Did anybody see the new "Simpsons" episode?

[Pietro]

Has anybody seen the new "Simpsons" episode! It was great and very funny! Artie Ziff (last seen in "The Way We Was") returns to the show once again.

-Pietro:D

[kiddiesunshine]

it was very funny! the show still has life.
i liked the ending the most.

[Naraht]

Twas very amusing...I actually caught it for once. Futurama was betterer, and Malcom is being very good........When did Francis leave Military school?

[Calhoun07]

The first funny show in like three years and the show "still has life?" If a dying man makes a few last gasps of breath, does he "still have life?" Sorry, but I feel the show needs to do better than one good show in three years.

[The Dork Knight]

Anything with Jon Lovitz is good. On the Shermoitor, it get a high rating! A "It's great!"

- Foley Is Good

[Mad Monkey 7]

Comic Book Guy: "Jar Jar, I am the only one who loves you."
In the opening scence, they show Comic Book Guy with a stuff animal Jar Jar in bed.

[Failure]

I loved the part where Homer was using the stuffed animals to represent Artie and Marge. That was hilarious! The ending was pretty good as well. Overall, a pretty solid ep, that's 2 in a row now.

So what's up with Lenny and Carl? I've always assumed they were best friends, but Mount Carlmore? LOL.

Anyone see the chalkboard writing this week? Another Butterfinger reference.

[Jedi Knight]

Originally posted by Mad Monkey 7
Comic Book Guy: "Jar Jar, I am the only one who loves you."
In the opening scence, they show Comic Book Guy with a stuff animal Jar Jar in bed.

I don't know why, but I found that part to be incredibly hysterical.

Anyone else notice how they seemed to play snippets from a LOT of old songs from the 80s in this episode? I counted at least 4, including Artie singing "Sweet Dreams" at the end. ;)

[Killtacular]

No offense, but I found that episode insultingly stupid.

In fact, some of Homer's lines("I'll never be born!", talking through stuffed animals) seemed like agonizing Johnny Bravo quips.

Jay Sherman didn't even go "Ooooooo!" He had enthusiasm in his voice, which is so perfect in cartoons, but it also seemed like he didn't really care much for what his character was saying. I sure didn't.

The jokes were about 5 miles spread apart and most of them were misses.

I'd go as far as to say Baby Blues' "Rodney Movies In" was funnier and less predictable than this.

[Killtacular]

Oh, and furthermore, to quote Jon Lovitz..





"IT STINKS!"

[Clayface]

I saw it. I thought it was ok - it had a few funny moments. But I wouldn't by any means call it a great episode.

[DR. BELCH]

It seems a little contrived that the Simpsons have been married ten years and only now do we learn Homer snores and that it bothers Marge. I could relate somewhat, being a non-snorer in a family of snores.
What is with minor characters' sexual preferences? Now we have Lenny to worry about. A couple of weeks ago it was implied Selma might be that way...Smithers we've known about for some time now...and it's even been suggested The Old Sea Captain's porthole swings both ways.
This one didn't make that big an impression on me--I was in the kitchen for part of it--though Artie lusting after Marge for twenty years and going through the expense of trying to recreate their first date (even getting Disco Stu himself, although it was a bit predicatable he 'd be involved) was a little disturbing. Homer gets jealous and a little crazy himself, but has no reason to be worried. He also gave up a little too fast on his marriage, which was rather odd considering his moving heaven and earth (and a junked car) for Marge in "Jaws Wired Shut".
We finally learn that Springfield is in New England....and West Springfield is the rest of the continental United States.
Artie, in the end, is as big of a jerk as ever, with his less-than-altruistic snore converter device. As Wiggum might say, if he were clever, "Some call it 'never say die'..we call it 'a stalker mentality'."
Jon Lovitz is credited as appearing in this episode, though anyone else suspect Moe LaMarche may have been called in to sub, as he was on The Critic? Lovitz can be notoriously difficult to work with and tardy. What, no Jay Sherman cameo?
Matt Groening, I think, at least didn't pitch a hissy and left his name on the script this time--and speaking of which, that's a caricature of him as one of the factory owners in Futurama, I'm pretty sure.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Matt Wilson
Oh, and furthermore, to quote Jon Lovitz..





