x-postSpeaking of France, one of the only good things from that ep where Homer and Carl went to Paris was when Homer called Sarkozy and he answered, "Hello, you are getting cozy with Sarkozy." Dumb, but I laughed.
― Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 10 February 2011 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
The tourguide detailing dictator Muntu's rise to power: "It was a bloodless coup--all smotherings!"
Followed by Marge's "Just like Jimmy Carter!"
Also this:
Attention passengers -- please prepare for our landing in Tanzania. [someone in the cockpit hands her a note] I'm sorry, it is now called New Zanzibar. [she is given another note] Excuse me, it is now called Pepsi presents New Zanzibar.
― Pirates of the Caribbean V: Letters of Marque & Reprisal (Phil D.), Thursday, 10 February 2011 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
I remain baffled as to why people like the Aus episode but none of the other overseas ones. Groening didnt even TRY to make it look like australia. Nothing - not one single bit of the episode - had any actual reference point, or even landmark (no, not even the parlament house was right). It just looked like rural america. It was insultingly shitty and he actually said "well admittedly I know nothiing about Autralia" which is just pathetic idk?
I love the Japan epsisode, but it had some great jokes in it! Battling Seizure Robots!
― Senor DingDong (Trayce), Thursday, 10 February 2011 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
Ugh excuse all the typos. I need to clean my keyboard.
favourite line in the Monorail episode, as the plane lands in Shelbyville
"there he is! seat 3F!"
― idgi fridays (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
Australia one is meant to be some absurdist version of Australia...same w/ the France episode
― iatee, Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:02 (thirteen years ago) link
feel like it was probably funnier *because* there were no landmarks
― look its not that you listen to metal its that youre a bellend ok (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:03 (thirteen years ago) link
"you don't know who I am, do you?" is the joke! Then he beams out, breaking a long-standing "no cartoon logic" rule.
the real joke was that quimby thought nimoy was one of the little rascals so wasn't even confusing star wars with star trek when he said "may the force be with you".
would start a thread for earlier examples of that kind of bait-switch-switch in comedies but feels like only the simpsons ever did it on that level
― idgi fridays (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I remain baffled as to why people like the Aus episode but none of the other overseas ones. Groening didnt even TRY to make it look like australia. Nothing - not one single bit of the episode - had any actual reference point, or even landmark
THIS IS THE JOKE - it is entirely about Americans' stereotypes of Australia, it has nothing to do with ACTUAL Australia.
― I, Mr. Sneer Joy (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:05 (thirteen years ago) link
I remain baffled as to why people like the Aus episode
"so let your children run wild and free, for as an old man once said...let your children run wild and free"
― idgi fridays (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:06 (thirteen years ago) link
+ knifey spoony obv
― idgi fridays (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah that and chuzza wuzzas was funny but I dunno, idgi. The overall premise with the boot thing was boring, to me. Though I know it was a riff on a recent (at the time) incident where an Australian had been punished in indonesia by being caned or something.
― Senor DingDong (Trayce), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:09 (thirteen years ago) link
exactly--the "australia" being mocked in the simpsons ep is essentially the "australia" sold to americans through crocodile dundee movies, fosters beer commercials, outback steakhouse etc.
― gallagher 3 (latebloomer), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:11 (thirteen years ago) link
WELL YOU ALL SUCK THEN
― Senor DingDong (Trayce), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:11 (thirteen years ago) link
"Well, it's pretty big . . . I guess . . . "
http://deadhomersociety.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/bartvs-australia1.png
― Pirates of the Caribbean V: Letters of Marque & Reprisal (Phil D.), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
also c'mon, Homer tearfully saluting the toilet flushing the proper "american way"
― gallagher 3 (latebloomer), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:13 (thirteen years ago) link
Also the bit with Homer and Bart escaping in the kangaroo pouches, then climbing out covered in slime and amniotic fluid, is amazing.
also Marge doing her little speech, handing the phone back and the diplomat guy's "so we're agreed, she won't be allowed to speak again"
― idgi fridays (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:15 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I thought that was pretty obvious. "Coff-ee!" "Bee-eer?"
― frogbs, Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:16 (thirteen years ago) link
I mean
http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/7066/2f13schleim.jpg
― Pirates of the Caribbean V: Letters of Marque & Reprisal (Phil D.), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:17 (thirteen years ago) link
If it makes you feel better, Trayce - I don't remember The SImpsons Go To Toronto particularly resembling Toronto at all (with possible exception of the CN Tower in the background of a shot)
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
"the real joke was that quimby thought nimoy was one of the little rascals"
that doesn't really save it. what could save it is if they switched to Quimby's POV and for some reason for this particular episode he needs glasses, so everything is fuzzy, and in this fuzzy vision Nimoy actually resembles Alfalfa, and does some signature Alfalfa mugging, but when someone finds his glasses for him, he reverts to stern, unblinking Nimoy. Then, to save the beamout joke, Nimoy could go, "My work here is done" and appear to beam out, but when Quimby puts his glasses back on, it's actually a cloud of dust from the defunct monorail, and Nimoy coughs and goes, "can I get a ride" then the Little Rascals show up in a funnycar and say, "hop in, Luke Skywalker!" and Nimoy gives an exasperated grunt
There's just a lot of joke doctoring needed before they can bring this up to par!Also, the conan cameo. "only I can dance" that's the joke?
