The Simpsons!

[martin]

A friend just emailed me this address where you can vote on how The Simpsons should be released on DVD...

http://www.epoll.com/client/poll.asp?pollid=690

No, you don't enter any contests, but maybe we'll get more cool stuff on the DVD releases as a result.

I said that I wanted full seasons with audio commentary, interactive games, promotional clips, and the whole nine yards. None of this best-of-character or theme crap. I want the whole thing chronologically. Maybe it's my collector's mentality.

Post more Simpsons thoughts, trivia, and notes here.

[GEKIGANGER 3]

you mean you dont pocket mulch?

[ironmonkey]

"my cats breath smells like cat food."-ralph

[jwa]

The Simpsons have been on a really long time and they've provided hundreds of hours quality entertainment. However I don't want to watch them any more 'cause I feel like they've done EVERYTHING. I almost get the impression that the writers have a big table of characters and situations and they've explored almost every permutation and they're running on fumes.

[martin]

I watched them religiously for the first few seasons and now just catch re-runs when I have time. I can't comment on the new ones, whether or not they've peaked out or not, but I stand by it as the best show ever with no qualms. Way more gags and references per minute than another other show ever. I probably don't even get half of them, and I do pretty good at Jeopardy!

"I'm going to the back seat of my car with the woman I love and I won't be back for 10 minutes!" - Homer

Originally posted by jwa
The Simpsons have been on a really long time and they've provided hundreds of hours quality entertainment. However I don't want to watch them any more 'cause I feel like they've done EVERYTHING. I almost get the impression that the writers have a big table of characters and situations and they've explored almost every permutation and they're running on fumes.


It has gone through a lot of story optoins. Right now its my old stand by. I would watch Simpsons if there isn't anything else decent on at the time. That seems to happen often lately.

I think my preference declined a little because the reception for the local station isn't great. I want my cartoons to be visually good and not just mediocre. This includes simple animation like the Simpsons.

As far as writing goes Simpsons is very good. It has more wit than most shows. I echo what Martin said about the show.

[45rpm]

homer: 'purple is a fruit'


Ralph: 'Ms Hoover, I'm not allowed to use scissors'
(class laughs)
Ms Hoover: 'these children have a right to laugh at you, Ralph. these scissors couldn't even cut butter.'

Although I think the older episodes are funnier, the new ones are still ok. perhaps a little more grown up ....

the grossest one was when the school was milking rats for the school milk ....

[Edited by 45rpm on 03-17-2001 at 08:42 PM]

[martin]

My favorite one (at the moment) is where Bart got the Mr. Microphone and spoke to the Flanders kids: "Rod, Todd, this is God. Walk into the wall... Leave cookies at the Simpson's doorstep..."

Does high-tech or high-quality animation mean it's a good show? I don't know how much that affects me. It's totally the writing that lifts it above anything else.

I remember seeing it in China and wondering how the hell they translate the subtitles. Does that work? What do they do to "Aye curumba!" in Spanish-speaking places? Places like Australia are probably easier...

[ironmonkey]

"The human wang is a beautiful thing."-homer

"Bart, with $10,000, we'd be millionaires! We could buy all kinds of useful things like...love!"-homer

"Remember ALF? He's back, in pog form."-milhouse

"That's where i saw the leprechaun, he told me to burn things."-ralph

Bart: "Hey, Apu, this bag of ice has a head in it."
Apu: "Oooh! A head bag! Those are chock full of … heady goodness."

[BooBoo-Kitty]

"the sidewalks for regular walking, not fancy walking!"

"yvan eht nioj!"

awwww yeah!

[45rpm]

Originally posted by martin

What do they do to "Aye curumba!" in Spanish-speaking places? Places like Australia are probably easier...



um.. we get exactly what you guys get in the US!

[S•Sly]

Here's a little trivia. I mentioned this on chat last week, but I think I'll say it again for the folks who didn't know. In the episode where Homer goes to eat sushi and gets poisoned from eating the fugu (blowfish), the Japanese guy who goes up to sing karaoke is actually one of the producers of the show. He goes up and says in a shakey voice, "Hi...umm..I'm Richard Sakai..". Watch for his name at the beginning of the Simpsons show...it'll be one of the first names to show on the bottom of the screen. I havne't seen any of the new Simpson's shows for a few years so I'm not sure if his name will still show up, but look for it on the older shows...say from about 5 years ago to be safe.

[fancyk]

The best episodes were when Conan was writing for them. Those ones kicked ass. Is anyone else collecting the toys? We just got the new Mayor Quimby set, Sunday Best Homer and Camp Krusty Bart and we saw the Sideshow Bob one, but the box was all fucked up so we passed.

-k

[martin]

The new toys are great, but they're not in my budget now...

The coolest Simpsons things I have are the"Don't Have a Cow!" game, Burger King wind-ups and watch, and Winchells figures and coffee mug.

[fancyk]

I just saw this:
http://actionfigures.about.com/hobbies/actionfigures/library/tf01/bltf01-simpsons.htm

I think the coolest thing about the Simpsons toys is that they are going to be making them for a bunch of the lesser known characters like Snake, Captain McCallister, Groundskeeper Willie and Pimply Faced Teen. But I just saw the Futurama "Nibbler" wind up toy which was way cooler than any of the Simpsons toys. I guess there's a Bender toy too which I need to find now...

-k

Originally posted by ironmonkey

Bart: "Hey, Apu, this bag of ice has a head in it."
Apu: "Oooh! A head bag! Those are chock full of … heady goodness."




Cool. I have heard the second line a lot of times but never heard the previous line. Now I know the context of "heady goodness". Thanks!

[ironmonkey]

Originally posted by kikaida01
Originally posted by ironmonkey

Bart: "Hey, Apu, this bag of ice has a head in it."
Apu: "Oooh! A head bag! Those are chock full of … heady goodness."




Cool. I have heard the second line a lot of times but never heard the previous line. Now I know the context of "heady goodness". Thanks!




no problem bro.

i got mad simpson quotes, peep:

"see ya in court, simpson. oh, and bring that evidence with ya, otherwise, i got no case and you’ll go scott free."-chief wiggum

"remember when your dog ate my goldfish and you lied to me and said i never had a goldfish? then why did i have the bowl bart? why did I have the bowl?"-milhouse

"this is papa bear. put out an APB for a male suspect, driving a... car of some sort; heading in the direction of, uh, you know, that place that sells chili. suspect is hatless. repeat, hatless."-chief wiggum

"hi liar!"-ralph

"hi super nintendo cholmers, im learnding."-ralph

[ironmonkey]

Originally posted by drahcirual
haha, that's good! cool wiggum quote. don't forget, 'you have the right to remain FABULOUS!' from the wiggum police web site. or 'look in the tunk.' how about 'why would i need the infinite compassion of ganeisha when i have tom cruise and nicole kidman from entertainment weekly staring at me with their dead eyes.'
i also like that one where homer say's grace; 'how's maude doin'? is she playin' the fields? oooh! that many men?!'

