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[Nudull]

Time for Treehouse 2!

 

[Charles Alan Ratliff]

Got my free trial of PlayStation Vue yesterday (it seems pretty cool) and had this on during the background while preparing for Thanksgiving. My girlfriend and I watched several episodes. She's never really seen the show before but she was into it. Going to try and watch "Lisa's Substitute" on demand with her later since it came on at 4 AM here.

 

[BatDan]

That fake preview always threw me off as a kid

 

[Guzim]

That fake preview always threw me off as a kid

I am still waiting for that next episode

 

[manzoman96]

Troy McClure!

 

[BatDan]

MENDOZAAAAAAAAA!

 

[BigAT]

"State of Kansas Jello Mold" is still one of my favorite dumb jokes on the show.

 

[Lothars]

I love this show so much, I wish we could catch the marathon in canada like it airs.

 

[Mazre]

"the carefree days of the Great Depression"

Don't know how many times I've seen the soapbox derby episode and completely missed that line.

 

[vypek]

I actually had a bar near me that used to be called Tipsy McStagger

 

[Curufinwe]

Snappy the Alligator.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

lmao wiggum

 

[HStallion]

The horror of a world without zinc!

 

[HStallion]

Haha wow that joke about who ever got famous using a yoyo had some names in it. Donald Trump and Bill Cosby.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Episode 51 is so damn good. Ah yes, the swear jar coming up.

 

[Guzim]

I've always felt bad for Mrs. Krabappel in that episode.

 

[ScribbleD]

It's nice to see Homer actually being good at something every now and then.

 

[DrFunk]

*joins thread*

I hate the cropping, but eh, simpsons

 

[Mister Negative]

*joins thread*

I hate the cropping, but eh, simpsons

Yeah, it's actually really noticeable a lot of the time. Scenes feel very claustrophobic.

Weird, too, because they added the ability to watch in 4:3 online.

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

I've always felt bad for Mrs. Krabappel in that episode.

Yeah, at least it did have a heartfelt ending.

RIP Ms. K, we miss you.

 

[DrFunk]

get you act together Mike Scioscia!!

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Poor Wonderbat!

 

[Kevinroc]

The land of chocolate.

 

[friskykillface]

Cut those sideburns

 

[Mazre]

LORD PALMERSTON!

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

"Children, tell me when your father stops scratching himself.

....

Kids?"

"We'll tell you, mom."

 

[DrFunk]

Poor Steve Sax

 

[Ginger Hail]

We're talking Hooooomeeeeeer, Ozzy and the Straw!

 

[manzoman96]

Talkin Softball!

 

[DrFunk]

Career
Aptitude
Normalizing
Test

 

[friskykillface]

SHOVE IT

 

[UberTag]

Career
Aptitude
Normalizing
Test

SHOVE IT

Separate Vocations is another of my personal faves.
Love how Lisa excels at being bad in ways her brother wouldn't dare tread as she rebels against her deemed fate in nihilistic fashion.
This is such a fascinating character study of both of the elder Simpsons kids and I love how their respective plot lines expertly converge at the end.
This might also be one of Alf Clausen's best episodes as a composer.

I'm going to take this opportunity to share not one - but MULTIPLE - Simpsons podcasts online as they've all tackled this episode at various junctures.

- Four Finger Discount
- The Simpsons Show
- Talking Simpsons

George Meyer seldom gets mentioned when the fabled Simpsons writers of the Classic era get discussed but he was always such a perfectionist about his contributions to the show.
He brought a layer of demanding self-critique to the writer's room that is sorely missing today.

 

[friskykillface]

all hail king homer hype

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

I haven't seen season 3 in forever.

 

[phaonaut]

How long will it take to marathon all the episodes?

 

[manzoman96]

All hail King Homer!

 

[ScribbleD]

All hail King Homer.

 

[Claude Kenni]

"No you got the wrong number, this is 912."

Just a random piece of hilarious writing it's easy to forget about.

 

[manzoman96]

Best Kent Brockman moment.

 

[Akim]

 

[UberTag]

How long will it take to marathon all the episodes?

We started at noon yesterday and are going until late in the night on Tuesday, November 6th.
So roughly 12 1/2 days (bearing in mind that episodes 601 through 604) aren't being included.

And Episode 605, The Last Traction Hero, premieres while the marathon is still underway.
It's running opposite the laziest episode in the show's entire history, The D'oh-cial Network, which hardly needs to be watched again by anyone - except by the writing staff as a lesson of what NOT to do.

 

[Stormwatch]

How long will it take to marathon all the episodes?

12 days of non-stop TV.

 

[friskykillface]

I've seen that scene x gif many many times and I always laugh and smile, so random but hilarious

 

[ScribbleD]

Older Simpsons episodes had such a tender emotional core at the center of all the comedy.

 

[UberTag]

Older Simpsons episodes had such a tender emotional core at the center of all the comedy.

This is a big reason why I champion the very few instances where traces of tender emotion surface in modern HD era episodes.
It almost feels like a mistake when it happens because they've distanced themselves from what they were so much.

There's probably no clearer contrast to this difference in approaches than between Colonel Homer (which is airing right now) and Season 19's Papa Don't Leech (when Lurleen's father returns and hijacks her song for the Dixie Chicks).

 

[NameGenerated]

macgyver! Macgyver! MACGYVER!

 

[Akim]

Anyone else get a little nostalgic and sad for your youth watching these episodes? Maybe it's the holidays.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

It looks like ketchup, and tastes like ketchup, but brother, it ain't ketchup!

Anyone else get a little nostalgic and sad for your youth watching these episodes? Maybe it's the holidays.

Sure am!

 

[DrFunk]

Bob, one of my fillings came out

 

[manzoman96]

MACGUYVER!