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Houle posted:Crazy Cat Lady. God drat that was an amazing joke/gag/scene. once
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Data Graham posted:God drat that was an amazing joke/gag/scene. Same with Disco Stu
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Jan 26, 2018 14:04
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Is the crazy cat lady still Flanders's mom
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Jan 27, 2018 03:48
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Ein cooler Typ posted:Is the crazy cat lady still Flanders's mom wait what
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Jan 27, 2018 09:28
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Ein cooler Typ posted:Is the crazy cat lady still Flanders's mom come again
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Jan 27, 2018 09:42
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He's confusing the crazy cat lady with Flanders' mother from this scene ("Hello Joe") because I suppose they share some of the same mannerisms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhLR6XaTn18&t=78s To be honest it's a pretty dumb thing to say Wizard Master fucked around with this message at 11:05 on Jan 27, 2018 |
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Jan 27, 2018 11:00
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thank you wizard master
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Code Jockey posted:thank you wizard master You're welcome mate.
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Jan 27, 2018 11:05
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someone on the DVD commentary said the same thing
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Jan 27, 2018 11:59
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Yep, that's a freaky beatnik all right
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Jan 27, 2018 14:08
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Don’t give the writers ideas. They already felt the need to give crazy cat lady a back story: https://youtu.be/u_dKCYh1auo
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Jan 27, 2018 14:16
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Wizard Master posted:He's confusing the crazy cat lady with Flanders' mother from this scene ("Hello Joe") because I suppose they share some of the same mannerisms You call her his mother despite the fact he obviously calls her grandma Flanders.
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Jan 27, 2018 15:45
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Good lord what is happening in this thread.
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Jan 27, 2018 15:46
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I've been rewatching a lot lately, and damned if I'm not enjoying S2 more than the next few classic seasons. The writing and production got slicker afterwards, but it's still very funny in a more grounded way. I enjoy its family-centric setup and I actually like all the characters more than the caricatures they started becoming. So basically, the low point = seasons 3-29 
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SEX BURRITO posted:Don’t give the writers ideas. They already felt the need to give crazy cat lady a back story: https://youtu.be/u_dKCYh1auo They're scraping the bottom of the barrel so hard that they had an episode where the cat lady had a B plot quote:After Tommy Chong walks away from the Cheech & Chong reunion tour, Homer goes on the road as his replacement. Meanwhile, Marge tries to help the cat lady with her hoarding problem. That was 6 seasons ago PostNouveau fucked around with this message at 18:18 on Jan 27, 2018 |
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Jan 27, 2018 18:15
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Because of this thread I have a ton of recommended Simpsons clips on youtube. They're all basically 7-minute recaps of the A-plots from relatively new episodes, so tonight I figured why the hell not. I got a few chuckles from them, but they all seem to rely heavily on "it was just a dream" plot tropes when things get too crazy for continuity. What's the deal? Is that common now? From what I watched, it seems way too common. And not even a Patrick Duffy cameo. Also, I can't say that I notice a difference in Marge's voice, but Nelson's voice has gone to poo poo.
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Captain Hygiene posted:I've been rewatching a lot lately, and damned if I'm not enjoying S2 more than the next few classic seasons. The writing and production got slicker afterwards, but it's still very funny in a more grounded way. I enjoy its family-centric setup and I actually like all the characters more than the caricatures they started becoming. What I always have to remind myself is that when the Simpsons debuted it was a cartoon. A prime-time cartoon for grown-ups, but a cartoon. Seasons 1 and 2 were as much about the silly wacky animation as they were about the jokes and character development. It was really only after S3 and the Film Roman switch that they started leaning a lot heavier on the cerebral verbal humor and we entered the period when most of the memes and memorable gags come from. Before that you got tons of laughs purely from oddball Groening character designs and off-the-wall animation antics, Warner Bros./MGM style. The rest was family-based, everyday well-grounded sitcom humor where the kids were ten-year-olds and the parents were blue-collar schmoes, not astronauts or barbershop Beatles or folk singers playing for a power plant walkout. One of the biggest laughs I ever got from the Simpsons when it was airing new was that goofy-rear end run cycle on the bear cub in the Happy Little Elves video  E: ^^ Check out Mr. Burns' voice, Harry's hardly even trying to sound like him anymore
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PostNouveau posted:They're scraping the bottom of the barrel so hard that they had an episode where the cat lady had a B plot I saw that episode recently, it loving sucked so bad.
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Jan 27, 2018 19:33
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Data Graham posted:E: ^^ Check out Mr. Burns' voice, Harry's hardly even trying to sound like him anymore Ah. Yeah. I'm watching this clip and can definitely hear Shearer's normal speaking voice coming through: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwuqK7iv5-A. I haven't watched the show on television for more than 10 years, so the only exposure I have has been from short clips online in the past year or so. I guess that since the voices still have the same particularities to them as I remember, I'm not noticing it as much. I should watch some old episodes. E: Yeah. Gotta echo the sentiment that the VAs have lost their voices. There's a second episode in that link I posted. At 7:04 Quimby does not sound like the Quimby I remember Backweb fucked around with this message at 19:40 on Jan 27, 2018 |
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Jan 27, 2018 19:35
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I saw a newish episode yesterday where the couch gag was like a 5 minute Breaking Bad spoof with Marge making blue cupcakes. I can’t believe how badly Breaking Bad references have aged already.
