@@johnmartinez7440 Sort of? Its arguably better, its also arguably easier to get into. Since people that are rejected by Harvard have a better chance of getting into Brown. That being the joke. That its the "back up" school.
@@1cioda it's not better than harvard, but that doesnt mean it's not an exceptional school. It's just a harvard joke, a bunch of the writers at the time were alumni
It's so great how they stage it too. Instead of Otto just being in the classroom for the sake of the joke, he's sunbathing ontop of the bus directly across from the classroom window.
@@IffeOnline In my opinion, a happy failure is someone who’s fallen short of societal expectations but is content with their choices and would make those same choices again. Skinner is obsessed with exerting authority even though he’s not respected by his superiors, peers, subordinates or even his own mother. I think it’s pretty clear who’s living their best life between the two of them.
@@IffeOnline The answer is completely dependent on your definition for “failure” One can be seen as a failure to society, but not have actually failed at the goals you set for yourself. Hypothetical Example: The musician sleeps in the street, but he achieved his goal of having people listen to his music, and for him, that’s enough to be happy. In the end, the road to happiness is dependent on introspection, not societal expectation. (Unless they both coincide in your situation)
@@REgamesplayer You seem to be lacking in life experiences, but I could be wrong. Anyways, you’re the societal viewer and hold the prejudiced view that anyone on the streets must have a drug dependency in order to deal with their reality, which is not the case. Ending up in the streets can happen to many of us for a multitude of reasons. Also, you assume that people on the streets that do use drugs are not content with their situation, that is also not the case for all of them. Some are actually confortable living the way they do. Source: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H6ZFzEW7_Q4.html “I do not mind at all sleeping on the street, I have a spot over there I sleep 10 hours a day.” And lastly, mine was a “”hypothetical”” situation involving a struggling musician with a passion for music so strong that he “”was”” happy playing his music regardless if people tipped him or not.
All through out my childhood I thought Brown was some crappy school. Then when you're an adult you find out it's an Ivy League school just like Harvard lol.
@@ChiefMedicPururu I still think the worst was Lisa vs The Third Grade where they all but admitted Lisa only cares about being the smartest person in the room and the minute she's not, she can't handle it. All the talk of wanting to be "challenged" is shown to be a lie when she can't even handle Bart knowing things she doesn't. Lisa - Bart's cheating! Teacher - How? Lisa - He remembered the answers! Teacher - So he learnt something in school and then used it in a test? Lisa - AHHHHH I CAN'T HANDLE THIS!!
@@ChiefMedicPururu He actually had interesting ways to remember important information, Lisa should have actually been praising him instead of being afraid of the competition.
This episode must have single-handedly destroyed Brown's international reputation among non-US viewers. I grew up assuming Brown was a shit school before learning it was actually part of the Ivy League. They must have lost a number of prestigious international students thanks to a bunch of Harvard alumni's private joke. 😂 😂
Same for Alabama University in that episode in which Ned Flanders assumes the world has ended after a massive flood in Springfield and when seeing the Simpsons passing by a boat, saying "it seems to be easier to get into heaven than the University of Alabama"... I am from Brazil and few people here realized it was about an university, studying a major in the USA is a distant dream for a large chunk of our population
@@aSome1 Actually that joke was "Arizona State" (although they may have dubbed in "Alabama" for international broadcasts, it wouldn't surprise me). Arizona State is regularly one of the highest enrolled university in the States.
@@mustafalatif498 only in Season 9+ it is clear as day. Before she was a smart but rather normal girl. Now she's an unlikeable soap box preaching holier-than-thou.
If you think about it, Lisa is almost as screwed by the school system as Bart. Every time she struggles on a single test she has a nervous breakdown thinking it's going to destroy her whole life.
My best friend he is wicked smart. He looks at something and just gets it! However, he is poor. I think the real reason he couldn’t get into the university he wanted was because of that and nothing to do with intelligence. Trust me he’s far from a dummy!
Unfortunately, the system is gamed by the rich. There needs to be more equality around university. We recently had a slew of celebrity admissions scandals that showed rich kids' parent s bought their admission for them.
