Author Topic: The Simpsons - The Blurst of thread (Read 343314 times)

Roopy · « **Reply #2560 on:** March 11, 2021, 12:39:11 am »

Groundskeeper Willy:
"When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go - dooooontoooon."

bradders1011 · « **Reply #2561 on:** March 11, 2021, 07:40:06 pm »

Quote from: Roopy on March 11, 2021, 12:39:11 am

Groundskeeper Willy:
"When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go - dooooontoooon."

Theme...from A Summer Place
From A Summer Place
The theme, from A Summer Place...

It's the theme...

disgraced cake · « **Reply #2562 on:** March 22, 2021, 02:27:54 pm »

PAST INSTANCES IN WHICH I PROFESSED TO LIKE YOU, WERE FRAUDULENT

paulrazor · « **Reply #2563 on:** March 25, 2021, 06:44:49 pm »

https://youtu.be/KgvsDk4rgOo

I crack up at this

Just discovered it's a from a McDonald's ad from 70s

It is after all the ingredients for a big mac

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #2564 on:** March 26, 2021, 02:19:44 am »

Quote from: bradders1011 on March 11, 2021, 07:40:06 pm

Theme...from A Summer Place
From A Summer Place
The theme, from A Summer Place...

It's the theme...

One of my favourite Simpsons jokes

Jake · « **Reply #2565 on:** March 26, 2021, 06:58:49 pm »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YxYtP_kIkI

Millhouse!
WHAT!
...

WHOS NELSON?

Sheer Magnetism · « **Reply #2566 on:** March 26, 2021, 10:06:13 pm »

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/qLZYtDzMtGI" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/qLZYtDzMtGI</a>

disgraced cake · « **Reply #2567 on:** March 27, 2021, 12:46:45 am »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2El5ttjM9I

I didn't think he was gonna do Moon River, but then BAM - SECOND ENCORE!

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #2568 on:** March 28, 2021, 08:05:29 am »

Quote from: Sheer Magnetism on March 26, 2021, 10:06:13 pm

Brilliant. The amount of work that goes into these is ace.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #2569 on:** March 28, 2021, 08:14:13 am »

Just watching One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Bluefish.

“If there's one consolation it's that you'll feel no pain at all until some time tomorrow evening when your heart suddenly explodes.”

Don’t know why I laughed so much.

Roopy · « **Reply #2570 on:** March 30, 2021, 01:14:50 am »

Not sure if this has been mentioned in here before.

There's a fantastic podcast called - Four Finger Discount.

2 Aussie guys that go through and review every single episode in chronological order 1 by 1.

Each episode goes for about 60 mins.

Highly recommend it - both have incredible knowledge about the show and there's so many things that even hardcore fans miss or forget about.

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #2571 on:** March 30, 2021, 10:32:54 am »

Quote from: Roopy on March 30, 2021, 01:14:50 am

Not sure if this has been mentioned in here before.

There's a fantastic podcast called - Four Finger Discount.

2 Aussie guys that go through and review every single episode in chronological order 1 by 1.

Each episode goes for about 60 mins.

Highly recommend it - both have incredible knowledge about the show and there's so many things that even hardcore fans miss or forget about.

Sounds up my alley, thanks.

Some of my favourite ever episodes (favourite being Homer at the Bat):

Homer at the Bat
You Only Move Twice
Bart Sells his Soul
Secrets of a Successful Marriage
Homer Loves Flanders
Cape Feare
Lard of the Dance

There's many more classics, but you show someone those and they are in the presence of greatness.

Hazell · « **Reply #2572 on:** March 30, 2021, 10:36:53 am »

Quote from: Drinks Sangria on March 30, 2021, 10:32:54 am

Homer Loves Flanders

Can't talk. Seeing Flanders. Later Sex.

rafathegaffa83 · « **Reply #2573 on:** March 30, 2021, 03:31:47 pm »

Take 50% of my money and put it in the blue chips: Transatlantic Zeppelin, Amalgamated Spats, Congrave's Inflammable Powders, U.S. Hay, and sink the rest into that up and coming Baltimore opera hat company.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #2574 on:** March 30, 2021, 10:09:01 pm »

Quote from: Roopy on March 30, 2021, 01:14:50 am

Not sure if this has been mentioned in here before.

