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Homer's Barbershop Quartet ()

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  • Season 5
  • Episode 1
After the kids find a record with Homer's picture on it, he recalls the story of how he achieved fame in the 1980s with his barbershop quartet, The Be Sharps.
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Homer Simpson / Couch Gag Director / Mayor Quimby / Barney Gumble / Grampa / Groundskeeper Willie / Reporter #1 / Panicking Man / Joan Rivers / Squeaky-Voiced Teen / Human Fly / Newspaper Customer (voice)
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Marge Simpson (voice)
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Bart Simpson / Nelson Muntz / Paperboy (voice)
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Lisa Simpson (voice)
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Moe Szyslak / Man Selling Malibu Stacey / Customer at Car Boot Sale / Comic Book Guy / Chief Wiggum / Apu Nahasapeemapetilon / Old Jewish Man / Snake / Captain McCallister / Reporter #2 / Man Below Balcony / Carl / Lou (voice)
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Couch Gag Director / Ned Flanders / Principal Skinner / Herman / Reverand Lovejoy / Nigel / Jasper / Paul Harvey / Ronald Reagan / Johnny Carson (voice)
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David Crosby (voice)
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George Harrison (voice)
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Milhouse Van Houten / Reporter #3 / Sarah Wiggum / Barney's Girlfriend / Kwik-E-Mart Customer (voice)
Dapper Dans ...
The Be Sharps (singingVoice) (as The Dapper Dans)
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Seymour Skinner (singingVoice) (as James Campbell)
George Economou ...
Apu (singingVoice)
Shelby Grimm ...
Barney Gumble / Chief Wiggum (singingVoice)
Dan Jordan ...
Homer Simpson (singingVoice)

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Mark Kirkland ... (directed by)

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Matt Groening ... (created by) (creator)
 
James L. Brooks ... (developed by) (creator) &
Matt Groening ... (developed by) (creator) &
Sam Simon ... (developed by) (creator)
 
Jeff Martin ... (written by)
 
Bill Oakley ... (story editor) &
Josh Weinstein ... (story editor)
 
Dan McGrath ... (story editor)

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Joseph A. Boucher ... associate producer
James L. Brooks ... executive producer
Matt Groening ... executive producer
Al Jean ... executive producer (showrunner)
Jeff Martin ... producer
J. Michael Mendel ... associate producer
George Meyer ... supervising producer
Frank Mula ... producer
Conan O'Brien ... producer
Richard Raynis ... producer
Mike Reiss ... executive producer (showrunner)
Phil Roman ... animation executive producer
Bill Schultz ... animation producer
David Silverman ... producer
Sam Simon ... executive producer
John Swartzwelder ... producer
Jon Vitti ... producer
Michael Wolf ... animation producer

Music by

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Alf Clausen

Editing by

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Don Barrozo
Mark McJimsey

Editorial Department

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Larry Field ... telecine: Unitel Video
Lee Harting ... assistant film editor
Tim Heyen ... negative cutter: D & A Neg Cutting
Angela Ousey ... post-production coordinator

Casting By

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Bonita Pietila

Production Management

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Barbara Cordova ... production manager (as Barbara J. Cordova)
Jeffrey L. Goldstein ... post-production supervisor (as Jeffrey Goldstein)
Miles Lewis Horst ... production manager
Colin A.B.V. Lewis ... post-production supervisor
Michael P. Schoenbrun ... executive in charge of production: Gracie Films
Ken Tsumura ... animation production manager

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Rick Bugental ... main title technical director
Susie Dietter ... assistant director

Art Department

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Karen Bauer ... color designer
Andrew Brandou ... color design supervisor
Casey Clayton ... painter
Phyllis Craig ... ink & paint supervisor
Paul Fetler ... color designer
Adriana M. Galvez ... color designer (as Adriana Galvez)
Lucas Gray ... prop designer (as Lucas Grey)
Brian Mark ... color designer
Belle Norman ... painter
John Rice ... storyboard assistant
Kim Taylor ... color designer

Sound Department

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Brad Brock ... production mixer
Gregory Cheever ... sound recordist (as Greg Cheever)
Anthony D'Amico ... re-recording mixer
Terry Greene ... dialogue sound editor
Bobby Mackston ... dialogue sound editor
Mark McJimsey ... dialogue sound editor
Greg Orloff ... re-recording mixer
Randy Piotroski ... sound recordist
Travis Powers ... sound effects editor
R. Russell Smith ... re-recording mixer
Bill Higley ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Derek Sample ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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Adam Howard ... visual effects animator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ted C. Bemiller ... animation camera operator (as Ted Bemiller)
Patrick Buchanan ... animation camera operator
Robert Ingram ... animation camera operator

Animation Department

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Scott Alberts ... character designer
Mike B. Anderson ... character layout artist (as Mike Anderson)
Martin Archer ... storyboard artist
Craig Armstrong ... character layout artist
Jackie Banks ... animation checker
Tibor Belay ... main title animator
John Berman ... background layout artist (as John M. Berman)
Craig Clark ... main title animator
Mark Ervin ... character layout artist / main title animator
Steve Fellner ... main title animator
Sarah Frost ... background layout artist
Frederick J. Gardner III ... main title animator
Mike Girard ... overseas animation director
Matt Groening ... character designer
Dale Hendrickson ... character design supervisor
Kent Holaday ... lip sync
John Krause ... background designer
Istvan Majoros ... character layout artist
Michael Marcantel ... character layout artist
Maria Mariotti-Parker ... background designer (as Maria Mariotti)
Jeff Myers ... main title animator (as Jeffery A. Myers) / storyboard artist
Matthew Nastuk ... character layout artist
Kevin O'Brien ... storyboard artist / storyboard supervisor
Eduardo Olivares ... character layout artist (as Lalo Olivares) / main title animator (as Lalo Olivares)
J.C. Park ... overseas animation director (as Jong Chul Park)
Kevin Petrilak ... main title animator
Dan Povenmire ... character layout artist
Sondra Roy ... main title animator (as Sondra S. Roy)
Chuck Sheetz ... animation timer
David Silverman ... main title designer
Sam Simon ... character designer
Tommy Tejeda ... character layout artist (as Andres 'Tommy' Tejeda)
Tuck Tucker ... character layout artist (as William Tucker)
Gregg Vanzo ... main title animator
Jefferson R. Weekley ... background cleanup artist
Merle Welton ... animation checker
Lance Wilder ... background design supervisor
Kevin Wurzer ... main title animator

