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When [[Solana Mercurio]] demonstrated the various [[voice]] settings that were available for the [[Ood]] sold by [[Ood Operations]], one such Ood's response to being told that he had dropped something was to exclaim "d{{'}}oh!" ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Ood}})
When [[Solana Mercurio]] demonstrated the various [[voice]] settings that were available for the [[Ood]] sold by [[Ood Operations]], one such Ood's response to being told that he had dropped something was to exclaim "d{{'}}oh!" ([[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Ood}})
== Behind the scenes ==
"D'oh!" is widely known as the catchphrase of ''[[The Simpsons (franchise)|The Simpsons]]'' character, [[Homer Simpson]]. It was inspired by Scottish actor {{w|James Finlayson (actor)|James Finlayson}}, who used a drawn-out version of the phrase as a minced oath for the word "damn" in several ''[[Laurel and Hardy (series)|Laurel and Hardy]]'' films.


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Latest revision as of 22:50, 22 April 2024

D'oh!

Sam Jones exclaimed "d'oh!" when she encountered a vampire. (PROSE: Vampire Science [+]Loading...["Vampire Science (novel)"])

When Solana Mercurio demonstrated the various voice settings that were available for the Ood sold by Ood Operations, one such Ood's response to being told that he had dropped something was to exclaim "d'oh!" (TV: Planet of the Ood [+]Loading...["Planet of the Ood"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

"D'oh!" is widely known as the catchphrase of The Simpsons character, Homer Simpson. It was inspired by Scottish actor James Finlayson, who used a drawn-out version of the phrase as a minced oath for the word "damn" in several Laurel and Hardy films.