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The Simpsons |OT2| It's a pornography thread- We were posting pornography
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peanutbutterlatte
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I didn't much care for Homer of Seville but Julia was effectively Homer's Jessica Lovejoy equivalent. She was downright evil.
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I adore Summer of 4 Ft. 2. It may well be my favorite episode of the series.Stand-out episode that I saw recently was Summer of 4 Ft. 2.
Just all-around fantastic.
So many great Milhouse moments.
"Up yours, Krabappel."
The sprinkler impressions.
Petting the scorpion. "Nice doggy!"
"Oh boy, a carnival! <completely oblivious to Lisa being absolutely livid & putting the fear of death in Bart>
Getting caught in the spit crossfire on the Tilt-A-Whirl.
The entire "you got the dud" exchange involving him in the Mystery Date game. "Stand up for yourself, Poindexter."
"Right, you go over and wow them, I'll hide in the shrubs!" "They must have seen you."
And that's not even touching on Homer blowing up the dishwasher with fireworks, buying enemas and panty shields, the phenomenal Lisa storyline as she strives to reinvent herself, Ned's nametags for everything ("Fill me." "With what, Ned" "With Water" "Well, duh."), that one kid with the French parents referencing Bastille Day and baguettes and a decent guest star gig from Christina Ricci.
Not to mention it gave us this...
See You Next Wednesday
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Homer getting ready for some homerotica?
See You Next Wednesday
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Bart sexually harnessing Miss Krabappel
Slower to fully prove his guilt
Slower to fully prove his guilt
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Fixed that observational comment of yours to make it more accurate.Bart sexuallyharnessingharassingMissMrs.KrabappelFlanders
And she's both his neighbor and homeroom teacher. Bart's going to work whatever angles he can to get out of doing homework.
XANDER CAGE
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Bart sexually harnessing Miss Krabappel
Slower to fully prove his guilt
That's from his dream sequence, no?
Yup, from Kamp Krusty I think?
toadsworth
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Homer's inner monologue: 'Keep looking shocked and move slowly towards the cake.'
ClassyPenguin
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I can see through time!
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Love Yeardley's delivery of this line.
I can see through time!
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Well, back then nobody knew how long the show would run so they had incentive to, you know, try and make each episode good.
Secondly, that episode had Jon Vitti as lead writer - arguably the most gifted writer the series has enjoyed after Swartzwelder.
It also boasted a talented director in Rich Moore who has moved on to directing feature length animation such as last year's Oscar-nominated Wreck-It Ralph.
Finally, the use of music to frame a sequence was far more robust. It actually stood out and was noticeable whereas nowadays you barely notice it except when it's rehashed a zillion times over.
that was season 2. the best season (7's close).
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I love the opening chunk of Season 7 and the finale but there's a stretch of episodes in the middle to back half of it that really don't measure up with the best of the classic era.
- Two Bad Neighbors
- Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield
- Bart the Fink
- The Day the Violence Died
- Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"
- Homerpalooza
Not a big fan of many of these. And my opinion is fresh on the first two as I rewatched them earlier this weekend.
Bart the Fink in particular I'm not crazy about. And I'm an unabashed Bret Hart fan.
I'm with you on Season 2. The show has never been as emotionally rich as it was that season. It's extremely underrated.
The Real Abed
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Those are some of the best best best episodes from season 7.
people like to point at homer's enemy as the blueprint for modern simpsons, but in actuality it's homerpalooza. there are some good quotes and it has one of the best jokes in the series (homer going up to the guys rocking out at the van with the strobe lights), but it's mostly a pop culture reference the whole way through with some very shallow family stuff thrown in there. it's a far worse version of dancin' homer.
that's the only black mark on season 7 for me though. many of the episodes are some of my favorite in the series, which elevates even the merely good parts.
that's the only black mark on season 7 for me though. many of the episodes are some of my favorite in the series, which elevates even the merely good parts.
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It's funny that you mention both of those episodes as there's a Worst Classic Era Episode poll going on right now at NoHomers.net through the end of April... and, at last count, both Homerpalooza and Dancin' Homer are comfortably in the Top 5 (2nd & 4th place respectively). Homer's Odyssey and Homer's Night Out from Season 1 are also in that top cluster and then there's a bunch of episodes fighting it out for 5th.
As much as I'm not fan of Homerpalooza, I do like the scenes in the car at the start of the episode (although that runs long) and especially that "is this cool, kids?" scene at the end where Bart and Lisa answer their parents in unison. Any time Bart & Lisa act as one mind is great... they're barely ever on the same wavelength these days.
It also did that ep no favors that it premiered the same night as the infinitely superior Summer of 4 Ft. 2.
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One of my favorite post-classic era quotes can be found in Season 15's Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore...
Homer:
"When a woman says nothing's wrong, that means everything's wrong.
And when a woman says everything's wrong, that means EVERYTHING'S wrong.
And when a woman says something's not funny, you'd better not laugh your ass off."
This episode had a really sweet ending, too.
Homer:
"When a woman says nothing's wrong, that means everything's wrong.
And when a woman says everything's wrong, that means EVERYTHING'S wrong.
And when a woman says something's not funny, you'd better not laugh your ass off."
This episode had a really sweet ending, too.
PeakPointMatrix
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After not seeing Homerpalooza for years, I actually thought it was a season 10/11 episode.
PeakPointMatrix
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.And who can forget dear rat boy.
Agreed.
