– By Andreas “Cool, she’ll be a freak!” – Bart To have an annual Halloween episode is one thing. To freely cram shocking, ghoulish imagery into otherwise normal episodes of a family sitcom is another. But then, The Simpsons’ writers and animators never had much interest in following formulas or obeying TV conventions, preferring to meld their own savagely satirical experiments with an emotionally naturalistic representation of family life. This, and the fluid nature of its animation, meant that the show could veer from mundane reality to nightmarish fantasy in the blink of an eye. Here, then, are ten of…
Day: June 30, 2011
Quote of the Day
Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user Eric Kilby. “Selma, this wedding is spinning out of control. Can we really afford it? I’ve already run through eight of the ten dollars they gave me when I left prison.” – Sideshow Bob “Hey, relax, I told you, I got money. I bought stock in a mace company just before society crumbled.” – Selma Bouvier