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[The Real Abed]

I like the 60 Second Reviews. But this new series is really good too. TheRealJims is wonderful.

Simpsons Showdown! Colonel Homer vs. The Last Temptation of Homer

 

[rataplein]

I love Skinner's darker moments.

this one (20.34 s) it's amazing. well, it's more like a homer moment, but ...yeah,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rd29HQzvE24#t=1234


unused gags from season 5...there is a few gems there. and a lot o bad stuff.

 

[ElTopo]

this one (20.34 s) it's amazing. well, it's more like a homer moment, but ...yeah,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=rd29HQzvE24#t=1234


unused gags from season 5...there is a few gems there. and a lot o bad stuff.

Cut scene, right? I'm glad it was cut, the pacing felt off.

 

[DrKelpo]

Cut scene, right? I'm glad it was cut, the pacing felt off.

yeah, i agree.

 

[Jims]

I like the 60 Second Reviews. But this new series is really good too. TheRealJims is wonderful.

Simpsons Showdown! Colonel Homer vs. The Last Temptation of Homer

Thank you. This video took way, way, way too long to edit and mix in post-production. Doing a new series always takes awhile because you gotta make the whole template from scratch.

(Also, I kept playing too much Mario Kart and Smash in my free time, which also delayed things.)

 

[Jackson50]

Thank you. This video took way, way, way too long to edit and mix in post-production. Doing a new series always takes awhile because you gotta make the whole template from scratch.

(Also, I kept playing too much Mario Kart and Smash in my free time, which also delayed things.)

Yeah. Syrup is better than jelly.

 

[The Real Abed]

Thank you. This video took way, way, way too long to edit and mix in post-production. Doing a new series always takes awhile because you gotta make the whole template from scratch.

(Also, I kept playing too much Mario Kart and Smash in my free time, which also delayed things.)

Keep them coming. It was really entertaining. I never thought about the similarities between the two but now notice them. Two similar episodes with really different seasonal feels.

Maybe you could review an early episode where they introduce something, then one of the later episodes where they completely ruin it. Like when Homer divorced Marge to get remarried, then later they shoehorn that the reverend just so happened to be unlicensed at the time.

 

[Übermatik]

Which episode does this image come from? I can't remember for the life of me.

 

[BigAT]

Which episode does this image come from? I can't remember for the life of me.

One of the later ones I think. Season 9? I remember it's from them talking about how Mr. Burns is only alive because all of his illnesses are cramming out each other.

 

[Übermatik]

One of the later ones I think. Season 9? I remember it's from them talking about how Mr. Burns is only alive because all of his illnesses are cramming out each other.

Yep! Found it: https://vimeo.com/96581518

The Mansion Family - Season 11 Episode 12.

 

[DrKelpo]

 

[smurfx]

can't find the english version but i always loved this bobby mcferrin joke.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14Ac7cNZ7_A

 

[Jims]

Maybe you could review an early episode where they introduce something, then one of the later episodes where they completely ruin it. Like when Homer divorced Marge to get remarried, then later they shoehorn that the reverend just so happened to be unlicensed at the time.

That's an interesting idea. I try not to bag on the later seasons ruining stuff too much (because we already have Dead Homers Society for that) but it would be an interesting compare/contrast.

I was kinda bummed out when I heard that they got Milhouse's parents back together, just because it seemed so status-quo'y. I guess they have to do something after all these years with the characters, but the writers have always seemed kind of obsessed with keeping everything exactly how it always was.

 

[Nerdkiller]

"Lumber. We need lumber."

 

[The Real Abed]

I was kinda bummed out when I heard that they got Milhouse's parents back together, just because it seemed so status-quo'y. I guess they have to do something after all these years with the characters, but the writers have always seemed kind of obsessed with keeping everything exactly how it always was.

Another episode I was thinking of too. I don't understand why they had to do that. They separated because they couldn't stand each other, why would they suddenly change their mind and think they needed to be together again.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Was the Gay Steel Mill actually real?

 

[Javier]

That's an interesting idea. I try not to bag on the later seasons ruining stuff too much (because we already have Dead Homers Society for that) but it would be an interesting compare/contrast.

I was kinda bummed out when I heard that they got Milhouse's parents back together, just because it seemed so status-quo'y. I guess they have to do something after all these years with the characters, but the writers have always seemed kind of obsessed with keeping everything exactly how it always was.

The worst offender is probably Ms. Glick. She died in "Replaceable You", yet she keeps being used in crowd shots.

 

[Nerdkiller]

Another episode I was thinking of too. I don't understand why they had to do that. They separated because they couldn't stand each other, why would they suddenly change their mind and think they needed to be together again.

They actually had an episode prior to their remarriage that stated that they had a "trial unseperation". Bart and Milhouse tried to no avail to break them up, unintentionally turning it into a Homer/Marge marriage crisis episode. But it wasn't like they just suddenly got back together on a whim.

 

[Peco]

 

[inky]

Was the Gay Steel Mill actually real?

Hot stuff coming through

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Yep! Found it: https://vimeo.com/96581518

The Mansion Family - Season 11 Episode 12.

I quote this way too often. "Even a slight breeze could-"

 

[inky]

Took some pics of some old trading cards I found in a box the other day. I'm sure there's more back at my mom's house.

There was also a puzzle in the back that would form this:

I'm sure there are better images of them out there, but I wanted to share mine. Got some good memories of them =D

 

[Natetan]

As Troy mclure said 'they haven't changed a bit!'

