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when bart cut the head of jebediah springfield i had to have a talk with my parents.
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Hope everyone in the cord is doing well! We wish you the best! 
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Apr 18, 2017 15:36
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:A satirical cartoon written for adults mind you. I remember the cartoon bit of things being really important. Like people didn't really get the Flintstones.
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Apr 18, 2017 15:37
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:What's funny is, I don't know if you're old enough to remember, but when the show came out it was roundly attacked by like everyone in the media for being dumb schlock that was anti-family and set a bad example for kids. Oh I remember. That and Murphy Brown attacking the institution of marriage.
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Apr 18, 2017 15:45
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Mel Mudkiper posted:I remember realizing how far the show had fallen when I rewatched a season one episode a few weeks ago
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Apr 18, 2017 15:48
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George HW Bush straight up said during his presidency that we needed more families like The Waltons and less like The Simpsons. That and Dan Quayle decided to pick a fight with a fictional character. The 80s were a weird time. But at least our institutions were smart enough then to realize Jeff Sessions was too racist to hold any sort of meaningful power. seiferguy fucked around with this message at 15:55 on Apr 18, 2017 |
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Apr 18, 2017 15:53
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Marge is the best character in the Simpsons. She keeps the family together and deals with all the poo poo.
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The scene that stuck with me during the rewatch was when Bart fails the history test and genuinely breaks down crying because he really tried, and yet still failed. Mrs Krabappel then sympathizes with him and gives him an extra point to pass. Like, it was such a real, powerful scene that showed sides we had never seen before of two characters and had them connect in a special way.
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The reaction to Lena Dunham is basically identical to the reaction to Rosie O'Donnell in the late 90's / early 2000's or Roseanne Barr in the 80's / early 90's. They're the easiest punching bag for conservative media to go after because they're just the easiest red meat to sad white dudes. ---- A lot of the moral panic stuff about the Simpsons was spillover from the rest of Fox. Fox in its infancy decided to go with smutty to build an audience, and Married With Children basically brought it a ton of moral outrage that spilled over onto stuff like the Simpsons corrupting your children. seiferguy posted:But at least our institutions were smart enough then to realize Jeff Sessions was too racist to hold any sort of meaningful power. Now Scalia on the other hand, there's a supreme court justice.
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Apr 18, 2017 16:07
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"Antonin Scalia retire bitch" is the greatest thing Danny DeVito ever said
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to be fair the simpsons literally had the father physically abusing the son on the reg so lets not act like there were no valid critiques
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The best Marge joke is from the one where they move to the new town under witness protection and Homer's working for the Bond villain guy, Scorpio. They're in a smart house that takes care of all the chores so Marge starts drinking wine and the camera zooms in and makes a big "Dun dun DUN" sting like she's going to develop a drinking problem. Then later in the episode she's complaining about it to Homer and says "I'm so bored I've taken to drinking a glass of wine a day! I know doctors say you should have one and a half but I can't drink that much!" E: VVV They killed off Maude, you loving drunk. WampaLord fucked around with this message at 16:22 on Apr 18, 2017 |
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Apr 18, 2017 16:19
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Lol when they killed Ned Flanders off. The most humble, nice guy on the show.
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Apr 18, 2017 16:22
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WampaLord posted:The best Marge joke is from the one where they move to the new town under witness protection and Homer's working for the Bond villain guy, Scorpio. They're in a smart house that takes care of all the chores so Marge starts drinking wine and the camera zooms in and makes a big "Dun dun DUN" sting like she's going to develop a drinking problem. The witness protection episode was when Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart, aka the best Sideshow Bob episode. Homer just got offered a ton of money to work for Mr. Scorpio. Edit: there's a theory that every Simpsons character is much smarter than they appear (except Lisa, who accepts that she's a genius), but choose to be / appear dumb because being smartness leads to unhappiness. Homer does this by shoving a crayon up his brain, Marge does this by not partaking in her creative hobbies, and Bart does this by acting out in school (despite being incredibly clever). Lisa on the other hand, is depressed all the time. Them wanting to move back to Springfield shows they'd rather live with idiots and be happy than be in a great town and be miserable. seiferguy fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Apr 18, 2017 |
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WampaLord posted:The best Marge joke is from the one where they move to the new town under witness protection and Homer's working for the Bond villain guy, Scorpio. They're in a smart house that takes care of all the chores so Marge starts drinking wine and the camera zooms in and makes a big "Dun dun DUN" sting like she's going to develop a drinking problem.
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A Man and his dog posted:Lol when they killed Ned Flanders off. They killed off his wife because the voice actor wanted more money.
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Apr 18, 2017 16:33
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The Scorpio episode also had the best ending to any Simpsons episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpOY4u8hL_E
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Apr 18, 2017 16:34
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seiferguy posted:The witness protection episode was when Sideshow Bob tries to kill Bart, aka the best Sideshow Bob episode. Homer just got offered a ton of money to work for Mr. Scorpio. Oh yea, I mixed up the two a bit there cause I'm high af. That one's really good too. No Irish Need Imply posted:You Only Move Twice is my favorite Simpsons episode. I actually knew the title but described it that way just to be more clear.
