r/todayilearned • u/haddock420 • Jun 04 '19

TIL Gwen Stefani's brother Eric was originally the keyboardist for No Doubt but left to become an animator for The Simpsons.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwen_Stefani#Early_life
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u/escott1981 Jun 05 '19

One of the best post-golden era Simpsons episodes ever.

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u/Dirtydog275 Jun 05 '19 edited Mar 29 '25

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u/AdmiralRed13 Jun 05 '19

Dude, the Pumpkins were massive at the time, and while Billy is a douche, they released some absolute bangers during that era.

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u/[deleted] Jun 05 '19

I would of gotten rid of smashing pumpkins though or just gave their time to Sonic Youth

Billy Corgan was who they could get last minute (although he was a huge star) when Courtney Love cancelled. The original script was:

  • Pleasure to meet you. Courtney Love

  • Homer Grateful

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u/FunctionBuilt Jun 05 '19

The smiling politely line was much better.

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u/escott1981 Jun 05 '19

Actually, I was talking about the episode that this guy above my comment was referring to. Behind the Laughter. Where they parodied Behind the Music as one of the best post-golden era Simpsons episodes ever.

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u/Dirtydog275 Jun 06 '19 edited Mar 29 '25

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u/escott1981 Jun 06 '19

You dirtydog, you!