Quote of the Day

“The Itchy and Scratchy movie is the defining event of our generation. How would you have liked it if someone told you that you couldn’t watch the moon landing?” – Lisa Simpson “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong ♫“Yummy yummy yummy I got love in my tummy and I feel like loving you.”♫ – Homer Simpson

Quote of the Day

“I’m thinking of a number between one and fifty.” – Homer Simpson “Is it thirty-seven?” – Marge Simpson “D’oh! . . . I mean, no.” – Homer Simpson

Makeup Quote of the Day

“Bart, are you pulling up the carpet?” – Marge Simpson “Yuh-hunh.” – Bart Simpson “Why are you letting him do this?” – Marge Simpson “I dunno.” – Homer Simpson “Well, punish him!” – Marge Simpson “Alright, alright: Bart, go to your room.” – Homer Simpson “See you in the funny pages.” – Bart Simpson “How could you let this happen?” – Marge Simpson “How could you let this happen?” – Homer Simpson “I wasn’t here!” – Marge Simpson “Oh, how convenient.” – Homer Simpson

Quote of the Day

“Tonight on Eye on Springfield, we meet a man who’s been hiccuping for forty-five years.” – Kent Brockman “Hic – Kill me – hic – kill me…” – Hiccup Guy

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“Bart, did you take out the garbage like I asked?” – Homer Simpson “Indeed I did.” – Bart Simpson “D’oh! Hey, you goats! Get out of here!” – Homer Simpson

Quote of the Day

“But first, let’s take a look back at the year 1928. The year when you might’ve seen Al Capone dancing the Charleston on top of a flagpole.” – Kent Brockman

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“We don’t usually do this, but we have some witnesses.  Come in, Arthur.  Now, where did Bart stick the fireworks.” – Mrs. Krabappel

Reading Digest: Everybody Else Went to the Show Edition

“How was it?” – Bart Simpson “It wasn’t that great.” – Lisa Simpson “Be honest.” – Bart Simpson “It was the greatest movie I’ve ever seen in my life!” – Lisa Simpson This week we’ve got lots of links to those lucky bastards who got to see the Hollywood Bowl show last week, many of them with cool pictures.  Sure, YouTube is better than nothing, but it’s a poor substitute for the real thing.  In addition to that, we’ve got a bunch of .gifs, Duffman in the big leagues, a couple of disappointing lists, and a huge Sam Simon profile.…

Quote of the Day

“If you don’t start making more sense we’re gonna have to put you in a home.” – Homer Simpson “You already put me in a home!” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “Then we’ll put you in the crooked home we saw on 60 Minutes.” – Homer Simpson “I’ll be good.” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson

Behind Us Forever: Four Regrettings And A Funeral

“I regret nothing!” – Doomed Guy in Movie Ticket Line If any of us had been wondering what it would be like if Zombie Simpsons took the unrelated tales from one of their four-part storytelling episodes, jammed them together with a bunch of expository and often unrelated flashbacks, and dropped in a self voiced celebrity, we need wonder no more.  Proving that Season 25 can employ all the same flat out lazy shortcuts as Seasons 24, 23 and so on, we had characters telling us exactly how they feel, people wandering in and out of scenes seemingly at random, and…

Reading Digest: New Year Edition

“Now this is exactly what Bart’s teacher was talking about.  Our son did something wrong and you look the other way.” – Marge Simpson “But Marge, look at that hang dog expression; he’s learned his lesson. . . . Lets’ get him a present.” – Homer Simpson As expected, another short week on the internet led to another short Reading Digest.  For some reason, people just didn’t want to spend a lot of time between Christmas and New Year’s putting meaningless crap on-line.  (Weirdos.)  Anyway, we do have some people quoting the show, and talking about the show, and making…

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“Captain’s log, stardate sixty-fifty-one, had trouble sleeping last night.  My hiatal hernia is acting up.  The ship is drafty and damp.  I complain but, nobody listens.” – Captain Kirk “Star Trek XII: So Very Tired.  See the original cast in their latest, greatest adventure.” – TV Announcer “Captain, Klingons off the starboard bow.” – Mr. Sulu “Again with the Klingons.  Mr. Scott, give me full power.” – Captain Kirk “It’s no good, captain, I canna reach the control panel.” – Mr. Scott Happy (belated) 20th Anniversary to “Itchy & Scratchy: The Movie”.  Original airdate 3 November 1992.  (Got lost in…

Quote of the Day

“Dad, I agree that Bart should be punished, but the Itchy and Scratchy movie is the defining event of our generation.  How would you have liked it if someone told you that you couldn’t watch the moon landing?” – Lisa Simpson “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” – Neil Armstrong “Yummy yummy yummy I got love in my tummy and I feel like loving you.” – Homer Simpson

Internet History

“But the following year Scratchy was teamed up with a psychotic young mouse named Itchy, and cartoon history was made.” – Kent Brockman A few weeks ago, David Silverman tweeted the following: In case you can’t see the image, it says “Came across first known sighting of "worst episode ever" 11/3/92. This guy HATES ep 9F03 – just hilarious.”  Indeed it is.  Here’s the wonderfully archaic alt.tv.simpsons post from 4 November 1992 (the “>” on the top two lines are where he’s quoting a previous post): >Wow, what an intense episode.  … I didn’t know it was >going to be…

Quote of the Day

“I’m here live in Korea to give you a first hand look at how American cartoons are made.” – Kent Brockman Happy birthday Phil Roman!

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Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user denverkid. “Now, what were we talking about, boy?” – Homer Simpson “Uh, we were talking about the time you beat jury duty.” – Bart Simpson “Oh yeah, the trick is to say you’re prejudiced against all races.” – Homer Simpson

Quote of the Day

“Bart, come quick, there’s an Itchy & Scratchy movie!” – Lisa Simpson “If you want suspense . . . romance . . . you’ll find it at the Itchy & Scratchy movie, coming soon to a theater near you.  Fifty-three percent new footage.” – TV Announcer Happy Birthday Phil Roman!

Compare & Contrast: Disney, The Simpsons, & Zombie Simpsons

“Yeah, I used to be rich.  I owned Mickey Mouse Massage Parlors, then those Disney sleazeballs shut me down.  I said, ‘Look, I’ll change the logo, put Mickey’s pants back on!’  Pfft, some guys you just can’t reason with.” – Railroad Bridge Bum Walter Elias Disney is an inescapable presence in American animation.  Whether or not you like him, his work, or the giant company he spawned, when it comes to animation you are living in a world he did a great deal to shape.  The Simpsons always had some fun with this, enough that SNPP has an entire page…