The Simpsons Festival

The Simpsons Festival was a 1996 television special based on The Simpsons. The host was Troy McClure, and was promoted for the '96 Summer Olympics. It was aired on July 27, 1996.

Characters

 * Izzy (being promoted for the 1996 Summer Olympics)
 * Troy McClure (host)
 * Kent Brockman
 * Krusty the Clown
 * Jay Sherman
 * Rainier Wolfcastle
 * Ned Flanders
 * Reverend Timothy Lovejoy Jr.
 * Selma Bouvier
 * Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
 * Snake Jailbird
 * Bill Clinton
 * Superintendent Chalmers
 * Agnes Skinner
 * Dr. Marvin Monroe (non-speaking)
 * Bleeding Gums Murphy (memorial)
 * James Brown
 * Patty Bouvier
 * Lionel Hutz
 * Mayor Quimby
 * Seymour Skinner
 * Jebediah Springfield (statue)
 * Judge Roy Snyder
 * Professor Lombardo
 * Elizabeth Hoover
 * Edna Krabappel
 * Dr. Julius Hibbert
 * Horst
 * Waylon Smithers Jr.
 * Charles Montgomery Burns
 * Hans Moleman
 * Groundskeeper Willie
 * Dewey Largo (non-speaking)
 * Jacques (non-speaking)
 * Sideshow Bob
 * Fat Tony
 * Louie
 * Legs
 * Officer Lou
 * Officer Eddie
 * Ralph Wiggum
 * Comic Book Guy
 * Dr. Nick Rivera
 * Chief Wiggum
 * Helen Lovejoy
 * Herman Hermann
 * Martin Prince
 * Martin Prince Jr.
 * Maude Flanders
 * Luann Van Houten
 * Milhouse Van Houten
 * Kirk Van Houten
 * Carl Carlson
 * Lenny Leonard
 * Jimbo Jones
 * Kearney Zzyzwicz
 * Bernice Hibbert
 * Todd Flanders
 * Dolph Starbeam
 * Lucius Sweet
 * Dredrick Tatum
 * Plato
 * Moe Szyslak
 * Lunchlady Doris (non-speaking)
 * Professor Frink
 * Rod Flanders
 * Nelson Muntz
 * Barney Gumble
 * Squeaky-voiced Teen
 * Itchy
 * Scratchy
 * Homer Simpson
 * Marge Simpson
 * Maggie Simpson
 * Lisa Simpson
 * Bart Simpson

Cast

 * Dan Castellaneta- Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Hans Moleman, Mayor Quimby, Groundskeeper Willie, Sideshow Mel, Itchy
 * Julie Kavner- Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier
 * Nancy Cartwright- Bart Simpson, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum
 * Yeardley Smith- Lisa Simpson
 * Hank Azaria- Carl Carlson, Moe Szyslak, Kirk Van Houten, Nick Rivera, Chief Wiggum, Professor Frink, Gary Chalmers, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
 * Harry Shearer- Ned Flanders, Julius Hibbert, Kent Brockman, Scratchy, Lenny Leonard, Seymour Skinner
 * Phil Hartman- Troy McClure, Lionel Hutz
 * Marcia Wallace- Edna Krabappel
 * Ron Taylor- Bleeding Gums Murphy
 * Kelsey Grammer- Sideshow Bob
 * James Brown- Himself
 * Kath Soucie- Izzy
 * Pamela Hayden- Milhouse Van Houten
 * Maggie Roswell- Luann Van Houten, Maude Flanders
 * Tress MacNeille- Agnes Skinner

Trivia

 * Promoted the 1996 Summer Olympics.
 * It is unknown where the Bumblebee Man appeared in the special, as he is seen very briefly in the angry mob chasing Troy McClure for an unintended act.
 * It is revealed that Kent Brockman is allergic to infections.

Goofs

 * During Apu's act, Lionel Hutz and Principal Skinner wear Troy McClure's attire.
 * In the angry mob chasing Troy McClure, Bleeding Gums Murphy is seen, even though he's dead.
 * During the Flanders' act, Lionel Hutz wears grey clothes instead of his blue clothes.
 * During Bleeding Gums Murphy's memorial, Fat Tony and Herman have blue hair.
 * Phil Hartman, however, is credited for the voice of Troy McClure and Lionel Hutz. However, despite this, Lionel Hutz remains silent.
 * This was corrected in the July 3, 2014 airing on FXX.