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Political jokes in The Simpsons were usually carefully written so that you could interpret them either way.
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Feb 21, 2019 17:32
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The last few American Dads are indistinguishable from bad SImpsons.
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Feb 21, 2019 20:36
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Francine takes up bodybuilding, has wild sex and gets mad at Homer. Guy Fieri comes to Springfield how wacky and fun!
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Feb 21, 2019 20:38
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COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:either the show is ham-handed or overly subtle in communicating political messages, so as far as unpolitics go it's as bad as south park Probably for the best, honestly. The show was already bad by the time of W and we were already deep in lovely lazy “W=chimp lol” jokes.
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Feb 21, 2019 20:44
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Here's how the Simpsons handled the then-current political climate in Season 15quote:Homer and Marge take the kids to get their shots. Just before Dr. Hibbert is about to inject Bart, he escapes. After a chase through town, Hibbert finally outsmarts Bart, by having Barney wear a latex mask, and finally injects him. The shot, however, causes Bart's earholes to swell shut, making him temporarily deaf. Hibbert also tricks Homer into signing a malpractice waiver. Marge wanted Bart to stay home; however, Bart wants to play in the donkey basketball game.
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Feb 21, 2019 21:04
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COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:either the show is ham-handed or overly subtle in communicating political messages, so as far as unpolitics go it's as bad as south park well it certainly can't be anything to do with the network on which the show airs! i mean they make fun of it about once a season by saying it's got bad shows or whatever! zing!!
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Feb 21, 2019 21:33
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anyway the clinton/dole treehouse of horror was the best one by far end communication
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Feb 21, 2019 21:34
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The joke about swimming to Oakland over San Fran makes me chuckle tbh.
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Feb 21, 2019 21:36
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PostNouveau posted:Here's how the Simpsons handled the then-current political climate in Season 15 That was the episode where I realized good simpsons was never coming back and stopped watching.
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Feb 21, 2019 22:49
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Sagebrush posted:anyway the clinton/dole treehouse of horror was the best one by far Simpsons used to be so good that their episode about the most inconsequential modern election is a classic.
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Feb 21, 2019 22:52
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SeANMcBAY posted:Probably for the best, honestly. The show was already bad by the time of W and we were already deep in lovely lazy “W=chimp lol” jokes. Even South Park was really restrained when it came to "lol Dubya lol" jokes and I noticed it even at the time. Family Guy was the show that went hog-wild with those jokes.
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Feb 21, 2019 23:53
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making fun of the President during a time of war is disrespectful
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Feb 22, 2019 00:06
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Justin Godscock posted:Even South Park was really restrained when it came to "lol Dubya lol" jokes and I noticed it even at the time. good thing they used their power for good and not evil, saying climate change is bullshit and "maybe the truth is somewhere in the middle" with every objective truth  it was funny in the crab people episode how the president is just a generic president, however Bust Rodd posted:Yeah but homer literally fights Bush former President Bush
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Feb 22, 2019 00:11
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PostNouveau posted:Here's how the Simpsons handled the then-current political climate in Season 15 lmao imagine being mad that a 10 year old boy mooned the flag.
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Feb 22, 2019 00:24
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sassassin posted:The last few American Dads are indistinguishable from bad SImpsons. they were actually good, sorry
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Feb 22, 2019 01:35
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Justin Godscock posted:Even South Park was really restrained when it came to "lol Dubya lol" jokes and I noticed it even at the time. The South Park guys openly said they didn’t do it because it was overdone already. They’re also libertarian so I’m sure a little of that also factored in but they didn’t really make fun of Obama though either. Family Guy is exactly what I was thinking as the perfect example of the worst Dubya humor.
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Feb 22, 2019 01:38
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CodfishCartographer posted:lmao imagine being mad that a 10 year old boy mooned the flag. You should have seen the doll Bart burning when the Aus episode aired here
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Feb 22, 2019 02:24
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Justin Godscock posted:Even South Park was really restrained when it came to "lol Dubya lol" jokes and I noticed it even at the time. Arrested Development was the best anti-Bush satire
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Feb 22, 2019 02:36
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Nonviolent J posted:You should have seen the doll Bart burning when the Aus episode aired here What they do, leave them outside in the summer?
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Feb 22, 2019 03:35
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SeANMcBAY posted:The South Park guys openly said they didn’t do it because it was overdone already. They’re also libertarian so I’m sure a little of that also factored in but they didn’t really make fun of Obama though either. They also did That's My Bush so they may have been a bit shy.
