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Artist Recreates The Simpsons Characters Using AI (The Results Look Cursed)
The Simpsons have been around since 1989. During the show’s 34 seasons, we’ve seen some wholesome moments as well as some freakily accurate future predictions (remember their prediction about Donald Trump becoming the President?)
Their plot tackles everything and anything. Social issues, pop culture, politics—you name it. But what makes The Simpsons the best show ever is their genuine, relatable characters from all over Springfield.
The creators of the iconic show originally intended for many of these additional characters to be one-time gags or to fulfill a particular function in the town. However, several of them earned expanded roles and subsequently starred in their own episodes.
We’ve grown so used to these characters in The Simpsons that it makes us wonder—what would real-life Bart Simpson look like? Or how would it be if we saw Homer Simpson in real life?
Artist Milan Jaram took these thoughts seriously and generated an AI Simpsons universe. But there’s a twist. These AI-generated Simpsons have an eerie undertone. They aren’t in the vibrant hues of yellow. Instead, they all seem to have a shadowy gloom over them. It’s like meeting the Simpsons in real life, with all their complexity.
So, scroll on down below to meet the AI Simpsons in their high-tech makeover.
More info: milanjaram.com | Instagram | TikTok
Artist Milan Jaram has created the dark AI-generated Simpsons, where we get to see what a real Bart Simpson or Homer Simpson in real life would look like.
Would you shake their hand if you met them in public? Or run the other way without looking back?
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#1
Ned Flanders
Heather Weather 3 years ago
Ned to supposed to be ripped… like, he’s an undercover stud/push-over nerd. This guy is just a nerd.
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
So, start shrinking the exaggerated cartoon features. Flanders is pretty close, but he still has cartoon proportions. Looks like a hyper realistic caricature. All of these are DEEP in the uncanny valley.
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#2
Groundskeeper Willie
Java Addict 3 years ago
Too attractive. Remember, he’s the ugliest man in Glasgow. That's why Sherry Bobbins wouldn't marry him.
LaTasha StraGar 2 years ago (edited)
He is. Every other guy in Glasgow is still more good-looking than this guy.
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“The idea for this series came to me from trying to be creative with AI, pushing its limits, and seeing what it could do,” Jaram told Bored Panda. “The Simpsons has been around all my life. From the first Christmas episode; we all would huddle around before Christmas and watch it.”
“But if you go to my website, you’ll see some non-AI stuff (traditional art) that also went viral, for example, mixing up things like Muppets as real people.”
“TikTok has just been a venue to share the ideas I’ve gotten from AI.”
#3
Milhouse
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Meh. Reasonably close. But like the other that at least are competent it's missing that something that really makes it stand out.
cal da trans emo rat (he/they) 1 year ago
OK HE IS NOT SUPPOSED TO GUVE ME GENDER ENVY FYCTFVYFBUHB
#4
Comic Book Guy
Emily Secrest 3 years ago
Nice touch with the angry/paranoid expression, but needs more holier-than-thou and sense of entitlement in it.
David Brown 3 years ago
Looks like the kind of dude that would run a store but no matter what you ask about isn't for sale.
Ashley Wizner 2 years ago
Umm is he okay in the brain departments he looks kinda cross eyed if ya know what I mean
#5
Mr. Burns
Emily Secrest 3 years ago
Ha! His nose is out of focus, it's so big! 🤣 And yeah, not nearly menacing enough.
What is Used to Animate The Simpsons?
The show primarily uses traditional 2D animation techniques. The animation process involves hand-drawing characters and scenes and then digitizing the animation. The Simpsons is known for its distinctive animation style, characterized by bright yellow colors and exaggerated facial features.
What is the AI-generated Simpsons Stream?
You can find several 3D animated spinoffs of The Simpsons on Twitch that have a huge fan base. There are also numerous AI-generated Simpsons Twitch streams available on YouTube. The AI-generated episodes are presented as short films about Springfield.
#6
Maggie
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Generic baby? Why would you label this Maggie, there's not even a pacifier.
