Changes: Dustin Hoffman

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Dustin Hoffman is a guest star on The Simpsons who played Mr. Bergstrom in "Lisa's Substitute". For contractual reasons, he is credited under the name of Sam Etic. Like Mr. Bergstrom, Dustin Hoffman is Jewish. Sam Etic sounds like Semitic (Jewish) so it might be a play on words. In Lisa's Subtitute, there's a joke between Mr. Bergstrom and Mrs. Krabappel, referencing "The Graduate". A movie Dustin Hoffman starred in as the main character Benjamin Braddock.

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Guest stars in Season 2

Greg Berg • Tony Bennett • Danny DeVito • Harvey Fierstein • Dustin Hoffman • James Earl Jones • Larry King • Cloris Leachman • Ken Levine • Audrey Meadows • Joey Miyashima • Tom Poston • Alex Rocco • Sab Shimono • Ringo Starr • Daniel Stern • George Takei • Diana Tanaka • Tracey Ullman

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 '''Dustin Hoffman''' is a guest star on The Simpsons who played [[Mr. Bergstrom]] in "[[Lisa's Substitute]]". For contractual reasons, he is credited under the name of Sam Etic. Like [[Mr. Bergstrom]], Dustin Hoffman is Jewish. Sam Etic sounds like Semitic (Jewish) so it might be a play on words.
-In ''Lisa's Subtitute'', there's a joke between Mr. Bergstrom and Mrs. Krabappel, referencing "''The Graduate". A movie Dustin Hoffman starred in as the main character Benjamin Braddock.
+In ''Lisa's Subtitute'', there's a joke between Mr. Bergstrom and Mrs. Krabappel, referencing "''The Graduate". A movie Dustin Hoffman starred in as the main character Benjamin Braddock.''