“Keep cool, Simpson. Be in the game, but not of the game.” – Bart Simpson
“No es bueno!” – Panamanian Strongman
There was one link that dominated the Simpsons internet this week. Usually when that happens it’s yet another lame publicity stunt or the latest celebrity to do a guest voice. This time, however, it is truly worthy:
Watch it. Then watch it again. It’s so slick and professional that at first I thought it was another one that Zombie Simpsons had commissioned. Nope. Just some guys who have serious skills and love the show. Excellent. Bravo. Well done. Kudos to you, Paul Robertson, Ivan Dixon, and Jeremy Dower!
In other news before we get to the links, this Monday will be the first ever Woo-hoo Simpsons Trivia here in Ann Arbor, Michigan. If you’ve ever been to one of the ones in Toronto, New York, Chicago or elsewhere, this’ll be pretty much the same. I even went to the trouble of hacking together this little flyer:
My apologies to everyone who gets tired of me flogging this on Twitter all weekend, but I would vastly prefer not to be the only one who shows up. There will not be free balloons for everyone who enters, but we do have prizes for first, second and third place.
In actual links this week, we’ve got a couple of arcade games, Al Jean accidentally endorsing the idea that Zombie Simpsons sucks, lots of .gifs, frivolous lawsuits, and fan made Homers in the mediums of snow and banana.
Enjoy.
13 Things You Never Noticed About ‘The Simpsons’ Pilot Episode Because A Lot Has Changed In 25 Years – My guess is that most of you have noticed these things, but there are some very good .gifs here, and it’s always nice to see Season 1 get some love. (via @dailysimpsons)
Macedonia man builds winter wonderland – He’s got an Xtapolapocetl sized Homer snow head in his front yard. Bravo.
Bart The Daredevil – Noah takes a look at Homer falling down the cliff, and I agree completely:
This Gorge-jumping scene with Homer is truly the start of the Homer pain gags we’d see often, especially post-season 9. However, here it’s done in a different manner than the latter-season beatings. In this episode, the Homer beating may be brutal, but it’s fairly quick, isn’t overly graphic, and doesn’t involve him screaming for the entire time. Now, we have seen post-classic-era beatings that have been relatively funny, however I feel that this is truly the “right” way, if I may call it that, to beat the living hell out of Homer Simpson.
And he doesn’t bounce right back, he ends up in traction next to Lance Murdock.
The Jazz Hole – A very early look at a Lisa poster they’re apparently releasing next month and that will also be at Comic Con this summer. You can’t quite see the whole thing, but it looks great.
the wit and wisdom of homer j. simpson – A collection of quotes without even a hint of Zombie Simpsons.
Stephan Brusche transforms bananas into icons and famous artworks – Yes, this man turned a banana into Homer Simpson. He will be our new god.
Eddie Huang Rates the Best (and Worst) Coming-of-Age TV Shows of All Time – Publicity interviews are usually a complete waste of time, but occasionally you get a gem:
Okay, let’s go a little more recent: Bart Simpson.
I love Bart, man. One of my first CDs was that Simpsons soundtrack with Bart doing the Bartman. Bart was fucking a downtown New York cartoon character.I don’t think he’s aged well, though.
He got that Asian dolphin skin. And hey: The Simpsons might be the first Asian-American family on television.Because they’re yellow?
They are!That’s fucked up, Eddie.
My last name means yellow.
10 Favorite Arcade Games – A little arcade nostalgia, with the Simpsons game coming in at #4.
Game NOT Over: Pasadena couple resurrects Monster Bash, other retro arcade games – And speaking of the arcade game:
The frustrating difficulty of these games might be their biggest charm. Guenther recalls a group of patrons gathered around The Simpsons Arcade Game on opening night, “They finally beat it just at the end as we were closing down, and I’ve never seen the closing credits on that machine.”
The Simpsons: Road Rage (2001) – A harsh review of an old game.
8 People Who Tried To Sue The Simpsons – This is one page per entry click whoring, but it’s at least got some novel information. I’d only heard about a couple of these.
Harley visits Springfield – A well done photo of a tiny plastic Bart in a tiny plastic Simpsons living room getting visited by a tiny plastic Harley Quinn.
Lisa it’s your birthday – The “Lisa It’s Your Birthday” song works for anyone so long as their first name has two syllables. There’s no way not to think about it.
Look of the week – Hey, hey, hey, there’s nothing “tacky” about Simpsons socks! Oh, wait, yes there is.
A.C.T. Partners with San Francisco Institutions for MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY Events – Not only is the play headed west, it’s getting a pretty awesome guest:
Following the 2 p.m. matinee on Saturday, March 7, Emmy Award winner and former head writer of The Simpsons, Jon Vitti, will participate in a postshow symposium with Carey Perloff. Vitti has written 25 episodes of The Simpsons, including the “Cape Feare” episode.
TV’s top entrepreneurs: Homer Simpson as Mr. Plow – Homer Simpson, businessman, evaluated.
HIGH FIVE! Homer Simpson’s Parenting Quotes – There’s some good quotes here, and there’s a great YouTube video of Homer getting hurt that’s all non-Zombie Simpsons.
New trending GIF tagged the simpsons pixel art… – Part of that awesome pixelated opening.
New trending GIF tagged the simpsons super bowl… – This mashup of “I Love Lisa” and Richard Sherman’s reaction to the interception that won the Super Bowl was making the rounds this week, for obvious reasons.
New trending GIF tagged the simpsons angry snow… – Brockman cursing the storm that never happened.
Deals of the Week: $30 DualShock 4, Seasons of The Simpsons, $36 Xbox Live – And finally, Al Jean tweeted out this link:
Where it says:
A few Simpsons Seasons Are Suddenly Cheap
We’re talking good seasons too. Season 4, season 5, and season 6 are all just $10. Our best Simpsons episodes list makes a nice buying guide.
Heh. (That list of best episodes also has no Zombie Simpsons.)
