“It’s a good thing you drifted by this brothel.” – Chief Wiggum Back in 2012, one of this coolest things this blog ever did was score free tickets for commenter Hank Pumpkins to see Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play in Washington DC. You can read his review here. Well, it turns out the play (by Anne Washburn) is getting made into a movie (by Boots Riley). I found this out clicking on Boots’s IMDb just now before going to see I Love Boosters this later this afternoon. No cast or timeline according to this, but I never saw the play so this announcement…
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“This isn’t just about Sideshow Bob! It’s a chance to turn around all our stinkin’ lives!” – Homer Simpson
Double Secret Makeup Quote of the Day
“Hello, Moe? We know you’re the one behind this so knock it off or we’re going to the cops!” – Lisa Simpson “No, no. I’ll take care of it. . . . Okay it’s over, get ’em out of here! . . . Alright, andale! Andale!” – Moe
Quote of the Day
“We’ve left it all behind. How can you make a clean break with your life?” – Marge Simpson “Relax, Marge. I tied up all the loose ends before we left.” – Homer Simpson “Hello! Hello! You have my pills! . . . Hello! . . . I’m cold and there are wolves after me.” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson
Makeup Quote of the Day
“Oh, no, Dad’s been drugged.” – Lisa Simpson “No, he hasn’t.” – Marge Simpson
Quote of the Day
“Now, when I say ‘Hello, Mr. Thompson’ and press down on your foot, you smile and nod.” – FBI Agent “No problem.” – Homer Simpson “Hello, Mr. Thompson.” – FBI Agent “I think he’s talking to you.” – Homer Simpson
Quote of the Day
“Well, what about that tattoo on your chest? Doesn’t it say ‘Die Bart Die’?” – Blue Haired Lawyer “No, that’s German for ‘The Bart, The’.” – Sideshow Bob “No one who speaks German could be an evil man.” – Parole Board Lady “Parole granted!” – Parole Board Chair
Quote of the Day
“Sideshow Bob tried to kill me on our honeymoon.” – Selma Bouvier “How many people in this court are thinking of killing her right now? . . . Be honest.” – Blue Haired Lawyer “She’s always leaving the toilet seat up.” – Patty Bouvier
Quote of the Day
“Homer, where’s the dog?” – Marge Simpson “I tied him up out back.” – Homer Simpson
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“The following neighborhood residents will not be killed by me. Ned Flanders. Maude Flanders.” – Sideshow Bob “Oh, isn’t that nice?” – Ned Flanders
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“Maude, these new finger razors make hedge trimming as much fun as sitting through church.” – Ned Flanders
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“Wow, a houseboat. You know, the great thing is, if you don’t like your neighbors, you can just pull up the anchor and sail someplace else.” – Homer Simpson
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“Hey, kids, wanna drive through that cactus patch?” – Homer Simpson “Yeah!” – Bart Simpson “Yeah!” – Lisa Simpson “No!” – Sideshow Bob “Welp, two against one.” – Homer Simpson
Quote of the Day
“This isn’t just because of Sideshow Bob, it’s a chance to turn around all our stinking lives.” – Homer Simpson “I’ll be Gus, the loveable chimney sweep. Clean as a whistle, sharp as a thistle, best in all Westminster, yeah!” – Bart Simpson “Shutup, boy.” – Homer Simpson
Quote of the Day
“But who’d want to hurt me? I’m this century’s Dennis the Menace.” – Bart Simpson “It’s probably the person you least suspect.” – Homer Simpson “That’s good, Dad.” – Lisa Simpson
Quote of the Day
“Hello, Moe? We know you’re the one behind this, so knock it off or we’re going to the cops!” – Lisa Simpson “No, no, I’ll take care of it. Okay it’s over, get ’em out of here! Alright, andele! Andele!” – Moe Happy 20th anniversary to “Cape Feare”! Original airdate 7 October 1993.
Quote of the Day
“Robert, if released would you pose any threat to one Bart Simpson?” – Lawyer “Bart Simpson? The spirited little scamp who twice foiled my evil schemes and sent me to this dank, urine soaked hell hole?” – Sideshow Bob “Uh, we object to the term ‘urine soaked hell hole’ when you could’ve said ‘pee pee soaked heck hole’.” – Parole Officer “Cheerfully withdrawn.” – Sideshow Bob
Quote of the Day
“Oh, my God! Someone’s trying to kill me! . . . Oh, wait. It’s for Bart.” – Homer Simpson
Quote of the Day
“Well, I’d like to help you, ma’am, but I’m afraid there’s no law against mailing threatening letters.” – Chief Wiggum “I’m pretty sure there is.” – Marge Simpson “Ha, the day I take cop lessons from Ma Kettle-” – Chief Wiggum “Hey, she’s right, Chief.” – Lou “Well, shut my mouth. It’s also illegal to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling . . . boys, knock it off!” – Chief Wiggum
Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play: Enjoyed By All
By Hank Pumpkins Let me start out by saying this: I both love to pretend, and am horrible at, being a journalist, a profession where my egocentrism is at odds with my sheer obliviousness. Which explains why I showed up to the Wooly Mammoth Theatre haughty with lofty perceptions of how I would craft my review-de-resistance—and also why I showed up looking like a sweaty bum, wearing a White Sox cap, my trusty Toms loafers, and a t-shirt of Boba Fett if he were a dog (“Boba Fetch”, a bartender explained to me later—like I said, oblivious). Were I a…
