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| − | [[Lisa]] told [[Homer]] that there | + | [[Lisa]] told [[Homer]] that there were many prominent Jewish entertainers, including [[Lauren Bacall]], [[Dinah Shore]], [[William Shatner]], and Mel Brooks. Homer was surprised that Mel Brooks was Jewish.<ref>"[[Like Father, Like Clown]]"</ref> |
| − | When [[Homer]] owed [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] money, he started | + | When [[Homer]] owed [[Patty]] and [[Selma]] money, he started driving a limo, with his first customer being Mel Brooks. Homer told him that he loved ''Young Frankenstein'' as it scared the hell out of him, before asking Brooks to do the 2000-pound man thing. Homer wanted to be the Carl Reiner guy while Mel was what's-his-face. Brooks told Homer that it wasn't easy to do. They started doing the 2000-pound man thing before [[Chief Wiggum]] came and took Brooks into his car because Homer didn't have a chauffeur's license. Wiggum said he wanted to do the 2000-dollar man thing with Brooks and that he wanted him to play Carl Reiner, while Wiggum played himself. Brooks told Wiggum that he wanted to switch the role as he hated Carl Reiner.<ref>"[[Homer vs. Patty and Selma]]"</ref> |
| − | When the Simpson family | + | When the Simpson family got a tennis court, [[Marge]] told Homer that Mel Brooks had one before Marge became Sir Mel Brooks.<ref>"[[Tennis the Menace]]"</ref> |
During the song "[[Sasha is a Massive Success]]", a picture of Mel Brooks was seen on the wall.<ref>"[[The Star of the Backstage]]"</ref> | During the song "[[Sasha is a Massive Success]]", a picture of Mel Brooks was seen on the wall.<ref>"[[The Star of the Backstage]]"</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:07, February 2, 2025
- This article is about the character. For the guest star, see Mel Brooks.
Mel Brooks
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Character Information
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Mel Brooks is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker.
History[edit]
Lisa told Homer that there were many prominent Jewish entertainers, including Lauren Bacall, Dinah Shore, William Shatner, and Mel Brooks. Homer was surprised that Mel Brooks was Jewish.[1]
When Homer owed Patty and Selma money, he started driving a limo, with his first customer being Mel Brooks. Homer told him that he loved Young Frankenstein as it scared the hell out of him, before asking Brooks to do the 2000-pound man thing. Homer wanted to be the Carl Reiner guy while Mel was what's-his-face. Brooks told Homer that it wasn't easy to do. They started doing the 2000-pound man thing before Chief Wiggum came and took Brooks into his car because Homer didn't have a chauffeur's license. Wiggum said he wanted to do the 2000-dollar man thing with Brooks and that he wanted him to play Carl Reiner, while Wiggum played himself. Brooks told Wiggum that he wanted to switch the role as he hated Carl Reiner.[2]
When the Simpson family got a tennis court, Marge told Homer that Mel Brooks had one before Marge became Sir Mel Brooks.[3]
During the song "Sasha is a Massive Success", a picture of Mel Brooks was seen on the wall.[4]
Appearances[edit]
Episode – "Like Father, Like Clown" (mentioned)- Episode – "Homer vs. Patty and Selma"
- Episode – "Tennis the Menace" (mentioned)
- Episode – "The Star of the Backstage" (picture)
- Episode – "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" (opening sequence)
References[edit]
Comedians
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| Steve Allen • Tim Allen • Fatty Arbuckle • Tom Arnold • Christine Baranski • Barry the Satellite TV Guy • Bruce Baum • Joy Behar • Milton Berle • Joey Bishop • Jack Black • David Brenner • Mel Brooks • Lenny Bruce • George Burns • Charlie Callas • George Carlin • Johnny Carson • Carol Channing • Dave Chappelle • Charo • Stephen Colbert • Hans Conried • Norm Crosby • David Cross • Rick Dees • Ellen DeGeneres • Phyllis Diller • Jimmy Durante • Jimmy Fallon • Chris Farley • Jamie Farr • W. C. Fields • Larry Fine • Gallagher • Janeane Garofalo • Ricky Gervais • Whoopi Goldberg • Bobcat Goldthwait • Freeman Gosden • Dana Gould • Buddy Hackett • Tiffany Haddish • Arsenio Hall • Rich Hall • Steve Harvey • Bob Hope • Curly Howard • Moe Howard • Shemp Howard • Kevin James • Michael Jeter • Colin Jost • Danny Kaye • The Kid Mero • Karen Kilgariff • Jimmy Kimmel • Ernie Kovacs • Cloris Leachman • Jay Leno • John Lithgow • Jon Lovitz • Bill Maher • Howie Mandel • Marc Maron • Dick Martin • Chico Marx • Groucho Marx • Harpo Marx • Jackie Mason • Joel McHale • Ed McMahon • Stephen Merchant • Mike Mitchell • Garrett Morris • Monty Python • Tracy Morgan • Desus Nice • Tig Notaro • B. J. Novak • Rosie O'Donnell • Minnie Pearl • Karl Pilkington • Richard Pryor • Charles Nelson Reilly • John C. Reilly • Don Rickles • Seth Rogen • Ray Romano • Jeff Ross • Mark Russell • Bob Saget • Jerry Seinfeld • Paul Shaffer • Pauly Shore • Sarah Silverman • Phil Silvers • Kevin Smith • Jon Stewart • Rip Taylor • TV comedian • The Unborn Comic • Dick Van Dyke • Vince Vaughn • Bruce Vilanch • Nick Wiger |
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