HazySaiyan
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A friend and I have recently been watching season 8. Good times, so many funny moments.
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timetokill
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Am I wrong that you need to make some guesses on this puzzle? I mean, maybe I'm just being dumb but it seems like you need to make some guesses early on in the puzzle to get anywhere.
edit: hmmmm maybe not. The one I had to guess on was
____Ned____
Rod/Todd
"original Flanders family members"
The Real Abed
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I don't get it. I can't get past the second clue after
Burns in E5
Maggie
she
in column 2
timetokill
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You have to think through things a lot.
Take the clue you're thinking of.
1. You know Maggie is adjacent to E5, meaning she's either in D4, D5, or E4. Diagonal is adjacent for this puzzle.
2. You know every character in this puzzle is adjacent to a core Simpsons family member. This means that the core family members (other than Homer himself) MUST be in B2, B4, D2, and D4. The core members are the nuclear family: Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge, and Maggie.
3. With those two facts, you know that Maggie MUST be in D4.
4. With that out of the way, you know that Lisa and Marge must be in B2 and B4, because Maggie's clue will tell you that only females are in Column B. Therefore Bart can only be in one location.
5. And away you go!
2. You know every character in this puzzle is adjacent to a core Simpsons family member. This means that the core family members (other than Homer himself) MUST be in B2, B4, D2, and D4. The core members are the nuclear family: Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge, and Maggie.
3. With those two facts, you know that Maggie MUST be in D4.
4. With that out of the way, you know that Lisa and Marge must be in B2 and B4, because Maggie's clue will tell you that only females are in Column B. Therefore Bart can only be in one location.
5. And away you go!
immortal-joe
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I have completed all except for D2, and I cannot for the life of me find any clue telling me who that might be, besides knowing it's a
woman
EDIT: Nevermind.....Doh!
The Real Abed
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Selma because I don't have a spot where there's enough room for 4 people (Selma and her 3 ex-husbands) that doesn't overlap the "female only" row.
Edit: And when I try to type
her name it doesn't accept it or tell me it's wrong. What the fuck is her name? I tried all combinations including exactly like it's spelled in the hint.
Edit: Found her
Edit: Finished! That was fun. Though I had to use the Wiki for some names. I wouldn't have even remembered
the Abe marriage either
The Real Abed
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What don't you understand? Adjacent? I was stuck there too. It's
Maggie and she's in a slot where she's both adjacent to Burns and Homer.
I was confused by
Maggie's
Homer was next to all the members of his barbershop quartet. But then I accidentally put Wiggum down instead of Barney because his photo was on one of their albums and the instructions use him as an example.
Barrow Roll
Member
Yup, they totally got me with that one. Had me feeling like this for a while:
The phrasing in that one confused me too. My first answer was
Todd because Rod doesn't actually appear as a character until quite a few episodes into the first season.
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There are three clues that allow you to logically pencil in where the Be Sharps should be without guesses...
1) The clue that only women are in Column 2.
2) The clue that Bart isn't adjacent to any school administration staff (which tells you where Skinner should be).
3) The clue that there are two foreigners in Row B (which tells you where Apu should be).
And, of course, once you slot in Skinner, Apu, and the rest of the Simpsons family, you pretty much know where Barney needs to go.
The Real Abed
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They're hinted at very clearly.
that's the one
trab pu kcip
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I'm stupid but
just seems random to me ._.
edit:
ah so I'm not the only one.
thanks, but...out of all of these I only have clue 1) so far, guess you have to do something else before you fill in the be sharps? but I can't even figure out what that could be :l
how do you know where to put all the be sharps?
edit:
ah so I'm not the only one.
thanks, but...out of all of these I only have clue 1) so far, guess you have to do something else before you fill in the be sharps? but I can't even figure out what that could be :l
Think carefully of the very first clue and what "adjacent" means in this game. You should be able to figure out the cells where
all five core members of the Simpsons family go.
The thing I put together after the fact that makes it work is that because each person must border a core Simpson, you have to logically figure out that each of the remaining core Simpsons members must belong in 1 of 4 spots on the board. With the "no males in column 2" clue, this then gives you Bart's location and you can work from there.
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Step-by-step directions on how to solve Sporcle's Simpsons trivia logic puzzle WITHOUT guessing...
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And you're done.
1)
Homer says his boss is in E5. So that's where you put Mr. Burns.
2)
Homer says that EVERYONE in the puzzle is adjacent (aka "directly next to") one of the 5 core Simpsons family members. That includes him. The only way this works is if Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie occupy cells B2, B4, D2 and D4. Mr. Burns tells you that he is adjacent to his shooter (whom we know is Maggie) and the only one of the above squares Burns is next to is D4. So that's where you put Maggie.
3)
Mr. Burns says that no males appear in Column 2. Which means, both Marge and Lisa have to occupy B2 and D2 (in some order) and Bart HAS to be in B4. So that's where you put Bart.
