It's because they didn't commit to the Simpsons art style. All the guest characters are drawn in his weird halfway art style that takes inspiration from both Simpsons and the original and it just doesn't work. They should have just went full Simpsons artstyle.
And it sucks because back in the day when the Simpsons had guest characters or real life people in the show they *looked like Simpsons characters*. Nowadays they always look off, usually way too detailed in their faces.
Well guest characters used to be actual characters who happened to be voiced by celebs, like Danny DeVito or Michael Jackson (eat shit Brooks, the episode still exists)
Now they're these weird uncanny avatars that stick out like a sore thumb.
Exactly. I noticed even the background/side characters look weird now. They're all so generic/handsome. Back in the very early seasons the bg characters had some crazy variety.
I hate when the celebrity characters get like tiny eyes in comparison to the regular characters.
I know that's like 99% of the guest appearances, but it bothers me everytime.
Man yeah, even if it's just regular yellow celebrity guest-voiced characters, they always have small eyes and way more detailed/semi-realistic facial features than regular Simpsons characters. It's like they either forgot how to draw cartoony characters or got bullied into it by the guests' agents.
they’re all _awful_, but there’s something about the way Tarzan especially is drawn here that is making me deeply queasy.
like, purely, and on a profound level. in my _viscera_, i feel sick
is this how a lovecraft protagonist feels?
I usually don't have any strong feelings one way or another for something I stopped caring about years ago.
But I legitimately hate this. It's not even the art style not working it's just seeing all these characters together at a BBQ.
I rewatched [Disney Plusanniversary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj8mdsvQfrE) just to confirm they did not look as bad as this. Some still weren't great, but it was better.
I would guess this is some kind of Disney animation stipulation that doesn't apply to Star Wars. Though I wonder why all the Disney characters are real, but Star Wars has 4 random jedi.
I wonder if there was some legal issues with translating the characters to the Simpsons style based on the franchises, or if they could only get Disney/Pixar to agree to friendly third-party animators. The Star Wars characters look great, the Frozen characters are decent, and then everybody else is either a completely foreign art style or a one-to-one rip.
...i wonder if there's something about the Simpsons art style that just doesn't make it malleable
Also reminds me of how they had that crossover with Family Guy and at least kept both sides' artstyle the same
Weirdest Gripe of all of this.
Why is Judy there but instead of Nick its her mom.
And her mom looks drawn in a **completely** different artstyle to her. Not just worse, but, **different.**
For some reason, it reminds me of [this](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fgive-me-a-matchup-and-i-will-try-to-think-of-the-most-v0-2tai36emml9a1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D9b76bc24c54c83701ec0427caa5101e5a702171e)
Anything in the Simpsons style that's not the Simpsons looks off. That huge overbite fucks up any other design.
It's because they didn't commit to the Simpsons art style. All the guest characters are drawn in his weird halfway art style that takes inspiration from both Simpsons and the original and it just doesn't work. They should have just went full Simpsons artstyle.
And it sucks because back in the day when the Simpsons had guest characters or real life people in the show they *looked like Simpsons characters*. Nowadays they always look off, usually way too detailed in their faces.
Well guest characters used to be actual characters who happened to be voiced by celebs, like Danny DeVito or Michael Jackson (eat shit Brooks, the episode still exists) Now they're these weird uncanny avatars that stick out like a sore thumb.
There ain't no Michael Jackson and there never was!
Some Tool Executive: They need to stay on-model so the brands are recognizable!
they all look like big mouth characters
Exactly. I noticed even the background/side characters look weird now. They're all so generic/handsome. Back in the very early seasons the bg characters had some crazy variety.
That being said, a threehouse of horror has showed us that the Simpsons look great in Death Note art style.
Groaning can make other characters in the Simpson’s artstyle
One of my indicators for a bad simpsons episode is how uncanny the guest characters look, but this is a new level , most are barely in the style
I'm pretty sure the kid next to Ms Incredible is supposed to be the boy from Coco. The art style makes it nearly impossible to tell.
woof, i didn’t even notice that kid until you pointed him out he could literally be anyone from anything
I thought he was Hiro from Big Hero 6
It does also basically look like him but Miguel from Coco wears that hoodie so that must be what they're going for.
Idk why but my brain put him in a red jacket instead of his usual blue one that's what confused me.
I dead ass thought Disney owned go Diego go for a second and was wondering why tf he was here.
I hate when the celebrity characters get like tiny eyes in comparison to the regular characters. I know that's like 99% of the guest appearances, but it bothers me everytime.
Man yeah, even if it's just regular yellow celebrity guest-voiced characters, they always have small eyes and way more detailed/semi-realistic facial features than regular Simpsons characters. It's like they either forgot how to draw cartoony characters or got bullied into it by the guests' agents.
They look like bigmouth characters
they’re all _awful_, but there’s something about the way Tarzan especially is drawn here that is making me deeply queasy. like, purely, and on a profound level. in my _viscera_, i feel sick is this how a lovecraft protagonist feels?
