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When it comes to supporting characters The Simpsons have them up the proverbial wahoo. Many, like Flanders, Mr. Burns, Apu, and Millhouse, are distinct personalities with lengthy back stories that we the fans know quite well. Others, like Bumblebee Man, Cletus, Kent Brockman, and Comic Book Guy, are known, but only by the stereotypes that they have been given. Fortunately, most of them have been given spotlight episodes to flesh them out a bit more.

While these episodes have been hit or miss I have always found them to be quite interesting because they gave a different perspective on life in Springfield.

(S19E11) "This is Kurt Loder, reporting from the 90's" -- Kurt Loder as Kurt Loder

Ladies and gentleman, as a change of pace I will be debating myself during this week's review of The Simpsons.

Rich: Hello, everyone and welcome to this week's review of The Simpsons. I would have to say that, overall, this episode was entertaining and really grabbed the essence of what the 1990's was all about.

Rich: HA!

I love horror movies, and I've seen a lot of scary things in my time, but this might possibly be the most horrifying thing I've ever seen. Watch with a mixture of awe and complete abject terror as a relatively normal-looking guy slowly morphs into a humanoid version of Homer Simpson.

I think it's a pretty good likeness, though the eyes should be rounder and less almond-shaped. Still, who am I to complain? I wouldn't even know how to make something this cool, so kudos to the creator.

I must say, however, that I like artist Roberto Parada's "human" version of Homer Simpson a lot more. It's both beautiful and grotesque at the same time, and the bulging vein-y eyes really sell it.

There are also many examples of human actors portrayed as cartoon images. For example: