“All this senseless violence, I don’t understand its appeal.” – Marge Simpson “We don’t expect you to, Mom.” – Bart Simpson “If cartoons were meant for adults, they’d put them on in primetime.” – Lisa Simpson Sam Simon would’ve been 64 yesterday. Happy (one day belated) birthday.
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“Ironic, isn’t it, Smithers? This anonymous clan of slack jawed troglodytes has cost me the election, and yet if I were to have them killed, I would be the one to go to jail. That’s democracy for you!” – C.M. Burns “You are noble and poetic in defeat, sir.” – Mr. Smithers Sam Simon would’ve been 63 today. Happy birthday.
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“Doc, this is all too much. I mean, my son a genius? How does it happen?” – Homer Simpson “Well, genius level intelligence is usually the result of heredity and environment . . . although in some cases it’s a total mystery.” – Dr. J. Loren Pryor Sam Simon would’ve been 62 today. Happy birthday.
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“Son, your family may be watching. Is there anything you’d like to say to them?” – Kent Brockman “Yes there is, Kent. Ha ha, I didn’t apologize!” – Bart Simpson Sam Simon would’ve been sixty-one today. Happy birthday.
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“Bart, I’m flabbergasted! Surely you knew as you were writing your own name in forty-foot high letters on the field that you would be caught.” – Principal Skinner “Maybe it was one of the other Barts, sir.” – Bart Simpson “There are no other Barts!” – Principal Skinner Sam Simon would’ve been sixty-years-old today. Happy birthday.
Reading Digest: Moar Sam Simon Tributes
Sam Simon was so widely beloved that there was no way to sort through even a part of people’s tributes to him last week. Now that the noise has settled down and big media outlets are on to the next thing, this week we’ve got a ton more great stuff about the man. There’s other stuff too, of course, but mostly it’s Simon. Enjoy. My buddy Sam Simon. – Smooth Charlie’s Link of the Week is this long and loving encomium for Simon by a writer who met him over poker. It’s long, but it’s a great read. Someone built all of…
Sam Simon Roundup
Did you know he drew this? I didn’t know that. “You looked so peaceful lying there.” – Marge Simpson “There’ll be plenty of time for that! I got tons of important stuff to do!” – Homer Simpson This post was originally going to go up Tuesday, then Wednesday, then yesterday, but I kept finding more great Simon articles to add. Regular Reading Digest will be back next week, including all the non-Simon stuff I missed from this week. Several of these are from @DailySimpsons and @rubbrcatsimp, both of which are great follows if you want news and quotes from the…
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“Did you see their faces, Smithers?” – C.M. Burns “Sir, you’re my god of generosity.” – Mr. Smithers Rest in peace, Sam Simon.
So Long, Sam Simon
“You’re a comedy writer? My God, you’re so old!” – Roger Meyers Jr. “I want my check!” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “Haha, you’re a writer alright!” – Roger Meyers Jr. Sam Simon, one of the three godfathers of The Simpsons, died today at the age of 59. It was almost exactly two years ago that he announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer, and from that moment until his death today he handled it with grace, generosity, and, befitting Simon, a lot of humor. They gave him three-to-six months; he lasted nearly two and a half years, laughing about it…
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“I got separated from my platoon after we parachuted into Dusseldorf. So I rode out the war posing as a German cabaret singer . . . Won’t you come home Franz Brauser, won’t you come home?” – Abe “Grampa” Simpson “Yoo-hoo . . . Ach du lieber! Das is not eine booby!” – Adolf Hiter Happy Birthday Sam Simon!
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“Good going, son! But remember, most lynch mobs aren’t this nice.” – Homer Simpson Happy birthday Sam Simon!
Reading Digest: Sam Simon Rocks His Cancer Edition
“Now, a little death anxiety is normal. You can expect to go through five stages. The first is denial.” – Dr. Hibbert “No way, because I’m not dying!” – Homer Simpson “Second is anger.” – Dr. Hibbert “Why you little!” – Homer Simpson “After that comes fear.” – Dr. Hibbert “What’s after fear? What’s after fear?” – Homer Simpson “Bargaining.” – Dr. Hibbert “Doc, you gotta get me out of this. I’ll make it worth your while.” – Homer Simpson “Finally, acceptance.” – Dr. Hibbert “Well, we all gotta go some time.” – Homer Simpson “Mr. Simpson, your progress astounds…
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“You may find his accent peculiar. Certain aspects of his culture may seem absurd, perhaps even offensive. But I urge you all to give little Adil the benefit of the doubt. In this way, and only in this way, can we hope to better understand our backward neighbors throughout the world.” – Principal Skinner Happy birthday Sam Simon!
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“Hey everybody, if you look real close, you can kinda make ’em out.” – Bart Simpson “Hey, yeah. Yeah! I think I can.” – Homer Simpson “I think this is sick, you’re staring at a dot.” – Marge Simpson Happy birthday Sam Simon!
Reading Digest: Sam Simon Knows What’s Up Edition
“Alright leeches, I want you to see what a good writer looks like!” – Roger Meyers Jr. This week we have some excellent usage, shoes, cool fan made stuff in the form of a word poster and some Simpsons checks and, most importantly, Sam Simon telling us what we already know. Enjoy. Via SNPP’s Twitter feed comes the truth from none other then Sam Simon himself: Amen. Check Designs – Seriously well done Simpsons check designs, one each for Bart, Lisa and Homer. Hank Azaria at the WSOP – This is a YouTube video of Hank Azaria talking about how…
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“Can it be that the champion of child literacy can’t even read himself?” – Judge Snyder “Is it a crime to be illiterate?” – Krusty the Klown “Alright, alright, see this, Krusty? This is a B, and this is Exhibit B: betting slips! Obtained by this court, indicating you have lost substantial sums of money on sports gambling!” – Prosecutor “Is it a crime to bet on sporting events?” – Krusty the Klown “Yes, it is!” – Prosecutor “Oh.” – Krusty the Klown Happy birthday Sam Simon!