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[Henchmen21]

Hey, Gus! I got something to report to you.

Hey Mr. Prime Minister! Hey Andy!

 

[the chris]

Eh, mates! What's the good word?

 

[ClassyPenguin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJOdpwL6X6A

 

[Gui_PT]

 

[Nerdkiller]

"You've got the wrong number, this is 91...2."

 

[Boss Doggie]

I never got the "I'm sweating like Roger Ebert" joke. I don't recall the man sweating profusely.

 

[Cheerilee]

I never got the "I'm sweating like Roger Ebert" joke. I don't recall the man sweating profusely.

It was just a fat joke. At the time, I don't think Siskel and Ebert got the respect they get today, and I heard a lot of people defining them as "the tall one and the fat one." Hollywood I think especially had it in for them.

Check out this episode of Animaniacs, and notice how far it goes over the line at around 8 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDKwRWwAw-o

Also note that this was apparently in response to Siskel and Ebert saying that Spielberg's Jurassic Park wasn't perfect.

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Mindy: [awkward] Heh...I guess we'll be going down together -- I mean,
getting off togeth -- I mean --
Homer: That's OK. I'll just push the button for the stimulator -- I
mean, elevator.

Last Temptation of Homer is one of my favorite episodes.

 

[inky]

 

[Nerdkiller]

"Copyright expired."

 

[Item Box]

"You gotta tell 'em what you saw Billy..."

 

[Boss Doggie]

It was just a fat joke. At the time, I don't think Siskel and Ebert got the respect they get today, and I heard a lot of people defining them as "the tall one and the fat one." Hollywood I think especially had it in for them.

Check out this episode of Animaniacs, and notice how far it goes over the line at around 8 minutes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDKwRWwAw-o

Also note that this was apparently in response to Siskel and Ebert saying that Spielberg's Jurassic Park wasn't perfect.

Weird, I thought they were loved before and jokes like that tend to be common... I guess NC was just too fanboyish of them lol

 

[Nerdkiller]

"Yeah!"

 

[Peco]

 

[Nerdkiller]

"So, how about those TV dinners, huh? I tried one the other day. Lightning strikes, the peach cobbler goes out! Get it?"

 

[BigAT]

"Honestly, Smithers, I don't know why Harvard even bothers to show up. They barely even won."

 

[AniHawk]

interesting. season 12 was the simpsons at its most watched (14.7 million households). i wonder why there isn't more nostalgia for that period of time. i guess it makes sense now why some people include that as part of classic simpsons (or say 1-12 is good).

season 26 surely has to be the final season. it has half the viewers that were watching season 13, although that's about as much viewers who watch family guy every week.

 

[Clydefrog]

my roommate still DVRs the new Simpsons episodes

However, I noticed the other day that he DVRed an old episode... I was like "oh, that's good!" and then I saw the title: The Principal and the Pauper.... "that's bad"

 

[Nerdkiller]

my roommate still DVRs the new Simpsons episodes

However, I noticed the other day that he DVRed an old episode... I was like "oh, that's good!" and then I saw the title: The Principal and the Pauper.... "that's bad"

Did it come with a free Frogurt?

 

[Henchmen21]

my roommate still DVRs the new Simpsons episodes

However, I noticed the other day that he DVRed an old episode... I was like "oh, that's good!" and then I saw the title: The Principal and the Pauper.... "that's bad"

Did it come with a free frogurt?

edit: lol beaten by a minute.

 

[platypotamus]

interesting. season 12 was the simpsons at its most watched (14.7 million households). i wonder why there isn't more nostalgia for that period of time. i guess it makes sense now why some people include that as part of classic simpsons (or say 1-12 is good).

It makes sense that peak viewership would persist a bit after peak quality, as we all stuck around a bit going "it's just a little airborn, it's still good, it's still good!"

Also, there were still some reasonably good episodes sprinkled among the seasons (trilogy of error is still pretty awesome).

 

[Hot Coldman]

Man, I wish I had an elephant.

 

[Henchmen21]

Man, I wish I had an elephant.

*deadpan* You did. His name was Stampy. You loved him.

 

[Hot Coldman]

*deadpan* You did. His name was Stampy. You loved him.

