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| | |status = Deceased | | |status = Deceased |
| | |job = Actor | | |job = Actor |
| | + | |mentioned = "[[Bart's Comet]]" (deleted scene) |
| | |relatives = '''Ex-wife:''' [[Rita Hayworth]] | | |relatives = '''Ex-wife:''' [[Rita Hayworth]] |
| | |appearance = "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]" | | |appearance = "[[Treehouse of Horror XVII]]" |
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| | The documentary ''[[Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw the Future]]'' was hosted by Orson Welles. Welles spoke about the predictions of [[Nostradamus]] and how they had all come true, except one, which spoke of World War III. Later, [[Mr. Burns]] had a dream where Orson Welles, who was in [[Heaven]], asked him if he had taken his warning seriously. Welles then told Burns that [[God]] had commissioned him to direct a rainbow and he had spent half his budget on indigo so he must be red himself.<ref>"[[Frink Gets Testy]]"</ref> | | The documentary ''[[Nostradamus: The Man Who Saw the Future]]'' was hosted by Orson Welles. Welles spoke about the predictions of [[Nostradamus]] and how they had all come true, except one, which spoke of World War III. Later, [[Mr. Burns]] had a dream where Orson Welles, who was in [[Heaven]], asked him if he had taken his warning seriously. Welles then told Burns that [[God]] had commissioned him to direct a rainbow and he had spent half his budget on indigo so he must be red himself.<ref>"[[Frink Gets Testy]]"</ref> |
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| − | Orson Welles visited the Ferris wheel at the [[Springfield Harbor]]. He drunk his wine before he got onto the ride and said that everyone looked like blurry dots. He then asked the [[squeaky-voiced teen]] to balance his seat with a cannonball.<ref>"[[The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.]]"</ref> | + | Orson Welles visited the Ferris wheel at the [[Springfield Harbor]]. He drunk his wine before he got onto the ride and said that everyone looked like blurry dots. He then asked the [[Squeaky-Voiced Teen]] to balance his seat with a cannonball.<ref>"[[The Man from G.R.A.M.P.A.]]"</ref> |
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| | + | Residents at the [[Retirement Castle]] were listening to the radio as it reported the [[comet]]'s imminent arrival. They laughed, and [[Jasper]] remarked that Orson Welles was at it again. [[Hazel]] said, "That young man had a lot of potential."<ref>"[[Bart's Comet]]"</ref> |
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| | [[File:Orson Welles (1).png|thumb|left|Orson Welles in his younger days]] | | [[File:Orson Welles (1).png|thumb|left|Orson Welles in his younger days]] |
| | On [[Halloween]] 1938 the citizens of Springfield heard Welles' infamous ''War of the Worlds'' broadcast. Thinking it to be a real invasion, they began rioting and destroyed the town. Lisa notified the citizens that it was all a hoax and, angry at being fooled, the citizens of Springfield vowed to not fall for such a trick again. | | On [[Halloween]] 1938 the citizens of Springfield heard Welles' infamous ''War of the Worlds'' broadcast. Thinking it to be a real invasion, they began rioting and destroyed the town. Lisa notified the citizens that it was all a hoax and, angry at being fooled, the citizens of Springfield vowed to not fall for such a trick again. |
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| | == Appearances == | | == Appearances == |
| | + | *{{ep|Bart's Comet|(mentioned, deleted scene)}} |
| | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XVII|(The Day the Earth Looked Stupid)}} | | *{{THOH|Treehouse of Horror XVII|(The Day the Earth Looked Stupid)}} |
| | *{{ep|Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words|(mentioned)}} | | *{{ep|Homer and Lisa Exchange Cross Words|(mentioned)}} |