It has been pointed out by various sources that none of the characters voiced by Mr. Shearer are being used in the Simpsons ride at Universal.
I’m curious as to why Mr. Shearer has chosen not to be a part of that show in particular.

I’m curious as to why Mr. Shearer has chosen not to be a part of that show in particular.

Good taste?

Why does it disturb me to know that there even is a Simpsons ride?

I work in animation production, and worked on the pre-show animation for the Simpsons ride. There is nothing in this material that is in any way in worse taste than the TV show itself. It might have been improved by the presence of Harry’s character voicings, true enough, but the “good taste” remark is not applicable. Nor, incidentally, does it go to the question at hand.

Why shouldn’t there be a Simpsons ride? As the project developed, it even began to seem possible that the entirety of the mythical Krustyland could in fact be built – and perhaps will be in years to come.

Was it simply a question of money, or was there perhaps a scheduling issue that caused Harry to turn down the project? Inquiring minds wish to know. His character voicings are certainly missed in the show.

Hey, I was just kidding.

I actually have no real opinion about the Simpsons ride or, in fact, the Simpsons teevee show itself. In fact, I’ve only seen it a couple of times (once in a pizza parlor in Solana Beach, California, when they interrupted the usual surfing videos, the whole place came to a screeching halt, and the customers and all the staff sat in rapt attention for the entire half hour, and once when I was in Scotland and they seemed to be running a Simpsons marathon on one of Rupe’s channels).

My personal reason for being a fan of Mr Shearer’s is his “Le Show”, which I began listening to before I knew anything about his involvement with the Simpsons, This is Spinal Tap, etc. He was just a guy on the radio who said and did some pretty interesting stuff.

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