Shepard Fairey Is 'The Simpsons' Newest Guest Star

'The Simpsons' Newest Guest Star Is ...

If you think that street art can look a little cartoonish, you're right -- at least you will be on March 4th.

LA street artists are taking over "The Simpsons." Season 23, Episode 15 is titled, "Exit Through The Kiwk-E-Mart," a play on fellow street artist Banksy's 2010 documentary, "Exit Through the Gift Shop."

In "Exit Through The Kiwk-E-Mart," Bart acts as a graffiti artist, plastering Homer's image all over Springfield -- that is, until Bart and Millhouse get caught...

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Photo via Obey Giant

Shepard Fairey, Ron English, Kenny Scharf and Robbie Conal will all lend their voices to the episode. In a statement on Fairey's website, the artist writes, "Part of being on 'The Simpsons,' is you're being honored as a reference point in culture." He later states that "The Simpsons" has been one of his favorite shows for the last twenty years.

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Photo via Obey Giant

Obey Giant announced the guest spots on Wednesday in a blog post.

New episodes of "The Simpsons" air on Fox, Sunday at 8/7c.

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