Siegfried & Roy

Siegfried & Roy are Las Vegas headliners whose long-running illusion and magic act closed October 3, 2003 after Roy was mauled by one of the act's white tigers during a performance.

Popular Culture

In the animated television series The Simpsons,

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Gunter and Ernst are tiger-tamers voiced by Harry Shearer and Hank Azaria. They are an obvious parody of Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn.

Related Topics:
Gunter and Ernst - Harry Shearer - Hank Azaria

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In the episode $pringfield, they were savagely mauled by their trademark white tiger, Anastasia. This episode aired around 10 years before Horn was mauled onstage by his trained tiger Montecore.

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This is how the scene is described:

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Inside one of the showrooms, Gunter and Ernst demonstrate their talented

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albino tiger riding a unicycle. "A round of applause, please, for

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Anastasia. She loves show-business. So much nicer than the savagery of

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the jungle, ja?" In a flashback, we see Anastasia sleeping peacefully

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in Africa. Behind her two men approach in a jeep. "Hey, tiger!" one of

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them calls out, "Wake up!" He shoots a tranquilizer dart into her, and

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she slumps over. The memory angers her sufficiently to attack her

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owners and tear them to shreds.

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The duo appear in the episodes Viva Ned Flanders, $pringfield, and The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons.

Related Topics:
Viva Ned Flanders - $pringfield - The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons

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