General Simpsons Thread

There's also "Lisa's First Word", where it was shown that Abe sold his home to help Homer and Marge purchase a new house.

And then Homer stuck him in the retirement home afterwards

There's Old Money, really loved that ep.

Abe missing Homer when selling his miracle tonic and them reconciling at the old barn as it burns down.

Wait, didn't he disown Homer for simply trying to give him a good time?

Yeah, but because Homer didn't want to listen to Abe.

Homer did listen; he just didn't agree. Huge difference.

Edited by HBarnill on Jun 2nd 2022 at 12:39:44 PM

And Homer did keep Abe from losing Bea's money and the retirement home got an upgrade so I think Homer made up for his blunder.

To be fair, Homer was already forgiven at that point.

Now that I think about it, it has been consistent that the retirement home is one of the better looking places after this.

Old Money's ending is kinda depressing knowing everything goes back to status quo afterwards, especially following "Million Dollar Maybe" that makes clear the staff ultimately have right to confiscate any Throw the Dog a Bone moment that prevents the seniors being lifeless and easy to manage.

Edited by Psi001 on Jun 6th 2022 at 4:36:57 PM

So I’m currently watching the episode where Ned moves away.

I’m just thinking “there’s factually nothing wrong with what the girls were doing, but of course Ned and Marge are the only ones who are offended by it”.

they used his house to shoot videos of pillows fights between them,yeah thats a dick move

Ah yeah. Legit didn’t think of that. He seemed more upset at what they were filming slightly more than that it was in his house.

Yeah I definitely see how that’s a dick move.

I also just remembered that Bart and Milhouse were watching stuff they shouldn’t have been. I have no idea how I forgot that aside from me being an idiot.

Edited by powerpuffbats on Aug 9th 2022 at 3:25:20 AM

I get that they banned Stark Raving Dad because of MJ, but I am surprised they kept Mr. Lisa's Opus.

Whats the latter episode about?

It was basically a Simpsons future episode, with Lisa thinking back to her birthdays. And the relevant point here is that Bart basically added a verse to the birthday song every year with the help of the same man.

Edited by Blueace on Aug 14th 2022 at 11:50:23 AM

The fact Michael Jackson didn't voice Kompowsky in that episode (because, y'know... he was dead) is probably why that episode is still up.

Good day!

I had recently rewatched "My Sister, My Sitter" and now have a question: whether it's Moral Event Horizon for Bart?

No.

Moral Event Horizon is a moment when a character either becomes irredeemably evil, or does something so terrible that it's a black mark against them for the rest of the series.

It's not "This character did something bad, but it's played for laughs, it's forgotten in the next episode and no one ever brings it up again". We've been trying to curb that misuse for a while now.

Edited by chasemaddigan on Aug 14th 2022 at 12:35:21 PM

I'm asking because rewatching it x-th time I watched it as a troper (not as a casual fan for whom old Simps is Safety Blanket) and was surprised by Bartholomew being complete POS for no reason. And I really like Bart more than Liza.

It was pretty clear why Bart misbehaved so badly: he was upset and frustrated by being babysat by his little sister. I've got an older brother and if I had ever tried to be an authority figure to him he'd have laughed and probably done his best to undermine me. Sometimes siblings are little shits to each other.

OK, i got it, but it was... just too much. I like Bart's frantics (like in "Faith Off"), but...

P.S. Sorry for probable thread derailing.

Edited by PS83147 on Aug 14th 2022 at 8:58:23 PM

It’s more like that Bart took issue with having his younger sister babysit him. Remember he was expecting his grandfather or aunts to babysit them.

Like Ralph, Rod and Todd took no issue with being babysat by someone who is same age/younger than them. But Bart absolutely would.

This isn’t a MEH for Bart as he does regret his actions at the end, IIRC.

And it’s important to note that Bart and Lisa have the same sibling dynamic as Lucy and Linus from Peanuts.

Edited by powerpuffbats on Aug 14th 2022 at 1:11:05 PM

if they start bringing up Complete Monsters I'll hit that hollar so fast

2 Ultimatum

Horizon amd Monsters are not related, IIRC. And, by the way, there are some examples at episodes YMMV (like Homer framing Marge for DUI in Co-dependence Day). It's not monstrous, anyway, just scummy.

Anyway, I've got the answer and don't want to de-rail the thread even further. Thanks for explanations and sorry for off-topic.

yes they are actually.