There's a fantastic podcast called - Four Finger Discount.

2 Aussie guys that go through and review every single episode in chronological order 1 by 1.

Each episode goes for about 60 mins.

Highly recommend it - both have incredible knowledge about the show and there's so many things that even hardcore fans miss or forget about.

Listened to all of those until series 11. I’ve had an email read out on FFD and another RAWKite had a response read out

paulrazor · « **Reply #2575 on:** March 31, 2021, 11:41:05 pm »

Quote from: JerseyKloppite on March 28, 2021, 08:14:13 am

Just watching One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Bluefish.

“If there's one consolation it's that you'll feel no pain at all until some time tomorrow evening when your heart suddenly explodes.”

Don’t know why I laughed so much.

really gets me when homer is saying goodbye to his kids for what he thinks is the last time

I sometimes imagine a parallel universe where homer died and the series went on without him

Ray K · « **Reply #2576 on:** April 2, 2021, 02:30:54 pm »

When I heard Marge was joining the police academy, I thought it would be fun and zany, like that movie, 'Spaceballs'. But instead it was dark and disturbing, like that movie, 'Police Academy'.

Sir Psycho Sexy · « **Reply #2577 on:** April 2, 2021, 03:10:25 pm »

Should've posted it yesterday

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/v/lWDc1mlukfU" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="bbc_link bbc_flash_disabled new_win">https://www.youtube.com/v/lWDc1mlukfU</a>

bradders1011 · « **Reply #2578 on:** April 2, 2021, 10:33:23 pm »

Quote from: paulrazor on March 31, 2021, 11:41:05 pm

really gets me when homer is saying goodbye to his kids for what he thinks is the last time

I sometimes imagine a parallel universe where homer died and the series went on without him

The good book...on tape. Ooh, it's read by Larry King!

Roopy · « **Reply #2579 on:** April 14, 2021, 01:49:51 am »

Examiner: Alright, here's your last question. What was the cause of the Civil War?
Apu: Actually, there were numerous causes. Aside from the obvious schism between abolitionists and anti-abolitionists, economic factors, both domestic and international, played a significant....
Examiner: Hey, hey. Just say slavery.
Apu: Slavery it is, sir.

Sheer Magnetism · « **Reply #2580 on:** April 20, 2021, 12:07:54 am »

Apparently they made an episode where Lisa gets passionate about a Smiths-type band where a Morrissey archetype is the singer. Once again proving a) the show is now permanently five to 25 years out of date, and b) the worst kind of new Simpsons episode is a Lisa episode.

disgraced cake · « **Reply #2581 on:** April 20, 2021, 02:32:02 am »

Quote from: Sheer Magnetism on April 20, 2021, 12:07:54 am

Apparently they made an episode where Lisa gets passionate about a Smiths-type band where a Morrissey archetype is the singer. Once again proving a) the show is now permanently five to 25 years out of date, and b) the worst kind of new Simpsons episode is a Lisa episode.

Think you'd have to pay me to watch that, see also most of stuff they've churned out in the last 15 years. Every time I see a newer episode on TV and check the episode description, I usually just laugh at the thought of how shite it is, then get upset. I'm sure in the past 20 series worth of episodes they've made a few decent ones, but probably not many.

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #2582 on:** April 20, 2021, 10:01:36 am »

Quote from: Sheer Magnetism on April 20, 2021, 12:07:54 am

Apparently they made an episode where Lisa gets passionate about a Smiths-type band where a Morrissey archetype is the singer. Once again proving a) the show is now permanently five to 25 years out of date, and b) the worst kind of new Simpsons episode is a Lisa episode.

They have, I haven't watched it but Morrissey himself has come out criticising their harsh portrayal of him as fat and racist.