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:32 (thirteen years ago) link
dude that's a pretty convoluted way to 'save' a decent double switch
― idgi fridays (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I would've liked Simpsons go to England a lot more if had been absurdist riffs on ridiculous stereotypes TBH.
― Inevitable stupid dubstep mix (chap), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
i liked the beamout mostly because that is pretty much the greatest sound ever made
― idgi fridays (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:36 (thirteen years ago) link
Nimoy was better in the "X-Files" episode anyway.
Hello. I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. And by true, I mean false. It's all lies. But they'reentertaining lies. And in the end, isn't that the real truth? The answer is: No.
― Pirates of the Caribbean V: Letters of Marque & Reprisal (Phil D.), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:42 (thirteen years ago) link
They also squandered Patrick McGoohan's cameos, but Moleman getting faced by Rover was excellent.
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:52 (thirteen years ago) link
my favorite gag in the Aussie episode is the prime minister
― I, Mr. Sneer Joy (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 10 February 2011 21:56 (thirteen years ago) link
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ3G6Xre6s4XBZaS9r55d1N3OKC2xDF_lX6bowd2jWCot5KCUJ9
― she started dancing to that (Finefinemusic), Thursday, February 10, 2011 4:24 PM (40 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Ha, this was such a joke (and I don't mena joke in the *it's funny* sense).
― EDB, Thursday, 10 February 2011 22:08 (thirteen years ago) link
I like the made-up Australianisms, too:
"These bloody things are everywhere. They're in the lift, in the lorry, in the bond wizard, and all over the malonga gilderchuck."
(C&P from SNPP. I always heard the third word as one thing, bondwhizzer.)
― Glorified Lolcat (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 10 February 2011 22:09 (thirteen years ago) link
I woulda called them snazzwozzers
― I, Mr. Sneer Joy (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 10 February 2011 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.grumpydodo.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/yahoo-150x150.png
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 10 February 2011 22:19 (thirteen years ago) link
Saving grace of the Brazil episode:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6ai5mauc2j4/TCyM9gdClmI/AAAAAAAAE3M/gJ4Zt6LE48M/s200/try%20and%20stop%20US%20-%20simpsons%20screen%20grab%20-%20uncle%20sam%20gorging%20pigeat%20earth.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 10 February 2011 22:21 (thirteen years ago) link
I liked the Brazil episode fine!
"He's got the Stockholm Syndrome""they let me stay up ALL NIGHT! :D"
― Senor DingDong (Trayce), Thursday, 10 February 2011 22:31 (thirteen years ago) link
Minibar hat!
"I'm Chiquita banana and I'm here to/I will take this Toblerone and I will not pay!"
― Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:17 (thirteen years ago) link
australia, japan, france and brazil episodes - all really spot on and hilarious.
found the UK one inaccurate and offensive, tho.
― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:41 (thirteen years ago) link
i lol'd at the two posh gentlemen in top hats smooching
― idgi fridays (blueski), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:42 (thirteen years ago) link
I see a pattern forming...
― I, Mr. Sneer Joy (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:44 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know how anyone could think the depictions of France or Australia are "spot-on"
"I need more wine! Wiiiine for my children!"
― I, Mr. Sneer Joy (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:45 (thirteen years ago) link
"My last paycheque bounced! My children need wine!"
― Your cousin, Marvin Cobain (C. Grisso/McCain), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
I don't know how anyone could think the postings of max arrrrgh are "sincere"
"australia, japan, france and brazil episodes - all really spot on and hilarious."
― look its not that you listen to metal its that youre a bellend ok (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Brazil one is quite funny iirc but just in that post-Family Guy way where it's more flattering for everyone if you think of it as a sketch show
― look its not that you listen to metal its that youre a bellend ok (DJ Mencap), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:49 (thirteen years ago) link
Come on, I rode to work on a chuzzwozzer this morning, wtf are you all on about.
― Senor DingDong (Trayce), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:53 (thirteen years ago) link
;)
― http://i56.tinypic.com/xnsu1g.gif (max arrrrrgh), Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:56 (thirteen years ago) link
surprisingly good use of celebrity guest:http://www.samplereality.com/gmu/spring2009/660/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/pynchon-simpsons.jpg
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 10 February 2011 23:59 (thirteen years ago) link
I liked Amy Tan's bit."that is NOT what I was saying at all. Just sit down, I'm embarrassed for both of us"
― Senor DingDong (Trayce), Friday, 11 February 2011 00:00 (thirteen years ago) link
was also surprised to hear robert pinsky bring more vigor and youthful energy to his cameo than tony hawk and 50 cent.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 11 February 2011 00:07 (thirteen years ago) link
50 Cent's never brought energy or vigor to anything
― I, Mr. Sneer Joy (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 11 February 2011 00:08 (thirteen years ago) link
have you seen his pump & dump stock tweets?
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 11 February 2011 00:09 (thirteen years ago) link