Tag: Lisa the Vegetarian

“Uh-oh, two Independent Thought Alarms in one day! The students are over stimulated. Willie, remove all the colored chalk from the classrooms.” – Principal Skinner“I warned you! Didn’t I warn you? That colored chalk was forged by Lucifer himself!” – Groundskeeper Willie

“It’s just a little dirty, it’s still good! It’s still good! . . . It’s just a little slimy, it’s still good! It’s still good! . . . It’s just a little airborne, it’s still good! It’s still good!” – Homer Simpson “It’s gone.” – Bart Simpson “I know.” – Homer Simpson

“Just ask this scientician.” – Troy McClure

“When I grow up, I’m going to Bovine University!” – Ralph Wiggum

“You know, Smithers, I think I’ll donate a million dollars to the local orphanage . . . when pigs fly!” – C.M. Burns “Will you be donating that million dollars now, sir?” – Mr. Smithers “No, I’d still prefer not.” – C.M. Burns

“This is where the wolf blows down the pig’s house.” – Marge Simpson “He blows alright. He blows big time.” – Bart Simpson “That’s it, honey! Get into the spirit!” – Marge Simpson

“Uh, Mr. McClure, I have a crazy friend who says it’s wrong to eat meat. Is he crazy?” – Jimmy “No, just ignorant. You see, your crazy friend never heard of the food chain.” – Troy McClure

“Good morning, class. A certain agitator, for privacy’s sake let’s call her Lisa S., no, that’s too obvious. Let’s say L. Simpson.” – Principal Skinner

“Alright, Lisa, if you don’t want lamb chops, there’s lots of other things I can make, chicken breast, rump roast, hot dogs…” – Marge Simpson

“Are you saying you’re never going to eat any animal again?  What about bacon?” – Homer Simpson “No!” – Lisa Simpson “Ham?” – Homer Simpson “No!” – Lisa Simpson “Pork chops?” – Homer Simpson “Dad, those all come from the same animal!” – Lisa Simpson “Yeah, right, Lisa, a wonderful, magical animal.” – Homer Simpson Happy 20th Anniversary to “Lisa the Vegetarian”! Original airdate 15 October 1995.

“In fact, if you play ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ backwards, you’ll hear a recipe for a really ripping lentil soup!” – Paul McCartney  We’ve got a whale of a Reading Digest this week, including two elaborate links to music from before rock achieved perfection in 1974 and two people making food from the show, out of this world space age moon waffles and little meat loaf men.  In addition, we’ve got quite a bit of fan art, some of it very elaborate, a Groening interview from 1990,  a very creepy old Micky Mouse that kind looks like Homer, and much more. Enjoy. The Coasters = The Simpsons – Now here’s a novel fan theory: I was listening to a compilation of the beloved R&B group the Coasters, and wondered what draws me to these songs. Then the thought hit me: The Coasters’ hits are basically templates for classic episodes of The Simpsons, decades before that show existed. Don’t believe my theory? Behold the startling evidence below: She’s got a ton of examples, though the simpler explanation would be that topics that are cause for blues songs are also good fodder for comedy.  Still, that’s a great list. This Simpsons-Pink Floyd Mashup Of ‘Comfortably Numb’ Is Incredible – And speaking of old music: Die-hard Simpsons fan Raymond Stephens has taken the time to source old clips of the show, editing them together in this cool video as the iconic Pink Floyd track plays over the top. It’s great, and the Futurama clips are dead on.  (Though I could’ve done without all the clips from that awful Zombie Simpsons episode where Homer has a grunge band.)  Doesn’t seem to be working on regular YouTube so I can’t embed, but you can see it at the link. Matt Groening on Whad’ya Know 2-10-90 – A Groening NPR interview from the early days of Bartmania.  I always find these old Groening interviews fascinating because you can hear how inexperienced he is at doing interviews.  These days he’s way more polished, then he was really raw.  It gets really good at about the 10:30 mark as they get into some of the controversies around the early days of the show.  The nuclear industry was unhappy. “Pretty clever!” – I think we can all relate to this: Sometimes a free-floating line will just snag onto an existing feeling and crystalize it, and along with Seinfeld, The Simpsons has been responsible for more such epiphanies than any other series. Elsewhere, I’ve compared the repository of Simpsons quotes that we all seem to carry in our heads to the metaphorical language that Picard encountered in “Darmok,” and there’s no question that it influences the way many of us think about ourselves. Take “Hurricane Neddy,” which first aired during the show’s eighth season. It probably wouldn’t even make it onto a list of my fifty favorite episodes, but there’s one particular line from it that has been rattling around in my brain ever since. After a hurricane destroys Flanders’s house, the neighborhood joins forces to rebuild it,…

“Look, kids, I just got my party invitations back from the printer’s!” – Homer Simpson “Come to Homer’s B-B-B-Q.  The extra B is for B-Y-O-B-B.” – Lisa Simpson “What’s that extra B for?” – Bart Simpson “That’s a typo.” – Homer Simpson

“I take it from your yelling that you like my tofu dogs.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon “Tofu?” – Lisa Simpson “Oh, yes, no meat whatsoever, and only thrice the fat of a normal hot dog.  I made the switch and nobody noticed.” – Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

“Are we there yet?” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “No.” – Homer Simpson “Are we there yet?” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “No.” – Homer Simpson “Are we there yet?” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “No.” – Homer Simpson “Where are we going?” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “We’re going to Storytown Village, Grampa.  It’s an amusement park for babies.” – Lisa Simpson “Oh, just leave me in the car with the window open a crack.” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “That’s the plan!” – Homer Simpson