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You Are A Werewolf: Apr 26, 2010; Black Gold!

Aging Millenial posted:

1. Skinner's Vietnam War story. This is the sort of joke they used to do all the time except this time it's VERBAL instead of it being a visual gag:

I love Principal Skinner (you know, before the whole Armin Tamzarian thing).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d2jtlypuBY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LZlD76DD3M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTWnp0zs2iU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJ3keVaQZog

# ? Feb 18, 2017 05:20

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 06:30

Nolan Arenado: May 8, 2009

Aging Millenial posted:

3. The Skinner/Chalmers skit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLww3KpLEoo

THIS is what we want from The Simpsons.

Looking back, this one seems a lot like the Arrested Development type of humor that would come almost a decade later.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 07:43

Nonviolent J: Jul 20, 2006; by FactsAreUseless; Soiled Meat

Yeah the steamed hams bit is amazing and probably the best simpsons scene

# ? Feb 18, 2017 07:59

Plucky Brit: Nov 7, 2009; Swing low, sweet chariot

How could you post Principal Skinner moments and miss the best one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbGio8FSdzY

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:12

TheIllestVillain: Dec 27, 2011; Sal, Wyoming's not a country

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:19

Aging Millenial: Nov 24, 2016; by zen death robot

What was the context for that one? (I remember it -- hilarious!)

# ? Feb 18, 2017 08:21

sassassin: Apr 3, 2010; by Azathoth

I can't enjoy the episodes where Marge hates her life any more.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 10:28

JFairfax: Oct 23, 2008; by FactsAreUseless

You Are A Elf posted:

I think the very first pointless celebrity cameo that made me think the show was starting to turn to poo poo was having Paul and Linda McCartney just chilling on the roof of the Kwik-E-Mart for whatever reason in Lisa the Vegetarian. Like, okay, Paul said that he and Apu were old friends from India, but what business did they have being on the roof of the Kwik-E-Mart at *~that exact moment~* Lisa needed enlightenment about vegetarianism other than being a pointless celebrity cameo?

It was a dumb cameo in an episode I'm not quite fond of.

The episode where Lisa becomes a Buddhist follows a similar structure (both in tone of the episode and a pointless celebrity cameo): Lisa becomes disillusioned with something, finds a new thing, is mocked and ridiculed for said new thing, and RICHARD GERE OUT OF loving NOWHERE at a Buddhist temple to enlighten her about balance between her beliefs and others . Just ugh.

Linda McCartney is a v. famous vegetarian, well was.

# ? Feb 18, 2017 19:38

Aesop Poprock: Oct 21, 2008; Grimey Drawer

Nonviolent J posted:

Yeah the steamed hams bit is amazing and probably the best simpsons scene

It really is. It has a perfect flow and every joke is funnier than the one before it

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:01

Aesop Poprock: Oct 21, 2008; Grimey Drawer

TF2 HAT MINING RIG posted:

The Marge voice actor is apparently very old and sounds like it too at this point.

She's 66 which isn't too crazy. She's kind of got a carol from the walking dead thing going in

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:06

sout: Apr 24, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZSoJDUD_bU I like The Simpsons

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:09

sout: Apr 24, 2014

I'm watching Homer vs Patty & Selma, I've seen all the classic ones a lot but man it's still great.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us3glFag2C4
the video isn't in reference to the content of my post it just made me laugh
e: wait I thought this was the episode with the bear in the car, I tried to find that by looking up "simpsons ballet."

sout fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Feb 18, 2017

# ? Feb 18, 2017 20:13

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

That's "Marge on the Lam".

# ? Feb 18, 2017 21:33

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n9Q5yCocTw

# ? Feb 18, 2017 21:34

Harold Stassen: Jan 24, 2016

Flavor of the month Paul McCartney and his flash in the pan first wife

# ? Feb 19, 2017 21:40

PostNouveau: Sep 3, 2011; VY till I die; Grimey Drawer

There was a new episode tonight. It featured Patton Oswalt as a mental manifestation of Bart's guilt and a framing device of Lisa talking right to the audience. Chess superstar Magnus Carlson was a guest voice, and he loving sucked real bad. Rod and Todd (who had not been in the episode up to that point) solved Bart's problem by performing a literal miracle.

# ? Feb 20, 2017 07:53

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

Episode was good, for new Simpsons.

You can't compare a burger from a nice restaurant and a burger from Wendy's. As far as Wendy's burgers go, Sunday's was a tasty one.

# ? Feb 20, 2017 12:12

Last Chance: Dec 31, 2004

Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

Episode was good, for new Simpsons.

