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Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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# ¿ Oct 25, 2023 19:54

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 18:08

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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Rewatching old THoHs and Lisa's voice always stuck out to me in this clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5klazFOs4w

"Okegh. :fag:

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I'd love to know the story behind using that take.

# ¿ Oct 27, 2023 01:15

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Hedgehog Pie posted:

That, and they were also very funny, but like the Bad Dream House salesman, I think I've mentioned that five or six times.

God, that's such a great joke.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2023 05:49

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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To be fair, the town is run by a super villain. :v:

# ¿ Nov 7, 2023 23:24

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Keromaru5 posted:

So when I imagine Homer trying to hammer down an animal that's struggling to get out after he's swallowed it whole, I imagine a game of whack-a-mole where maybe the cat dodges for a minute. And it sounds like that wasn't their first, most obvious idea?

Woulda been funny if he tried to smack the cat and yelled in pain as he's hitting himself with the frying pan.

# ¿ Nov 10, 2023 21:46

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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gently caress, I wanna know, too.

# ¿ Nov 17, 2023 16:31

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I was thinking of alternatives and I like, "I'm the one getting bullied by my imaginary friend!"

# ¿ Nov 17, 2023 16:41

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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Phlegmish posted:

Interesting that you should bring that up. As a European kid who knew very little about the United States at the time, I just assumed it was set in New York City. I recently found out that, nope, it's Portland.

e: alright, looking it up again just now, that's not quite right. Apparently it's an amalgamation of several different places, including Portland, Seattle, and (indeed) Brooklyn.

So Hillwood itself is these different cities, but it is in Washington state:

Also see: Episode reenacting the Pig War.

# ¿ Nov 28, 2023 23:36

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I always thought it was in Kentucky because my dad's from Shelbyville and there's a Springfield about 40 miles from it.

# ¿ Nov 29, 2023 05:48

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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Forgot to add "as a kid."
Nah, it's pretty clever because everywhere has a Springfield and I'm sure there are multiple Shelbyvilles. It was coincidental my dad was from one so child me was like, "Oh yeah, of course, that has to be it!"

# ¿ Nov 29, 2023 05:58

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Plant MONSTER. posted:

If they need someone to do the shyguy voice I can do it spot on

Same. I played Mario Party for the first time earlier this year and it startled the poo poo out of me to hear my own voice.

# ¿ Dec 4, 2023 21:03

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Toxic Mental posted:

and did I just see Homer loving thrusting into his wife?

Came here to say I coulda happily gone my life and the life of everyone else without having seen that.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2023 07:48

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JediTalentAgent posted:

Seems like the joke should have been Homer being completely oblivious to what a Destination Wedding was/is and the entire skit is everyone else filling him in with the most minute details that has him being more and more disillusioned by the prospect. Or go back to some old-fashioned Homer is dumb stuff.

"It's in the Poconos!"
"We've got to go all the way to that puppet-themed restaurant in Shelbyville?!"
"That's Pinnochio's, and they're not puppets, they're marionettes, dad. The Poconos are in Pennsylvania."
"SO IS DRACULA, LISA!"

I like this better than mine.

"Woo hoo! Free luxury vacation!"
"It's not free. And it's in a barn."
"D'oh! D'oh!"

Shorter than what we got, though.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2023 18:53

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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Honestly having fun seeing everyone's takes. This is probably what the writer's room used to feel like!

# ¿ Dec 12, 2023 04:10

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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The first "EH. :downs:

" of the surprise witness really got me.

# ¿ Dec 21, 2023 22:37

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I'm sincerely having a little trouble parsing the "Chuck's Seed & Feed" angle. So the idea is that you're supposed to think it was Suck & gently caress, but it's actually not and your mind was making it dirtier than the actual store name?

I guess I'm a little lost as to where the intervention comes in to correct the dirty version. Usually that sort of joke works like the Miss Susie rhyme, where the intervention is the punchline. Isn't that missing here? Or is the intervention meant to be that the sign acknowledges "Chuck" as the sole change, and you're meant to take it verbatim?

