@@stephenbyerly5887 Indeed, the crossover we always needed, while Itchy and Scratchy blow each other up Speedoman will impress the ladies, and boys who love Speedoman, right Millhouse?
That's what the Simpsons basically was, in a way. They were describing what was great about their own show. But over time it just got more and more off the wall and less down to earth.
And yet, in the Simpsons Universe, the kids just went outside and played when they got tired of it. They didn't go and complain on the internet about it for 25 years. Well, except maybe Comic Book Guy. :p
I love how the executive becomes enraged and then yells how stupid the kids are causing Ralph to cry and turn the knob to no. This is such a great scene.
Just a funny backstory to this episode: Network recommended creators of the Simpsons to introduce new reoccurring character. This episode was their response. They introduced new character in Itchy and Scratchy show, brutally murdered him at the end and promised he is never coming back. It's basically a big middle finger to the Fox
The meta commentary here on how the Simpsons ended up developing is incredible. Those early writers were so good they knew where the whole thing was going.
The thing is the writers didn’t realize this was the early seasons. This was season 8, shows usually didn’t last longer than that and it was already an impressive feat. The writers thought this would be the last season
but the problem with the simpsons is different, because the show is not good as ever. the show completely changed. the issue is that the writing is poor now, not that the show lost its impact from being on air too long.
@@AnakinSkywalker_1858 You’re absolutely right, there’s tons of jokes about Nelson having repressed homosexual tendencies all throughout the Simpsons, this is just one of many
That right there at the end was the most prepared corporate lawyer in the universe. He somehow anticipated that Lisa would "save Itchy & Scratchy" so he had legal papers drawn up that would ensure that Lisa (if she signed them) would waive her creative rights thereof. Brilliantly prescient piece of lawyering.
He likely had papers drawn up in any event that someone would make a breakthrough and then get them to relinquish creative rights. Not specifically saying she or anyone saved the show in this manor
"I need to purchase a brassiere." Well that language apparently worked on 10-year-old me. I have no memory of Marge saying she was buying a bra in that scene.
good ol' Alex Rocco. whether he be a bookie on a sitcom or a cartoon company's owner on The Simpsons he'll always be a memorable voice in television and movies! R.I.P.
I love his voiceover at the end of that episode. "I have to go now, my home planet needs me.." "Whoop!" (slide whistle and obvious frame removal) Flash to a crudely drawn title card reading 'Note: Poochie died on the way to his home planet' 😆
I like how they threw in one random generic kid, otherwise they all would've have all just been recognizable characters from the show, little details like that.
@@silentsmurf you got it. I used to work in one. We also would give out temporary cards for people who forgot to bring theirs. (It was so long ago we had to look up the number on microfiche!) and processed returns.
When you think about it, the "realistic, down to earth show that's completely of the wall and swarming with magic robots" is basically just Futurama (just replace magic with scifi)
My sister and I were approached like this at a mall. We were tasting chips in a room when I just got a bad vibe and said we need to go. I do believe it really was a market research set up but I just realized we were isolated from the mall open area. Unlike in a store, I couldn’t look out into the rest of the mall, I was in a room inside and that meant no one else could see me either. Nope.
My friend and I had a similar experience, but it was testing the new style of inhaler that came out with drugs like Advair. They wanted to see how intuitive its use was for kids
I appreciate the effort the animators made toward showing the wiring for all the knobs. They probably could have gotten away with just having 6 boxes on the table. lol
@@jonathanturbide2232 the thing is tomorrow's generation eventually grow up and they too discover by watching old Simpsons by chance and realise wow! this was awesome and go on RU-vid to voice their opinion also. So you get the same thing being repeated 1000s of times until The Simpsons actually do something about it.
realistic, down to earth show, that is completely off the wall and swarming with magic robots. fits so many good shows. Futurama, Regular Show, Adventure Time, Rick and Morty, Megas XLR and more shows and more shows than that I'm sure, I just can't think of anymore off the top of my head
Marge: “Don’t talk to strangers and be careful.” Bart and Lisa: “Okay mom, thanks mom.” Complete Stranger: “How’d you kids like to come with me.” Bart and Lisa: “YEAH!!!” 🤦🏼♂️
I once participated in a focus group (not as a kid though and not about a cartoon show), and the room looked pretty much like the one in this clip. We were sat at a large table with a bunch of knobs (although we didn't use them because they weren't required for the topic that the group was about) and there was a large mirror on the back wall which, although I could still see my reflection quite clearly, didn't entirely hide the people sitting in the room next door listening to what we were saying (and instructing the guy what questions to ask us).
Lisa’s words hit true for everything popular/faddish. It gives me hope knowing that the things I don’t like today in pop culture will eventually fade away.
Wrong lol. The things happening in pop culture are the result of a top-down social engineering psy-op. Things will never go back to how they were in 1990-2010.
do they still have the occasional heart throbbing moments? like for example from older simpsons: homer's mom leaving homer but this time homer is awake and it ends at homer just staring at stars,maggie saying daddy and then falling asleep but there was nobody else around,marge waking up in alone in the bed after homer had moved to chair when 24 hours prior homer had received notice that he would have only 24 hours to live due eating badly prepared fugu fish.
Hard to believe there was a time when Simpsons episodes didn't have the supposedly average family meeting a celebrity by chance & imitating every bit they do because that's supposedly normal & funny.
I think it's hilarious that Lisa is poking fun at the fact that The Simpsons was no longer in its prime...... this episode is from 1997...... the show is still running.
One of the funny things to me is that the kids expectations aren't actually mutually exclusive. Several shows today are realistic in a lot of ways, while having magical robots lol
@@sunnyztmoney If we're talking specifically robots in addition to realism. Futurama Rick and Morty If they just mean random supernatural elements in addition to realism. Regular Show Nichijou Mob Psycho Bojack Horseman Probably plenty of others.
