Simpsons - Cosmic Wars

[Head Mutant]

I *loved* the dig at Episode 1 they did on this Sunday's Simpsons... the opening crawl for the movie is as follows:

THE GATHERING SHADOW

It is a time of uncertainty. the
empire's ambiguous tariff statutes
mandate close reexamination of
galactic export quotas. Interim
Princess Agoomba has co-chaired
a subcommittee to draft amendments
to existing trade policies.

Meanwhile, regulatory agencies
are being heavily lobbied by a
consortium of mercantile interest
groups and their suppliers to
streamline loading restrictions for
class C cargo vessels. The... [trails off]

[Landatauron]

Not to belittle the greatness of the Simpsons. But this is why I like South Park more. Episode 1 came out in 1999 and the Simpsons is just now getting around to taking a dig at them. South Park seems to keep with the current events better. Both a great shows though.

[Head Mutant]

I think that's south park's only redeeming strength right now, that it manages to lampoon some incredibly recent event/topic with it's shows. However, they're probably in a better position to do that, considering that it takes less effort to put together one of their shows than a Simpsons ep.

[dajaymann]

Head said:

I think that's south park's only redeeming strength right now, that it manages to lampoon some incredibly recent event/topic with it's shows. However, they're probably in a better position to do that, considering that it takes less effort to put together one of their shows than a Simpsons ep.

Yup. South Park is all computer animated, and it's so simple it takes (if memory serves me correctly, it's been quite a long time since I saw the behind the scenes deal on the DVD) like 3 days to animate. The Simpsons, however, is traditional animation, and takes a couple of months to complete.

I'm sure you all knew this already.

Now I go away.

[PoolMan]

"We don't do the shows live anymore. It's a terrible strain on the animators' wrists."

[duckie]

PoolMan said:

"We don't do the shows live anymore. It's a terrible strain on the animators' wrists."

I think that's one of my favorite quotes from the simpsons... running a close second to Homer yelling, "In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!" ;D

[Head Mutant]

" Don't you listen to all those sermons from that guy at church? Captain what's-his-name?"

[TheLuckyOne]

"I've never been a praying man, but if you're up there... save me, Superman!"

"Quick! Somebody light this monkey on fire!"

And my all-time favorite:

"Are you wearing a grocery bag?"
"I have misplaced my pants."

Because really, who hasn't been there?

-D, who would probably give the second-place award for great lines to "Scrubs". JD's explanation of his "Shower Shorts"? Classic.

"For the man who has nothing to hide... but still wants to."

[PoolMan]

Ah, the great art of Simpsons Quoting. One of the roots of the original MRFH Forum. You guys bring a tear to my eye.

"Just put it in my veeeeeeeeeeeeein!"

"I am so smart! S-M-R-T!"

"I know. I heard it too. Here's some nice music."

"Or what? You'll release the dogs? Or the killer bees? Or the dogs that shoot killer bees from their mouths?"

And probably my all time show stopper favourite, one that I use nearly every day:

"It sounds like she's hitting a baby with a cat."

[Lissa]

"I'm a mur-diddily-urderer!'
"If that's not Flanders, he's done his homework."

"Dad! You took a baptismal for me!"

(Okay, so those were Bart, but....)

"When will I learn? The answers to lifes problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle. They're on TV!"

"Give me some inner peace or I'll mop the floor with ya!"

"I'm alone! Alone! A lonely insignificant speck on a has-been planet orbited by a cold and indifferent sun."

Man, I've gotta get me the DVDs. Maybe with the proceeds from the sex tapes Duckie's selling to Poolman.

[Head Mutant]

"You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel!"

[TheLuckyOne]

"To alcohol! The cause of -- and solution to -- all of life's problems!"

-D

[duckie]

Lissa said:

"I'm a mur-diddily-urderer!'
"If that's not Flanders, he's done his homework."

"Dad! You took a baptismal for me!"

(Okay, so those were Bart, but....)

