Spinal Tap
- For the real-life fictional band, see Spinal Tap.
Spinal Tap
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Spinal Tap are a band consisting of David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, Derek Smalls and an unnamed drummer.
History
Bart and Milhouse attend a Spinal Tap concert, which quickly became a comedy of errors, degenerating into a riot started by Snake. Their show still impresses Bart enough for him to want to become a rock guitarist. Homer and Marge buy Bart his own electric guitar, which he struggles to learn how to play.
The next morning on the school bus, Bart tells Otto he thinks his guitar is broken, and Otto—with the bus still stopped in traffic—wows his passengers with an impromptu concert, thoughtlessly clogging up the road. Otto loses track of time and is forced to drive recklessly to school. Otto's bus runs Spinal Tap’s bus off the road, which crashes and bursts into flames (possibly killing them).
Behind the Laughter
In "The Otto Show", according to the writers, this scene was not in the original script, and was added because they felt the band's final scene was not interesting enough.[1]
The band is voiced by Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer.
Appearances
Episode – "The Otto Show"
References
- ↑ Groening, Matt. (2003). Commentary for "The Otto Show", in The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
