A first look at the Simpsons’ upcoming visit to Israel

The first images from the upcoming episode of The Simpsons, in which the animated family visits Israel, were released this week after six months of\nbuzz over the special show to be aired in the United States on March 28.\n\nThe episode, titled \"The Greatest Story Ever D\'ohed,\" includes scenes of Homer and Bart at the Western Wall with their Israeli tour guide, who will be voiced by British comedian Sascha Baron Cohen, of Borat and Bruno fame.

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Jewish Journal

March 19, 2010

From Haaretz.com:

The first images from the upcoming episode of The Simpsons, in which the animated family visits Israel, were released this week after six months of
buzz over the special show to be aired in the United States on March 28.

The episode, titled “The Greatest Story Ever D’ohed,” includes scenes of Homer and Bart at the Western Wall with their Israeli tour guide, who will be voiced by British comedian Sascha Baron Cohen, of Borat and Bruno fame.

Read the full story at http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1157057.html

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