Kamala Harris Makes Surprise Appearance at ‘Simpsons’ Comic-Con Panel – Hollywood Life

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Vice President Kamala Harris stunned followers when she appeared for a shock digital look throughout The Simpsons panel at San Diego Comedian-Con on Saturday, July 27. The Democratic presidential candidate had been receiving a great deal of comparisons to the animated sitcom’s beloved character Lisa Simpson, particularly when followers seen a similarity to an episode the place Lisa turns into a president and rocks a purple pantsuit, just like one which Harris wore throughout the 2021 inauguration.

Earlier than the clip was proven, sequence creator Matt Groening mentioned that that they had a message from a “superfan” on the panel. The pre-recorded message was then proven to shut out the thrilling panel. Harris quoted a line from the October 1996 episode “Treehouse of Horror VII.” She learn, “We should transfer ahead, not backward; upward, not ahead; and at all times twirling, twirling, twirling in the direction of freedom,” in accordance with Folks. It’s not clear if the clip proven was just lately filmed or not. TMZ reported that sources near the present mentioned that the video was really an outdated clip, recorded about 11 years in the past.

This clip is about 11 years outdated. Vice President kamala harris says a quote from The Simpsons season eight’s episode
“Treehouse of Horror VII” https://t.co/vjlgSxwQDJ pic.twitter.com/RiOHzcjK4P

— Kay Henry🍉 (@floridadropout) July 28, 2024

The brief video was shared shortly after it was introduced that Harris would step as much as search the Democratic nomination for the 2024 election, after President Joe Biden introduced he was stepping out of the race. After Harris stepped into the race, many Simpsons followers started drawing the similarities to Lisa within the episode “Bart to the Future,” the place Bart time travels to be taught that his sister has turn out to be president.

In addition to the similarities within the purple pantsuit, the president that Lisa follows is none apart from Donald Trump, who was elected in 2016, however was defeated by Biden, who had Harris as his VP, within the 2020 race. After folks started sharing the side-by-side images of Harris and Lisa, Simpsons author Al Lean tweeted his pleasure in regards to the similarities. “@TheSimpsons ‘prediction’ I’m proud to be part of,” he mentioned. As many individuals wish to say, The Simpsons did it first.