The Simpsons

[jebus]

Did anyone watch the new episode tonight? The one where they rewrote Simpsons history, put Marge in college in the early 90s and had Homer as Kurt Cobain? Is this show even trying to be funny anymore? I stopped watching years ago, but have recently caught this episode and the one where they take off the Departed. In both instances it's plainly obvious that they aren't even trying to make humourous cultural references (like South Park do), more they are just trying to fill episodes and series. Considering how bad this TV show has become I have two questions, does anyone still regard this as the greatest TV show of all time, or has Matt Groenings quest for more cash ruined the reputation of what was once a great show. Laughably I read an interview with Groening who claims that the current crop of episodes are among the best the Simpsons have ever produced :rolleyes:

[superfrank]

Of course he'd say it. It's been going downhill since Conan O'Brien left. Now and again, they come up with an episode that's funny but I don't watch The Simpsons as ritually as I used to.

[gustavo]

Did any watch the new episode tonight? The one where they rewrote Simpsons history, put Marge in college in the early 90s and had Homer as Kurt Cobain? Is this show even trying to be funny anymore? I stopped watching years ago, but have recently caught this episode and the one where they take off the Departed. In both instances it's plainly obvious that they aren't even trying to make humourous cultural references (like South Park do), more they are just trying to fill episodes and series. Considering how bad this TV show has become I have two questions, does anyone still regard this as the greatest TV show of all time, or has Matt Groenings quest for more cash ruined the reputation of what was once a great show. Laughably I read an interview with Groening who claims that the current crop of episodes are among the best the Simpsons have ever produced :rolleyes:

I still regard it as being one of the finest ,They would have been doing well to maintain the flawless standards from around 1991-1998 , The new episodes are still decent enough better than most things on television anyway .

[Wangball]

Did any watch the new episode tonight? The one where they rewrote Simpsons history, put Marge in college in the early 90s and had Homer as Kurt Cobain? Is this show even trying to be funny anymore? I stopped watching years ago, but have recently caught this episode and the one where they take off the Departed. In both instances it's plainly obvious that they aren't even trying to make humourous cultural references (like South Park do), more they are just trying to fill episodes and series. Considering how bad this TV show has become I have two questions, does anyone still regard this as the greatest TV show of all time, or has Matt Groenings quest for more cash ruined the reputation of what was once a great show. Laughably I read an interview with Groening who claims that the current crop of episodes are among the best the Simpsons have ever produced :rolleyes:

That is crazy talk! How dare you call Matt Groening's integrity into question!!:eek:

[Risteard]

That is crazy talk!
My brother.
He hands out pamphlets in the casino hall.

Good one Wangball.


Boo you jebus.


Incidentally, no.
Didn't see tonights episode.

[Wangball]

My brother.
He hands out pamphlets in the casino hall.

Good one Wangball



Love it:D

[jebus]

That is crazy talk! How dare you call Matt Groening's integrity into question!!:eek:

I say this as someone who thinks both the Simpsons (series 3-8) and Futurama are some of the greatest TV ever produced, Matt Groening is a worthless hack. If the guy gave any sort of a **** about the characters he has created the show would have ended when he left for Futurama. It would not have been put into the hands of people who used to write for Blossom. Since then we have had the continuity of the show ruined(I know it's a cartoon, but tonights episode putting Bart being born in the year 2000 was the pits), and have had one of the more lovable characters of all time in Homer being turned into a dislikable *******. Where once he was a loving but dimwitted father, he is now a complete and utter ignorant piece of ****, not funny in any way, just offensive. As you know Wangball Eric Cartman is probably my favourite character TV has ever produced, but his charcter is based around him being naturally racist and offensive, Homer's wasn't, and turning him in that direction smacks of copying ideas from other shows (South Park and Family Guy in this instance).

Groening is a cash driven moron who has taken what was undoubtably the greatest TV show of all time and nosedived it out of the top ten through his sheer greed. People who didn't love the show in the 90s might find my anger at him bemusing, but people who once loved the show and now think it is rubbish will understand :)

[Lionel Ritchie]

does anyone still regard this as the greatest TV show of all time, : Yes, yes I do.


In both instances it's plainly obvious that they aren't even trying to make humourous cultural references (like South Park do) : Always worth repeating for the sake of the young uns that, but for the simpsons, your South Parks, Family Guys etc... would be filling airtime on Porn channels the way Fritz the Cat used to. They would be nowhere near a mass audience.