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Jan 27, 2018 19:36
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Data Graham posted:What I always have to remind myself is that when the Simpsons debuted it was a cartoon. A prime-time cartoon for grown-ups, but a cartoon. Oh yeah, I won't actually rank it outright better than the more later seasons, which are really the show's defining style. It's just nice to find things I'm liking or preferring earlier on, especially finding a ton of solid episodes that I haven't seen fifty million times already.
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Jan 27, 2018 19:43
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PostNouveau posted:They're scraping the bottom of the barrel so hard that they had an episode where the cat lady had a B plot Are there any minor characters left that haven’t gotten at least a B plot?
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SeANMcBAY posted:Are there any minor characters left that haven’t gotten at least a B plot? Editing this: realizing you meant recurring characters. I guess I'd question Dr. Monroe and Hans Moleman. Original post below. B plot? Or A plot? I'm probably getting "B plot" confused with "character background" expos from A plots, so correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that Dr. Marvin Monroe, Hank Scorpio, and Cecil Terwilliger were characters that never had a B plot (though they were part of the A plot). What about Hans Moleman and Mr. Black from the original Kamp Krusty? Backweb fucked around with this message at 20:09 on Jan 27, 2018 |
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Jan 27, 2018 20:07
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I’d be shocked if there hasn’t been at least 3 Moleman centric episodes by now.
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Jan 27, 2018 20:21
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Lou and Eddie
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I Love Loosies posted:Lou and Eddie Lou Lewison and Eddie Edwards
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Jan 27, 2018 21:00
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SeANMcBAY posted:I’d be shocked if there hasn’t been at least 3 Moleman centric episodes by now. I hope not. Moleman's origin keeps changing and that's what's great about him.
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Who What Now posted:I hope not. Moleman's origin keeps changing and that's what's great about him. However, in episode 13 of season 26, "Walking Big & Tall", he is revealed to be the former mayor of Springfield; however, he is banished from Springfield on a horse by the angry townsfolk when Moe Szyslak discovers that a song Moleman made Springfield's city anthem 30 years before was in fact a rip-off of another town's anthem.
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SeANMcBAY posted:Are there any minor characters left that haven’t gotten at least a B plot? I am shocked but also happy to discover they've never brought back Poochie.
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Scudworth posted:I am shocked but also happy to discover they've never brought back Poochie. I’m pretty sure they have brought back Poochie a few times. Just for short gags though.
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Jan 27, 2018 22:43
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It annoyed me that they brought back Lurleen. The original episode was great and wrapped up nicely, so obviously they had to do a wacky sequel where she ends up living with the Simpsons.
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Nutsngum posted:You call her his mother despite the fact he obviously calls her grandma Flanders. that's not an uncommon thing he calls her grandma Flanders because he's Rod and Todd's grandma doesn't Marge call Abe grandpa Simpson
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Jan 27, 2018 23:15
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SEX BURRITO posted:It annoyed me that they brought back Lurleen. The original episode was great and wrapped up nicely, so obviously they had to do a wacky sequel where she ends up living with the Simpsons. I thought this was gonna end up with "it annoyed me when they showed her in the gutter destitute" but then I read the whole sentence and they brought her back again??
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Ein cooler Typ posted:I thought this was gonna end up with "it annoyed me when they showed her in the gutter destitute" Like a decade ago quote:When the Simpsons discover that Lurleen Lumpkin is on the skids, Marge reluctantly agrees to take her in and help her find her deadbeat dad who abandoned her 30 years ago.
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Ein cooler Typ posted:
That's not uncommon but it's also because Grampa as a character wasn't given a name until halfway through season 2. A character that old n' crazy can easier be assumed to be Flander's grandmother and not his mom though, especially since this was when the kids were toddlers.
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Jan 27, 2018 23:47
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The Comic-Book-Guy has a japanese girlfriend now.
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Jan 27, 2018 23:53
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I Love Loosies posted:The Comic-Book-Guy has a japanese girlfriend now. Actually I'm pretty sure they got married.
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Jan 28, 2018 00:40
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I remember all week they were showing promos "they're finally gonna reveal Comic Book Guy's real name" and I was so excited. then the episode aired and Lisa asked "what's your name?" and he said "Jeff Albertson" and that was it I was like wtf that's it? that was one of my earliest memories of being disillusioned with the simpsons
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Ein cooler Typ posted:I thought this was gonna end up with "it annoyed me when they showed her in the gutter destitute" didn't they bring her back in the monorail episode? it always seemed really harsh and mean
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Ein cooler Typ posted:I remember all week they were showing promos "they're finally gonna reveal Comic Book Guy's real name" and I was so excited. then the episode aired and Lisa asked "what's your name?" and he said "Jeff Albertson" and that was it Also Groening didn't like it because his name was supposed to be Louis Lane
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