0298 - Beer Vendor
Added 2024-01-18 09:00:01 +0000 UTCThese stereotypical loud figures from America's favourite pastime must be fun for the voice actors - you can tell Azaria is putting all his showmanship and gusto into this old fella who barely appears:
And look at the oddness of this camera angle - this is a choice that modern animation would steer away from, as digital animation can often lead to flatter staging. It's strange to look at - but that quality is part of what made the show popular in the first place! In the early 1990s world of very stagey multi-camera sitcoms, shots like this would stand out even if this weren't a cartoon.
I don't mean to overplay it, but moments like this are why I love doing this project. I must have seen this guy dozens of times in the last 30 years, but only now am I putting this much thought into deliberate choices made by creative people here. Now, to never think of him again.
This post is part of my "Every Simpsons Character Ever" series. For a list of my rules in this project, click here.
