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# Watch This Guy Pull Off 14 Impressive _Simpsons_ Impressions

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## Video: See the Real Life People Who Inspired the Simpsons

[Watch (HLS stream): See the Real Life People Who Inspired the Simpsons](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ckFGPY1s.m3u8) (1:33)

![See the Real Life People Who Inspired the Simpsons](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ckFGPY1s/poster.jpg?width=720)

_Published 2014-08-21. Even some of the Simpson's more animated characters come from real-life people._


by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


May 19, 2015 4:07 PM UTC

by 

[Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/)


## Samantha Grossman


May 19, 2015 4:07 PM UTC

Last week, prolific voice actor Harry Shearer [announced](http://www.ew.com/article/2015/05/08/harry-shearer-exiting-simpsons?hootPostID=f6034cd857519af5bc15611610282635) that he would not be returning to _The Simpsons_ for its 27th season. Naturally, fans are worried about what this will mean, because Shearer voiced a ton of characters, including Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Waylon Smithers, Principal Skinner and many more.

But in the above clip, voice actor Brock Baker does a rather impressive job voicing some of Shearer’s best characters. If they’re still looking for a replacement for Shearer, Baker just might be their guy.


## Transcript

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Nice to see you. I'm afraid that the condition has left me cold to your pleas of mercy. No. I thought that too and until he said yard trimming. [ LAUGH ] Gotta learn to listen Lou. You'll have my resignation and release of my contract on your desk immediately. Hi, I'm Troy McClure. You may remember me from such nature films as Earwigs, Ew! Good! Maybe we'll pick up a couple bathing beauties. [ LAUGH ] [ MUSIC ]

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