“Lard, ho! Tis a good sign, Homer’s unfastened the top button on his pants.” – Captain McAllister “Uh, no, he’s been walking around like that since Thanksgiving.” – Akira “I’m surprised he just doesn’t give it up and go for sweatpants.” – Captain McAllister “He says the crotch wears out too fast.” – Akira “Yargh, that’s gonna replace the whale in my nightmares.” – Captain McAllister For the fourth summer in a row, we here at the Dead Homer Society will be spending some time discussing twelve year old Simpsons episodes. This year we’re doing Season 11. Why Season 11? …
Month: June 2012
Quote of the Day
“It’s very simple, Kent, the child is reverting to a feral, or wolf-like, state. Here’s an artist’s conception.” – Dr. Marvin Monroe
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“Okay, okay, okay, not your fault, it’s a bird thing. You don’t control the birds. You will someday, but not now.” – Lisa Simpson
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“Bart, where’s your bathing suit?” – Marge Simpson “I’m gonna swim nekkid.” – Bart Simpson “You’re what?” – Marge Simpson “Aw, sure, they’ll be a couple of uptight counselors who won’t dig the Bart philosophy, but I feel the human body is a thing of beauty.” – Bart Simpson “Marge, am I crazy or is my back getting hairier?” – Homer Simpson
Reading Digest: Presidential Heads Edition
“Okay, son, give him the glue!” – Homer Simpson If you were reading about American television on the internet this week, you likely encountered the uber-stupid nontroversy over ex-President Bush the Younger and HBO media darling Game of Thrones. It’s not worth tracking down in full, but the basic story is that someone was watching the DVD commentary for the final episode of Season 1. On it, the two guys who run the show noted that in a shot where there are a bunch of heads on spikes, one of the anonymous ones in the background was a George W.…
Quote of the Day
“They got valet parking tonight.” – Homer Simpson “We can’t drive this up there. They’ll see the dent. They’ll see the coat hanger antenna. Stop the car. We’re walking.” – Marge Simpson “But, Marge, valets. For once maybe someone will call me ‘sir’ without adding, ‘you’re making a scene’.” – Homer Simpson
“A Star Is Burns” Spews Truth
“The film is just me in front of a brick wall for an hour and a half. It cost eighty million dollars.” – Rainier Wolfcastle “How do you sleep at night?” – Jay Sherman “On top of a pile of money, with many beautiful ladies.” – Rainier Wolfcastle If these meta-commentary posts are ever enlightening, this one promises to be minimally so. I don’t think I’ve ever heard one that is just this straight up funny. It’s basically twenty minutes of Lovitz, Jean, Castellaneta and company ragging on each other personally and professionally in sometimes really mean ways while they…
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“You know, I used to think you were stuck in an emasculating, go-nowhere job.” – Bart Simpson “Heh heh, kids.” – Homer Simpson “But now, I want to follow in your footsteps.” – Bart Simpson “Do you want to change your name to Homer Junior? The kids can call you Ho-Ju.” – Homer Simpson “I’ll get back to you.” – Bart Simpson
“English? Who Needs That?”: The Simpsons in the United Kingdom
By Wesley Mead On Sunday 2nd September 1990, The Simpsons premiered in the UK, on a channel called Sky One. Sky One knew it would be a hit, surely. Advance press had been exhaustive and excited; buzz from the States was phenomenal. But I doubt even the most faithful of Simpsons fans at Sky in 1990 had any idea it would go on to be the show that saved the channel and defined their service for decades to come. Maybe that’s a little hyperbolic. But it is difficult to overestimate the impact The Simpsons had on British multichannel television. To…
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“I think I’ll write your performance evaluation now, Simpson.” – Mr. Milhouse Happy birthday Greg Daniels!
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“Dear Lord, thank you for Ziggy comics, little baby ducks, and ‘Sweatin’ to the Oldies’ volumes one, two and four.” – Ned Flanders
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“Yes, I’d like to send this letter to the Prussian consulate in Siam by aero-mail. Am I too late for the 4:30 auto-gyro?” – C.M. Burns “Um, I better look in the manual.” – Post Office Teenager
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“It was the most I ever threw up, and it changed my life forever.” – Homer Simpson
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“So let’s get to know each other better. Do we have any alcoholics among us?” – Horst “Uh, me.” – Alcoholic #1 “Right here.” – Alcoholic #2 “I’m drunk right now.” – Alcoholic #3
Reading Digest: Artistic Crossover Edition
“Aw, they just came for the buffalo wings. But you really got through to me.” – Lisa Simpson “Oh, good. I figure, if you’ve got something special to say, you have to share it with the world.” – Jazz Musician “Yeah, while you still can. Thanks.” – Lisa Simpson “Damn, that felt like a sale.” – Jazz Musician This week’s Reading Digest is loaded with Simpsons inspired pieces of creativity. We’ve got everything from a small drawing to a gigantic sand sculpture, as well as cheap laughs and honest-to-Jebus highfalutin music of the choral and jazz varieties. There’s also a…
Quote of the Day
“Due to my hectic schedule and lethargic sperm, I never fathered an heir. Now, I have no one to leave my enormous fortune to, no one.” – C.M. Burns “Ah-hem.” – Mr. Smithers “You, Smithers? Oh, no, my dear friend. I’ve planned a far greater reward for you. When I pass on, you shall be buried alive with me.” – C.M. Burns “Oh. Goody.” – Mr. Smithers
Crazy Noises: Brother’s Little Helper
“Fire can be our servant, whether it’s toasting smores or raining down on Charlie.” – Principal Skinner For the fourth summer in a row, we here at the Dead Homer Society will be spending some time discussing twelve year old Simpsons episodes. This year we’re doing Season 11. Why Season 11? Because we’ve done Seasons 8, 9 and 10 already, and it’s time to take an unflinching look at the end of the show. Since Skype and podcasts didn’t exist in 1999, and we want to discuss these episodes the way the internet intended, we’re sticking with the UTF-8 world…
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Left to right, Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ray Bradbury. Images for Asimov, Clarke, and Bradbury from Wikipedia, Bester from NNDb. “Boys and girls, today we will begin selecting a class president. I’m not allowed to vote, but I strongly suggest you elect Martin. Martin?” – Mrs. Krabappel “As your president, I would demand a science fiction library featuring an A-B-C of the overlords of the genre: Asimov, Bester, Clarke!” – Martin Prince “What about Ray Bradbury?” – Wendell “I’m aware of his work. Thank you, and keep watching the skies!” – Martin Prince So long, Mr.…
Crazy Noises: Beyond Blunderdome
“I don’t know, I think this movie was a big mistake. All I do is talk for two hours, I don’t shoot anybody, what was I thinking?” – Mel Gibson For the fourth summer in a row, we here at the Dead Homer Society will be spending some time discussing twelve year old Simpsons episodes. This year we’re doing Season 11. Why Season 11? Because we’ve done Seasons 8, 9 and 10 already, and it’s time to take an unflinching look at the end of the show. Since Skype and podcasts didn’t exist in 1999, and we want to discuss…
Bonus Quote of the Day
“No, no, no, no, no, stand naturally, Mr. Simpson. Let it all hang out. . . . You, conceal it!” – Karl Happy 60th Birthday to Harvey Fierstein, Springfield Hero!