"IT STINKS!"

Matt, Matt, Matt....don't you know that people are still trying to delude themselves into believing this show still actually might be the best thing on TV when it isn't and hasn't been at least for 2 or 3 years now? It's an institution that they just don't want to let go, therefore they put up with the crap far better than they would on a new show. That's the only reason I can see why people hate Baby Blues so much, but I agree, give me an episode of Baby Blues over any of the Simpsons stuff being produced out of their crap factory over the past couple years.

[James Harvey]

The show was...well...not that great. Out of the Futurama/King of the Hill/Simpsons line-up, this episode was the worst. As usual Futurama was the highlight of the night, with a great great star in Sigourney Weaver. King of the Hill shined with one of their best episodes yet, as Bill begins to infect Bobby with his knowledge, I love how King of the Hill has kepts it's cell look, and avopided suing digital coloring. Kingof the Hill stand sout a sone of the best looking animated series becuase it doesn't have to give in to all that fancy digital coloring. Simpsons wa siffy at best. While it had the feel of an an old episode, it had the stink of 'new' written all over it.

[Lonestarr]

I never thought I'd say this about a "Simpsons" episode that aired in the new millenium, but I loved it! I had heard about the return of Artie Ziff, and wrote it off as the show repeating itself (re: a scene from "The Front"), but I am so sorry I doubted them.

Highlights:

- The recreation of the prom

- The return of Funzo ( from "The Grift of the Magi")

- "Nookie in New York"; I could not have been the only one to laugh at this.

- The ending.

I think I should give the show another chance.

[Naraht]

Originally posted by Jim Harvey
The show was...well...not that great. Out of the Futurama/King of the Hill/Simpsons line-up, this episode was the worst. As usual Futurama was the highlight of the night, with a great great star in Sigourney Weaver. King of the Hill shined with one of their best episodes yet, as Bill begins to infect Bobby with his knowledge, I love how King of the Hill has kepts it's cell look, and avopided suing digital coloring. Kingof the Hill stand sout a sone of the best looking animated series becuase it doesn't have to give in to all that fancy digital coloring. Simpsons wa siffy at best. While it had the feel of an an old episode, it had the stink of 'new' written all over it.

Hey, I said Futurama was betterer....I didn't watch King of the Hill...cause I don't particularly like it all that well (I watched some show called...what was it, Batman, I think..on CN. Pretty Spiffy Episode....the follow up ep was betterer though)

[CadaverousEyes]

If it hasn't been funny in 3 years, why do you still watch it? Unless you haven't, but in that case, how do you know it hasn't been funny in 3 years? Meh.

Artie's rendition of Sweet Dreams is stuck in my head. Curse him.

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by CadaverousEyes
If it hasn't been funny in 3 years, why do you still watch it? Unless you haven't, but in that case, how do you know it hasn't been funny in 3 years? Meh.

Artie's rendition of Sweet Dreams is stuck in my head. Curse him.

I don't need to see a car accident to know it's bad. I don't need to smell a pile of vomit to know it stinks. I will watch an episode here and there (or at least try....tend to turn in the first 15 minutes) but I know it still sucks because everybody who can see this show for what it is still knows it sucks.

At least I think that comment was directed to me. For the rest of you...are you still watching it tho it sucks? And don't tell me there is nothing else better on, cuz there is always something better on.

[Failure]

I still watch it because... well, it's the Simpsons. There's a sentimental loyalty to it that I don't want to break. It's nowhere near as good as it used to be, but it's comforting to go back every week to the characters you've grown with for years. And once in a while, there are the occasional gems, though those are getting rarer and rarer. That said, I usually won't watch the reruns for recent eps, although I still watch the older season reruns all the time.

[CadaverousEyes]

I watch it because every episode has its merits. And regardless of its fluctuating quality, it's the only sitcom that I can sit through without being annoyed.

[KingKoopa]

I dunno, I still like the show. Maybe it's been better, but I still like it the way it is.

