“I was twenty-four years old with a beautiful girlfriend and a job with a future. . . . Hey, you’re supposed to be listening to my story!” – Homer Simpson “I thought it was over. You had a problem turning blades, you overcame it, the feel good story of the year.” – Bart Simpson So the 25th anniversary of “Bart the Genius” was this week, which gave lots of people another chance to go back and talk about all the things the show has done. Most notably, this included internet pop culture factory The A.V. Club, which had a “Simpsons…
Day: January 16, 2015
How Lisa Simpson Became Her Own Substitute
By Roisin Peddle Forgiveness, please, for some pointless nostalgia right off the bat. Just like The Simpsons, I turned 25 this year. Being a kid without ‘the channels’ [i.e. cable] in 90s Ireland turned me into discerning Simpsons fan. For one thing, our state broadcaster, RTE, was ridiculously behind in broadcasting ‘new’ episodes. In 1998, I remember enjoying ‘Bart’s Friend Falls in Love’ for the first time. The episode was already six years old; so as a result I didn’t see anything from the newer seasons until well after I’d developed my critical faculties. Secondly, RTE never cut anything out…
Quote of the Day
“Adults blow.” – Nelson Muntz “Yeah, just look at ’em over there.” – Bart Simpson “Smoking their cigarettes.” – Milhouse van Houten “Drinking their coffee.” – Lisa Simpson “Scratching their big butts.” – Bart Simpson “Your metabolism will change someday too, young man.” – Principal Skinner