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why have I waited this long to post in here? OG Simpsons is my shit (I swear by season 2)

seeing as how my gaf activity is done almost exclusively on mobile and I don't have an idea on how to take screen caps of my DVDs..... I think I'll end up being more of an observer than poster.

btw can someone remind me of the episode where Lisa's class keeps going back and forth accusing students of liking one another and then it ends with her music teacher saying noone like Milhouse.... I think the Lisa/Nelson ep? can't remember but that's one of my all time favorite scenes.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

He wasn't including Thursday as part of the weekend?

I just can't understand why he would do that though.

If he thinks that his boss is giving him Monday off, then it would be a three day weekend.

If he's merely counting the total number of days off, then it would be at least five, or probably more.

So why four?!?! My brain hurts.

 

[inky]

I just can't understand why he would do that though.

Because he considers Thursday a weekday. I don't know why it puzzles you that much.

Sat & Sun are the real weekend, Friday and Monday are an extension of that weekend going by what Marge tells him, so for him the deal is for those 4 days, as he already skipped Thursday.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Because he considers Thursday a weekday. I don't know why it puzzles you that much.

Sat & Sun are the real weekend, Friday and Monday are an extension of that weekend going by what Marge tells him, so for him the deal is for those 4 days, as he already skipped Thursday.

But he's not being given Friday off, he's just skipping it. Seeing as he just skipped Thursday, why wouldn't that be included as an extension of the weekend? Thursday and Friday are both weekdays, and he's just skipping both.

I thought the joke was that he misunderstands what Marge is saying: His work said "If you don't come in Friday, don't bother coming in on Monday morning", meaning if you don't come in tomorrow, you're fired. But Homer thought they were saying if you don't come in tomorrow, have Monday off work. As I said above though, if that was what was happening he would've thought that that would make a three day weekend from his interpretation. And if he's making no distinction between days he's being given off work and skipped days he would count five or more.

 

[the chris]

But he's not being given Friday off, he's just skipping it. Seeing as he just skipped Thursday, why wouldn't that be included as an extension of the weekend? Thursday and Friday are both weekdays, and he's just skipping both.

I thought the joke was that he misunderstands what Marge is saying: His work said "If you don't come in Friday, don't bother coming in on Monday morning", meaning if you don't come in tomorrow, you're fired. But Homer thought they were saying if you don't come in tomorrow, have Monday off work. As I said above though, if that was what was happening he would've thought that that would make a three day weekend from his interpretation. And if he's making no distinction between days he's being given off work and skipped days he would count five or more.

Is this the new "That's where I'm a viking" debate?

 

[inky]

But he's not being given Friday off, he's just skipping it.

Uhh, yes, I understand the joke. And that is precisely it:

But Homer thought they were saying if you don't come in tomorrow, have Monday off work.

So then he believes they are "giving" him a 4 day weekend (Fri - Mon) if he skips Friday too, whereas he was just skipping a day off work before. He's Homer Simpson ffs. To me it makes perfect sense, you are just over-thinking this.

 

[The Real Abed]

Just saw "The Saga of Carl Carlson" from S24, thought it was quite the nice episode actually.

That reminds me I haven't seen the finale's yet.

 

[Wool]

I don't know if this is another language dub or what, but it's hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZg9txswQuY

 

[AcridMeat]

I don't know if this is another language dub or what, but it's hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZg9txswQuY

It just gets better and better as it goes on hahahaha

 

[trab pu kcip]

I don't know if this is another language dub or what, but it's hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZg9txswQuY

It just gets better and better as it goes on hahahaha

I see you guys have nothing to do with nice tonight

 

[BomberMouse]

I don't know if this is another language dub or what, but it's hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZg9txswQuY

That's from the spanish version of the show. Different from the latin american version which actually kept the original singing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxC7rAkNkRw.

 

[smurfx]

 

[Professor Beef]

I can already hear School's Out with that gif playing.

 

[Xun]

Secrets of a Successful Marriage was just on.

I was laughing hysterically throughout, which is common on older episodes.