Did anyone watch the new episode tonight?
No ...but the concept as you explained it has some merit though I can't judge on the outcome. Timeline was always messy and somewhat improbable in the Simpsons.

[bellavistaman]

noody can say simpsons isnt the best animated show ever produced, it is, but the new episodes are cack, the one which ricky gervais did, was butal beyond desire lads, total crap!!! but as jebus said if you love the show you undestand, for cureent episodes, south park and family guy are streets ahead but simpsons will always be number one for the decade of priceless episodes it gave us the sooner it stops the better.

[jebus]

Always worth repeating for the sake of the young uns that, but for the simpsons, your South Parks, Family Guys etc... would be filling airtime on Porn channels the way Fritz the Cat used to. They would be nowhere near a mass audience.

I understand that without the Simpsons we wouldn't have South Park, Family Guy, Futurama or even shows like the Critic or Duckman, but that still doesn't stop me thinking that the current crop (well the last 7 series really) have been useless, nor does it stop me wishing they had ended it with Season 9

[bellavistaman]

Duckman???

[gilberto_eire]

Of course he'd say it. It's been going downhill since Conan O'Brien left. Now and again, they come up with an episode that's funny but I don't watch The Simpsons as ritually as I used to.

No it has'nt you do realise Conan only worked on 4 episodes between season 2-4?. I just checked that the last day actually!.

''From 1991 - 1993, O'Brien was a writer and producer for The Simpsons,[9] credited as writer or cowriter of four episodes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conan_o%27brien

Everything up to season 13-14 is top class, with quality getting better as you go back peaking at seasons 3-4, but with 13/14 been great in there own right!

I won't watch any ones after 14 though, they have that newer look and while good to watch are'nt funny at all tbh.

I actually just watched a few from season 19 in the past few days, got sick of watching seasons 2-14(must have watched each 2-3 times over the past year and a half)s, the first of which was ''the debarted'' i found this one to be a lot better then what's been served up the past few years so watched a couple of more which were ok.

The one about Marge in college, and Homer a rock star i watched a few weeks ago and tbh i'd agree it was utter garbage!!

They defo should have packed it in a few years ago though, was'nt any surprise the film was rubbish too, was 5 years too late IMO!.


Regardless of adult opinion i'd say most kids who would'nt get the jokes anyway still enjoy it, so i can see why it's still going!!

[jebus]

Duckman???

90s TV show about a Duck who is an alcoholic detective. He was voiced by George from Seinfeld and in the show was friends with humans, very good show that used to air on Bravo over here

[pete]

Did not realise this show was still on TV. Have not watched it for years & even repeats wearing thin after 20th viewing...

[Pike B]

Greatest Show Ever...

[Wolfie]

There was one stage in the 90's where every other week seemed to offer up a classic.

That Episode with "Planet of the Apes - the Musical" :D- Genius.

Isn't "Jebus" a Simpsons reference Jebus?

[Lionel Ritchie]

There was one stage in the 90's where every other week seemed to offer up a classic.

That Episode with "Planet of the Apes - the Musical" :D- Genius.

Isn't "Jebus" a Simpsons reference Jebus?

One of Fat Tonys goons: "Heh Boss, I thought you said Troy McLure was Dead?"
Fat Tony: "Actually I believe my exact words were 'He sleeps with the fishes'"

:D

[Wolfie]

One of Fat Tonys goons: "Heh Boss, I thought you said Troy McLure was Dead?"
Fat Tony: "Actually I believe my exact words were 'He sleeps with the fishes'"

:D

One of the few to top that episode was where Homer finally lands on his feet and secures a great job in a modern, well maintained home in a great town.

He gets on great with his Boss (whose name escapes me, Dr Scorpio?), who is an affable, devil may care. sort of bloke. He's also a notorious International terrorist :D

Sample Quote:

Homer "I've decided I'm going to have to leave and go home"

Boss "Really going to miss you Homer. If you could kill someone on the way out, it would really be a help". :D

[anto1208]

I wonder does Matt G. have much control over it anymore i know when the writers strike was on Fox said it was going to go ahead and make episodes of family guy with out seth Mcfarlane maybe he isnt able to call a halt to the simpsons as fox owns it now ?

