You're playing a little fast & loose with the term "animated", it was essentially a small bump drawn on Bart.
As for Why... Probably for comedy sake plus, it was something they couldn't do on the series.
they were animated into the simpsons movie (the beginning when the lake starts to swallow a band under...that band is green day)
In the 1997 animated movie "Anastasia," the bat's name is Bartok. Bartok is mostly shown in scenes with Rasputin, the antagonist and resident "bad guy" of the film. The character Bartok is voiced by Hank Azaria, an actor known for his roles in other animated enterprises such as "The Simpsons," "The Simpsons Movie," and "The Smurfs."
The Simpsons isn't "filmed" anywhere. Animated shows are not typically described as filmed. It is created in America & shipped to Korea to be animated.
Paul McCartney has voiced several cartoon characters, most notably the character of "Lord Mayor" in the animated film "Yellow Submarine." He also provided the voice for a fictional version of himself in the animated series "The Simpsons" during the episode titled "The Simpsons: The Long Good Bye." Additionally, he voiced the character of "Himself" in the animated film "The Simpsons Movie."
The Simpsons is the longest running cartoon in animated cartoon history .
Yes, the Fox animated show, The Simpsons, will return for another year.
yes, an animated comedy
the simpsons movie
The Simpsons Movie
It is an animated SUV on the Simpsons. It doesn't exist.
The Simpsons - 1989 What Animated Women Want 24-17 is rated/received certificates of: USA:TV-PG
there is one simpsons movie