The Simpsons: 20 Awesome Easter Eggs And References

3. McBain Mini-Movie

Episode: Various (S1-3)

Reinier Wolfcastle is Springfield€™s resident star. His main role is McBain, a Terminator-esque figure who raises hell first and asks questions later (and takes an inordinate amount of time to check his shoe-laces).

We mainly see clips from McBain at the start of an episode where the Simpson family can be seen watching it on their beloved TV. While it may seem like the clips from the D-list celebrity are just there for filler and to parody action movies, they actually provide much more. If you take all the McBain clips from series 1-3 and play them consecutively they actually make a mini-movie. Now you€™d be forgiven for thinking we were lying as they€™re mostly just clips of McBain shooting things but they do have a real narrative and that€™s what makes this Easter Egg so great.

In the movie we see McBain disregard rules after his partner is killed by drug lord Mendosa a day before he retires. It€™s straight out of Hollywood guys. We even see a Hans Grueber-esque 'bad guy falling from a building' sequence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vyANa71gvU

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