The Lippard Blog: Bart Simpson shilling for Scientology

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Via the Village Voice, a prerecord call promoting a Scientology event by Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson (and a Scientologist):

Eamon Knight said...: Is she violating any Fox IP by using the Bart Simpson persona in her pitch?; January 29, 2009 at 5:37 PM
Lippard said...: Probably.

When Dan Castellaneta introduced Paul Krassner for a standup performance, in character as Homer Simpson, that was recorded for a CD, Artemis Records contacted Fox for permission to use it, and was denied. (But apparently they haven't gone after Paul for putting the MP3 on his website.); January 29, 2009 at 5:51 PM
Legion said...: What's bizarre is that she apparently thought she would get away with it, that nobody would record the civil crime and expose it. She must feel like heterosexual Tom Cruise does: The laws don't apply to Scientology customers.; January 30, 2009 at 9:53 AM