History TakeThat / TheSimpsons

* "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E11 MargeBeNotProud Marge Be Not Proud]]":

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS9E14DasBus Das Bus]]", Sherry or Terry states, "I'm so hungry, I could eat at Arby's!" The other children gasp in horror and sympathy.

* [[BitingTheHandHumor/FoxAnimatedSeries The writers have probably taken more shots at the Fox network than hunters have at actual foxes.]]

* Creator/MattGroening must really have something against Arby's:

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E14TheZiffWhoCameToDinner The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]", with The Wild Dingleberries Movie, to a ''very'' tumultuous time in American animation and the industry that is woefully underdocumented and mentioned, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED0ySD51Z2U does exist]]: where animation giants Disney and Nickelodeon were milking their televised cartoons and slapping them on the silver screen for an extra helping of profit, and permanently killed off any substantial interest in theatrical 2D animation (or at least for three decades and counting). While Nickelodeon did start this trend, the instigating feature of ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' and even the parodied ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrysMovie'' were at least [[BigDamnMovie designed around having a theatrical release]]; ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'' (Craig Barlett is Matt Groening's brother-in-law, so some favoritism might have been involved) and all of the flak ''The Simpsons'' gives to Disney would have been more appropriate, as they were playing the dueling train far much worse, with animation and story direction so lackluster that they were essentially made-for-TV movies given a theatrical release--and in some cases, as with ''WesternAnimation/DougsFirstMovie'', they actually ''were.''

** Similarly, in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsonsMovie'', as Grandpa starts speaking-in-tongues in church:
-->'''Marge''': Homer, do something!\\
'''Homer''': ''(reading a Bible)'' I'm trying, but this book doesn't have any answers!

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E14TheZiffWhoCameToDinner The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]", with The Wild Dingleberries Movie, to a ''very'' tumultuous time in American animation and the industry that is woefully underdocumented and mentioned, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED0ySD51Z2U does exist]]: where animation giants Disney and Nickelodeon were milking their televised cartoons and slapping them on the silver screen for an extra helping of profit, and permanently killed off any substantial interest in theatrical 2D animation (or at least for three decades and counting). While Nickelodeon did start this trend, the instigating feature of ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' and even the parodied ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' were at least [[BigDamnMovie designed around having a theatrical release]]; ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'' (Craig Barlett is Matt Groening's brother-in-law, so some favoritism might have been involved) and all of the flak ''The Simpsons'' gives to Disney would have been more appropriate, as they were playing the dueling train far much worse, with animation and story direction so lackluster that they were essentially made-for-TV movies given a theatrical release--and in some cases, as with ''WesternAnimation/DougsFirstMovie'', they actually ''were.''

* "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E1TreehouseOfHorrorXV Treehouse of Horror XV]]" has Ned, after getting Literature/TheDeadZone-esque powers of predicting people's death by touch, commenting upon seeing that Rosie O'Donnell's musical being closed down that he "didn't need special powers to know that was coming!", an obvious take that on the quality of the musical. Also falls into HilariousInHindsight (or FunnyAneurysmMoment) when Rosie O'Donnell's revived talk show ends up being cancelled without even a series finale.

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E14TheZiffWhoCameToDinner The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]", with The Wild Dingleberries Movie, to a ''very'' tumultuous time in American animation and the industry that is woefully underdocumented and mentioned, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED0ySD51Z2U does exist]]: Where big-time animation giants Disney and Nickelodeon were milking in-house cartoon shows to make onto the cinema big screen for an extra helping of profit, and essentially killed off any major movie interest in 2D animation for a good decade. While Nickelodeon did start this trend, the instigating feature of ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' and even the parodied ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' were at least well made for the big screen; only ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'' (Craig Barlett is Matt Groening's brother-in-law, so some favoritism might have been involved) and all of the flak ''The Simpsons'' gives to Disney would have been more appropriate, as they were playing the dueling train far much worse, with animation and story direction so lackluster that they were essentially made for TV movies put onto the silver screen.

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS29E09GoneBoy Gone Boy]]", Bart refers to [[Creator/CirqueduSoleil Cirque du Soleil]] as "Cirque du So Lame" and Sideshow Bob asserts that "they're pretty much all the same".

* There's been two shots taken at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney's California Adventure]].

** It seems this rivalry is over, as ''Creator/JohnKricfalusi'' did the couch gag for an episode in 2011, and again for ''[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS27E5TreehouseOfHorrorXXVI Treehouse of Horror XXVI]]''.

* Magazine/{{MAD}} magazine seems to come under fire a little as well, with most of the "hilarious" satire being weak and simplistic.
* "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E22RoundSpringfield 'Round Springfield]]" has [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Mufasa]] appearing in the clouds only to say to Lisa "You must avenge me, Manga/{{Kimba|TheWhiteLion}}...I mean...Simba." An obvious stab at ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'' [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks for coming out after the anime series]].

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS14E19OldYellerBelly Old Yeller Belly]]": "People do crazy things in commercials. Like eat at Arby's."

