Addicts Bracket Challenge: Most Desired Real Life Celebrity, Week 9

It was six years ago, just after the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs bracket was complete that I thought it might be cool to do a The Simpsons Tapped Out bracket. Here we are in the oddest of NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs of all times due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and it’s time for our sixth TSTO Addicts Bracket Battle!

How much longer EA can keep Tapped Out going is up for debate. But what isn’t debatable is that there have been A LOT of incredible guest stars appearing as themselves in the rich history of The Simpsons universe. A rare few of these (like Stephen Hawking and Weird Al) have made their way into our games. However, hundred are still not in our little game. There is so much in fact, that it was hard just to narrow it down to 64 entries to start with. I thought of making the Bracket Battle start with 128 entries, but we’d be battling well into fall. With that in mind, we present to you TSTO Addicts’ Most Desired Real Life Celebrity Bracket Battle.

For rules and regulations, check out the Week 1 post here.

First, for the results from last week, from over 3,600 votes cast (over 25,300 votes to date):

In the first quarter final, Singers (Female) champion Dolly Parton (52%) barely beat Actors (Female) champion Lucy Lawless (42%) by under 20 votes.

In the second quarter final, Authors/Journalists champion Stan Lee (69%) beat Scientists/Activists/Entrepreneurs/Politicians champion Buzz Aldrin (31%).

In the third quarter final, Actors (Male) champion Leonard Nimoy (75%) beat Singers (Male) champion Barry White (25%).

In the fourth quarter final, Comedians champion Betty White (72%) beat Athletes champion Tony Hawk (28%).

Here’s the updated Bracket unveiled (click on image to view enlarged version):

Now without further ado, our Round 5 head-to-head matchups featuring the championship semi-finals going at each other:

SEMI-FINAL #1

Tale of the Tape: Country Legend versus Comic Book Legend!

Dolly Parton appears in the Superbowl episode “Sunday, Cruddy Sunday” (S10, E12). She is also mentioned in “Bart Has Two Mommies” (S17, E14) and “Love is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4” (S27, E13). She is most remembered for getting Wally Kogen and the guys from Springfield out of jail at the Superbowl.

Dolly Parton beat Cyndi Lauper in Round 1 and Lady Gaga in Round 2 and Bette Midler in Round 3 to become Singers (Female) Champion and Lucy Lawless in Round 4.

Stan Lee appears in “I Am Furious (Yellow)” (S13, E18) and “Married to the Blob” (S25, E10). He is also mentioned in “Treehouse of Horror X” (S11, E04) and “Springfield Splendor” (S29, E02) and has a couch gag cameo in “The Caper Chase” (S28, E18). He is most remembered for coming into the Android’s Dungeon and having a Hulk like tantrum.

Stan Lee beat Larry King in Round 1 and Amy Tan in Round 2 and Stephen King in Round 3 to become Authors/Journalists Champion and Buzz Aldrin in Round 4.

Be sure to vote down below in the Google Forms following both Tales of the Tape.

SEMI-FINAL #2

Tale of the Tape: SciFi Legend versus Comedy Legend!

Leonard Nimoy appears in “Marge vs. the Monorail” (S04, E12) and “The Springfield Files” (S08, E10). He is also seen in a non-speaking cameo in The Simpsons Movie, his name is on Comic Book Guy’s list of friends in “The D’oh-cial Network” (S23, E11), has an in memorium tribute in “The Princess Guide” (S26, E15), and his picture is seen in “Springfield Splendor (S29, E02). He is most remembered for ushering in the monorail in Springfield and then claiming credit for solving the Monorail mishap.

Leonard Nimoy beat Ernest Borgnine in Round 1 and Mark Hamill in Round 2 and Mr. T in Round 3 to become Actors (Male) Champion and Barry White in Round 4.

Betty White appears in “Missionary: Impossible” (S11, E15) and “Homerazzi” (S18, E16). Her picture can also be seen in “The Man in the Blue Flannel Pants” (S23, E07). She is most remembered for hosting a PBS telethon and for having her picture taken outside a dry cleaning shop.

Betty White beat Bob Hope in Round 1 and Ricky Gervais in Round 2 and Johnny Carson in Round 3 to become the Comedians Champion and Tony Hawk in Round 4.

Be sure to vote down below in the Google Forms following both Tales of the Tape.

VOTING:

Reminder, voting is open until noon EDT Friday September 18th.

What are your thoughts on this weeks two matchups? Of the two matchups above, which was the easiest decision and which was the hardest? What do you think of the bracket? What do you think of last weeks results? How often did you select with the majority last week? Sound off below, you know we love hearing from you.