Music Department

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Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn
Danny Elfman ... composer: Theme by
Daniel Gold ... music preparation
Chris Ledesma ... music editor
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist (uncredited)
Pete Elia ... scoring second engineer (uncredited)
Alan Kaplan ... musician: trombone (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... main title singer (uncredited)
Tony Terran ... musician: trumpet player (uncredited)
John Van Houten ... musician: tuba (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Louise Jaffe ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Jacqueline Atkins ... assistant to the producers
Laurie Biernacki ... production associate (as Laurie D. Templeton)
Brad Bird ... executive consultant
Helen Brennick ... production associate
James L. Brooks ... executive creative consultant
Dee Cappelli ... assistant to Mr. Jean & Mr. Reiss
Alison Elliott ... assistant to the associate producers
Trixie Flynn ... assistant to Mr. Brooks
C.J. Gibson ... assistant to the producers
Don Gilbert ... assistant to the producers
Matt Groening ... creative consultant
Richmond Horine ... production assistant (as Richmond M. Horine)
Raymond Iacovacci ... production associate (as Raymond M. Iacovacci)
Steve Ingram ... production assistant
Maria Kavanaugh ... assistant to James L. Brooks
Jane Mackie ... assistant to Mr. Sakai (as Jane M. Mackie)
Geoffrey Mark ... production assistant (as Geoffrey W. Mark)
Daria Paris ... assistant to Mr. Simon
Anthony R. Reyes ... production accountant
Leslie Richter ... assistant to the producers
Jacqueline Sillo ... production coordinator
Sam Simon ... creative supervisor
Julie Steddom Smith ... assistant to Mr. Groening
Richard Kevin Stith ... assistant to the producers (as Richard-Kevin Stith)
Bonnie Vitti ... assistant to the producers

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Michael P. Schoenbrun ... dedicated to the memory of
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  • Homer's Barbershop Quartet (United States)
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  • 30 min
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Trivia The episode makes several references to The Beatles: * Their first album, Meet the Be Sharps, is a parody of the Meet the Beatles album. * Moe's Tavern changes its name to Moe's Cavern, a reference to the Cavern Club in Liverpool where the Beatles frequently performed in the early 1960s. * Chief Wiggum, thrown out of the band because he was "too Village People", mirrors Pete Best, an early member of the Beatles who was replaced by Ringo Starr. * Right after the Be Sharps record "Baby On Board", their manager says, "You've just recorded your first number one." This was spoken by Beatles producer George Martin right after the group had recorded "Please Please Me". * Nigel telling Homer to keep his marriage a secret is similar to Brian Epstein advising John Lennon to do the same with his marriage to Cynthia Lennon. * Principal Skinner's reputation as the "funny one" is an ironic reference to George Harrison's reputation as the "Quiet Beatle." * The cover of Bigger Than Jesus, the Be Sharps' second album, features the group walking on water, which is a direct parody of the art on the Beatles' album Abbey Road. * The name is a reference to a controversial quote made by John Lennon in 1966. Bart references this by asking, "What did you do [to lose your popularity]? Screw up like the Beatles and say you were bigger than Jesus?", to which Homer replies "All the time. That was the title of our second album." * At the end of the episode, the album's back cover is revealed, on which Homer is seen turned away from the camera, as opposed to the rest of the band. This is a parody of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band LP reverse, in which Paul McCartney is in the same position. * Barney's Japanese conceptual artist girlfriend is a parody of Yoko Ono. Their song repeats the phrase "Number 8" and a burp by Barney, a reference to the Beatles' "Revolution 9". * The group performing atop Moe's Tavern at the end of the episode is a parody of the Beatles' impromptu concert on the Apple Corps rooftop during their Get Back recording sessions in 1969, hence George Harrison's line, "It's been done." In addition, the Be Sharps are wearing the same outfits as the Beatles during the rooftop concert scene: Barney in a brown fur coat (John), Homer in a bright red coat (Ringo), Skinner in a black suit (Paul), and Apu in a black Mongolian lamb coat with green trousers (George). After the performance, Homer says, "I'd like to thank you on behalf of the group and I hope we passed the audition", paraphrasing a quote by Lennon at the end of the Beatles rooftop performance. * The press conference that was making the reporters laugh is a direct reference to The Beatles press conference in 1964 when they first came to America and had all the reporters laughing See more »
Goofs Marge makes a "Model Homer" to help remind the kids of their dad. After the model falls apart, the next shot goes outside and you see 'Santa's Little Helper' burying the Homer 'head'. They have not been given Santa's Little Helper yet. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in All Singing, All Dancing (1998). See more »
Soundtracks Baby on Board See more »
Quotes George Harrison: [the Be Sharps perform on a building rooftop] It's been done.
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