I dont really watch it anymore as ive seen all of them hundreds of times last time i saw a new episode on eline homer had was "it was my day to look after the baby so i was hiding in the forest ":D

[Pike B]

One of the few to top that episode was where Homer finally lands on his feet and secures a great job in a modern, well maintained home in a great town.

He gets on great with his Boss (whose name escapes me, Dr Scorpio?), who is an affable, devil may care. sort of bloke. He's also a notorious International terrorist :D

Sample Quote:

Homer "I've decided I'm going to have to leave and go home"

Boss "Really going to miss you Homer. If you could kill someone on the way out, it would really be a help". :D
When Scorpio gives Homer the sugar from his pockets.
' Sorry it's not in packets. Want some cream with that?'
Homer: 'Ahhh no.'
Classic.

[gustavo]

When Scorpio gives Homer the sugar from his pockets.
' Sorry it's not in packets. Want some cream with that?'
Homer: 'Ahhh no.'
Classic.

Hank: By the way, Homer, what's your least favorite country: Italy or
France?
Homer: France.
Hank: [chuckles] Nobody ever says Italy. [sets the coordinates of a
giant laser gun]:D

[Dr. Ogba]

The show just started dying on its ar$e around season 9 or 10 and started going (very quickly) downhill from there on in.

If it had stopped at season 10 then it would quite rightly be considered the greatest TV show ever made but the fact that they still spit out any ould sh!te to grab a quick buck demeans it greatly imho....

I mean what season is it on now...15 or 16? That's a long long time since they made an episode that could be considered a classic. They seemed to drop the subtle humour of old and just replaced it with very very poor slapstick.

Didn't even bother wasting my money to watch the movie as I presume its more of the same....

[Roadend]

Did anyone watch the Simpsons Film, I managed 5 minutes before I had to turn it off as it was as awful as the new episodes. I wathed the entire Futurama film and it was also rubbish. It was nowhere near the standard of the series.

[anto1208]

Did anyone watch the Simpsons Film, I managed 5 minutes before I had to turn it off as it was as awful as the new episodes. I wathed the entire Futurama film and it was also rubbish. It was nowhere near the standard of the series.

Watched both twice now and enjoyed parts of both but just felt an hour plus is too much for these shows that they just pad out a episode to make it over an hour long and the jokes are so far apart it gets quite boring.

But i guess there is only so many jokes out there that between the simpsons and futurama and the movie versions that its going to be very hard to keep going.

Only TV cartoon to movie that worked was south park that was brilliant.But even the shows took a massive dip when they started just slagging off celebs every week at least they have gone back to just doing funny stories lately with the odd celeb bashing for good measure.

What could be good is Clevland a spin off from family guy , Seth macfarlane and one of the writers from the simpsons are writting it.

[jebus]

Jebus is indeed a reference to a Simpsons episode, the one where Homer gets on a plane to escape the PBS people and realises he's going to a missionary island and says,

'Save me Jebus!', after earlier in the showing saying that he doesn't even believe in Jebus :D

Like I said though, up to and including Season 9 it was the greatest show ever made, the new episodes just taints the shows legacy though

[Morbo]

For me it was at its peak from series 4-7, seasons 3 & 8 were still great but just a notch below its prime, 1,2 & 9 were good but from 10 onwards it declined rapidly, I just like to pretend it finished after season 9 its not that hard and nobody forces you to watch the new ones.
Anyway I'm grateful to Groening as the Simpsons is probably the best thing to ever come out of America, Futurama was very good too while it lasted a very underrated show IMO, does Groening even have control over the Simpsons anymore? I thought he gave up control of the series when he went to work on Futurama.

[Wolfie]

Watched Hank Scorpio episode last night. Pure genius. The Show at it's peak.


After Homer tackles James Bond:
Scorpio: Well done Homer, when you get home tonight, there's gonna be another storey on your house.
(Soldiers then proceed to shoot Bond.)

Classic.

The episode where Homer and Barney compete to board a shuttle into space had some great moments as well.