Camilla Hanssen 3 years ago
That's one scary toddler.. Looks more like a boy than girl. And Maggie you can tell for sure is GIRL. NOPE...
#7
Lisa
Emily Secrest 3 years ago (edited)
Wow, that's a lot of spikes... And not cute/innocent enough
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Yes, the well-known punk Lisa. And where's the iconic pearl necklace? Failed.
#8
Patty And Selma
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
They should be fatter and smoking and also identical except for their hairstyles.
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
Oh, no censoring the word "smoking"? Better be careful BP, a kid might try to crack open a pack now. Glad you're keeping them safe from W***y though...
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Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Two generic older ladies. They have none of Patty and Selma's features, what kind of nonsense is all this?
David Brown 3 years ago (edited)
They look like they'd have smokers cough but no cigarettes dangling from their lips. What a shame.
Sean Simpson 3 years ago
If marge is 37, patty and Selma are ~7 years older than her, so they’d be approximately 44 or 45 years old. I know they smoke, but even still, this depiction needs a solid 15-20 years shaved off.
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
I laughed harder at this than I probably should've. Good one. 🤣
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Kelsie Marx 3 years ago
The one on the left, kind of reminds me of Large Marge from Pee-wee’s Big Adventure 😂.
#9
Grandpa Simpson
Sibeansalad 3 years ago
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Can Artificial Intelligence Be Creative?
This AI Simpsons series has us wondering. Can AI challenge human creativity?
Artificially generated art has vastly improved since it launched a few years ago. Users have embraced its creative potential after an AI-generated art piece won first prize at the Colorado State Fair in 2022.
The controversy over art versus digital technology is nothing new. Back in the 19th century, a famous French poet Charles Baudelaire called the photography industry “art’s most mortal enemy.” Later, digital editing tools were dismissed by purists for making photos look unnatural.
Now, we have AI tools, such as Midjourney and DALL-E, that have made it possible to generate novel art with just a few text prompts.
But does it mean that anyone can generate vivid visual content, images, or videos with a few lines of text and a click of a button? Looking forward, what will it mean when social media algorithms not only curate content for your feed but generate it, too?
#10
Homer
Falcon on Dizzy 3 years ago
why does he look like that guy from fast and furious that always says family
Camilla Hanssen 3 years ago
Absolute fail.. Homer is really fat.. This guy is much too fit. Looks too smart too.
According to Ph.D. student Rodolfo Ocampo, who specializes in human-AI creative collaboration, “Some speculate that, in the short term, this means human creativity and art are deeply threatened. Perhaps in a world where anyone can generate any images, graphic designers as we know them today will be redundant. However, history shows human creativity always finds a way. The electronic synthesizer did not kill music, and photography did not kill painting. Instead, they catalyzed new art forms.”
So, looks like art is safe from AI. Now, scroll on down below for more eerie photos of AI Simpsons that might make you say Ay Caramba!
#11
Bart
David Brown 3 years ago
Lookin like one of the black eyed children. Creepy as hell and looks way younger than Lisa.
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
Well, at least he looks like about the right age of 10-11ish. Sort of...
#12
Moe
W.D. Callahan 3 years ago
This was back when he was still "tolerable Moe".
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David Brown 3 years ago
Looks like a.i. has a hard time with things like glasses and cups but wants people to look far better than they actually do.
#13
Santa's Little Helper
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
Santa's Little Helper is a greyhound. A GREYHOUND. All he had to do was find a picture of a dog that already exists.
#14
Krusty The Clown
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Krusty has green pointy hear on two sides. And white make up. This is... something, but not Krusty.
Sabre 2 years ago
Well it's sorta a turquoise like shade, in between. Definitely not this though.
Load More Replies... Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
Nope. All you had to do was find a picture of Bozo and change the colors around and it would've been closer than this.
#15
Carl
Sissy Love 3 years ago
Carl Actually looks approachable! Everyone else looks 👽 😂, while Carl looks like an Average person.
Michelle C 3 years ago
Does anyone else think the AI made the characters look more serious and melancholy than they were in the show?
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
Charlie Robinson probably could've played Carl 40 years ago. Shame he's gone now though.
