Monday, December 19, 2022

Archive of American Television Video: Dan Castellaneta Explains Homer Simpson's "D'oh!"

Above: Ollie attempts to pull Stan off of James Finlayson's ear in this still from their "Big Business" (1929) short.


How did I never know until now that the origin of Homer Simpson's famous "D'oh!" exclamation is rooted in Laurel and Hardy's short subjects? The Simpsons voice actor Dan Castellaneta talks about James Finlayson, a featured Laurel and Hardy player, being the inspiration in this short Archive of American Television interview clip:


Full interview here.

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