 

[worldrunover]

The dank!
THE DANK

 

[Guzim]

why have I waited this long to post in here? OG Simpsons is my shit (I swear by season 2)

seeing as how my gaf activity is done almost exclusively on mobile and I don't have an idea on how to take screen caps of my DVDs..... I think I'll end up being more of an observer than poster.

btw can someone remind me of the episode where Lisa's class keeps going back and forth accusing students of liking one another and then it ends with her music teacher saying noone like Milhouse.... I think the Lisa/Nelson ep? can't remember but that's one of my all time favorite scenes.

Lisa's Date With Density.

 

[British Monsoon]

McBain: "On closer inspection, these are loafers"

Homer: Scooby Doo can doo-doo, but Jimmy Carter is smarter...

Smithers: "Market research shows that people see you as something of an ogre."
Burns: "I ought to club them and eat their bones!"

 

[Rhomega Beta]

I'm scared...

 

[Aaron Strife]

I don't know if this is another language dub or what, but it's hilarious: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZg9txswQuY

I like how wiggum sounds dead on and Homer sounds like Dan doing his Gil voice

 

[TOM f'N CRUISE]

Rock Bottom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-fcc5iv2k

 

[Natetan]

Rock Bottom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-fcc5iv2k

Aaaah crap. I love that line.

 

[BigAT]

Marge: I don't know if I like you experimenting on your brother.
Lisa: Please, mother, its purely in the interests of science.
Lisa [thinking]: That'll learn him to bust my tomater.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Homer: And then I sped away without anyone seeing my license plate.
Lisa: Sounds like you had a good day today, Dad.
Homer: Yeah... 'cept I forgot to go to work.

 

[Aaron Strife]

Rock Bottom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-fcc5iv2k

My favorite is the changing clock in the background

 

[ClassyPenguin]

What I'm saying is, all we have to do is go down to the pound and get a new jazzman.

 

[Barrow Roll]

Rock Bottom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-fcc5iv2k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjE1vFwYvfE

best clip i could find, don't hurt me

 

[Trent Strong]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjE1vFwYvfE

best clip i could find, don't hurt me

But listen to the music! He's evil!

 

[trab pu kcip]

which ep is this from?

edit: judging from the other gifs I'd say a star is burns ;o but I don't remember that scene tbh

 

[BigAT]

which ep is this from?

edit: judging from the other gifs I'd say a star is burns ;o but I don't remember that scene tbh

It's from an Eye on Springfield opening montage.

 

[trab pu kcip]

It's from an Eye on Springfield opening montage.

ah that makes sense! thank you

 

[DrFunk]

Rock Bottom
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-fcc5iv2k

DRAMATIZATION:MAYNOTHAVEHAPPENED

 

[AcridMeat]

Krusty: You people are pigs! I personally am gonna spit in every 50th burger!
Homer: I like those odds.

 

[Walshicus]

Love this gif:

 

[inm8num2]

Krusty: You people are pigs! I personally am gonna spit in every 50th burger!
Homer: I like those odds.

I just watched this last night.

I love when Homer and Marge are house hunting. When they see 742 Evergreen Terrace, Marge says, "Imagine what we could do with the place." Homer is looking in a room and just imagines a crappy couch and tv, LOL.

 

[Boss Doggie]

You know, Home Sweet Home-Diddly-Dum-Doodily is a very touching episode, but at the same time, it ruins And Maggie Makes Three. :/

 

[Marvie_3]

I like the one where the mouse kills the cat.

 

[crackhead_bob]

Is Ralph Wiggum retarded? Seriously. Have they ever elaborated on why he makes these random, nonsensical observations on the show? I haven't watched the show regularly since 2001, but it seems like a running gag.

 

[BomberMouse]

Is Ralph Wiggum retarded? Seriously. Have they ever elaborated on why he makes these random, nonsensical observations on the show? I haven't watched the show regularly since 2001, but it seems like a running gag.

I hate how he is now. He had a personality in "I Love Lisa".

 

[Joni]

Is Ralph Wiggum retarded? Seriously. Have they ever elaborated on why he makes these random, nonsensical observations on the show? I haven't watched the show regularly since 2001, but it seems like a running gag.

They have never eloborated it, but he could actually be autistic. He has shown signs of intelligence, but he gives everything his own world view.

 

[Cheerilee]

Is Ralph Wiggum retarded? Seriously. Have they ever elaborated on why he makes these random, nonsensical observations on the show? I haven't watched the show regularly since 2001, but it seems like a running gag.

