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[AniHawk]

"Woohoo I'm a college man! I won't be needing this GED anymore!

*Sets his GED on fire while it still hangs on the wall and the whole house is set on fire*

I am so smart!
I am so smart!
I am so smart!
SMRT I mean SMART!"

the best part about this is that it was a fuckup on dan castellaneta's part, but it worked so well that they kept it in.

 

[Hot Coldman]

well this is awkward

 

[Nerdkiller]

"Come on dad, you can make it."

"Ohhh, of course he'll make it, it's TV."

 

[smurfx]

 

[UberTag]

A bloody end for Homer Simpson… is just one of several possible outcomes according to our computer simulation.
Now here is how it would look if the police killed him with a barrage of baseballs.

The Simpsons FXX Marathon Schedule

Kicks off Thursday, August 21st @ 10:00am with Season 1. You'll have to watch the shorts from the Ullman show on your own dime beforehand.

I'll note the important seasons below.

8/21 @ 10am - Season 1
8/21 @ 4:30pm - Season 2
8/22 @ 3:30am - Season 3
8/22 @ 3:30pm - Season 4
8/22 @ 11:30pm - LAST EXIT TO SPRINGFIELD
8/23 @ 2:30am - Season 5
8/23 @ 1:30pm - Season 6
8/24 @ 2:00am - Season 7
8/24 @ 2:30pm - Season 8
8/25 @ 3:00am - Season 9

You know, you can take off work on Thursday & Friday and marathon all of the important episodes before having to return to work the next week (although you would be a zombie).

8/29 @ 6:00pm - The Simpsons Movie

The actual marathon ends on Tuesday, September 2nd at midnight. If you stay awake for the whole thing, you'll be deemed clinically insane.

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Luckily, I've put in for the 17-23 off, so hopefully I can get a ton of Simpsons in.

 

[Nerdkiller]

A bloody end for Homer Simpson… is just one of several possible outcomes according to our computer simulation.
Now here is how it would look if the police killed him with a barrage of baseballs.

The Simpsons FXX Marathon Schedule

Kicks off Thursday, August 21st @ 10:00am with Season 1. You'll have to watch the shorts from the Ullman show on your own dime beforehand.

I'll note the important seasons below.

8/21 @ 10am - Season 1
8/21 @ 4:30pm - Season 2
8/22 @ 3:30am - Season 3
8/22 @ 3:30pm - Season 4
8/22 @ 11:30pm - LAST EXIT TO SPRINGFIELD
8/23 @ 2:30am - Season 5
8/23 @ 1:30pm - Season 6
8/24 @ 2:00am - Season 7
8/24 @ 2:30pm - Season 8
8/25 @ 3:00am - Season 9

You know, you can take off work on Thursday & Friday and marathon all of the important episodes before having to return to work the next week (although you would be a zombie).

8/29 @ 6:00pm - The Simpsons Movie

The actual marathon ends on Tuesday, September 2nd at midnight. If you stay awake for the whole thing, you'll be deemed clinically insane.

If anyone does end up watching the marathon, can someone tell us (the ones outside the US) how the episodes look in HD? I mean, the picture is already doomed on the account of the episodes being cropped, but it would be nice to know how the image quality of the episodes is.

I just hope once they do get around to putting the older episodes out on BD, they'll be in the original aspect ratio.

 

[Clydefrog]

God said to Noah, there's gonna be a floody-floody. Rain came down, it started to get muddy, muddy. Get those animals, out of the arky-arky.

 

[Professor Beef]

God said to Noah, there's gonna be a floody-floody. Rain came down, it started to get muddy, muddy. Get those animals, out of the arky-arky.

"Leave me alone!" *drives off*

 

[ElTopo]

Leave me alone!

Dad, the heathen is getting away!

We'll get him son, we'll get him!

