“The Moon. For several years, she has fascinated many. But will Man ever walk on her fertile surface? Democratic hopeful Adlai Stevenson says so.” – Moon of Earth Filmstrip Narrator “I have no objection to Man walking on the Moon.” – Adlai Stevenson
Tag: The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
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“The Moon belongs to America, and anxiously awaits the arrival of our Astromen.” – U.S. Department of Moon, 1952
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“Truth is beauty! Beauty truth, sir!” – Rommelwood Cadet “They’re discussing poetry! Oh, we never do that at my school.” – Lisa Simpson “But the truth can be harsh and disturbing! How can that be considered beautiful?” – Rommelwood Teacher “He sure sucked the fun out of that poem.” – Marge Simpson Happy 20th Anniversary to “The Secret War of Lisa Simpson!” Original airdate 18May 1997.
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“What about military school? It set my brother straight. Now he owns and operates a famous cave.” – Chief Wiggum
Behind Us Forever: Paths of Glory
“Well, Bart, uh, did you make sure to return all the guns?” – Homer Simpson “Sir, yes, sir! Luckily I am now trained in six additional forms of unarmed combat, sir!” – Bart Simpson “Well, he’s got more confidence.” – Marge Simpson “Uh, yeah, I’ve always said the boy could use more confidence.” – Homer Simpson Paths of Glory is a terribly underrated Kubrick movie staring Kirk Douglas as a French colonel in World War I. This episode, which shares its title for some unaccountable reason, should in no way be held against that fine film. In one of the…
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“Now, everyone follow me to my chair, where I just need to get off my feet for a few minutes. . . . Aww, oh, I won’t be getting up soon.” – Chief Wiggum
Reading Digest: Xi’an Bart Edition
“Look at how disciplined they are. They’re just like the terra-cotta warriors of Xi’an.” – Lisa Simpson “They sure are.” – Homer Simpson First off, apologies for no Compare & Contrast this week. I’ve got an unfinished draft that I promise I will finish next week, but this week my stupid real job got in the way. For links this week, we’ve got a terra-cotta Bart Simpson, a Bonestorm blanket, some excellent references, a teaser for a Weinstein interview, a couple of lists, quite a bit of YouTube, and a chance to win a copy of the Mr. Burns play.…
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“Hooray!” – Principal Skinner “Yaaaay! You dream about this day for so long, then when it comes, you don’t know what to say.” – Mrs. Krabappel “Edna, your tears say more than words ever could.” – Principal Skinner “Military school?” – Bart Simpson Marcia Wallace would’ve been 72 today. Happy birthday.
“Invasion of the 60 Foot Homer Simpson Easter Rabbit”
“Okay, that was the sand movie. Now it’ll just take me a second to set up our next movie.” – Miss Hoover A couple of weeks ago, the guy in Britain who does the giant Simpsons drawings in sand e-mailed in with some pictures of his latest creation: a giant Homer Easter Bunny on the banks of the Thames. Behold: You can see more pictures at his site. including a completely different giant Easter Homer and one of Bender. Thanks, Martin!
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“Hello? Hello? We’re here for the field trip.” – Mrs. Krabappel “Sorry. Sorry. Boy, it’s getting harder and harder to make it here by ten.” – Chief Wiggum
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“So, the next time you’re walking on the beach, enjoying an hourglass, or making cheap, low grade windshields, think where we’d be without sand.” – Sand Movie Narrator “Sand. Sand. Sand!” – Chorus
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“And that’s how we’ll mold your boy into a productive member of society through an intensive program of pushups and formation marching.” – Rommelwood Commandant
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“You know, you do have options. For example, there are behavior modifying drugs. How wedded are you to the Bart you know?” – Chief Wiggum “Not very.” – Homer Simpson
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“It’s not my nature to complain, but so far today we’ve have three movies, two filmstrips, and an hour and a half of magazine time. I just don’t feel challenged.” – Lisa Simpson “Of course we could make things more challenging, Lisa. But then the stupider students would be in here complaining, furrowing their brows in a vain attempt to understand the situation.” – Principal Skinner
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“That’s right. She’s got the ‘munchies’ for a California cheeseburger.” – Chief Clancy Wiggum
Reading Digest: High Horse Edition
Image used under Creative Commons license from Flickr user FaceMePLS. “Get to work! I want to see my face in that horse’s ass!” – Cadet Leader I tend to think of myself as a pretty cheerful guy. It’s certainly possible that I’m actually a bitter, resentful individual, though I genuinely don’t think so. However, this week’s links lend some credence to the bitter/resentful argument. This week I make fun of not one, but two Zombie Simpsons writers, look down my nose at Lost, strenuously object to a passing mention of Simpsons on a blog I linked to last Sunday, and…
Crazy Noises: The Secret War of Lisa Simpson
“The wars of the future will not be fought on a battlefield or at sea. They will be fought in space, or possibly on top of a very tall mountain. In either case, most of the actual fighting will be done by small robots. And as you go forth today, remember always, your duty is clear: to build and maintain those robots.” – Rommelwood Commandant In an attempt to fill the summer with love, hate and pointless Simpsons commentary we at the Dead Homer Society are going to spend some time overthinking Season 8. Why Season 8? Because Season 8…
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“By 1964, experts say man will have established twelve colonies on the moon, ideal for family vacations. Once there, you’ll weigh only a small percentage of what you weigh on Earth. Slow down tubby, you’re not on the moon yet.” – “The Moon of Earth” Narrator