[Edited by drahcirual on 03-19-2001 at 08:36 PM]

werd! speaking of apu:

"no offense apu, but when they were handing out religions, you musta been out taking a whizz."-homer

"look in the tunk" haha...

vegetarian episode:

Wiggum" ha ha! Look at its nose!"


some other episode:
Comic book guy" but Aquaman how can you marry a woman without gills? you're from different worlds!"

[ironmonkey]

this one is up there too:

burns: i specifically said, no geeks!

milhouse: but my mom says i'm cool.

milhouse is my favorite hahahaha!

[Mikio4]

Originally posted by fancyk
I just saw this:
http://actionfigures.about.com/hobbies/actionfigures/library/tf01/bltf01-simpsons.htm

I think the coolest thing about the Simpsons toys is that they are going to be making them for a bunch of the lesser known characters like Snake, Captain McCallister, Groundskeeper Willie and Pimply Faced Teen. But I just saw the Futurama "Nibbler" wind up toy which was way cooler than any of the Simpsons toys. I guess there's a Bender toy too which I need to find now...

-k

Check out Big Brain in downtown Mpls (10th and Nicollet, next to Let it Be).

[Mikio4]

How bout Barney after taking the Duff tour:

Wiggum (in disguise): Ya think ya can get this thing home?
Barney: Sure thing, giant beer.

[BooBoo-Kitty]

hey, so me and my roomie were talkin bout the simpsons and we gotta know, what's the plot of the episode where lisa and bart are playin rockpaperscissors?

bart: (inner monologue) good ol' rock. nothin beats rock!
lisa: (inner monologue) poor predictable bart. he always goes with rock.

bart: DOH!

[fancyk]

Originally posted by Mikio4
Check out Big Brain in downtown Mpls (10th and Nicollet, next to Let it Be).

I was going to go down there today during my lunch break and see if they have any yet. They usually are a good, but expensive, source for toys.

-k

[Mikio4]

Originally posted by fancyk
Originally posted by Mikio4
Check out Big Brain in downtown Mpls (10th and Nicollet, next to Let it Be).

I was going to go down there today during my lunch break and see if they have any yet. They usually are a good, but expensive, source for toys.

-k

Last time I was in there they had some deal on toys on Tuesdays. I think it was buy one get one half price.

[fancyk]

Hummm...I just went and checked and all their prices were about $5 higher than most places, but that Tuesday deal might be a good thing. I'll have to wait until next Tuesday and check it out...Thanks.

-k

Quotes?

Groundskeeper Willy: "There isn't an animal alive that can outrun a greased Scotsman."

[ironmonkey]

milhouse: is this the untimely end of milhouse?
milhouse2: *pause* but milhouse is my name!
milhouse: but i thought i was the only one!
milhouse2: *shakes head* a pain i know all too well.
milhouse: so this is what it feels like...when doves cry.



side note:
who in here remembers M.A.S.K.? if you do youre old skool like me haha. this shit was hella fresh! i just downloaded the theme song from napster...*sigh*, memories.

"masked cruuusaders, working overtime/fighting crime...FIGHTING CRIME!!!"

[GEKIGANGER 3]

Originally posted by ironmonkey
milhouse: is this the untimely end of milhouse?
milhouse2: *pause* but milhouse is my name!
milhouse: but i thought i was the only one!
milhouse2: *shakes head* a pain i know all too well.
milhouse: so this is what it feels like...when doves cry.



side note:
who in here remembers M.A.S.K.? if you do youre old skool like me haha. this shit was hella fresh! i just downloaded the theme song from napster...*sigh*, memories.

"masked cruuusaders, working overtime/fighting crime...FIGHTING CRIME!!!"



i still got some figures.

[BooBoo-Kitty]

mask was dope. i like the heli that turned into a jet (main bad guy right?) and the motorcycles (one was a heli the other was a hovercraft). i got the z28 lookin car for xmas one year and i was sooooooo stoked. ended up losin that shit like the rest of my toys.

[5.92]

At first I was thinkin you were talking about Rocky Dennis MASK.

[kh6kine]

OK, is it just me or does the theme music from the Simpsons sound like the way old Jetsons theme music???

DOH !

What is it with you kids and THAT word?
...poor Millhouse. get's a swear word shaved into the back of his head...

[ironmonkey]

Originally posted by 5.92
At first I was thinkin you were talking about Rocky Dennis MASK.

haha oh shit! that movie with cher is dope. homeboy had a messed up grill.

Sea Captain: "This here is a fine sailing vessel (raft sinks) arrgh i dont know what i'm doing"

Homer: "Purple, Purple is a fruit"
"hmm not bad. if Lasagna is Italian for PILE OF PUKE"

[lotto]

My favorite Wiggum quote:

Bart, while being chased by sideshow bob, calls 911:

Bart: "Help! is this 911?"

Chief Wiggum (while eating a donut and pretending to look busy): "uh, no, you have the wrong number, this is...9-1-2!"

[BooBoo-Kitty]

freshly rockin stuff.


"... who holds back the electric car? who makes steve gutenberg a star? we dooooo. WE DOOOOOOO!!!"

[Simon Paradise]

1. frank grimes (or "grimey" as he liked to be called) coffin being lowered into the ground, totally ignored by everyone at the funeral: they are laughing at homer simpson talking in his sleep.

2. homer: "hey apu, you have any of that beer with candy floating in it, you know, skittlebrow?"
apu: "no such a product exists, you must have dreamed it sir"
homer: "oh, well, get me a sixpack and a bag of skittles."

3.bart: "you cant take away my focusin! I need every brain cell blazing to defeat my invisible enemies!"

4.homer: "you can either go look for your dog, or sit here crying eating can after can of dog food until your tears smell like dog food...( bart leaves) ...(sad homer voice)I almost had him eating dog food..."

5. "internet, eh?"
Im not sure why this cracks me up, but its homer and marge's reaction to the internet and I try to insert it into converstions where it doesnt belong when im fucked up. Almost as funny is "Maude, eh?" or "Telemarketing, eh?"