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Feb 22, 2019 06:07
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld-C53EISx4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Zp7jKNugA
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Feb 22, 2019 06:21
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COMPAGNIE TOMMY posted:former President Bush Well... 
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Feb 22, 2019 06:32
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Mantis42 posted:Well...
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Feb 22, 2019 06:40
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I never knew it was a real thing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uInyIuNmqEo
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Feb 22, 2019 08:02
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Plan Z posted:They also did That's My Bush so they may have been a bit shy. Anyone remember that awful show "Little Bush"?
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Feb 22, 2019 13:24
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Plan Z posted:They also did That's My Bush so they may have been a bit shy. They were going to do a Gore sitcom if the election went the other way.
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Feb 22, 2019 13:35
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55Lci_O-PVI I remembered the animation being bad, but apparently it was worse than I remembered.
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Feb 23, 2019 01:53
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Original_Z posted:Anyone remember that awful show "Little Bush"? No wonder he was crying about the Brazilian dead
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Feb 23, 2019 01:58
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marktheando posted:They were going to do a Gore sitcom if the election went the other way. theyd still be making it to this day if that were the case lmao
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Feb 23, 2019 01:59
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Calaveron posted:Who the gently caress is Marc Marion This pretty much encapsulates why I stopped watching. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to change the onion on my belt. Out of curiosity, do younger viewers watch old episodes and Google up the references? The one I'm thinking of off the top of my head is where Bart sells his soul, and Milhouse trades it for ALF pogs. I was in college during the pogs craze, and obviously old enough to remember ALF, so that bit cracks me up, but I could see that being totally lost on some of you young'uns. Also, I made it thru about 10 seconds of that Lady & the Tramp... whatever you wanna call it. I seriously thought the synopsis posted was another goon-written parody of a current episode, saw the thumbnail of the YT clip, and wanted to make sure I wasn't having a stroke. Guess I'm not really missing much from having stopped actively watching around 2000 or so. (Funny enough, that was right when X-Files turned to complete poo poo, too. I went from years of being glued to my tv every Sunday night to "eh". Good going, Fox.)
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Feb 23, 2019 03:34
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really fox is so bad that anything good being made seems pretty much like a fluke
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Feb 23, 2019 03:38
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We are nearly a full decade past the year that the first future episode of the Simpsons was set in.
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Feb 23, 2019 03:41
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Lol younger viewers were all getting old
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Feb 23, 2019 03:59
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Is there something about Marc Maron beyond his podcast? His standup's pretty run-of-the-mill, but I've always been confused by the praise that comedians a million times funnier throw on him. He's supposed to be pretty good in GLOW, which is on my to-watch list.
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Feb 23, 2019 05:46
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JacquelineDempsey posted:Out of curiosity, do younger viewers watch old episodes and Google up the references? I mean heck go back further to the first few seasons and see how many of 'em would get any of their ragging on old man Bush
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Feb 23, 2019 06:11
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Plan Z posted:Is there something about Marc Maron beyond his podcast? His standup's pretty run-of-the-mill, but I've always been confused by the praise that comedians a million times funnier throw on him. His podcast gets some pretty big gets
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Feb 23, 2019 06:31
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Plan Z posted:Is there something about Marc Maron beyond his podcast? His standup's pretty run-of-the-mill, but I've always been confused by the praise that comedians a million times funnier throw on him. He's pretty much perfect for his part in that, but I can't stand more than 5 minutes of Maron, so maybe GLOW just has better writers and source material than anything I've ever seen him in.
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Feb 23, 2019 06:31
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marktheando posted:They were going to do a Gore sitcom if the election went the other way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roRQ2mNwMMQ
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Feb 23, 2019 06:46
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old Simpsons were def more sympathetic to the democrats , but the jokes were great Grandpa getting checks because “the demmiecrats are back in power” “Is it noon already ?” “hey Clinton! Get back to work ! “Make me !” Bush saying he accomplished everything he needed in 1 term and thus no need for a second The republican meeting at mr burns mansion , the Rush Limbaugh parody , then the Krusty running as a Republican senator. they slipped in a few George w bush references here and there but they were garbage “commander kookoo bananas/another quagmire “ now it’s jokes about you know who and they are as bad as you imagine
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Feb 23, 2019 09:27
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