FTA-TV The Simpsons

[Bomberboyokay]

That's season 9 and it looks different to season 6 where I'm up to. The animation process or whatever changed a few times during the good years.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Didn't know this was the song Martin sung after his pool falls apart.

 

[RedBullRacing]

Finally a season one day on Fox.

 

[Demonic Ascent]

Show should have died when the movie came out.

They will probably keep making The Simpsons till the voice actors can longer do it.

That's not gonna stop them. Simpsons is to Fox what Mickey Mouse is to Disney or Bugs Bunny to Warner Brothers. Simpsons is a franchise that will still be going long after were gone, they'll just get new voice actors.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Season 6 Episode 3 "Another Simpsons Clip Show". Aired September 25, 1994.

Second episode where they show old clips; love scenes from seasons 1-5. Wraparounds using old footage redubbed are funny, not sure I noticed that before.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Season 6 Episode 8 "Lisa on Ice". Aired November 13, 1994.

Great episode.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

They do pull Bart being a regular, decent hockey player out of nowhere to set up Lisa's plot.

 

[Cruyff14]

Still, one of the best. The pie gag is brilliant.

 

[Fuzzy Wuzzy Bear]

Seinfeld, Sopranos and Simpsons (seasons 2-7 are my favs). Pity the latter has outstayed it's welcome by about 20 years

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Season 6 Episode 11 "Fear of Flying". Aired December 18, 1994.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Season 6 Episode 14 "Bart's Comet". Aired February 5, 1995.

This is the first use of the *pulls collar* 'wahohoho!' joke I believe.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Season 6 Episode 15 "Homie the Clown". Aired February 12, 1995.

Funny episode with a really weak plot. Earlier than I thought.

 

[Cruyff14]

Managed to convince Mrs Cruyff to get on The Simpsons. We started at S3. Had no idea Michael Jackson ep was so early on - episode 1 of season 3.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Season 6 Episode 16 "Bart vs. Australia". Aired February 19, 1995.

Very cartoon feeling episode as Australia is complete bullshit haha.

Season 6 Episode 17 "Homer vs. Patty and Selma". Aired February 26, 1995.

Outstanding. Is this the first episode where Homer's dislike for his sisters-in-law is the main plot?

Season 6 Episode 18 "A Star Is Burns". Aired March 5, 1995.

Matt Groening sooking over this is pathetic.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Season 6 Episode 19 "Lisa's Wedding". Aired March 19, 1995.

The only episode from seasons 1-9 set in the future... 2010

Very surprised Mandy Patinkin (Saul from Homeland) plays Englishman Hugh.

Great episode, bittersweet. Made me feel old watching in 2019. It won an Emmy.

 

[Cruyff14]

Season 6 Episode 16 "Bart vs. Australia". Aired February 19, 1995.

Very cartoon feeling episode as Australia is complete bulls**t haha.

Season 6 Episode 17 "Homer vs. Patty and Selma". Aired February 26, 1995.

Outstanding. Is this the first episode where Homer's dislike for his sisters-in-law is the main plot?

Season 6 Episode 18 "A Star Is Burns". Aired March 5, 1995.

Matt Groening sooking over this is pathetic.

Bart vs Australia is in my top 10. Brilliant episode.

Explain more re: Groening?

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Explain more re: Groening?

Groening Has a Cow Over ‘Critic’ : Television: The creator of ‘The Simpsons’ has removed his name from Sunday’s episode, which promotes Fox’s latest cartoon series.

By JUDY BRENNAN
MARCH 3, 1995 12 AM
SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

“The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening is so angry with executive producer James L. Brooks for cross-promoting “The Critic” on this Sunday’s episode that he has yanked his name from the credits.

For those who don’t remember the adult animated comedy series “The Critic,” it briefly appeared on ABC last year, then was canceled because of poor ratings. Brooks, the executive producer of that too, later cut a deal with Fox to pick up the show; it premieres at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, following “The Simpsons.”

And Groening is crying foul. At issue is whether Brooks is basically shoving one of his productions that failed elsewhere down the throat of a successful one to launch it on Fox.

Hurt by the allegation, Brooks said that Groening is acting like an “ingrate” and characterizes Groening’s actions as a public slap in the face to the creators of “The Critic,” Al Jean and Mike Reiss--whose previous work as writers and executive producers of “The Simpsons,” he notes, helped make Groening a wealthy man.

“I am furious with Matt,” Brooks said. “He’s been going to everybody who wears a suit at Fox and complaining about this. When he voiced his concerns about how to draw ‘The Critic’ into the Simpsons’ universe he was right and we agreed to his changes. Certainly he’s allowed his opinion, but airing this publicly in the press is going too far.

“This has been my worst fear . . . that the Matt we know privately is going public,” Brooks added. “He is a gifted, adorable, cuddly ingrate. But his behavior right now is rotten. And it’s not pretty when a rich man acts like this.”

Groening said his decision has nothing to do with Reiss or Jean. His dispute is with Brooks and the cross-promotion, or crossover.