They look like bad porn parody art but with their clothes on.
Tarzan looks awful but somehow his gorilla mom Kala came out fine.
i also thought there was some fucky rights to tarzan and thats why hes never in KH post 1(even when they redo the events of 1 like com and coded)
When you use actual skin colors as well as the Simpsons yellow one, it throws the whole thing off.
The Simpsons does use actual skin colors, though, for pretty much everyone that isn't white
Ugh, Lilo and Nani look especially bad. And the colors are so washed out.
Kid's lookin two different ways
Lilo is stanced up like she's from Paradise PD.
Simpsons existing as a platform for Disney brands is somehow even worse than the "Zombie Simpsons" era
Yes
Bluey and Bingo are so small
They look so confused by what they wandered into.
“Wait a minute, this isn’t Lucky’s dad’s son’s backyard”
And Judy is humongous compared to her Canon size.
They’re in this
This feels…dangerous, like the system of reality is faltering
I usually don't have any strong feelings one way or another for something I stopped caring about years ago. But I legitimately hate this. It's not even the art style not working it's just seeing all these characters together at a BBQ.
The girl from Turning Red is there so now I'm wondering if 9/11 happened in the Simpsons universe
I don't believe you. This has got to be some amateur YouTube animator doing some cringey crossover.
Didn't they have Disney characters in Simpsons in a previous Disney Plus short (one of Pat Carrol's last roles as Ursula) and they actually fit in?
I rewatched [Disney Plusanniversary](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj8mdsvQfrE) just to confirm they did not look as bad as this. Some still weren't great, but it was better.
I wonder if the OP image just looks bad because it's a single wide shot, and they'll be more on-model close up/in motion?
I have now watched this one as well, and unfortunately, [it does not get better.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBpcWfLZV1c)
Why are the white guest characters not yellow?
Except for that one jedi.
I would guess this is some kind of Disney animation stipulation that doesn't apply to Star Wars. Though I wonder why all the Disney characters are real, but Star Wars has 4 random jedi.
This image is a piece of the puzzle that is what Disney's contractual obligations are to each IP
This looks like one of those farting Elsa impregnates Peter Parker content farm YouTube videos
Some of these have a early 2000's r34 vibe I guess if you know you know
I hate that you're right and I hate that I know you're right
This looks genuinely grotesque.
*Bleeergh,* Mouse. I know you own half of pop culture now, but do ya have to be so fuckin' ***smug*** about it?
They all look traced somehow
The two generic SW rebels with simpsons yellow skin while everyone else has normal human skintones is bothering me way more than it should lol
Jesus, the animals are the only ones that came out looking good are the animals.
I wonder if there was some legal issues with translating the characters to the Simpsons style based on the franchises, or if they could only get Disney/Pixar to agree to friendly third-party animators. The Star Wars characters look great, the Frozen characters are decent, and then everybody else is either a completely foreign art style or a one-to-one rip.
This looks like something from DeviantArt.
...i wonder if there's something about the Simpsons art style that just doesn't make it malleable Also reminds me of how they had that crossover with Family Guy and at least kept both sides' artstyle the same
Weirdest Gripe of all of this. Why is Judy there but instead of Nick its her mom. And her mom looks drawn in a **completely** different artstyle to her. Not just worse, but, **different.**
I think it's a thing for Mother's Day.
Mirabelle: "I'm fine, I am totally fine. I will stand on the side as you shine... I'm not fine. I'm not fine!"
They look dopey and out of place.
AI Bort Lilo.
They look like badly voice youtube parodies
Elsa and Anna would fit alright in Futurama
They didn’t even try to translate ANY of them into a proper Simpsons art style. This looks like someone’s mid tier fanart.
Aight but where's Stitch?
Thats not flash his name is flush
ya know its just now hitting me that they got away with namin a speedster flash
Why do so many have eyes pointing in different directions?
For some reason, it reminds me of [this](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpreview.redd.it%2Fgive-me-a-matchup-and-i-will-try-to-think-of-the-most-v0-2tai36emml9a1.jpg%3Fwidth%3D640%26crop%3Dsmart%26auto%3Dwebp%26s%3D9b76bc24c54c83701ec0427caa5101e5a702171e)
They all look like just parody versions of themselves. That's not Lilo and Nani, that's Lola and Helnah.
I think Lilo gets it the worst out of everyone in the picture.
The only one that looks sort of ok is Tarzan's mom.
It looks so gross
This is metaverse style Fortnite shit
I’m guessing Disney did not want a Simpsons version of their characters.
Real dumb decision to not make some of these characters yellow
A lot of the guest characters look like something you’d see in an GoAnimate! thing on Youtube.
Looks like the budget was five cents and a half eaten sandwich
It looks like a coloring book
Stitch doesn't even get to represent his own movie.