You can't compare a burger from a nice restaurant and a burger from Wendy's. As far as Wendy's burgers go, Sunday's was a tasty one.

I'm going to watch last night's Simpsons episode later today and if you're wrong and I end up wasting my time... That's a paddlin.

# ? Feb 20, 2017 14:37

Teriyaki Hairpiece: Dec 29, 2006; I'm nae the voice o' the darkened thistle, but th' darkened thistle cannae bear the sight o' our Bonnie Prince Bernie nae mair.

Last Chance posted:

I'm going to watch last night's Simpsons episode later today and if you're wrong and I end up wasting my time... That's a paddlin.

I hope you've seen a few recent season episodes, so you've got your expectations properly lowered.

# ? Feb 20, 2017 19:29

Last Chance: Dec 31, 2004

Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:

I hope you've seen a few recent season episodes, so you've got your expectations properly lowered.

I have actually, and one of them I thought was bad but not complete dogshit, but I can't remember which one. I tried it again the next week and it was horrific, so that's why I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt here.

# ? Feb 20, 2017 22:38

Irradiation: Sep 14, 2005; I understand your frustration.

The episode where they make fun of Portland was probably worse than I remember but I enjoy anything that shits on Portland.

# ? Feb 20, 2017 23:06

Wizard Master: Mar 25, 2008; I am the Wizard Master

# ? Feb 20, 2017 23:30

Johnny Aztec: Jan 30, 2005; by Hand Knit

I thought there was supposed to be jokes here

# ? Feb 21, 2017 00:00

Razorwired: Dec 7, 2008; It's about to start!

Irradiation posted:

The episode where they make fun of Portland was probably worse than I remember but I enjoy anything that shits on Portland.

It was less making GBS threads on Portland and more blowing Portlandia for 20 minutes.

# ? Feb 21, 2017 00:18

Code Jockey: Jan 24, 2006; 69420 basic bytes free

Wizard Master posted:

really?

quote:

really?

# ? Feb 21, 2017 00:25

Benny Harvey: Nov 24, 2012

Wizard Master posted:

gently caress off

# ? Feb 21, 2017 00:51

Dylan McKay: Oct 20, 2011; I will not shut up about the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. I talk about them all the time and work them into every conversation. I refuse to see Black Panther because they didn't ask the Black Ranger to be in it.

Wizard Master posted:

smdh

# ? Feb 21, 2017 01:21

Lumpy the Cook: Feb 4, 2011; Drippy-goo-yay, mother-gunker!

Wizard Master posted:

Take this DeviantArt crap to the DA thread.

e: oh

Lumpy the Cook fucked around with this message at 01:41 on Feb 21, 2017

# ? Feb 21, 2017 01:39

Serephina: Nov 8, 2005; 恐竜戦隊
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Wizard Master posted:

Explain this to non-US people?

# ? Feb 21, 2017 01:42

Johnny Aztec: Jan 30, 2005; by Hand Knit

Serephina posted:

Explain this to non-US people?

wtf does being Non-US have to do with it?
It's a lovely rehash of a previous joke.

# ? Feb 21, 2017 01:46

Wizard Master: Mar 25, 2008; I am the Wizard Master

Serephina posted:

Explain this to non-US people?

♫Cut my life into pieces
My name is also Bort♫

# ? Feb 21, 2017 02:03

muscles like this!: Jan 17, 2005

Serephina posted:

Explain this to non-US people?

Its a prime example of why the Simpsons is bad now. The original "Bort" joke was funny just for how out there it was but this is just a lovely reference to that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K99OWlAWeN4

# ? Feb 21, 2017 04:00

Ein cooler Typ: Nov 26, 2013; by FactsAreUseless

I don't get it. Is Bort a common name in America?

# ? Feb 21, 2017 04:08

Fried Watermelon: Dec 29, 2008

Ein cooler Typ posted:

I don't get it. Is Bort a common name in America?

lol

# ? Feb 21, 2017 04:21

Scudworth: Jan 1, 2005; When life gives you lemons, you clone those lemons, and make super lemons.; Dinosaur Gum

Ein cooler Typ posted:

I don't get it. Is Bort a common name in America?

Perfect

# ? Feb 21, 2017 04:26

Nostalgia4Dogges: Jun 18, 2004; Only emojis can express my pure, simple stupidity.

tbh, and just imo, I feel like the ongoing popularity of the Simpsons is largely because of Europe.

They loving eat that poo poo up. I swear it has to be one of the most watched shows in most European countries. I don't know if it's a cultural thing or "lol those dumb Americans," or what.

But oh god the dubbing, especially German

# ? Feb 21, 2017 04:28