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COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Baseball's Hall of Fame will honor "The Simpsons" on May 27 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show's "Homer at the Bat" episode.

First televised on Feb. 20, 1992, "Homer at the Bat" featured future Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ozzie Smith among the ringers on Homer Simpson's Springfield Nuclear Power Plant softball team. Voices of actual players were used in the episode, which also included Jose Canseco, Roger Clemens, Don Mattingly, Steve Sax, Mike Scioscia and Darryl Strawberry.

Boggs and Smith are scheduled to appear at a round-table discussion at the Hall on May 27 that also includes episode executive producers Al Jean and Mike Reiss, director Jim Reardon, executive story editor Jeff Martin and casting director Bonnie Pietila.

The Hall's legends game is slated for that afternoon at Doubleday Field

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Source: AP

One of the best episodes in the entire series.

"LOOOORD PALMERSTOOOON"

 

[Sanjuro]

Darrrrrrrrrylllllllllll

 

[Perfect Blue]

Darrrrrrrrrylllllllllll

 

[munchie64]

Well, Mr. Burns had done it, the Power Plant had won it.

 

[Qasiel]

"Ken Griffey's grotesquely swollen jaw, Steve Sax and his run-in with the law, we're talking Homer, Ozzie and The Straw..."

 

[bggrthnjsus]

they're professional athletes mom, it rolls right off their backs

 

[yoonshik]

The best episode, easily.

 

[friskykillface]

Is Ozzie Smith still missing ?

Top 10 episode for me

 

[Bumhead]

"Listen Mr Burns, I don't know what you think sideburns are.."

 

[LyleLanley]

Pitt the Elder!

 

[Figgles]

The episode that kicked off the simpsons' golden age. One of my favorites.

 

[ThePeoplesBureau]

Is Ozzie Smith still missing ?

 

[ZackieChan]

The best episode, easily.

Absolutely. Peak Simpsons. And I don't even like baseball.

 

[DeathyBoy]

Still tickles me that the regular cast members got pissy over it.

 

[UberTag]

Always felt weird having Mike Scioscia return visibly aged in an episode 20 years later.

 

[ggx2ac]

Mr. Burns: All right, you ragtag bunch of misfits. You hate me and I hate you even more, but without my beloved ringers you're all I've got.

So I... want you to remember some inspiring things that someone else may have told you in the course of your lives, and go out there and win.

 

[Fladam]

Marge: Children, tell me when your father stops scratching himself.
[long pause]
Marge: Kids...?
Bart: We'll tell you, Mom.

 

[Charles Brandon]

Still tickles me that the regular cast members got pissy over it.

oooh. explain more please

 

[Dynamite Ringo Matsuri]

oooh. explain more please

I think this was covered in a Talking Simpsons podcast episode? I vaguely remember something like that and was pretty surprised myself. If you like Simpsons at all I'd highly recommend it. Lots of cool trivia.

 

[Randy Monk]

OK guys, let me know when Homer stops scratching himself

Spoiler

 

[Vyse24]

"These guys aren't so tough. I've got Wonderbat."

 

[Sanjuro]

I think this was covered in a Talking Simpsons podcast episode? I vaguely remember something like that and was pretty surprised myself. If you like Simpsons at all I'd highly recommend it. Lots of cool trivia.

Some of the players did too.

Ken Griffey Jr. didn't understand why this was funny.

 

[arts&crafts]

This wasnt the episode with Mark Mcgwire right? Where the MLB is the NSA or something.

Nope it was Brother's Little Helper

Mark McGwire: "Do you want to hear the terrifying truth, or would you like to see me sock a few dingers!?"

Crowd: "Dingers! Dingers!"

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

"Listen Mr Burns, I don't know what you think sideburns are.."

Bumhead! I thought I told you to trim those sidearms! Go home! You're off the team!

 

[excelsiorlef]

oooh. explain more please

From what I read some of the actors felt miffed that basically the entire episode became about the guest stars and they got all the good lines and what not.


Also from some reviews they point out that the characters do things that are really out of character and didn't really fit in with the series as it had been laid out to that date... So that might have been a factor.

 

[Stairouais]

"I hope they win, or Mr. Burns said he's coming back."

 

[Perfect Blue]

This wasnt the episode with Mark Mcguire right? Where the MLB is the NSA or something.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brother's_Little_Helper

 

[DeathyBoy]

From what I read some of the actors felt miffed that basically the entire episode became about the guest stars and they got all the good lines and what not.


Also from some reviews they point out that the characters do things that are really out of character and didn't really fit in with the series as it had been laid out to that date... So that might have been a factor.

It's so dumb because everyone got good lines. Lord Palmerston is iconic, "Darryl" is greasy, Homer has the main plot and Burns gets a subplot. I'm sure Marge even gets a few zingers.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

But it wasn't baseball, it was softball.

 

[GoutPatrol]

Also from some reviews they point out that the characters do things that are really out of character and didn't really fit in with the series as it had been laid out to that date... So that might have been a factor.

Some of these guys have a bad attitude, skip.

 

[AlexMogil]

Not one, not twice, but thrice!

 

[Sho_Nuff82]

Some of these guys have a bad attitude, skip.

No hustle either, skip.

 

[DeaconKnowledge]

No hustle either, skip.

That's right Darryl!

 

[JoJoShabadoo]

THE best episode by far.

https://youtu.be/JhnqEjM2Yxc

 

[Blue Ninja]

."LOOOORD PALMERSTOOOON"

PITT THE ELDER!

GOAT episode. So good.

 

[rekameohs]

 

[Nerdkiller]

 

[Stereogatari]

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO SHAVE THOSE SIDE BURNS!

 

[vypek]

Love that episode.

 

[ColdPizza]

"Listen Mr Burns, I don't know what you think sideburns are.."

 

[Apoc29]

You watch too many movies, Saxy boy.

 

[Rock And Roll]

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU TO SHAVE THOSE SIDE BURNS!

Still like him better than Steinbrenner...

 

[The Real Abed]

When are they gonna honor Deep Space Nine?

 

[gerg]

Well, Mr. Burns had done it, the Power Plant had won it.

With Roger Clemens clucking all the while

 

[Kazuhira]

This episode had everything,pure comedy gold.
It's the best imo.

 

[ahoyhoy]

This thread is like a party in my mouth and everyone's invited.

 

[Sectorseven]

 

[Sanjuro]

 

[AlphaSnake]

Memories of being in elementary school all over again...

 

[Earthbound64]

As a traditional Baseball fan... I have no problem with this.