6. Bart talking to Lisa: "So I says to Mabel, I says...(Homer walks in, hes just been tripping on insanity peppers)
We'll finish this later...(Homer leaves the room) So I says to Mabel, I says..."

[SweetArse]

[after Bart and Homer fail to steal school cafeteria grease, they unleash a grease storm during the school dance, a greaseball fight ensues]

Nelson: [winding up to throw a greaseball] Here comes the greaseball!
Luigi: Hey, why you make-a da fun? Luigi is just bringin'a you da pizza!

[Edited by SweetArse on 07-09-2001 at 02:44 PM]

[BooBoo-Kitty]

you know what else is good about that episode? when homer gets his face sucked in by the superpowered vacuum and then he takes it off and he's got that strange eye thang goin on! that's friggin hilarious!

Mr. Burns talking to Smithers about the Ramones who just played his birthday. "Have the Rolling Stones killed. But Sir. Do as I say!" Also like the Treehouse of horrors line. "We must kill the boy. Yes but how did you know he was a vampire. A vampire? AHHHHHHHHH!." And of course one of the Simpsons most brilliant moments of zen when homer makes the time machine toaster. "Look kids it raining again." as donuts fall from the sky. Tears down face as I remember it wistfully.

[dstorberg]

According to my Simpsons calender, today is Love Day.

Happy Love Day everybody!

[dr_pluto]

my dad's a big-wig down at the cracker factory

[kiyoshi]

Hey, speaking of the Simpsons, how many of you have seen Montgommery Burns posting right here at GR?

Does anyone know if it is really him?

[jen_er_ator]

well, if it is, he's got smithers doing all the typing.

[SweetArse]

Bart as courier to HK:

Bart: "Naah, nay d ahn ah."
Chinese doctor: "Mm goy sai!"

[jen_er_ator]

what about the tomacco episode??? and the horse busts in the house all crazy red eyed and is all "tomaaaaacccoooo"
heeelarious.

[Ryan]

i still want to see the planet of the apes musical one....BREAKDANCING SINGING APES RULE!

"I hate every ape I see,
from chimpan-a to chimpan-zee"

[jen_er_ator]

what the fuck is up with the tv station in michigan playing the tomacco episode yet again???? this is probably the third or fourth time this month!!!! i hate them!!!

[montyburnz]

Originally posted by kiyoshi

Hey, speaking of the Simpsons, how many of you have seen Montgommery Burns posting right here at GR?

Does anyone know if it is really him?

Yes, its me: C. Montgomery Burns. In my quest to rule Springfield, I asked Smithers to help me research the feasibility of building a giant robot...to squash sheep and precocious child actors. I think Smithers is trying to distract me...there is nothing about brute mechanical aggression on this site. I'm going to release the hounds on him. (screams in the distance) Exxxcellent.

[montyburnz]

I've kinda lost the faith with the Simpsons. Its not quite "appointment tv" anymore. I hate how shitty the plots are these days and I've noticed the writers use a lot of double entendres which I think is best left for a crap show like the Family Guy or Beavis and Butthead.

Futurama rocks, o' course.

[Trippy Tarka]

My fave Chief Wiggum-ism - arriving on scene of Kwik-e-mart robbery

"Come out with your hands up... and something with coconut on it"

The later stuff is not as good. The last truly great episode was the Kim Basinger one, in which Ron Howard is hysterical. There have been plenty in recent times where the episode seems made up of two disconnected halves.

But, I still want to see an entire series of "Battling Seizure Robots" and even lower quality Simpsons beats almost everything else around. I find it deeply painful to watch the first series where Homer is too throaty and macho, rather than a childlike imp who operates on a purely immediate level.

"You don't have to join a travelling freakshow, just because the opportunity came up. "

"Marge, you and I are really very different people"

[tenno [10]o]

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM th land of chocolate......

[monsteratomic]

Simpson Season One DVD release date Oct 4th

Futurama Season One due early next year

[Sleepy Introvert Ninja]

<font size="3" face="System, Small Fonts" color="006666">
I just saw a new
episode on tv today.
It was the episode where
Ned Flanders begins a new
relationship with this women
named "Rachel".

And what I want to know is...
How the on earth did Ned's wife
"Maude" die? It was never explained.
I don't think it was even on
another episode, was it?

I was freaking out!
I mean they couldn't just kill
off a character?
</font>

[paean]

Originally posted by Sleepy Introvert Ninja
<font size="3" face="System, Small Fonts" color="006666">
And what I want to know is...
How the on earth did Ned's wife
"Maude" die? It was never explained.
I don't think it was even on
another episode, was it?
</font>


she dies in an episode...
everyone was at some nascar tracks or something...

there were big-boobied girls launching free t-shirts into the audience with these air-pressure shotguns...

homer taunts them and they all shoot at once.
he ducks to pick up a penny or something and all the t-shirts blast maude who's on the top row of the bleachers.

she's pushed over the edge and plummets to her death.

[Trippy Tarka]

That was another episode where its hinted that Ned is hung like a polar bear...


My two favourite incidental characters were actor Troy McLure and Lionel Hutz, attorney at law "Don't worry Mr Simpson, I saw Matlock in a bar last night. The sound was off, but I think I caught the gist of it"

Sadly missed. And I kind of have a soft spot for Lenny, after the episode where Marge reminisces about a New Year party at Lenny's - "He didn't even have a clock!"

[remotecontrolalligator]

my favorite was when bart went to open the door (after the doorbell rang)

"its the fe-mail man"

you get it? you get it???

it was the mail carrier, and it was a female... "fe-mail man"

what a show!

Originally posted by 45rpm
homer: 'purple is a fruit'


Ralph: 'Ms Hoover, I'm not allowed to use scissors'
(class laughs)
Ms Hoover: 'these children have a right to laugh at you, Ralph. these scissors couldn't even cut butter.'

Although I think the older episodes are funnier, the new ones are still ok. perhaps a little more grown up ....

the grossest one was when the school was milking rats for the school milk ....

[Edited by 45rpm on 03-17-2001 at 08:42 PM]

i didn't like the whacking day one, with the snakes.

[nancyK]

-BORT license plates
-Ralph "When i grow up i want to be a principal.. or a caterpillar"
-i like the ones with flashbacks of homer & barney when they were younger & thinner.. or when bart and lisa are still babies.. or the ones that show the future .like when BART is the cafeteria lady serving Jimbo Jr...
-halloween specials
-the MUN episode aka Lord of the Flies

ahhh soo many

[Edited by nancyK on 04-05-2002 at 07:55 PM]

[wnoodle]

If there was an all Simpsons cable channel, I'd subscribe to it. I can watch reruns over-and-over and still get a good laugh out of them.

