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I'm sure this isn't new to most people itt, but always worth another watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS39vMhag-A
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Rev. Bleech_ posted:As bad as it was, it contains "throw pudding at Lenny? but he's a war hero!" which is exactly one more laugh than many episodes had. It also has Lisa helpfully reading out the Pranksgiving joke and then reacting to it so that the audience doesn't miss out on that killer gag.
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The Chad Jihad posted:Lisa's babysitting was the first episode I thought "this was bad?" to myself and I'm always surprised it was a season 8. That said it still had some good bits It's probably on the low end of the gimmicky episodes that were starting to become more noticeable in season 8. For all the good and memorable bits and quotes the episode had, my god, they made Bart just unreasonably insufferable in that episode.
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Tree Bucket posted:You'll never guess who I saw watching Rick & Morty in a labyrinth under their house. They must be one of "those" fans Catching up on the thread and I really appreciated this post
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I watched Undercover Burns ln, which was prolly optimal cuz it a.) Didnt really feature corny contemporary references (yeah undercover boss but that's just a general premise) or, seemingly, loud guest stars, and b.) It wasnt adding backstory or an exploration of some character like the comic book guy, we know Burns well enough already It wasn't good per se, but when put alongside what passes for "adult animation" these days it was okay. Like, I'm sure as good as whatever American Dad or Family Guy is like these days. Sure i fell asleep before it ended but it got a half chuckle out of me from Carl listening in on Burns talking to himself as two people and commenting on how polite it all was Of course i specifically picked out an episode from the new season out of morbid curiousity but picked the one that seemed like it would be least terrible. Prolly not gonna try any others.
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Oh my god tho, hearing "Marge" was hilarious and heartbreaking
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Sep 21, 2021 18:35
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Punkin Spunkin posted:Oh my god tho, hearing "Marge" was hilarious and heartbreaking She reminds me of my Nana's dying death rattle
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Failed Imagineer posted:She reminds me of my Nana's dying death rattle It's so bad, even aside from all the other problems she objectively needs to retire and be recast. Except any threat to the core cast's meal tickets would likely cause Shearer to walk so the producers probably don't want to risk dealing with it and just keep having a character in her mid-30s sound like she's dying.
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Sep 21, 2021 19:20
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When was Marge canonically born now, 1982?
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Sep 21, 2021 19:21
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Phlegmish posted:When was Marge canonically born now, 1982? Sounds about right, I started off younger than Lisa and now I'm the same age as Homer, feels complicated man
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Sep 21, 2021 19:54
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Marge's canonical age is 36 apparently which means she was born in 1985. Marge being a first time mum in her mid twenties is one of the things in the show that's increasingly anachronistic. It was completely normal in the late 80s / early 90s but I'm now Marge's age and all my peers were in their early 30s when they became parents for the first time. Party Boat fucked around with this message at 07:35 on Sep 22, 2021 |
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Sep 22, 2021 07:30
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it's not anachronistic. bart wasn't planned and there's a whole episode about that
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good short piece on the Simpsons growing out of touch here: https://www.thegamer.com/the-simpsons-the-american-dream-family/
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When Marge finally officially gets younger than me in like 10 years ill finally know its time to kill myself 
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Riptor posted:it's not anachronistic. bart wasn't planned and there's a whole episode about that That's a great ep but it always kinda confused me how Bart seemed to be conceived when Homer & Marge were in their mid-20s. Had they just been dating for seven years and not much was happening? The continuity makes more sense if they had gotten married right out of high school.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:That's a great ep but it always kinda confused me how Bart seemed to be conceived when Homer & Marge were in their mid-20s. Had they just been dating for seven years and not much was happening? The continuity makes more sense if they had gotten married right out of high school. someone finally noticing that is what led to the Sadgasm episode
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Punkin Spunkin posted:When Marge finally officially gets younger than me in like 10 years ill finally know its time to kill myself It's not that bad, Homer and Marge may be canonically in their 30s but they kinda act like people in their mid-40s (or maybe how mid-30s people acted back in the 70s/80s)
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Yeah the age thing only hit me on a recent watching of classic Simpsons where Homer states his age and I realized I always subconsciously assumed they had Bart unplanned very soon after high school. Other things that recent rewatches have made me realize how much of an ignorant pushover Marge is in the early seasons, as I think it was in later seasons they slowly increased her inherent talent and intelligence as Homer gets dumber. Anyway, just makes me wonder what the hell was she doing for all those years before the kids.
