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The Ridiculous Drama Over 'The Simpsons' Episode "Bart vs. Australia"

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Over the years, ‘The Simpsons’ have made a name for themselves for insulting a variety of countries and cultures with intentionally one dimensional stereotypes. First, there were one off characters. Then, for the 16th episode of the 6th season, the show took on an entire country, with the episode, “Bart vs. Australia”.
In the episode, the Simpsons travel down under, so Bart can apologise over a joke call that soon becomes an international incident. The episode first aired in the US in February 1995, then soon after in Australia. And, after the country at the centre of the story saw how they and their culture were represented, there was an immediate backlash.
Despite all the stereotypes that had appeared in ‘The Simpsons’, they were never intended to be malicious, as the show lightheartedly poked fun at the very idea of stereotypes and the ignorance of people who’d take them seriously. Still, even with the obvious and perfectly executed sarcasm and satire that you’d expect from a golden era episode of ‘The Simpsons’, a large number of Australians took the bait and were deeply offended by the show’s clearly intentionally inaccurate parody tribute to their country.
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@TotoDG 10 месяцев назад

As an Australian, the only part of this episode that offends me is the notion that Aussies drink Foster's, let alone _only_ drink Foster's; seriously, I've been in liquor stores in various parts of the country, and I've yet to find a place that even sells it. Other than that, it's a definitive Classic Simpsons escapade, and certainly my favourite travel episode!

@tempest9691 10 месяцев назад

When the episode came out that was all my grandfather drank so I just assumed it was accurate 🤷🏻‍♀️ but now, yeah never seen a person drink it since

@chairmanmeow8388 10 месяцев назад

I went in a truck stop bar in the outback, I bought a beer (can't remember which) and the locals started questioning why I wasn't drinking fosters. I pointed out I can buy that in England. It does seem popular in the middle of nowhere.

@originalsusser 9 месяцев назад

Oh, most bottleo's sell Foster's, but one has to look really hard to find them. Also, none would be crazy enough to advertise that fact, I haven't seen a Foster's ad or advertising material in AU since the 80s

@Edward135i 9 месяцев назад

It's the only Australian beer we get in the US especially in 1995, I've never seen a VB or Coopers for sale in a store. Americans especially in a pre internet era would just assume that it was the most popular beer in Australia. It's kind of like how a lot of Americans would assume Corona is the most popular beer in Mexico because its huge in the United States and they market it like crazy to Americans, but when you go to Mexico it's like the 3rd or 4th most popular beer.

@EdnaK728 8 месяцев назад

Foster's is terrible, even Homer hates it

@grapeshot 10 месяцев назад

Yeah I remember Japan got angry with the Simpsons because there was a scene where the emperor of Japan got pushed into a pile of dirty thongs.

@grapeshot 10 месяцев назад

Looking at my beard you better believe that's a paddling.

@ftc3000 10 месяцев назад

For context, there was a big obsession here in Australia at the time in regard to how we were seen internationally, particularly by the US. A lot of Australians at the time saw America as our stronger, cooler older brother and the TV networks here would always make a big deal if an American show depicted Australia or Australians in any way, even if it amounted to just five seconds of a character with a fake Australian accent. So, there was always going to be a negative reaction when a hugely popular comedy show from the States does an episode about Australia, everyone gets hyped up, and it portrays us as a bunch of uneducated, backwards rednecks. I guess a number of Australians were disappointed that it made fun of us for how others saw us rather than for how we actually were at the time, but I imagine that would have required a bit more research. That said, I don't think as many Australians are complaining about the episode these days, and most enjoy it for what it is.

@harrisonmorrow7172 10 месяцев назад

Hear hear. Australia Inc was huge at the time and we had only just started realising how much we had turned towards Asia. Being generous with the video I think it suffers from much of what the episode does. Like where are the facts? The only offence that ever arose out of the episode from my recollection was when non-Australian viewers would repeat parts of it to us as though it was something of ours. The video would be a lot stronger if it made reference to actual examples of supposed outrage. All in all, the depiction of Australia is a cypher for America and patriotism more generally (as noted in the video). The majority of the jokes are aimed at the incomprehensibility of another people even if a language is supposedly shared. On those levels it works.