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
Charlie Robinson is "The guy from Night Court" aka "Mack". He was an all around great character actor.
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#16
Ralph
Persephone 3 years ago
"I eated the purple berries!" "Tastes like burning...."
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Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
Ralphie is a chubby boy but he's not Augustus Gloop for Pete's sake...
Tiffani Washington 3 years ago
I DIED I was going to say the exact same thing!!!
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Emily Secrest 3 years ago
What's with the weird iris? Otherwise, this kid still looks quite intelligent compared to the character.
Kelsie Marx 3 years ago
He kind of reminds me of Augustus Gloot from Tim Burton’s W***y Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
#17
Otto
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
Why the f$&* is Otto in a suit??? And where's his b0ng? Have they ever watched the show?
#18
Barney
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Well, it's a big bellied tough looking Irish guy. Closest one of the bunch, misses some of Barney's features but at least it's in the ballpark.
David Brown 3 years ago
The one character that started out with screwed up eyes gets the most normal of the bunch.
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
I think this AI mistook everyone's intentional overbites for massive chins. This looks like Ben if he had never become The Thing, but he looks nothing like Barney.
#19
Edna Krabappel
JuniorCJ82 3 years ago
or the bitchy neighbour in the Greek Wedding movies
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Lot 25 Events 2 years ago
i would have dated edna in the simpsons.....id run away from this troll
Cheech Chi 3 years ago
I thought miss krabapple was younger and hotter than this? Google says she’s 41. She looks 61 lol
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
He could've just warped a picture of Marcia Wallace and that would've been closer.
#20
Smithers
Emily Secrest 3 years ago
Looks a little too old, and we have to see the signature hair spike. Nice touch to make the suit look a bit too big, though.
Anime fan 2012 3 years ago
Originally his father worked for burns but when Smithers was a baby, his father and mother were dead
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Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
This is G-Man from Half Life, not Mr. Smothers. Bonus points for the nightmare fuel hands...
Michelle C 3 years ago
Smithers looks way too angry compared to the show! The AI did a decent job otherwise, from the little I have seen of *The Simpsons,* but Mr. Smithers was almost always smiling from what I remember.
Kelsie Marx 3 years ago (edited)
Why does this one remind me of an older Ty Burell from Modern Family 🤷♀️? Also, look how freaky the hands are🫣!
#21
Troy McClure
Camilla Hanssen 3 years ago
Everybody look like they have eyes that is full of some scary eye disease... Get them to the eyedoctor 😷
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
He looks like belongs in Twin Peaks, not SNL...RIP Phil Hartman and this image.
Kyle Linebarger 3 years ago
Hello, I’m Troy Mcclure. You May Remember Me From Such Fox Specials As Alien Nose Job And 5 Fabulous Weeks Of The Chevy Chase Show.
#22
Chief Wiggum
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Look, it's a beefy guy in a uniform. Let's call him Wiggum, even though he looks nothing like him!
norabest321 3 years ago
He's based on Edward g Robinson. Looks like they just did a version of him. A poor version.
#23
Lenny
James Natt 3 years ago
Didn't Lenny get a facelift from his company share sale?
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#24
Apu
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
I'm now think this artist has never seen The Simpsons OR an Indian man before.
Michelle C 3 years ago
Let’s just say the AI the artist used needs a lot of development first. I did not watch the show yet I remember Apu smiling in almost every shot I’ve ever seen.
Load More Replies... hilda hillard 3 years ago
Except for his signature midriff, the Apu we saw was actually rather youthful and fit.
Barbara Cochrane 3 years ago
I haven't watched the show in a while but didn't Apu have a mustache?
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Ah yes, Apu's dad. Without any of Apu's features or clothes. Is this whole thing just a big windup?
#25
Dr. Hibbert
Emily Secrest 3 years ago
As weird as I feel saying this, he doesn't look black enough... More like a tanned white guy. The chin doesn't help - Hibbert is rounded but not doughy
Cassi Lyris 3 years ago
You could've swapped him with your "Fat Tony" and that would've been a bit closer. Irony.
