BobJustBob
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They're not extended, they're the versions that originally aired. Syndicated reruns are edited down in length in order to cram in more commercials.
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They're not extended, they're the versions that originally aired. Syndicated reruns are edited down in length in order to cram in more commercials.
lunchtoast
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Has anyone else built up the ability to discern all the little scenes and bits they cut out in the syndicated episodes when you watch the DVDs?
When I was a kid, there was a phase where my local FOX channel (WTTG Washington DC) aired two episodes every weeknight. (There were other phases when they just had one episode combined with a Seinfeld, Friends, or Drew Carey Show.) These episodes are the ones burned into my brain and I memorized every line of.
It feels really weird to see these "extra" bits when I watch the DVD episodes now. It's like they just don't fit in.
Oh and btw, here is India's answer to Brian Dennehy:
^^^
hahahaha.
Yeah, once I started watching the DVDs I could tell which parts I haven't seen. It was like watching a new episode!
Henchmen21
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Speaking of that pic, wasn't there a scene where they go to the movies and the person seated behind marge complains (or something to that effect). I seem to recall something like that.
BenjaminBirdie
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Itchy and Scratchy Producer: Alright, leeches! Listen up! I've brought in a new writer and he's got something you can't get with your fancy college degrees: life experience.
Abe Simpson: I spent forty years as a night watchman at a cranberry silo.
"Faaiiiiirrr Haaaarrrvvvvaaarrdddd - GAAAK!!"
One of the best episodes of the series.
Trent Strong
Banned
"Didn't you wonder why you were getting checks for doing absolutely nothing?"
"I figured 'cause the democrats were in power again."
"I figured 'cause the democrats were in power again."
Trent Strong
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206 bones, fifty miles of small intestine, fully, pouting lips, why, this fellow is less a snowman... than a God.
RadioHeadAche
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'Tis a fine barn, but sure 'tis no pool, English.
BenjaminBirdie
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SlidingStationwagonInIcedParkingLot.gif
what_rhythm
Neo Member
MY RETIREMENT GREASE
lunchtoast
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Man 1: You have been safety inspector for two years.
What initiatives have you spearheaded in that time?
Homer: Uh... All of them?
Man 1: I see. ... Then you must have some good ideas for the future as well?
Homer: I sure do!
Homer: Oh, I'm sorry. We were talking about
chocolate?''
"That was ten minutes ago!''
What initiatives have you spearheaded in that time?
Homer: Uh... All of them?
Man 1: I see. ... Then you must have some good ideas for the future as well?
Homer: I sure do!
Homer: Oh, I'm sorry. We were talking about
chocolate?''
"That was ten minutes ago!''
Ah thanks, for a second I was scared that I had missed stuff.
Stay back, I have powers.......political powers!
It's showtime!
lunchtoast
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Pretty much every scene is gold in Bart the Lover, it could get its own thread.
Dear Edna,
Your photo took my breath away. Truly yours is a butt that won't quit.
Yesterday morning, I put your picture up in my garage to inspire me while
I gapped my spark plugs.
Step aside everyone, sensitive love letters are my specialty. Dear baby, welcome to Dumpsville, population: you.
Dont worry, I just drew up a little blueprint, now, lemme walk you through it. This is the door, he goes through that. This is the roof. And this happy character here is the sun. He shines down on the house, see?
Marge: Homer, has the weight loss tape reduced your appetite?
Homer: Ah, lamentably no. My gastronomic rapacity knows no satieties.
Dear Edna,
Your photo took my breath away. Truly yours is a butt that won't quit.
Yesterday morning, I put your picture up in my garage to inspire me while
I gapped my spark plugs.
Step aside everyone, sensitive love letters are my specialty. Dear baby, welcome to Dumpsville, population: you.
Dont worry, I just drew up a little blueprint, now, lemme walk you through it. This is the door, he goes through that. This is the roof. And this happy character here is the sun. He shines down on the house, see?
Marge: Homer, has the weight loss tape reduced your appetite?
Homer: Ah, lamentably no. My gastronomic rapacity knows no satieties.
Marge: An invitation to our high school reunion! Gee, that's odd, they didn't send one to you.
Homer: This is it, Homer. It's time to tell her the terrible secret from your past.
Homer: Marge, I ate those fancy soaps you bought for the bathroom.
Marge: Oh my God!
Homer: No, the other secret.
Homer: Marge, I never graduated from high school.
Marge: Well, that still doesn't explain why you ate my soap. Wait, maybe it does.
Homer: This is it, Homer. It's time to tell her the terrible secret from your past.
Homer: Marge, I ate those fancy soaps you bought for the bathroom.
Marge: Oh my God!
Homer: No, the other secret.
Homer: Marge, I never graduated from high school.
Marge: Well, that still doesn't explain why you ate my soap. Wait, maybe it does.
PeakPointMatrix
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im scared
Trent Strong
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When I asked you if that dummy was to fake your own death, you told me no.
what_rhythm
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While this is true, cutting out these parts made the episodes better to me. They made an art out of trimming scenes at just the right spots for greater effect. They were also pretty good at getting rid of bits that were not even close to funny. Trimming the fat, you know?
Overall, these edited versions hold a permanent place in my heart, and I'm sure a lot of other fans feel the same way.
Henchmen21
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Than you'd be wrong. I never watch the syndicated ones (even when they occasionally play a classic ep) cause they always cut the best bits.
grap3fruitman
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Trent Strong
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Oh, lord no. Some of the best jokes in a show have been lost to syndication cuts. They cut out one of my favorite scenes in one episode where Homer is cleaning in his basement and because of all the chemicals he's inhaling, starts to hallucinate that all the cleaning supply mascots are attacking him.
