Quote of the Day

“So, Milhouse, it must be a little tough giving up all that glamour and coming back to school, huh?” – Bart Simpson “Quiet! Maybe I can get my citizenship.” – Milhouse’s Stunt Double

Makeup Quote of the Day

“All these new superheros suck! None of them can hold a candle to Radioactive Man.” – Bart Simpson “The only decent new one is Radiation Dude.” – Milhouse van Houten “Nah. He’s just a cheap imitation of Radioactive Man.” – Bart Simpson “Explain.” – Milhouse van Houten “The similarities are subtle, but many.” – Bart Simpson

Quote of the Day

“I just missed out on the greatest opportunity of my entire life! George Burns was right. Show business is a hideous bitch goddess.” – Bart Simpson “Cheer up, Bart. Milhouse is still gonna need a true friend. Someone to tell him he’s great. Someone to rub lotion on him. Someone he can hurl whiskey bottles at when he’s feeling low.” – Lisa Simpson

Quote of the Day

“You were one of the original Little Rascals?” – Barney Gumble “Yeah.” – Moe “Which one were you? The ugly one? . . . Were you the ugly one?” – Homer Simpson “No, I was the tough kid, Smelly.” – Moe

Quote of the Day

“At last the world is safe, eh, Fallout Boy?” – Lunchlady Doris “What’s for lunch tomorrow?” – Ralph Wiggum “Next.” – Big Shot Hollywood Director Happy birthday, Brad Bird! 

Quote of the Day

“Up and atom.” – Acting Coach “Up and at them.” – Rainier Wolfcastle “Up and atom!” – Acting Coach “Up and at them!” – Rainier Wolfcastle “Up and ATOM!” – Acting Coach “Up and AT THEM!” – Rainier Wolfcastle “Better.” – Acting Coach

Bonus Quote of the Day

“Oh, here he comes. What is it now, Quimby?” – Hollywood Producer “Nothing, nothing, only the city has just passed another tax on, uh, puffy directing pants.” – Mayor Quimby “But I don’t wear puffy pants!” – Hollywood Director “I meant a tax on not wearing puffy pants.” – Mayor Quimby “Oy.” – Hollywood Producer “I’m sorry.” – Mayor Quimby Happy Birthday Brad Bird!

Quote of the Day

“Students, I have an announcement. One of your favorite comic book heroes, Radio Man…” – Principal Skinner “Radioactive Man, stupid!” – Nelson Muntz “…strange, I shouldn’t have been able to hear that.” – Principal Skinner

Reading Digest: Arty Milhouse Edition

“Ever since I became a movie star I’ve been miserable.  I had to get up at 5am just for makeup.  I like the way the blush brings out my cheekbones, but it’s not worth it.” – Milhouse van Houten There’s a simple and very creative Lego Milhouse picture this week that headlines a collection of cool fan art in the mediums of Lego, ink, cross-stitch and more.  We’ve also got a bunch of lists, more Season 2, Burns memories, a couple of pieces of great usage, and more. Enjoy. May-August developments in new works… – Smooth Charlie’s Link of the week…

Quote of the Day

“We have thirty million dollars to spend.” – Producer “We’ll blow up our dams, destroy forests, anything!  If there’s a species of animal that’s causing you problems, nosing around your camera, we’ll have it wiped out!” – Mayor Quimby

Quote of the Day

“Mickey Rooney!” – Bart Simpson & Milhouse van Houten “Hi, Milhouse!  The studio sent me to talk to you, being a former child star myself, and the number one box office draw from 1939 through 1940.” – Mickey Rooney “Wow, spanning two decades.” – Bart Simpson (Thanks to commenter dvcnick for reminding me that I hadn’t used all the Rooney quotes yet.)

Behind Us Forever: Steal This Episode

“Come on, Milhouse, you have to do this.  If not for yourself, then for the movie going public, and for the foreign markets that more important than ever nowadays, and finally, for me, the Mickster.” – Mickey Rooney“No.” – Milhouse van Houten“Alright, I tried.” – Mickey Rooney I’m on record as saying that the “travel” episodes tend to be the least unwatchable.  They still can’t tell a story for shit, the dialogue remains hamfisted and expository, and nothing makes sense even within individual scenes, but giving them a fresh topic usually does result in a couple of decent laughs.  “Steal…

Reading Digest: Variety (The Newspaper) Edition

“So where could we shoot this picture?  We need a city that has a nuclear reactor and a gorge and can guarantee us the full cooperation of city officials.” – Movie Executive #1 “I’ll check Variety.” – Movie Executive #2 This week we’ve got three links to Variety.  (Weird.)  One is about the brand new cable deal FOX just announced with itself, and the other two are about a couple of panel discussions at USC.  In addition we’ve got the typical assortment of usage, some excellent fan made stuff, a bridge possibly getting named after Lisa, a trans-Atlantic look at “The…

Quote of the Day

“Mom, don’t make me do this.  I don’t want to be an actor.” – Milhouse van Houten “Nonsense, you’re going to be great!  Now, take off those glasses so they can see your beautiful eyes.” – Luann van Houten

Quote of the Day

“Hey, didn’t you direct ‘Unnatural Discretion’?” – Homer Simpson “Well, yes, I did.” – Director “Phew-ee, whew, oh, you know I never walk out of a movie, but yecch.” – Homer Simpson Happy Birthday James L. Brooks!

Quote of the Day

“Movie stardom is just so hollow.” – Milhouse van Houten “Hollow?  The only thing in show business that’s hollow is the music industry.” – Mickey Rooney

Reading Digest: Internet Tips Edition

“Okay, here we are, alt.nerd.obsessive.  Need know star RM pic.” – Comic Book Guy We have two amazing compilations of Simpsons stuff this week, one is merely big, the other is huge.  The merely big one is a YouTube rich list of Simpsons quotes that get used in everyday conversation.  The huge one is a list of all the famous paintings and such that have been in episodes one way or another.  As befits this modern time, I found both of these through regular people blogs; many thanks to them.  There are also three fan made Simpsons Pokemon cards, some…

Reading Digest: YouTube Mashup Edition

“Thanks to modern editing techniques we can using existing footage to complete the film without Milhouse.  Watch.” – Hack Editor “Looks like we’re in trouble, Fallout Boy.” – Radioactive Man “Jiminy Jillikers, Radioactive Man!” – Fallout Boy “We’ll have to fight our way out.  Are you ready?” – Radioactive Man “Yes.” – Fallout Boy “Seamless, huh?” – Hack Editor “You’re fired.” – Movie Producer “And with good cause!” – Hack Editor We’ve got quite a bit of video this week, including two Simpsons mashups, one with Kanye West and the other with Breaking Bad.  God bless modern editing techniques.  There’s…