Troy McClure - Revision history

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‎Appearances: He does not appear in Flaming Moe's. I just rewatched it to check. He's not on the TV or anything.

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 === Development ===
-McClure's character is developed in "[[A Fish Called Selma]]", when a more in-depth look into his private life is shown. The episode is the only one in the entire run of the series that shows true emotion from Troy McClure.<ref name=fcs/> Show runners [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] were big fans of Phil Hartman, and wished to make an episode entirely about McClure in order to give him as much to do as possible. From this came the idea of him marrying [[Selma Bouvier]], as she was "always marrying people".<ref name=fcs/> Having Troy McClure as the star of the episode pleased animator [[Mark Kirkland]], as he found McClure's voice great to animate to, allowing him and other animators to "open him up visually as a character".<ref name=fcs/> It is hinted throughout the course of the episode that he has strange sexual behaviour. Throughout the production of the episode, the writers did not know what the "unsavoury" sexual preference was. They decided on a fish fetish, an idea [[James L. Brooks]] suggested as it was "so perverted and strange, it was over the top".<ref name=fcs/> McClure's apparent fish fetish was mentioned by ''{{W|The Guardian}}'' in their article about a Swiss scientist's discovery that sticklebacks ejaculate more sperm after they have seen images of fish flirting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/netnotes/article/0,,976153,00.html|title=Fish porn|date=2003-06-12|accessdate=2007-06-08|publisher=The Guardian]author=Simon Jeffery}}</ref>
+McClure's character is developed in "[[A Fish Called Selma]]", when a more in-depth look into his private life is shown. The episode is the only one in the entire run of the series that shows true emotion from Troy McClure.<ref name=fcs/> Show runners [[Bill Oakley]] and [[Josh Weinstein]] were big fans of Phil Hartman, and wished to make an episode entirely about McClure in order to give him as much to do as possible. From this came the idea of him marrying [[Selma Bouvier]], as she was "always marrying people".<ref name=fcs/> Having Troy McClure as the star of the episode pleased animator [[Mark Kirkland]], as he found McClure's voice great to animate to, allowing him and other animators to "open him up visually as a character".<ref name=fcs/> It is hinted throughout the course of the episode that he has strange sexual behaviour. Throughout the production of the episode, the writers did not know what the "unsavoury" sexual preference was. They decided on a fish fetish, an idea [[James L. Brooks]] suggested as it was "so perverted and strange, it was over the top".<ref name=fcs/> McClure's apparent fish fetish was mentioned by ''{{W|The Guardian}}'' in their article about a Swiss scientist's discovery that sticklebacks ejaculate more sperm after they have seen images of fish flirting.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/netnotes/article/0,,976153,00.html|title=Fish porn|date=2003-06-12|accessdate=2007-06-08|publisher=The Guardian|author=Simon Jeffery}}</ref>
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 == Cultural influence and legacy ==
-In a 2006 article {{W|IGN.com}} ranked McClure in first position on their list of the "Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters", citing that he is "a wonderfully bizarre and entertaining character that showcases the best of what small roles on ''The Simpsons'' can be."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730957p5.html|title=Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters|accessdate=2007-06-08|date=2006-09-06|author=Eric Goldman, Dan Iverson, Brian Zoromski|publisher={{W|IGN}}}}</ref> In his book ''[[Planet Simpson]]'', Chris Turner describes McClure in detail citing that he, along with Lionel Hutz, "represent the most significant contribution to the show outside its permanent cast" and that "the show's Golden Age is hard to imagine without them". McClure became the perfect portrayal of a media stereotype and a "gut-achingly funny reinterpretation" of a character type that had been "done to death" ''{{W|The Observer}}'' listed McClure educational films ''Smoke Yourself Thin''; ''Get Confident, Stupid!''; ''Firecrackers: the Silent Killer'' and ''Fuzzy Bunny's Guide to You-know-what'' as part of their list of the three hundred reasons why they loved the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,939751,00.html|title=300 reasons why we love The Simpsons|accessdate=2007-08-03|date=[[2003-04-20]]|author=Euan Ferguson|publisher[[The Observer]]}}</ref>
+In a 2006 article {{W|IGN.com}} ranked McClure in first position on their list of the "Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters", citing that he is "a wonderfully bizarre and entertaining character that showcases the best of what small roles on ''The Simpsons'' can be."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730957p5.html|title=Top 25 Simpsons Peripheral Characters|accessdate=2007-06-08|date=2006-09-06|author=Eric Goldman, Dan Iverson, Brian Zoromski|publisher={{W|IGN}}}}</ref> In his book ''[[Planet Simpson]]'', Chris Turner describes McClure in detail citing that he, along with Lionel Hutz, "represent the most significant contribution to the show outside its permanent cast" and that "the show's Golden Age is hard to imagine without them". McClure became the perfect portrayal of a media stereotype and a "gut-achingly funny reinterpretation" of a character type that had been "done to death" ''{{W|The Observer}}'' listed McClure educational films ''Smoke Yourself Thin''; ''Get Confident, Stupid!''; ''Firecrackers: the Silent Killer'' and ''Fuzzy Bunny's Guide to You-know-what'' as part of their list of the three hundred reasons why they loved the show.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,939751,00.html|title=300 reasons why we love The Simpsons|accessdate=2007-08-03|date=2003-04-20|author=Euan Ferguson|publisher[[The Observer]]}}</ref>
 McClure's most prominent episode, "[[A Fish Called Selma]]", is often regarded as one of the best episodes in the show's history, and is one of the top five favorites of the staff.<ref name=fcs/> ''{{W|Entertainment Weekly}}'' placed the episode eighth on their top 25 ''The Simpsons'' episode list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748_2,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-06-09|date=2003-01-29|publisher=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> IGN.com named the episode the best of the seventh season, stating that it seemed the "obvious pick". They also called the ''Planet of the Apes'' musical, which McClure stars in, the best moment of the episode and "maybe even the whole show".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/731/731095p2.html|title=The Simpsons: 17 Seasons, 17 Episodes|author=Goldman, Eric; Dan Iverson, Brian Zoromski|publisher={{W|IGN}}|date=2006-09-08|accessdate=2007-06-09}}</ref> Associated Content also praised the musical, naming it the ninth best musical number in ''The Simpsons'' history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/30081/top_eleven_simpsons_musical_numbers.html|title=Top Eleven Simpsons Musical Numbers|accessdate=2007-06-09|author=Sexton, Timothy|date=2006-05-23|publisher=Associated Content}}</ref>

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