The Simpsons: Classic Or Dud?

can't believe Simpsons writers would indulge in lazy stereotypes unwittingly. Thank you, come again.

Indeed. But that was the case in the US and UK too right?

Until the BBC bought it later in the 90s, The Simpsons was only available on Sky iirc, the satellite channel owned by Murdoch. We never had satellite or cable, and it wasn't too widespread until later in the UK, I think.

Like when Homerpalooza aired, I had to get a friend who had Sky to tape it for me,

it's more like a takeoff on dumb american stereotypes about australia (they all have boomerangs, drink a lot, kangaroos are everywhere, etc)

this is why it's funny. see also France episode etc.

"I need more wine for my children"

imo it is lazy humor. ironic stereotyping has a v short self life if it works at all

In this particular case the shelf life is remarkably long though, as an Australian in the USA I still get people quoting this fucken episode to me endlessly

tbh since I left Australia I have noticed that Aussies (including friends & family that I grew up with) get amusingly defensive/pedantic abt comedic portrayals of Australia

i never noticed while i was living there but it's def a thing

either not finding it funny at all and/or listing all the inaccuracies and mispronounced placenames

which is funny bcz we are collectively the least patriotic so idk maybe we just dont like getting picked on lol

What about the Simpsons episode that made fun of the US - you know, ALL OF THEM.

are u ok pplains

tbh since I left Australia I have noticed that Aussies (including friends & family that I grew up with) get amusingly defensive/pedantic abt comedic portrayals of Australia

australia's been schizing since fuckwits started running the place, maybe that has something to do with it

That episode where they went to London was pretty accurate.

(sorry bad choice of words - i mean freaking out like a cat when you put a cucumber next to its feet) xp

maybe so

(Thanks, Noodle Vague.)

Also, I believe Australia had a Simpsons theme-park (or something along those lines) years before the US got one.

as beliefs go, I guess this beats "beardy sky dude wants me to kill pregnant ladies" but it's pretty thin imo

Yeah I wish we had! (Is it possible one of the QLD theme parks had a Simspsons ride or house or something?)

okay I checked it out, turns out there were at least two painted pieces of wood and a slightly re-edited version of the Bart Calls Australia episode in the shortlived massive tax rort "Fox Studios Backlot Experience". For $80 entry and the 99-year giveaway of a huge piece of public land to a US citizen's business interest, you, too, could touch these:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/74/02/08/740208d27d630624eb379fe0113dd067.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a4/ea/b6/a4eab6ad929deb908f9d57c4982e5483.jpg

I scorekept for a pub quiz tonight, and one of the teams called themselves "500 Dollaradoos".

"Dollarydoos" that is.

Australia has had two versions of Duff beer too - the first one in the mid 90s was taken off the shelves when Fox caught wind, the second (officially licensed) version was removed due to the links to a cartoon being too irresistible for kids, apparently.

this is the dumbest joke in the whole episode but it still makes me laugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMlWGPt5kPg

An ex of mine bought a six pack of that original 90s Duff! It got banhammered/pulled of the shelves just after that so he knew it'd be a collectors item.

Idiot ended up drinking one later anyway. He said it tasted like arse.

I've had oe of the later Duff release beers, I couldnt tell you if it was good or not, I hate beer.

https://scontent-syd2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/295160_10150596158947757_1672986071_n.jpg?oh=301b969921bc3df1013680122a5a2240&oe=59D590A2

i'm related to someone with an unopened can of the original duff, which doesn't use the simpsons duff logo and could basically be anything

Thats right, name aside it had no real relation to the simsons did it? I'd forgot that.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Australian_Duff_beer_can.jpg/170px-Australian_Duff_beer_can.jpg

that's the one, pissweak as cash-ins go

This happened.

It's been done.

http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/the-simpsons-planet-of-the-apes-musical-oral-history-zauis.html

even as someone who's listened to all the dvd commentaries i'd pay good money to read that kind of oral history for every episode from season 1 to season 8 (and maybe beyond, just to see what they were thinking)

otm

https://www.facebook.com/thecontentzone/videos/768405663358314/

can't stop watching this, my god

the ascension of steamed hams memes seems like one of the few good things in 2017

Seasons 1-8: Classic
Season 9 onwards: Dud

quite a take

odd seasons bad, even seasons good up to season 25, then all good

Classic Apu
Dud Lisa

im watching Lemon of Troy. if this isn't the POO episode it is certainly in the top 5.

"Homer! Come quick! Bart's quit his tutoring job and joined a violence gang!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg99mH8pyA

"Now Marge, you can't blame all of Bart's problems on your one little speech. If anything turned him bad, it's that time you let him wear a bathing suit instead of underwear. And let's not forget your little speech."

https://frinkiac.com/img/S06E24/685984.jpg

Every line in this episode, I swear:

"Run, boy! He's got the taste for meat now!"

"Eat my shorts!" "Yes, eat ALL our shirts!"

"I say 'radical'! That's my thing that I say!"

Apropos of this thread bump, I have heard three different people in the last week use the construction, "Say I says to _____, I says . . ."

i love how the first half is all kids and their stupid petty tribalism and the halfway through the adults all pile into the van and it's basically the same dynamics.

Homer: "Come on everybody, let's into Shelbyville and get those kids back ourselves! I've got an RV we can use -- Flanders's!"

"Missing children?"
"Sounds like Springfield's got a discipline problem."
"Maybe that why we beat 'em at football nearly half the time, huh?"

wait a minute... there's a lemon behind that rock!

oh god when Milhouse is imagining that his camouflage will turn him into the Cheshire Cat

rocky v + rocky ii = ... rocky vii, adrian's revenge!

agreed that this is probably the best episode of the series, p much every line is gold

"Hey everybody! An old man's talking!"

i also love the shelbyville/springfield mythology- the line about marrying your cousins and jebidaiahs line about 'root marm' pops into my head often