*Epic chase ensues*

 

[Rhomega Beta]

If anyone does end up watching the marathon, can someone tell us (the ones outside the US) how the episodes look in HD? I mean, the picture is already doomed on the account of the episodes being cropped, but it would be nice to know how the image quality of the episodes is.

I just hope once they do get around to putting the older episodes out on BD, they'll be in the original aspect ratio.

I wonder if they kept the original aspect and the TVs are set to Zoom 1 or something.

 

[Nerdkiller]

 

[UberTag]

 

[Patrick Bateman]

I need that as a shirt.

 

[UberTag]

I need that as a shirt.

Lucky for you, that already exists as a shirt.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Awesome!

 

[Clydefrog]

 

[inm8num2]

"Are you saying you're never going to eat any animal again? What about bacon?"
"No."
"Ham?"
"No."
"Pork chops?"
"Dad, those all come from the same animal."
"Yeah...right, Lisa. A wonderful, magical animal."

 

[UberTag]

Just a fun heads up (as tickets are still available) that Conan O'Brien has been tapped to provide a live rendition of the Monorail Song he helped write for Phil Hartman at the Simpsons Take the Hollywood Bowl 3-day tribute event next month.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

What episode is this from?

 

[Emperor Bohe]

for a while I thought a hot dog had shoe in it's ingredients as a kid because of this episode

 

[UberTag]

What episode is this from?

Lisa's Sax from Season 9

 

[Clydefrog]

for a while I thought a hot dog had shoe in it's ingredients as a kid because of this episode

you were okay with the other ingredients?

 

[smurfx]

Come on, Waylon. Make love to me the way you used to!

 

[Nerdkiller]

Come on, Waylon. Make love to me the way you used to!

"SMIIIITHERRRS!"

 

[Joni]

for a while I thought a hot dog had shoe in it's ingredients as a kid because of this episode

Why do you think they don't?

 

[BigAT]

Why do you think they don't?

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

 

[Nerdkiller]

"IT'S THE CURIES! WE MUST FLEE!"

 

[Rhomega Beta]

Come on, Waylon. Make love to me the way you used to!

"YOU LEAVE MR. BURNS OUT OF THIS!"

 

[Clydefrog]

 

[Nerdkiller]

"More creamed corn, Jimbo Jr.?"

"This creamed corn tastes like creamed crap."

"Watch the potty mouth, honey."

 

[trab pu kcip]

Can I at least get my stuff?

- All I found in there was a jar of mustard and a couple of old Psycho magazines

 

[Nerdkiller]

Can I at least get my stuff?

- All I found in there was a jar of mustard and a couple of old Psycho magazines

"WOW! I had mustard!?"

 

[trab pu kcip]

"WOW! I had mustard!?"

 

[BigAT]

He didn't call you a bum, he called you a sponge.

 

[smurfx]

He didn't call you a bum, he called you a sponge.

SPONGE?!

 

[Nerdkiller]

Settle a bet. On another forum I go to, someone says that Grampa in Lady Bouvier's Lover quotes "latex condo" when he picks up the condom wrapper. I think it's...well, "latex condom", because I feel that the joke would be lost if he didn't say that.

And please. Don't turn this into a "car hole/car hold" thing.

 

[BigAT]

Settle a bet. On another forum I go to, someone says that Grampa in Lady Bouvier's Lover quotes "latex condo" when he picks up the condom wrapper. I think it's...well, "latex condom", because I feel that the joke would be lost if he didn't say that.

And please. Don't turn this into a "car hole/car hold" thing.

Sure sounds like "latex condo" to me. I always assumed the since the wrapper was ripped the "M" was torn off at the end.

 

[Scottify]

I always thought he was just mispronouncing it. Latex Con-dome

 

[explodet]

His next line is "Boy, I'd love to live in one of those!"

That would lean more towards "condo" as it is something you can live in.

 

[Clydefrog]

I always thought he was just mispronouncing it. Latex Con-dome

He really isn't a viking at pronouncing things, I agree.

