Cartoons

Qatar Ripping Off Old Simpsons Episodes?

By Rosie Gray Sun., Mar. 27 2011 at 11:26 AM
Categories: Cartoons, International Affairs, Rosie Gray, TV, The Middle East, World Cup
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​The Simpsons is a very influential cartoon. Influential enough that Qatar may have gotten the idea for an "artificial cloud" from a 1995 episode. In "Who Shot Mr. Burns?", Mr. Burns came up with the diabolical plan of a huge shield that would prevent sunlight from reaching Springfield. Now, for the 2022 World Cup, Qatar University is developing a cloud thing to create shade and to keep the stadiums from being unbearably hot. Which...means they ripped off that idea from Mr. Burns? Um, okay. Sure.

[via Yahoo! Sports]

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