Lionel Hutz/Troy McClure

ephphoneapps wrote:
Lionel Hutz, Troy McClure, and any other character voiced by Phil Hartman will never ever ever never ever appear in this game. The characters have been retired out of respect for Phil Hartman. That is the way it is, will be, and should be.

Using the excuse "but they would be a great tribute to him!" is BS and selfish.

Not true at all. A good example is Playmates' World of Springfield line of Action Figures. Figures of both Lionel Hutz & Troy McClure were made way after Phil Hartman's death. It should also be noted that both these action figures were voiced & had had sound bites when they interacted with the many playsets of the line.

So if Playmates was able to use the likeness of these 2 characters as action figures & have them voiced using clips of Phil Hartman, then surely EA & the devs of Tapped Out should have no problem considering they are a bigger company & have a better & longer working relationship with Fox & Gracie Films.

I'm not sure if they would need to talk to Phil Hartman's estate. But if Playmates was able to do it, then so can EA