The Simpsons to poke fun at The Smiths and Morrissey in new episode

Panic on the Streets of Springfield

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Author: Scott ColothanPublished 16th Apr 2021
Last updated 19th Apr 2021

Creators of The Simpsons have announced that they will poke fun at The Smiths and Morrissey in a new episode that airs Stateside this weekend.

The new episode if called Panic on the Streets of Springfield – of course, a play on The Smiths’ classic 1986 song ‘Panic’ – and it sees Lisa unite with a new imaginary friend, a somewhat morose character called Quilloughby who sports a quiff and is from 1980s England.

Morrissey himself doesn’t lend his idiosyncratic voice to Quilloughby. Instead, The Simpsons drafted in multi-award-winning British A-list actor Benedict Cumberbatch for the role.

Simpsons writer Tim Long has shared a still from the episode which features Lisa and the Morrissey-esque cartoon character clutching an obligatory bunch of flowers and standing outside Springfield Lads Club.

The image is an overt nod to the famous Stephen Wright photo of The Smiths outside Salford Lads Club, which appeared on the inside sleeve of their 1986 masterpiece ‘The Queen is Dead.’

Panic on the Streets of Springfield will air on Fox in the US on Sunday 18th April 2021. The UK release date has yet to be announced.

Earlier this year, a certain Smiths record featured in The 100 Collection – Absolute Radio’s countdown of the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time. You can check out the full list below.

Last month, a trailer premiered for a much-derided movie loosely based on the music of The Smiths called Shoplifters Of The World.

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The Doors – ‘The Doors’ (1967)

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Bob Dylan – ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ (1965)

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Van Morrison – ‘Astral Weeks’ (1968)

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Marvin Gaye – ‘What’s Going On’ (1971)

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Eagles – ‘Hotel California’ (1976)

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Pink Floyd – ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ (1973)

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Joy Division – ‘Unknown Pleasures’ (1979)

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Blondie – ‘Parallel Lines’ (1978)

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David Bowie – ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ (1972)

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