 

[The Real Abed]

Guys. This one isn't even debatable. It's Condo. Because he's reading the package with the edge ripped off.

CONDOM

 

[Mr. Sam]

His next line is "Boy, I'd love to live in one of those!"

That would lean more towards "condo" as it is something you can live in.

Exactly - the joke simply doesn't work otherwise.

 

[Walshicus]

He really isn't a viking at pronouncing things, I agree.

Aatr's tits, not this... not this...

Spoiler

I've just noticed that the browser title for this thread is "The Simps" in IE 11. Love it.

 

[Natetan]

I thought it was con-dome. Like those geodesic dome things.

I feel shame now...

 

[UberTag]

I thought it was con-dome. Like those geodesic dome things.

I feel shame now...

Bart: Wow, my father an astronaut. I feel so full of...what's the opposite of shame?
Marge: Pride?
Bart: No, not _that_ far from shame.
Homer: [quavering] Less shame?
Bart: [happy] Yeah...

 

[Rhomega Beta]

His next line is "Boy, I'd love to live in one of those!"

That would lean more towards "condo" as it is something you can live in.

Which is funny, because the formal term is "condominium".

 

[UberTag]

From May through July this year, the diehard fans over at the NoHomers.net forums (including yours truly) shared their picks on what they felt were the absolute worst Simpsons episodes from Season 13 onwards - the current run of Al Jean as showrunner.

Those lists were consolidated into the following ranked list of the worst episodes of the series in the post-9/11 era...

1. Lisa Goes Gaga (S23E22; written by Tim Long; Lady Gaga cash-in)
2. Moe Goes from Rags to Riches (S23E12; written by Tim Long; Jeremy Irons voices a bar rag)
3. The Greatest Story Ever D'ohed (S21E16; quite possibly the most annoying guest performance in the show's history by Sacha Baron Cohen)
4. Bart-Mangled Banner (S15E21; the Simpson family gets accused of hating America)
5. Treehouse of Horror XXII (S23E3; Homer gets bitten by a radioactive spider and becomes a paraplegic superhero that communicates via farts)
6. Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing (S24E12; written by Tim Long; Bitch Marge kicks Homer and Bart out of the house; Bart gets romance advice from a Woody Allen caricature)
7. Judge Me Tender (S21E23; American Idol cash-in)
8. That '90s Show (S19E11; a half-dozen classic era episodes get retconned as Homer and Marge now go to college in the 1990s; Homer overdoses on insulin after starting a grunge band based off Nirvana)
9. Elementary School Musical (S22E1; written by Tim Long; Glee cash-in also featuring the Flight of the Conchords)
10. The Boys of Bummer (S18E18; Bart becomes the town pariah and goaded into attempting to kill himself after he blunders in a Little League baseball game)

11. The Fool Monty (S22E6; Burns tries to kill himself; gets amnesia instead and the town takes the opportunity to mock and torment him)
12. Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson (S23E10; Homer becomes an obnoxious right-wing talk show host; quite possibly the 2nd most annoying guest performance in the show's history by Ted Nugent)
13. Moonshine River (S24E1; written by Tim Long; a celebration of a half-dozen terrible "Bart Gets a Girlfriend" episodes)
14. Husbands and Knives (S19E7; Homer gets his stomach stapled after becoming self-conscious about his looks; dreams about Marge trying to kill him by pushing him off a building)
15. Donnie Fatso (S22E9; Fat Tony dies and gets replaced by his cousin, Fit Tony - who subsequently becomes fat)
16. Love Is a Many-Strangled Thing (S22E17; a therapist deprograms Homer so he no longer strangles Bart; he becomes uncontrollable; the therapist meets Bart and tries to kill him; Homer decides to start strangling his son again)
17. Papa Don't Leech (S19E16; Dixie Chicks cash-in; Lurleen Lumpkin returns for some reason; all her ex-husbands look like Homer; Marge threatens to kill her)
18. The D'oh-cial Network (S23E11; Lisa founds a social network that's so addictive Springfield citizens use it while driving which results in chaos; Social Network cash-in)
19. MyPods and Boomsticks (S20E7; a Muslim couple moves into Springfield and Homer naturally assumes their terrorists; Lisa runs up a $1,200 bill in song downloads on her "myPod")
20. Homer And Ned´s Hail Mary Pass (S16E8; written by Tim Long; Homer partners up with Ned to choreograph the Super Bowl half-time show after Ned uses his movie camera to film ultra-violent films about stories in the Bible)