@AA-ch7yw 9 месяцев назад

Interesting comment. How aware are Australians of Americans’ top tier favorability of Australia?

@originalsusser 9 месяцев назад

I remember this event well. It wasn't that big a deal. Sure, some in the media complained, but as fans att we saw its funny side, never took it too seriously & as expected it blew over pretty quickly & never had any lasting effects on how Aussies saw the Simmo's

@ftc3000 9 месяцев назад

@@Walshyyy420 maybe not post-9/11 and definitely not these days, but I can guarantee there were a lot of people around the time this episode was made who thought that America was the epitome of coolness. The only ones who disagreed tended to be from the boomer crowd (usually British immigrants from the 1950s and 60s) who complained about our loss of "traditional" (i.e. British) values.

@ftc3000 9 месяцев назад

@@AA-ch7yw these days there's probably more awareness of each other's cultures, but in the days before the internet became popular most Australians and Americans only really knew each other through cultural exports like movies and TV shows.

@grapeshot 10 месяцев назад

I remember hearing on the audio commentary they took exception to the accents because to them it sounded more South African than Australian

@michael-so6bj 9 месяцев назад

I can still remember the Australian kid's dad on the phone, "900 DOLLARY DOOS?!?"

@HecClaytos4956 9 месяцев назад

You referred to both Sydney and Melbourne as the capital of Australia when neither of them are.

@nomMascot 9 месяцев назад

13:27 : "Australian capital city of Melbourne" ... Yes, this is accurate. Cheers mate

@grapeshot 10 месяцев назад

I like when that Marine embassy guard punched Homer Simpson out. "Will not tolerate that nonsense in the Marine Corps sir"!!!!

@gperrin9050 10 месяцев назад

I remember seeing the episode when it dropped here in Australia, I honestly think the issue wasn't with Australia's failing to recognise that the episode was satire but rather that Americans would take the portrayal as serious. Leading up to that we had already experienced many strange misunderstandings that had been burnt into the American subconscious like the "shrimp" thing

@comradecam9530 10 месяцев назад

As an Australian and huge Simpsons fan, most people I know love the episode. It must've been older people at the time when the episode aired that took exception to it. People my age group, who were kids growing up with the series when it began, all love it.

@magnusgreel275 10 месяцев назад

Aussie here, I loved this episode when I first saw it! Felt honoured that the Simpsons would feature us. Getting mocked by the Simpsons puts you on the world stage, dammit! Heh, seriously though most of us knew it was all in good fun. We've been quoting that episode ever since it came out.

@RAFFIZUMZ 10 месяцев назад

No, most Australians live this episode. We keep making meme featuring Tobias.

@anthonyd4771 10 месяцев назад

The problem is, the jokes about America are clever satire. The ones about Australia are nonsense. Like, we don't have capital punishment and the accents aren't even close enough to be funny

@jadedheartsz 10 месяцев назад

plenty of Aussies love this episode though, especially "knifey spoony"

@anthonyd4771 10 месяцев назад

@@jadedheartsz not at the time it first aired on TV

@jadedheartsz 10 месяцев назад

nah even back then people dug it@@anthonyd4771

@Edward135i 9 месяцев назад

12:40 I would like to point out that in 2009 F1 limited Australian race fans at the Australian grand prix to 24 beers on race day and their was outrage over this rule... 24 beers during a 2 hour race, 12 beers per hour, 6 beers per 30 minutes, 1 beer every 5 minutes... This was considered outrageous.

@antmanatthemoment7233 10 месяцев назад

Canberra is the capital, not melbourne

@originalsusser 9 месяцев назад

Bob Hawke was widely loved & well regarded by most Aussies from all sides. He was intelligent but down to earth, straight shooter & a sweet talker a quintessential everyman. In AU, he was well known for a "world record" achieved at Oxford University for a beer scull of a yard of ale in 11 seconds. The record is widely regarded as having been important to his career and his beloved ocker image. He gave up alcohol in 1980 before entering parliament & went on to become, in my humble opinion, Au's greatest PM.

@the_bottomfragger 10 месяцев назад

I've never seen so few views on such a well produced video. Your work is appreciated though!