One saving grace of it might be that Brett McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords wrote the songs - he's won an Oscar previously for Man or Muppet from the Muppet Movie. He's a talented and funny guy. Might result in some good music as he's done some great pastiche/parodies before of the likes of Bowie, R Kelly, Billy Joel etc on the Conchords.

bradders1011 · « **Reply #2583 on:** April 29, 2021, 10:49:31 pm »

I was on my way to the Harrisburg Coat Outlet to buy an irregular coat.

disgraced cake · « **Reply #2584 on:** April 30, 2021, 12:24:09 am »

They say he carved it himself ... from a bigger spoon

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #2585 on:** April 30, 2021, 02:24:36 pm »

I turn things over to my bestest buddy in the whole wide world, <Mr Black>.

I want you to treat <Mr Black> with the same respect you would give me.

Roopy · « **Reply #2586 on:** May 3, 2021, 01:45:59 am »

Lionel Hutz: Oh sure, like lawyers work in big skyscrapers and have secretaries, and look at him, he's wearing a belt. That's Hollywood for you.

John_P · « **Reply #2587 on:** May 3, 2021, 10:04:16 pm »

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/john-swartzwelder-sage-of-the-simpsons

Really good interview with John Swartzwelder. Who wrote more episodes than anyone. Read some of his self published novels which are also very good.

disgraced cake · « **Reply #2588 on:** May 3, 2021, 11:29:59 pm »

Quote from: John_P on May 3, 2021, 10:04:16 pm

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/john-swartzwelder-sage-of-the-simpsons

Really good interview with John Swartzwelder. Who wrote more episodes than anyone. Read some of his self published novels which are also very good.

Very good that. He's a really mysterious figure Swartzwelder, so that's a fascinating insight. Some of the episodes he wrote were absolute classics, though many were in the days he was writing for them.

Ray K · « **Reply #2589 on:** May 4, 2021, 03:18:33 pm »

Quote from: John_P on May 3, 2021, 10:04:16 pm

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/john-swartzwelder-sage-of-the-simpsons

Really good interview with John Swartzwelder. Who wrote more episodes than anyone. Read some of his self published novels which are also very good.

Good ol' Grimey. Change the channel, Marge *snores*

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #2590 on:** May 4, 2021, 03:29:38 pm »

Got a big soft spot for John Swartzwelder, he wrote my all time favourite episode, Homer at the Bat, which is a near-perfect episode, gags at breakneck speed, every jokes hits, the guest actors were clearly into it and added to the spectacle rather than detracted, Burns had some of his all time great lines and it just plays massively to the bizarre surrealism that Swartzwelder managed to imbue in his best episodes.

A lot of The earlier Simpsons episodes were more grounded and realistic - which is good in many ways - but Swartzwelder managed to make some all-time great episodes with an added zaniness that departed from the norm. Some didn't like this, I think it makes for an absurdism that ups the comedy value.

He wrote brilliant episodes such as 'You Only Move Twice,' 'Whacking Day,' 'The Boy who knew too much' and 'Homer the Great,' amongst many others.

bradders1011 · « **Reply #2591 on:** May 4, 2021, 03:59:44 pm »

Imagine having that on your CV. The sheer cultural impact, let alone the story and jokes.

Ray K · « **Reply #2592 on:** May 4, 2021, 04:24:56 pm »

Quote from: Drinks Sangria on May 4, 2021, 03:29:38 pm

Got a big soft spot for John Swartzwelder, he wrote my all time favourite episode, Homer at the Bat, which is a near-perfect episode, gags at breakneck speed, every jokes hits, the guest actors were clearly into it and added to the spectacle rather than detracted, Burns had some of his all time great lines and it just plays massively to the bizarre surrealism that Swartzwelder managed to imbue in his best episodes.

From the Deadspin piece years ago

Quote

To fix the game and secure his victory, Burns orders Smithers to enlist ballplayers like Cap Anson, Honus Wagner, and Jim Creighton. (Swartzwelder's choice of Creighton was particularly inspired. The ace pitcher for the Brooklyn Excelsiors in the 1850s and '60s, Creighton supposedly didn't strike out once while batting during the 20 games of the 1860 season. Creighton died two years later. He was 21.)