** In Season 28's "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS28E13Fatzcarraldo Fatzcarraldo]]", Homer searches for a good restaurant with non-healthy food to eat at, but all he could find are [[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken Kentucky Steamed Chickpeas]], [[UsefulNotes/TacoBell Tofu Bell]], [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers and Arby's]].

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E15MissionaryImpossible Missionary: Impossible]]", Creator/BettyWhite hosts a TV pledge drive, urging viewers to call right away "if you don't want to see crude, lowbrow programming disappear from the airwaves." As she says this, she turns off a TV that has the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' logo on it. Notably, this episode first aired at a time when FOX was first threatening to cancel ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' and critics have written the show off as a crude ''Simpsons'' knock-off with [[CutawayGag pointless jokes]] and BlackComedy which softens the Take That a little.

** Seems this rivalry is over. ''Creator/JohnKricfalusi'' did the couch gag for an episode in 2011.

* "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E22RoundSpringfield 'Round Springfield]]" has [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]] appearing in the clouds only to say to Lisa "You must avenge me, Manga/{{Kimba|TheWhiteLion}}...I mean...Simba." An obvious stab at ''Disney/TheLionKing'' [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks for coming out after the anime series]].

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS13E8SweetsAndSourMarge Sweets and Sour Marge]]", Chief Wiggum tosses a few Butterfingers into a candy bonfire only to see them repelled unharmed: "Even the fire doesn't want them." Take That, soon to be ex-endorsement! Earlier in the episode Springfield is declared America's fattest city. Homer shouts, "In your face, Milwaukee!"

** "People do crazy things in commercials[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS14E19OldYellerBelly .]] Like eat at Arby's."

** Completely and utterly averted in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS3E2MrLisaGoesToWashington his first appearance]], when after Lisa exposes a corrupt Senator's land deal (taking bribes to allow drilling for oil on top of Mount Rushmore), an emergency expulsion bill is sent to President Bush. He signs it, commenting "This ought to make my bosses happy... all 350 million of them!" [[note]] Referring to the American people[[/note]] This is probably the only time in ''Simpsons'' history that politics has NOT been used as fodder for a Take That. Of course this scene could be taken as satire, showing such an over-the-top positive view of American politics that it's easier to imagine as yet another Take That after all.

* There's a real good take that in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E9HomerBadman Homer Badman]]". If you pause the television when the apologies at the end of the episode are showing you can clearly see "If you're reading this you have no life" and [[SelfDeprecation "If you're writing this you really have no life"]]

* "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E22RoundSpringfield 'Round Springfield]]" has [[Disney/TheLionKing Mufasa]] appearing in the clouds only to say to Lisa "You must avenge me Manga/{{Kimba|TheWhiteLion}}...I mean...Simba." An obvious stab at ''Disney/TheLionKing'' [[TheyCopiedItSoItSucks for coming out after the anime series]].
* "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E1TreehouseOfHorrorXV Treehouse of Horror XV]]" has Ned, after getting Literature/TheDeadZone-esque powers of predicting people's death by touch, commenting upon seeing that Rosie O'Donnell's musical being closed down that he "didn't need special powers to know that was coming!" an obvious take that on the quality of the musical. Also falls into HilariousInHindsight (or FunnyAneurysmMoment) when Rosie O'Donnell's revived talk show ends up being cancelled without even a series finale.

* While waiting in line for the last "Angelica Button" ([[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter]] with the SerialNumbersFiledOff) book in "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS19E15SmokeOnTheDaughter Smoke on the Daughter]]", Lisa's "Angelica" costume is criticized by Comic Book Guy for its inaccuracy - only for Lisa to inform him that she based her costume on the series' ''books'', rather its ''movies''.
* When Homer meets Creator/GalGadot in "Bart's Not Dead," he claims to only know her from ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' movies, despite her being most famous for playing Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}. When Gal brings up her role as Wonder Woman, Homer says that he's never seen any of those movies because he falls asleep every time he sees the [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse DC]] logo.

* In a reversal of BitingTheHandHumor, after Creator/{{Disney}} bought out Fox studios along with ''The Simpsons'', a reel was made announcing the show's new streaming home of Creator/DisneyPlus. In the reel, an autographed photograph of former Fox owner UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch is seen in the trash can, and the Fox logos on some balloons have been taped over.
* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS29E09GoneBoy Gone Boy]]", Bart refers to [[Creator/CirqueduSoleil Cirque du Soleil]] as "Cirque du So Lame" and Sideshow Bob asserts that "they're pretty much all the same."

