Hi, I'm Troy McClure. Troy McClure is a fictional character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons.He was originally voiced by Phil Hartman and first appeared in the second season episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment." After the introduction there is a sketch, where the family are portrayed as beavers living in a dam with Tim Conway as a skunk and Homer's boss. Ted Knight! You may remember me from such TV spin-offs as Son of Sanford and Son and After Mannix. Ralph Wiggum. Soon after, Ralph is kidnapped and Wiggum finds Big Daddy's calling card left behind. Directed by Neil Affleck. The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase Quickly-Cancelled Comics Cavalcade! [5] The Love-matic Grampa machine singing "Daisy Bell" in a distorted manner when its electrical circuits are failing is a reference to HAL from the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Crosses the Line Twice: The Love-matic Grampa does this from start to finish. Grampa asks to be introduced to an attractive payphone in front of the restaurant, much to the mirth of Moe and his date. Join to talk about the wiki, Simpsons and Tapped Out news, or just to talk to other users. References; Gags; Appearances; Gallery; Quotes; Credits Homer's Enemy: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase: The Secret War of Lisa Simpson This article or section is incomplete. Bart Simpson. Skinner emulates Don Johnson from Miami Vice in order to look scruffier. The episode centers on fictional pilot episodes of non-existent television series derived from The Simpsons, and is a parody of the tendency of networks to spin off characters from a hit series. Instead of telling one long story, it opened on Troy McClure and imagined three short stories of what the Simpsons characters would be like in different television contexts. © 2021 Wikisimpsons. Entertainment Weekly placed the episode 19th in their top 25 Simpsons episode list. [23], Matt Groening feared that the fans would interpret the episode in a negative light and was uneasy about the episode when it was in production. Okay. It's easy, free, and your work on the wiki can be attributed to you. There was a raunchy sitcom, a cheesy cop show, and a ye olde tyme variety show. References/Trivia. [8] The chef in the restaurant resembles Paul Prudhomme. "[2] It has also appeared as one of the favorite episodes on a number of "best of" lists. Wiggum ultimately lets the villain escape, feeling that he will meet him again "each and every week," a riff on serialized, weekly television dramas. Seymour … "[13], Groening also expressed a wish to make Simpstasia, a parody of Fantasia, but it was never produced, partly because it would have been too difficult to write a feature-length script, although a similar idea did appear in the episode Itchy & Scratchy Land. Troy McClure hosts a television special from the "Museum of TV and Television" introducing three spin-off productions, created using characters from The Simpsons. The Love-matic Grampa is a sitcom about Moe's love life, a parody of My Mother the Car. Ken Keeler came up with the idea for the episode from the one sentence statement: "Let's do spin-offs". These were Beverly Hills, 90210, King of the Hill, and Married... with Children. The proposed show would focus on the town in general, rather than the Simpson family. Maggie Simpson. The replacement of Lisa in the third segment with another girl reflects the recasting of Jan Brady in the Brady Bunch Hour when Eve Plumb refused to participate. 26 - Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase (Medley) -a)Simpson Family Smile-Time Variety Hour -b)Candy Medley-uploaded in HD at http://www.TunesToTube.com Please improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page. [20], The Love-matic Grampa is a parody of fantasy sitcoms such as Mister Ed, I Dream of Jeannie and Bewitched[2] as well as having similarities to My Mother the Car. [25], Additionally, Gary Mullinax, a staff writer for The News Journal, picked the episode as part of his top-ten list.[26]. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on May 11, 1997. Episode - 4F20 First Aired - 5/11/1997 A Three Shorts episode. Troy McClure presents three Simpsons spin-off spoofs: In "Chief Wiggum, P.I. A page for describing Recap: Simpsons S8 E24 "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". [2] In the museum of television, Troy walks by posters of spin-offs, such as The Ropers (spun off from Three's Company), Laverne & Shirley (spun off from Happy Days), Rhoda, a show that Julie Kavner, the voice of Marge, once starred in, (spun off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show)[2] and Fish (spun off from Barney Miller),[19] to demonstrate the power of spin-offs. Every week would be a different scenario: three short stories, an adventure with young Homer or a story about a background character that was not tied into the Simpson family at all. Next, Grampa Simpson 's soul is trapped inside Moe 's Love tester machine in " The Love-Matic Grampa ". Chief Wiggum and his son Ralph move to New Orleans with Seymour Skinner as Wiggum's sidekick. Naturally, he appears during a segment that jokingly suggests the show's next season would [[JumpTheShark jump every single shark in the Seven Seas]]. Plus: Allie had a crush on Ted Knight! A page for describing Trivia: Simpsons S8 E24 "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase". I'm here at the Museum of TV and Television with a real treat for "Simpsons" fans if any because tonight we present, "The Simpsons Spinoff Showcase!" "The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase" is the twenty-fourth episode of the eighth season of The Simpsons. 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