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #2593 on:** May 4, 2021, 05:08:23 pm »

Quote from: Ray K on May 4, 2021, 04:24:56 pm

From the Deadspin piece years ago

Cheers for posting that - it highlights another Swartzwelder joke he used in Rosebud and other episodes that I love - to frequently change Mr Burns' age and make him seem impossibly ancient

bradders1011 · « **Reply #2594 on:** May 4, 2021, 06:58:16 pm »

Quote from: Drinks Sangria on May 4, 2021, 05:08:23 pm

Cheers for posting that - it highlights another Swartzwelder joke he used in Rosebud and other episodes that I love - to frequently change Mr Burns' age and make him seem impossibly ancient

Yes, I'd like to send this letter to the Prussian consulate in Siam by aeromail. Am I too late for the 4:30 auto-gyro?

ScouserAtHeart · « **Reply #2595 on:** May 4, 2021, 07:10:28 pm »

Local villain C. Montgomery Burns, seen here terrorizing children in a 19th-century woodcut...

disgraced cake · « **Reply #2596 on:** May 4, 2021, 11:58:57 pm »

Quote from: Drinks Sangria on May 4, 2021, 03:29:38 pm

Got a big soft spot for John Swartzwelder, he wrote my all time favourite episode, Homer at the Bat, which is a near-perfect episode, gags at breakneck speed, every jokes hits, the guest actors were clearly into it and added to the spectacle rather than detracted, Burns had some of his all time great lines and it just plays massively to the bizarre surrealism that Swartzwelder managed to imbue in his best episodes.

A lot of The earlier Simpsons episodes were more grounded and realistic - which is good in many ways - but Swartzwelder managed to make some all-time great episodes with an added zaniness that departed from the norm. Some didn't like this, I think it makes for an absurdism that ups the comedy value.

He wrote brilliant episodes such as 'You Only Move Twice,' 'Whacking Day,' 'The Boy who knew too much' and 'Homer the Great,' amongst many others.

Probably my favourite episode, or tied with 'The Springfield Files', both of which will never get old for me. I think season 8 was the best they ever done, personally.

disgraced cake · « **Reply #2597 on:** May 6, 2021, 01:33:29 pm »

Senator Mendoza is one of the most respected citizens in this state, McBain. And yet you ran his limo off a cliff, broke the necks of three of his bodyguards and drove a bus through his front DOOR?!

stewil007 · « **Reply #2598 on:** May 6, 2021, 01:42:54 pm »

Quote from: Drinks Sangria on May 4, 2021, 03:29:38 pm

He wrote brilliant episodes such as 'You Only Move Twice,' 'Whacking Day,' 'The Boy who knew too much' and 'Homer the Great,' amongst many others.

is it me, or does 'Whacking Day' not get aired these days? I don't think I've seen it in an age!!

Drinks Sangria · « **Reply #2599 on:** May 6, 2021, 02:25:16 pm »

Quote from: stewil007 on May 6, 2021, 01:42:54 pm

is it me, or does 'Whacking Day' not get aired these days? I don't think I've seen it in an age!!

There's a few that either don't get aired, or are so butchered by the channel's edit that they may as well not do so.

Whacking Day doesn't get aired because of the animal cruelty aspect, even though that literally is the crux of the episode and gets resolved.

A Streetcar Named Marge doesn't get aired now because of the New Orleans song at the beginning of the play.

The City of New York vs Homer Simpson was pulled from replays after 9/11 and has only had airing in the UK again a decade later, with extensive cuts.

The Cartridge Family was shown in the UK but pulled from US for four years after it was written (so had to be reanimated in part and rejigged and showed as part of S10 when it was written for S6) due to the various gun capers involved (I'd call the comedy with the guns absurdism, but obviously not absurd enough for the US's censors to allow).

And there's loads that have had a lot of content cut, or lines cut out that throw off the whole context of the scene.