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Tag: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
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“Welcome back! I’m talking with the curator of the museum of TV and Television, Mr. John Winslow.” – Troy McClure
Thursday Evening Cartoons: The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
“Big Daddy’s trademark calling card. See, it’s right here inside the skull.” – Skinny Boy Note: Surgery yesterday went about as well as having someone deliberately cut you open and drill holes in you can go. My left collar bone has now been re-attached to my shoulder using ligaments from a cadaver, which means that it is technically a Zombie Shoulder. So if I suddenly start liking it when celebrities walk on screen from nowhere, I will blame my left (or sinister) hand. In the meantime, I’ve got a lot of couch time ahead of me, and since I am…
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“Spin-off! Is there any word more thrilling to the human soul?” – Troy McClure Happy 20th Anniversary to “The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase”! Original airdate 11 May 1997.
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“What do you suppose the rent is on a hideout like that?” – Wiggum, P.I. “It’s not rented, Chief, it’s stolen. That’s the Louisiana governor’s mansion. It’s been missing for eight months.” – Skinny Boy
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“If it isn’t my old friends from Springfield, the Simpsons! What brings you folks to New Orleans?” – Clancy Wiggum, P.I. “Mardi gras, man! When the Big Easy calls, you gotta accept the charges.” – Bart Simpson “Chief Wiggum, I can’t wait to hear about all the exciting, sexy adventures you’re sure to have against this colorful backdrop.” – Lisa Simpson Happy birthday Bill Oakley!
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“Daddy, when I grow up, I wanna be just like you.” – Ralph Wiggum “Better start eating, kid.” – Skinny Boy “Start eating?” – Wiggum P.I. “I didn’t mean that way!” – Ralph Wiggum Happy Birthday Matt Groening!
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“Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You may remember me form such TV-spin-offs as ‘Son of Sanford and Son’, and ‘After Mannix’.” – Troy McClure
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“He’s gradually getting away, Chief.” – Skinny Boy “Ah, let him go. I have a feeling we’ll meet again, each and every week, always in more sexy and exciting ways.” – Wiggum P.I.
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“You know what’s great about you, Betty, is, you’re letting your looks go gracefully. You’re not all hung up on looking attractive and desirable, it’s just so rare and refreshing.” – Moe
Summer Schedule, Guest Posts, and Free Swag
“Not long ago, the FOX Network approached the producers of The Simpsons with a simple request: thirty-five new shows to fill a few holes in their programming lineup. That’s a pretty daunting task, and the producers weren’t up to it. Instead, they churned out three Simpsons spin-offs, transplanting already popular characters into new locales and situations.” – Troy McClure With Season 23 now rapidly fading into the indistinct blob that is Zombie Simpsons, it’s time for us to get started on our summer schedule. As you can see from the chart below, there are some blank spots on it. We…
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“I was just in a car accident, can I use your phone?” – Betty “Uh, using the phone’s a four drink minimum.” – Moe
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“Daddy, these rubber pants are hot.” – Ralph Wiggum “You wear ’em until you learn, son.” – Clancy Wiggum
Destroying Zombie Simpsons to Save It
“We’re like this all the time.” – Marge Simpson In response to the renewal news, Split Sider published a list of six ways to improve Zombie Simpsons. They’re willing to acknowledge that the show is a shadow of itself, but they’re still operating under the illusion that it is capable of getting better. It isn’t. Moreover, of the six suggestions they offer, only two of them could result in any real changes, and those would both basically end the show. Before we get to that, however, we should first note that nothing like this is ever going to happen. Zombie…
Crazy Noises: The Fight Before Christmas
“I’m Lisa, peppy, blonde and stunning, sophomore prom queen five years running!” – “Lisa” In our ongoing mission to bring you only the shallowest and laziest analysis of Zombie Simpsons, we’re keeping up our Crazy Noises series for Season 22. Since a podcast is so 2004, and video would require a flag, a fern and some folding chairs from the garage, we’ve elected to use the technology that brought the word “emoticon” to the masses: the chatroom. Star Trek image macros are strictly forbidden, unless you have a really good reason why Captain Picard is better than Captain Kirk. This…
Synergy Develops Stockholm Syndrome
“Ahh, the boy is fine, so far. I taught him to play the spoons.” – Charles “Big” Daddy I think IGN is beginning to yearn for the freedom of summer. This week’s corporate fanboy rant is really a stunner, even by their standards. It’s not just high praise, it’s a justification, a plea that yes, Zombie Simpsons is indeed good. Most of these reviews eagerly lap up whatever Zombie Simpsons left on the rug, but this wants to argue that it’s a good thing to shit on said rug: A lot of the best moments from "The Bob Next Door"…
Zombie Simpsons is not better than “most” TV
“You’ve really done it this time, dum-dum.” – Ozmodiar Read our manifesto. Time and time again we hear people say that because Zombie Simpsons is better than “most” TV today, it’s still worth watching. It’s an impossibly tired and empty argument that we’ve discussed at length and beaten to a bloody pulp. And yet, I feel compelled to revisit this premise once again. Like my colleague Mr. Sweatpants, I too have been watching the Season 12 DVDs with a combination of dread and revulsion. I haven’t the stomach to sit through the commentaries, but I did transfer “HOMЯ” onto my iPod…