“Bart, you cast the wrong spell! Zombies!” – Lisa Simpson So, was this episode the Futurama crossover or not? I didn’t see Fry or Leela, but there was a beer swilling robot and lots of inter-species relationships, so I’m not entirely sure. Also, part of it was a coma fantasy or a dream sequence, but I don’t have access to an original script so I don’t know if those pages were on pink paper or goldenrod. For those of you sage enough not to have watched it, we begin in the present when Homer dies. Frink, and remember, this is supposed…
Month: April 2014
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“Okay, let’s make this sporting, Leonard. If you can tell me why I shouldn’t fire you without using the letter e, you can keep your job.” – C.M. Burns “Uh, okay, um, I’m a good work . . . guy.” – Lenny “You’re fired.” – C.M. Burns “But I didn’t say-” – Lenny “You will.” – C.M. Burns “Eeeeeeee!” – Lenny Happy 20th anniversary to “Burns’ Heir”! Original airdate: 14 April 1994.
Sunday Preview: Days of Future Future
Set in the future, Homer has a new clone for every time he dies. Lisa is married to a zombie version of Milhouse, while Bart deals with custody issues with his ex-wife, Jenda. Each defines what love means to them. Well that reads like a THOH synopsis if I’ve ever seen one. Amy Poehler is going to voice Jenda, so obviously she must be in some serious debt, or have some bodies somewhere that Al Jean found out about.
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“Put food in me.” – Marge Simpson “I’ll take that.” – Homer Simpson
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“And how is my little major leaguer, catch any junebugs today?” – Homer Simpson “Well, me and Milhouse took some mail from a mail truck and threw it down the sewer.” – Bart Simpson “Son, I know you meant well, but that wasn’t the right thing to do.” – Homer Simpson “What the hell are you talking about? You’re the one who double dared us.” – Bart Simpson
Reading Digest: Letterman Retires Edition
So David Letterman announced that sometime next year he’s going to hang up his mic and ride off into the talk show sunset. Two years ago, he did a short guest voice for a couch gag on Zombie Simpsons. That video was freaking everywhere this week, so it’s another shorter than usual Reading Digest. (It’s worth pointing out, of course, that the family seeing Letterman on the couch was a repeat of the one above from Season 5, but I digress. Bonus Critic points here.) Beyond that we’ve got some cool fan art of the amateur and professional varieties, some news about…
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“Mom, someone threw gum in my hair!” – Lisa Simpson “Are you sure? Maybe it’s just shampoo. That washes right out.” – Marge Simpson
Quick Note on the Zombification of Patty & Selma
“When are you going to wake up and smell your husband, Marge?” – Selma Bouvier “Granted, you got some kids out of him, but when the seeds have been planted you throw away the envelope.” – Patty Bouvier My apologies, but there isn’t going to be a Compare & Contrast this week. My stupid real job threw up a bolt-from-the-blue minor crisis this week that is just now finally squared away, and I don’t have the energy to get my brains back into an episode I’ve already largely forgotten. However, there was one thing that’s been bugging me about “Luca$”:…
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“So, working at the DMV must be very interesting.” – Troy McClure “I think I’m getting repetitive stress disorder from scratching my butt all day.” – Selma Bouvier
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“Mickey Rooney!” – Bart Simpson & Milhouse van Houten “Hi, Milhouse! The studio sent me to talk to you, being a former child star myself, and the number one box office draw from 1939 through 1940.” – Mickey Rooney “Wow, spanning two decades.” – Bart Simpson (Thanks to commenter dvcnick for reminding me that I hadn’t used all the Rooney quotes yet.)
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“Now turn to the next problem. If you have three Pepsis and drink one, how much more refreshed are you? You, the redhead in the Chicago school system.” – Troy McClure “Pepsi?” – Redhead in Chicago “Partial credit.” – Troy McClure
Behind Us Forever: Luca$
“Where is Homer, anyway?” – Selma Bouvier “It’s so typical of the big doofus to spoil it all.” – Patty Bouvier “What, Aunt Patty?” – Lisa Simpson “Oh, nothing, dear, I’m just trashing your father.” – Patty Bouvier “Well, I wish you wouldn’t. Because, aside from the fact that he has the same frailties as all human beings, he’s the only father I have. Therefore he is my model of manhood, and my estimation of him will govern the prospects of my adult relationships. So I hope you bear in mind that any knock at him is a knock at…
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“Man, these are primo seats! I could really go for a hot dog.” – Homer Simpson “Homer, this is an operation!” – Marge Simpson “Hot dogs! Get your hot dogs, here!” – Hot Dog Vendor “Woo-hoo!” – Homer Simpson
Sunday Preview: Luca$
Lisa dates a boy named Lucas Bortner, who wants to be a competitive eater. Marge becomes concerned that Lisa is trying to marry a boy that’s just like Homer. Bart helps Snake Jailbird break out of jail and starts to receive gifts from him, making Milhouse jealous. So I guess Zach Galifianakis is the fatty competitive eater for which Lisa gets the hots. Fine. Good for him. I suppose it’s his turn on the town bike anyway. I don’t have much to say about the other plot, except that the first time I read this promo, all I could…
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“When you want grease, go to the source: good old Krustyburger.” – Bart Simpson “Oh, I’ll say. Look at that red headed kid. There must be twenty dollars worth of grease on his forehead alone.” – Homer Simpson
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“Homer, you are asleep at your post! Now go change the expiration dates on the dairy products.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Reading Digest: Simpson Alumni Everywhere Edition
“My old roommates, the nerds! Aww. You working?” – Homer Simpson “Oh, my, yes, I’m on a secret project that I’m not at liberty to divulge . . . cough, cyborgs.” – Fat Nerd We’ve got a bunch of news this week about current and former Simpsons staffers: David Silverman got a new job, Harry Shearer is in Wales, Mike Reiss gave a talk at Harvard, and Sam Simon continues to be awesome. (There’s also a Zombie Simpsons writer making an ass of himself, but he doesn’t count.) In addition to that, there’s plenty of video game YouTube, fancy New…
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“Lis, today I am a god.” – Bart Simpson “Is that why you’re sitting on an ice cream sandwich?” – Lisa Simpson “Eww.” – Bart Simpson
Compare & Contrast: Homer the Incorruptible
"We don’t have to be adversaries, Homer. We both want a fair union contract." – C.M. Burns "Why is Mr. Burns being so nice to me?" – Homer’s Brain "And if you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours." – C.M. Burns "Wait a minute, is he coming on to me?" – Homer’s Brain "I mean, if I should slip something into your pocket, what’s the harm?" – C.M. Burns "My God, he is coming on to me." – Homer’s Brain "After all, negotiations make strange bedfellows." – C.M. Burns For a simple and common act, bribery requires a surprising amount…
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“Hi, I’m Troy McClure, you might remember me from such telethons as Out With Gout 88 and Let’s Save Tony Orlando’s House.” – Troy McClure Tony Orlando turns 70 today. Happy birthday.