Wednesday was the 30th Anniversary of “The Crepes of Wrath”. So I busted out my Season 1 DVDs and spent some quarantime listening to Wes Archer and George Meyer’s commentary. Wikipedia says these DVDs were released in September 2001, so the commentaries were probably recorded in early 2001 or so. From early 2001, this episode was 11 years old. Today it is 30 years old, so the time between the commentary recording and now is roughly double that between the episode and the recording. This gives an interesting flavor some of what’s said. By the time this was recorded, Archer…
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“Homer, this is a terrible thing that’s happened. But we can’t blame ourselves.” – Marge Simpson“We can and will!” – Homer Simpson“Children need discipline! You can ask any syndicated advice columnist.” – Marge Simpson Happy birthday, George Meyer!
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“Mr. Simpson, I presume.” – Not Henry Morton Stanley Happy birthday, George Meyer!
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“First question: if I could be any animal, I would be a) a carpenter ant, b) a nurse shark, or c) a lawyer bird.” – Mrs. Krabappel Happy birthday, George Meyer!
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“You think she has talent?” – Marge Simpson “Sure!” – Li’l Ludwig’s Guy “Do you think she could be a professional some day?” – Marge Simpson “Oh, Lord, no!” – Li’l Ludwig’s Guy “But I’ll practice every day!” – Lisa Simpson “Yeah, well, I’ll be frank with you, Lisa. And when I say frank, I mean, you know, devastating. You’ve inherited a finger condition known as stubbiness. It usually comes from the father’s side.” – Li’l Ludwig’s Guy Happy birthday George Meyer!
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“Homer, please don’t make me choose between my man and my God, because you just can’t win.” – Marge Simpson “There you go again, always taking someone else’s side: Flanders, the water department, God.” – Homer Simpson Happy birthday George Meyer!
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“You know what I really hate about church? Those boring sermons.” – Homer Simpson “I couldn’t agree more. That Reverend Lovejoy really displeases me. I think I’ll give him a canker sore.” – God Happy birthday George Meyer!
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“Thou hast forsaken my church!” – God “Well, kind of, but-” – Homer Simpson “But what?” – God “I’m not a bad guy, I work hard, and I love my kids. So why should I spend half my Sunday hearing about how I’m going to Hell?” – Homer Simpson “Hmm, you’ve got a point there.” – God Happy birthday George Meyer!
Simpsons Alumni Update: George Meyer & the Mr. Burns Toad
Both images from Conservation International. “Why here’s the fellow. Wiry, fast, firm proud buttocks, reminds me of me.” – C.M. Burns Deep in the jungle primeval in Colombia, a couple of new species were discovered, a frog and two toads, to be precise. One of them, pictured above of the genus Rhinella, was dubbed, in an excellent publicity ploy, the “Mr. Burns” toad. Unlike that “Homer Simpson gene” from a few months ago, these scientists have a Simpsons alum to back up their gimmick. Here’s Dr. Robin Moore: "As for the new beaked toad, it is easily one of the…
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“Bart Simpson on the side of law and order? Has the world gone topsy-turvy?” – Principal Skinner “That’s right, man. I got my first taste of authority . . . and I liked it!” – Bart Simpson Happy Birthday George Meyer!
Sex Where There Was No Sex Before
Famed Simpsons writer George Meyer pops up in The New Yorker from time to time. This piece, which to my surprise is free on-line, is from three years ago. In it Meyer demonstrates the panache for the absurd that served the show so well for so long. The premise is fairly simple, take one of the most boring things imaginable (in this case conferences) and describe it erotically using every word this side of “heaving”. The results are amazing: There’s nothing subtle about a PANEL DISCUSSION. Its thrills are dizzying, electric, a filthy mule kick to the greedy core of…
Page to Screen
One of the consistently puzzling aspects of Zombie Simpsons, for me anyway, is trying to imagine how anyone, in a writers room, at a table read, really at any point in the creation of the show, could’ve found some of this stuff funny. Was it really a laugh riot in the studio when they were discussing different things for Marge to spell out with the rhythmic gymnastics ribbon? Did somebody mention old Rodney Dangerfield movies and everyone just started cutting up? It’s pretty hard to picture. The examples above are from Season 21, but this interview with George Meyer (which…
Partial Interview with George Meyer
“Wow, my first published article, hoo! Although someone else’s name is on it.” – Lisa Simpson “Heh heh, welcome to the humiliating world of professional writing.” – Homer Simpson Earlier this month a book called And Here’s the Kicker: Conversations with 21 Top Humor Writers on their Craft and the Industry came out. It appears to be exactly what it sounds like. Mike Sacks, the author, was interviewd and let this precious gem drop: TV writers are given a lot of territory. Aren’t screenplays every comedy writer’s dream? When you look at The Simpsons, Freaks and Geeks or Arrested Development,…