One of the themes of the Simpsons (or early Simpsons, at least) was having adults who (gasp) don't excel at their jobs, in fact they're terrible at them.

Lisa is gifted and her mind is going to waste in the regular school system, but Mrs Hoover doesn't care. Ralph is Lisa's polar opposite. He's a special needs student (I don't think the writers really learned about the subject enough to decide exactly what kind of special needs student), and the regular school system is failing him, but Mrs Hoover doesn't care. Lisa and Ralph are both tossed into the same class by a system that doesn't know what to do with either of them.

I suspect that Ralph is funnier when you don't have a name for what's wrong with him, he's just Ralph being Ralph.

According to Wikipedia, a season 22 episode showed a flashback of Ralph getting dropped on his head as a baby, and immediately losing his ability to drink from a bottle, suggesting that Ralph has brain damage, which doesn't seem funny at all.

 

[BomberMouse]

According to Wikipedia, a season 22 episode showed a flashback of Ralph getting dropped on his head as a baby, and immediately losing his ability to drink from a bottle, suggesting that Ralph has brain damage, which doesn't seem funny at all.

This is why we don't speak about the new seasons.

 

[Boss Doggie]

Is Ralph Wiggum retarded? Seriously. Have they ever elaborated on why he makes these random, nonsensical observations on the show? I haven't watched the show regularly since 2001, but it seems like a running gag.

He wasn't like this before. Early seasons depict him as a "special" kid, but has a heart. I Love Lisa is a shining example of that.

 

[Clydefrog]

-yello

 

[crackhead_bob]

I see. Has the show improved as of recent? I hear the last few seasons were dreadful. The show's been on the air for well over 20 years now and it seems that it's now at the point where it's bad episodes now outnumber the good ones. Is the show still popular even though forums like this are savaging it? Is it doing well ratings wise, or is it coasting by on its legacy?

 

[Box of Bunnies]

Is Ralph Wiggum retarded? Seriously. Have they ever elaborated on why he makes these random, nonsensical observations on the show? I haven't watched the show regularly since 2001, but it seems like a running gag.

He's rather adept at sleeping.

Is the show still popular even though forums like this are savaging it? Is it doing well ratings wise, or is it coasting by on its legacy?

Ratings are at their lowest ever. If it's still popular it's only so as a merchandising machine, not a television programme.

 

[Zombie James]

-yello

Ahoy-hoy.

 

[crackhead_bob]

The new episodes I have seen are awful. Jokes are way too forced. The old episodes had a zany feel to them....almost as if the writers starved for a living. I really hate the infusion of pop culture references. And the soundtrack beats are obnoxious. I remember the lack of background music in the early seasons... those awkward pauses. The show was fantastic back then. What happened?

 

[Dilly]

I saw some episodes of S24 and I didn't think they were too bad.

 

[Cheerilee]

I see. Has the show improved as of recent? I hear the last few seasons were dreadful. The show's been on the air for well over 20 years now and it seems that it's now at the point where it's bad episodes now outnumber the good ones. Is the show still popular even though forums like this are savaging it? Is it doing well ratings wise, or is it coasting by on its legacy?

Apparently the most recent season or two have gotten significantly better, but that's not saying very much. I say apparently, because I can't bring myself to give the show any more chances.

The show is somehow still popular with a vast number of people, but apparently not nearly as many people as it once was, and it's apparently losing money. But Fox won't let it die, because Seth McFarlane's shows (Family Guy, American Dad, and The Cleveland Show) are all earning huge money, and Fox theorizes that The Simpsons is acting like a glue that lends credibility and holds the whole programming block together. They don't know if it does or doesn't, but they're afraid to find out.

The new episodes I have seen are awful. Jokes are way too forced. The old episodes had a zany feel to them....almost as if the writers starved for a living. I really hate the infusion of pop culture references. And the soundtrack beats are obnoxious. I remember the lack of background music in the early seasons... those awkward pauses. The show was fantastic back then. What happened?

One of the better explanations is here.
http://deadhomersociety.com/zombiesimpsons/

It's very in-depth. The short version though, it that employee turnover kept replacing older artists with younger ones until there was nobody left who really understood the characters, so they began to write characters who were parodies of the original characters.

 

[BigAT]

-yello

You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel.