Best Cameos on The Simpsons
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There's nothing funnier than when celebrities appear "as themselves" on The Simpsons. Here's a list of the best ever cameos of famous people appearing on this hilarious television show.
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1.
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Elvis Costello and Lenny Kravitz - How I Spent My Strummer Vacation,
Homer finally gets to go to Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp
73 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
2.
Aerosmith - Flaming Moe's
This is probably one of the first great cameos that the show ever saw. Moe steals Homer's recipe for the Flaming Homer, changing the name to the Flaming Moe, making his hole-in-the-wall dive bar a huge success. And once his bar becomes the biggest party in town, Aerosmith performs their hit "Walk this Way."
45 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
3.
Adam West - Mr. Plow
Trying to explain to the younger generation that Adam West is actually Batman ... priceless.
23 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
4.
Leonard Nimoy - The Springfield Files
Homer claims to have seen an alien in this spoof of popular television series, The X-Files.
9 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
5.
Magic Johnson - Homer Defined
7 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
6.
The White Stripes - Jazzy and the Pussycats
Once Bart has learned to play the drums, he find himself in a "drum off" with the White Stripes in a hilarious sequence mimicking their video of "The Hardest Button to Button."
6 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
7.
The Ramones - Rosebud
Without spending more than a minute on screen, the Ramones manage to deliver several hilarious jokes and also perform a rendition of Happy Birthday for Mr. Burns, who of course mistakes them for the Rolling Stones.
6 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
8.
Tom Jones - Marge Gets a Job
In a failed attempt to win Marge's love, Mr. Burns kidnapes Tom Jones to serenade Marge after she had told Burns that he was her favorite singer.
6 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
9.
Cyndi Lauper - Wild Barts Can't be Broken
Cyndi Lauper sings a long, drawn out version of the national anthem that sounds surprisingly like "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."
4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
10.
James Taylor - Deep Space Homer
When you're trapped in a rocket in space, there's nothing that will soothe you more than hearing some of the folky stylings of James Taylor.
4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
11.
George Harrison - Homer's Barbershop Quartet
4 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
12.
Ringo Starr - Brush with Greatness
3 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
13.
James Brown - Bart's Inner Child
2 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
14.
Darryl Strawberry - Homer at the Bat
2 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
15.
Leonard Nimoy - Marge versus the Monorail
-2 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
16.
Sonic Youth, the Smashing Pumpkins, and Cypress Hill - Homerpalooza
-5 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
17.
Paul and Linda McCartney - Lisa the Vegetarian
Who better than Sir Paul McCartney and his wife to help young Lisa stand firm in her vegetarianism?
-8 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
18.
Elton John - I'm with Cupid
-9 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
19.
Richard Gere - She of Little Faith
Richard Gere teaches Lisa about the virtues of Buddhism, and explains that there's no reason she can't celebrate Christmas while also being a Buddhist. Ah, and a Merry Christmas to all!
-51 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
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Michael Moore - The President Wore Pearls
-66 points - added 13 years ago by missdeweydecimal -
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