@whitegorilla1368 8 месяцев назад

"the australian capital city melbourne" clearly this guy didnt do enough research

@MTurner504 9 месяцев назад

OMG I wish their currency was renamed to dollarydoos 🤣

@Edward135i 9 месяцев назад

The way that The Simpsons depicted Australians really isn't any different than how Hollywood depicts American's from the South East "Southerners" as we call them.

@Some_Idiot_on_the_Internet 10 месяцев назад

What feud? Australian audience fucking LOVES this episode.

@octoman511 2 месяца назад

2:58 i didn't know bullfrogs could reproduce without a mate

@insideluxuryparis8148 10 месяцев назад

The premise of this video is incredibly untrue. We enjoyed the video and forgot about it back in the 90’s.

@IAsimov 10 месяцев назад

This channel deserves more views. Thanks for this video, mate.

@mickeyrube6623 10 месяцев назад

8:53 The only offensive part of this episode is the fact that there is a white stripe on the bottom of that US Flag. Why does this happen so often in animation?

@grapeshot 10 месяцев назад

Men at Work Land Down Under a Vegemite sandwich.

@originalsusser 9 месяцев назад

A song that better represents Australia is by a band called 'Icehouse'. It's called 'Great Southern Land'. It was written as a protest against the trite & meaninglessness of Down Under. It's also an excellent song that truly captures the essence of Australia... you should give it a listen 🎶

@kharnifex 9 месяцев назад

Simpsons is a huge part of the lives of millennials in Australia, we quote shit from season 1-9 all the time, no one was offended by the Aussie ep.

@shaqfu3812 10 месяцев назад

"THE CAPITAL CITY OF SYDNEY"

@renbothegoatman 10 месяцев назад

As a aussie bogan I wasn't born when the episode came out but these days with aussies around my generation at least loves the episode

@comradecam9530 10 месяцев назад

Same. I'm in my mid-30s and everyone I know in my age group and younger adults all love the episode. There was even a petition a few years ago that went around to change the Australian currency to the "Dollary doo." lol. XD

@originalsusser 9 месяцев назад

As a Gen Xer, I & my mates all felt the same we were old enough to see it broadcast & apart from the cringe loved it. Our only criticism was the shit accents

@balecalduin1993 9 месяцев назад

Misrepresenting Australian culture? That's a kickin'! Thinking Australians only drink Fosters? That's a kickin'! Calling Melbourne the capital city of Australia? Oh, you better believe that's a kickin', mate!

@TheCranberrySource 9 месяцев назад

When it first aired in the 90s, Channel 10 promoted the Australian aspect of the episode quite heavily. There was a lot of hype behind this episode, so when the cultural commentators of the day got up in arms with the usual “that’s not us!!!!” calls, it was amplified a lot more than it should of been. It was really a satire (and quite a clever one, too) of how Australia in the 1980s and 1990s marketed itself to the US.

@percyhenryenginefan99 Месяц назад

As Australia I found this episode absolutely hilarious

@SciFi2285 10 месяцев назад

Most Australians have no problem with the jokes. They might find the South African "Australian" accents slightly irksome. But only because of the fierce sports rivalry between the two countries.

@shadowgb 9 месяцев назад

i cant understand why Australia would be upset. thry have actually been trying to change the official name of their currency to dollareedoo.

@daniel-vn4ql 10 месяцев назад

i wonder did the writers know that lisa was wrong about the coriolis effect.

@MineFitter 10 месяцев назад

I always found this episode funny, even as a younger lad when it first aired. As I've gotten older, a lot of the tropes and gags about us are just plain silly, even if they are hinting at truth. I'm more insulted that you would call Melbourne the capital city (which is to say, not very as I used to live near there). As the title says, ridiculous drama

@zedlicious 2 месяца назад

As an Aussie i found the episode hilarious. 😜But agree with others... i wouldn't touch a Fosters.. it's like a joke beer played on 'Mericans 🤣😂🤣 We wouldn't send you guys the good stuff!

@nisselarson3227 10 месяцев назад

But where was the drama? Clickbait. A few nameless people got upset?

@LukeProd18 10 месяцев назад

One of my favorite Simpson episodes

@BitestheStuff 9 месяцев назад

In my experience, aka being part of Simpsons Shitposting communities, I've learned the drink of choice is usually Victoria Bitters, or just VBs.