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Apr 18, 2017 16:34
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Spoeank posted:to be fair the simpsons literally had the father physically abusing the son on the reg so lets not act like there were no valid critiques Well, the father is Angry Dad so it kinda comes with the territory... The Simpsons owned. I haven't watched it in years because I just can't bring myself to, there is no way it could be as good as I remember it. My wife's parents wouldn't allow them to watch it growing up, so naturally as soon as we started dating I forced her to watch it, she fell in love, and we watched the 5:00 and 10:00 episodes every night for years and still reference the one liners to this day. We were at the pool on Sunday and my son wanted to race my wife and she said "I can't run, I'm wearin' flip flops" and it just filled my heart with feels.
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Spoeank posted:to be fair the simpsons literally had the father physically abusing the son on the reg so lets not act like there were no valid critiques Oh sure, but the answer to that was always turn on loving PBS you prude. Soap operas were also just a giant pile of sex, violence and abuse, but they were aimed at bored housewives and retirees. Hell, cartoons aimed at kids at that point were all either toy ads or bugs bunny in blackface singing Mammy.
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Apr 18, 2017 16:35
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poo poo that's right it was Ned's wife. Whoops! 90s Simpson with my dad was the best.
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Apr 18, 2017 16:37
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Kalli posted:Oh sure, but the answer to that was always turn on loving PBS you prude. I was babysitting a couple weeks ago and they had Looney Toons on DVD. We watched a few of the classics, but man there was some really really racist poo poo in there. Apparently Warner Brothers said they weren't going to edit anything, that we need to recognize the history and its a good framing device to teach children lessons about stereotypes and racism.
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Kalli posted:Oh sure, but the answer to that was always turn on loving PBS you prude. I've been watching a lot of PG 80's movies with my kids and its amazing what they were able to get away with then. So much swearing and skin.
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:They killed off his wife because the voice actor wanted more money. I heard it was a mixture of that and the fact that the writers didn't want two of the same exact characters on the show. Gossipy church lady was already taken by Helen Lovejoy, so they figured they'd give Ned Flanders some real issues to deal with by killing his wife. The voice actress came back to work the show in later seasons too.
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swickles posted:The Scorpio episode also had the best ending to any Simpsons episode.
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I don't think gossipy church wife was Maud's defining character trait. She was the neighbor's physically attractive, prudish wife that Homer lusted after. I mean she barely had a personality at all and existed mostly as a sounding board for Ned to demonstrate just how religious and dorky he was.
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Best Simpsons episodes: You Only Move Twice Cape Feare Monorail Homer at the Bat Last Exit to Springfield Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:I've been watching a lot of PG 80's movies with my kids and its amazing what they were able to get away with then. So much swearing and skin. My dad made me watch Temple of Doom with him when I was like 5. gently caress you dad. The others were good and all kids should watch them because you gotta drill good life lessons into kids like murder every nazi you can find.
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:I don't think gossipy church wife was Maud's defining character trait. She was the neighbor's physically attractive, prudish wife that Homer lusted after. I mean she barely had a personality at all. Yea she was more moralizing church wife, she probably would view gossip as a sin. She's there to be the perfect wife foil for Marge to compare herself to, as well. While Bart and Lisa are constantly fighting, the Flanders live in total peace.
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WampaLord posted:Yea she was more moralizing church wife, she probably would view gossip as a sin. She's there to be the perfect wife foil for Marge to compare herself to, as well. While Bart and Lisa are constantly fighting, the Flanders live in total peace. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand queue the song "I have joy joy joy joy down in my heart. Where? Down in my heart! Where?" in Rod and Todd voices. Also I love that they were named Rod and Todd.
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Kalli posted:Best Simpsons episodes: That movie was crazy as a kid. Is that the one where the dude rips the guys heart out and eats it? As a kid you were like " Holy poo poo!"
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Apr 18, 2017 16:48
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A Man and his dog posted:Is that the one where the dude rips the guys heart out and eats it?
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Jiminy Christmas! Shoes! posted:I've been watching a lot of PG 80's movies with my kids and its amazing what they were able to get away with then. So much swearing and skin. weird Asian candy posted:Rod and Todd.
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As a little kid I refused to watch Indiana Jones because the only scene I saw was the Ark opening scene
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Related  It was up last night but someone fixed it
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No Irish Need Imply posted:PG 13 was introduced in 84 for this very reason. As I recall, wasn't gremlins the movie that finally pushed them over the ede
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Apr 18, 2017 16:52
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It was Gremlins but mostly Temple of Doom. Spielberg pushed his luck.
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BTW, I unironically consider gremlins 2 one of the best movies ever. I once got trashed at a party and went on like an hour monologue about it.
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Apr 18, 2017 16:57
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For some reason this has me thinking of "The Breakfast Club" when homeboy smokes pot and goes loving insane. Like doing flips and going nuts in the library. The gently caress was that.
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Mel Mudkiper posted:BTW, I unironically consider gremlins 2 one of the best movies ever. I once got trashed at a party and went on like an hour monologue about it.
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