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Punkin Spunkin posted:When Marge finally officially gets younger than me in like 10 years ill finally know its time to kill myself Take the writer's room with you
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Sep 22, 2021 17:48
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Hasn't it been a joke a few times that someone's said the only reason Marge and Homer are together is *because* he knocked her up? Bart's said it as a punch line at least once. Patty and Selma I'm sure have also said it. And Homer definitely has said it.
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I seem to remember a scene with a young Dr. Hibbert confirming Marge's pregnancy and Homer d'ohing, yeah.
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When was the first flashback to Homer and Marge as a young couple? FreudianSlippers fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Sep 22, 2021 |
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Sep 22, 2021 22:43
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FreudianSlippers posted:When was the first flashback to Homer and Marge as a young couple? The Way We Was I think? Second season, Jon Lovitz guest stars, Bart and Lisa would canonically be older today than Marge and Homer were when that episode aired.
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Sep 22, 2021 22:49
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I know it’s (classic season) canon that Homer and Marge met in high school and got engaged when Marge got pregnant with Bart, but is there anything that says they also got married right out of high school? I can’t remember, but if Homer and Marge are mid 30’s then they could have dated a while before getting married.
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SweetMercifulCrap! posted:I know it’s (classic season) canon that Homer and Marge met in high school and got engaged when Marge got pregnant with Bart, but is there anything that says they also got married right out of high school? I can’t remember, but if Homer and Marge are mid 30’s then they could have dated a while before getting married. They're 24 at the beginning of I Married Marge. If you miss that it might be easy to assume that they were just out of high school since Homer is working at a mini-golf course, Marge seemingly has no job and is not going to college, and both are living with their parents.
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Sep 23, 2021 00:32
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Why even try to keep track of the canon, the current writers sure don't.
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Sep 23, 2021 00:38
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Having a kid at 24 after dating for 6+ years in 1980 is like having a kid at 37 after dating for 10 years is today.
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FreudianSlippers posted:Having a kid at 24 after dating for 6+ years in 1980 is like having a kid at 37 after dating for 10 years is today.
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Also worth remembering that Groening based Homer and Marge initially on his own parents, who had him in 1954
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Empty Sandwich posted:good short piece on the Simpsons growing out of touch here: Frank Grimes had a poke at the Simpsons' inexplicable wealth in 1997.
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Walton Simons posted:Frank Grimes had a poke at the Simpsons' inexplicable wealth in 1997. I think there’s definitely something in the idea that you can fall out of love with a show and maybe its ideology too as you yourself become Frank Grimes. You can interpret his episode as actually being about that and an acknowledgment that the show isn’t going to last for much longer, except, well, here we are
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J-Spot posted:They're 24 at the beginning of I Married Marge. If you miss that it might be easy to assume that they were just out of high school since Homer is working at a mini-golf course, Marge seemingly has no job and is not going to college, and both are living with their parents. Young Marge's canon job in the early seasons was drive-in roller skate waitress.
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Simpsons world is where you go bowling or to the dog track for a fun time, and the kids watch a 50s clown variety show once they grow out of the Happy Little Elves
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Data Graham posted:Simpsons world is where you go bowling or to the dog track for a fun time, and the kids watch a 50s clown variety show once they grow out of the Happy Little Elves yeah, the clown thing was dying even as the Simpsons was starting up. there was a local clown show here until the... early 90s? I don't remember it being a regular thing even then. and we didn't watch it, because it was excruciatingly bad. I just looked up Bozo, which I watched on cable as a little kid, and it looks as though the Chicago program held on until 2001  just gauging from the Wikipedia Bozo article, the Golden Age of TV Clowns was maybe mid 50s to mid 70s. as a side note, Bozo was a franchise. I have learned much today.
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Empty Sandwich posted:yeah, the clown thing was dying even as the Simpsons was starting up. there was a local clown show here until the... early 90s? I don't remember it being a regular thing even then. and we didn't watch it, because it was excruciatingly bad. You gotta check out this video of Bozo dubbed over.
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Detective No. 27 posted:You gotta check out this video of Bozo dubbed over. what is this reggie
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Sep 23, 2021 17:10
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pretty soft girl posted:what is this reggie You oughta watch I Think You Should Leave.
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Detective No. 27 posted:You oughta watch I Think You Should Leave. It got me to watch Detroiters. Also delightful.
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They've touched on the gap years between high school and Bart before. Lisa actually does the math in "That 90's Show" which I think is the first time the show acknowledges it. There was an episode recently that covered this time where Homer and Marge are unmarried living in the hipster part of downtown Springfield, but I can't find it atm.
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I'm sure this has been posted here (or in the good thread) before, but: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BkQptKkj4E
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