Not mad. Just too tired and trying to understand stuff in the Simpsons thread.

# ¿ Dec 23, 2023 23:50

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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Okay, got it! I, too, never knew there was another school of thought on the joke.

I also never knew about Homer referring to what he just saw as the one time he saw a guy yell at shoes, but I honestly like that version of the joke better.

# ¿ Dec 24, 2023 00:38

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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That Lasagna Cat video taking an hour to appreciate a 3 panel Garfield comic was pretty funny, tho.

# ¿ Dec 24, 2023 01:58

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You jest, but there are wars on that joke.

# ¿ Dec 24, 2023 02:09

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Kinda wild to think Simpsons was already dipping into that "add a baby to keep things fresh" well in the 90's.

# ¿ Dec 24, 2023 07:29

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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I Have No Mouth and I Must (Annoyed Grunt)

# ¿ Dec 28, 2023 06:54

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You jest, but graphing audience ratings and distilling them down to "good episode trait" vs "bad episode trait" checklists is extremely executive accurate.

Why Marvels fail? Is it woman?

# ¿ Jan 2, 2024 00:36

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Montague Tigg posted:

yeah, the Cronenberg showrunner era was pretty fuckin' weird but at least we got Graggle out of it

Yet another character they threw a baby at which out-ages Maggie. And Mr. Burns.
At least it only lasted one episode, but it feels a little Snowball II in retrospect.

# ¿ Jan 3, 2024 10:22

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I hate the zealot Flanders spin. It ruins the entire drat joke and now Homer's the straight man because of course you hate the nosy, judgemental bigot.

I've never seen a funny joke come out of Flanders being a Stephen King Christian Lady. Cynical and hypocritical Lovejoy was the perfect vehicle for that already.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2024 07:48

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Ghost Leviathan posted:

all those Simpsons-Dragon Ball memes

I am now learning a thing.

# ¿ Jan 9, 2024 08:08

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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I honestly miss the steamed hams AI channel despite loving loathing AI.

# ¿ Jan 17, 2024 02:46

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Have they introduced any stereotype characters in the last 20 years? Everybody was talking about Disco Stu and Bumblebee Man and I was just wondering if they introduced Crypto Joe or Karen.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2024 21:20

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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I can get where if you jump the gun on something and add in animation turn around, you might be referencing a flash-in-the-pan that was stale within weeks. *Cough*SusanBoyle*Cough*

But, like... Yeah, Mario Kart is an odd choice if you're gonna be that bland with it. It's not a deep cut or interesting commentary, so what's the point?

# ¿ Mar 3, 2024 21:59

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SlothfulCobra posted:

The point is probably more that Homer is anxious about Lisa apparently doing some kind of race.

It would be the same if they referenced Fast & Furious or Grand Theft Auto since they didn't do anything particularly fun with the material.

"I am [Character A]!"
"I am [Character B]!"
"I am [Character C]!"
*Character C attacks Character A*
*Dream ends*

A more fun and imaginative Simpsons referential dream sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TC0968-36s4

# ¿ Mar 3, 2024 22:34

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Data Graham posted:

Oh god what the hell. I don't know what that is but it's not the Simpsons

It's like if someone did a joke re-animation of some other unrelated skit but with Simpsons characters overlaid on top

The Rick & Morty trial reading, but the transcript is some struggling Youtube drama channel.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2024 05:58

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shyduck posted:

Yeah to make sure it's dead

... Shoot it again, Sam.

# ¿ Apr 24, 2024 20:36

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That's hideous.

# ¿ May 11, 2024 00:32

Das Boo: Jun 9, 2011; There was a GHOST here.
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My eyes keep getting drawn to Dash like a trainwreck black hole. WHY IS HE SO TALL.

# ¿ May 11, 2024 04:02

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shyduck posted:

I just let out the biggest sigh

I heard it.

# ¿ May 13, 2024 17:52

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# ¿ May 16, 2024 18:08

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I was just appreciating the "chimpan-A to chimpan-Z" lyric yesterday. I would be so proud.

# ¿ May 13, 2024 21:06

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