[RockItShipper]

Mmmm.... I loved the Jar Jar bit. Ok, he's not one of my fave SW characters by a long shot but I don't get the "Hate Jar Jar" bit myself.

Lenny and Carl... My little sister asked why I started giggling during the bus scene. But all in all, it was too cute and perhaps I'll have to get their figures now.

[Jimmy Kustes]

What Butterfinger reference?

[Failure]

Originally posted by Duncanzits
What Butterfinger reference?

In the "Bart writing on the chalbkboard" sequence he wrote "I will not bite the hand that feeds me Butterfingers."

[DerekPowers]

this was a pretty good episode. i originally thought it would be just a tired ep riding on the coat tails of a popular ep from when the simpsons was good, but it had a good enough story that it held its own.

but, it was only pretty good compared to the utter crap that we've been subjected to these last three years. it was by no means great, and actually, it was fairly predictable. i think the main thing that appealed to me was they actually had a consistent story through the whole ep.

but it wasnt anything too great, so i dont know why everyone is making like the simpsons may be on its way back to what it was. i think this episode is kind of like the death of maude ep, which was also fairly descent in the slew of crap. its basic concept makes it easy to write a good ep, like having arty back is enough to write an interesting ep, just like having a major character die lends well to good writing.

so dont get your hopes up people, the simpsons died a long time ago. i just CANT overlook the past three seasons, they were horrible, extremely horrible, so one episode, which was at best okay and still very predicatable, does not make up for the crap they churned out every week for three years. i am so unforgiving about this matter cause it really pisses me off that the creative team behind the simpsons (and i use the term "creative" very loosely) have the nerve to feed us such garbage every week. they should have had the dignity to end a once revolutionary series a long time ago, but instead they think that just because america once loved the simpsons that we will keep tuning in no matter what, well i wont.

the simpsons is garbage now, plain and simple, and while i may tune in once in a while for eps that seem to have potential or just to see how low they stooped this week, i would never confuse a fluke for a come back. they have passed the point of no return a long time ago.

[Do-Do]

Originally posted by Matt Wilson
Oh, and furthermore, to quote Jon Lovitz..
"IT STINKS!"
Jeez, am I the only one who thinks that the new episodes are still funny?? I thought that the Baron von Kissalot part was hilarious!! :D :D :D

[RockItShipper]

I loved this episode, myself. But things like "good" and "funny" are subjective, that is, a matter of opinion, personal biases and perhaps a bit of experience and knowledge in the medium.

[DR. BELCH]

I mean, I'm seing a lot of Simpson-bashers here and the word "dead" and "stinks" thrown about...but I think the worst thing I can say about a show is that I didn't care. Note how I seldom review Nightmare Room, yugio, or Cubix each week--shows that I care so little about them I generally don't even take a look. At least the end of "JWS" got me howling with laughter, but with "HDP" I'm, "Okay. Nice way to kill 24 minutes on a Saturday morning (I watch the show early on a cheater feed). Hey, that Ziff guy is back. Nice to hear Jon Lovitz in the booth--haven't seen him in a coon's age, wondered what he's doing now. Okay, it's over--turn on Braceface."
I probably know more about the show than she does, having seen about 97 percent of the eps. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing remains to bee seen.

Re: Futurama--admittedly I'd seen this plotline before: a female machine falls in love with a human (well, humanoid here), gets jealous when its affections are spurned, and becomes homicidal. And 2001 parodies are a dime a dozen. But what sold it for me was Fry's willingness to sacrifice himself for Leela by diverting part of his O2 tank stores to her depleted one, nearly dying--and axphyxiating on a heart with the perfect sentiment--"YOU LEAVE ME BREATHLESS". Plus, nice to see the Omicrons again. I have to agree with the king--some of those candy hearts are pretty chalky and unpleasant. I like the chewy ones myself, but it's sort of a crapshoot. "Chewy? *cruch* OUCH! MY @#*^% TOOTH !"

[Jimmy Kustes]

Originally posted by Failure


In the "Bart writing on the chalbkboard" sequence he wrote "I will not bite the hand that feeds me Butterfingers."

Thanks for the 411.