycle. When President Joe Biden dropped out of the race to allow Vice President Harris to run in his place, a picture of The Simpsons surrounded. The image showed an episode in which Lisa Simpson was shown to be the imagined president, and she was sporting an outfit that looked eerily similar to what Harris wore for her vice presidential inauguration. This Simpsons Political reference was less direct than Azaria’s, but both Demonstrate how the show is interacting with the 2024 election.
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