4)
Maggie says that "her Daddy" is adjacent to all of the Be Sharps (Apu, Skinner, Barney). As we already know from Burns that no men appear in Column 2, that means they can only occupy cells B3, C4 and D3. As Bart says he does not appear next to ANY school staff that rules out both B3 and C4 for Skinner. He can only go in cell D3. So that's where you put Skinner.
5)
Skinner says that all 4 Springfield Elementary students in the puzzle can be found in Row B. This clue narrows down the precise locations of both Lisa (B2) and Marge (D2) so that's where you put them.
6)
Bart says Lisa is adjacent to Milhouse. As a Springfield Elementary student, he must also be founds in Row B. And, as we've already isolated B3 to be one of Apu or Barney, that means Milhouse can only be in cell B1. So that's where you put Milhouse.
7)
Lisa says that two characters born outside of the USA appear in her row. As Barney was definitely not born outside of the country, that clue narrows down the precise locations of both Apu (B3) and Barney (C4) so that's where you put them.
8)
Apu says that Selma is adjacent to THREE ex-husbands... none of whom have clearly as yet been revealed in this puzzle solution (Apu wed Manjula, Homer wed Marge and his Vegas wife, Skinner was left at the altar by Edna, Barney has never been married and Selma has never dated Burns). There are presently only four cells in this entire puzzle with three empty cells adjacent to them... those cells are A4, B5, D1 and E2. A4 and B5 can be immediately ruled out due to the fact that we know the last Springfield Elementary student MUST be in B5. D1 can be ruled out due to the fact that two of its adjacent cells are in Column 2 (which can only feature women). So Selma's only location is E2. So that's where you put Selma.
9)
Milhouse says he is adjacent to one of his parents. Marge says she is the only blue-haired woman in the solution (which rules out Luann). Therefore, Milhouse must be adjacent to Kirk. Because there are no men in Column 2, Kirk can only be in cells A1 or C1. Barney says Lenny and Carl can both be found in corners (A1, A5 or E1). Because Selma's adjacent empty squares can only be ex-husbands... and she never married Lenny or Carl... that means they MUST be in cells A1 and A5. Which means Kirk can only be in cell C1. So that's where you put Kirk.
10)
Kirk says that Reverend Lovejoy is adjacent to Skinner. The only empty cells next to Skinner are cells E3 & E4... and, as Reverend Lovejoy has never married Selma, he can only be in cell E4. So that's where you put Reverend Lovejoy.
11)
Lovejoy says that row C features "two original Flanders family members". That rules out Rod, Todd, Edna and Ned's Vegas wife. None of his other relatives are named so logically Ned and Maude must be in row C. The woman-only rule for Column 2 means that Maude is in cell C2 and Ned is in cell C5. So that's where you put them.
12)
Maude says that Üter is in this puzzle solution. As he does attend Springfield Elementary and was not born in the USA, we now know the final student that belongs in cell B5. So that's where you put Üter.
13)
Üter says that Bart's teacher, who used to be the late Edna Krabappel, is in row A. As we know Bart is not next to any school staff and either Lenny or Carl occupy cell A1, the only location for Edna is cell A2. So that's where you put Edna Krabappel.
14)
8 cells to go... three of whom are Selma's ex-husbands (D1, E1 and E3). Edna says that two Krusty show regulars appear in cells D1 & D5. Selma says that a "Sideshow" appears in Column 1. The only "Sideshow" or Krusty regular that Selma dated is Sideshow Bob. So you now know he is in cell D1. So that's where you put Sideshow Bob.
15)
Sideshow Bob reveals that Krusty in the solution. That means he's in cell D5. So that's where you put Krusty.
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Krusty says that "one character" in his column has a name beginning with "C". Now that clearly isn't him, Ned or Üter. It DOES, however, refer to Charles Montgomery Burns. And, as he satisfies the clue of the one character in column 5 whose name starts with "C", that means we now know that Carl can only be in cell A1 and Lenny can only be in cell A5. So that's where we put them.
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4 cells to go. We know E1 and E3 are two of Selma's ex-husbands. Carl says that the other two (A3 and A4) are non-human characters. Ned says that one of Homer's parents appears in Column 3. As Abe did marry Selma and is clearly human, that means he must be the answer for cell E3. So that's where you put Abe.
18)
Abe says that one character in this quiz was regularly voiced by Phil Hartman. Lenny says that Lionel Hutz is not in the solution. As Troy McClure is one of Selma's ex-husbands, we now know that he is the solution for cell E1. So that's where you put Troy McClure.
19)
Troy says that we may remember the characters in cell A3 from every Treehouse of Horror. The only characters to appear in every THOH annual special... and they're not human... are Kang and Kodos.