"I just moved here from Ca-na-da and they think I'm slow, eh?"

Ahhh... The one with Hank Scorpio. What a great episode.

[Cornelius]

the episode where homer meets his mom was one of the last great episodes ever made...
(the ending credits shot ~oh so sad...)

<h6>much props for the fear and loathing in las vegas scene...</h6>

"lets all buy fur coats!!!"
-James Iha

[fightgenie]

Has anyone tried to make a map of the Simpson residence?

Hmmm HHmm HAHhHAA

[Margin Walker]

The German Homer-lookalike in "The Prisoner" spoof:
Marge: "You look different Homer..."
German Homer: "Ach. Um, I am ein neu tie vearing."

The "Cape Fear" spoof:
Marge: "You aren't doing anything about this murder! And your getting donut sugar all over my floor!"
Wiggum: "No I'm not. I'm, er, um, dusting for prints. Yeah, uh."

The Comic Book Guy: "Are you the creator of "Hi and Lois" for you are making me laugh."

"I'm Mr. Sparkle! I'm disrespectful to dirt!"

Burns: "Release the robotic Richard Simmons!!"

[Charlie]

this week's episode was the funniest one in a long time. homer gets hooked on medicinal marijuana. a pothead's dream. i wish i had smoked up before that episode. homer toking up with otto mann and smithers. i love the glazed look of homer when he's high.

"your only tonic is the chronic."--dr. hibbard

[GalleryGirl]

The episode where the dolphins take over the world is a real classic in my mind.

"Alcohol and night swimming. It's a winning combination"!

Did anyone see the episode that starts with Bart mysteriously digging a hole in the backyard? Marge is worried about him, but then the story just moves on and there is never any explanation. Ideas? Thoughts?

Lenny has some of the funniest lines I've ever heard, but Apu should have his own show.

[wnoodle]

"I just realized, I'm the 'ow' in the word 'now'"

[atomicscissors]

Originally posted by Charlie
this week's episode was the funniest one in a long time. homer gets hooked on medicinal marijuana. a pothead's dream. i wish i had smoked up before that episode. homer toking up with otto mann and smithers. i love the glazed look of homer when he's high.

"your only tonic is the chronic."--dr. hibbard

I agree. I hadn't laughed at a new Simpsons episode for a while until that episode. I loved it when Dr. Hibbard said he could prescribe Homer a medicinal bong too; "Now, would you like the wizard or the skull?"

[angoraphobia]

unsure if this had been discussed yet...

http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/30/simpsons.reut/index.html


http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/30/simpsons.reut/story.simpsons.jpg

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Could the end be near for cult television cartoon family "The Simpsons?"

"I think we are closer to winding it up," the television show's creator, Matt Groening told the Financial Times in an interview published Tuesday.

"Although what happens generally if we win the Emmy for best animation show is that that gives us another couple of years to run it into the ground," he said.

Groening has earned millions for media baron Rupert Murdoch's Fox network since the series featuring Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and baby Maggie first entered the lives of television viewers in 1989.

Its appeal has spread far beyond its American setting and its dysfunctional characters have become globally recognized symbols of mid-life crisis and childhood rebellion.

TV Guide magazine recently placed the animated show eighth on its list of the 50 greatest television shows of all time.

When a recent episode depicted Rio de Janeiro as teeming with rats, monkeys and street crime, Brazilian tourist officials were outraged and the show's executive producer was forced to apologize.

Even so, Groening admitted to weariness with the formula of the show, now in its 13th year. "It becomes increasingly difficult as the years go by to keep on not only surprising the audience, but surprising ourselves," he said.

He said he doubted, however, that his creative angst would overly concern the television accountants. "I think Fox will wring every last penny out of the show before they call it a day," he said.

RESOURCES
EW.com: All about 'The Simpsons'


EW.com: Photo gallery of 'The Simpsons'

[JuicyGoo]

i can't wait for the fourth and fifth seasons to come out on dvd. the monorail episode has to be my favorite.
"donuts... is there anything they can't do?"

[joetron2030]

Originally posted by angoraphobia
unsure if this had been discussed yet...

http://www.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/30/simpsons.reut/index.html


http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/30/simpsons.reut/story.simpsons.jpg


I read a follow-up story on this yesterday where Groening said that his comments up "winding it up" were taken out of context.

[Dolma]

If it weren't for the Simpsons, Futurama, NY1 and The Weather Channel I might as well toss my TV out the window.

[JuicyGoo]

what's on NY1?

[Seabass]

Ahhh simpsons , my g/f is a hugh fan. No one bigger I think.
She calls me Mr. No Belly. Mr. hasn't got a belly.

[stryfe]

on the chalkboard tonight

"I will never lie about being cancelled again"

[Seabass]

Just Futurama. They had the voice of homer guy (sorry its early in the morn. for me) on a local radio station stating that Matt G. couldn't really stop the simpsons even if he wanted to.

He was just upset that they are cancelling Futurama, which he thinks has many more possibilies for storylines than the simpsons.

So no, they are not planning to end the best TV show ever.

[Dolma]

Originally posted by JuicyGoo
what's on NY1?

It's like CNN Headline News, only mostly w/NYC news and weather. Good to know if the train isn't running for some reason or if it's raining. I always turn it on b4 rushing out the door.

[monsteratomic]

seabass is correct.

Dan C who does Homer was on a radio interview for a seattle station saying that they are contracted up to next year and are already in works for the 15th season. He also said that they are in a very very very early stage of preparing for a movie.

[JuicyGoo]

what could they possibly do in the movie? they've done just about everything.

on a different note, does anyone remember the Simpsons arcade game? That was one of the best games ever. Wish i had it in my living room

[vegAsian]

"OUCH! My doctor said not to get pudding in my eye!!!"

[Seabass]

The movie should spotlight Lenny and his friend!!!

[wnoodle]

"Lenny's dead"

"No! Not Lenny!"

[Seabass]

No say it isn't so!!!

I miss one and a half seasons and look what happens!

[vegAsian]

"Another oil-well successfully capped"

"Let's raise our goggles in triumpth!"

LENNY RULEZ!

[Zaius]

Tonight was the best Ralph moment ever.

[atomicscissors]

Originally posted by Zaius
Tonight was the best Ralph moment ever.




Oh God you're so right! That was too funny!

Ralph: [Smiling] "Why does everyone run from me?" [Ralph stops smiling, wet spot appears in crotch area of Ralph's pants, gradually gets bigger then stops, Ralph resumes smiling]

Now that's comedy!

