“Mom, don’t make me do this. I don’t want to be an actor.” – Milhouse van Houten “Nonsense, you’re going to be great! Now, take off those glasses so they can see your beautiful eyes.” – Luann van Houten
Month: April 2013
Behind Us Forever: Pulpit Friction
“Hey, look, those frogs are eating all their crops!” – Homer Simpson Marge has to yell in church to get everyone to sit down, and meanwhile Lovejoy was just standing at the pulpit waiting patiently? I know they don’t care about this stuff, but it really destroys scenes. And the new guy is also just standing there before he starts describing Lovejoy for no reason. Color me surprised, they remembered the bed bug thing for one brief scene after the first segment. Usually they just drop it all together. And Homer electrocutes himself because of course he does. Why is…
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“Now, we give ’em the bikes, no one sues.” – Principal Skinner “What if they’re dead, sir?” – Groundskeeper Willie “Then we ride these bikes to Mexico, and freedom, Willie, freedom!” – Principal Skinner “Freedom? Yeah, I’ll turn you in at the first toll booth.” – Groundskeeper Willie Happy 20th anniversary to “Whacking Day”! Original airdate 29 April 1993.
Sunday Preview: Pulpit Friction
Homer heeds the call when he is recruited to be a deacon by the cutting-edge new pastor, but Bart wants to bring back Rev. Lovejoy after Homer embraces the faith a little too zealously. Meanwhile, it is no laughing matter when the dry cleaner mistakenly switches Marge’s wedding dress for one of Krusty’s costumes. A bit of a contrast from the time Homer was a minister to profit off of gay marriage, but hey, it’s 2013. Apparently there is also a bedbug infestation during this episode, so we got that going for us too!
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“According to Fretful Mother magazine, if Maggie doesn’t talk by age one we should consider a corrective tongue extender.” – Marge Simpson
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“I guess we could get more involved in Bart’s activities, but then I’d be afraid of smothering him.” – Marge Simpson “Yeah, and then we’d get the chair.” – Homer Simpson “That’s not what I meant.” – Marge Simpson “It was, Marge, admit it.” – Homer Simpson
Reading Digest: Futurama Gets Cancelled Again Edition
“What’s gonna happen to me?” – Bart Simpson “And now it’s time for Match Game 2034! With Billy Crystal, Farrah Fawcett Majors O’Neil Varney, the ‘I Didn’t Do It’ boy, ventriloquist Loni Anderson, Spike Lee, and the always lovely and vivacious head of Kitty Carlisle.” – TV Announcer “Hi, everybody! Let’s start the game.” – Head of Kitty Carlisle Since you’re reading this Simpsons website, you’ve probably already heard that Futurama got the ax (for a second time) this week. It wasn’t entirely unexpected news since Comedy Central clearly wasn’t putting much into the show in terms of scheduling or…
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“Will there be beer?” – Homer Simpson “Beer is not allowed.” – Movementarian “Homer no function beer well without.” – Homer Simpson
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“Hello, town jubilation committee? Yeah, I got something that’s gonna make you a lot less jubilant.” – Moe Happy birthday Hank Azaria!
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“We’ll see you when you get back from image enhancement camp.” – Mr. Prince “Spare me your euphemisms! It’s fat camp for daddy’s chubby little secret!” – Martin Prince “You promised you wouldn’t make a scene.” – Mr. Prince
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“I’m sorry, Homer, but I’m still mad at you. Every word you say just makes me want to punch you in the face.” – Herb Powell “Well, while you’re a guest in my home, could you just kick me in the butt?” – Homer Simpson “I’ll try, but I’m not making any promises.” – Herb Powell
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“Hello, Helen.” – Marge Simpson “Marge.” – Helen Lovejoy “Edna.” – Marge Simpson “Marge.” – Edna Krabappel “Uh . . . oh.” – Marge Simpson “Oh, my name is Agnes, and you know it’s Agnes! It means lamb, lamb of God!” – Agnes Skinner (Sorry this went up late. Schedule screw up on my part.)
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"Is he well enough for me to start mothering him unbearably, doctor?" – Marge Simpson "Better let him rest up a while first." – Dr. Hibbert
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“Hold on, Chief. It might be medicinal.” – Eddie “Uh, yeah, medicinal! Without it I could, uh, go even blinder. Right?” – Mr. Mitchell
Reading Digest: Tapped Out Is a Bottomless Money Pit Edition
“And to think, Smithers, you laughed when I bought Ticketmaster, ‘Nobody’s going to pay a hundred percent service charge’.” – C.M. Burns “Well, it’s a policy that ensures a healthy mix of the rich and the ignorant, sir.” – Mr. Smithers The Tapped Out game continues to be a runaway hit for FOX and EA. Freemium games that dribble out content in exchange for cash have proven to be goldmines, and the Simpsons one is at the head of the pack, which means that there’s quite a bit of internet discussion about it. We’ve got a review of the latest…
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“Homer’s a great nuclear safety inspector, but I don’t know if I trust him with my garbage.” – Carl
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“We played Dungeons & Dragons for three hours, then I was slain by en elf.” – Homer Simpson “Listen to yourself, man, you’re hanging with nerds.” – Bart Simpson “You take that back!” – Homer Simpson “Homer, please, these boys sound very nice, but they’re clearly nerds.” – Marge Simpson Happy birthday Conan O’Brien!
O’Brien, Jean, Reiss, Kogen and Martin
“Cartoons have writers?” – Bart Simpson “Enh, sort of.” – Lisa Simpson The 81 minute roundtable discussion Conan O’Brien hosted with Al Jean, Mike Reiss, Jay Kogen, and Jeff Martin is now live on O’Brien’s website. (I couldn’t get the embedding to work here on WordPress.) I must warn you: it is very addictive. I started it thinking I’d watch a few minutes and then come back to it tonight when I had more time. Nope. Watched it straight through my lunch. As a Simpsons fan, it’s a must-see. They talk about the origins of the show, joke about specific…
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“Justice is not a frivolous thing, Simpson; it has little, if anything, to do with a disobedient whale.” – Principal Skinner
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“Oh, kid, gosh, I meant to tell you. Turns out that Krusty is one of the biggest tax cheats in history, and they nailed him, all thanks to you. Some might say you’re a hero, kid. Not me, however, I love Krusty.” – Bank Guy