“Yeah, it’s a good idea, Homer, but they’ve already made some movies about World War II.” – Drunken Troy McClure “Aw, hell . . . well, what about Dracula?” – Homer Simpson
Tag: A Fish Called Selma
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“Look what I snagged, Marge: the candy bride and groom from the wedding cake. . . .” “. . . Mmm, pointy.” – Homer Simpson
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“In a bold move that has stunned Hollywood insiders, newly divorced comeback kid Troy McClure has turned down the supporting lead in McBain 4 to direct and star in his own pet project, the Contrabulous Fabtraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel. Will the gambit pay off? Twentieth Century Fox is betting it will.” – Not John Tesh
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“Troy, my man, it’s MacArthur Parker.” – MacArthur Parker“MacArthur Parker the agent? MacArthur Parker my agent?” – Troy McClure“Just checkin’ in, my friend. So, how’s my favorite client?” – MacArthur Parker“We haven’t spoken in eight years.” – Troy McClure“Yes! So, I saw the papers today, Troy. Looking good, that wholesome stuff really helps when I’m trying to find you work.” – MacArthur Parker“You haven’t found me work in twelve years.” – Troy McClure“Oh, you, jury duty is work.” – MacArthur Parker
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“It’s so modern. It’s ultra-modern! Like living in the not too distant future.” – Selma Bouvier
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“Ever hear of Planet of the Apes?” – Mac Parker “The movie or the planet?” – Troy McClure
Rock Us, Dr. Zaius
“I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-A to chimpan-Z!” – Troy McClure This afternoon, Vulture published an oral history of Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!, featuring interviews with Alf Clausen, David S/X Cohen, Chris Ledesma, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, and Mark Kirkland. (Dana Gould too, but, you know, why?) The whole thing is well worth a read, but I thought I’d highlight a few pieces: Oakley: Our goal when we took over was to copy season three. Season three of The Simpsons — which we didn’t work on by the way — was the best…
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“Remember when we were kids, we used to dream about our ideal husbands? Who knew the dream would come true for one of us? . . . Oh, come on, guess which one!” – Selma McClure “I know! I know! It’s Selma, right?” – Homer Simpson
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“Having a baby isn’t supposed to be work. It’s supposed to be an expression of the feelings we’re supposed to have for each other.” – Selma McClure “Oh, like how we built that snowman together in that Newport ad? Remember how alive with pleasure they said we were?” – Troy McClure
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“Hey, Homer, isn’t this your sister-in-law on a date with Troy McClure?” – Lenny “Pfft, Troy McClure, he’s a washed up movie star! He could be dating washed up supermodels.” – Homer Simpson
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“Selma, Jub-Jub is fantastic! He’s everywhere you wanna be!” – Troy McClure Sorry this went up late.
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“All these celebrities on the walls. I just know a big star like you is up there somewhere.” – Selma Bouvier “Ah, yes, I’m over there.” – Troy McClure
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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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“Yeah, it’s a good idea, Homer, but they’ve already made some movies about World War II.” – Drunken Troy McClure
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“Tonight, Seventies leading man Troy McClure has finally met the woman of his dreams. We may remem-. . . woman? Huh. Okay. We may remember Troy from such films as The Verdict Was Mail Fraud and Leper in the Backfield.” – Not John Tesh
Bonus Quote of the Day
“This better be important. It’s my wedding night, I’m trying to sleep.” – Troy McClure Phil Hartman would’ve been 65 today. Happy birthday.
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“Movie For a Rained-Out Ballgame now returns to Dyan Cannon, Troy McClure, and the Muppets in the 1977 film, The Muppets Go Medieval.” – TV Announcer
Today in Things I Thought Already Happened
“Watch out, Laszlo Panaflex!” – Troy McClure Matt Groening is getting a tile on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I found this out via a press release we got this afternoon, but if you’d asked me this morning whether or not he already had one, I would’ve said “Probably?”. Here are the official details: MATT GROENING CELEBRATES 500TH EPISODE OF “THE SIMPSONS” WITH STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME WHO: Matt Groening Emcee: Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, President/CEO Leron Gubler Guest speakers: Hank Azaria (voice of Moe, Chief Wiggum, plus others) and Yeardley Smith (voice of…
Reading Digest: Muppets Edition
“Dad, what’s a Muppet?” – Lisa Simpson “Well, it’s not quite a mop, and it’s not quite a puppet, but man . . . so to answer your question, I don’t know.” – Homer Simpson Shorter than usual Reading Digest this week on account of Thanksgiving, but there are a couple of links relating to the new Muppet movie. One is the quote above, which was very popular when discussing the revival of the moribund Muppets franchise, the other is a reference to none other than Poochie by the director himself. As usual, once The Simpsons comments on something, it…
Reading Digest: Getting Off the Planet of the Apes Edition
“I love you, Dr. Zaius!” – Troy McClure Today, Hollywood’s second attempt to reboot a 1960s sci-fi franchise that (except for the first one) wasn’t that good in the first place opens in theaters nationwide. This has prompted everyone and their mother to mention and post links to Troy McClure and “Stop the Planet of the Apes, I Want to Get Off!”. I’ve winnowed it down to just a couple of links below, including two different bootleg videos of the multi-million dollar musical in question. I hope they invited Jeff Goldblum to the premier. On top of that, we’ve got…