 

[Pacbois]

 

[Javier]

 

[Boss Doggie]

that was the company psychiatrist right, on the lower right

 

[The Real Abed]

that was the company psychiatrist right, on the lower right

It's Doctor Marvin Monroe. They went to see him in the first season for family problems. (They got in a fight over the TV and broke it. So they went to see him and after proving to be un-manageable, Monroe gave them double their money back and they used it to get a new TV.) The hospital was renamed for him after a few seasons implying that he was dead. Then they had him reappear and say he was "very sick". I don't think he appeared again.

Let's go to the Simpsons Wiki, shall we??

http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Marvin_Monroe

Yep. He was around a lot up until season 7 when Shearer decided the voice was too much and Groening decided he didn't like the sound anymore so they retired him by implying he was dead. He appeared once more to buy Marge's book in season 14 ("I've been very sick") then never appeared again. (Except in a THOH episode once)

 

[DrKelpo]

Good lord...

 

[Boss Doggie]

I am really afraid of touching a season 1 ep outside of the first ep.

It's Doctor Marvin Monroe. They went to see him in the first season for family problems. (They got in a fight over the TV and broke it. So they went to see him and after proving to be un-manageable, Monroe gave them double their money back and they used it to get a new TV.) The hospital was renamed for him after a few seasons implying that he was dead. Then they had him reappear and say he was "very sick". I don't think he appeared again.

Let's go to the Simpsons Wiki, shall we??

http://simpsons.wikia.com/wiki/Marvin_Monroe

Yep. He was around a lot up until season 7 when Shearer decided the voice was too much and Groening decided he didn't like the sound anymore so they retired him by implying he was dead. He appeared once more to buy Marge's book in season 14 ("I've been very sick") then never appeared again. (Except in a THOH episode once)

Interesting, any season 2-onwards ep where he appears voiced? I wanna hear how he sounded.

EDIT: Ah time to check Stark Raving Dad. Oh god that voice does sound hard to do.

 

[Amalthea]

I hope y'all have a good night.

 

[Nerdkiller]

"Is there anything they won't do?"

 

[Joni]

I am really afraid of touching a season 1 ep outside of the first ep.



Interesting, any season 2-onwards ep where he appears voiced? I wanna hear how he sounded.

EDIT: Ah time to check Stark Raving Dad. Oh god that voice does sound hard to do.

Don't. It is a bit different compared to the other seasons but it is thirteen great episodes.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

(They got in a fight over the TV and broke it.

They didn't break it, Homer pawned it off so they could afford the therapy session.

 

[Aaron Strife]

They didn't break it, Homer pawned it off so they could afford the therapy session.

Yup. And Marge was willing to pawn off her wedding ring instead, but Homer said it was worthless.

 

[The Real Abed]

They didn't break it, Homer pawned it off so they could afford the therapy session.

It's been a while since I've watched anything in the first 2 seasons.

 

[Jackson50]

Duh I'm the captain. My son is Bart.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

Yup. And Marge was willing to pawn off her wedding ring instead, but Homer said it was worthless.

lol

There's some real good stuff in season 1 that doesn't get enough love, even on here.

 

[weekend_warrior]

lol

There's some real good stuff in season 1 that doesn't get enough love, even on here.

Season 1 is fantastic. I don't understand were the hate comes from. I love every episode except "Life on the Fast Lane".

 

[Nerdkiller]

Duh I'm the captain. My son is Bart.

"What an oaf."

Season 1 is fantastic. I don't understand were the hate comes from. I love every episode except "Life on the Fast Lane".

Lack of hard hitting humour, I've always assumed.

 

[Peco]

I hope y'all have a good night.

You too, man.

 

[Boss Doggie]

doesn't season 1 have some odd, distracting animation quirks

 

[B.K.]

Duh I'm the captain. My son is Bart.

"What an oaf."

I think Homer gets stupider every year.

 

[Jackson50]

We the purple? What the hell was that?

 

[Taborcarn]

doesn't season 1 have some odd, distracting animation quirks

Yes. On the DVD commentary (I think, or maybe it was an article about it) for this episode Some Enchanted Evening, they mentioned that the fill-in animation they got back from their Korean studio was absolutely not what they wanted, and almost sunk the whole series. The had to change their processes quickly and even reschedule the air date so this bad-looking episode didn't air as one of the first few.

Edit: The wikipedia page has the a more detailed explanation here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Enchanted_Evening_(The_Simpsons)

Edit 2: cut scenes from before the animation was fixed:

 

[Nerdkiller]

I think Homer gets stupider every year.

"Hello. My name is Mr. Burns. I believe you have a letter for me."

"Okay Mr. Burns, what is your first name?"

"...I don't know."

 

[Amalthea]

You too, man.

I prefer not to be called "man".

 

[BigAT]

I think Homer gets stupider every year.

That's not a question, professor.

 

[Boss Doggie]

upskirt lisa? wut

 

[DrKelpo]

You could close down moes or the kwik-e-mart and nobody would care...

 

[ElTopo]

Yes. On the DVD commentary (I think, or maybe it was an article about it) for this episode Some Enchanted Evening, they mentioned that the fill-in animation they got back from their Korean studio was absolutely not what they wanted, and almost sunk the whole series. The had to change their processes quickly and even reschedule the air date so this bad-looking episode didn't air as one of the first few.



Edit: The wikipedia page has the a more detailed explanation here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Some_Enchanted_Evening_(The_Simpsons)

Edit 2: cut scenes from before the animation was fixed:

I never knew the back story behind that episode. Good shit. Very interesting when you compare this information to this old highlight reel from Gabor Csupo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tHtM-I-58Y

At about 1:30 in they take credit making The Simpsons funny.