PeakPointMatrix
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Really? There are even some classic gags that are cut in half. I remember the syndicated version of this gag didn't include Marge stepping in. I can't recall exactly, but I think Milhouse petting the horseshoe crab in Summer of 4 is another one that got cut right after the "nice doggy" line, missing the hilarious hissing noise and tail wag.
Barrow Roll
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I believe Nelson's show and tell right before the Walking Clock scene was also cut in syndication.
Nelson: The ingredients were: fresh pureed tomatoes, water, salt, and sodium benzoate used to retard spoilage. Once again, if I'm not mistaken, this can contained tomato paste.
Edna: Thank you, Nelson. I look forward to seeing it again next week.
Love that bit, the way he reads the can is so perfect.
Box of Bunnies
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That's crazy talk. You're crazy.
The Anti-Monitor
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Man loses pants, life.
Henchmen21
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Beavers Heroic Rescue Attempt Fails.
Souldriver
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Souldriver
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I've gone into lengths before on how the gags being cut has beheaded many jokes, made some of them effectively not jokes at all, and made a few scenes not even make sense anymore because crucial information is left out.
The idea that the "trimmed" episodes are better is one of the most obvious examples of nostalgia trumping reality. You rather have 190 minutes, or the equivalence of 9 full classic Simpsons episodes less, just because you don't remember them?
The idea that the "trimmed" episodes are better is one of the most obvious examples of nostalgia trumping reality. You rather have 190 minutes, or the equivalence of 9 full classic Simpsons episodes less, just because you don't remember them?
Henchmen21
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"Slow down tubby, you're not on the moon yet"
"Aww 20 dollars. But I wanted a peanut.
BenjaminBirdie
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Not to mention syndication cut the best gag of the series, Hank Scorpio offering Homer cream.
BotoxAgent
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"Aww 20 dollars. But I wanted a peanut.
Brain: twenty dollars can buy many peanuts
Homer: explain how
Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services
lol, thanks for reminding me of that scene
Have you ever wondered why fat parents have fat children? Or why Chinese parents have Chinese children? It's no coincidence. It's because of D.N.A.
"Slow down tubby, you're not on the moon yet"
elrechazado
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do'eth
roodiculous
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Homer: So I says; "Yeah? You want that money? Come and find it! 'Cause I don't know where it is, ya baloney! You... make me... wanna... wretch..."
Homer: So I says; "Yeah? You want that money? Come and find it! 'Cause I don't know where it is, ya baloney! You... make me... wanna... wretch..."
Bart's expression kills me every single time
I think somebody has it as avatar here in GAF and every time I see it I can't help but smile.Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
Never let this thread die... ever! it makes me dad and happy at the same time :
:Souldriver
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Bart's expression kills me every single time
I once made like 10 screenshots of that one scene and posted them here. The fact that in every consecutive picture homer is flailing his limbs all over the place while bart stays exactly the same, really drove that point home.
Such a hilarious scene.
See You Next Wednesday
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Has this been discussed?
The classic Simpsons had just as much then-current pop culture jokes & celebrities cameos as the horrible current Simpsons do. Yet it is cringe worthy when the current Simpsons do it.
Is it that current pop culture & celebrities just garbage in today's age?
The classic Simpsons had just as much then-current pop culture jokes & celebrities cameos as the horrible current Simpsons do. Yet it is cringe worthy when the current Simpsons do it.
Is it that current pop culture & celebrities just garbage in today's age?
When modern Simpsons does it, it feels forced and unneeded. With celebrity cameos, back then they actually had a purpose to the plot of the episode (Aerosmith playing at Moe's, all the MLB stars in Homer at the Bat, Barry White's singing in Whacking Day), now it's just "HEY LOOK AT THIS FAMOUS PERSON! HE'S ON THE SIMPSONS!"
With pop culture references, back then they did obscure stuff and older stuff. Now they just do whatever's recent, and due to the time it takes to animate an episode the references are immediately dated. *glares at The D'oh-cial Network*
Back then you were younger and didn't recognize all the pop culture references, and it's only when looking back that you think there were "obscure stuff and older stuff". Furthermore, being obscure or old doesn't make a reference better, unless you're the type who just hates things because they're popular (see Apple users crying about instagram or whatever it is on Android).
Barry White or Michael Jackson had exactly as much relevance to the episodes they were in as the Winklevoss twins and the Flight of the Conchords did. Cameos throughout the entire show have ranged from a plot being centered around them to pointless and unbearable cases of shoving celebrities down viewers' throats.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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The difference is that older celebrity cameos were done BETTER. Even when it was just a gratuitous cameo, there was usually a joke, like Bette Midler taking down Snake's car with a can, or Ed Begley, Jr. driving a car powered by his own sense of self-satisfaction. Obviously, this wouldn't be true in EVERY case, but for the most part, the celebrity cameos and pop-culture references had context and worked as jokes even in the absence of recognizing them as such. The only thing that I can compare it to is seeing Airplane for the first time and thinking that it was quite funny even in the absence of knowing about the types of movies it was alluding to or the pop-culture references that abound throughout. Modern Simpsons is "Date Movie" by comparison.
The old Simpsons had obvious references, but it also had a lot of very obscure classic movie references that I doubt the average viewer would have gotten. Try watching season 3 or 4 with the commentary on the DVDs.
Here's a great side-by-side comparison of movie references, both prominent and obscure.
Part 1
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