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E14TheZiffWhoCameToDinner The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]", with The Wild Dingleberries Movie, to a ''very'' tumultuous time in American animation and the industry that is woefully underdocumented and mentioned, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED0ySD51Z2U does exist]]: Where big-time animation giants Disney and Nickelodeon were milking in-house cartoon shows to make onto the cinema big screen for an extra helping of profit, and essentially killed off any major movie interest in 2D animation for a good decade. While Nickelodeon did start this trend, the instigating feature of ''WesternAnimation/TheRugratsMovie'' and even the parodied ''The Wild Thornberrys Movie'' were at least well made for the big screen; only ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnoldTheMovie'' (Craig Barlett is Matt Groening's cousin, so some favoritism might have been involved) and all of the flak ''The Simpsons'' gives to Disney would have been more appropriate, as they were playing the dueling train far much worse, with animation and story direction so lackluster that they were essentially made for TV movies put onto the silver screen.

* There's been two shots taken at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney's California Adventure]]. Granted, it's been absolute SnarkBait since it opened...

* In "[[Recap/The Simpsons S 29 E 09 Gone Boy Gone Boy]]", Bart refers to [[Creator/CirqueduSoleil Cirque du Soleil]] as "Cirque du So Lame" and Sideshow Bob asserts that "they're pretty much all the same."

* In "[Recap/The Simpsons S 29 E 09 Gone Boy Gone Boy]", Bart refers to [[Creator/CirqueduSoleil Cirque du Soleil]] as "Cirque du So Lame" and Sideshow Bob asserts that "they're pretty much all the same."

* In "[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TheSimpsonsS29E09GoneBoy Gone Boy]", Bart refers to [[Creator/CirqueduSoleil Cirque du Soleil]] as "Cirque du So Lame" and Sideshow Bob asserts that "they're pretty much all the same."

* In a reversal of BitingTheHandHumor, after Creator/{{Disney}} bought out Fox studios along with ''The Simpsons'', a reel was made announcing the show's new streaming home of Creator/DisneyPlus. In the reel, an autographed photograph of former Fox owner UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch is seen in the trash can, and the Fox logos on some balloons have been taped over.

'''Comic Book Guy:'''*beat* Worst episode ever.

** The show took occasional jabs at ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', particularly [[ScheduleSlip the long gaps between new episodes]]. "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E3AnotherSimpsonsClipShow Another Simpsons Clip Show]]" also mocked their tendency to re-use old animation with newly dubbed voices, with a scene with Bart, Lisa, and Marge doing this and commenting on how ''Ren and Stimpy'' do this all the time.

* Seems this rivalry is over. ''Creator/JohnKricfalusi'' did the couch gag for an episode in 2011.

* The show took occasional jabs at ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'', particularly [[ScheduleSlip the long gaps between new episodes]]. "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS6E3AnotherSimpsonsClipShow Another Simpsons Clip Show]]" also mocked their tendency to re-use old animation with newly dubbed voices, with a scene with Bart, Lisa, and Marge doing this and commenting on how ''Ren and Stimpy'' do this all the time.

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS11E12TheMansionFamily The Mansion Family]]", Homer complains that he didn’t win anything at an awards show. When Lisa [[ContinuityNod reminds him]] [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS5E1HomersBarbershopQuartet he won a Grammy]], Homer says he meant an award worth winning. A disclaimer notes "Mr. Simpson's opinions does not reflect those of the producers, who don't consider the Grammy an award at all."

* When Homer meets Creator/GalGadot in "Bart's Not Dead," he claims to only know her from ''Film/TheFastAndTheFurious'' movies, despite her being most famous for playing Film/WonderWoman2017. When Gal brings up her role as Wonder Woman, Homer says that he's never seen any of those movies because he falls asleep every time he sees the [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse DC]] logo.

* In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS15E14TheZiffWhoCameToDinner The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]", with The Wild Dingleberries Movie, to a ''very'' tumultuous time in American animation and the industry that is woefully underdocumented and mentioned, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED0ySD51Z2U does exist]]: Where big time animation giants Disney and Nickelodeon were milking in house cartoon shows to make onto the cinema big screen for an extra helping of profit, and essentially killed off any major movie interest in 2D animation for a good decade. While Nickelodeon did start this trend, the instigating feature of ''The Rugrats Movie'' and even the parodied ''The Wild Thornberries Movie'' were at least well made for the big screen; only ''Hey Arnold! The Movie'' (Craig Barlett is Matt Groening's cousin, so some favoritism might have been involved) and all of the flak The Simpsons gives to Disney would have been more appropriate, as they were playing the dueling train far much worse, with animation and story direction so lackluster that they were essentially made for TV movies put onto the silver screen.
* In a reversal of BitingTheHandHumor, after Creator/{{Disney}} bought out Fox studios along with ''The Simpsons'', a reel was made announcing the show's new streaming home of Creator/DisneyPlus. In the reel, a autographed photograph of former Fox owner UsefulNotes/RupertMurdoch is seen in the trash can, and the Fox logo on some balloons have been taped over.

* While waiting in line for the last "Angelica Button" ([[Literature/HarryPotter Harry Potter]] with the SerialNumbersFiledOff) book in [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS19E15SmokeOnTheDaughter Smoke on the Daughter]], Lisa's "Angelica" costume is criticized by Comic Book Guy for its inaccuracy - only for Lisa to inform him that she based her costume on the series' ''books'', rather its ''movies''.