“The two reasons I am opposed to this crossover is that I don’t want any credit or blame for ‘The Critic’ and I feel this (encroachment of another cartoon character) violates the Simpsons’ universe,” Groening said. “ ‘The Critic’ has nothing to do with the Simpsons’ world.”

He fears that fans of “The Simpsons” will “accuse us of making the crossover episode just to advertise ‘The Critic.’ That’s why I’ve had my name removed on this episode.”

In this Sunday’s “Simpsons” episode, Marge Simpson comes up with the idea of a Springfield film festival to boost tourism. Movie critic Jay Sherman, the lead character in “The Critic” (with the voice of Jon Lovitz), is invited to judge the event. (In typical “Simpsons” style, however, the producers acknowledge what is going on. When Bart Simpson meets Sherman, he says, “Hey man, I really love your show. I think all kids should watch it.” Then he turns away and cringes and says under his breath, “I suddenly feel so dirty.”)

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It takes six months to produce one of these episodes. When asked why he waited until the last minute before this public show of displeasure, Groening said his reasons were twofold. One, he hoped that Brooks, who has the final word on the show because his Gracie Films produces it, would have a change of heart. Two, “articles began to appear in several newspapers around the country saying that I created ‘The Critic.’ And that simply is not true,” he said.

“My concern is for my professional ethics and reputation,” Groening continued. “The problem for me is this: In the mind of the public, I created ‘The Critic’ and produced it, or both.”

The “Critic” character is a plump, bald, divorced film critic who rates movies--all parodies--for a cheesy New York cable show. On ABC, he was played as a loser and could be nasty, but creators Jean and Reiss say they have softened him up for the Fox run, including giving him a girlfriend.

John Matoian, president of the Fox Entertainment Group, declined to comment on the network’s decision to pick up “The Critic,” Sunday’s crossover episode or the rift between Brooks and Groening. The decision to put “The Critic” on the air was made by a prior regime.

Groening said that he was “not criticizing ‘The Critic.’ But cartoons have their own style and I really have nothing to say about ‘The Critic.’ Through all the years of ‘The Simpsons’ we have been careful about maintaining their uniqueness. Sure, there have been other cartoons who visit, but it’s usually just one scene, often for a sight gag.

“This show employs my cartoon style, my handwriting and my humor,” Groening continued. “The characters are named after my family members, except of course Bart, which is an anagram for Brat. They have occupied most of my waking hours over the last seven years.”

Reiss’ and Jean’s too, said Brooks. “For years, Al and Mike were two guys who worked their hearts out on this show, staying up until 4 in the morning to get it right. The point is, Matt’s name has been on Mike’s and Al’s scripts and he has taken plenty of credit for a lot of their great work. In fact, he is the direct beneficiary of their work. ‘The Critic’ is their shot and he should be giving them his support.”

Reiss said he was a “little upset” by Groening’s decision to pull his credit because “this taints everything at the last minute. These are shows Al and I have worked on for three years. This episode doesn’t say ‘Watch “The Critic” ’ all over it.”

“What bothers me about all of this,” Jean said, “is that now people may get the impression that this ‘Simpsons’ episode is less than good. It stands on its own even if ‘The Critic’ never existed.

“We’ve never tried to give Matt blame or credit for our show. But it’s not like we’re some outsiders who suddenly came in and did this thing. We’ve been with (“The Simpsons”) since 1989. Mike and I weren’t trying to shove anything down anybody’s throat. It was Jim’s idea to do the crossover.

“And as for his dispute with Jim,” Jean added, “he was the guy who helped Matt achieve tremendous wealth and success.” Brooks hired Groening to create cartoon fillers for “The Tracey Ullman Show” in 1986, from which “The Simpsons” sprang.

Groening Has a Cow Over 'Critic' : Television: The creator of 'The Simpsons' has removed his name from Sunday's episode, which promotes Fox's latest cartoon series.

"The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening is so angry with executive producer James L.

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[Cruyff14]

Bomberboyokay

Watched Saturdays Of Thunder last night.

Underrated ep, some quality gags in there. And we see the best and worst of Homer as a father.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

 

[Seeds]

Great nineties show. Been twenty years. They should think about bringing it back.

 

[Cruyff14]

Watched I Married Marge last night.

One of the best episodes from early on.

It's actually quite sad, too.

 

[Firestarter]

Steamed Hams vs Feel Good Inc is something I never thought I wanted before I watched this video.

Ballad of Dark Homer, while brief, is pretty depressing.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Season 6 Episode 25 "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)". Aired May 21, 1995.

Season 7 Episode 1 "Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)". Aired September 17, 1995.




You know I think part 1 is a better episode.

Remember thinking Smithers did it. My brothers knew who did it from the radio but thankfully didn't spoil it for me. This obviously aired in Australia months later but it was just before the internet. Totally would've been spoiled for me a few years later. We got the internet in 1997.

Remember seeing the last few minutes of this immediately before part 2 aired on Channel 10:




So I watched it in full between the two episodes this time (came with the DVD torrent). It's not that great, mostly just clips from old episodes.

 

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