@kurukblackflame 10 месяцев назад

I like the episode and it is a funny one, though 'getting everything wrong on purpose' does seem like an excuse. I suppose it (the episode)was primarily for people that didn't know much about Australia anyway (Americans), but I can see how such a willfully ignorant way of doing things may have irritated some and could be seen as evidence of an unfortunate American attitude that any culture outside their own borders is unworthy of learning about-Either for the writers of the show or the wider populace. Broad and innacurate jokes aimed at an (assumed to be) ignorant audience with writing that shows contempt for both the subject material and those that are to consume said material. That said, 'knifey spoony' is pretty great :)

@TheRach11 9 месяцев назад

the bullfrogs are a nod to the cane toad problem in Queensland. Actually very funny considering people go out 'cane whacking' because the problem is so bad there

@titanomachy2217 9 месяцев назад

Man, Crocodile Dundee is so good.

@sammartina8574 9 месяцев назад

Kinda ironic that this episode portrayed us Australians as over-sensitive crybabies, who will sour international relations over a prank phone call. And then our reaction to being portrayed this way was 'how dare you!? We are so angry and offended!'

@tempest9691 10 месяцев назад

I'm yet to meet a single Australian who doesn't love this episode

@lifewithlee6298 10 месяцев назад

Coffee ☕️ beer 🍺 it is no coffee.. beer 🍻 c… o… B.. e

@SirEnVo 9 месяцев назад

Man refered to Sydney and Melbourne as "the capital" when neither are the capital. It's Canberra 😂 Good video though overall. That just amused me 😅

@paulwalford9122 9 месяцев назад

It’s one of my favourite episodes

@elburto5387 10 месяцев назад

The goat is back! That voice and amazing quality video 🍆

@syriacsteve 9 месяцев назад

I'm Aussie and I don't know anyone who doesn't love this episode!

@r3l4x69 10 месяцев назад

they were pretty accurate depicting aus

@tomsenior7405 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this. Lovely stuff. Australia offended? As if. Ozzies don't give a flying f**k. I honestly admire Australians for being more chill than the Brits. I reckon the North American attempts at an Australian Accent were considered a joke about America. Dick Van Dyke set a very low bar with his Dodgy Cockney shenanigans. I did like this Simpsons episode. Just as I did the Simpsons episode with Tony Blargh. It felt like North America has no idea what the rest of the world is like and That was the gag all along.

@Jms_Hcy 8 месяцев назад

we love this episode. its hilarious, and not at all controversal. i quote "that's not a knife that's a spoon. alright you got me. i see you've played knify spoony before" oh btw nowadays most people dont beileve the whole dingo ate my baby. a lot of us beileve that the mother just killed her child.

@jonathanfeldheim6554 9 месяцев назад

it's not a myth my vulture friend...not a myth

@alixsprallix 10 месяцев назад

great video

@balthazarasquith 9 месяцев назад

A dingo stole my baby 😅😅😅😅

@originalsusser 9 месяцев назад

That statement completely dominated Australian media all through the 80s. It was serious journalism that covered every aspect of this woman's claims. There's been no equivalent to it since

@atheistpower5659 9 месяцев назад

I believe this video is worth well over 1000 Dollarydoos !

@ItsMeMattyB 3 месяца назад

As an Australian, I feel it’s necessary to mention that Bootings rarely happen anymore, and if they do it’s only for good reason. Also, calling a Booting a “kick” as you often do in this video is very offensive to our culture.

@jamesmoss3424 10 месяцев назад

I like this season 6 episode and one day I will go to Australia 🇦🇺. 😀👍

@originalsusser 9 месяцев назад

Just make sure you go home, too many don't!

@brunhildevalkyrie 9 месяцев назад

So according to you, the capital city of australia is both sydney and melbourne, not canberra

@leeweesquee 10 месяцев назад

@22:06 hmmmmmmnmn

@shotaroikaros7096 9 месяцев назад

“The Simpsons made jokes that were never intended to be malicious” Yet I specifically remember them making jokes to Japan children being hospitalized because a show triggered them having seizures. To me, that’s malicious to joke about children like that. That’s why I don’t respect the Simpsons and think of them basically as family guy

@bloodqueef4147 4 месяца назад

My mother hated The Simpsons but my dad let my sister and I watch this episode when she was five and I was four. Later on my sister mooned my mother's whole extended family.