[Edited by atomicscissors on 05-12-2002 at 09:45 PM]

[atomicscissors]

Please PLEASE someone tell me they recorded that.

[vegAsian]

I missed it myself, but over here, they play 2 episodes daily...
and I'm sure I'll see it soon enough... :)

[Hyde]

Here comes the secretary of hate!

Last night's episode was awesome.

[retromullet]

Word to that.

"Is that THE Bart Simpson? I thought he was just an urban legend!"

"I think the only ride, I'll be going on is the ride of lost dreams."
"Oh, you mean the Enron ride!"

Fun was had by all.

[fightgenie]

Originally posted by fightgenie


Has anyone tried to make a map of the Simpson residence?

Hmmm HHmm HAHhHAA

[stryfe]

what was up with the reappearance of marvin monroe in this week's episode?

[Liver_on_a_Stick]

Yeah! I thought he was dead!

[stryfe]

he was...and iirc, he was first one to go.

[joetron2030]

That means that this show has definitely "jumped the shark". :D

God, I hate using that phrase.

[Zaius]

it's weird, the only reference to his death was the simpsons trivia answer in the "episode that wasn't an episode". he never actually "died on camera" or anything so... *shrug*

[windchillFactor]

Actually, for a short time (maybe one episode), the Springfield hospital was named the Marvin Monroe Memorial Hospital, which kinda implied his death.

I wonder if Bleeding Gums Murphy will cross back before the season is over.

[35ft6]

I noticed that, too. I don't like it. Don't like it at all. Maybe they're just trying to stimulate more discussion about The Simpsons. I can't imagine why they need Monroe back.

[Zaius]

It fits, I liked seeing him again because there was no real reason for him to die off camera like that anyway. I like the fact that reports of his death were greatly exaggerated.

[joetron2030]

Maybe they did it to piss off all the Simpsons fanboys/fangirls!

[GONG_LORD]

There is also another episode that refers to Monroe's death. There was an episode where they panned over a cemetery and they passed across Marvin Monroe's tombstone.

Originally posted by 35ft6
I noticed that, too. I don't like it. Don't like it at all. Maybe they're just trying to stimulate more discussion about The Simpsons. I can't imagine why they need Monroe back.

[key_loser]

No thanks, I'm still eating my thistle.

[Liver_on_a_Stick]

I think the Simpsons may be airing every hour on at least one TV station in North America.

[atomicscissors]

Bart: Why do we need church shoes? Jesus wore sandals.

Homer: Well maybe if he had better arch support they wouldn't have caught him.

[windchillFactor]

"did the salesman cut one during the test drive?"

"yeah, and then he turned the radio louder trying to cover it up."

[windchillFactor]

so, did anybody else think the super bowl Mastercard/Homer commercial had some of the best Simpson's writing in many years?

stupid voice over

[Johnney5]

sadly, YES.

Oh how i long for the old writers or yore.

[Asharak]

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=4729231&section=news

[joetron2030]

I don't know whether to take that seriously or not because of the date it was published.

[BrotherV2.0]

It's true, but they need to stop complaining. $125k per episode to get up in the morning and read a script is enough. Not like they're doing any real work.

[joetron2030]

Originally posted by BrotherV2.0
Not like they're doing any real work.

Appearing on that celebrity poker tournament thing on Bravo (Azaria) is real work! Hard work, too!

[kamenriderv3]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4171181.stm

The actors who voice The Simpsons for Mexican TV are involved in a dispute over the use of non-union labour.
The performers, who have worked on The Simpsons for 15 years, fear losing their jobs because the dubbing company is seeking cheaper actors.

The dubbing company for The Simpsons says it has asked the cast to continue but needs to hire other actors.

It blames the union for using tactics that have meant it has lost ground to rivals in Venezuela and Chile.

Mexico's National Actors Association accuses the company Grabaciones y Doblajes Internationales of threatening the livelihoods of 15,000 members by using non-union actors who tend to be paid less.

"We're not people who like to fight," said Humberto Velez, who is the voice of Homer Simpson.

"The only thing we know how to do is act. But we will never let people that aren't interested in agreements take away our rights for their own benefit. How am I supposed to take care of my kids?"

Broken provisions

He says he only earns about 600 pesos (£28) per episode and felt obliged to stand up for his union.

The union says the company has broken provisions of an agreement that dictates the use of union labour.

But the company says it is struggling to remain competitive because of the union's actions.

"With attitudes like these, our country has lost ground for dubbing in Latin America," the company said.

"Much of this work today is done in Venezuela, Colombia and, more recently, in Argentina and Chile." A government arbitrator has been appointed to try to resolve the dispute.

Nancy Mackenzie, the voice of Marge Simpson, said: "You get to the point where you care deeply for your cartoon character.

"You love them. You go to bed with them at night. It's a sad state, and not because of the money. It's for love."

[Pollux]

You have way too much time on the hands.

[Jack]

Y'all seen the episode where Milhouse moves away, and Bart and Lisa become best friends?

Well, Groundskeeper Willie's lines are so true.....

"Their natural enemies, like the English and the Scots,
or the Welsh and the Scots,
or the Irish and the Scots,
or the Japanese and the Scots,
or the Scots and the Scots!
Those damn Scots! They ruined Scotland!"

[ocd]

He really is a bit of an ambasador of culture to us Americans.

[ocd]

Originally posted by Pollux
You have way too much time on the hands. I don't get this post.

[Jack]

Originally posted by ocd
He really is a bit of an ambasador of culture to us Americans.

I want to know how he got back into the US after he was deported in that episode where they deported all of the illegal immigrants.

[ocd]

Well, obviously the Scots didn't want him back. (http://www.jahozafat.com/cgi-bin/tvmp3s.cgi?Simpsons=nessy.mp3)

[windchillFactor]

He came back in the children's dreams, right?

Although I think he should be missing a shoe now...

[joetron2030]

Originally posted by Jack

I want to know how he got back into the US after he was deported in that episode where they deported all of the illegal immigrants.

Excuse me. But that's "immigants".

:p

I haven't seen a single episode this season, yet.

[Jack]

Eh, you'll catch up eventually.

[Pollux]

Ralph is the best, Lisa "Wait don't eat those, they could be poisonous!"
Ralph "Taste like burrrning"

[slackerbot]

Ralph: I'm cuckoo for contraband!

[Jack]

You know what character I'd like to see again? Fat Tony. That guy was a riot!

