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| | Using the classic ‘exquisite corpse’ format with four interchangeable heads, torsos and feet, rotating the cubes allows the user to create a wild variety of creatures – from a surgeon’s head, belly-dancing torso and penguin feet to a llama head, guitar-playing torso and trampoline feet, and other wondrous creations. An augmented video of the visitor with the transformed turner is simultaneously displayed on the screen. | | Using the classic ‘exquisite corpse’ format with four interchangeable heads, torsos and feet, rotating the cubes allows the user to create a wild variety of creatures – from a surgeon’s head, belly-dancing torso and penguin feet to a llama head, guitar-playing torso and trampoline feet, and other wondrous creations. An augmented video of the visitor with the transformed turner is simultaneously displayed on the screen. |
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| - | [[Lisa Simpson|Lisa]] wakes her brother [[Bart Simpson|Bart]] up to remind him that her birthday is nearing, and that he neglects or forgets it every year. Bart promises to get her a present this year. Meanwhile, their father [[Homer Simpson|Homer]] discovers that all of his white shirts have turned pink because Bart put his red hat in with the laundry. Homer has no choice but to wear a pink shirt to work and as a result, his co-workers poke fun at him. His boss, [[Mr. Burns]], suspects him of being a "[[Freethought|free thinking]] [[Anarchism|anarchist]]". Homer is sent home with a 20-question psychiatric quiz that he has to fill in so that [[List of recurring characters in The Simpsons#Dr. Marvin Monroe|Dr. Marvin Monroe]] can assess his sanity. Homer is too lazy to finish the quiz on his own and lets Bart fill it in. When Dr. Monroe sees the results, he determines that Homer is crazy. Homer is sent to a mental institution, where he shares a cell with a large white man who pretends to be and acts like [[Michael Jackson]]. Not knowing who Jackson is, Homer believes him.
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| - | "Stark Raving Dad" was written specifically for Michael Jackson, a fan of the show, who had called Groening one night and offered to do a guest spot.<ref name="Groening">Groening, Matt. (2003). Commentary for "Stark Raving Dad", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref><ref name="fan">{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117467944?refCatId=14|title=Gloved One Secret 'Simpsons' Fan|author=Richmond, Ray|accessdate=2008-08-27|date=1998-20-20|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The offer was accepted and a script was written by [[Al Jean]] and [[Mike Reiss]], based on an idea pitched by [[James L. Brooks]].<ref name="Reiss"/> Creator [[Matt Groening]] and co-executive producer [[Sam Simon]] also contributed significantly to the writing of the episode.<ref name="Reiss"/> In an early version of the script, Homer decided to take his [[alcoholic]] friend [[Barney Gumble]] in for [[Drug rehabilitation|rehab]], but while there Homer began acting crazily so the doctors assumed he was the one to be committed.<ref name="Groening"/> It was later changed to Homer being hospitalized for wearing a pink shirt, an idea pitched by Brooks.<ref name="Jean"/> Michael Jackson pitched several story ideas for the episode, such as Bart telling everyone in town that Michael Jackson was coming to his house. He also requested that there be a scene in which he and Bart wrote a song together<ref name="Reiss"/> and asked that a joke about [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] be changed to one about [[Elvis Presley]].<ref name="Jean">Jean, Al. (2003). Commentary for "Stark Raving Dad", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>
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| - | According to Jean, Jackson would not commit to the episode until after a [[read-through]] of the script was done.<ref name="VanSun">{{Cite web|title=Remembering The Simpsons' Dalliance with Michael Jackson|author=Strachan, Alex|publisher=[[Canwest News Service]]|work=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=2009-09-23|url=http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Remembering+Simpsons+dalliance+with+Michael+Jackson/2024660/story.html|accessdate=2009-09-23}}</ref> The read was held at Jackson's manager Sandy Gallin's house, and [[Dan Castellaneta]] (who provides the voice for Homer) was 30 minutes late. Jean recalls that "no one said a word, we just sat there waiting".<ref>{{cite news|title=Simpsons Still Calling the Toon 15 years On|date=2004-04-01|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|author=Bellinger, Caroline}}</ref> Following the read, Jackson stipulated his conditions: he would record his speaking parts but not receive credit, and his singing voice would be performed by a sound-alike.<ref name="VanSun"/><ref name="Brooks"/> Leon Kompowsky's singing parts were performed by [[Kipp Lennon]],<ref name="Reiss"/> because Jackson wanted to play a joke on his brothers and fool them into thinking the impersonator was him.<ref name="Brooks"/> Lennon recorded his lines at the same time as Jackson, who found the impersonations humorous.<ref name="Reiss"/> Jackson showed up for the recording session alone and did not use the special trailer that was set up for him.<ref name="Reiss"/> According to Jean, Jackson did record versions of the singing parts, and while there have been rumors that those parts were the ones used in the final episode, ''The Simpsons'' music editor Chris Ledesma has stated the Lennon versions were used.<ref name="Jean"/> Kompowsky's normal speaking voice, which is heard at the end of the episode, was recorded by cast member [[Hank Azaria]].<ref name="Castellaneta">Castellaneta, Dan. (2003). Commentary for "Stark Raving Dad", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> The episode originally was supposed to end with Kompowsky singing a portion of "[[Man in the Mirror]]" in his Michael Jackson voice as he walked down the road, but it was changed to him singing the beginning of "Happy Birthday Lisa."<ref name="Castellaneta"/>
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| - | "Stark Raving Dad" was the final episode in the [[The Simpsons (season 2)|season two]] production run, but aired as the premiere of season three, over a year after it was completed.<ref name="Reiss"/> Michael Jackson was credited with pseudonym John Jay Smith in the [[closing credits]].<ref name="fan"/> At the time, the producers of the show were legally prevented from confirming that Jackson guest starred, although many media sources assumed it was really him.<ref>{{cite news|title='Simpsons' Returns with a Big White Michael Jackson|date=1991-09-19|accessdate=2008-08-27|work=[[The Press of Atlantic City]]|author=Sharbutt, Jay}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Simpsons Plays Name That Voice|date=1991-09-19|accessdate=2008-08-27|work=[[The Record (Bergen County)|The Record]]|author=Mann, Virginia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TV Previews – Simpsons: A Surprise Thriller|date=1991-09-19|accessdate=2008-08-27|work=[[The Washington Post]]|author=Shales, Tom}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Some Clues as to why 'The Simpsons' is Simply the Best|date=1991-09-18|accessdate=2008-08-27|work=[[Los Angeles Daily News|Daily News of Los Angeles]]|author=Rosenthal, Phil}}</ref> Similarly, in season two, actor [[Dustin Hoffman]] had guest starred in the episode "[[Lisa's Substitute]]" under the name "Sam Etic". After "Stark Raving Dad", the producers decided that if a celebrity wished to guest star on the show, they had to be willing to be credited under their real name.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CE3DD1338F936A35751C1A965958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=1|title=The Voice Is Familiar but I Can't Place the Overbite |author= Gates, Anita|accessdate=2008-09-04|date=1994-12-05|work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
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| - | Jackson was a fan of Bart,<ref>{{cite book|last=Cartwright |first=Nancy|authorlink=Nancy Cartwright|title=[[My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy]]|year=2000|publisher=[[Hyperion (publisher)|Hyperion]]|location=New York City|isbn=0-7868-8600-5|pages=115–117}}</ref> and in addition to doing a guest spot on the show, he wanted to give Bart a number one single. He therefore co-wrote the song "[[Do the Bartman]]", which was released as a single around the same time that the episode was produced. Jackson could not take credit for his work on the song due to contractual reasons.<ref name="Brooks">Brooks, James L. (2003). Commentary for "Stark Raving Dad", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Third Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref> Jackson also wrote the song "Happy Birthday Lisa", which was later included in the album ''[[Songs in the Key of Springfield]]''.<ref name="Jean"/> A version of the song was reportedly scheduled to be included on a bonus disk in the October 2001 special edition of Jackson's 1991 album ''[[Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)|Dangerous]]''. However, the bonus disk was eventually dropped from the release.<ref>{{Harvnb |Halstead|Cadman|2003| p=188}}</ref>
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| - | The January 30, 1992 rerun of the episode featured a brief alternate opening, which was written in response to a comment made by the [[President of the United States]], [[George H. W. Bush]], three days earlier. The show had previously had a "feud" with [[Barbara Bush]] when, in the October 1, 1990 edition of ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'', she called ''The Simpsons'' "the dumbest thing [she] had ever seen".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20118869,00.html|title=In the Eye of the Storm|author=Chin, Paula|accessdate=2008-08-27|date=1990-10-01|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> The writers decided to respond by privately sending a polite letter to Bush in which they posed as Marge Simpson. Bush immediately sent a reply in which she apologized. Later, on January 27, 1992, George H. W. Bush made a speech during his re-election campaign which included the statement "we are going to keep on trying to strengthen the American family, to make American families a lot more like [[the Waltons]] and a lot less like the Simpsons."<ref name="Brooks2">Brooks, James L. (2004). "Bush vs. Simpsons", in ''The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season'' [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.</ref>
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Visitors to the exhibit can also interact with Papagiannis’s Wonder Turner, an AR experience where viewers physically rotate large cubes to reveal and create a new video composition. The cubes are equipped with black and white AR symbols which the software interprets and emits as video clips.
Using the classic ‘exquisite corpse’ format with four interchangeable heads, torsos and feet, rotating the cubes allows the user to create a wild variety of creatures – from a surgeon’s head, belly-dancing torso and penguin feet to a llama head, guitar-playing torso and trampoline feet, and other wondrous creations. An augmented video of the visitor with the transformed turner is simultaneously displayed on the screen.