"We've made our decision. You could say your both winners. In a more accurate way, Barney you're the winner and Homer you're the loser." :D

[sligoman]

The episode where Homer and Barney compete to board a shuttle into space had some great moments as well.Great episode. My favourite bit was where Barney does a load of flips successfully and Homer tries it and hits into the wall, don't think I've ever laughed so much at one part of The Simpsons:D

[tetsujin1979]

There's a bit in the episode where Lisa likes Nelson, where Lisa gives Milhouse a note saying "guess who likes you?". Milhouse passed it on to Nelson, who thinks it actually came from Milhouse. The very next scene is Milhouse being put into an ambulance, Lisa tries to apologise, and the driver tells her "He can't hear you now". It's my sense of humour all over, I laughed so hard my kidneys hurt :D

[osarusan]

There's a bit in the episode where Lisa likes Nelson, where Lisa gives Milhouse a note saying "guess who likes you?". Milhouse passed it on to Nelson, who thinks it actually came from Nelson. The very next scene is Milhouse being put into an ambulance, Lisa tries to apologise, and the driver tells her "He can't hear you now". It's my sense of humour all over, I laughed so hard my kidneys hurt :D

Your post made me remember that moment, and I'm cracking up laughing now. :D

[gustavo]

Your post made me remember that moment, and I'm cracking up laughing now. :D
You forgot to mention Milhouse's raised eyebrows:)

[gilberto_eire]

There's a bit in the episode where Lisa likes Nelson, where Lisa gives Milhouse a note saying "guess who likes you?". Milhouse passed it on to Nelson, who thinks it actually came from Milhouse. The very next scene is Milhouse being put into an ambulance, Lisa tries to apologise, and the driver tells her "He can't hear you now". It's my sense of humour all over, I laughed so hard my kidneys hurt :D

You forgot to mention why he could'nt......

''....He can't hear you now. We had to pack his ears with gauze.......''

[Morbo]

Yeah that Milhouse scene killed me, loved the Homer goes to college episode too, lots of great moments, my fav was probably his first day at a lecture where the lecturer is telling the class the times of the Lectures and homer asks "do we have to go?" Lecturer: "No" Homer:"Then you can kiss my curvy butt goood byyee".
The next scene is the class looking out the window at homer giggling while chasing a squirel around a tree

[jebus]

Favourite Marge and Homer dialogue,

Bart comes home from his part time job at Krusty's TV show looking upset

Marge: Something seems to be the matter with Bart
Homer (reading the paper): Probably needs new glasses
Marge: No it seems to be something else
Homer: Probably misses his old glasses
Marge: I'd ask him, but then I'd be afraid of smothering him
Homer: Yeah, and then we'd get the chair
Marge: That's not what I meant at all
Homer: It was Marge, admit it

:D:D:D

Cracks me up even thinking about it

[Wolfie]

During one episode, the Seacaptain had opened an "All you can Eat" Restaurant. As a gimmick for the opening night, Homer got to eat for free. The Seacaptain hadn't bargained on Homer eating practically all of his stock.

At one stage, a visibly traumatised Seacaptain tells a local TV Crew:

"He emerged from the night, more stomach than man" :D

[Lionel Ritchie]

Ah good ol' Captain McAllister.

In the Valentines day themed show he's shown arriving on board with a stack of skin-mags
Captain: "This lot should stop the lads from resorting to homosexuality ...(rolls eyes) for about 5 minutes"
Camp Crewman: "Yeah like you can talk"
Captain (blushing and chuckles nervously) "...Aaarr".

[gustavo]

During one episode, the Seacaptain had opened an "All you can Eat" Restaurant. As a gimmick for the opening night, Homer got to eat for free. The Seacaptain hadn't bargained on Homer eating practically all of his stock.

At one stage, a visibly traumatised Seacaptain tells a local TV Crew:

"He emerged from the night, more stomach than man" :D
"Do they sound like the actions of a man who had "All he could eat" ? "


"I heard your dad went into the restaurant , and ate all the food in the restaurant , and they had to close the restaurant"
:D

[tetsujin1979]

"I heard your dad went into the restaurant , and ate all the food in the restaurant , and they had to close the restaurant"
:D
Ah, Ralph Wiggum, he gets some of the best lines
"I'm pedalling backwards!"
"Hi Super Nintendo Chalmers"
"Principal Skinner, I got car sick in your office"
"That's where I saw the leprechaun, he told me to burn things"
loads more here: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ralph_Wiggum

[Dunny]

There's a bit in the episode where Lisa likes Nelson, where Lisa gives Milhouse a note saying "guess who likes you?". Milhouse passed it on to Nelson, who thinks it actually came from Milhouse. The very next scene is Milhouse being put into an ambulance, Lisa tries to apologise, and the driver tells her "He can't hear you now". It's my sense of humour all over, I laughed so hard my kidneys hurt :D

That episode just started on channel 4 now.:D

[John83]

Watched Hank Scorpio episode last night. Pure genius. The Show at it's peak.


