The Simpsons Billie Eilish Cameo Is Already Avoiding Lady Gaga's Mistake
Although Lady Gaga’s appearance on The Simpsons has been touted as the show’s worst episode, pop star Billie Eilish’s upcoming cameo is likely to avoid a similar fate. The Simpsons has featured endless guest stars over the years, and sometimes the arrival of an unfamiliar face will result in a classic episode, as proven by the late, great Ron Taylor's poignant turns as Bleeding Gums Murphy in The Simpsons seasons 1–6.
Celebrity guest stars can also be a last resort for The Simpsons when the show is low on good ideas, and this tendency has resulted in some critically-lambasted episodes of the series. In particular, “Lisa Goes Gaga” (Season 23, episode 22) is infamous online for being among the long-running show’s worst episodes. This is largely due toThe Simpsons altering the tone of the show and its humor to fit the uber-famous guest, something that must be avoided in Billie Eilish’s upcoming appearance.
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Mercifully, the Gen Z pop star will only appear in a Simpsons short produced for Disney+ rather than having an entire episode dedicated to her arrival in Springfield. “When Billie Met Lisa” is set to arrive on the streaming service on April 22. Since The Simpsons spoofed everything from Netflix to R&B superstar The Weeknd in season 33, it would not be unheard of for the series to devote an entire episode to Eilish's appearance, however, this approach was what sapped Gaga’s cameo of any humor. Keeping Eilish's role to a short should allow The Simpsons to avoid fawning over the mega-star as the show infamously did with 13-time Grammy award winner Lady Gaga.
Eilish's down-to-earth public persona will also help. At the time of her Simpsons cameo, Lady
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