21. Co-Dependent's Day (S15E15; Homer cons Marge into thinking she drove while intoxicated; also features some lame George Lucas / Jar Jar Binks commentary)
22. Days of Future Future (S25E18; Homer dies and gets replaced by Homer clones; Marge kills herself to join him; Lisa gets turned on by Zombie Milhouse; Bart loses ex-wife to an alien named Jerry)
23. The Scorpion's Tale (S22E15; Lisa discovers an anti-depressant drug that makes people's eyes pop out of their sockets)
24. What Animated Women Want (S24E17; Bitch Marge gets mad at Homer for eating his food when they go out for dinner; Milhouse impersonates Marlon Brando movie roles to get Lisa to fall for him)
25. Kill Gil, Volumes I & II (S18E9; Gil moves in to the Simpsons home and stays for an entire year before Marge tries to throw him out - except he leaves before she can, so she hunts him down and gets him fired)
26. What to Expect When Bart's Expecting (S25E19; Bart discovers he can impregnate women via voodoo; gets kidnapped by Fat Fit Tony to impregnate his horse; hijinx ensues)
27. A Midsummer's Nice Dream (S22E16; Cheech and Chong break-up; Homer goes on tour with Cheech; Skinner goes on tour with Chong; Marge turns into a hoarder)
28. The Kid is All Right (S25E6; written by Tim Long; Lisa's new friend is a Republican who runs against her in the school election)
29. The Bonfire of the Manatees (S17E1; Marge leaves Homer and the kids after he gets caught shooting a porno in his house to pay off gambling debts)
30. Gump Roast (S13E17; a Simpsons clip show that sucks due to featuring scenes from the post-classic era; Homer gets roasted; Kang and Kodos show up outside of Halloween for some reason)

31. White Christmas Blues (S25E8; Marge opens up her house to boarders over the Christmas holidays and then becomes a bitch when they take her up on her hospitality)
32. Strong Arms of the Ma (S14E9; Marge gets hooked on steroids courtesy of Ruth Powers; rapes Homer in bed; beats up all of the guys in Moe's Tavern in a fit of roid rage)
33. The Frying Game (S13E21; Homer has to take care of an old lady after endangering the life of a screamapillar; she dies and Homer & Marge are accused of murdering her and get sentenced to die by electric chair)
34. Father Knows Worst (S20E18; Homer becomes a helicopter parent; Marge discovers a sauna in the basement)
35. The Man Who Grew Too Much (S25E13; Lisa befriends Sideshow Bob; Bob injects himself with mutant superpowers for some reason; Marge teaches abstinence to horny teens)
36. Lisa the Drama Queen (S20E9; Lisa befriends an insane girl and they invent a fantasy land named Equalia they can escape reality to; Josh Groban cash-in)
37. The Color Yellow (S21E13; Lisa researches her family tree and discovers a distant relative that was a slave owner - and a coward; eventually finds out she's 1/64th black)
38. Stealing First Base (S21E15; Bart falls in love with a girl who responds to his affection with abuse; Michelle Obama flies to Springfield to cheer up Lisa)
39. The Real Housewives of Fat Tony (S22E19; Selma "marries" Fat Fit Tony; Bart develops a talent for finding truffles and Lisa gets addicted to them)
40. On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister (S16E11; Lisa files for a restraining order against Bart after he pulls a prank on her; he's forced to move out of the house)

