<Ul> <Li> 1 </Li> <Li> 2 </Li> <Li> 3 </Li> <Li> 4 </Li> <Li> 5 </Li> <Li> 6 </Li> <Li> 7 </Li> <Li> 8 </Li> <Li> 9 </Li> <Li> 10 </Li> <Li> 11 </Li> <Li> 12 </Li> <Li> 13 </Li> <Li> 14 </Li> <Li> 15 </Li> <Li> 16 </Li> <Li> 17 </Li> <Li> 18 </Li> <Li> 19 </Li> <Li> 20 </Li> <Li> 21 </Li> <Li> 22 </Li> <Li> 23 </Li> <Li> 24 </Li> <Li> 25 </Li> <Li> 26 </Li> <Li> 27 </Li> <Li> 28 </Li> </Ul> <P> "Stark Raving Dad" is the first episode in the third season of the American animated television series The Simpsons . It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 19, 1991 . In the episode, main character Homer Simpson is mistaken for a "free - thinking anarchist" and sent to a mental institution, where he shares a room with a large white man named Leon Kompowsky who pretends to be American pop star Michael Jackson . Meanwhile, because he normally forgets her birthday, Bart promises his sister Lisa that he will get her the best present ever . </P> <P> Al Jean and Mike Reiss wrote the episode while Rich Moore served as director . Michael Jackson guest - starred in the episode as the speaking voice of Leon Kompowsky . For contractual reasons, he was credited as John Jay Smith in the closing credits, and his role in the episode was not officially confirmed until later . Jackson was a fan of the show and called creator Matt Groening one night offering to do a guest spot . Jackson pitched several story ideas for the episode and wrote the song "Happy Birthday Lisa" that is featured in the plot . He also stipulated that he would provide Kompowsky's speaking voice, but his singing voice would be performed by a sound - alike (Kipp Lennon) because he wanted to play a joke on his brothers . The episode contains references to many aspects of Jackson's career, with Kompowsky singing portions of the songs "Billie Jean" and "Ben". </P> <P> "Stark Raving Dad" received generally positive reviews from critics, particularly for the writing and Jackson's performance . A sequel to the episode was later written, in which Kompowsky was to be voiced by Prince rather than Jackson, but it was never produced . During the January 30, 1992, rerun of the episode, a short alternate opening aired before the credits; the opening was in response to a speech made by President George Bush three days earlier, in which he said Americans needed to be "a lot more like the Waltons and a lot less like the Simpsons". </P>

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