“Bart, it’s such a nice day today, let’s have detention outside.” – Mrs. Krabappel Sad news, Marcia Wallace, Mrs. Krabappel herself, died yesterday. The cause was “complications from breast cancer”: She would also build a second career as a voice-over actress, giving life to Edna Krabappel, Bart Simpson’s cynical and chain-smoking fourth grade teacher on “The Simpsons.” The role, a sublime parody of disaffected instruction, earned her an Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance in 1992. The show’s executive producer Al Jean said Saturday that the character would be retired out of deference to Wallace’s death. Good on Jean. So…
Day: October 26, 2013
Animation Alley: Treehouse of Horror VI
(this episode directed by Bob Anderson) Matt Groening has talked about how he feels the less lines needed to convey a character or emotion, the better. This show, and to some extent Futurama, has always hinged on simplistic design, but in an incredibly economical way. A great example is Homer with pantyhose on his head here. Two lines on his forehead to represent the stretching, and his nose being pushed down, and that’s it, you perfectly understand what’s happening. The second frame is unrelated to this topic, I just love Lard Lad’s pose as he comes to life with a…
Quote of the Day
“You . . . you speak English?” – Marge Simpson “I am actually speaking Rigellian. By an astonishing coincidence both of our languages are exactly the same.” – Kang