Oh yeah.

 

[trab pu kcip]

lenny adoration <3

 

[trab pu kcip]

Hurry it up with the cards, Lenny. I've got you clocked at two miles per hour

 

[Nerdkiller]

"OH NO! It's Gloria Vanderbilt, out for revenge!"

 

[Cheerilee]

Weird, I thought they were loved before and jokes like that tend to be common... I guess NC was just too fanboyish of them lol

Nostalgia Critic? Hmm.. I just checked out his Siskel and Ebert tribute episode. It seems the Ebert "fat jokes" were even more common than I thought, since even Siskel was apparently tossing them, but I think Animaniacs went a little too far by calling him both the Goodyear Blimp and Shamu the Whale, while implying that he wants to eat a bathtub full of popcorn that was smothered in lard that was liposuctioned out of his fat guts. I think that today, people would be a lot more hesitant to take cheap shots at either of them.

I don't really have any opinion on that episode being The Critic's favorite lampooning, and Animaniacs crossed a bunch of lines, which was part of it's charm.

I think that audiences really loved Siskel and Ebert, but I think that Hollywood "loved them" in the sense that they were willing to suck Siskel and Ebert's dicks if it meant a slightly better chance of getting a "two thumbs up" rating, but deep down they really hated Siskel and Ebert for costing them money and drawing negative attention to Hollywood's failures (ignoring the fact that Siskel and Ebert slathered praise on actual good movies, and told people to go see them).

As that Animaniacs episode said, "Now here's today's lesson Skippy. If you wanna go on national TV and shred someone's career to pieces, you have the right. But when you do that, remember, don't go listing your home address in the phone book." I think that Hollywood types really wanted to shoot the messenger. In this case, they used comedy as an outlet, which is fine.

 

[AniHawk]

*raises hand*

animaniacs kinda sucked.

seriously, i never got the appeal of the show. 1940s humor and references in the 1990s. most kids grew up with looney tunes- so tiny toons worked well. not a lot of kids grew up watching the marx brothers (as funny as they were), but they would just rip off acts from the 40s wholesale. the who's on first being the most cringeworthy.

it was best in small bursts like good idea/bad idea, the wheel of morality, or when they left all the referential stuff behind, like with pinky and the brain. i remember the siskel and ebert cartoon when it first aired and even as a kid i thought it was unfunny and mean-spirited (because i watched siskel and ebert back then too, and i liked the show). fortunately there was better animation on at the time, including shows from 'steven spielberg'.

 

[smurfx]

*raises hand*

animaniacs kinda sucked.

seriously, i never got the appeal of the show. 1940s humor and references in the 1990s. most kids grew up with looney tunes- so tiny toons worked well. not a lot of kids grew up watching the marx brothers (as funny as they were), but they would just rip off acts from the 40s wholesale. the who's on first being the most cringeworthy.

it was best in small bursts like good idea/bad idea, the wheel of morality, or when they left all the referential stuff behind, like with pinky and the brain. i remember the siskel and ebert cartoon when it first aired and even as a kid i thought it was unfunny and mean-spirited (because i watched siskel and ebert back then too, and i liked the show). fortunately there was better animation on at the time, including shows from 'steven spielberg'.

i never really liked that show either.

 

[Professor Beef]

I liked Animaniacs way more than Pinky and the Brain. It only got worse when they got their own show...and a second one.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I dunno, Animaniacs resonated with me more than Tiny Toons.

Also what is the "canon" wedding and home ownership history of the Simpsons? The episodes showed that Homer and Marge wed in a casino, but the movie implied they had a proper wedding (unless the video in the movie was referring to the "remarriage" in A Milhouse Divided).

The house ownership is confusing, since either Homer bought it prior to giving birth to Bart (as seen in Marge Makes Three) or Homer bought it as a reaction to Lisa's birth (Lisa's First Word).

Nostalgia Critic? Hmm.. I just checked out his Siskel and Ebert tribute episode. It seems the Ebert "fat jokes" were even more common than I thought, since even Siskel was apparently tossing them, but I think Animaniacs went a little too far by calling him both the Goodyear Blimp and Shamu the Whale, while implying that he wants to eat a bathtub full of popcorn that was smothered in lard that was liposuctioned out of his fat guts. I think that today, people would be a lot more hesitant to take cheap shots at either of them.

