Taika Waititi fulfilled a lifelong dream by appearing on ‘The Simpsons!’ In this behind-the-scenes moment, Taika shares his excitement about playing himself on the iconic show—no acting required! From his bonafide ‘Simpsons’ love since childhood to unexpected fan shoutouts, Taika reflects on this surreal experience.
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00:00Oh my god, okay, The Simpsons. I'm in The Simpsons and now that really, I mean, what
00:06else is there to say about it? I play myself in The Simpsons, no acting required, and where's
00:11the character? Cut to the character. There it is. Well, there it is. Oh my god, is that
00:16Taika Waititi? I love everything you do. Your Thor movies, what we do in the shadows. Oh,
00:25you're by far my favorite on-screen Hitler. Take that, the late Bruno Gantz. You know,
00:30I'd always dreamed of being on The Simpsons. I've loved The Simpsons ever since I was a kid,
00:34and I got to play The Simpsons, and I'm not on this poster. But I remember being excited,
00:39and then someone sent me, just last week, they sent me the, where's my phone? They sent me a
00:43picture of it from the TV, and I was like, what's that? And they went, you were on The Simpsons.
00:48I was like, oh damn, I was on The Simpsons, that's right.