20)
The aliens reveal that the final character that must go in cell A4 is Bart's dog (whom Bart is adjacent to and is clearly not human). So Santa's Little Helper is the final answer.
And you're done.
lunchtoast
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I'm watching the Itchy and Scratchy land episode, and the part where Marge asks for baby guts, I always thought Lisa said "Mom, that's real." Just realized she says "Mom, that's veal."
Different words, same destination.
Different words, same destination.
PeakPointMatrix
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Had Bush/Simpsons controversy on the mind today for no apparent reason:
Was anyone aware while this was all going on? I was born in 1990, so of course I missed this controversy. But I can't even imagine how surreal it would be to have a "feud" going on between the POTUS and a fictional family, let alone the publicity of their exchange. Anyway, Marge's letter is still so heartwarming every time I read it. There was a letter in one of the modern eps she wrote recently that totally evoked that classic Marge vibe that I was really impressed with:
Wish I could see the cup Barbera was referencing. Which reminds me, I need to rewatch Two Bad Neighbors sometime, it's been years since I've seen it.
Edit: Found it!
Barbera Bush said:
Was anyone aware while this was all going on? I was born in 1990, so of course I missed this controversy. But I can't even imagine how surreal it would be to have a "feud" going on between the POTUS and a fictional family, let alone the publicity of their exchange. Anyway, Marge's letter is still so heartwarming every time I read it. There was a letter in one of the modern eps she wrote recently that totally evoked that classic Marge vibe that I was really impressed with:
Wish I could see the cup Barbera was referencing. Which reminds me, I need to rewatch Two Bad Neighbors sometime, it's been years since I've seen it.
Edit: Found it!
Nerdkiller
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Aaron Strife
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Consider them cut
Patrick Bateman
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Edit:
Nerdkiller
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Does anyone have a picture of the face that Homer makes in Who Shot Mr. Burns II when Burns stops saying Homer Simpson and continues to forget his name? I'd like to make an avatar out of it.
Barrow Roll
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I feel bad that you went to all this trouble to spell it out and didn't get any reponses, so good job!
This post probably doesn't help.
lunchtoast
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Was listening to the pete holmes podcast and the guest mentioned that for the Cape Feare episode, they were short on time so they added more rakes.
Nerdkiller
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Why does Moe have no fingers?
UberTag
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That doesn't sound crazy to me at all.
Then again, I typically imagine that a real Moe would look a lot like Hank Azaria.
On an unrelated note for those of you who don't venture into the Season 27 official thread, this past Sunday's episode was excellent. I would argue it was the 2nd best episode of the HD era (which is almost 7 years old)... and the best Homer-Lisa centric episode in over a decade.
For those of you who haven't heard about it, it's a Halloween episode... but it's NOT a Treehouse of Horror episode (that comes next week). If you've been avoiding the modern series like the plague but took a chance on Holidays of Future Passed and Steal This Episode and enjoyed them... this is another episode you need to actively seek out.
platypotamus
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Kind of how I pictured him, except a lot uglier
Patrick Bateman
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Aaron Strife
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Even when it was the bears it was the immigrants!
lunchtoast
Member
Article of the story I mentioned earlier
http://mentalfloss.com/article/70121/funny-story-behind-classic-simpsons-scene
http://mentalfloss.com/article/70121/funny-story-behind-classic-simpsons-scene
trab pu kcip
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nothing at all...nothing at all...
platypotamus
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Speaking of Cape Feare, I keep seeing ads for this play and I'm kind of tempted...
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/MrBurns
http://www.acttheatre.org/Tickets/OnStage/MrBurns
UberTag
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Scenes from various theatrical productions of Mr. Burns...
I believe that bottom one is from the theatre you linked. Still tempted?
lunchtoast
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Wow that doesn't look like anything I expected.
The Real Abed
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That's freaky shit. And I have no bloody idea what the fuck is going on in that last one.
Scenes from various theatrical productions of Mr. Burns...
I believe that bottom one is from the theatre you linked. Still tempted?
Aaron Strife
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Directed a cutting of it for a class, saw it at the Guthrie Theatre.
It's pretty good. Just don't go into it expecting it to be a big in-joke for Simpsons fans. It's a play about how humans would get by without electricity and uses Simpsons as a device to tell that story.
It's pretty good. Just don't go into it expecting it to be a big in-joke for Simpsons fans. It's a play about how humans would get by without electricity and uses Simpsons as a device to tell that story.
Just saw the Halloween episode. It surely has been said in off topic before, but if this episode is supposedly one of the best in the last decade... That speaks volumes about the general quality.
Although I agree that there have been lots of worse episodes in the past years.
Rhomega Beta
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The Ny Mets are my fav-or-ite squadron!
Zombie Lyle
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Well, you've got some attitude, Mister
lunchtoast
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You're charming the pants off of me.
Two more feet and I can fit it in the fridge.
