“My only hope is this homemade Prozac . . . Hmm, needs more ice cream.” – Homer Simpson
I’ve long been of the belief that the stuff ordinary fans come up with is far, far superior to all that crappy merchandise FOX allows to be pumped out. This week we have several kick ass examples, including two that you can eat, a cake and a chocolate Homer. In addition to that, we’ve got a couple of election related links, the original Monkey’s Paw, a couple of lists and a Lego Flanders.
Enjoy.
The Simpson’s Ralph Wiggum Cut-Out Cake – Pictures of that Ralph Wiggum cake that went slightly viral this week in all phases of its construction. Excellent.
“You call that a knife”: Knifey Spoony now a real game…kinda – I put this up on Twitter earlier this week, but you really need to see it for yourself. Someone went way above and beyond. It’s fantastic.
Chalkboard Drawings: The “All Treehouse of Horror” edition – A teacher drew himself into Simpsons Halloween moments in chalk. Cool.
Photo by henry_hargreaves_photo – Homer Simpson, frozen in chocolate carbonite. Bravo!
Heroes of Cult: John Swartzwelder – He got a whole county named after him!
The Simpsons’ Halloween: Top 5 – There’s always a few stragglers, and there’s no Zombie Simpsons here.
Pic: This Ralph Wiggum protest banner from La Liga is just great – Indeed it is. And there’s even a point to it!
Torcida faz protesto na Espanha fantasiada de Simpsons – And speaking of Spanish soccer and the show, this YouTube video from which I do not understand one word. Lots of effort appears to have gone into both the banners and the costumes, though.
Blackney Spears – Heh.
You won’t believe how much these phone games make per day… – Sure I would. Though according to these numbers, TSTO is way down in revenue. A mere 157 ivory back-scratchers per day? This time last year they were doing double that.
MATURE Cumming up Milhouse Bart Pinback Button Limited Edition – It’s just a button, but it involves Bart having a vagina and googly eyes, plus the birth of Milhouse. You have been warned/intrigued.
The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs – Want to read the original? Here you go.
The Best Things About the 90’s – Of course the show is on here. It couldn’t not be.
The Sea Captain syndrome – How is writer’s block like a casino pitch? Find out!
Magnificent 7 – TV Kids – The Simpson kids make the cut.
5-sentence review of ‘The Simpsons: Opposites A-Frack’ – I really like these:
Anyway, I was, as usual, bored by an episode that feels like a lecture from somebody who listens to NPR than actual satire or comedy.
New trending GIF tagged black and white halloween… – The couch gag where they all run in as skeletons.
New trending GIF tagged the simpsons time driving… – If only Lenny had someplace to be.
New trending GIF tagged the simpsons jumping trampoline… – Bart will never get tired of this, and Lisa’s gonna have her wedding there.
Could You Go a Month without Social Media? – As explained with a couple of .gifs.
The Top 10 Simpsons Episodes – No Zombie Simpsons here, though you don’t often see “Simpsons Tide” on lists like these.
Hey-Diddly-Ho! – Flanders made out of Lego bricks.
Homer Simpson on Politics – Just like that rainforest scare . . .
Bart Simpson on Voting – The 2014 electorate wasn’t dead. Getting there? Sure. But not yet.
Today on the tray: Vinegar – Heh.
Story of My Life – I think this almost every morning.
Evil Says “Excellent” – Burns on Tuesday’s results.
How many treehouses of horror do we need? – And finally, our old friend Stefen agrees with us:
In the older seasons, they’re the one time where the Simpsons universe gets to reject reality in the spirit of sending up various horror clichés and films. As the series wore on, however, the actual show began to lose touch with reality, becoming yet another cartoon, and in the same manner, the Treehouse of Horror specials became even more redundant.
Pretty much.
