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Yao to be in Simpsons Superbowl Halftime Special

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  1. Gatorfan76

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    Hey guys!

    Just heard the Simpsons will have a special during halftime at Superbowl 2005, and Yao Ming will be a guest voice, along with Lebron James, Warren Sapp, and Michelle Kwan.

    HERE'S THE ARTICLE-- THE LINK IS AT THE END OF THE ARTICLE--

    Friday 16th July, 2004

    'Simpsons' set for upcoming halftime show
    Big News Network.com Friday 16th July, 2004

    Fox is planning a special edition of The Simpsons with a lineup of sports stars for its 2005 Super Bowl halftime show, Daily Variety said Thursday.

    The paper said the network would announce that Michelle Kwan, LeBron James, Yao Ming and Warren Sapp would appear in the special, called Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass. The storyline has Homer inventing a wildly popular dance, and then being hired by top athletes to teach it to them to use as a victory dance. It all leads to a gig as Super Bowl halftime show choreographer.

    Homer gets his straight-laced neighbor Ned Flanders to help out, and the result -- said Variety -- is a nonviolent, deeply meaningful halftime show that America chastises for its blatant display of decency.

    The idea is meant as a joke on CBS' halftime show last February, in which Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction left her right breast exposed and the nation worked up about broadcast decency standards.

    http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=76cbe3802de67624
     
  2. bravo six

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    lol, that sounds great :)
     
  3. munco

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    Yao dancing? :eek:
     
  4. outlaw

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    Yao Ming to appear on Simpsons

    The this episode will air after SuperBowl XXXIX

    Seven-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Warren Sapp; NBA All-Stars Yao Ming and LeBron James; Olympic figure-skating medalist Michelle Kwan; TV/film stars Ray Romano, Kim Catrall, James Caan and Joe Mantegna; rapper 50 Cent; famed architect Frank Gehry; and author Thomas Pynchon are among the upcoming guest voices on THE SIMPSONS airing Sundays (8:00-8:30 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Entering its 16th season, THE SIMPSONS has become the longest-running primetime scripted series on television. THE SIMPSONS is also the most honored animated series in television history, having garnered 18 Emmys, a Peabody and numerous other accolades.

    SPOILERS BELOW





    If you thought last year's Super Bowl half-time extravaganza was wild, see what happens when Homer is running the show! In THE SIMPSONS post-Super Bowl XXXIX episode, "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" airing Sunday, Feb. 6, after Homer inadvertently performs a wild crowd-pleasing dance at a local carnival, he is hired by several prolific sports figures including James, Sapp, Ming and Kwan, guest-starring as themselves, to choreograph their victory dances. After his dances prove successful, Homer is tapped to choreograph the Super Bowl halftime show. Panicked the night before the event, Homer enlists the help of his neighbor, Ned Flanders, and together they put on a non-violent, deeply meaningful halftime show that America chastises for its blatant display of decency.
     
  5. outlaw

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    D'oh! sorry didn't see the previous thread. Thanks for merging it.
     

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