"When will I learn? The answers to lifes problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle. They're on TV!"

"Give me some inner peace or I'll mop the floor with ya!"

"I'm alone! Alone! A lonely insignificant speck on a has-been planet orbited by a cold and indifferent sun."

Man, I've gotta get me the DVDs. Maybe with the proceeds from the sex tapes Duckie's selling to Poolman.

Hey, I didn't say nuthin' about no sex tapes. Shame on you ;D

On a related note (to the SImpsons, of course!), we're halfway through our season 2 futurama DVDs, then have to run out and get season 3. Who knows, maybe we'll have to then add the simpsons DVDs to our collection, upgrade all of lissa's VHS tapes.

Talk about a Simpsons fan... lissa has many, many episodes on tape, where she meticulously edited out the commercials during taping. Me, personally, I like the old commericals in there, especially when you dig up a video from a decade ago. You gotta love when you come across commercials for a very special episode of Herman's Head, for example. ;D

[Al]

Favorite Quotes Off the Top of My Head:

"You can run, but you can't GLIDE!"
Possibly my favorite Simpsons quote of all time, but try fitting that one into daily conversation.

"Release the robotic Richard Simmons!"
Another popular discussion-stopper.

"Sure I love ya, baby- I love ya like I love Fresca!"
This was ever so popular with my girlfriend. Then we broke up. Hm.

"Y'know, whats-his-name... Mumbly Joe... Bob Dole!"

Marge: Grandpa, there's only 49 stars on the flag.
Grandpa: I'll be deep in the cold, cold ground before I recognize Missourah!

"This was back in Nineteen-Dickity-Seven, we had to say 'dickity' because the Kaiser stole our twos..."

"...the important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, as was the style at the time..."

Shopkeeper: I must warn you the doll is cursed.
Homer: That's bad.
Homer: But it comes with a free frogurt!
Homer: That's good.
Shopkeeper: The frogurt is also cursed.
Homer: That's bad!
Shopkeeper: But it comes with a free choice of toppings!
Homer: That's good!
Shopkeeper: The toppings contain sodium benzoate.
[Homer looks puzzled.]
Shopkeeper: That's bad.
Homer: Can I go now?

Al

[TheLuckyOne]

It wasn't actually the dialogue so much as the expressions on Bart, Lisa, and Homer's faces that sold this one to me:

"Homer, I think you'll agree that I've put up with a lot in this marriage."
"I- [Bart and Lisa glare and shake their heads; Homer looks chagrined and wisely shuts up]."

"Five alarm chili, eh? Hmmm... one... two... hey, what gives?!"
"Oh, it's true- it's two, two-and-a-half, tops! I just wanted to be a big man in front of the kids!"
"Daddy, are you going to prison?"
"We'll see, son... we'll see."

"Homer, how do you ignore that little voice inside your head that says 'Think'?"
"You mean Lisa?"

"Now you gotta wait 5 days for your gun."
"5 days?! But I'm mad now!"
"Sorry, pally, that's the law."
"Grrrrr... if I had my gun now, I'd kill you!"
"Yeah, but ya don't."


And you know, The Critic had a few great lines too:

"So... Ardeth... how's my favorite ex-wife?"
"The judge says every time you speak to me it'll cost you a hundred dollars."
"Here's TWO hundred. Get bent!"

"I'm giving you five days of my time to turn you around."
"What if five days isn't enough?"
"Son, I spent just three days with a young man named Bill Clinton and look at him now."
"Maybe you should've taken four."
"Yeah..."

"God love her, Mom, I couldn't change her mind. You should be proud- she has your will."
"She may have my will, but she doesn't have my gun!"

And my all-time favorite:

"We dressmakers have a very strict code, so I need to know- do you deserve to wear virginal white? Because if you don't, you'll have to wear an off-white, what we call a 'hussy white.' So which will it be? White white?"
"Yes... um, except for the gloves."


-D