After Homer tackles James Bond:
Scorpio: Well done Homer, when you get home tonight, there's gonna be another storey on your house.
(Soldiers then proceed to shoot Bond.)

Classic.
"You Only Move Twice" - my favourite episode of the show. I think the funniest moment in the episode is uttered at the dinner table in the next scene. Homer, trying to make conversation, casually says, "I caught a slacker at work today."

[Wolfie]

Another great epsode is when Homer mistakens Burns for an alien. Some great laughs in that one

Is that the episode with Moulder and Scully in it from the X Files?

There's a classic bit in that where "the Feds" pay a visit to Mo's Tavern and start asking questions.

As soon as they're gone, Mo rushes to a backroom off the bar and roars something like "Ok, its over. They're on to us!!!",

Bizarrely, there's a huge Whale being stored in the room! :D

Later on, Mo is seen in the background, skulking around the wilds trying to dispose of the Whale.

[Schumi]

Later on, Mo is seen in the background, skulking around the wilds trying to dispose of the Whale."Who'd have thought a whale could be so heavy?" :D

[Roadend]

Another Moe classic "What has science ever done for us....TV off"

[thischarmingman]

There's a bit in the episode where Lisa likes Nelson, where Lisa gives Milhouse a note saying "guess who likes you?". Milhouse passed it on to Nelson, who thinks it actually came from Milhouse. The very next scene is Milhouse being put into an ambulance, Lisa tries to apologise, and the driver tells her "He can't hear you now". It's my sense of humour all over, I laughed so hard my kidneys hurt :D
Always reminds me of the same kind of joke used to similarly hilarious effect in Father Ted when Jack goes to an AA meeting by mistake, one of the members sees him in the pub afterwards and throws away the beers he's just bought. Cut to footage of ambulance speeding away.

[tetsujin1979]

Yeah that's the one. When Bart and Homer are out camping it shows three frogs in the lake going Bud-wies-er. They then get eaten by a crocidile. Thought is was great the first time I saw it
The croc says "Coors" just as he eats them!

[Lionel Ritchie]

Another great epsode is when Homer mistakens Burns for an alien. Some great laughs in that one
Burns: "I bring you Love"
Lenny Leonardson: "Quick it's bringin' us Love ...break it's legs before it gets away!"

[Wolfie]

Anyone remember the one where Homer took care of a highly intelligent Monkey named Mojo?

The monkey could communicate using a "Speak and Spell".

Homer let the monkey eat and drink what it liked.

When the monkey, much the worse for wear, is being handed back, its typed out:

"PRAY FOR MOJO" :D :D

[Dr. Ogba]

Burns: "I bring you Love"
Lenny Leonardson: "Quick it's bringin' us Love ...break it's legs before it gets away!"


Groundskeeper Willie: "Ooh its Mr. Burns...KILL IT KILL IT!!!"

[osarusan]

My favourite clip ever -

School talent night (or something similar)......

Onto the stage walks groundskeeper Willie in kilt with a set of golf clubs in a golf bag...

"Does anybody here hail from the fair city of Edinburgh?"........

silence from the crowd

"Have you ever noticed how a North Edinburgh golfer adresses the ball like this (addresses an imaginary golf ball, wiggling hips)......but a South Edinburgh golfer addresses the ball like this (addresses an imaginary ball, wiggling hips is a marginally different manner)"......

silence from the crowd.

Willie gets angry - "Oh I see, you only think Willie is funny when he's mopping up your wee kiddies puke!"

Crowd burst into laughter and applause

Willie (genuinely)- "Thanks, you've been great".......walks off.



Oh, I laughed.

[boovidge]

there were a couple of classics on sky yesterday, including the monorail one, which contrast so sharply with the stale efforts of recent series.

Mr Burns pretending to be "Mr Snrub" had be chuckling.

Reminds me of when Bart is auditioning to be Burns' heir and Homer gives his some cards to read from. "Hi Mr..Curns. Me. Want. Money. Bad" The later Bart calls him Burns and Homer shouts out from the side "It's Curns, stupid!" :D