“You know, Moe, my mom once said something that really stuck with me. She said, ‘Homer, you’re a big disappointment’. And, God bless her soul, she was really onto something.” – Homer Simpson Happy 30th Anniversary to “There’s No Disgrace Like Home”!
Tag: There’s No Disgrace Like Home
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“I’m sorry, Marge, but sometimes I think we’re the worst family in town.” – Homer Simpson “Maybe we should move to a larger community.” – Marge Simpson
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“Look at that, kids. No fighting. No yelling.” – Homer Simpson “No belching.” – Bart Simpson “The dad has a shirt on.” – Lisa Simpson “Look! Napkins!” – Marge Simpson “These people are obviously freaks.” – Bart Simpson
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“I don’t know who to love more, my son Joshua who’s captain of the football team, or my daughter Amber who got the lead in the school play. Usually I use their grades as a tie breaker. But they both got straight ‘A’s this term, so, what’s a mother to do?” – Humble Brag Mom “Well, I sense greatness in my family.” – Marge Simpson “Your family?” – Skeptical Mom “Well, it’s a greatness that others can’t see. But it’s there. And if it’s not true greatness we have, we’re at least average. . . . I don’t want to…
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“Alright, time for a family meeting.” – Homer Simpson “Why can’t we have a meeting when you’re watching TV?” – Lisa Simpson
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“Evening, Moe.” – Eddie “Want some pretzels?” – Moe “No, thanks, we’re on duty. Couple beers’d be nice, though.” – Eddie “That’ll be two bucks, boys. . . . Just kidding.” – Moe
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“Boy, someone’s really gobbling up the juice, sir.” – Mr. Smithers “Excellent, excellent. Perhaps this energy conservation fad is as dead as the dodo.” – C.M. Burns Happy Birthday Al Jean!
Permanent Record: Burns Manor
“There it is, kids, stately Burns Manor, heaven on earth.” – Homer Simpson Watching Season 1 episodes with the knowledge of what the show was going to become can often blur out just how well formed many of the show’s ideas were, even before the voices and the animation had developed. Burns, and the palatial estate on which he lives, illustrate that well. “There’s No Disgrace Like Home” is the first time we get to see Burns Manor, and while it would be revised and updated in Season 2 and later, the fundamental ideas of it are all right here.…
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“But now it’s time to say good bye. Please get off my property until next year. I suggest you don’t dawdle! The hounds will be released in ten minutes.” – C.M. Burns
Compare & Contrast: Family Therapy and Meta Commentary
“Wait a minute, these mallet things are padded with foam rubber. What’s the point?” – Homer Simpson “They’d work much better without the padding, Doc.” – Bart Simpson “No, no, that’s not true.” – Dr. Marvin Monroe Shortly after Frink fell out of the sky and “How I Wet Your Mother” took its disastrous Inception turn halfway through, one of the scenes the family quantum slept into was a callback to an old Tracey Ullman short called “Family Therapy”. (The original is about the family going to a therapist whom they torment until he throws them out of his office.) …
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“I’ve never seen such an obvious attempt to curry my favor.” – C.M. Burns “Fabulous observation, sir. Just fabulous.” – Mr. Smithers Happy birthday Harry Shearer!
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“I’m sorry, Marge, but sometimes I think we’re the worst family in town.” – Homer Simpson “Maybe we should move to a larger community.” – Marge Simpson
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“Make yourselves at home.” – C.M. Burns “Hear that, Dad? You can lie around in your underwear and scratch yourself.” – Bart Simpson
Reading Digest: Sketches, Drawings and Art Edition
“Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.” – Homer Simpson As the title indicates, there are quite a few different fan made pieces this week, ranging from quick and dirty to very elaborate. We’ve also got some excellent and poor usage, a bizarre video game/music website, a sweet hockey mask, and video of adorable children not paying attention to Zombie Simpsons. Enjoy. Old process, new representation – Smooth Charlie’s click of the week is four awesome pieces of Simpsons art in a gallery in South Korea. The Lisa one is especially fantastic. Sitar Hero – Ten million internet points to whoever came…
Thursday Evening Cartoons
“When will I learn? The answer to life’s problems aren’t at the bottom of a bottle. They’re on teevee!” – Homer Simpson In “There’s No Disgrace Like Home”, Homer attempts to prove to his family that they are, in fact, terrible. In the process, they peep in on some other households to see whether or not everyone lives in the same misery they do. After he fails, Homer wallows in the sorry state of the family he heads. Being Homer, he does so with a beer at Moe’s. Eddie and Lou walk in with a police German Shepherd. After drinking…
Watching It All Again (& A Little Season 1 Context)
“Okay now look, my boss is gonna be at this picnic so I want you to show your father some love and or respect.” – Homer Simpson “Tough choice.” – Lisa Simpson “I’m picking respect.” – Bart Simpson Over at her new blog, commenter Kokairu has gone back to the beginning, all the way. She’s watching everything Simpsons, starting with the shorts and going from there. Part 1 is about the Tracey Ullman shorts; Part 2 deals with the question of which was really the “first” episode. While I’ve never gone back and watched all the shorts, I think this…
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“You’re sending us to a doctor who advertises on pro wrestling?” – Lisa Simpson “Boxing, Lisa, boxing, there’s a world of difference.” – Homer Simpson
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“To save this family we’re going to have the make the supreme sacrifice.” – Homer Simpson “No Dad, please don’t pawn the TV!” – Lisa Simpson “Aw come on Dad, anything but that.” – Bart Simpson “Homer, couldn’t we pawn my engagement ring instead?” – Marge Simpson “Now I appreciate that honey, but, we need $150 dollars here!” – Homer Simpson Happy 20th anniversary to “There’s No Disgrace Like Home”!
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“Hey, what’s the problem here?” – Homer Simpson “We were fighting over which one of us loves you more.” – Lisa Simpson “You were? . . . Aww, well, go ahead.” – Homer Simpson “You love him more!” – Bart Simpson “No, you do!” – Lisa Simpson “No I don’t!” – Bart Simpson “Yes you do!” – Lisa Simpson “No I don’t!” – Bart Simpson Happy Birthday Al Jean!
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“Don’t blame yourself Homer, you got dealt a bad hand. You got crummy little kids that nobody can control.” – Barney Gumble “You can’t talk that way about my kids! Or at least two of them.” – Homer Simpson “Why, you got two I haven’t met?” – Barney Gumble