The list of celebrities that have made a cameo on The Simpsons over the years is long, too long to be listed here. Now, the latest addition to this distinguished group is The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons.
Although Parsons appears as himself and not as his famous character Sheldon Cooper, his performance is incredibly on-brand. In the cameo, Parsons is introduced by Professor Frink during an interview he gives Lisa Simpson after he became the richest man in Springfield using his cryptocurrency “frinkcoin”.
Frink enlists Parson to explain what Cryptocurrency is, and it is safe to say no one will be wiser on the subject after watching this bit. Apart from confusing everyone, Parson uses his screen time mainly to prove that he is not a nerd, but cool.
It is evident that Parson had a hard time leaving his breakthrough character behind. Just before the last The Big Bang Theory episode aired, he said: “It was the first time in my life of doing this show that it occurred to me that I might want to not do another contract after [season] 12 was up. There was no factor; there was no situation that I was like, ‘Well, I’ve had enough of that.’ No. There was nothing like that. It was just… when you know, you know”.
