In popular culture

This page documents appearances that The Smashing Pumpkins and related acts had in popular culture, apart from direct musical contributions.

The Simpsons
In the "Homerpalooza" episode of The Simpsons (season 7, episode 24), The Smashing Pumpkins guest star as themselves. The premise is that Homer tries to earn "street cred" with young people by joining Hullabalooza – a comedic take on the Lollapalooza music festival which the Pumpkins headlined in 1994. In the episode, the band is seen performing "Zero". Backstage, Billy Corgan compliments Homer on his cannonball catcher performance, and the two befriend each other. In a later scene, the entire band is conversing with Homer backstage in regards to their next stop on the tour in Homer's hometown of Springfield.

Reportedly Billy Corgan impressed The Simpsons production staff by doing strong impersonations of Homer and Marge, though it was decided to not have him use them in the episode. In 2007, Simon Crerar of The Times listed The Smashing Pumpkins' (and Cypress Hill's) performances among the 33 funniest cameos in the history of the show.