Viewers of The Chase couldn’t believe their eyes when the latest batch of contestants lined up to take on the ITV quiz.
The latest episode saw host Bradley Walsh introduce four new hopeful winners as they geared up to take on The Chaser on Wednesday (February 23).
But fans of the show were left completely distracted by the quartet when they heard their names read out much to their amusement.
As Bradley called out the moniker’s one by one it became apparent they had the exact same names as one very famous TV family.
Hearing him welcome Lisa, Maggie, Bart and Marge to the show viewers then took to Twitter as they saw the funny side to the selection.
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One wrote: “Just noticed that the contestants are all Simpsons characters lol #thechase.”
Another posted: “Marge, Bart, Maggie, and Lisa. Haha it’s The Simpsons on #thechase.”
A third said: “The chase casting director at it again here. If only Bradley was called Homer.”
A fourth social media fan tweeted: “I see The Simpsons have shown up for #thechase.”
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A fifth continued: “This is the best thing I’ve seen all day.”
More amused viewers waded in as they saw the funny side to the hilarious move by The Chase bosses.
Another viewer added: “Is this a set up the cast of the Simpsons on the chase? Haha. Bart… Marge… Maggie and Lisa
#TheChase.”
One more penned: “As if the chase producer has set it up tonight so all 4 contestants have the same name as The Simpsons characters #TheChase.”
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A second contributed: “Lovely tribute to The Simpsons with the contestant’s names today #TheChase.”
A third wrote: “It’s a Simpsons special on #TheChase tonight. Shame there’s only 4 per team, we’re just missing a Homer for the full set. D’oh!.”
And another congratulated ITV for the comical move: “Absolutely howling at #TheChase putting all the contestants with @TheSimpsons names on one episode well done @ITV.”
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
