All-star commenter D.N. sent this in and swears it’s real: D.N. writes: I came across this gem in early 2007…I had a residential phone book on hand and, just for a laugh, I had a look to see if there was an A GORILLA in Perth, not expecting the answer to be in the affirmative at all. Needless to say, I was incredibly amused with what I found, and shared said amusement with my Simpsons-loving sibling and friends. I remember checking the listing against the previous year’s phone book, and I’ve checked (almost every) phone books since, and it looks…
Category: Simpsons Did It
As It Was, As It Is
“I see an Eastern university in the year 2010, the world has become a very different place . . .” – Renaissance Faire Fortune Teller Let’s go ahead and get this out of the way first: I love this episode. I’ve seen it more times than I can count and I never fail to laugh my ass off. It was first broadcast in 1995 and it foretold the world in 2010, which is now here. So let’s take a look at how things actually turned out. I don’t think the writers were trying to predict 2010; I just think it’s…
An Illustrated Example of Good and Bad Vortex Humor
In Season 5’s “Bart Gets an Elephant”, Stampy escapes and Homer and the family try to find the pachyderm by following the trail of destruction. Unfortunately, a tornado has come through since Stampy did. Homer then points up and says, “Look, it got Patty and Selma!” We’re then shown Patty and Selma in rocking chairs (a la The Wizard of Oz) and they make a joke: Now, compare that with Season 8’s “Hurricane Neddy”, which we discussed at length back in June. Homer ventures out of the basement during the eye of the storm; then, for no real reason, he’s…
Getting Out of Hand
“I’m in television now. It’s my job to be repetitive. My job. My job. Repetitiveness is my job.” – Bart Simpson Simpsons Channel has a post up with the promo image for April 19th’s Zombie Simpsons, titled “The Good, the Sad and the Drugly”. Here’s the plot description: To win the heart of Jenny (guest voice Anne Hathaway) a sweet 5th grade girl, Bart becomes a good samaritan and gives up his prank-pulling days Given the presence of the perfectly cromulent word “drugly” in the title I’m gonna guess that this girl might have a lesson or two to teach…