Best Simpsons episode ever

yeah, that's one of the few "simpsons with heart" episode that actually works. i'm also glad they didn't bring homer's mom back after that episode (or did they? please don't tell me they did), it makes it all the more powerful.

music-related simpsons? the gay steel mill in "homerphobia" - "we work hard, we play hard!" (cue c+c music factory)

I noticed this on seemingly every FOX show last night. "Family Guy" got a little weird with it. The Apu gag coming across the border along with Dr. Hibbert rapping "Baby Got Back" ... the whole night together was a bit uncomfortable.

And "King of the Hill" enforcing the "cats-like-to-shit-in-boots" myth along with a rah-rah Blue Angel flyover with Bill on an aircraft carrier didn't help matters any either.

Signed,
Pleasant Plains, who watched the whole damn thing.

-- weasel diesel (kilian.murphy2...), June 4th, 2004.

otm

You Only Move Twice
Homer, when you go home tonight there's going another roof on your house.

Blame it on Lisa
Man, our money is really gay.

i have just failed at my life.

(not in quotes to note english spelling, but to question his purported funniness)

Meanwhile, Matt Groening is threatening to make Gervais a regular character and says he should even have his own cartoon show. All together now: nooooooooooooooooooo

(btw shouldn't this be over on ILE somewhere?)

http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/thesimpsonsmovie/

also in that episode, the bee keepers
"its quiet....yes a little TOO quiet..."
"how do you mean?"
"well, lots of bees usualy means lots of nooise.....NO NOISE!! means no bees"
"i see...there goes one now"
"TO THE BEE MOBILE!"
"you mean your chevvy?"
"yes...."

classic simpsons

"i'm calling about operation MUAVEN HAUIVEN!!!"
marge-"professr frink?"
"how did you know it was me? was it the muaven or the hauiven or was it just the hole MUHAVEN thing that i do?"

oh wait...

The audience is such a source of joy in this scene:

In the Springfield Elementary Auditorium, Ned Flanders stands at a
podium with Skinner and Edna on either side of him.

     Ned: Well, all right, I'd like to call this meeting of the PTA to

          or-diddely-order.  Let's see if we can't put an end to this

          strike fuss, huh?  Mrs. Krabappel, why don't you begin?

 Skinner: Boo!

    Edna: Oh, "boo" yourself.  Our demands are simple: a small cost-of-

          living increase and some better equipment and supplies for

          your children.

Audience: Yeah!  Give it to them! etc.

 Skinner: Yeah, in a dream world.  We have a very tight budget; to do

          what she's asking, we'd have to raise taxes.

Audience: Raise taxes?  They're too high as they are.  Taxes are bad.

          etc.

    Edna: It's your children's future.

Audience: That's right.  Children are important. etc.

 Skinner: It'll cost you.

Audience: No to taxes.  My God, they're going to raise taxes. etc.

    Edna: C'mon!

Audience: She makes a good case.  Good point. etc.

 Skinner: [rubs his fingertips together]

Audience: More taxes?  The finger thing means the taxes. etc.

     Ned: Well, I guess this is a case where we'll have to agree to

          disagree.

 Skinner: I don't agree to that.

    Edna: Neither do I!

The Simpsons Movie has its moments...

If by "Had its moments" you mean "Was fucking hilarious and had at least a laugh per minute" then, yeah, I agree.

Best episode is probably when Homer goes to Clown College

I stand by my top three: Frank Grimes, Hank Scorpio, and fat/disabled Homer.

The movie's great, btw.

hank scorpio is great. but being a fan of frank grimes is like saying that the best moment of JFK's presidency was getting shot in the head.

tonight's rerun... "HAW HAW THEY'RE IN A CORN MAZE LET'S PLAY A KORN SONG... ALSO STEPHEN HAWKING, GET HIM IN THERE SOMEHOW." that'd probably be more appropriate for a worst simpsons episode ever thread though.