As if the Simpsons Funday Football altcast of Cowboys vs. Bengals on Monday night couldn't get any weirder, ESPN decided to add Stephen A. Smith to the fun.
That's right, the First Take host was made into a Simpsons character and—alongside hosts Drew Carter, Mina Kimes, and Dan Orlovsky—joined the pregame festivities to complain about how ridiculous it is to have Homer and Bart Simpson play football against each other:
Stephen A Smith as a Simpsons character pic.twitter.com/di86mhtEGk
— CJ Fogler 🫡 (@cjzero) December 10, 2024
"Ladies and gentlemen," said Smith, "It gives me no pleasure to be here with you today, because today, we all bear witness to the madness of an exhausted man's hot dog fever dream... he's playing football against his own son! A father pitted against his own flesh and blood. It's ridiculous! A travesty! An insult to the game of football!"
Naturally, social media had a field day following Smith's appearance. Check it out:
Simpson Stephen A wasn’t on my 2024 bingo card pic.twitter.com/s36vU0jUDX
— frank (@NotFrankie) December 10, 2024
We have a Simpsons Stephen A Smith in the year of our lord 2024
— Brandon (@b_capone13) December 10, 2024
STEPHEN A SMITH #CINDVSDAL #NFL #SIMPSONSBOWL pic.twitter.com/Uu1KV8LOer
— nick setters (@SettersNick) December 10, 2024
Stephen A Smith on the Simpsons broadcast I love this
— Brenden 🎄☃️ (@BHershTakes) December 10, 2024
They did Stephen A dirty pic.twitter.com/Z3flyk3EvC
— Rob (@RGK0824) December 10, 2024
Stephen A on the Simpsons broadcast got a better hairline
— Numbuh 4 (@W4ll4beeBe4tles) December 10, 2024
The Stephen A bit is great. #simpsonscast
— Seamus Levin (@Seamoose7) December 10, 2024
they made stephen a. smith a 3D simpson pic.twitter.com/S7uomHoXpW
— jude (@grutti22) December 10, 2024
The Simpsons broadcast is VERY generous to Stephen A.’s hairline.
— Johny Barnett (@JohnyBarnett) December 10, 2024
Even Stephen A makes an appearance on the Simpsons broadcast 😂 pic.twitter.com/mLO4f0PsV9
— Covers (@Covers) December 10, 2024
The Simpsons version of Stephen A Smith is killing me
— (mal)istletoe kisses ✨❄️ (@stellarghouls) December 10, 2024
😂😂 Simpsons on #MNF is hilarious. Look at Stephen A pic.twitter.com/6zCuk3OgvG
— Charly Edsitty (@CharlyABC13) December 10, 2024
LMAOOOOO STEPHEN A GOT ME CRYING
— blue strip boy (@QUASUAV3) December 10, 2024
Well yelled as always Stephen A. Accurate assessment
— Ryan Stieg (@RyanStieg) December 10, 2024
Stephen A Simpsons pic.twitter.com/Wtyl0b8AVM
— Tre’Shon (@tre3shon) December 10, 2024
Nah what is this Stephen A. Smith LMFAOOOO
— JP Acosta (@acosta32_jp) December 10, 2024
It'll be interesting to hear what Stephen A. has to say about his Simpsons appearance on Tuesday's First Take.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Stephen A. Smith Was the Instant Star of the Simpsons Altcast.
