The Damaged Idol

The Damaged Idol is the 22nd and one-hour episode of the sixth season of The Simpsons. It originally aired on April 30, 1995. In the Episode, the Idol with the damaged Head given to Explorer W.R. Pooker from Spain was stolen from the Museum of International History and Homer decides to form a giant Group of Explorers to retrieve the Idol to get it back. Meanwhile, Coporal Diaz, Ramon Bada and Alonso Perez are after the Idol as well. They are angered when the Idol is missing in Poland. Steve Allen (as Coporal Diaz), Cheech Marin (as Alonso Perez), Tommy Chong (as Ramon Bada), Matthew Broderick (as Tintin), Robin Williams (as Captain Haddock), Eric Idle (as Thomson), Terry Jones (as Thompson), Marty Feldman (as Sophocles Sarcophagus), Harvey Korman (as Zloty), Steve Martin (as Jolyon Wagg), John Cleese (as Nestor), Henry Winkler (as W.R. Pooker), Leonardo DiCaprio (as Harry), Christopher Plummer (as Ridgewell), Jason Alexander (as Senhor Oliveira Da Figueira), Wallace Shawn (as Professor Euclide), Christopher Lloyd (as General Alcazar), Dana Carvey (as General Tapioca), Gilbert Gottfried (as Rodrigo Tortilla), Mike Myers (as Pepito Tortilla), Paul Reubesn (as R.W. Trickler), Harvey Fierstein (as Museum Curator, Paul Goldger) and Richard Dreyfuss (as Martin Schopper) guest star in the Episode.

It was written by Joshua Sternin and Jeffery Ventimilia, based on the Story Idea by Al Jean, Mike Reiss and John Swartzwelder and was the first Episode directed by Steven Dean Moore. It's also guest animated by D.B. Sweeney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Don Bluth and Kent Butterworth.

The Episode won two Emmys including Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program and Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.