“Myth: cable piracy is wrong. Fact: cable companies are big faceless corporations which makes it okay.” – Homer Simpson Top Line: This movie should have been called “Keke and the Clothes Factory”, it’s weird, bright, funny, and very moral. Box Score: Runtime: | 1h54m MPAA Rating: | R – strong sexual content, nudity, language throughout and brief drug use. Sweatpants Rating: | PG-14 – Kids need to learn about shoplifting and that’s a good age for them to do so. Three Stars: | 1. LaKeith Stanfield – This is unfair since he gets the Mercutio role as a cunnilingual sex…
Tag: Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment
Quote of the Day
“So, even if a man takes bread to feed his starving family, that would be stealing?” – Lisa Simpson “No. Well, it is if he puts anything on it. Jelly, for example.” – Reverend Lovejoy
Quote of the Day
“Anything else?” – Grocery Clerk “Yes, I ate two grapes. Please charge me for them.” – Marge Simpson “Oh? Two grapes? Who cares?” – Grocery Clerk “Just charge me something, please.” – Marge Simpson “Yeah, okay, alright . . . I need a price check on two grapes. Yeah, you heard me, Phil! Two measly stinkin’ grapes.” – Grocery Clerk
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“Today’s Christian doesn’t think he needs God. He thinks he’s got it made. He’s got his hi-fi! His boob tube! And his instant pizza pie!” – Reverend Lovejoy “Ooh, pizza.” – Homer Simpson
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“Good evening, Azran, Carver of Graven Images.” – Homer the Thief “Ah, good evening, Homer the Thief. How is business?” – Azran, Carver of Graven Images “Been a little slow these past few months. Not much to steal in the desert, you know?” – Homer the Thief “Ah, do not worry, my friend. I figure we’ll be wandering out here another two weeks, tops.” – Azran, Carver of Graven Images
Makeup Quote of the Day (Again)
“Man, I wish I was an adult so I could break the rules.” – Bart Simpson
Bonus Quote of the Day
“Hello, I’m Troy McClure. You may remember me from such movies as ‘Cry Yuma!’ and ‘Here Comes the Coast Guard!’ But today I’d like to talk to you about a pleasant tasting candy that actually cleans and straightens your teeth.” – Troy McClure Phil Hartman would’ve been sixty-nine today. (Nice.) Happy birthday.
Saturday Morning Cartoons
“Mr. Speaker, if I could call your attention to the retroactive subsidy appropriations override bill, I refer you to page four thousand five hundred and…” – Cable I’ve often said that it’s the little things that are what makes The Simpsons endlessly rewatchable. Case in point is the houseplant above, which I did not notice for years and years. The first time we see it is when Marge carries it into the house right before Homer announces to his family that they’ve now got cable. From there it gets set next to the couch as an unobtrusive background gag that also demonstrates…
Quote of the Day
“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
Quote of the Day
“So, this is okay, isn’t it? I mean, everybody does it, right?” – Homer Simpson “What? Oh, hey, if you’re having second thoughts, just read this pamphlet.” – Crooked Cable Guy
Reading Digest: Local Boys Make Good Edition
“The challenger learned how to fight in the notorious projects of Capital City, and honed his skills while serving time for aggravated assault and manslaughter in Springfield Prison.” – Boxing Announcer “Alright, a local boy!” – Barney Gumble With the hoopla around the premier and the crossover now safely in the rear view mirror, and Halloween stuff not yet ramping up to full volume, it’s a pretty short Reading Digest this week. We do have hometown articles about both Al Jean and Mike Reiss, however. In addition to those, we’ve got some excellent fan art, a couple of interesting lists,…
Quote of the Day
“Poopsie the Clown is a treasure that will last a lifetime!” – Shopping Channel Announcer “Cable . . . it’s more wonderful than I dared hope.” – Homer Simpson Those of you who have cable: enjoy the FXX marathon (Zombie Simpsons won’t start until Monday-Tuesday).
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“Hey, Moe, how come you never got cable for the bar?” – Barney “Well, it was either cable or the mechanical bull. I made my choice, and I stand by it.” – Moe
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“Ooh, somebody’s having a party.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon “Yeah, Friday night, want to come over?” – Homer Simpson “Oh, thank you, but this store is open twenty-four hours, it puts great demands on my time.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon “Too bad, it’s gonna be a great fight.” – Homer Simpson “Oh, the fight! Why didn’t you say something? I’ll get my brother Sanjay to cover for me. He deplores violence of all kinds.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
Reading Digest: Cable Expansion Edition
“How can one little insulated wire bring so much happiness?” – Homer Simpson The big news this week was the deliberate media leak that FOX is considering selling the cable rights to The Simpsons and Zombie Simpsons next year. This was a little unexpected in that one of the reasons the show has never been on cable is that the over-the-air syndication deal prohibits such a thing so long as new episodes are being made. So did this indicate that the show would be ending? No: However, unlike most syndication deals, the “Simpsons”-cable syndication does not spell doom for the…
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“They must think people will watch anything.” – Homer Simpson “Live from New Orleans, this is the World Series of cock fighting! Oh, son of a gun, we’ll have big fun on the bayou tonight!” – TV Announcer
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“You’re watching Top Hat Entertainment, adult programming all day, every day, except in Florida and Utah. Coming up next, Stardust Mammaries.” – Sultry Female Announcer
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“I’m so keen on seeing Watson vs. Tatum II, I’d even go to an employee’s house. Oh, I can picture it now, the screen door rusting off its filthy hinges, mangy dogs staggering about, looking vainly for a place to die.” – C.M. Burns
“Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment” Spews Truth
“Now, today’s Christian doesn’t think he needs God. He thinks he’s got it made. He’s got his hi-fi, his boob tube, and his instant pizza pie.” – Reverend Lovejoy “Ooh, pizza.” – Homer Simpson After we got such a positive response when we did those posts about “Lisa’s First Word”, and caught in the barren wasteland of the week it’s been around here, I thought I’d go back through the commentary tracks for The Simpsons and see what’s there. For the record, I have only ever heard a tiny handful of these. I got most of the DVD sets as…
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“Wait a minute, Troy, I’m a little confused. Did you say ‘Cleans and straightens’?” – Tina “There’s no confusion, Tina, just good science.” – Troy McClure Happy 20th Anniversary to “Homer vs. Lisa and the Eighth Commandment”! Original airdate: 7 February 1991.