I don't really have any opinion on that episode being The Critic's favorite lampooning, and Animaniacs crossed a bunch of lines, which was part of it's charm.

I think that audiences really loved Siskel and Ebert, but I think that Hollywood "loved them" in the sense that they were willing to suck Siskel and Ebert's dicks if it meant a slightly better chance of getting a "two thumbs up" rating, but deep down they really hated Siskel and Ebert for costing them money and drawing negative attention to Hollywood's failures (ignoring the fact that Siskel and Ebert slathered praise on actual good movies, and told people to go see them).

As that Animaniacs episode said, "Now here's today's lesson Skippy. If you wanna go on national TV and shred someone's career to pieces, you have the right. But when you do that, remember, don't go listing your home address in the phone book." I think that Hollywood types really wanted to shoot the messenger. In this case, they used comedy as an outlet, which is fine.

Ah I see. I didn't see that episode so I wouldn't know the context, but I didn't know they weren't very "loved" back then.

Kinda explains why that disaster movie director had characters based on them in Godawfulzilla.

 

[Nerdkiller]

*raises hand*

animaniacs kinda sucked.

seriously, i never got the appeal of the show. 1940s humor and references in the 1990s. most kids grew up with looney tunes- so tiny toons worked well. not a lot of kids grew up watching the marx brothers (as funny as they were), but they would just rip off acts from the 40s wholesale. the who's on first being the most cringeworthy.

i never really liked that show either.

 

[The Real Abed]

I preferred Tiny Toons and Pinky and the Brain brain brain brain brain...

Spoiler

NARF!

 

[ClassyPenguin]

Histeria was the best.

 

[Nerdkiller]

Oh, so this is now a WB cartoon comedy thread? Sweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNJ6dFwh8a4

 

[The Real Abed]

How did we get on this topic anyway?

 

[Cheerilee]

How did we get on this topic anyway?

Simpsons did it.

 

[inky]

"Close, but no donut cops!"

 

[British Monsoon]

Another placemat, sir?

 

[RedShift]

Another placemat, sir?

Using Google to find this gif took me back to this thread.

 

[trab pu kcip]

Another placemat, sir?

please.

 

[Vyse24]

Simpson, you idiot! You spent your entire year's budget in a month! Your department's broke!

 

[Boss Doggie]

Still wondering about this

Also what is the "canon" wedding and home ownership history of the Simpsons? The episodes showed that Homer and Marge wed in a casino, but the movie implied they had a proper wedding (unless the video in the movie was referring to the "remarriage" in A Milhouse Divided).

The house ownership is confusing, since either Homer bought it prior to giving birth to Bart (as seen in Marge Makes Three) or Homer bought it as a reaction to Lisa's birth (Lisa's First Word).

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Still wondering about this

It was revealed that in A Milhouse Divided, Reverend Lovejoy did not have the right to issue marriages at the time, so Marge and Homer were technically divorced for years.

I'm also confused about that "Marge is pregnant?!" running gag, but I think it's safe to say that they bought the house in reaction to Lisa.

 

[Nerdkiller]

"And I say Britain's greatest prime minister is LORD PALMERSTON!"

 

[inky]

Someone said Britain?

"Gentlemen, I give you Brittania! Gambling with all the glitz and glamour of the British Isles. Best of all, the waitresses and showgirls are all real Brits — fresh from the streets of Sussex, they are"

"Freshen your drink, Guv’ner?"

 

[Henchmen21]

"And I say Britain's greatest prime minister is LORD PALMERSTON!"

Pitt the Elder!

 

[Boss Doggie]

It was revealed that in A Milhouse Divided, Reverend Lovejoy did not have the right to issue marriages at the time, so Marge and Homer were technically divorced for years.

I'm also confused about that "Marge is pregnant?!" running gag, but I think it's safe to say that they bought the house in reaction to Lisa.

So when did they get married for real?

And so it's just a gag then? Lisa's First Word feels more solid with regards to the house origin.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

So when did they get married for real?

S20E15 "Wedding for Disaster"