Something I noticed from Simpsons and King of the Hill that other animated comedies don't utilize. They will have incredibly creative and well animated scene transitions like this that are just so artistically beautiful and cinematic as Fuck. And they actually tie into the plot or imagery of the episode rather than just having a generic series-wide transition such as the "bubbles" in SpongeBob. You never see something like this in family guy or even south Park (don't get me wrong south Park is a great show, but "cinematography" isn't the first strength that comes to mind when watching it) I remember home movies having some awesome transitions like this, despite the fact that the rest of the animation and art is so crude and simple, they actually put alot of work into the cinematography of it, and it pays off IMO
I think he was into something harder than than.. LSD will make you trip like that.. you take it, think you're being cool and the next day you'll hear "Maan you were being an EEEDIYATT at that party last night"
They had these dream sequences a few time. Marge imagining being with the bowling instructor, Bart imagining the constitutional convention, the whole town enjoying snow day while Bart study’s, Bart imaging being told it’s all his fault on thanksgiving, homer falling asleep at the wheel when he’s working at the Kwiki mart
The twin peaks dream was my favourite of the different animation styles although it wasn't extremely different lol I did also find the homer teaching grandpa aka abe Simpson how to be smooth with his girlfriend lol
I miss classic Simpsons 😢 particularly how they portrayed Homer. He was far from being Jerk Ass Homer at this point, but still was capable of slipping (usually when drunk) and giving jerky performances like this, but still had a heart and conscience, and wasn’t completely brain dead. The writing was so good back then…
Meh. I think Jerk Ass Homer is a bit overblown. Look at the episode when Homer was a soccer referee and Lisa was a flopper. Homer gives Lisa a documentary about flopping, and the next thing you know, she's realized her own error. That's good parenting on Homer's part, and all he had to do was give Lisa a DVD.
@@penske_material I agree with you, he is borderline mindless. Also, through the decade(s) they made Lisa go from being an extremely bright and sensitive introvert to a flavor of the month trend chaser, settling on wokeness. Sure maybe she always had a bit of “woke” in her character from her creation but now it’s just whatever propaganda media is pushing she is all in. I’ve been used to my favorite properties pushing certain agendas for a while now, and very poorly, but besides what your opinion on that whole shitstorm is, this is just lazy writing. Period.
@@schmeltingaccident yeah, honestly both Homer and Lisa were my 2 favorite characters out of the main family back in the day, and idk, being a liberal back in the 90s isn't the same as being "woke" nowadays, at least to me it isn't. My issue with "wokeness" nowadays is how they are simply fully committed to having victim mentality and also feel they're always morally superior because their victimhood "justifies" their flaws... Well, I don't wanna go too deep into politics but the way Lisa used to be felt very different to what it is today.
This is a parody of the famed Algonquin Round Table, right down to the drawings of the characters. The "dry martini" quip is attributed to Robert Benchley.
I think this scene is pure gold. The way it's animated, the camera angles, the transition, the lightning before and after the spin. And, of course, the joke itself. It really goes to show why this TV Show is considered one of the most influential in the history of visual arts.
Indeed, I played it at 0.25x and there is Barney. Homer might be suffering from delirium tremens due to his extreme alcohol intake. In fact Homer is the second drunkest guy in Springfield after Barney, only he has managed into marriage anyway
0:23 that transition was awesome, the way you can feel you're surrounded by your friends in a party having fun and next thing you know somehow you're inside a psychological horror movie
When I was a kid back in the 90s I always had a strange feeling by watching this scene. It seemed so different from the usual simpsons. Pretty hard to describe
I had the strange feeling too when I was a kid. This scene made me realize what really happens at parties when parents get drunk and why someone usually gets upset. When my parents or family members got drunk I always assumed that they got upset over someone because they got drunk. In reality, they got upset because of what people said or do while they are drunk. I never noticed it as a kid because I was busy playing with other kids, but seeing this episode gave me the opportunity to see it through the eyes of an adult. The animation and music in this scene made me uncomfortable just like how the other people felt when Homer was drunk.
There's this scene... and where Homer contemplates suicide in season 1. I didn't even know what suicide was at the time as a kid. Pedal to the metal in those days.
last time I watched this was when I was a kid in the 90's but I always kept the Dry Martini line at parties because it is gold. So happy to watch this again, it's been soooo long but always well remembered.
As adult, im amazed and impressed and must give credit to how they can pull off alternate drawing styles with just hand-painted cels. (Especially in the early 90s).
This is a great example of seeing something that you don't understand what's going on as a kid. And then seeing it as an adult and getting it on a whole other level. There must be a word of phrase for that
Love when they took the time and effort to completely change up the animation style. There are some fantastic sequences in the early seasons, especially dreams and visions. El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer) for instance.
The gala event of the season, it was either be there, or be considered really quite square. The jocularity of the evening had guests mesmerized by their gracious host’s clever wit and amicable demeanor. With Homer it’s seize life to the full and enjoy family and friends. Eat, drink, and be merry best describes his party attitude.
@@matrix91234 sadly I think if he was ogling at the food they would have called attention to it in the episode by having Homer actually say he was staring at the nuts. As it stands I’m fairly certain they purely exist just so kids can watch it and not realise Homer was being a creep
It's funny cos this is actually me. I genuinely have flashbacks of being wasted thinking I was being charming and entertaining and polite but was kicked out and nearly got in a fight
0:28 you need to pause it at just the right moment, but man.....New Yorker style Ned Flanders is the most cursed looking thing I've ever seen on this show
I can picture what post party depression is when they tell you how crazy you got the night before as a single man but damn that post party depression hits different when you’re married and made a complete idiot of yourself 💀 that must last about 2 weeks 😂
if homer did that in season 40 or whatever they are up to now, then it would be forgotten in the next scene where they are travelling to the Amazon rain forest with an NBA player
@@ianfinrir8724 bro maybe I need to rewatch but outside a few moments of hard times throughout the show, the Flanders faith in god was never questioned. I remember them as religious from the start of the show?
@mm4350 what you just said was insanely idiotic and made little to no sense lol. Please only comment on things you actually understand. What does faith in god have to do with wearing an overly revealing dress to a neighborhood party? Have you lived under a rock or born yesterday? Religious people are known for not approving and not wearing overly “risqué” clothing. Also that’s not right at all, the Flanders main personality shtick was their religion, but yes being the good neighbors and that pissing off homer was a huge part as well. It absolutely was their main trait. And Maude was definitely more of a prude then marge. Marge goes to get liposuction and cares about her looks more and isn’t at church every Sunday. She also wears a dress that in real life is somewhat revealing as it just goes up to her “bust” and Maude is covered in clothes head to toe almost like a nun the entire show. THAT is WHY this is such a contrast seeing Maude in a super revealing low cut “risqué” dress. I’ll give you this, I don’t remember Marge wearing anything this revealing 🤷♂️
90s media had me really worried that as an adult I would have to attend stuffy house parties where everyone dressed their best and spoke about high society things
To be fair we all recall drunken events like this, I remember a time when I thought I was a great dancer on a nightout with friends, they happened to record the incident & I was like an epileptic having a seizure on that dance floor