[Pollux]

"I cho-cho-chose you, and there's a picture of a trian!"-r

[atomicscissors]

Originally posted by Jack
You know what character I'd like to see again? Fat Tony. That guy was a riot!

"I don't get mad, I get stabby."

[Pollux]

I think its ironic that the thread starter is named "Martin".

[Jack]

Arrrr. T'is a coincidence.

I want less Sea Captain and more Fat Tony!

[Pollux]

"Its cold, and hurtty"-r

[Zaius]

Is anybody outside of Cali gonna know who Huell Howser is?

[slackerbot]

wah? he was on the Simpsons? i fell asleep and missed the show. :(

and yeah, maybe. Huell's shows are syndicated on most of the PBS stations.

[rgcam]

If you watch simpsons episode in SAP you get commentary from the writers. I think that this is something on new episodes where there is a D sign in the bottom left corner of the title screen.

[stinky]

Originally posted by Zaius
Is anybody outside of Cali gonna know who Huell Howser is?

who is he?

[slackerbot]

http://www.calgold.com/

[misosoupandrice]

Simpsons make in Korea. Fact not known to many, especially non-asians. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=572&ncid=572&e=4&u=/nm/20050302/lf_nm/korea_simpsons_dc

[Jack]

They parodied that in the show in the past. I don't remember what episode it's from, but their was a TV report about Itchy and Scratchy, and they were talking about how Koreans were making America's finest cartoons.

[slackerbot]

actually, i think the korean reference was used in more than one episode.

on a side note: a lot of the current cartoons are animated in korea. just watch the credits at the end. and a few other cartoons have made references to korean animation.

[windchillFactor]

The commentary on the last DVD set addresses the joke about Korean artists being chained and held at gunpoint. The animation company was pretty offended by the joke and made threats to the extent of not developing the sequence, but ultimately the skit was made and all was forgiven (if one is to believe the commentary).

If I remember it correctly, somebody eventually said, "well, it was good to hear they were treated well," but then the uncomfortable topic changed quickly.

[ocd]

Yup, the commentary on Futurama mentions it several times on each disc, and Family Guy has made a couple jokes about not pissing them off, or something.

[stryfe]

wow...flanders is a never nude.

[atomicscissors]

Bart the Mayor

By Wesley Mead (wesley@snpp.com) - May 19, 2005

Residents of Northridge in Los Angeles are in a very unusual position this week: their newly elected mayor is Bart Simpson – well, Nancy Cartwright, who has provided his voice on "The Simpsons" since the show's very beginning.

Cartwright appears pleased with her newfound political career, as do the residents of Northridge: she earlier stated that "Everyone finds it funny that Bart is the new mayor. I can influence people because I'm Bart Simpson!"

She continued: "I live in a nice neighbourhood, but down the road there's drugs and gangs, stealing and illiteracy."

The 47-year-old mother-of-two plans to clamp down on youth crime during her reign. In addition to playing Bart on "The Simpsons", she plays Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum and Todd Flanders, as well as appearing in many other animated TV shows such as "Animaniacs" and "Kim Possible".

[joetron2030]

Did she run as a conservative, liberal, moderate, none of the above...?

[atomicscissors]

I believe she is a Republican. :(

[slackerbot]

there was a funny moment in the Simpsons the other night. when the Italian police were looking through the criminal mug book, one page showed a picture of Peter Griffin. and below it said something like "il copyrighto enfringemento". excellent! :D

[FDM]

^ i caught that as well. i think it said "il plaigiarissimo"

it was the only funny thing out of a surprisingly disappointing sideshow bob episode.

[35ft6]

Originally posted by slackerbot
there was a funny moment in the Simpsons the other night. when the Italian police were looking through the criminal mug book, one page showed a picture of Peter Griffin. and below it said something like "il copyrighto enfringemento". excellent! :D Seriously, when a Family Guy episode is weak I become very fixated on how much they're ripping off The Simpsons. I can understand why The Simpsons people are pissed. I work with a guy who repeats my "jokes" all the time -- I'll say something and later he'll say what I said verbatim as if he just made it up -- and it's a very strange feeling.

[atomicscissors]

Originally posted by 35ft6
I work with a guy who repeats my "jokes" all the time -- I'll say something and later he'll say what I said verbatim as if he just made it up -- and it's a very strange feeling.

Ha!

I know a guy that does the same fucking thing! And yeah, it is a strange feeling.

[stryfe]

http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2006100669,00.jpg

MAKERS (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2006100428,00.html) of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have a filmed the show's opening titles using real actors.

In the hit viral going around the world we get to see what Bart, Homer, Marg, Lisa and Maggie would look like if they were humans

[atomicscissors]

Where are Lisa's pearls?

[slackerbot]

why is Lisa a redhead?

hmm.. she must be adopted.

or Marge and Grounds Keeper Willie hooked up.

[jrr]

lisa looks taller than bart.

[kingka]

this is hilarious...

the 2 main guys who do the voices for the simpsons on conan..

http://www.piclibs.com/videos.php?id=115

[mwt.]

Originally posted by 35ft6
Seriously, when a Family Guy episode is weak I become very fixated on how much they're ripping off The Simpsons. I can understand why The Simpsons people are pissed. I work with a guy who repeats my "jokes" all the time -- I'll say something and later he'll say what I said verbatim as if he just made it up -- and it's a very strange feeling.

That's why I don't like Family Guy. It's nothing more than repeated Simpsons gags. Gags from fifteen years ago that aren't even funny when the Simpons do them now.

[SDP]

Originally posted by stryfe
http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2006100669,00.jpg

MAKERS (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2004580002-2006100428,00.html) of the hit cartoon The Simpsons have a filmed the show's opening titles using real actors.

In the hit viral going around the world we get to see what Bart, Homer, Marg, Lisa and Maggie would look like if they were humans

This is great, but nothing happens when they hit the sofa! That's such a big part of each intro.

[AddictProne]

Maybe that's the thing that happens. Oooo all post modern on you.

[mwt.]

I think the thing that "happens" is just when they see the real opening on the tv set. I was thinking the same thing and that's kind of what I got out of it once I saw that part.

['jim]

Why? (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uvw0m-8_R1M)

[slackerbot]

diePod!

Megadeath!

[l-train8]

Originally posted by matu
god... today's episode was shit. getting worse and worse with each new episode... whoever they have writing the show now are total asshats.

Well now, it's not Cop Rock bad by any means, but compared to the Simpsons at it's peak, it was pretty lame.

It really felt like it was imitating South Park tonight. South Park would've handled this subject matter (assisted suicide) much better. Hmmm... I think maybe they already did. Ironic since this thread was just talking about how Family Guy rips off the Simpsons.

