The Simpsons

"Well, it's pretty big . . . I guess . . . "

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also c'mon, Homer tearfully saluting the toilet flushing the proper "american way"

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"

Yeah I thought that was pretty obvious. "Coff-ee!" "Bee-eer?"

I mean

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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)

"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?

dude that's a pretty convoluted way to 'save' a decent double switch

I would've liked Simpsons go to England a lot more if had been absurdist riffs on ridiculous stereotypes TBH.

i liked the beamout mostly because that is pretty much the greatest sound ever made

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're
entertaining lies. And in the end, isn't that the real truth? The answer is: No.

They also squandered Patrick McGoohan's cameos, but Moleman getting faced by Rover was excellent.

my favorite gag in the Aussie episode is the prime minister

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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, 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).

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.)

I woulda called them snazzwozzers

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Saving grace of the Brazil episode:

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I liked the Brazil episode fine!

"He's got the Stockholm Syndrome"
"they let me stay up ALL NIGHT! :D"

Minibar hat!

"I'm Chiquita banana and I'm here to/I will take this Toblerone and I will not pay!"

australia, japan, france and brazil episodes - all really spot on and hilarious.

found the UK one inaccurate and offensive, tho.

i lol'd at the two posh gentlemen in top hats smooching

australia, japan, france and brazil episodes - all really spot on and hilarious.

found the UK one inaccurate and offensive, tho.

I see a pattern forming...

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!"

"My last paycheque bounced! My children need wine!"

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."

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

Come on, I rode to work on a chuzzwozzer this morning, wtf are you all on about.

;)

surprisingly good use of celebrity guest:
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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"

was also surprised to hear robert pinsky bring more vigor and youthful energy to his cameo than tony hawk and 50 cent.

50 Cent's never brought energy or vigor to anything

have you seen his pump & dump stock tweets?

Man, even the Treehouse of Horror eps are lame these days, aren't they? And they used to be the saving grace of even the dud seasons.

When the sleb episodes started to be the building block of a show is when I started to get a bit tired of it.

That Alec Baldwin/Kim Basinger one was risible, and so was the tennis episode.

That Alec Baldwin/Kim Basinger one

aw i liked this one. "you've killed ron howard!"

Hahah yeah and like, how they clumsily say the star's WHOLE NAME like we dont know who they are or something?

I did like that Howard was a boozer in a robe tho.

still waiting for Ron Howard to make that movie about the robot driving instructor who goes back in time for some reason, along with his sidekick the talking pie.

luke perry being cemented in canon as krusty's half-brother has had surprisingly few repercussions.

the australia episode is A+++ trayce, what are you on about

marge vs. monorail is classic but I'm getting a bit tired as how it's referred to as the peak of the simpsons

Alec Baldwin/Kim Basinger one is genuinely funny but I feel bad watching it cause it's really what opened up the floodgates

It received mixed reception in Australia, with some Australian fans saying the episode was a mockery of their country.

I wasnt offended by the ep as a mockery, I just thought the jokes were lame and really lazy cliches.

the only thing that bothered me about the ep was that it promoted the idea we drink fosters

^^