“So that’s it, after twenty years: so long, good luck?” – Kirk van Houten “I don’t recall saying good luck.” – Cracker Factory Manager Last night, Variety broke the news that longtime Simpsons music guy Alf Clausen will no longer be working on Zombie Simpsons: Clausen told Variety that he received a call from “Simpsons” producer Richard Sakai that the company was seeking “a different kind of music” and that he would no longer be scoring the longtime Fox hit. First of all, condolences to Clausen. Getting fired is rarely fun, and getting fired by the boss’s assistant, over the phone, from…
Month: August 2017
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“Hey, it’s Krusty all right. Should I shoot him gangland style or execution style?” – Louie “Listen to your heart.” – Fat Tony
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“How was jerk practice, boy? Did they teach you how to sing to trees and build crappy furniture out of useless wooden logs? Huh? . . . D’oh! Stupid poetic justice!” – Homer Simpson
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“Bart, water will only go the other way in the Southern Hemisphere.” – Lisa Simpson “What the hell is the Southern Hemisphere?” – Bart Simpson “Haven’t you ever looked at your globe?” – Lisa Simpson
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“Freeze! FBI! The jig is up!” – Joe Friday “Alright, I admit it! I am the Lindbergh baby! Waa-waa, goo-goo, I miss my fly-fly da-da!” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “Are you trying to stall us, or are you just senile?” – Joe Friday “A little from column A, a little from column B.” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson
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“Herb, this is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen. I can’t believe we blew two thousand bucks on it when right now rollers could be kneading my buttocks.” – Homer Simpson “Homer, could you stop thinking about your ass?” – Herb Powell “I’ll try, but I can’t.” – Homer Simpson
Zombie Simpsons Gains YouTube Stardom
“Hey, wolfie! Put down that hors d’oeuvre. It’s time for the main course.” – Groundskeeper Willie No sooner do I decide to take a few days away from the internet than a popular YouTuber drops a 30 minute video that cites this blog and promptly racks up 900,000 views and counting. (My thanks to everyone who alerted me to it via Twitter and email.) The whole thing is worth watching: Excellent. For starters, my thanks to John Walsh/Super Eyepatch Wolf for the kind mentions and the link to Zombie Simpsons. More importantly, I heartily endorse this event or product’s analysis of…
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“Action!” – Lisa Simpson “Hello, I’m Bart Simpson. In the past, I’ve brought you such classic films as Homer in the Shower and Homer on the Toilet. And now, I give you: The Eternal Struggle.” – Bart Simpson “Relaxed fit my Aunt Fanny! Stupid Dockers! Oh, the belt is buckled . . .” – Homer Simpson
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“Just outside the county courtroom where an argument about chowder has spilled over into the biggest trial in Springfield history. Behind these doors a federal judge will ladle out steaming bowls of rich, creamy justice in a case the media have dubbed Beat Up Waiter. Pfft, this reporter suggested Waitergate, but was shouted down at the press club.” – Kent Brockman
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“You know, if you gave Ned Flanders a chance…” – Marge Simpson “Oh, here we go again. Look, I don’t care if Ned Flanders is the nicest guy in the world. He’s a jerk! End of story.” – Homer Simpson “Well, we can’t hold it against him just because he has things a little better than we do.” – Marge Simpson “Excuse me? Better? Thanks a lot, Marge. You really put me in my place.” – Homer Simpson
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“Mom’s gonna kill you.” – Bart Simpson “If she didn’t want her car ruined, she should’ve done a better job hiding her keys.” – Homer Simpson
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“This bald man has no ideas.” – Male Executive #1 “If this is a joke, I’m not laughing.” – Male Executive #2 “Some nerve, telling us how to run the plant. He doesn’t even have hair.” – Female Executive
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“Throat looks a little red. I better spray it.” – Lady Doctor Hibbert “Oy, thanks nice lady! My voice is crazy with the spraying already! I feel so much better, mister medical science type person!” – Bart Simpson Rest in peace, Jerry Lewis.
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“Your brain is cushioned by a layer of fluid one eighth of an inch thicker than normal. It’s almost as if you’re wearing a football helmet inside your own head. Why, I could wallop you all day with this surgical two-by-four without ever knocking you down. . . . But I have other appointments.” – Dr. Hibbert
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“Don’t worry, folks. He’ll get the help he needs.” – Bono
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“Permission to speak frankly, sir?” – Mr. Smithers “Permission granted.” – C.M. Burns “Well, you are quite wealthy.” – Mr. Smithers “Thank you, Smithers. Your candor is most refreshing.” – C.M. Burns
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“Honey, what’s done is done. No matter what happens, we’ll pull through. We always do.” – Marge Simpson “Okay, here’s the plan. You can move in with your sisters and raise the kids and I’ll die in a gutter. It’s practical and within our means.” – Homer Simpson
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“I’m a good student, Principal Skinner.” – Samantha Stanky “Yeah, sure, and they told me I’d get a big parade when I got back from Nam. Instead they spat on me. I can still feel it searing. . . . So, let’s just see what the permanent record has to say, shall we? Hmm, no detention, fairly good attendance record, oh, I see you beat that bed wetting problem in the second grade.” – Principal Skinner “That’s in there?” – Samantha Stanky “Don’t worry, they’ll forget. . . . Just like they forgot about me in that tiger cage for…
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“Ah, the worm has turned, has it not, my tin plated friend? Look at you! You who were once so proud! Feel the wrath of the left hand of Burns!” – C.M. Burns
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“C’mon, everybody! It makes you feel better.” – Bart Simpson