41. A Totally Fun Thing That Bart Will Never Do Again (S23E19; Bart sells all of his possessions to afford a cruise for his family; tricks those on board into believing a pandemic has wiped out the human race so the cruise never has to end)
42. You Kent Always Say What You Want (S18E22; written by Tim Long; Kent Brockman gets fired after swearing on live television; moves in with the Simpsons)
43. How Munched Is That Birdie in the Window? (S22E17; Bart nurses a bird back to health only for it to be eaten by Santa's Little Helper; leads to some zaniness involving a rabid ostrich)
44. All About Lisa (S19E20; Lisa outshines Krusty on his own show after being forced on-stage to cover for Mr. Teeny while interning for him)
45. Catch 'Em If You Can (S15E18; Marge and Homer lie about a vacation so they can have fun without the kids; Bart and Lisa find out and chase them around the country)
46. Replaceable You (S23E4; also a Glee cash-in; Homer gets outshone at work by a co-worker voiced by Jane Lynch; robotic baby seals kill Mrs. Glick)
47. Brake My Wife, Please (S14E20; written by Tim Long; Homer gets run over by Marge; during his recovery, fears for his life because he believes Marge is trying to hurt him)
48. Exit Through the Kwik-E-Mart (S23E15; Bart gets recognized by the art community for his street graffiti abilities; Apu attempts to rob Snake at gunpoint when he loses business to a new health food store)
49: Four Great Women and a Manicure (S20E20; the only episode in the series to not feature a single appearance from Bart; Maggie is voiced by Jodie Foster - don't ask)
50: Luca$ (S25E17; Bart befriends Snake; Lisa befriends a competitive eater; Marge worries that Lisa will date someone like Homer in the future)

Al Jean responded to this list by tweeting the following relating to the awards/nominations these 50 episodes have racked up...

Al Jean ‏@AlJean
Wga=writersguildaward A=Annie n=Nom w=win
49AN 45WGAW 38AN 34WGAN 29EnvMedW 25WGAW 15WGAN 5AW 2EN, AN not bad for worst thx for asking me.
11:29 AM - 10 Aug 2014

As for the actual tweet:

49. Four Great Women and a Manicure - Annie nomination for Writing in a Television Production (Valentina L. Garza)
45. Catch 'Em If You Can - WGA win for Animation (Ian Maxtone-Graham)
38. Stealing First Base - Annie nomination for Best Writing in a Television Production (John Frink)
34. Father Knows Worst - According to IMDb, this wasn't nominated for a WGA award, rather Dan Castellaneta won the Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy for playing Homer.
29. The Bonfire of the Manatees - Environmental Media Award win for Best Television Episodic Comedy
25. Kill Gil, Volumes I & II - WGA win for Animation (Jeff Westbrook)
15. Donnie Fatso - WGA nomination for Animation (Chris Cluess), in addition to Dan Castellaneta being nominated for the Outstanding Voice-Over Performance Emmy for playing Homer, Barney, Krusty, and Louie
5. Treehouse of Horror XXII - Annie win for Writing in a Television Production (Carolyn Omine)
2. Moe Goes from Rags to Riches - Annie nomination for Production Design in an Animated Television or other Broadcast Venue Production, Emmy nomination for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for playing Carl, Chief Wiggum, Comic Book Guy, Duffman, Mexican Duffman, and Moe (Hank Azaria)

Goes to show that even the worst of modern era Simpsons gets recognized for awards.

 

[BigAT]

Bart-Mangled Banner (#4 on the list) was the episode that got me to stop watching the show.

 

[UberTag]

Bart-Mangled Banner (#4 on the list) was the episode that got me to stop watching the show.

I stopped watching regularly in Season 11 after that stupid episode with the midget jockeys and the race horse (also written by Tim Long).
Came back around the time of the movie and decided it was worth suffering for the 3-4 decent episodes per season.