![]() ![]() ![]() Once I got the premise, it came out pretty fast because all I wanted was food that rhymes. ![]() Now, 25 years later, Simpsons cast and crew unwrap making the segment, share their favorite fan creation and theorize why the bit has taken on such an extraordinary afterlife, among more in The Hollywood Reporter’s return to Springfield for the oral history of “Steamed Hams.”īill Oakley, former co-showrunner, staff writer: I wrote it all one afternoon. The fan obsession - which includes making the burgers - was as undeniable as it was perplexing to those who created the original. (“ I don’t know if there is any segment that has had as much repurposing as this one,” marvels current showrunner Al Jean). Most were videos meticulously crafted, several proceeding to rack more than a million views on YouTube, such as “Steamed Hams but There’s a Different Animator Every 13 Seconds,” posted in 2018, which has nearly 10 million views. In the mid-2010s, memes of “Steamed Hams” began popping up. Running about three minutes, the chapter officially titled “Skinner & the Superintendent,” (later fan dubbed “Steamed Hams”) in which a befuddled Principal Skinner tries to impress his boss, Superintendent Chalmers, via a luncheon at his home that quickly descends into a series of ridiculous lies and chaos, would go on to become one of the most popular moments in the show’s running 32-year history. But, I get a kick out of it,” notes Hank Azaria, who voices Superintendent Chalmers opposite Harry Shearer’s Principal Skinner. “ I don’t know why this captured people’s imaginations or what it is supposed to represent or what it means beyond face value. ![]()
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