PeakPointMatrix
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I really love the music that plays during this story Bart tells. (modern warning) The artstyle is a nice surprise too. Does anyone know if it's parodying something? If it is, I really want to find the original's music.
Candeldandel
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I've looked fruitlessly for a gif of Homer doing his "nervous dance", where he shakes his hands and hops up and down on his toes... can anyone help me find it? I do this all the time when I'm excited and I'd love to have a reaction gif.
...Looking through this thread really makes me miss '90s Simpsons, ffs.
...Looking through this thread really makes me miss '90s Simpsons, ffs.
Trent Strong
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Yeah, come to think of it, season 7 had some not-so-good episodes. I didn't like
Two Bad Neighbors
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield
Homerpalooza.
Two Bad Neighbors
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield
Homerpalooza.
Which episode is it in?
is this the part where i quote your avatar?
Blast my campy Auric avatar... I've gotten too used to it now.
Trent Strong
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Sounds like what he does when he's saying "we're missing the chili cook-off!".
Yeah, that's a good ep. For me s15 is the most consistent post classic season, with some really good episodes. I've always thought 'The President Wore Pearls' came really close to classic level. Too bad there's also Margical History Tour and (ugh) Bart-Mangled Banner.
About s7, I even like all of the 'lesser' ones you posted. Scenes from the Class Struggle is a very underrated episode. And wow, Hellfish? That's a classic man!
s7 is my absolute favorite season. It mixed episodes with a lot of heart (4ft2, maybe the best episode ever) with pure jokey stuff like King-Size Homer.
Rewatched Dead Putting Society with commentary yesterday. It's one of the best tracks. Homer's in full on rage mode for the entire episode and the writers clearly have a lot of fun rewatching the ep.
- "What are you doing! That putter is to you what a bat is to a baseball player! What a violin is... to the... the guy that... the violin guy! Now c'mon! Give your putter a name."
- "What?"
- "C'mon, give it a name."
- "Mister Putter."
- "D'oh... You wanna try a little harder son? C'mon give it a girl's name."
- "Mom."
- "Your putter's name is Charlene!"
- "Why?"
- "It just is, that's why! Now this, is a picture of your enemy, Todd Flanders. Every day, I want you to spend fifteen minutes staring at it. And concentrating on how much you hate him, and how glorious it will be when you and Charlene annihilate him!"
- "Who's Charlene?"
- "I'll show you who Charlene is! Now start hating!"
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Why would you feel compelled to force yourself through any recent Tim Long episode?
Even I go out of my way to not watch his garbage more than once and I actively follow "shit era" Simpsons.
The less said about those latter two episodes, the better.
The President Wore Pearls is my favorite from Season 15. It's not quite at the level of the other more noteworthy "musical episode" in the show's history... the Mary Poppins' homage Simpsoncalifragilisticexpiala-D'oh-cious... but it comes pretty damn close. It gets the nod over Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore due to some shoddy animation.
I don't know if this got rushed through the QC process in Korea or what but the characters have these weird thick outlines in some of the scenes that is downright jarring. I don't blame the direction here, either... Matthew Nastuk is traditionally solid. Classic era fans might actually appreciate the look more than I do due to the lack of polish - it just comes off as sloppy to me.
added_time noted in this thread a few days ago that he enjoyed I D'oh-Bot as well... and I agree with him. It's largely solid even if the parade of Snowball deaths is a tad silly.
I'm in the Marvie_3 camp on the best opening ever front. The Indiana Jones tribute that kicks off Bart's Friend Falls in Love is pure gold.
The only opening that comes close is the McBain shootout that opens Last Exit to Springfield. I always crack up when the one guy gets shot and the other guy happily swipes his cake only to get shot himself.
A reason why I'm pretty admitted towards the golden age being Seasons 2-6, with 2 at the peak.
Season 2 gave us Simpson and Delilah, which still has one of the biggest kickers I think. Between Carl taking the hit while still being extremely supportive, to Homer and Burns' moment. There is so many little emotional bits in this episode that add up, even though the basis for it is just about baldness.
Then we have ones like "Three eyes on every fish", where I think it still has one of the best Marge moments in the entire show. "Lisa, always believe in your mother". Yeah, I forgot the exact quote, but it works.
And the entire season is full of these moments, where the episodes build around them.
Old Money, with Grandpa realizing he can't help everyone, and using the money to help give more comfort to those around him. "Dignity is on me"
Lisa's Substitute... We all know it. You are Lisa Simpson
The Way We Was, First flashback episode with Homer and Marge getting together and it ending with the simple, "I should have went to prom with my date".
War of the Simpsons, where after the entire build up, Homer just kicks his normal idiocy to the side and didn't even have to think about choosing Marge.
Even the more goofy endings like Blood Feud, where Homer deciding there is no moral lol.
Season 2 is the peak for these moments. While I think comedy bits improved. Like many of the popular ones are from S7 and S8. They just don't have the same emotional highpoints as consistently.
BenjaminBirdie
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All three of those were incredible.
Trent Strong
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Even Homerpalooza? All those episodes were good compared to most TV shows and the modern Simpsons though.
Yes they were.
Mr. Bergstrom replaces Ms. Hoover teaching the class. Lisa's Substitute is one of their most literal titles, which ironically does make it harder to remember.
JehutyRunner
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"So that explains his secret trip to Holland."
Oh, it's that one. Yeah that was a good one. I couldn't think of any episode where Lisa had been replaced, especially in the early seasons, so the title threw me off a bit. Of course it's the one about her substitute teacher.
Rhomega Beta
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And no one remembers the class president subplot.