[invictus]

Is it sucking because they're going to do a shitty movie?

[slaprabbjt]

^ said what i couldn't say. I hope its good, they have a little over a year.

[GONG_LORD]

The Simpsons have not changed, all of you have changed.

You are getting old and do not know what is funny anymore.

BAck to your rants.....

[ocd]

Originally posted by pandabravozulu
There was a really bad syndicated episode on the other day. Homer predicted the rapture, and it happened, and then asked god to delay it so he could return to his family.
Worstest. Really? I thought that one was sacri-licious.

[FDM]

from around the second or third season to around the 7th or 8th season were the prime years for the simpsons. first season was a little strange and they were still trying to find their ground animation/writing wise, but after the writing crew from Get A Life took over and started bringing in all the random humor, it was great. The Conan episodes were great, but i don't think there were many of them....the one i remember the best was the "back to school" one with the three nerds.

heh heh heh......ni.

[joetron2030]

I'd agree with you regarding which season were the peak for the show. I think it still had some bright spots in later episodes.

But, ever since our first kid came along, two years ago, I haven't seen an episode of the Simpsons at all.

[GONG_LORD]

* Excellent * tapping fingers together.

Originally posted by matu


no.

I've been watching the Simpsons since I was 10 1/2 years old. I like all the episodes up until about two years ago. They have steadily gotten poorer. Some of the gags have gotten really pathetic. They can't even do the old ones right anymore.

[FDM]

haha...."hi-diddly-ho matu, i'm a mite famished. mind if i nibble on your eeeaaaarrrrr?"

[DashDangerous]

They have gotten away with so much on the show, what could they do different in a movie to make people see it?


UNless it is stop motion and direction by Tim Burton...with Johnny Depp as Bart... :D

[atomicscissors]

I think the movie is gonna be about Mr. Burns starting a softball team, but get this, he's gonna hire MLB ringers!

[The Guru]

SPOILER:



















Marge has another kid and it's a boy



















spoiler done

[charlie bucket]

watch the newest treehouse of horror episode now (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xkjnq_ts-xvii-hs)

click zoom to watch full screen. didnt like the first 2 but the war of the worlds one was ok

[Nerv']

Holy Crap. The Treehouse special XVI from last year is verdamnt hilarious! They just showed it (7:30 pm rerun) before the one we've already seen online.

PS: Beer did make it better though...

[slackerbot]

tonight's episode was mehhhh.

[TheirOldStuff]

I'm pissed off because I had passes to the Treehouse of Horror party but didn't RSVP in time. Not pissed so much for the free parking/booze/food, but more for missing out on the free giveaways I would have sold on ebay.

[ocd]

Originally posted by slackerbot
tonight's episode was mehhhh. Really? I enjoyed it thoroughly.

[TheirOldStuff]

Originally posted by ocd
Really? I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Me too. I laughed pretty hard at the golem using a winchester rifle.

[slackerbot]

ok, i take it back. the golem was funny. but the war of the worlds was too obvious. i think they could've done it better.

was it always 3 stories? i could've sworn it was 4 - 5 shorter stories in previous years.

[ocd]

I remember it always being 3 stories.

[Nerv']

Did you see the repeat of Treehouse 16??? Ten times as funny. I defy you to deny it!

[fmstlr]

tonight's episode was A++

[charlie bucket]

crap i missed it, watching nbc football. will download stat

[ocd]

It was surprisingly bold! I <3ed it.

[charlie bucket]

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/8530/lonelyev7.gif

[syngeon]

http://www.netscape.com/viewstory/2006/11/17/homer-goes-to-war/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymotion.com%2Fvisited%2Fsearch%2Fsimpsons%2Fvideo%2Fxn0ls_the-simpsons-18x05&frame=true

Great episode! I don't know why people think the Simpson's aren't funny anymore. I thought this episode was just perfect.

[charlie bucket]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v612/charliebucket/The_Simpsonzu_by_spacecoyote.jpg

[Johnney5]

haha now that's just fucking weird.

[slackerbot]

wow. that's so bizarre, but cool.

where's that from?

[charlie bucket]

i saw it linked on reddit (http://reddit.com/)

its by this chick (http://spacecoyote.deviantart.com/)

she also did a futurama one (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46124117/)

here's the pic she used as reference for the simpsons one

http://i3.tinypic.com/34s049c.jpg

it would be cool if they did a simpsons in that style she did. like maybe one segment of treehouse of horrors or something

[Nerv']

Well.

That one stunk.

[joetron2030]

Originally posted by charlie bucket
i saw it linked on reddit (http://reddit.com/)

its by this chick (http://spacecoyote.deviantart.com/)

she also did a futurama one (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/46124117/)

here's the pic she used as reference for the simpsons one

http://i3.tinypic.com/34s049c.jpg

it would be cool if they did a simpsons in that style she did. like maybe one segment of treehouse of horrors or something

I liked her Matt Groening take on Miyazaki piece, too.

[HwaRang012]

Jonathan Franzen, Michael Chabon, Gore Vidal, and Tom Wolfe cameos tonight. Funny stuff.

[charlie bucket]

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j14/blue-eyedrops/thPie.gif

[TheirOldStuff]

Here's a picture from a photobooth at the Simpsons 400th episode party:

http://i124.photobucket.com/albums/p14/TheirOldStuff/REDCHEESE_PHOTO_BOOTH_BR3_20070508_.jpg

Top left: The Simpsons Couch Gag giveaways.
Top right: I'm a pirate, she's a ninja.
Bottom left: I'm talking, she's kissing.
Bottom right: I don't know what the hell that is.

['jim]

Is it possible to make sense of modern life without the Simpsons? I'm thinking unpossible.

[FDM]

working with a crew of people at the store who drop simpsons references as often as i do is a double-edged sword.

[ocd]

^I see you've played Knifey-Spoony before!

[joetron2030]

D'oh!

[FDM]

Originally posted by ocd
^I see you've played Knifey-Spoony before! i'd like one of those really big australian beers?

*BAM* SOMETHIN' WRONG, YANK?


ohh....it's pretty big.....i guess....

['jim]

Is it possible to communicate with people who don't know the Simpsons? It's a whole range of humor you take for granted.

[FDM]

it's possible, because if the reference is subtle enough, you can pawn it off as your own material. like my friend and i always drop the "space age moon waffles" reference into every conversation about food. and people are like WOW, I SHOULD TRY THAT SOMETIME! hm.

i mean, if you're dropping a straightup quote, you're going to look really really awkward if the person doesn't know what you're talking about.