#26
Fat Tony
Ashley Wizner 2 years ago
eh Try making the Fat stand out more than tony BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER BIGGER
#27
Marge
Reinaldo Fuentes 3 years ago
Jesus... Marge looks like the Simpsons version of a Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother.
hilda hillard 3 years ago
BART! DON'T MAKE ME BREAK OUT THE GOM JABBAR AGAIN!!!
Load More Replies... Michelle C 3 years ago
Where are the green dress and red pearls? I realized what was missing right away and I don’t even watch *The Simpsons!*
#28
Principal Skinner
Nick DuVal 3 years ago
Has the artist ever seen an episode of the Simpsons? Perhaps start there...
#29
Cletus
Lot 25 Events 2 years ago
WHERE IS HIS PEACH FUZZ MUSTACHE? this does not look liek cletus.....more like a crackhead I've seen in my downtown area name rubin.
Ashley Wizner 2 years ago
Please tell me he is at least wearing pants I do not want to see a pic of a nude guy
#30
Kent Brockman
Eazy-E Ryder 2 years ago
I always this this character was actually based of real life anchor Jerry Dunphy
Lot 25 Events 2 years ago
This guy looks like the journalist from V from Vandetta but with white hair....STONE HIM!
#31
Mayor Quimby
The Redhead 3 years ago
Is it just me or do chef Wiggem, fat Tony, and mayor Quimby look like they could be identical triplets; they look more alike than Patti & Selma
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
Yes, looks exactly like a John F Kennedy wannabe. Wait. No it doesn't, this guy is more Reagan. Swing and a miss, again.
#32
Dr. Nick Riviera
Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
The well known intellectual European movie critic? Must be, as this guy looks nothing like the Simpsons character, that's for sure.
#33
Reverend Lovejoy
#34
Nelson
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Brian Luna 3 years ago
These all look absolutely awful. I mean they're ok looking but as compared to the characters they're supposed to be I give them a 1 out of 10
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Amanda Mcilvaine 3 years ago
We'll, barny is clearly sobor right now so I guess something had to pick up the habit
Load More Replies... Zedrapazia 3 years ago
Considering it was made by an AI who has no idea who these characters are, I think it's okay. Weird and creepy, but okay. Wouldn't be too harsh on a simple program making faces from gathered data.
T5n 3 years ago
I agree. This is a computer program not an actual person, so it would be expected that there are some minor issues.
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Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
This is godawful, AI is a tool not a holy truth. If it looks c**p you throw it away, I cannot believe this guy was delusional enough to publish these failures, and I seriously question Rokas Laurinavičius' standards that he thought this was fit for Bored Panda. Or any kind of attention.
Shary Bobbings 3 years ago
Horrible, horrible work! It looks like the artist knows nothing about the caracters of The Simpsons
Dre Mosley 3 years ago (edited)
A lot of these are way off the mark. I've seen some amazing stuff from AI. This isn't it.
Brian Luna 3 years ago
These all look absolutely awful. I mean they're ok looking but as compared to the characters they're supposed to be I give them a 1 out of 10
Load More Replies... Amanda Mcilvaine 3 years ago
We'll, barny is clearly sobor right now so I guess something had to pick up the habit
Load More Replies... Zedrapazia 3 years ago
Considering it was made by an AI who has no idea who these characters are, I think it's okay. Weird and creepy, but okay. Wouldn't be too harsh on a simple program making faces from gathered data.
T5n 3 years ago
I agree. This is a computer program not an actual person, so it would be expected that there are some minor issues.
Load More Replies... Jeroen de Wijn 3 years ago
This is godawful, AI is a tool not a holy truth. If it looks c**p you throw it away, I cannot believe this guy was delusional enough to publish these failures, and I seriously question Rokas Laurinavičius' standards that he thought this was fit for Bored Panda. Or any kind of attention.
Shary Bobbings 3 years ago
Horrible, horrible work! It looks like the artist knows nothing about the caracters of The Simpsons
Dre Mosley 3 years ago (edited)
A lot of these are way off the mark. I've seen some amazing stuff from AI. This isn't it.
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