['jim]

Not even quotes, I mean I've been watching most of my life now, so has anyone I've been friends with. Our whole concept of what's funny or what's a big deal or not, or cool or uncool, is based on or summed up by the show.

Not all younger kids are have grown up with it now. I can't even think of other ways to say certain things about a situation than refer to the show.

['jim]

It's not even talking...that show is better than therapy. Anytime I'm acting a certain way, it might pop in my head I'm acting like a Milhouse or whoever, and I can snap out it right away.

Try telling somebody not to act like a Milhouse when they have no idea who that is. There's not a better way to say it.

[kingka]

are they making new episodes? I haven't seen this show in a long time. im more of a futurama type guy.

[joetron2030]

Yes, they're still making new episodes. I was just watching some on hulu.com last night. Is the current season number 19?

I wonder if they'll run through their 20th season and then call it quits?

[charlie bucket]

the season that starts later this month is season 20 and last time i heard they are signed on to do at least 21 seasons. due to animation taking a long time they have to plan ahead that far. its still making fox alot of money i dont think they will stop in the near future.

['jim]

One time I told someone, "Never help anyone." They were HORRIFIED. I regret nothing.

[joetron2030]

One of my faves from Chief Wiggum:

“If your nose starts bleeding it means you’re picking it too much…Or not enough.”

['jim]

It's pretty funny cases in most situation a Homerism will lighten the situation, unless the person doesn't get it, then you seem like a huge asshole idiot.


But I am so I just roll with it.

[wnoodle]

Originally posted by 'jim
One time I told someone, "Never help anyone." They were HORRIFIED. I regret nothing.
I recently used this very line and the listener didn't get it. In fact, they starting going on on how it's our duty as human beings to help one another. I had to explain myself.

['jim]

Yeah, but this person was going on and on about this situation and I just said and the silence was so long and awkward I couldn't even say it. It's funny now cause it's bullshit. What other one thing points out everything that's bulllshit so well? Even tragedy is something you can laugh at, in the right way. Even the show running out of ideas is a joke. Goddamn I love this show.

[charlie bucket]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1034/1013271716_ba7923f00e.jpg

[ocd]

Kindly deeds and they're done for free. Kindly deeds and they're done for free.

[Lain]

If only it was a real band, I'd love to hear the other verisons for different songs.

['jim]

There is a bluesgrass AC/DC cover band. Pretty...um, what's bluesgrass lingo for unexpectedly not that strange?

[charlie bucket]

The Simpsons Poised for Multi-Season Pickup
By Joyce Eng Thu Oct 30, 6:41 PM PDT

Don't change that channel yet.

The Simpsons, TV's longest-running American sitcom, is on tap for at least three more seasons, The New York Post reports.

"The cast is signed for three more years, so I would now say it's about a 90 percent chance we'll come back for at least one of those three," Al Jean, the show's executive producer, said. "I actually think it's better than a 50 percent chance we'll do three more years of this at least."

[joetron2030]

Jesus. Wow. Impressive.

I totally forgot about "Treehouse of Horror" last night. Was it any good?

[slackerbot]

it was ok. not as good as previous ones.

Transformers.. i thought it was meh. it had its moments. but it could've been better.

Mad Men.. i don't know why they even bothered. this is a pretty obscure show and i'm pretty sure a small number of viewers got the reference.

Peanuts skit.. this was ok. i'm actually surprised they didn't do this a long time ago.

[charlie bucket]

Originally posted by joetron2030
Jesus. Wow. Impressive.

I totally forgot about "Treehouse of Horror" last night. Was it any good?

yeah it was. you can watch it here (http://www.hulu.com/watch/42066/the-simpsons-treehouse-of-horror-19)

[fmstlr]

I was surprised by the part of running Krusty thru the wood chipper. I didn't expect to see that on a TV14 show. The Simpson's has BECOME the itchy and scratchy show itself.

[charlie bucket]

thats just how treehouse of horror episodes are. they kill ppl and junk

[joetron2030]

Originally posted by charlie bucket


yeah it was. you can watch it here (http://www.hulu.com/watch/42066/the-simpsons-treehouse-of-horror-19)
I checked Hulu this morning and saw that there but I wasn't sure if that was for the current season or last years.

Thanks for confirmation!

[TheirOldStuff]

I got to go to the Treehouse of Horror party last night, it was at Universal Studios, built around the Simpsons Ride.

Here I am, not ready for the picture:
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/63/l_89db22c5b7c04610a408adbdc6d76b38.jpg

I actually liked the episode a lot, especially the peanuts one. It is surprising that they haven't done that already.

[slackerbot]

i thought last night's episode was funny. well, mainly the Apple stuff. the muslim/terrorist thing was kinda meh.

[FDM]

when did homer become a more liberal (if still easily influenced by the media) guy? first he votes for obama, and then he's defending bart's new muslim friend and his family?

the apple bit was hilarious though. bart fucking up steve jobs' transmission with the whole "you're paying 400 bucks for a piece of plastic that cost 8 bucks to make" spiel was awesome. haven't laughed that hard at a new simpsons bit in a long ass time.

"me and my new boyfriend bill gates make out every night on top of a pile of your money!" :D hahaha

[slackerbot]

"..that light confirms that it's off!"

[ocd]

I liked last night's ep. The Apple shit was great, and on my station was followed immediately by an ad for an iPod of some sort.

[wnoodle]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/12/07/article-1092730-02BAADEC000005DC-60_468x636.jpg

[slackerbot]

the Simpsons in HD was pretty good.

[Jook Sing Vegas]

is that what was different?

[wnoodle]

It does explain the better picture quality. I was wondering what was up with the show last night.

[herrokitty]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZGz1Ajg7QU&e

[joetron2030]

http://www.hulu.com/the-simpsons. The episode you want is "Take My Life Please".

I thought they needed to turn on AA. Lots of jaggies. Maybe that's due to watching the version on Hulu.com.

Biggest difference was an alternate, extended intro sequence. Additional gags throughout the opening credits.

The episode was otherwise "meh".

[wnoodle]

10 fake Simpsons words that belong in the dictionary (http://guyism.com/2010/02/10-fake-simpsons-words-that-belong-in-the-dictionary.html)

[slackerbot]

tonight's opening sequence was directed by Banksy..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX1iplQQJTo

[puppy fields]

it's funny because it's true.

[wnoodle]

Most depressing intro EVAR.

[atomicscissors]

http://i.imgur.com/f6mc5.jpg

[wnoodle]

^ LOLz! Brilliant.